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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Pads For Registers

''When the furnace is shaken" said a careful housewife. dust comes up into the rooms, even though the registers are closed. I put pads over the registers at such times, and the results are practical. These pads are of dark gray outing cloth. and are made much on the principle of an iron holder. I took sheet of cotton wadding for each pad. This I folded the size of the register and then covered both sides with the gray cotton flannel. letting the flannel measure at least four inches more each way than the wadding. Fast tening the wadding iRto place, I stitched the flannel close to the edge and again where the wadding comes: then I stitched it across diagonally from corner to corner. In the pads for the wall registers I in- serted hairpins, by means of which the pads are hung upon the registers. Night and morning. when the furnace is attend ed to, these pads are placed over the closed registers. The dust that comes out of the pads when shake them tells the story It requires a few minutes. of course to attend to the pads, but not nearly 50 much time as the dusting of . room would require"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Royal View of Emancipation ot
 Women

The Countess Stephanie Lonyay, who was the Princess Steph anie of Bel gium, has published in Vienna reVleW an article upon the emancipation ol women and their education, which mas attracted much attention on account or the distinguished writer
 The Countess declars herself an open enemy of the modern woman's agita- ton and says:
 The unfortunate efforts of many modern women to place themselves on an equal footing with man Is an or fense against female dignity, the posi- tion of woman in the world frequently making its advocates ridiculous. In the calling of woman as wife, mother daughte is comprised all that can op- pose the present feminist movement. Her mission as wife opens a wide field to woman for her efforts and her ener- gies. The emancipation of women, which is nothing but unacknowledged socialism, with unripe desires which are difficult of realization or comprehen sion, threatens to hurt society and the state into the bottomless abyss.
 What woman should struggle for is mental emancipation, the enlargement of her knowledge and strengthening Of her character, so far as these can De attained. This spiritual emancipation must not be confused with the dis torted caricature of modern female emancipation, which is the outcome of neutral, abnormal, and unintelligent education.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Portrait of Wonderful Dancer


 T never had a more beautiful or paint able model than that lady there,' said Ben Ali Haggin. looking across his studio at Mile. Rita Sacchetto, the fascinating character dancer, says correspondent.
 "If she allows me, l will paint whole gallery of Saochetto pictures. l should like to reproduce her as the peasant Of her wonderful Tarantella, as the early Victorian lady of her Crinoline dance, as the Velasquez senorita of her Spanish dances as the Duchess of Devonshire in another of her delightful creations. I'd never tire of painting her"
 So deeply interested is MT. Haggin in the pictorial qualities of Mile. Sacchetto that he has arranged with Andreas Dip- pei to exhibit his portrait of her in the lobby of the Metropolitan opera house.
 His latest canvas reveals Mile. Sacchet- to in an old Spanish dress, all golden lace, of exquisite workmanship. She stands in one of her most characteristic attitudes. halting for a moment between two episodes in a "Velasquez" dance Her head, flung backward. has Castillian pride stamped on it. The pose has, incl dentally, allowed the painter an oppor- tunity for showing what he can do with a rather difficult bit of foreshortening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Good Customs of the Japanese

We may well consider tho customs of the little brown people" of Japan, when it comes to the ise of the paper napkin and also the dainty white paper handkerchiefs
 The latter is soft, and thick. and strong, and has been in use for cen turtles in Japan. Noted medical au- thorities declare that the linen handker- chief Is the most dangerous article in the human wardrobe. It swarms with nultimillions of germs of tuberculosis of every sort connected with the re- spiratory organs; pneumonia and con- sumption, catarrh, and mercy knows what not. are conveyed in the handker- chiefs of daily use.
 Now, in Japan. these are destroyed by being burned, thereby effectually getting rid of the miserable small ami nlals or beasts that spread 70 much disease, but in our semi-civilization idea we put them all into the very prettisst of bags, to be duly laundered along with other linen, and 50 disseminate those pests broadcast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
DOLLY DALRYMpLE
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enjoyed by the children In order to carry out this principle the board has simplified the usual Swedish exercises by taking out some which might weary the children and has given the teachers free hand to introduce games, skipping and other amusements of healthy and recreative character.
 After a progressive course Of exercises in breathing, bending, stretching, bal ancins, marching and running. suitable for children of all ages, the syllabus gives practical instructions in the right way to skip dance and play games.
 Of skipping, 1t is said: .''The rope should be turned backward and the arms kept fully extended on level with the shoul- ders. so that the chief movement takes place at the shoulder joint and not at the wrist. There should be a small re- bound between each skipping step to prevent any jarring.'
 Dancing is regarded by the board "solely from the educational point of view" Dances must be simple and easy to teach. The pavan. minuet and gav- otte are drowned upon because unless wisely taught they are apt to lead to habits of self-consciousness and postur- ing, which cannot have healthy mental or moral effect" DTS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
WHY SOUTH NEEDS
 THE IMMIGRANT Lacks Benefit of Substantial Laboring Population FOREIGNERS HELP WEST s
 Influx of Thrifty Workers From Europe Would Fill South With seIf-reliant
 Citizens Who Increase
 Values.
From the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald
 Hugh MacRae of Wilmington. N. C., who has studied the immigration ques- ton as it affects the south for many years, takes the view that the southern states will never solve the labor problem CT become truly prosperous until through immigration, 1t receives large accessions to its population. He declares that the immigrant is profitable to the region where he makes his home and performs his labor. He holds that the great ad- evancement of the north and the west has been in large measure due to the influx of industrious farmers from Europe dur ing the last 50 years.
 Speaking upon the subject before the recent meeting of the Southern Commer- cial congress in this city, MT. MacRae said in part:
 Among present opportunities none ap- pears to me to contain greater possibili- tise than that of immigration. This will develop wealth for the routh, with less effort, than will come from any other source. When the tide of immigration sets in toward coum ry 1t proves a mag sical stimulant- It raiEes values, increases opportunities and is the source of the much discussed and much desired 'un- earned increment of wealth.
 South Lacks Benefit.
 up to the present time the south has received no benefit from immigration, for reasons which are easily discoverable. For many years the south had an abund- ance of common labor. and the supply of capital was insufficient to afford full op- portunities for the laborers This result ed in wage scale lower than obtained in the north and west, and the immigrant laborer reaching America was easily at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Stories OfSuccesS Winners

difficulties. but records of the continuous overriding of obstacles of all kinds and steady progression toward a mark which is always kept in view. The second is. the success-winner of this type, conscious that his natural abilities can be greatly increased by proper training invariably instinctively, I might say-prepares him. self before he steps on the track and begins his race. And then, fit and ready at the start. he gains a long lead and holds it to the end.
 Mir Wood is one of those born achievers of sucoess-he was born here in Birmng- ham about A years ago-who always get ready and make the right start. AS a preliminary to his business career he wisely took a course in bookkeeping and shorthand in the Wheeler Business Col lege of this city, and then set out to work his way up to independence. Hts first position was with the Gilreath Coal and Iron company but he was soon of fered a better place with the Tutwilsr Coal. Iron and Railroad cor .any. From there he went with the Beck Candy and Grocery company as bookkeeper. and three years later he wes called by the Krebs Lumber company to take charge Of their retail sales department A year or travel for the lumber firm of T. H. John- son & Go. completed his service TOT 4 others. With a N&TlSu bhSli@tSS N-NPN- r.enee he was now prepared to strike out for himself.
 Accordingly. in June, 1906 he assoclated himself with Messrs. J. R. Jones and F.. B. Teague. and they formed the stand ard Lumber and Manufacturing company Mir. Wood was elected president, MT. Jones. vice president, and MT Teague secretary and treasurer. Since then there has been no change in the personnel or the stockholders and officers. In It's handsome offices in the Empire building the coupanv is now directing the opera ton of it's mills in Florida, contracting for the output of mills in Alabama and handling over 2oo cars of lumber a month. This is good solid business as every one in the lumber and building trade Will agree
 It is pleasing to note that MT. Wood IS made of the stuff which success cannot spoil. He is an unaffected. genial. whole some young man, with a clear eye for business and a warm admiration for the Wheeler Business College. His parting remark to the writer was:
 s"rhe Wheeler is all that 1t claims to De. II is thorough and practical in it's meth ods. From personal experience I can say it does fit a man for business life'
 By the way. the winter term of this leading and representative Business Col lege of the south begins January 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Are You Fascinating

Fascination cannot be defined. We sometimes call it charm, but we do not know just what 1t is. 1t is not, strictly speaking, an art, but 1t can, in the ab- sence of natural charm. 10 an extent be cultivated.
 The fascinating girl, whether beauti- full or plain, intellectual or otherwise. always eclipses.
 One of the chief qualities is agree ableness. She studies to please. She Is affable to everybody, regardless of her individual likes and disikes. She can listen as we'll, and often better, than she can talk. She assumes an interest when she does not feel 1t.
 The fascinating girl allows you to feel that she is entertained when she is real ly bored She diffuses geniality and wholesomeness and creates an atmos- phere that is contagious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
FRANKLIN THEATRE J. w. Andrews, Mgr.

crew. The smuggler was of course wait ing for a confederate wrom the customs officer unwittingly forestalled
 On another occasion the inspector gem eral of customs, Sir Robert Hart hlmseif, was visiting Canton and in the evening at dinner was obliged to apologize to ms hostess. You must excuse my costume, he said flor the customs have seized my boxes" It was indeed true as one Of his Chinese servants, never suspecting that the inspector generals personal ef- fects would be disturbed, formed 8 sym dicate with some enterprising friends and half-fllled one of the trunks in ms charge with contraband.
 Salt Often contraband.
 Salt, that daily necessity Of life, peins a government monopoly in China. Is sub feet to official regulations which add to its cost and lessen it's quality. The duty indirectly paid on this article may be styled the income tax of China, since all must use this everywhere indispensable commodity Salt therefore, naturally comes within the scope of the contraband- ist, and smuggled salt, by reason or It's cheapness, commands ready sale. It differs from opium. howecer, inasmuch as its bulk renders concealment difficult and landing it at it's destination risky. The majority of salt smugglers are. therefore, the Chinese crows of the carrying vessel, working in conjunction with accompftces ashore It is as often as not concealed among the bunker coal. and kept there until a favorable opportunity for landing presents itself.
 Al one of the river ports some years hack the crime of ''salt running assumed such startling dimensions that extraor- dinary precautions to put stop to 1t were introduced. which proved efficacious for a time. Later. however. it was noticed that sampans, or small boats, manned by those unhappy outcasts, lep- CTS. were becoming more numerous, and 1t was son discovered that they were engaged to land the salt. as 1t was per- haps not unreasonably assumed that cus- toms officers. however xealous. would at least respect the inviolability of these fatal craft, and 1t was not until the aid of the local magistrate was invoked that these ad1unctive smugglers were forbid den the port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26

sented with a bouquet Is a sign that you will be kissed by q sti ranger.
 Novel-To dream you are reading a novel, and are deeply interested in it. indicates that you are of a sensitive nature and very easily impressed.
 Peas-To dream of peas is sign Of much gold.
 Pancakes-To dream that you are eat ing pancakes denotes the arrival of some joyous occasion that you have been long expecting.
 Yellow -hammer-If a girl dreams of this bird 1t Is a sign that she WAll be married before the next summer ex- pires.
 Nose--To dream of one's nose Is an excellent omen, foretelling riches and happiness
 Shooting Star-To dream that you sec a shooting star means to lovers that their affection will last for all time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
New Etiquette In Hotel Regis
 tering

Since Mrs Clarence H. Mackay and Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont have taken up the promotion of the cause of suffrage for women and recognition of the individual rights of women. the etiquette in New York hotels has changed to meet the new order of things, am told. Now, for example, the register in the fashionable hostelries no longer shows MT. and Mrs. John Jones' or "E. R. Smith and wife" but Mrs John Jones'" or Mrs. E. R. Smith" alone and, on lower line. "Mr. john Jones'" or MT. E. R. Smith," This form not only recognizes the individual ity of the women, but gives her prece- dence.
 This new way of signing is carefully observed by the newly married men espe- cially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26

tracted to the section bidding most for the labor.
 'The first armies of immigrants spread over the northern states, and then nov ed westward, adding fuel to the flame of progress; industries sprang lip, agricul- tural values increased, great railroad sys- tems vied with each other in carrying the immigrant farther and farther west. The newcomers, after making homes, attract ed friends and relatives. and one Euro of thousands of it's best wealth producers of thousands fits best wealth producers to the New England and Middle States.
 What Immigrant Means.
 Perhaps we can ina zine what this means If for a moment we picture the conditions that would exist if from th ese sections we should take the im- migrant population and the wealth which during the past 40 years 1t has produced-the wealth created by the Irish. the Germans, the French Cana dians. Swedes, Hoilanders Poles, Hun garians, and Italians-wave after wave arriving and lifting the earlier corners up to higher levels, building railroads, developing the agricultural and minin g resources of vast territories. supplying huge industrial centers with labor, and causing great cities to be built.
 Remove all this; take the Germans from tho territory of Milwaukee and St. Louis, the swedes from the region around St. Paul and Minneapolis, the Poles and Hungarians from Pittsburg, and the Greeks. Italians and Slavonic races from New England, and there would result a general calamity.
 These immigrants have been the es- sentials of growth and progress. Both a most important. They convert poten- tial wealth, Opportunities into tangi- ble, usable wealth.
 South and the Immigrant.
 From this immeasureaole force the south has received no benefit. There ap- peared to be no crying need for the i'm migrant; his importance was not recog- nized. so it happened that the south was designated as The Country of the Black Man.. a section to be chunned by the sturdy, industrious immigrant. This idea was so thoroughly promulgated in Europe that today many immigrants expect to find cannibals in the south and are sur prised when they meet with kindly and hospitable reception.
 '.In 1906 the south was made to feel for the first time, certainly for more than 50 years. the great disadvantage of shortage of labor. The growth of wealth and industry had outrun the labor sup ply. The mills and mines robbed the farms of their needed help and the pur- suit of agriculture became extremely diff f1oult to the planter who WAS dependent upon hired help, yet the mills could only run a part of their machinery.
 with returning prosperity, the south will again face labor famine and the question of immigration mast be recog- nlzed as one of paramount importance"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Russia s Influence

If the modistes of Paris are to be be- lieved, the influence of Russian taste and Russian national dress are to prove the governing factors in the inn mediate future of fashionable women's attire. Sensationalism in the cutting of gowns is thing of the past. and women are fast going back to normal figures, but there is promise-or threat of a splendor almost barbaric in fabrics and colors. Gorgeous jeweled embroideries take the place of the com paratively simple and clinging drap- cries of recent years, and every dress, to be up-to-date, must be particolored. Two, at least, and often as many as six oolors will be, made to fit into the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26

Some men, with the right temperament. plus the right training, move on to suc- cess with the speed Of an express train The story of this particular success-win- ner Is a case in point, and stresses the value of preparation. In less than ten years after he had entered the business world Henry Bradford Wood became president of the Standard Lumber and Manufacturing company of this city. Nearly four years have elapsed since then. and the company's growth and prosperity under his management have stamped him as one of the ablest young business men in Birmingham.
 When I called upon him in his private office and detached him for few min utes from expressing affairs in the at- tempt to get material with which to pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
JAPANESE ARE
 BUSY SMUGGLERS Like Excitement As We'll As
 the Reward HEAVY DUTY ON OPIUM Stimulates the ActivIty-Salt, Also, Is Often Shipped Into the Country. Many Clever Devices Are
 Used.

From Chambers Journal.
 In no country in the world has the art of smuggling reached a higher standard than in China, and in no part of China have smugglers become so daring or SO ingenious as in the famous Canton delta, whose innumerable and intricate water ways spread their welcome arms to shield wrongdoers and ambarrass pursuit.
 John Chinaman is a born gambler, and as often as not stakes his acuteness against lawful authority merely for the love of play. He reckons that if he "gets through some four times out of five his account will show a balance on the right side, and he will thus have small prof. it. combined with the excitement of the game. That this is the spirit of many is a proved fact, as the same men have been caught redhanded again and again, and the mere fact of their persisting in- dicates that there is both money to be made and recreation to be found in tho practice.
 The heavy duty on opium and the com- parative ease with which it can be se- creted naturally place it in the front rank of desirable contraband, and many ball of the seductive drug has found its way into Canton from that acknowledged base and happy hunting ground of criminals, the British free port of Hong Kong, without his imperial majesty, Kuang Hsu, being cent the richer.
 Many are the methods adopted and the precautions taken by those nimble evad- CTS of the law. Floats and sinks. the outcome of the most fertile imagination and the most careful study. are the most frequent means used, and at . given sig nal from the shore the whole consign- ment Is dropped overheard from one of the palatial river steamers running be- tween Canton and Hong Kong. to be eventually picked up at Q convenient time by receivers on land.
 Use Many Schemes.
 On one occasion 8 handsome cat, with kittens, was noticed on board one of these steamers and after titme 1t was remarked that the kittens did not ap- pear to groy any larger. An inquisi- tive custom house officer in Canton
 found upon examination that they were all dummies. filled with opium and 1t was realized that this lucrative imposition
 had been going on for weeks.
 , Again. the Canton customs night patrol l going the rounds of the crowded harbUr took shelter one night from a violent
 summer sQual under the husls paddle
 sponsons of a vel known river steamer. I "Is that your inquired . voice from | above in Chinese. "Yes," replied the customs officer. with quick perception. .rhsn catch," answered the mysterious l interlooutor. passing down half . dozsn ! balls of opium. the share of which meant ! much prize money for the lucky sats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
What Dreams Mean

From '"rhe Dream Book
 Robin-To dream that you see this bird is an omen that your life will be marked by many friendships, only some of which will be of lasting nature.
 Thumb-To dream you have very large thumb signifies wealth
 Meadow-To dream of Q meadow is a good omen. It denotes pleasures In store for the dreamer.
 Bouquet-To dream that you are pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Love-Making to Date

As the proverb has it-"Other times, other fashions" Even the most roman tic of damsels scarcely expects her lover nowadays to sink gracefully on one knee as he implores permission, m elegantly rounded periods, to lead her to the hymeneal altar.
 Times are changed. Modern lovers certainly fall very short of the ideal suitor of even the beginning of the cen tury; yet the sentiment which animates them lacks nothing of reality, although 1t may be far less clearly and beautifully expressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Holiday Excursion Rates via Central
 of Georoia Railway

Low rate excursion tickets on sale December IT, IS. 21, 22. 23. 24, 25, 91, 1909, and January l, 1910; return limit January 6, 1910. For rates and infor- nation relative to train and sleeping car service apply to s. F. Cowin, cor1- mercial agent, POOP First avenue, Bir- min ngham, or R. W. Luckett, tick ct agent, Terminal station.
 12-11-12-16-1S-19-23-2 4-25
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-26
Fashionable Artificial Flowers

The wearing of an artificial flower on house gown is revised fashion. Roses are the favorteg. They are of satin Many gold and silver ones are used They are pinned at the top of the high waist drapery. The artificial gardenia is now worn at the end of the long shawl revers on coats, instead of on the lapel