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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
A Duchess Who Likes Tiger
 Hunting.

The Duches d'Aosta, who entertained Colonel Roosevelt during his visit to Italy on his way to hunt in Africa. with tales of her own experiences as hunt CT of big game on the Dark Continent. again has caught the hunting fever but In modified and more personally dangerous form, in that she will hunt chiefly with a camera instead of a rife.
 The duchess left Italy an route for the Congo, taking along 30 bales of baggage, including a cinema tographic outfit to take moving pictures. Tie duchess hopes to get the best moving pictures of big game and big game hunting ever taken, and for a fort night she has been taking lessons in handling the machine to equip herself for work in the Congo.
 According to late reports from the Congo country, the duchess will have rare opportunities for the use of both camera and rife better even than those enjoyed by Colonel Roosevelt. Herds of wild elephants numbering from 1900 to 2000, are reported roaming in the Con go and will be tracked by the duchess and her army of native beaters.
 The Duchess dAosta is the wife of the elder brother of the Duke of the Abruzzi, and Is credited with having led the opposition to the dukes mar riage to Miss Katherine Elkins.
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farmhouse several miles from town, where all the blood-curdling stories pos sfble can be told and where a typical Hal lowe'en supper can be served, not for getting to observe the customs which have been followed for many, many years on this night of all sinners
 If the entertainment is to be given at ones own home In the city. have all the furniture removed from the rooms to be used for the frolic, spread a canvas over the floor, if the carpet is to remain, get all the gayly colored leaves possible and all the cornstalks and golden rod. Ar range them artistically around the walls If possible get a few logs on which to rest. or use plain, wooden settees. An open fireplace. piled high with logs, al- ways adds the right touch to the scene, provided the rest of the illumination is from the many pumpkin jack-o' lanterns. The guests should all appear in masks and costumes and act as mysterious as possible. Sheets and pillow slips are good costumes for an occasion of this kind. Be sure to have plenty of nuts, apples, marshmallows and cider on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Dolly's Dialogs.
WHAT EVERY DEBUTANTE

WHAT EVERY DEBUTANTE
 KNOWS" That she is the best looking girl that has been out in years. That money counts more than any thing else.
 That no self-resp pecting girl would ever dream of picking up her own clothes. That "give-y'' beau are the only kind worth cultivating.
 That her scheming mama can do much for her, but she can do more for herself. That young men in restaurants, and old men in jewelry shops are preferable.
 
 That men make love to women before they marry them, but seldom afterwards. That women talk a lot of foolishness, but the Lord almighty made them to match the men.
 That love is like an attack of the meas- les-the younger you get it the easier it goes.
 That a Methuselah Is more easily caught than a Johnny boy of 20.
 
 That the greatest Marathon race ever run is between old age and the beauty doctors, so that 1t pays to keep young and kittenish, with the form of an Anna Held and the cunning little ways of a Bhie Burke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Celebrities at Twickenham.

Twickenham can boast of long list of celebrities and royalsts who were asso- ciated with it in the past and in the eigh- teenth century it was visited by the most famous people in literature and art, who came to see Pope and Kneller, who re- sided there, says contemporary writer. Swift, Gay, Defoe, Fielding, Michael Drayton, Dr. Donne, Robert Boyle and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu were well known literary celebrities in the pretty Thames-side village and Kitty Give and Mrs Pritchard represented the theatre. Marble Hill was for some years the residence of Mrs. Fitzherbert and the traditions of Horace Walpole's house at Strawberry Hill are familiar to most people.
 Katherine of Aragon, Katherine of Bra- ganza, Queen Elizabeth, George II. and, in later days, King Louis Philippe, arc some of the royalties who have stopped at Twickenham. Fortunattly many of the houses still exist which were tenanted by the clever and charming men and women whose names are associated with fame, and it is to be hoped that these homes of the past will not be removed and SUD- planted with 'eligible villa residences.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
10000 Do Gymnastics At Once.

Once in every three years the gymnasts of Switzerland and the members of the affiliated clubs in other countries-for most part composed of Swiss residents abroad-meet to compete in the great contest known as the federal gymnastic festival. A carefully prepared series of exercises is gone through on gymnastic apparatus; there Is Swiss wrestling, and there are competitions in the national games of Switzerland, including throwing the stone Ca 40-pound square block of granite). The festival closes with dis play of combined extending exercises in which all the competitors take part. This year at Lausanne there were 10000 anna teur gyrnnasts in the arena at Beaulieu going through these exercises simulta- neously. As they wore white with touches of color, the effect produced was extra ordinary Gymnastics are the national pastimes of the Swiss boys and young men, and the clubs they form are recog- nized and encouraged by the federal gov ernment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
One Million Ancestors.

''I asked friend short time back how many ancestors he had in the direct line 20 generations back. After a minutes reflection he suggested fifty" said a mathematician the other day. Tt may be a little surprising and of interest to some of us to learn tha. we each have had more than a million ancestors with in comparatively recent years. and that without taking into account uncles and aunts. Starting with ones parents, each person has two, @ father and mother. The father had his two parents and the mother had hers. Thus each person has four grandparents. One step further, and we have eight grand parents know a case within living memory where a man had four great grand parents, all living. A simple calculation gives the astonishing result that our lineal ances- tors during 20 generations number no fewer than 1,04s,578 or sufficient people, if all living. to populate the whole of Wales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Mrs. Taft's Favorite Flower

Ever since Disraeli made the Primrose league illustrious in social political an- nals, ambitious women have endeavored to have some flower identified with their names. Mrs, Taft has produced a big vogue for the goldenrod. She had 1t em- broidered on her robe for the inaugura- ton ball, and she keeps her great bowls of it always in evidence on the veranda of her summer home in Manchester. Mass, and in the White House. When she returned to the historic mansion in Washington she found massive bowls of the most perfect specimens of the gold enrod which florists can produce. and she saw the national flower banked in showy profusion in the background of Mrs Roosevelt's Dutch garden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Historic Leith.

The historic "pier of Leith" has seen many landings of royal personages who have played their parts in Scottish his tory. Here arrived beautiful Joan Beau fort the Queen of James I. Mary of Gualdres and Margaret of Denmark fol- lowed her, as wives of James II. and James III. Magadalen of France and Mary of Guise landed here, and the i'll fated Mary Queen of Scots came to Leith when she returned to her native land from the France she loved so we'll Anne of Denmark and her husband, King James VI, sheltered at Leith after 8 terrible voyage in the North Sea, and 5George ". landed at Leith as the first Hanoverian king to visit Scotland.- Home Notes.
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girls, fresh, rosy, healthy. clean chil' dren, learnig good manners and morals along with the hundreds of other gooc things that they are absorbing daily. And is this little place used for the religious services as well2" I queried.
 Tn the same little hall has been erect ed a chaneel and an altar railed of al one end" replied Mrs. Kirkpatrick, "anc on Sundays chairs are placed there, ane Dr. Henckel conducts Sunday school anc an evening service in addition. And are these well attended?'' l asked "Oh, yes," was the response there is a large attendance at both services. The little hall Is manifold in It's accommoda- tions, as during the week in the after moons, it is used for mothers meetings sewing classes and then there Is g Girls club, which is very interesting, anc one evening out of the week the Boys club holds a meeting, and once week reading club for women Is open"
 And who manages and attends to al this sort of thing?" I inquired.
 q haven't finished telling you yet al the other things that this little hal stands for" laughingly replied Mrs. Kirk patrick "In addition to what l have mentioned, stores of various kinds are kept there for distribution by Mrs White, who Is in charge and who com pines with this work a great deal oi settlement work"
 q don't see how it is all managed un- der one roof'' I exclaimed as l heard oi the many branches of work hudled uI in this one little shack.
 ''To the casual observer it usually ap- pears that this little building Is well ar ranged to accommodate all these differ >ent things, but to any one thinking care fully of such condition, he or she will not be surprised to hear that few weeks ago we had to discontinue the Boys club on account of the inadequacy of the room.'
 wont you tell me something about the Boys club?'' I asked.
 with pleasure" was Mrs. Kirkpat- rick's reply. "It was a very interesting organization under the management of four Of our society men, who were sufh- ciently interested in boys to give up one evening each week to go out to this little building. and meet tie 40 or 50 young sters who were always on hand to enjoy their games, as planned and conducted by these men"
 'Tt seems a shame that such project brimnling over with possibilities for boys who have so many temptations. and who could be kept out of mischief, this whole some diversion should have to be abol- ished." I unused as I heard Mrs. Kirkpat- rick's statement.
 "It seemed hard, because of it's success that 1t had to go," she replied, flor the boys were such genuine boys and needed Just such diversion. They were the kind that broke up the Kindergarten chairs they broke out the window-panes; they smashed the electric lights: they played football with the hymn books of the Sun day school, and-but never mind the rest.'
 "The real Tom Sawyer and Huckle' berry Finn type" laughingly suggested as I heard the recital of their pranks and fun.
 "They were just boys-and they were crowded into too small a space," she saic gently. "At first I was inclined to thinl the men in charge did not try to contro them, so one evening I went over to ses for myself what the trouble was, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Use Clean Brushes.

If you want to keep your hair in a healthy condition. be careful to always use clean hair brush. Many bad cases of dandruff are due to carelessness in this matter
 Directly the brush begins to look grimy. wash 1t in soda and water Have the water nearly boiling and 'pat" it with the bristles. Be careful that the back of the brush does not get wet, as it ruins the polish. When quite clean, rinse in warm water then let stand for 10 minutes in clean, cold water and leave in the air to dry. Don't put the brush to dry in the sun or too near the fire or the bristles will turn yellow. If the back has been damped rub 1t with sweet oil, then polish. Home Chat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Eames' Former Husband.

MT. and Mrs. Julian Story are now es- tablished for a season at their fine villa at Vallombrosa, Italy, called Torre di Cambiglioni, where they arrived not very long ago after their marriage in the sum mer.
 MT. Story built this residence some 20 years ago and spent many summers there with his first wife, Emma Flames. He bought a whole hillside and set to work to build a tower house like the ancient Tuscan stronghold homesteads. It is most picturesque and comfortable, with fine hall and gallery The garden Is ideally lovely and there is a great out door room where they live in warm weather
 They were away at Brescia for fort night, witnessing the trials of flying ma chimes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Halloween.
Anonymous.

Anonymous.
 Some merry friendly contra folks Together did convene, To burn their nuts, an pou their stocks An laud their Halloween. Burns. For cracking jokes and cracking nuts What nights like Hallowe' enl
 The Wanamaker Diary. These glowing nuts are emblems true Of what in human life we view, The ill-matched couple fret and fume. And thus in strife themselves consume, Or from each other idly start And with a noise forever part. But see the happy, happy pair Of genuine love and truth sincere; With mutual fondness while they burn, Still to each other kindly turn; And as the vital sparks decay, Together gently sink away, Till life's fierce ordeal being past Their mingled ashes rest at last.
 Anonymous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

After the usual Halloween fare of pump kin pie and milk, doughnuts and cider, apples, nuts and popcorn, ices molded in form of pumpkins may be served. cakes with yellow icing and lady fingers shoulo be served with this course. -f
 For favors, gilded nuts tied with baby ribbon are very pretty and inexpensive or little yellow silk bags filled witn pon- bons. For something more elaborate pro cure as many little skeletons as there are guests and tie each with yard Of yellow baby ribbon. Place these in the pumpkin reserved for the dining table, spread out the ribbons SO that they will extend over the table and replace the cap, which should be cut as large as possible. After the refreshments ask each guest to take hold of a ribbon end. Then remove the cap, requesting all to pull al the same ,,,amsnt The result will be a bewidering mass of ghostly skeletons flying through the air and shouts of fun and laughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
The Presidential Tour.

13,00o miles of glory; 1900 miles of glee; 13, 900 miles of story For a waiting world to sec 13,000 miles of travel; 13.000 miles of meals; 13,OO0 miles of gravel Underneath the whirling wheels. 13, GOO miles of scooting; 1900 miles of land; 13, 900 miles of footing By the merry village band. 13,0 miles of meeting, 1900 miles of screech; 13, 900 miles of greeting; 1900 miles of speech!
 Washington Star
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Sunday Thoughts.

Suggested by clever writer on the fol- lowing thoughts:
 How vast a part of what is worst in modern society is due to lack of moral courage.
 Where true love is kindled every fac- ulty brightens.
 Religion is to put heart and courage Into us. both to work and to pray.
 Nobody's luck is pulled only by one string.
 In each life good begets more good; evil, fresh evil.
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tiest in a fine cut glass or else engraved.
 Lemon is laid in thin slices on a small platter with a dolly beneath with one quarter lemon at the side from which to squeeze an extra drop or two if needed.
 A two-pronged small fork Is the most convenient thing with which to handle the lemon. An oyster fork serves nicely.
 The tray should be brdIght to t:ae table ready set, the kettle filled with boiling water from the kitchen requiring only a moment Or two of flame from the alcohol lamp to set 1t bubbling
 The brewing of the tea, which is quick 1y accomplished. will never be successful with any but hot water actually and freshly boiling. Anything other than this makes beverage far from the liking of the connoisseur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Women Ushers for Opera.

Ever since the opening of the Man haitian opera MT. Hammerstein has em- ployed women as ushers. Now he has ad- vertised in Philadelphia for them and recently 30 women were chosen to escort the music-loving audience to its seats. Among the many applicants were fat ones, thin ones. but only two six feet tall. But those that applied did their best to appear tall; they called all the arts of the modste and the hairdresser to their aid. Nothing but pompadours were In sight. but Impressario Oscar. who made the selection. asked no questions.
 Mir. Hanmerstein explained to the as- semblage that tall women wDfe needed be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
MT. Walter Damrosch's First
 Concert.

MT Walter Damroschs admirers will be interested in the announcement that ne will repeat, next March, the programme of the first concert he ever conducted quarter of century ago. Fannie Bloom. field Zeisier will be- as she was on that occasion, the soloist, playing Weber "Concertstuck" The orchestral numbers are schubert's c major symphony. Bar carolle by saint-Saens, and Llszts sym. phonic poem, "The Battle or the Huns. These concerts will be given at the New Theater on March 19 next, and at Car uegie hall on March 15 The original con cert was on March 27, 1885,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
A Suffragette Smokes.

Mrs Albert Hill, the suffragette, in the midst of distinguished guests at the thirteenth annual dinner of the Summer Dining club, at Teresa's restaurant, New York the other night produced an or namental cigarette case, passed cigar cites to male diners near her and then lighted one herself. When comment was made she said she had learned to smoke In the orient, and that if men had the right to smoke women certainly had.
 Among the diners were J. F. Tucker, Mrs. John R. Gregg, W. J. Hampton, Countess de Grammont, MT. and Mrs. Owen Kildare. and Miss Helen Row land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Three Women and a Farm.

The working of a farm-not merely the management, but the actual labor in all its details-scarcely seems the sort of thing that women would be likely to carry on successfully. But at Brockweii farm, In uckinghamshire, England, the Misses Scott have for 12 years worked a holding of 250 acres most successfully. They do every scrap of the work them selves. and have never had to call Tn outside help in all the time they have been there, says an English writer
 A hundred and twenty acres of the holding bave been set apart for corn and root crops. The lady farmers do all the ploughing-each can plough furrow as straight as any man on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
The Age-Herald Cook Book.
HALLOWEEN SALAD.

HALLOWEEN SALAD.
 Take large pumpkin and scoop 1t out and All with lettuce leaves, arranging them around the outer derges as though the pumpkin were bowl. To an ap- portiante amount of blanced almonds, sliced oranges, pineapple and large, lus- cious grapes, add some celery. Mix with a thick French dressing, adding a bit of onion juice or a whiff of garlic. and when the salad is made put it in the pumpkin, pling 1t high so that the top may be decorated with grapes and let tuce leaves. It makes a beautiful dish as well as a very palatable one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Halloween.

Tonight is Halloween, the night when ghosts and witches hold high carnival, when thrilling stories are told. exciting tricks played and, in fact, the night when every one does exactly as he would not do at any other time. What shall the entertainment be this year? What sort of favors shall be given? How about the prizes for the accomplishment of the most venturesome deeds?
 It Is a foregone conclusion that masks shall be worn and old clothes donned. Tn days of old the nights pleasure consist ed in ducking for apples, telling ghost stories and roasting nuts before the open fireplace. These were good times, but this generation wants something more excit- ing. It Is fine to get a congenial party to- gether and go on a hay rack to some
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once a week. If they are not kept clean the plant will never thrive. The tiny pores in the leaves need. to be kept open just as the pores of the human skin re- quire to be kept in a like condition. When they have been watered keep them in the shade until the leaves are quite dry.
 Palms and aspidistras and plants of this nature should be carefully sponged before the leaves are watered. Use slightly warm water, and support each leaf with the hand so that 1t will not get bruised.
 Aspidistras are rather expensive to buy, but they thrive better than any other plant in an ordinary living room
 If they become tired looking, take a bucket and fill it with soapsuds to which a little ammonia has been added, and let the pot stand in this for half an hour. The ammonia and soap, act as a tonic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
About the House.

As to Madras Curtains-In selecting curtains it is worth bearing in mind that madras not only wears well, but laun- ders excellently.
 Dark-Toned Dimites-The dark-toned dimity gowns are most sensible for morn ing wear on warm days.
 Latest in Bureau Scarfs-The newest bureau scarfs fit the top of the dresser and do not hang over the ends.
 A Use for Mercerized Cotton-The mer- cerized cotton in color is exceedingly sat isfactory for working the initials in cross stitch on towels.
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whole ntryside-harrowing, seeding and harvesting entirely by themselves In the same way they cut, make, stack and thatch the hay. And they get ex- cellent results from the grass lands. too an average of a ton of hay to every acre.
 And then the sisters are great breed CTS of live stock. Four of the six horses which work on the farm were born and bred there. and the owners broke them in themselves And breaking in horses to farm worfx is feat that not very many women would dare to attempt, and still fewer could accomplish successful ly There are 40 cows on the farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Indoor Plants.

A great number of indoor plants die every year simply because they are not properly watered.
 To tell If a plant needs water press the finger firmly into the earth around the roots. If the earth Is dry and does not soil the finger, the plant needs a good soaking. Remember thorough soaking two or three times a week is far better than daily dribbles of water
 Wash the leaves of all indoor plants
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cause they could look over the heads of the people when there was congestion This gave a very stout chubby little woman thought. She told MT Hammer stein that in her opinion size of any sort was a good quality in handling crowds that she was sure she could be impress sive.
 Following the choice of the Attest 30 there were instructions. It was given out that there would be tips; that 16 seconds was considered good time for a round trip to the stage; that men attending singly were not to be favored over mixed parties: that there was to be no candy eating between acts, and so on. None of these instructions was objected to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Mrs. Potter Palmer and Roy
 atty.

Mrs. Potter Palmer passed through Florence the other day in her automo- bile, having with her Princess de Polig- mac, nee Singer, and Lady Colebrooke, says Italian correspondent. They stayed some few days there, and Mrs. Palmer, who is a shrewd buyer of au- thentic old furniture and pictures, vis- ited several collectors houses to look at works of art. She wants a Botticelli. They had been motoring to Perugia and Siena' and went on to Venice. where Princess de Polignac has a splendid apartment in a palace on the Grand Canal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Don't Get Lazy.

Many girls when they leave school are inclined to lead rather a lazy and seden- tary life.
 This is very bad for the figure, and such girls should be encouraged to take up some kind of outdoor game or exer- else Such games as tennis, hockey and badminton-if played In moderation-are excellent for growing girls, and help to develop the figure and strengthen the muscles.
 Fencing Is quite the best exercise for giving suppleness and grace.