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Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
DUTIES OF MRS. TAFT'S
SOCIAL SECRETARY

When Mrs. Roosevelt created the
position of social secretary" for the
White House, during her husbands ad-
she set a precedent which
doubtless will be followed by all sue
ceeding wives of presidents. Before the
Inauguration of President Taft Mrs.
Taft selected a young woman to be her
secretary, choosing for the position Miss
Alice Blech of the bureau of American
republics.
For the last two months Miss Bleoh
has filled a difficult role most success
fully and has made herself a favorite,
not only at the White House, but in Of
fetal circles generally, by her efficiency,
tact and diplomacy. 1t is doubtful If
she ever occupies in the public eye the
place held by Miss Belle Hagner who
was social secretary under Mrs Roose-
velt Although Miss Blech is social
secretary, her position is quite bit
different from that of Miss Hagner
The duties of Miss Blech, on the con-
trary, are almost entirely clerical. She
as Mrs. TaftS secretary and stenog-
rapher, attends to the correspondence
which comes to the wife of the presi-
dent in great volume, and relieves her
ters, preparing invitations, etc Hun
dreds of letters come to the wife of the
president of the United States making
a great variety of requests. These the
secretary answers, frequently relieving
Mrs. Taft of the entire burden and ask
ing her advice about only the most I'M
portant. 1t would be manifestly impos-
sible for the wife of the president to
attend personally to correspondence of
this kind, which is constantly on the in
crease.
There has been some criticism in
Washington of Mrs. Taft because she
did not appoint an American girl to tie
position of social secretary. Miss Blech
is a German, born in Dresden. She
lived abroad until four years ago. she
came to Washington and secured a
position in the bureau of American re-
publics, where her skill as stenog-
rapher and her ability as linguist
made her a valuable assistant. she
speaks French, German and spanish
fuently, an accomplishment which
makes her especially valuable to the
new mistress of the White House.
Tall. slender, quiet and reserved Miss
Blech has a charming manner and de
lightfIil personality which have won
for her a host of friends. She is well
known to Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. VII
liam S. Cowles, both of whom have
shown an interest in her. She has lived
much of her time on the continent and
at Alexandria, Egypt, and has the
noise and reserve of the Travelled woman
of culture She does not appear in So
ciety. and lives quietly with her mother
in an uptown ent.-lndlanapoils
Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
WHAT TO DO WITH BLACKBERRIES

every pint allow half pound Of sugar
Put the sugar and liquid back into the
kettle and boil rapidly twenty minutes,
stirring occasionally to prevent scorch-
ing. Pour into tumblers or Jars and
seal the same as any fruit jelly. a bit
of paper brushed over with the white
of egg is the best manner for sealing.
BLACKBERRY JELLY-The uncul-
tivated berry is the best for making
jelly and should be rather under ripe.
Put the berries into stone jar, stand
In kettle of cold water, cover the top
of the jar and boil slowly for one hour
or until the berries are quite soft Now
put small quantity at a time into
your jelly bag and squeeze out all the
juice. Measure the juice and to each
pint allow one pound of granulated
sugar. Turn the juice into porcelain
lined kettle and stand over brisk fire.
Put the sugar into earthen dishes and
stand them into the oven to heat. Boil
the juice rapidly and continuously for
twenty minutes, then turn in the sugar
hastily stirring all the while until the
sugar is dissolved. Dip your tumblers
quickly in hot water, watch the liquid
carefully and as soon as it comes
again to boil take it from the fruit
free and fill the tumblers.
If the fruit is over ripe the jelly will
newer be firm.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
WOMEN RREADWlNNERs

widows. 100000 of them, and more
were earning their living in the United
states in the year of 1900. And married
women. likewise, to the number OF
more than 100000. And divorced wo-
men, likewise, to the number OF more
than 10000. One million six hundred
thousand of them altogether. THESE
widowed workingwomen, these mar
rieC workingwomen. these divorced
workingwomen, together, were run
third and more of the grand total OF
4, 800, 900 American workingwomen' 10
years of age and over, in the United
States in the last census year.
How many women were there, 70
years of age and over, in the United
States in 1900? There were approX1-
mately 16, 700 600. And how many mar
ried women workers, widowed women
workers and divorced women workers
were there? There was approximately
1 $780, 900. Which is to say that in the
total female population of the United
States married and unmarried, work
ing and. not working. rich and poor, 20
years of age and over in the year 1900,
one woman out of every eleven had
passed her wedding day and neverthe-
less was a breadwinner.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
The Blessed ArtOf Keeping Quiet

She soon lacks poise. She gets nerv-
GUS, restless look in the eyes and talks
In a chattering way that lacks dignity
and sense. She ceases to think; she
only repeats what she has seen and
heard.
What is true of talking is also true
of physical repose. The woman who is
tired and outdone doesn't realize how
she shifts her position, swings her foot,
twitches her fingers, turns her head.
She is not in repose for one half
moment.
The first lesson toward Improvement
is learning how to instantly realize that
one is talking and moving too much
The second lesson is to know when
ones voice is pitched in false key.
That alone is a sure sign of exhaustion.
Ones nerves are then forcing the mind
to rush on against its will with bor-
rowed energy, which it pays back at
bankruptcy interest
There is no time better for learning
these lessons and practicing them than
in summer. The climate itself acts as
a guard against overexertion. If one
learns to sit and think, to move quiet
ly to cater to the tired nerves, the win
ter will dawn with far more interest
and happiness than a tired woman
thinks it possible.-St. Louis Globe
DeOoCrat
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26

Wipe the jars carefully and put
away in a cool, not dark, closet.
In a week or two, examine closely II
the liquid has settled and there are
no air bubbles. If the tops are slight
ly indented you may rest secure III
the fact the fruit is keeping
If the bubbles are visible you shoulu
at once reopen the jar, for it will burst
unless you do. Recook and use at once
for stewed fruit, as it is. never safe to
return to the jars.
Small fruits are best sugared, one OF
two hours before using, and If you use
the same quantity of alum, they VIII
keep their shape and be clear All
surplus Juice that exudes from straw
berries and plums may be strained
and boiled for jelly.
PRESERVING BLACkBERRlES-
Measure a bowl of the fruit and the
same quantity of sugar. Put In pre-
serving kettle over night, layer or
fruit and a layer of sugar. In the
morning cook slowly and without stir
ring until the liquid is clear and the
fruit soft. Skim thoroughly before
putting into the jars.
BLACKBERRY JAM-Put the black
berries into porcelain kettle, stand
them over a moderate fire until thor
oughly heated, then press them through
a sieve Measure the LIQUID, and 70
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
A SIMPLE PROPOSITION

The doctor gazed while at me and gravely
shook his head;
''You must not work hard" said he; "eat
only whole wheat bread;
Avoid all starchy things and try to take your
beefstea! rare;
Avoid the deadly stuff they fry, keep in the
open air.
And cheer up. Clear your frowns away, put all
your cares aside;
Play golf or tennis every day, get horse
TO ride.
You might take three months off and go to
Europe or Japan
Or take a trip to Mexico; you need change
old man.
You have a haggard weary look, your sys-
tents all down;
Go out and loll beside some brook a thousand
miles from town;
Take my advice and rest a while, become
man of ease
Quit working and learn how to smile Three
dollars. if you please"
He could not know how glad was to get his
dear advice,
Nor that 1 could not go because I CHANGED to
lack the price,
He knew not that If for space 1 travelled un-
concerned
They would inform me that my place
filled, when 1 returned;
By toiling hard and steadily 1 elung to my
position
And kept those who were dear TO me from
poor pinched condition
$ r Kfser. Chicago Record Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26

N nLACKBERRIES! Blackberrtes!
II Here go your fine blackberries.
~ This is the cry we are hearing
now from daybreak until dusk. 1t is
time we were preserving those black
beauties.
CANNING BLACKBERRIES - To
every pound of the berries allow one
quarter pound of sugar Put the ber-
ries in a porcelain lined kettle, cover
them with sugar and let them stand
one or two hours; then add quarter
teaspoonful of powdered alum to each
quart of fruit. Stand over moderate
fire and bring to boiling point.
Use only the fresh, firm berries for
canning, otherwise you are likely TO
lose that can which contains the soft
decayed berry
Never cook the fruit long enough to
destroy the natural flavor, and while
boiling hot, seal in air-tight jars, filled
to overflowing to exclude every particle
of air, then seal. Thoroughly heat the
jars before filling and stand on a damp
towel to prevent breakage.
After filling screw on the tops, stand
the jars in a warm place in the kitchen
where no draught will reach them over
night. The next morning you can give
the tops another turn
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
COMBINATION JAM

One of the most delightful delicacies
that go upon the American table is a
jam made of pineapple and strawber-
ries. First wash the berries and either
weigh or measure them Clean the pine
apples, remove all cores and grind
through food chopper Do not reject
the juice of either fruit. Measure both
fruits and add an equal amount of
sugar. Drain off the juice of the fruit,
add a little water, then add the sugar
to form syrup. Boil it for few MIN
utes before adding the fruit. This
should cook slowly. When done 1t
should be put into glass jars and sealed
while very hot. An excellent jam can
also be made of gooseberries and pine
apple. The process is the same as the
above.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
ToMMYs BATHING SUIT

A bathing suit for her dear, chubby
boy is one of the questions that is agi-
tating mother right now. Only by the
merest chance may she hear, unless it
is told her in black and white, that
one of the easiest to make and most
satisfactory for general daily wear
at the seashore is the Russian blouse
bath suit 1t is made over his very
own blouse pattern, bloomers and all.
Every one of the suits for small chill
dren should be made of woolen mate
rial Either cream or blue serge is
perhaps most satisfactory in the long
run, because it does not thicken up
the way flannel does. Yes. the blouse,
with it's belt, is only an overgarment,
but the bloomers are made with an
underwaist of their own; and to assure
Toms not taking cold there is not a
better scheme than the fastening of
the bloomers to a cut down and sleeve
less Woolen undervest.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26

N BLACKBERRY PIE-Make two rich
IL crusts as follows; Beat the white
- of egg with one tablespoonful OF
lard. Work it into one quart of flour
with the hands until fine as meal; add
one cup of ice water; roll out and put
half pound of butter on the paste IN
little pieces, either all at once or hat
of it at time. Dredge lightly with
flour. Fold the edges over, roll UP,
pat and roll out.
Here is another recipe for the crust
paste: one heaping cup pastry flour,
saltspoonful salt and from one-third to
one-half cup of butter and lard mixed
Mix the baking powder and salt with
the flour and rub into the lard. MIX
and put the butter on the paste in
little pieces and sprinkle with flour
Fold over and roll out. Roll up IKE
a jelly roll. Divide into two parts ana
roll tn fill the plate.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
VARIED USE FOR THE BERRY

to taste Put the blackberries and
water on to boil. Boil slowly ten min
utes without stirring. Moisten the
cornstarch in a little cold water, stir
into 1t the boiling blackberries; stir
carefully until it thickens; take from
the fire, add the sugar and turn out
to cool. Serve cold with sugar and
cream.
BLACKBERRY VINEGAR-Put two
quarts of blackberries into stone Jar
and pour over them one quart of good
cider vinegar. Cover and stand aside
for two days, then drain off the liquid
without mashing the berries, pour 1T
over a quart of fresh fruit and stand
as before.
Do this once more, the last time
straining through a muslin bag. Now
add one pound of sugar to every pint
of this liquid Boil slowly five minutes,
skim, let stand fifteen minutes, bottle
and seal.
This recipe may be used for straw
berry or raspberry vinegar as well,-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26

Pick over the berries and sprinkle
lightly with flour; add sugar to taste,
about one cup for a quart of fruit.
Do not spoil the fruit flavor by adding
spices. Bake in deep plate with two
crusts.
BLACKBERRY SPONGE-One-half
box gelatine, one-half cup sugar, one
half pint blackberry juice, four eggs,
one pint of boiling water. Cover the
gelatine with half cup cold water and
soak for half hour, then pour over it
the boiling water, add the sugar and
stir until dissolved add the blackberry
juice and strain into tin basin; put
this basin in pan of cracked ice to
stand until cold and thick, stirring oc
casionally. Then beat to stiff froth,
add the well-beaten whites of the
eggs and beat until smooth; turn into
a fancy pudding mold to harden.
Serve with vanilla sauce poured
around it,
BLACKBERRY FLUMMERY - one
cup blackberries, one pint water two
even tablespoonfus cornstarch, sugar
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26

TF every woman realized the blessed
art of keeping quiet when IL IS
l. necessary for her health to DO she
would be a wiser and a stronger wom-
an. One of the worst symptoms OF d
nervous breakdown is the inability u
let 90 When a woman is SO tlre9'
mentally and physically, tnat sne reai-
iv should be in bed she holds on TO ac-
tjvitv as a man does to live wire.
she can't be torn from the very tliillS =
that is undermining her entire hte' IL
not killing her. .,,o FOOLS
The more she goes the more she leels
che has to go. She loses all sense OF
the nroportion of rest and action tlae
must exist if one would keep SOUND anu
sane. oe lea,,-
The great experts in the art OF Keep
ing health, which is different from ger
ting health, lay emphasis on the arI u
lraening ouiet. The woman VINO relln,
ouishes all gayety, all actlVlty, an
vital touch with the outer world lhahes
a mistake. She becomes a vegetable
She loses interest for herself ana is ON
ers. Her mind revolves around helseil
and she talks in a circle. ,.s
The Woman who spends her entlre me
in the limelight, rushing to and tro anu
heing constantly amused, becomes az
most as tiresome to herself as others:
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
BEST STORIES OF A WEEK
A Prompt Reply to a Very Polite
Request

During a recent meeting of hotel men
in New York city, when there was dis
cussed certain proposed means of pro-
tecting hotels against beats west
ern bonlface told of the sad case of
one proprietor in st. Louis who had
been dome
Many months afterward, learning the
whereabouts of the gentleman who had
decamped without the formality of pay
ing, the owner sent him the following
note:
Dear Sir: 1 would esteem it a favor
if you would at once send me the
amount of your bill"
Imagine the disgust of the hotel man
when, in a few days, he received an
answer in these terms:
Dear Sir: Certainly. The amount
of my bill is $780,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
THE DROP LIGHT

An ingenious girl planned a mission
drop light for the front room without
purchasing an expensive lamp. The
electric light alta, he'd to an ornamental
wire was brought down to the table
and the bulb was placed in a mission
candlestick The round wire holder OF
the candlestick held the bulb erect.
She placed the electric light wire under
the brass rim on the candle shade and
secured it so it va. firm. This was
done with a brad. 1t was then neces-
sary to erect wire frame on which to
place the square or round shade. When
completed the improvised lamp had all
the features of a more expensive one.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
Different

"You want a job?"
"Yes, sir"
Experienced"
Eyes, SIR"
"How much do you want?"
"About $100 a week"
HWhat!?i?"
"rhat's what want. About $3.50 is
what I expect"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
Dr.. PierCe'S FavOrite Prescription

! : ! =: !: : !:
Is bestof all medicines of diseases, ~ 8a
andwe peculiar 1t IS the
of regularly gadu Vz8
experienced and skilled specialist -
the of #zft3zzssF
1t is q safe n condition of the system
THE ONE REMEDY which no alcohol Sez1
and iniarous habt-formine drugs and which EssAA
creates no craving for such simuIants. fesSSSsa
TIE ONE REMEDY food that It's makers HI1e
are afraidt to print its ingredient FL u
and attest to the =
of the under oath.
deaer
the
something Dr. Pierce either mistake
his selfish benefit such man nor 20
priceless possession health
be life itself See bGf Get Ubaf 1Oa 9sk J'r
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26

CUT OUT LABELs-pAsTE ON JARS FLOUR AND WATER
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
Club News

* ANLY members of the Friday Morn
ing club were privileged yester-
" day to listen to the closing pro-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-02-28
MRS. FoTHEReILL.

A sad death occurred at the
Columbus Hospital, last Monday,
when Mrs Matte Bell Fother-
gill passed away. She had been
i'll at the home cf her mother
on eight street, about five weeks
when on Saturday the doctors
thought if she be removed to
the hospital and an operation
performed that she might get
well, but she was beyond human
aid.
Mrs. Fothergill, before her
marriage was Miss Matte
Roper. She was reared in Co
lumbus and has many friends
mourn her loss, with the heart
broken husband and little daugh-
ter, mother. two sisters and
two brothers.
The funeral was held from the
family residence, on eight street.
yesterday afternoon; at three o
clock, conducted by Rev. I. w.
Lewis, pastor of the First Meth
odist church, assisted Rev. Hill,
of the Presbeterian church, and
Rev. w. A. Hewitt, pastor of
+Lo Lr;,.-+ po,,+ic+ 1bt,y.ob A ftag-
which she was tenderIy laid to
rest in Friendship Cemetery.
She was a member of Knights
and Ladies of Honor, Lodge num-
Der 2736. All members attended
in body. The following friends
acted as pail bearers: Messrs.
Jno. Beard. j. NJ. Walker, Jno.
Richards. Barnett Smith, A. NJ
Lofts and A. B. Gardiner.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-02-28
All Ern Rosz "nN
OF CIVIL Stn,lCE
A CIVIL SERVICE CLERK CARRIER" Ex-
ANIMATION TO Be HELD MARCH
THE 24th.
HOUSES TO Be NUMBERED

A civil service "clerk carrier"
examination will be held at the
postohice March "a. Appica-
tions to stand this examination
can be secured and mailed the
district secretary at Atlanta, Ga,
for his approval, as late as March
18th. The authorization to hold
this examination was received
Friday and the formal notice
was posted that date.
A new position will have to be
filled from those who successfully
pass this examination. The new
mounted carrier will begin ser
vice March 10th. A temporary
appointment will be made and
as soon as those successful in the
examination are known a per-
manent appointment will be
made to this position. Those
who pass in this contest will be
eligible for any clerkship or car
rier's position that might be va
Gated or allowed during the COM
ing twelve months.
In connection with the extern
sion of the city delivery service
in March 10th. the post Office de-
partment has called Postmaster
Woods special attention to that
part of the Postal Laws and Reg
ulations demanding t h all
houses receiving the benefits
from city delivery shall have
numbers on them. They in
struct that all houses which do
not bear numbers on April 1st
shall be unnoticed by the carrier
in making future deliveries
Number your houses and save
trouble.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-02-28
GOV. NOEL NAMES
SYDNEY SMITH
NEWLY APPOINTED JUSTICE GOES ON
BENCH MAY 10, AND HAS A NINE
YEARS TERM.
He WAS BORN IN LEXINGTON

jackson, Miss. Feb. 25. Gov.
Noel has appointed Judge Sgd
ney Smith Of Lexington. his
home town. as successor to JUS
tice r. Y. Fletcher of the su-
preme court bench, the term be-
ginning May 10 and extending
nine years. Sydney Smith was
born at Lexington, April 9, 1868.
clerked in a store until he saved
money enough to send himself to
the state university, where he
graduated in law in 1898, prac-
ticed law at Yazoo City one year,
was elected to the legislature in
1899 and 1903. and was appoint
ed circuit Judge by Governor
Vardaman. He married Miss
Matte Smith of Crystal Springs
in 1896.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-02-28
A FRIEND OF A PRISONER.

Columbus, Miss, Feb. "a
A cloudy day-threatening rain
all the time when it isn't rain
ing.
Washington's birthday passed
off quietly here. Only one case
in the mayors court. That of
H. B. Fischer tried and found
guilty of living with his family
at No. 1907 9th avenue S, Given
90 days for said offense; judg-
ment suspended until Friday so
that a likeness of the aforesaid
Fischer could be had and mailed
to woman at some point in
Arkansas to ascertain if she
would like to have a man of his
appearance as husband. No
word as yet from the woman.
We don't know whether she
will like his looks or not, or
whether she will want him pun
ished if she can't get him.
Wife of the defendant also
charged with adultery was per-
miited to go free-thanks to the
leniency of the court.
Fischer is trying to behave
himself as best he can ard will
continue to take his dose with as
much fortitude as possible.
This man resembles Cicero in
one respect; he has a mouth and
can talk-he is like Bryan in an
other he can eat. He has real
hair on his head, and genuine
human-like ears. He parts his
hair on the left side. Thomas
Jefferson did the same. This
man is not statesman-he is a
halter. He has worked some
for statesmen, however. He has
very little money but is satisfied
with what he has got. He is not
complaining in the least. Is in
the hands of good men and is
treated kindly.
He is not mad at the trial.
Judge or any one else and be-
lieves that some day he will be
released and permitted to go his
way, following the humble oc-
cupation which he has chosen to
make his support and which he
understands fairly well.
A FRIEND.
Referring to the above arCicle
Mr.. Fisher was given his free
dom yesterday morning by May
or Donnell.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-02-28
Moore McWiIIiams S

News was received by a re-
porter of The Commercial last
evening about 10:30 o'clock of
the marriage Of Mr.. Charley
Moore to Miss Mae McWillims
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. T. w. Lewis, at the
First Methodist parsonage.
at 10: p. M. The particulars will
be announced in our next issue.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1909-02-28
Cottage Burned.

The fire department responded
to a call in the fourth ward at
two o'clock yesterday morning
from a cottage located between
9th and 7th avenues on 14th
street. Tee blaze had gained
great headway before the discov-
cry was made and the firemen
arrived on the scene just in time
to save two adjoining cabins.
The cottage burned was owned
by E. S. Evans, a well known
negro who runs a store on North
Market street. but was occupied
by another egro, Andrew
Towns. The damages amount
ing to about five hundred dol
lars, was only half covered by
insurance,