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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
The Age-Herald Cook Book.

For a nice lot of ginger snaps, crispy
 and hard. Take one quart of molasses. with one
 pound of lard, One-fourth cup of water, with ginger for
 spice, A heaping great spoonful will flavor them
 nice, The same, too, of soda; but here just
 a word Into the water it first must be stirred; A teaspoon of salt will season it rights: Baked in a quick oven they are brittle
 and light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
An Odd Test.

One clever housekeeper has learned to outwit a milkman, whom she suspected of diluting her stock of milk She kept in her kitchen a fine steel knitting needle, polish.
 As soon as the milk came into the house she stuck the needle lightly into the can and drew it out in an upright position. If no drop adhered to the needle that milk man heard line of talk on watered milk that caused him to be careful how he dallied with the pump on his next visit
 It is said if there be even a little water in milk not a drop of it will adhere to a needle so used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Change Your Clothes.

There Is one little trick which the tired woman should learn, be she so- ciety woman or working girl She should learn to change her clothing. Nothing rests one like that does. Take off the shoes you have been wearing all day, and put on other shoes. The pinch will come in a different place.
 Take off the blouse you have worn all day and the collar which has been round your throat since morning. and put on different blouse and a different collar. You have no idea how a fresh blouse rests one, and especially a fresh piece of neck gear. The pinch goes on a different set of muscles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Zangwill's Name.

Mir. Zangwills recent presence in this country gives timeliness to an apprecia- tion of the author and Zionist from the pen of Clarence Rock, which appears In ''Putnam's and the Reader" for January. MT. Rock retells the amusing and char acteristic anecdote of his reply to lady who asked his Christian name-his usual signature being I. Zangwill. "I have no Christian name" he answered My first name is Israel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Wool Gathering.

The drollest instance of wool gath ering'' I ever chanced upon happened m a car last Wednesday. A well dressed woman with a 2-year-old boy sat oppo- site. having the entire row to themselves. At the one of the cross streets the woman signalled to stop the car, then walked calmly to the door and was almost orr the step when she was asked if she hadn forgotten something. Meantime, the child, who was kneeling on the seat to LOOK out the window, turned to see his vanishing
 the window and began to howl. Bless mew she exclaimed. "I forget all apout williey and went back to drag him nome with her other parcels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Wedding Plate Frames.

Photograph frames, made from the cop per plate on which the wedding invita- tion or announcement is engraved, are not new, though variations in styles are constantly appearing. Among the latest ones is a triple frame, that Is, the frame is made in three parts. the central panel being made of the copper plate itself Added panels at either side have open. ings so that one may hold picture of the bride, and the other one of the groom, with the all-important invitation between ( fxr,a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Some Jewelry Don It's.

Don't wear a quantity of jewelry
 Don't wear precious stones in the morn ing. Diamonds, emeralds, or any other kind are out of place at the breaK1ast table.
 Don't at such time wear anything ex- cept what is actually necessary to fasten collar, cuffs, or waistbelt.
 Don't in the evening mix your jewels. If gold necklet is worn the ear rings should correspond.
 Don't wear any jewels which do not harmonize with your dress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Manias.

Manias-ttat Is, the nanias of the smart set-are becoming to them and profitable to the rest of the world. Just now we are tearing the faeades off our houses and putting new ones on. If it has been a Georgian, it is now a Gothic or a Queen Anne. French chateaus and renaissance are being changed for tho season to Moorish or colonial For there is a fashion in facades. just as there is in sheath gowns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Five English Church Bells.

In England for ages past church bells have been connected with everything sacred in l>e. Here the bells are loved for their old associations. Who has not heard of the famous Bow church chimes of Cheapside, London? They date from 1761 and are fine peal of l2 bells in c. their total weight being nearly Il tons. The whole bell tower is swayed by their ringing, and their rich tones VI brate throughout the entire city, as 1t is said those in the lofty bell tower of St. Ivans do in Moscow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
About the Bible.

Octave Thanet tells a story of an old darkey fin Florida who was anxious to learn to read, so that he could read the Bible. He said that if he could read the Bible he would want nothing else.
 A friend of the narrator taught him to read. Some time afterward she vis- ited his cabin and asked his wife how his reading was getting on.
 Laws, Miss Fanny" said this person The jes' suttinly kin read fine. He's done got outen de Bible an into de newspapers"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
A Valuable Gift.

New Haven bride has been given @ present worth the having. It is a rare necklace of precious stones and gold pendants of the period of $50 B. c. and was excavated from a royal tomb museum at Berlin. By some good fortune, this perfect antique belonged to the bridegroom, who is a famous archeologist and he has now bestowed 1t on his bride. Those caring to safe- guard treasures may well hope the necklace will be kept in place where hre and thief cannot harm tiff there be such a spot outside museum.
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were there to make 1t move, but to no avail As soon as they were gone I could make it do what I pleased, even jump clear off the floor. So took up my pen cil and asked But why would you not make the table move while my friends were here?" The hand that held the pencil wrote, ''They were too stupid"
 Shortly after this, I was sitting by my table one day, idling, dreaming, not mak- ing any effort to do anything in particu- lar All of sudden my hand began to work on the paper before me with a rapid ity and precision which astonished me.
 And 1t kept this up for close to two hours The result was a fantastic piece of work drawn in delicate lines fine al- most as a spider and at the bottom a signature-"Bernard Palissy." What is it?' asked.
 And my automatic hand wrote: Tho House of Swedenborg, on the Planet Ju- piter" This was considered as most curious by all my friends, who knew that personally that I had no aptitude for drawings~ A plate was prepared and was given an etching tool The result, In the same order of design. was a moro elaborate piece of work, this time curious ly combined out of all sort of musical 1 terms, clefs, notes, bars. and so on, and the whole was designated as the House ' of Mozart also on Jupiter. and the whole was again signed .Palissy." In fact. Bernard Palissy became my almost con- stant companion from this on, like my second self
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puffs a string under the hair over the ears. or a soft roll of maline in the same shade as the hair. Then at the back twist the hair into a soft figure eight. Puffs can be made instead if one likes them better than any other form of hair dressing, but the long hair should not be tangled up by the comb ings to make the puffs thicker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Keeping the Sabbath in Scot land.

Concerning the Scottish reproduction or whistling on the Sabbath. Dean Ramsay has a characteristic story. A famous Glasgow artist met an old Highland &C., uiiaintance unexpectedly. Donald, what brought you here?'
 "Ou, weel sir, it was a bad place yon; they were bad folk-but they're God-fearin' set O folk here"
 well. Donald, I'm glad to hear It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

From the New York World
 Seventy-one million two hundred thou sand francs-roughly, $40o0, ,OO0-spent in Il years. Even Paris, accustomed as It has been to the spectacular extravaganza of Count Boni de Castellane, gasped when it heard the figures read by Maitre Albert Clemenceau in the crowded little room in
 the Palais de Justice, where the divorced husband of the Princess de Sagan, who
 was formerly Anna Gould. was trying desperately to regain his grasp on some of the Gould millions. Paris, which passes quickly from one sensation to another,
 will not soon forget this one.
 Its the record of the world!' ex- claimed one who knew the Castellanes be- I fore the transitory American dollars gild- ed the name. No other spendthrift in his- tory outside of royalty ever spent so much money in such a short time It's unbelievablel'
 But however unbelievable it may be. it was quite true for M. Clemenceau read the flgures-submitted from New York by Messrs. Coudert Bros, acting as attor- neys in sending funds to the Countess Castellane, and also the list of the debts that Boni de Castelane still owes. And when one takes into consideration that of all this money practically none was lost through bad investments or unwise busi- ness ventures 1t is doubtful if history holds a record of a private individual squandering money so recklessly. It must be remembered, too, that only a negligible amount was lost in gambling, for Count Boni de Castellane Is not a plunger at
 baccarat or trente ct quarante or at the
 races although he attends the races in
 the neighoorhood of Paris after the man.
 ner of other fashionable Parisians.
 Now that the fortune is gone, probably the man who spent 1t could not give an
 .Hw slxz..-- 1-.r4
 those familiar with the rise and fall of the
 Castellane fortune say that nearly all of the counts financial troubles can be &C.,
 counted for on the theory that he over
 reached himself in trying to produce an
 effect, and that his judgment was de-
 stroyed by a sort of megalomania that
 led him on to incur expenses that even
 kings and queens of Europe could not
 have afforded. For nearly all of the $l4
 900 was spent in establishing the Cas-
 tellanes in a supreme place in society, in building a palace worthy of royalty, In lavish entertainments and in the upkeep
 of two incumbered estates.
 Of course, the famous marble palace in
 the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne is the
 largest single item in the long bill of ex-
 travagances. Probably more Americans
 have stared at It's pink walls than have
 seen the Grand Trianon at Versailles
 from which it was copied. Even Louis
 XIV, whose craving for greatness caused
 him to assign himself attributes of the Diety and to proclaim himself the Sun God, did not equal in the palace he built for Mms. de Maintenon the splendor Boni de Castellane gave to the repro duction. Where the Grand Trianon has
 walls and columns of stone, the copy has marble. The grand entrance on the Avenue Malakoff side is more magnih-
 cent than the famous escaller d'honneur
 in the Paris Grand opera house.. The costliest marbles everywhere reflect the
 light like mirrors of varied hues. Vol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

"Ou. ay. sir, deed they are: an I'll gie ye an instance o't. Last Sabbath just as the kirk was skailin', there was a drover enfield frae Dumbries comin' along the road whistlin', an lookin' as happy as If it was ta middle O the week. Weel, sir, GOT laads Is a God-fearin set O laads. an they were just comin oot O the krk-'odthey yclSit upon him an most killed hmr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
The Classic Pompadour.

IT woman can arrange pompadour with a part in 1t she is lucky indeed. Classic culture has come back into first favor The hair is not smoothly brushed back from the parting. It is nuned out at the sides and if one feels that 1t is barbarian to roughe on the hair beneath, which does break its ends and takes all the luster out of It, then one may resort to either of these two methods: Use small. thin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
NRs NEwIY RICH,

''Has she ever managed to get in the swim?''
 "oh yes, but just up to her ankles, though"
 A correspondent sends me the following very clever parody with profuse apol ogies to MT. Edgar Allan Poe). It gives me great pleasure to include it in Dolly's dialogues:
 Here's the mailman with the bills New Years billsi What a world of discord their arrival dis
 tillsl How they're coming, coming, coming, Till your desk can hold no more; From the butcher and the baker, From the florist and dressmaker, From the doctor and the fakir, Till you wonder where the store Of all the things that you have bought, All the things that you deplore can be
 hid; And you're almost driven wild, by the
 bills, bills, bills, From deploring the inpouring Of the
 bills
 Here's the collector with the bills Last years bills What a shock to lovers, and to honey mooners' thrills, Through the balmy air of night Which seemed made for their delight l All serenei | Now there are explanations due, l And hot words will soon ensue; l What about that gown
 With the sequins and that hat without a l crown? l You can't mean 1t It cost you forty dollarsi l Don't you know that Irish collars Are too high? 1 Can't you buy 1 Something that will suit our purse? ] Every month the bills are worse; You buy twice as much as I. l Ohi Pm slowly going mad from the l blls bills, bills;
 Oh, the maddening and the saddening of l last years billsp' l III. 1 Here's the lawyer with the bills | Awful billsl
 What a world of melancholy all my spirit l frillsi l How I strive with alright 1 At his dignity and might,
 And the melancholy menace of his tonei l For every bill I owe | My very soul Is steeped in woe. And I groan
 At the foolish things that I have bought l Of todayi
 Only ask them one month more. This extension I implore, ] And I pray l shall never in this year
 Have such pressure brought to bear As before
 By the bills, bills, bills, bills.
 Oh! the moaning and the grooming from
 the billsl
 How it chills, l How it thrills
 All my soul with black despair.
 How 1t meets me everywhere
 on! the misery and the horror of th, bills, bills, bills!
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with little chloroform and it will look fresh and new again.
 A piece of flannel dampened with spirits of camphor will remove stains from. mir TOTS or window glass.
 When cooking with old apples at this season of the year add a little lemon juice to give flavor. Summer apples need nothing but sugar.
 Nails used in bathrooms and kitchens on which damp cloths and towels may be hung should be dipped in enamel so that they may not leave rusty marks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
stomach Rel,ef 1n Five Minutes.

Here is a simple mixture that is claimed will relieve any stomach dis order in five minutes after taking the first dose: Compound Tincture of Gin chona. one ounce; Prosene compound, one ounce; Sherry Wine, half a pint. Mix together and take teaspoonful in wine glass of water before meals. You can get the above ingredients at any first class prescription drug store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
A Thimble Factory at Isling-
 ton.

Thimbles were introduced into England by a man named John Lofting, who came over from Holland about the end of the seventeenth century and established thimble factory at Islington.
 The word thimble Is derived from the Scotch "Thummep' or thumb bell, sort of shield worn on the thumb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Cotillon Favors.

A novelty in rose decoration is the H. Iuminated jacqueminot rose. The wands with roses on top secrete an electric bat tery which when pressed upon will flu minate the rose. They are sold by the dozen and used as cotillon favors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
High Winds On the Desert

Tn the sandy deserts of Arabia, whirling winds sometimes excavate pits 200 feet in depth and extending down to the harder stratum of which the bed rests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
The Verse of the Week.

Hearts good and true Have wishes few In narrow circles bounded And hope that lives
 On what God gives Is Christian hope well founded. Small things are best, Grief and unrest To rank and wealth are given' But little things
 On little wings" Bear little souls to heaven. .o,
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The PessImist. What would you do for the person who would save your life?" What mel" Yes" Slug him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31
Dolly Dialogues.
A TRrrE PHILOSOPHER

TRUE PHILOSOPHERS. Disguised as an elevator attendant working in one of the sl1yscrapers down. town, is a real philosopher.
 A few days ago it was noticed that he hummed and whistled to himself all the way from the top story to the ground foor-over and over again.
 A passenger had noticed this-going up and down the elevator several times and finally said:
 You must be feeling good today" "No." said the elevator boy, I'm feel ing bdm. But I believe if I whistle long enough I may feel cheerful"
 Epitah for Modern Man: "He loved not wisely but too often.' A young woman whose gown was all
 sheath Heard the cold wave was coming with
 grief.
 She cried with her might: "All my gowns are so tight That l can't wear thing underneatht"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04

Shakespeare lessoh iol oo'o"''
o. KING Johh' ACT J. scene
Ron call H'eii'' ''i' 'o-'i
with action OF pray
Speclai questions
Source OF play MIS- '''uu'e'
klns Johh pld'e "lioi'S 'i"N0'
peares plays ana poih'7 VI "'i'e
ehce between o'o !''"S anu
Mrs. farfar'
9ke'ch Vi 'he / IAN !" 'o''e'
MISS Middleton
Poiltlcai sl'ua'ioh III En- LAW
during reign OF hins 'onn' 'i' %
coleman.
what Is prooaole oa'e VI p''' ""'
why!
Ten something o. stage hiS'o's VI
play
tive 'inie analysis VI pi's
Note opening scene 10 l'he 70
nat ieia'ioh uoes II 'e"i " 'N'
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what TWO lhes re"i! give ''o
Keynote 10 'he "uoie si'ua''on
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04
WORTHY OF CONFIDENCE.
An Offer Backed Up by One of the
Most Reputable Concerns in
Waxah chic

We will either cure you of consti-
patton or pay for all the medicine
used during the trial. You pay us
nothing If we fail. That's mighty
broad statement, and we mean every
word of It. We will back it up with
our own personal reputation, too.
Could anything be more fair and Sc
cure for you.
The most scientific, common sense
treatment is Rexall Orderlies. Their
active principle is a very recent
scientific discovery that is odorless,
colorless and tasteless; very pro-
nounced, gentle and pleasant in its
action, and particularly agreeable in
every way This ingredient does not
cause any diarrhoea, nausea, flatu-
fence or gripping. Rexall Orderlies
are as pleasant to take as candy and
are particularly good for children
and delicate persons.
If you suffer from chronic or ha-
bitual constipation, or the associate
/ or dependent chronic ailments, we
urge you to try ReXall Orderlies at
/ our risk Remember, you can only
| get them at our store. Hood Cur
lin, Druggists, Waxahachie, Tex 2
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04

democratic people are expected to
a controversy between Bryan and
Bailey hat is wholly personal, run
ming back to the time when they
served in the congress together. The
country will laugh at us and contin-
ne the republicans in power 50 long
as We follow leadership that has
shown it's inability to present a ra-
tional program for the administra-
ton of the government and for the
relief of the masses.
Unless the democratic party rises
to its opportunity and that right
speedily, 1t viii be driven ~from the
| field. to be succeeded by some more
ivirile organization. AS matters now
stand, socialistic party of tremen-
dous strength is inevitable. Some OF
lus had hoped to avert this, believing
lit to be the beginning of the end.
| Our hope has been that democratic
principles might triumph and so
save the country, as one of our plat
forms happily put it, from both the
cormorant and the commune. But
how can correct principles prevail
when we are following men who
know not their own mlndS-meh
/ who made war on genuine democra-
lev as exemplified in the Cleveland
administration?
1t is a time for genuine heart
searching-a time for asking our
selves. WIN Bryan or why Bailey
For remember, we pay the penai'y
unless we shoot folly as 1t flies
Waco Times-Herald.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04

The Senior and Junior B. Y. P.
U. had their annual rally at the
First Baptist church Sunday night
and the interesting program that
was rendered was enjoyed by a large
congregation. J. Lea Cannon, pres
ident of the Seniors, presided and
made a few remarks concerning the
work of this society. Mr.. S. w. Dur
ham made a splendid report for the
Juniors Mrs. w E. Mcknight read
we'll prepared poper on Our Prob
lens" and Lola Ownby gave paper
on the Young People in the B. Y.
P. U.-Why?" Mr.. E. e. Lee of Dali
las, field secretary, was present and
delivered an interesting and helpful
address on the aims and purposes OF
the B. Y P u
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04
GrauStark.

One of the most pretentious Of
ferings to be seen at the opera house
this season is "Graustark,' the dra-
matization of George Barr McCutch-
cons novel This attraction comes
to us after having scored in New
York and Chicago, The book was
adapted for stage purposes by Geo.
d. Baker, young dramatist of note,
and has proven to be one of the best
drawing attractions in the history
of the stage. The novel has been
widely read, and it is one of those
books that fascinates the reader and
makes one anxious to witness the
unfolding of its thrilling story on
the stage by a cast of dramatic ar
fists.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04
Every Hour OF the DaY.

Hood & Cur1ln, the reI1aDle drug
gists Of Waxahachie. Texas, are hav-
ing calls for "HINDIPO," the new
Kidney Cure and 'Terve Tonic that
they are selling III Ter a positive
guarantee.
It's merits are becoming the talk
of the town and everybody wants to
try it, and why not? 1t costs nothing
II It don't do you good-not one
cent
They don't want your money II IT
does not benefit you, and will cheer
fully refund the money Try it to-
day. mtNI
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04

If people with symptoms of kidney
or bladder trouble could realize their
danger they would without loss of
time commence taking Foley's Kid
ney Remedy. This great remedy
stops the pain and the Irregularities,
strengthens and builds up these or
gans and there is no danger of
Bright S disease or other serious dis
order Do not disregard the early
symptoms. Sold by all druggists. d
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04
Al the Majestic.

Swisher & Evans, comedy singers
and acrobatic dancers, come to the
Majestic for the first three days this
week They opened at 2:3O this af-
ternoon to packed house. Mrs.
Slick has a pretty illustrated song
TO sing tonight, Down in the Old
Cherry Orchard is the title.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04

That man Ralston is putting into
effect, in his work on the Dallas
road, some practical, common sense
ideas. A roadbed graded to a ridge
in the middle is snare and de-
fusion, and an abomination in the
>Sxht of the weary traveller
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-04
Aged Negro ParalyZed.

Abe Timmins, negro pauper at
the county farm who is known to he
more than one hundred years old,
was stricken with paralysis two or
three days ago and is in a critical
condition His left side is totally
paraIyzed and he has been unable TO
speak since suffering the stroke.
Timmins has been in the pauper S
ward at the farm several years and
ii is believed he is full 10 years old.