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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Care of Refrigerators

A fact that is not often recognized, even by the careful housekeeper, Is that the refrigerator should never be In a damp and airless place. Dampness will warp the wood, and by so doing make the tight closing of the doors impossible. This will admit the warm exterior air, melt the ice and defeat the purpose for which the refrigerator was built. Prop CT ventilation is an absolute necessity.
 Another point to remember is that the doors should be opened as rarely as pos- sible and shut tight as soon as possible. Try to take out or put in all you have at the same time, then bolt the door, even if you are coming back in min ute"
 By trying this experiment you will soon gee how much colder your refrigerator keeps.
 Do not economize by putting in an in- sufficient quantity of ice. This Is a mis- take. If you keep the ice box packed. or at least well filled. you will have the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Ballad of Wedding Day
TO THE BRIDE.

TO THE BRIDE. The shadows are dim in the distant aisle, Where I sit alone with my dreams of you; And of that joyous other-while, When life was loving and love was true. Ah. how the thought of it thrills me through Our last rendezvous meath the southern pine When all your pledges you did renew, And your heart was young and your ioVe was mine! The priest may murmur the spoken Woro That gives unto you anothers name, But never ritual that was ever heard Can alter the past It is still the same. Your cheeks meath your brides veil blush with shame, Perhaps you remember the Auld Lang Syne ,F,re ever you yielded to mammon's claim When your heart was young and your love was mine!
 L'ENVOI. But Croesus came with his golden lure, Forgot was our tryst meath the south ern pine; I'll keep it alone and I'll still endure. Once your heart was young and your love was mine!
 Joseph D. Boyd. Griffin, Ga., 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

Poet and playwright, in song and story. have glorified in recent years the beauties of the land beyond the Rockies.
 The necromantic MT. Belasco trans formed in miniature the wilds of west ern life in his charming drama, "The Girl of the Golden West" and later waved his magic wand over the sleepy mysticism of south ern California, and gave us "The Rose of the Ranch O." full of the langour, the dolce far niente," !" of southern cline with it's wistful dreaminess and hectic poetry Joaquin Miller has told of the Sier-
 rias Rex Beach has written of Alaska, and Owen Mister has taken us through the camps of "The Virginian," while Gertrude Atherton in her wonderful books, "The Conqueror," "The Dooms- woman" and Helen Hunt Jackson's Pomona, led us through the lovely old mission gardens at San Juan Batista with their messy, shining wells, their trellised aches, their beautiful flowers and all the other soft accessories Of environment for which this country Is noted. The lane of "Manana," as the Spanish say, Tomorrow" where old duennas. coquettish senoritas, cabel- leros, the vaqueros, and all the rest live and forget and forgive.
  little chat a few afternoons ago with Mrs. A. E. Meadow about this delight full country of which I have read and heard so much and with which she Is so familiar? "How did you ever hap pen to start these trips?" said as she bade me welcome.
 Merely from the fact that I am foolishly fond of travel" was the quick response from this clever, charming woman. Years ago my very dear friend, Mrs. William Barnett Garrett of Tennessee, and myself made many de- lightful trips together, and we were always asked to allow some friend to accompany us, until finally we became so identified with travelling and chap eroning that our trips other than the | initial ones were never made alone. | Finally remarked upon the advisabil- | ity of arranging our tours so that our | friends could accompany us and our | first trip was to the Portland expo | sition."
 And did you have large party Tor I this trip?" I inquired.
 Forty three, and 1t was one of the I most delightful trips have ever made" said Mrs. Meadow.
 And are you particularly fond of the golden west?' I asked.
 Very" said she, although I have made many delightful eastern tours. From the Jamestown exposition up into | the New England country, and the At lantic coast resorts, all of which are | interesting but much travelled" And how did the Alaska-Yukon ex- position compare with the others you have attended," I queried.
 Tt is really a gerat credit to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
 DEL/GE17FUL YOUR OF THE GOLDEN WEST
  Beutya andCh the Man Rockies and stone

cade falls-you see I am enthusiastic about Colorado, too.
 q suppose you picked up any number l asked
 Yes and you must see the seed from the great trees in California, which the manager of the Big Tree Grove gave me to start some in Alabama and so saying. she showed me the seed that came from these great massive trees and to my as- tonishment the cones were no larger than commonplace from me of "great trees peanut. which prompted the bromidic
 And then you must see this wonder fvl sea weed and the little Indian idol, The God of Plenty " said Mrs Meadow.
 First cousin to Biliken," I observed, as I gazed upon his grinning counte- nance.
 And here is the little doll of clay that the Indian babies play with and the beautiful strings of beads which the h. dians make,' said she.
 And didn't you just love the coach ing trips?" I queried. "It would have reminded me of Bret Harte's wonderful western stories-about Yuba Bill, who was even greater than Colonel Starbottle, much as we hate to acknowledge that anybody could be-and the drives by stage over the Rockies and the funny things that happened
 'fYes, coaching was a great feature of our trip, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all of us," she responded.
 And what trips have you in view next?' I asked. "Europe?'
 'I have promised to take two parties to Mexico" said Mrs. Meadow. "One shortly after Christmas and another later when the exposition opens in Mexico City in April. I have no definite plans of European travel as yet. I have all ways wanted to see and know something of my own country before going abroad" !"
 'I know so many western people, and I have always found them closely akin to we southerners," I said as I arose to make my adieu.
 (Which accounts then for their ap- preciation of southern people," said Mrs. Meadow, flor at every place we visited we were shown the most delightful at tentions. My party was written up in Los Angeles in the most attractive way by the newspapers referring to the young ladies as ideal southern beauties and the men as perfect Chesterfelds. At one of the largest western towns, just as we were leaving a huge box of candy was sent to the party with the compli- ments of the manager of the hotel. and at Seattle, when we were ready to take the coach for one of our trips I was told that a conveyance was ready for myself and another of the party, and when 1 went out I found a very handsome Vic toria, with superb pair of horses await ing us.'
 (which only goes to prove that south ern women, wherever they go, are rec ognized and feted for their charm and graciousness, which is world-renowned. :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Keeping Letters

DO I keep letters? Yes but not very
 many" said a Birmingham woman as
 she finished tying up a packet and
 placed 1t in a drawer of her desk re-
 gently. "Y ou see," she continued to the
 caller who had found her at bit of "desS housekeeping" q do save some
 letters after answering them-at least
 I save them for a time, and each year a few letters go among those which I suppose I shall keep as long as I live. But have outgrown the habit Of
 keeping letters indiscriminately. "I know that I may be charged with lack of sentiment but I have defense, and I think a good one to make on that score. It seems to me that more sen
 timent-more true sentiment that is
 is shown in selecting the letters to be kept than by keeping pretty nearly everything.
 "Of course, it is the personal letters that I'm talking about-the letters from relatives and friends. Business letters are in a class by themselves, and, naturally, they are to be kept as long as they are needed for reference or to establish points.
 "Ill own that destroying the larger number of personal letters sent to me has been matter of education on my part. I used to keep them religiously; indeed, I felt as If it were 8 discourte-
 ous and almost an unkind act to con- sign them to the flames. But one day,
 when I was confronted with a great pile of such letters I sat down and
 thought 1t over.
 q realized, in the first place, that for any one else to go over the letters in that pile would be task not to be described as light, and then 1t oc-
 cured to me that really it was not
 right for me to leave letters written by others, where, in the course of time,
 they might pass under eyes other than
 mine I decided, then and there, that I would start in sorting, with view to keeping some and destroying the re- mainder This sorting took many bours, and it was not completed till months had passed. for I did 1t only in odd moments and when was in the
 mood. But kept at it, and I have been thankful ever since that l did. From the day I reached my decision and acted on it, let the same rule apply to letters thereafter received. Now I am not harrassed by tho thought of accumulations of letters, and. what is more, I know that the letters have kept are preserved with reason. If I want to refer to them, can tell where they are, and they are easy of access. q believe in my system, or I would not follow 1t. don't recommend it to any other, for every person must be a l law to himself or herself in this mat l ter. But I will say that I have found existence somewhat simpler with such l a plan, and l think, all things consid- l cred, that 1t is rather duty, not only l toward oneself, but to ones correspond- ents."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
The Gentler Sex

In round numbers. s00ooo women are now enrolled in the clubs belonging to the General Federation of Women's Clubs. says Harper's. This means that nearly one-tenth of the entire woman population of the United States belongs to clubs. holding In common certain definite social ends Remember that this one-tenth of the woman population is the educated. intelligent, socially pow erful tenth. Long ago these 30O.OO0 wo- men ceased to confne their studies to printed pages. They began to study life. Leaders developed women of intellect and experience. who could fcresee tho immonse powsx au organised woman-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Turn Your Troubles Inside Out
"The inner side of every cloud

''The inner side of every cloud
 Is bright and shining,
 And so I turn my clouds about
 And always wear them inside out,
 To show the lining"
 And who would not make the most of things, asks Katherine Moody Spalding. They are not so bad but they might be worse so long as there is light burning within your soal. Don't get downcast and discouraged because you cannot do just what you think you would like to do. It is hard enough to face disappoint- ments without harboring them, with sugar to coax them in. as many of us do when we see the new moon over the left shoulder or stub the left foot. We are so certain that evil forebodes that we go after it and bring 1t home when we see 1t no nearer than across the street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

or just on the horizon.
 There are many clouds" that come Into life which are really very, very hard to bear, but they are the little ones which people do not see and which cannot be talked about. The big ones which are so overwhelming that the neghbors know all about them without being told bring with them friends, who help to shoulder the burdens. Few peo- pie but have sympathetic friends when the need Is theirs. They take the cloud off the shoulders bending under it and turn 1t inside out" and give courage and hope by their loving sympathy. It Is the little tiny clouds, too small to be turned to advantage, which make many life miserable. But there Is hope even in them, for each one may become shin ing cloud radiating millions of gleams Just as the diamond facets send forth brilliant lights from a central depth dis tributed in many many rays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
What Dreams Mean

Mice-To dream of mice is an omen of prosperity and wealth.
 Whisper--To dream of whispering is a sign that someone has been talking against you.
 Tea-To drink tea and find it to your taste denotes that shortly you will go away on a visit. To dream of infusing tea indicates that soneons loves you.
 Spider-Al dreams of spiders bring luck, the more so if they are crawling over you.
 Gypsy--Dresms of gypsies denote change of abode. It is possible that the dresmer may go abroac
 Lecture---tf you dream you are listen ing attentively to a lecture it is siEnif- cant of proposal of marriage from an unexpected quarter.
 Deafness To drea'r of being deaf de- notss g. good marrisgt-
 C,cuk--Ts9 hear q cock growing Is an excellent oraen. r. Is always tho fore runner of good news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

west" said Mrs. Meadow. "One thing that impressed me forcibly about it is the fact that it is condensed. It doesn't take you days to see al the attrac- tions."
 T imagine from that you did not re- main long" I ventured
 "No, we went from Seattle by the most charming boat route into British Colum- bia, and do let me show you some pretty views of this country and so saying, I was delightfully."- carried through Victoria, Vancouver and all the adjacent country
 q hope we are soon going to Cali fornia, observed as Mrs. Meadow turned the leaves of the interesting al- bum at which we were looking. T adore the elysium of California"
 Then you will just love the picture of my party which we had taken at Los Angeles at the old San Gabriel mission, with the old church bells high overhead. and the palms around this cloister of rose colored peace and swooning harmonies. It Is so duaint it seems a pity that such a business like spirit of modern American- ism should creep Into it as the photo graph man. ready and willing to place you within such beautiful surroundings?" I asked, brimful of the joy of travel.
 "Yes, but you know queer thing hap
  trip was almost finished I asked a num- Der of our party what they liked best of all we had seen, and the almost unani- nous verdict was Colorado-Cripple Creek and the country roundabout"
 "Of course the great canyons,i moun- tains, geysers and all that makes that particular spot wonderful, but my taste is for California" I said And, by the way, speaking of geysers, I heard such a funny little story about a small boy who got mixed on this subject His teach CT said. Now we have arrived in Ger many, that important country governed by Kaiser. And what is a Kaiser, Johnny Jones? To which Johnny prompt ly replied:
 GA Kaiser's a stream O hot water springin' up and disturbin' the earth (Which reminds me-" said Mrs. Mead ow, "of what my little girl said of the great canyons one day when she was very tired and rather worn out with the enthusiasm of many of our party. She said, T don't see what anybody wants to look at an old canyon for, 'cause it's nothing but a big ditch with stream of water running through it. But, serf- ously speaking, the geysers and the can yons are the most wonderful freaks of nature imaginable. and among the most interesting things in all the western coun- try The trips In and around Colorado Springs-the foothills or wishbone trip Silver Plume and many others, and Grip ple Creek itself. is beyond description, so wonderful is the scenery. Then there Is the famous Gold King mine, the view from St. Peters Dome, the Four Eleva- tions of the railroad track. as 1t climbs the great mountain, and the Silver Cas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
The Popular Home
It is comfortable. Tt 14o1re ,,o,,oh1a

It is comfortable.
 It looks usuable.
 The furniture is arranged to meet one's needs, not for show.
 It isn't bought because it is the thing" or they" are using it now, or because 'it is the fad just at present"
 All the corners are cozy, though none boasts of tiger skins, Turkish lanterns or crusaders armor. But they do have easy chairs, divans, tables and maga- zines handy and cushions that one can rest on.
 The eternal fitness of things is the spirit that guides the housewife when purchasing and good will and comfort the genii that rule in the house. So 1t isn't any wonder that friends and ac- quaintances far and near like to cross the threshold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Find Out

Find out (you surely would not ask her) which color she likes best. that when you give her a box of handker- chiefs or bouquet of flowers you may have the additional pleasure of hearing her exclaim: How very sweet That is just my favorite colorl'
 Try to discover which scent she likes best Dolly prefers ess. bouquet, and will use no other. while Hilda never perfumes herself with anything but lily of the val ley
 Don't buy her jewelry until you know which gems she looks upon as symbolic cal of happiness. and which with a su- perstitious fear and dread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

the broth with salt and pepper and stir in three crushed egg shells and the beaten white of one egg. While the liquid is coming to a boil stir it con- stantly. Then boil hard for five min- utes and simmer 1t ten minutes longer Skim the scum from the top and strain the boulion through a cheesecloth placed over a fine sieve. If jelied bou1lion is wanted cook a knuckle of veal with the meat If the boullion jellies when a jelly is not wanted, dilute it with hot water Many persons prefer 1t made with the bones and diluted, claiming that it Is richer than if made of clear meat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Cutting Buttonholes

Just let me give you a hint before cutting the buttonholes in the back of that waist" said a particular needle woman. Cut them across and not up and down, if you would have the waist stay buttoned as intended, and not have first this buttonhole and then that gap Ing open every time the arms are moved and little pressure is brought to bear across the back of the garment It is a simple thing, but it is one of those little tricks that practised save annoyance time and again"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

hood might some time wield and who had courage to direct the forces under them toward vital objects When, in 1904, Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Denver was elect cd nresident of the General Federation. she found a number of old-fashioned clubs still devoting themselves to Shake speare and classic writers. Mrs. Decker, a voter, a full citizen, and public work CT of prominence in her state, simply laughed the musty study clubs out or ex- istence. Ladies' she said to the dele gates at the biennial meeting or lso4' "Dante Is dead He died several centu- rtes ago. and a great many things have hannened since his time. Let us drop inc study of his Inferno and proceed in earnest to contemplate our own social order"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Innpasse

By Cecilia Loftus What grim thing it Isl That you and l, So intimate, so bound by every tie. Can never read each others secret
 thought, Must be contented with the glimpse
 we've caught! Can face each other calmly, eye to eye, And with our souls protesting, speak a
 lie; That while you wound me with indiffer-
 ence Or cruel words, or meager recompense, Your heart with love for me may be
 aglow- Yet-looking in your eyes-I cannot know!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
The Age -Herald's Cook Book
COLD RENF DoULIIoN.

COLD RFMF DOIJLLION.
 For cold beef co'ii;ion, cut fine three rounds of raw round aresk and let 1t soak in three auartE ,f cola water for an hour. Then bring 1t slo w',' to q s,u'- mer and cool, in that manner Tor five hours. At ths end of that time put into it half carrot. in which are embedded four cloves. three or four sprigs of pars- ley, three stalks of celery, a small onion cut in two pieces and a small piece of bay leaf Cook slowly for another hour. Then strain it and stand it in cold place. Take of the cake of fat. season
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Leftover Ice Cream

Homemade ice cream is delicious. and not even the little bit that Is left and melts should be wasted. With the add- tion of a little gelatin it can be made into a tempting dessert, or the melted cream may he used in place of milk and a portion of the sugar in mixing cake cookies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
The Peach As a Beautifier

This is the peach season. A writer in What to Eat tells the old tradition, still respectable, that the peach is the best of complexion beautifiers. "A diet restricted throughout the season to peaches and cream, with whole wheat bread and nut butter, with only milk, lemonade, or distilled water as a beverage. it is claimed will transform the most unfortunate skin into velvety smoothness and brilliant, delicate bloom" No one Is likely to re- strict herself for an entire season to such diet. but 1t is worth quoting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
-ff-
 NOTICE

Departure of freight trains frc1r Birmingham on electric lines !,sbor Day, Sept 9th, will be as fellows; Bessemer-6:15 e.m., 1000 am; Ensley. Pratt City and Thomas--7:15 a.m., to:15 a.m.;; Wylam-7:15 am; North Birmingham, East Bir- mingham, Boyles, Woodlawn, Gate City and East Lake 9:30 am.
 BIRMINGHAM RY., IT. a PR. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Foolish Spelling of Names

Glancing over a catalog that was sent me recently of girls school in Alabama anronos of some remarks made here in re silly spellings of sensible Christian names. and absurd and meaningless names, rond things vainly invented. Here are some of the gems from that list: Willie Nal Cathryn Ayee, Buhlah, Dorie, Mynle, Julya, Hellyn, Hylin, Hycle, Ruthye Wynye, Oralee, Donnieben Poor s1ris!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05
Dolly's Dialogues

THE LAY OR THE PORCH HENS. Move your chair up closer dearie, In the sunshine good and strong, Gather all the brood around us, I've got stories short and long, There Is much to mention. dearies. Bout the marrieds and their ways. Bout the singles and the widowed Not to mention fiancees.
 "Playing the Hose," is the title sug- gested by Dolly for a popular novel that the girl In the hammock might enjoy. An appropriate name for Pullman car baby would be "Berth-a."
 To the dollar-all things are possible. The man over there is always blow Ing his own horn.'
 (Which man?"
 '"rhe cornetist."
 ''why don't you marry and settle down MT. Gay-Boy?"
 Have to settle up before I settle down. is the laconic answer.
 ..of all the bitterness" he cries in chear s'meler- -dramer" style.
 Don't take life so seriously" says g bystander.
 ''Taint life, it's quinine."
 Teacher: What do the waves say tc Miss Statue of Liberty?"
 Up-to-Date Johnny: Come in, tht waters fine"
 AT THE SUMMER RESORT. JAS they sit all day The poor girls they pray Help us good maids to be-! It's awful to wait Hoping daily for dates In this world without men An mew
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

benefit of the maximum cooling capaci- ty of your refrigerator; otherwise the temperature within will never be very low~and things will not keep as well.
 A small refrigerator we'll stocked with Ice, is more useful than larger one only half full.
 Except in certain cases where it can not be helped, make it rule never to put food directly on the ice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-05

fetching are they, gathering together the meshes of My Lady's dainty veil.