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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
The Man That Buns the Game

Bv Richard Linthicum.
You have my sympathy.-Presiden
Taft to Umpire Dineen.
The rrandstand shouted "Robber!
fraud"
The bleachers yelled for gore,
And twenty thousand baseball fans
Applauded, Kissed or swore;
They questioned his decisions and
They called him every name;
Such is the umpires bitter fate
The man that runs the game.
So In the game of pohtics.
Where statesmen seek renown,
Whenever plays" don't suit the crowd
1t calls the umpire down.
And sometimes even when he's right
He'll hear some words of blame;
We cheer the players, but we roast
The man that runs the game.
But one there was in that vast crowd
Whose sympathetic heart
Beat strongly for that umpire man
And fain would take his part.
For on the nations crowded held
His Job was much the same
He'd heard from stand and bleachers
The man that runs the game.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
The Age-Herald's Cook Book

DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY DESsEhi.
Pick the hulls from quart or more NJ
large ripe berries, being careful not tie
bruise them. Dissolve two ounces OF gel
attn In two cupfuls Of cold water, ana
add four tablespoonfuls of maraschino
Din the berries in this mixture before
IL hardens Take a large mold, ana hhe
II both bottom and sides with the dipped
berries. Then fill with the following
cream Hull another box of berries and
add one cupful of sugar, mash WIN a
large wooden spoon, and put through
rather a coarse strainer. Whip one pint
of cream very stiff, and also the straw !.
berry syrup. Dissolve two ounces q,
gelatin in half cup Of cold water and
add this to the strawberry syrup before
adding the cream. II it does not dissolve
easily set on the stove for minute or
two After adding this mixture to the
cream. pour all on the berries in the
mold and pack in salt and ice for several
hours. If freezing is not desired the mold
may be set in the ice box and 1t will
harden of itself.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
How to Make and Keep Friends

Some natures are more capable OF easily
forming friendships than others Real
friends are scarce, and once real friend
is found he or she Is worth keeping. Ac-
uuaintanceship is the apprenticeship OF
true friends, but many acquaintance can
never become anything else, the balance
OF friendship finds them wanting.
The best way to retain friend Is 70
never interfere in family or business pri-
yacy, don't presume on liking or aHecuon
to impose on your friends time or ar
rangements Always give and take your
peculiarities are probably as disagreeaple
to your friend as his or hers are 10 you.
Endure them, and so avoid chickering's.
Never be led by gossip about what your
friend has said about you. II II hurts
your feelings, have 1t out fairy ana
souarely. Above all. keep condolences IN
violate nothing breeds doubt so quickly
as a persons inability to keep secret TO
himself; 1t is always pleasant to trust
people. and the friend who betrays a
friend is the most despicable of all created
beings. -Home Notes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
When Handouts Were First

In Vergil is to be found the first re-
corded use of handouts for the poet tells
us that Proteus was thus fettered and
rendered powerless by Aristeus, who ap-
parently knew that even the gods them
selves were not proof against this form
of persuasion.
In the fourth century B. c. an army of
victorious Greeks found several chariots
full of handouts among the baggage of
the defeated Carthaginians, and it is high
ly probable that the ancient Egyptians
had some continuance of the kind. The
word is derived from the Anglo-6axon
'handcop." whence comes evidently the
slang term copper
In earliest Saxon days "handcops' were
used for mobiles, and "footcops" for kings,
but in the fourteenth and fifteenth CEN
turtles the word is supplanted by the
terms shack bolt and swivel manacle,
and the instruments were as cumbersome
as the names by which they were known.
Up to the middle of the last century
there were two kinds of handcuff in gem
eral use. One. known as the flexible, :
was very like those which are still used;
thesother kind, called the figure eight, ,
was used to restrain violent prisoners. II
was so fashioned that the captive could
not move his hands and was universally
dreaded, for the pain caused by limb
immovably confined is almost unbearable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

for New Orleans approached the pan,
swinging E. couple of bats, Just to show
his heftiness.
The first half of the second inning had
been completed and so far Miss Trixie
Hazlemere had contained herself won
derfully-in fact. she had succeeded in
fooling her escort beyond her most san
guine dreams, but when Big Bill McGil-
vray, with a mighty stride, headed for
the plate and welded the bat over his
head two or three times before the pitch
er swung him one, Miss Hazlemere
couldn't stand 1t another minute.
"Oh. you McGilvray!' shouted that de-
lectable female. SLAM 1t over the fence!
Show 'em up now. We're counting on
YOUR
The "out- town" suitor stared In
amazement as he saw her writing down
things on the programme in the yight
places and singing away In baseball par
lance-a fan from the heart out!
Take another one. you Big Bill" she
shrieked, as His Jumps called two balls
and no strikes HE can't get it over
for you-you'll walk for yours! l knew
he'd hand you another one-Look out!'
she shouted, as she saw the wind-up Of
the New Orleans pitcher.
"Oh, that was beauty bright!' she
continued, but you're all right, Mr..
McGilvray, not to bite on 1t. UNI !
another one right smack over! Now
smash II right on the seam. Get busy,
YOU Big Bill! Whee! thought So Gee!
it's a three Dagger. Big Bill just eats 'em
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Gardening

Working in the garden and picking
flowers make gentle exercise that tends
to improve the figure. Many society
women believe this. End on Long Island
there are said to be score of society
women who are resorting to this treat
ment for health and elasticity. Mrs. O.
H. P. Belmont spends much time in her
garden in Southampton. Mrs. Herbert
NJ. Hartman and many others say they
delight to pick flowers, and the question
has been raised whether they are not
following the advice of a beauty specialist
who advises this for health and the form.
IF a woman is in earnest about be-
coming SLIM, says the beauty doctor
''she will use the same muscles in work.
ing over a flower bed as she will in exer-
cising in a gymnasium. Wedding seems
prosaic, but it Is excellent exercise. One
of my patients came to me recently and
said she wished to develop her arms and
her shoulders. I told her to so home
and run the lawn mower. Size was
startled at first, but finally she followed
my sdvice and It did her world of
good"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Match Making

The best advice TO a would-be match
maker is to promote rather than create
love affairs and marriages among her
friends.
True love is a very beautiful thing and,
what Is more, far rarer than the writer's
of novels and stories would have us be-
iicve. Where love is, many other things
are to be found, such as constancy. I'M
selfishness and the desire to promote
the higher good of the beloved.
Love often comes quite unexpectedly.
and at very short notice. and where q
matchmaker may make her presence felt
TO best advantage is in giving opportuni-
ties to those who require them for meet
ings which might otherwise never take
place.
The world being what it is, it is not al
ways easy for people who feel a strong
attraction the one to the other to carry
on their acquaintance TO a happy matri-
monal conclusion. This is where the
good and kindly marvifnns.,sc~ seas bar
chance-and seizes IT,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
100 Miles of Crepe Paper

More than 100 miles of crepe paper,
black and purple. were used by citizens
of Toronto and other Canadian cities In
the mourning decorations in memory of
the late King Edward, the paper having
been made at the plant of the Tuttle
Press company of Appleton Wis
The order comprises 1000 rolls of paper,
one-half black and one-half purple.
Each roll measures up about 100 feet
and the aggregate of the consignment, II
is calculated will be enough to decorate
windows and streets of most of the larger
Canadian cities.
The shipment is said to have been the
largest of that kind of material ever
made from a Wisconsin paper plant
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

alive-those fast ones around his neck
tie!'
BY this time the Suitor was dumb
founded and sat staring into vacancy
with his lower jaw hanging halfway
down his shirt front.
Then he looked at Miss Trixie Halle
mere and said.
We'll, I'll be darned Who'd a thought
it? Think of me being gulled like that,
like a big chunk of Gorgonzola Talking
my fool head off explaining the game to
her and she could give me cards and
spades and beat me! Aren't women Gu
rious anyway?
''Oh, yes" he said pulling himself to-
gether and sarca stically addressing Miss
Hazlemere, What was l telling you
about the game? I was to explain about
balls and strikes, | believe"
Don't talk to me. now" she said.
waving him aside. Look at that bali!
Nearly over the fence! Look at EN- run
ming. Two runs, on my world! Now l
call that playing ball. don't you?''
in the taxi to go home the out-of-town"
Sutton said peevishly:
Tn going to write a book on What
Don't Know About Women, and the fy st
chapter will be devoted to baseball Why
didn't you tell me that you knew 1t all
from the start? We've been having some
great games this week, haven't we ?
Where did you sit yesterday-in a box?
And Miss Hazlemere nodded, gigglinC
mischievous affirmation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Tattooing Children

In one of the large institutions for the
deaf and dumb children Of New York
novel means of Identification has been
adopted The children sometimes wander
away or become lost while travelling and,
as many of them cannot read or write,
1t is often difficult to return them to the
Institution.
By tattooing the name and address on
the skin 1t is an easy matter for the deaf
mutes to be identified. The attoofng is
done In Ink that is not indelible, but will
stand for a. year or two. The name and
address is generally written on the back
of the neck at just about the point where
1t joins the shoulders
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Own Censor

Few people know that King Edward on
more than one occasion acted as his own
censor of the drama. To take an IN
stance. some time ago a certain famous
playwright wrote piece, which was duly
produced, of a character distinctly OPP
posed to English tastes, II had a GER
tain success. but at the height OF It's
fame Cor rather notoriety) the manage
nent Of the threatre received quiet hint
that the King would be just as pleased
u II were taken of at once. Consequent
~ IN went the notice" and the play
wright returned to the days that were
sober and sane.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Japanese Language

The Japanese language is claimed to be
the hardest Of all to learn Even the
japanese find 1t hard. and several Amer
lean army officers have found 1t impos-
sibe to master 1t. 1t takes the Japanese
child years to learn the essential parts
of the alphabet, and one must become
familiar with "a signs to learn this simple
part Of the language alone. The 21t signs
serve as the English initial letters In
our alphabet. To be able to read any of
the higher class Japanese newspapers one
must be the master of from 250O to 5000
ideographs,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

From this bite of apple came Adams
Apple" that bone found only in the
throat of man.
Eve did not like the idea of a bone
sticking out so prominently in Adam
throat. She was afraid of the remarks
of others. So she Invented the cravat
for ADAM and since that time man has
worn the necktie to hide his Ada mis-
Apple" all through the thoughtfulness
of Eve.
Another story is to the effect that the
cravat was originated with the latus
clavus of Rome somewhere about the
beginning of the Christian era. 1t was
merely broad stripe down the front of
a senator's robe, sort of insignia of
office, but from this came the cravat.
The word 'cravat" came from the
French about 1886.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
What the Shops Offer

want to say right now that the girls
who are wasting precious moments sew
ing on the dresses they are going to take
with them on their vacations are very
foolish maidens. For a mere song you
can get ready-made and the SWEETEST
little foulard dresses you want to see.
One every attractive model Is green
not a too dark green and not too light
With white polka dots. 1t has round
net yoke with Persian jabot and a piping
81 Persian silk outlining yoke and cuffs.
which are also of net. The sleeves are
three,ouarter length. the skirt is full
nIeated and the waist Is laid In pleats
;n.tea6 of being shirred or gathered.
pssIIv YOU could hardly buy the material
-. ~ nrice at which the finished gown
sells.
r. ,s cutie wonderful how beautiful the
new printed limitations OF embroidery
are and how effectively they are being
used on the sheerest fabrics, batiste ana
lawn, for instance. A dark blue lawn
dress has a small flower oesisn Iunnins
thrcue1l the body of waist and skirt, and
around the bottom of the skirt runs a
hordAr resembling the heavy embroidery.
There a a dainty v-shaped yoke Of Val.
.iare and the Val insertion Is used TO
give the high waist effect, strips OF the
lace also running down into the skirt.
They have them also in black and white
with touches Of black satin ribbon here
and there, and in dainty pink and blue
fowered effects on white ground
Quite the smartest hats for street wear
are the crush turbans. They are made
Of heavy, glazed straw which is SO pop
ular now and come in three shades
black, burnt straw and white. Personal
~. like the black ones best. Trimmed
With a scarf OF shantung In Oriental col
oring and marking. these hats are the
very IDEAL Of the tris' tailored walking
nat. But you can have yours trimmed
WITH aigrettes or with ribbon trimming If
you prefer.
suppose striped batiste viii always be
the material par excellence Tor the sum-
mer blouse. Certainly nothing looks 50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Robert G. Ingersoll.
do not believe in the government of
the lash. II any one of you ever ex-
pect to whip your children again. I want
YOU to have ap photograph taken of YOUR
self when you are in the act, with your
face red with vulgar anger. and the fact
Of the little child, with eyes swimming
in tears and the little chin dimpled with
fear. like piece Of water struck by a
sudden cold wind. Have the picture
taken. If that little child should die.
cannot think Of a sweeter way to
spend an autumn afternoon than to- go
out to the cemetery. when the naples
are clad in tender gold and little scarlet
runners are coming. like poems Of re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
This Glorious Fourth

GETTING READY.
By Henry Edward Warner.
Father, get the arnica; mother get the
lint;
Susie get the bottles and
The smelling salts and mint;
Alice, get the
Plasters
Tommy, get the matches!
will get the needle and
Material for
Patches!
This the day we celebrate; let the anvils
ring!
Every one be merry while
The village children sing!
We are indie
Pendent;
That's why we're hurraying!
Tom will cauterize the wounds
And / will do the
Spraying!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
The Patriotic Fourth"

B. D. Vincent In Life.
Threee cheers for the Red, White and
Blue bodies Of our mutilated children on
the fifth Of July.
Why not save up that boy Of yours for
q real war. instead of offering him az
a target on the Fourth of July?
The Fourth sometimes begins on the
third, and ends in five feet OF cemetery.
Just because boy has too much to say
Is no reason why he should be presented
with lockjaw, even though America II .
free country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Story of the Cravat

Now comes a leading scientist to the
front with a new story as to the origin
of the cravat. And. strange to say. this
useful article of mans attire was not
invented by a man. Eve is given the
blame for the cravat. The tale is an
odd one 1t is said that when Adam, in
the Garden Of Eden. attempted to swal-
low a bite of the apple stuck to his
throat He had quite At of coughing.
but the apple could not be dislodged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Status of the Snail

In France the minister Of agriculture
has made careful examination of the
subject Of snails and has established
legal status of the SNAIL He has is
sued a circular stating that snails are to
be defined as animals Injurious to vege-
tstion. and therefore legally subject to
capture and destruction at all times.
snails are one of the favorite dishes for
the table in France. In the winter of
1900 the consumption of the delicate food
amounted to 800 tons, but since that time
the amount has diminished Eighty mil
lion snails are received annually by the
IN Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

an economy, for the lint is apt to clog
the drain pipes and necessftate visit
from the plumber. The toweling is sat
isfactory, however. for rubbing on sill
verware after cleaning 1t.
If the Knife is dipped in hot water
rather than heated on the stove, one
may cut fresh cake or bread more sue
cessfully.
1t is wise to put sand in the bottom
of tall vases before slipping the flowers
into place. The weight of the sand will
prevent the vases from being top
heavy.
Some, people always treat a new mat
ting to a coat of varnish, claiming that
its wearing qualities are greatly in
creased.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

greet, from the sad heart of the earth
and sit down upon the grave and look
at that photograph, and think of the
flesh, now dust. that you beat tell you
1t is wrong; it is no way to raise chill
dren, Make your home happy. Be honest
with them. Divide fairly with them in
everything.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

refreshingly cool without ever looking
limp. At one shop I CHANGED upon some
new and attractive patterns OF this ma
ter4al, made in imitation of all-over tuck
Ing. 1t is q inches In width and very
reasonable
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Dolly's Dallyings
AN AUTOMOBILE CONCERT.
PROGRAMME.

PROGRAMME.
.sI Think I Oughtn't Auto" ..........
............ .....S Solo and Chorus
Take a Ride With Me- Anonymous
ION An Automobile Honeymoon
Observation-Disclosures. Popular Song
ION the Rocky Road to Dublin $3.50.
" Duet and Chorus
ST Don't Know Where I'm Going....
II Love to Tell the Story .t-....:.;...
.......... Gospel Hymns
.God Be with You Till We Meet Again."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
SOLD WHITTLING STICKS
Man Made Living BY Catering to the
Leisure Class

From the Baltimore News.
Nebraska man has just closed 60
reer which throws some interesting light
on American life. For a quarter Of .
century he earned his living by selling
sticks to whittlers The resourcefulness
on the one hand, and the idleness on the
other, involved in the possibility of such
an occupation would hardly be found n
any other country on the globe Tho
statesman at the corner grocery, who
cutters the ground with shavings from
dry goods box while he saves the coun-
try. is familiar type
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Each day he gives the Almighty
Advice which he deems OF great worth:
His wife takes in sewing to keep thinao
a-going,s
While he's experimenting the earth.
But there will be whittlers as long A
the white pine grows and the corpusclen
flow sluggishly In certain veins. So. aft
'er the fashion of American enterprise.
someone will be found to supply every
demand, even the sticks on which idlers
whittle. The old man in question had
lost two fortunes. but it is safe to say
that If he had lived he would have made
another. The country is safe so long a.
there are more sellers of whiting
sticks, than whittlers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Tailor-mades of silk and satin are seen
more and more as the season advances.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
For the Housewives Scrapbook

Keep a bottle of ammonia at hand to
use when acid takes the color from any
fabric Apply little of the ammonia
Immediately and in almost every in
stance the color will be restored. Also.
when washing brushes of any kind. add
a little ammonia to the water. Then
there Is less danger of the bristles
dropping out
Some people utilize a partially worn
Turkish towel by cutting 1t up into
wash cloths or dish cloths. This is not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

BASEBALL---ANOTHERP PHASE
the Game-A
That Next Time Know
BooksW What DontK nowA bout Women"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Very practical are the one-piece sailor
suits made Of the black and white
checked linens. Emblems embroidered In
red are on the sleeves and shield.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Some of the chiffon wells are hem
stitched on all four sides.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Among the novelties in buttons are
those Of hand-carved ivory and also OF
pearl. Some of them come mounted In
silver.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
Nv Lady Modish

Among the new ribbons are those OF
solid color edged with silver, golo OF some
other metallic shade.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Folds or cordings of Persian SILK are
favorite trimming for the separate blouse
of natural pongee-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

A vivid grass green is a favorite lining
for the new navy blue voiles so mucn IN
vogue this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

for New Orleans approached the pan,
swinging e. couple of bats, just to show
his heftiness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

Very smart indeed are the petticoats of
black and white checked taffeta with
pipings of bright colored silk.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03
The Liberty of Children

The man that runs the game.