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The daily sentinel. [volume] (Grand Junction, Colo.) 1893-current, 1910-10-04
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

has increased so rapidly for such instrue-
ton that Miss Smith was added to the
staff, but she will confne her efforts ex-
clusively to the italians.
In the war on the extremely high prices
for meats and practically every article
OF food, one of the most valuable things
taught to the housewives is how to Sc
lect cheaper cuts from which tasty and
nutritious dishes may be prepared. The
association found that few of the house,
wives of the poor knew how to make
wise provision for their household. Then
1t inaugurated system for instructing
them how to live decently at the lowest
possible cost.
Trained dietitians and teachers of cook
ing were sent to visit the tenements and,
whenever their services were necessary,
give instruction to the women in the art
of selecting, buying, cooking and season
ing food. Here are some of the things
the cooking teacher is teaching the tene-
nlent jewellers: To set up a dining room
table so that it will be attractive when
the tired husband comes home; to put up
q lunch for his dinner pail that won
drive him to the nearest saloon. to buy
the most nutritious meat and vegetables
at the least expense; to teach the oldest
daughter how to cook.
All of the crowded tenement sections
are inhabited by people who have come
from foreign lands, where each has had
a different and particular kind of food
that cost far less than It does in the
American city. The result Is that. not
being able to live as they have been
taught to live elsewhere. the poor, igno-
rant housewives enter into a make-shift
existence, living out of tin boxes, pre-
serving little from meal to meal, and
overlooking the advantage of broad, sta
pie foods tastefuly prepared
Once they are shown the modern way,
however. the remainder is easy OF all
aliens in America, the italian Is most te
nacous in his adherence to his national
customs, especially in the matter of diet.
This diet is excellent in a southern eli
mate, but is inadequate and harmful in
higher attitudes. where a certain proper
ton of meat foods Is essential. In conse
quence there has prevailed an abnormal
amount of sickness among Italians, es-
pecially disorders OF the digestive organs.
Problem of Food Prices
The cooking teachers are brought into
closest contact with the problem of the
increased prices of food among the poor.
Having made a careful study of the
prices of commodities absolutely neces-
sary, the cooking teacher tries to frame
nourishing weekly menu according to
the income of each family. Then she ex-
plains 1t to them and teaches them how
to cook and prepare It.
Miss Gibbs has made a f1reless cooker
at cost of only few cents. Her ma
terials consist of a butter tub, bag OF
sawdust. tin pail with a closely fitting
top and two yards of denim. Many of
these are now being used by the families
she teaches.
The housekeeping center idea differs
from public school in its habitat. which
Is any ordinary tenement fiat, and in its
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
CRUSADE Of
YANKEE COOK
Miss Smith To Teach Aliens
Value Of Nutricious Food
IN TENEMENT HOUSES
She VIII Visit Under Classes and En-
courage Household Duties-ItaI-
ians Cling to Foreign Ways
Longer Than Others
N TENEMENT HOUSES

From the New York Evening Telegram
Carrying out an enlarged plan to help
, the italian immigrants in New York
city to help themselves, the New York
Association for Improving the Condition
of the Poor has just engaged Miss Helen
Smith of Rochester, N. Y, to come here
to teach yankee cooking to these aliens,
who are most tenacious to the customs
OF their homeland far across the sea.
Miss Smith is now student in the do
nestle science department of the Mechan-
les institute in the upstate city, from
which she will be graduated in June. On
July 1 she will take up her new work
here.
Miss Smith has already had considera-
BILE experience in social work, having
taught classes in cooking, sewing and
housekeeping in the Italian Housekeep
ing Center in Rochester, where an expe-
riment was tried that has proved most
successful. Interest was quickly aroused
in the American way of doing things and
women and girls were anxious to acquire
homes. They were especially keen 20
learn how to cook yankee Dishes and
iOiodhe tie uiet VI lHeil HdtiNe idHu.
In the work that Miss Smith will take
ul) she will travel about in the homes of
the foreigners, largely on the east side,
and teach the housewives not only how
to cook wholesome dishes. but how to
buy judciously with small means. Miss
Winifred Gibbs, who has been connected
with the association for some time, do
ing similar work, will continue in that
line.
Demand For Instruction
Such excellent results have been at
tained with past efforts and the demand
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
Strawberry Culture

Like asparagus. strawberry beds
should be established as soon as the fam
lily has settled in country home," says
Kate V. Saint-Maur in Woman's Home
Companion for June, because it takes a
year to get a full crop. There are a great
nany varieties to choose from, but I
think 1t is best to restrict selection to
the old established kinds. The Marshall
for first early, the Glen Mary for mid
season and the Candy for late gathering.
And truly | don't believe there can be a
better selection for the home garden near
New York.
But, as some varieties do better than
BILE to consult old residents in the neigh
borhood and nurserymen.
Light sandy soil, sloping slightly to
the south, will praduoe the earliest ber-
res, but we are convinced from expert
ence that slightly heavier soil and a more
northerly exposure produces better
fruit in mid-season Our beds all slope
to the south, but the late varieties are so
situated that they are slightly shaded by
row of young pear trees. which protects
them from the direct rays of the sun.
quality, neither very sandy nor very
heavy, for several seasons we scatter
ed fine coal ashes between the rows of
the early plants. which materially light
ened the soil. and for several years Wa
have had berries from five to ten days
earlier than our neighbors.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
HORATIO'S LESSON

limitations and at best are feeble agents
of expression To say that Mr. Horatio
Dlbble was electrified, galvanized, petri-
fed, and astounded is to convey but a
scintilla of his emotions as he gazed at
that umbrella in the sink. There were
Cordelias knobs upon It, that is to say.
the knobs on its handle bore a strange
resemblance to the knobs on Cordelia's
gift. There was droop about its broad
selvage that recalled the Grant one he
so carefully stood In the corner of the
(HushD bar He clapped his hand to his
forehead. The umbrella must be "A
a-mirage-a Pigment of a disordered
brain--his brain-the aftermath of those
two
He dashed forward and seized the
thing. His hand did not close upon thin
air. Tt was no dream. 1t was, on the
contrary, his own perfectly good UNI
brella
Now, all this had transpired in less
than two minutes. 1t takes so long to put
into numbering words these dramatic mo-
ments that flash into our lives. Mr.. Dbl
ble's heart gave mighty leap, and his
feet did likewise. He resolved right then
and there never more to stray with
thirsty friends into the seductive by
paths of mint juleps and cordamom
seeds.
Never again, never again, never
again" he chanted beneath his breath,
az he curvetted across the room and
seized Cordelia just as she was decanting
the mashed turnips.
''Why, Horatio, my dear!" began Cor
della, helplessly waving the turnip spoon
as Mr.. Dibble waltzed her about the
room "Horatio! Have you been
II have been thinking, Cordelia. dar-
ling" broke Inc Mr.. Dibble, hilariously,
"how my having that umbrella tonight
that you gave me saved me from one OF
the worst storms of the season.!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
Brave Man in the BOZ
From Harper's Weekly.

From HarperS Weekly
OF all the calm, brave, indomitable men
l have ever met, 1t seems to me that Jo-
ham Beck is the most remarkable. Be-
cause he had made UP his mind to be-
come an American he deliberately ex-
posed himself to danger of death in hid
eous form, lay for 16 days and nights in
utter darkness in the hold of ship,
nearly persisted for lack of food and wa
ter, and even then would not have been
desire but for the Intervention of re-
porter who believed there was a good
story in Johanns adventures.
1t lay on the very top Of the cargo,
box almost six feet long, nearly three
feet wide and four feet high. What q
craft for the hopeful adventurer setting
forth to conquer a new world! One could
not look at the wretched contrivance
without feeling thrill of sympathy for
the poor devil who had risked his life In
1t, as we'll as admiration. for his high
courage Closer examination revealed
that the box had a lid and that the lid
was tilted back. There were three little
wooden buttons on each side of the lid
that could be turned under strips on the
edges of the box, SO as to hold the iio
down. Thus 1t was apparent that tn,
stowaway had worked alone and unaided.
Instantly appeared the mental picture of
the man calling at the forwarding office
and making arrangements for the ship
ping of the box to America; then wait
ing at the window of his lodgings for the
express wagon to appear, and. after see
ing the men enter the house and hearing
their steps on the STAIR popping into his
box and silently drawing down and but
toning the lid from within. Oh. but this
was god stuff that would make them sit
IN, The lantern flashed down into the
box. The bottom was upholstered with
a cushion of hay about a foot deep and
fastened down with burlap Wise man
he must have been to save himself hard
knocks, and If he must die, at least to lie
soft and snug while he was dying. At
one end of the box lay an old round
valise, full of socks and two suits Of
underclothes, which had served as pill
low. On sone side was long, thick
cheap old overcoat of duh yellow-and-
brown check pattern, thin at the elbows
the much-worn coat of q very poor man.
a rent seam here and there sewed up with
coarse black thread. Item: The box ad-
verturere was very poor indeed, but he
was clean and neat, even to the point OF
sewing his own overcoat where 1t had
ripped. Pretty good sort of man for
America to acquire. Tucked away among
the hay were the cans and bottles that
had contained food and water, also a
few bits of wrapping paper that probably
had held bread, but now were bare of 10
much as a crumb
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bre had to go before the police commits
sary, while the girl was conveyed to the
Lariboiseirre hispital.
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stage Fauna

From Herpers weekly
animals is all right in their place"
said the veteran stage carpenter, but
that place amt the drama. 1 bet there
amt a legitimate stage hand IN our
union but whatd rather take chance
peddlin' ear-muffs in summer than go
against an animal show.
when a dumb animal gets going stage
rules amt going to stand In the way.
remember a case with a troup of edu-
Gated cats. and they were nice, decent
withdrawing cats. We were glad to sec
them come In. You see, the house was
full of rats-more than our house cat
could handle by herself-and these train
ed animals turned out the SWEETEST ratters
ever saw. Regular hobby with tnem
Their boss says to let them run loose In
the theatre, because he's glad to give
them little diversion. provided they
don't get out In bad comphny--or words
to that effect.
.sWell. to make a long story short
them cats have so much amusement with
the rats that toward the end of the week
you can leave grub out and come back
IN a half-hour and find 1t. It's Friday
night. and I'm standing in an entrance
thinking how pretty they look sitting
around on stands with big bows on theiv
necks, when hear kind of grumbling
sound. It's the cats. Every one Is stand
ing UP, pointed down stage. with their
hair on end and their tails spread. Fol-
lowin' their eyes, see what 1t Is. In
side the footlight guard a rat has come
through and can't squeeze back. While
I'm looking there's wild yell and every
one OF them trained cats is of the stands
and hell-bdnt toward the rat, trying to
beat each other to It.
THE audience can't see what's the
trouble, and neither can they see the rat
when 1t makes dive over the edge past
the drummer. But they can see the
white cats come together in a collision.
then untangle and rip 1t over the foot
lights. not sparing drums. drummer. or
anything that blocks the way. It's the
time Of the hydrophobia scare; and "a
woman down front. whose hat is carried
away in the rush, yells, Mad dog! You
can't blame the people for getting work.
ed up, seing that the rat and the cats Is
strealsing it over the house. between peo-
less. There's no telling how far the PAN
lie would have gone. only the rat sailed
along the edge OF q private box, jumped
for the stage. and made the prop. room
with the cats close and running we'll.
We shut. the door and kept the whole
business in, while the cat professor mado
a speech TO quiet the audience"
Ibid they get the rat?' asked the sad
man.
4 don't know" he replied; but do
know that the boss had to make good
for the woman's hat. and he took 1t out
OF the cat professors salary, and he was
SO sore he forgot to remember US on Sat-
urday night"
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bre had to go before the police commits
sary, while the girl was conveyed to the
Lariboiseirre hispital.
A few days ago the Paris bus and
street car service was completely trans
formed.
Parisians have been yearning for this
tt ansformation more than for any other.
Revolutions have come and gone; en-
pires have risen and fallen, but the
shaky, jolting, slow, inconvenient, old
form of bus conveyance remained prac-
tically the same for 60 years. Rip Van
Wrinkle who had gone to sleep SO years
ago would find, IL he woke up today, the
Courcelles-P Pantheon bus the same as 1t
was then, and could take a seat, paying
his six SOUS, just as he did in those
Gays, and prolong his sleep in the JOLT
ing old vehicle, without any apparent diff
ference. The subways and the electric
lines from the suburbs, which, In de-
fiance of the bus company's exclusive
concession, penetrated almost to the
centre of-the capital. compelling the Old
Dame, as the Compagnie Generate Is
known, to wake up and brush the cob
webs from her system.
A few days ago the new era was In
augurated. First of all the lines wera
divided into sections, SO that a passen-
ger going only half mile does not have
to pay the same fare as the one who
makes the circuit of the whole city. The
price has been slightly cut. being only
five sous for the first and three sous for
the second category of travellers. Trans
fer tickets have been suppressed, and so
have the old-fashioned gongs with which
the number of passengers was recorded
on entering a bus or tram Neat little
tickets, numbered and punched, are now
given in exchanged for fares.
1t required a tremendous EFFORT for the
venerable old company to make these
Innovations. but they are not ALL We
are promised that In a short space of
time all the horse buses will be replaced
by motor buses. These will only halt
at permanent stations, and neat little
shelters will be erected on the trotoirs
where the buses are to stop. The con-
ductors will also be provided with shin
ming new liveries. and they will have
strict orders to be models of politeness to
their passengers.
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teaching. which is thorough social in
forms. in addition to the conventional
pedagogical methods. The classes are
small, the pupils do things, and discuss
as well as listen. But much of the most
valuable teaching is done without classes.
To sum up, the housekeeping center Is
an American home in a foreign neighbour
hood; home that attempts to live up to
the best standards of simplicity, clean
Illness and comfort at minimum cost
Mere example is made effective by sys-
tolnatized classes In Homework among
the neignborhood children, boys and girls
and young women.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
Misplaced Rapture

From SUCCESS magazine.
To show the absurdity of Swedenborg's
ideas, the preacher drew a graphic ac-
count of the supposed swedenborgian
heaven, with beautiful fields. flne horses,
scows, etc. In the midst Of his glowing
description one of the sisters went into
raptures, and shouted:
"Glory, glory, glory!"
Hold on there, sister, said the preach
err; you're shouting over the wrong
heaven" r---'-',-
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So said the Judge, you say that you
never went to Chicago from HuntersviIle
Now, this is very important point In tho
case, and l give you one more chance to
explain. for you and Snyder were seen on
the same train. Now, you must be pre-
else"
mo. sir, I never went to Chicago"
Didn't Snyder go?"
Yes, sir"
And you were with him. Now out
with It,"
Yes SIR answered the witness after
a pause. You see, told the truth, be-
cause 1t was this way: We sat opposite
each other. He faced the engine.
didn't go to Chicago; | just backed away
from Huntersville.
From the Womans Home Companion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

Dainty garments made of
fine lawn and batiste mater
ials, trimmed with heavy lace.
tucks and other Val laces;
made in belted and Princess
styles-dresses made to sell
at 81. Kings price
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
ARTESIAN HOTEL
LIVINGSTON, ALABAMA
i, A. MsLHAN. PrOp

This hotel Is under new management
has bsen thoroughly renovated. and
newly furnished. Everything first
class and up-to-date. Travelling public
ana water drinkerr patronage golic-
Tied. Rates f1.oo per day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12

You will find many styles to
select from in the Princess,
belted and tunic styles; made
of allover embroidery mate
rial. Persian lawns and fine
batiste trimmed with Val
laces, medaliions and tucks.
Kings price
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
WHEELER'S HOTEL
EUTAW. Ala,

Electric lights and bells in each
room. Artesian water. long distance
telephone service. Hot and cold water
baths.
NJ. JOE WHEELER, Prop.
Rates 500 Per Day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-19
TURNED TABLES ON ROOT
Secretary's Familiar Little Remark
Didn't Seem as Funny az
It Used To.

Senator Depew told little story on
himself and Senator Root In his
speech at the dinner in Washington
to Mr.. Root by the New York Repub.
lican congressional delegation.
When Root was secretary of state, -
said Senator Depew, IT went over to
see him and asked him If he couldn't
do something for me in the line of
consular appointments. He said:
Senator. I'm sorry, l would like do
some thing for New York, but land Mr..
Root picked up paper from his
desk) I see that New York's quota is
now exceeded by IA per cent?
Well" continued Senator Depew.
Il kept going to see Senator Root for
year. Every time l went to see
him he would remind me that New
York's quota was exceeded by IA per
cent. Finally ] said: Mr.. Secretary,
! think you're great statesman, but
your mathematics are inclined to be
automatic
After Mr. Knox became secretary
Of state" Senator Depew said, when
the laughter had subsidized Senator
Root went up to see him about con-
sular appointments. I'm sorry. said
Mr.. Knox, but land he turned to a
document file) find that New York's
quota is now exceeded by IA per
cent"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-19
Smugglers' Ruse.

An ingenious method of smuggling
sacchatfn As been detected at Bre-
GEM. Australia, where seven men
were arrested for importinglarge guam
titles OF contraband. When the Geneva
Munich express arrived at Bregenz the
station master had coach containing
seven travellers uncoupled from the
express and detained for examination.
H had been warned by telegraph
from Zurich that seven smugglers of
Geneva were in the train with large
quantity of saccharin After an ex-
Eaustive search the officials failed to
ind any contraband and were about
to apologize to the seven travellers for
their detention when one customs in
spector accidentally kicked a hot
water pipe in first class compart-
ment and the secret was revealed.
All the hot water pipes in the carriage
were in duplicate, differing in no de-
tail as to length, breadth and color,
but one set was of metal and the
other set made of PAPER mache con-
tanning saccharin, which is about
zine times as expensive in Austria as
in Switzerland.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-19
Courtesy in Post Office.

One of the striking things in Bos.
ton," said New York woman, lis the
courtesy of the main post Office cor
ridor attaches. | had occasion to ad-
dress an envelope at one OF, the CORR
dor stands
:" Shall l put new pen in for your
| heard a gentle voice at my elbow
say.
Il looked around and saw. roly
poly man with gray mustache with
a box of pens in his hand.
"I use up nearly three boxes a day.
he said as he inserted a pen in the
holder; folks spoil them by tanning
them into the blotter This is the
best pen we have, and think you will
like it. 1t is really too good for this
place, for it wouldn't last five min
utes in some peoples hands,
"He showed d second box.
These long pens l sort of keep
for the old ladies' he said: they are
very fond of them. They come beg
ging me for them
He laid second one on the desk.
"'You might take this along with
you,' he said. I've got to lay them
out anyway Then he bowed and was
gone"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-05-19
ADVICE FOR NERtCUS MAN
Seek Relief in Work, Says One Who
Has Found 1t to Be Successful
Cure.

The famous Harvard geoogist, Ma
thaniel Southgate Shaler. who died
about four years ago, was a man of
singularly wide range and vivacity of
conversation. In a single hour, says
correspondent of the New York Ma
ton, he would discuss topics as d.
verse as national politics, the seeds of
the fossil Coniferae, and the question
whether there might not be some eth
biological considerations bearing on
mathematical studies.
Perhaps the most striking thing
about him, after his unexcelled warmth
OF heart and capacity for making peo-
pie free of his time and thought and
interest, was his surprising industry.
On one of the earliest occasions when
] was thrown into contact with him,
and obliged to ask for considerable
portions of his time, l remember hav.
ing asked if he were not overbusy.
NO." he replied. Il have a good
many things to do. and a score of
years ago had nervous prostration. l
went to Germany and tried all kinds
OF cures for it, but they did no good !;
SO l came home, and ever since I've
been trying to work it off,
Asking advice from Shaler was a
very different thing from seeking it
from ordinary sources. On one occa-
sion-apropos of something now quite
forgotten-he told the story of his be-
Ing asked by graduate of the Harv-
ard Divinity school how he might best
fit himself for the work of his chosen
calling. The freshly-graduated theo-
logical student did not feel sure that
he knew as much about men as he did
about divinity
After a moments thought. the pro-
lessor said, in substance:
Go to Colorado, get down into a
drift. and dig for two years with the
miners. Possibly you'll know more
about men than you do now"
The young man did so, with the re-
suit that he came back at the end of
the period to thank his adviser for the
good he had derived from his most un.
conventional Wanderjahre.