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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13

know the girls name. Tiffany's, who
handled the matter, promised the girl
they would never tell any one.
The girl gave good reasons for her
Wish. She said If 1t were known she had
such sum her life would be made a
burden to her, and as large as her for
tune was it would not prove big enough
to go around.
I'm going to think of my mother" she
said. Then the promise was made. The
girl is In her teens, very poor, and has to
maintain herself and her mother by her
work
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The Age=Herald's Cook Book
sWEETRREAp OUTLETS.

Soak the sweetbreads in salt and water
TO cleanse them Plunge them into boil
ing stock and let them boil rapidly till
done. Place them on a drainer and leave
them to get cold. Trim off all fat and
gristle and mince them with some thick
slices of cooked cold ham, For twelve
outlets use the grated rind of one lemon,
the white of one egg and the yolks of
two well beaten. a little pepper and salt
to taste and two small onions chopped
fine; mix we'll and form into outlets; egg
and breadcrumb them some hours before
they are wanted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
A French Toilet Table

Although empire decorations are not
quite so fashionable as in the past, there
are still some pretty things made in that
style which merit the favor given to all
that is beautiful and elegant. Attent on
is drawn to the decoration OF toilet
table, which, by the exactitude Of details
scrupulously followed. would be worthy
of figuring at any French palace.
The central piece constitutes In itself a
real work of art. 1t is a Psyche" in
miniature, whose little towers Of pearl.
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FROM A HUSBAND.

rili thee I met my life was free,
AS winds that sweep the mighty sea,
Until then my heart was gay
AS on yon sea the winds that play;
Ny dream of life was coronet,
My God was Fame,
Till thee 1 met.
II.
Since thee I met all hope is flown,
1 can't even call my life my own;
For everything I do and say
You fuss about from dusk till day;
Ny dreams have into nightmares turned
And all the peace I knew has fnown,
Since thee I met.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
A VALENTINE SALAD.

Slice six tart apples in paper-like slices.
Put layer of these slices in the bottom
OF 4 salad DISH sprinkle the first layer
with heaping tablespoonful of powdered
sugar little cinnamon, then another
layer of apples another tablespoonful OF
sugar and cinnamon, until you have four
layers, having used four tablespoonfuls of
sugar. Cover with two gills of sherry
wine. Put away until Ice cold.
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than the dark colors as these ars apt
to rub off and soil the article.
A linen or denim shoe bag, with one
japanese motif of simple though striking
design in each pocket is useful and
attractive gift for a man.
Practical and attractive lamp mats are
made of linen in gray or the natural
color embroidered In shades that har-
monize with the furnishings of the room.
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looking Abraham Lincoln gets every
year?" said l. perusing the verse and
looking at the picture of the great states
man. Tradition tells us he was homely
man, but with the purple eyes and reddish
gold hair aud the beautiful complexion
that the postcards give him, he Is per-
feet beauty"
Look at this verse; shrieked Peggy.
Lets read It
oh, beauteous maid, fly to my nest
And bill and coo with me.
And there we'll sit and sigh until
The landlord moves the tree!
"Quite practical, to say the least Of It,"
said J. whereupon a man standing next to
us was so pleased with the sentiment that
he quietly took the Valentine right out of
my hand, paid for 1t instanter and walked
away.
Il have STAR" said Peggy. "Read-
If you my hearts desire could know
The truth that's in my breast,
Would you attach your cheek unto
My sympathetic chest?'"
IT have a lovely lace-trimmed one
handsomest in the lot, and do look at
the verse
20 wondrous maid of twilight eyes,
And blushing rose-red cheeks,
What is 1t in my aching heart
So passionately speaks?
Oh, is it alteration dear,
Or love-that is the question;
Or is it pork and Boston beans
Fortelling Indigestion
Romance is indeed dead sighed Peg
gy, as I finished reading the poem. 1T
isn't a bit like the verses l used to get
on lace-trimmed Valentines. ! believe the
postcard has relegated romance to back
seat
Here is very handsome Valentine In
a box" suggested the saleswoman who
had been enjoying our conversation. This
one is of celluloid and costs 81 So They re
awful swell and there's some class to
the verses. They'll do alright alright for
your gemmun friends"
But we turned to the comic valentine
just at this moment, but found we were
hours too late, as the rush was on and
we couldn't get within five feet Of the
some few of us may expect to have our
real names told tomorrow. and some dis
agreeable insinuations as we'll
IT can remember when st. Valentines
Day was second in Importance only to
Christmas" said Peggy. Everything
was so mysterious"
That's ancient history" said I. Don't
make yourself out such Methuselah."
"Once received 20 valentines con-
tfnued Peggy. growing reminiscent. II
was just crazy about my popularity until
found that the same boy had sent
them ALL Wasn't it mean of him?"
''Uncommonly considerate," said I, as
we pondered upon the way of the pres
ent and those of the past Valentine Days.
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incrusted with green gold, support a mir
ror framed with the same metal and deli
cately decorated with wreaths of laureis.
Candlesticks with two branches, of the
purest empire style, admirably finished,
are placed on either side on a set Of
square boxes. There appear again pearl
decorations beneath gold trellises. crossed
over with laurel garlands of different
tones
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A Thoughtful Daughter

Following the finding Of Mrs.. Felix Is
mans $4,000 pearl necklace by a. poor
working girl Of New York Is the story
that the finder, who received . reward
of 5000. Is alarmed lest her identity be-
come known. Mrs. Ieman herself does not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
From Infected Corns

Gangrene poison, the most serious
of all blood poisons, Is common oc-
currence. Almost every day the press
tells us Of a death from gangrene
poisoning. the result Of cutting corn.
DIR. Martin Braun Is graduated from
the Imperial University Hospital.
Vienna. treats all ailments peculiar to
the feet, as Cerns, Dunions, Insrowino
Toe Nails, most scientifically.
HOURS. . TO 8. SUNDAYS, 10 TO !.
1914 Brown Marx Building,
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To Ny Valentine

Roses red and violets blue
Spell nothing of my love for you:
For when from you I'm far apart
NV thoughts are golden memories of the
heart;
You are my one and only love
In earth beneath, In sky above,
And each sweet longing, one by one,
Like loyal sunfiowers to the sum-
Turns TO you, and as l sip of wine
I drink to you, my Valentine.
Dolly Dalrymple.
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Hints on Many Things.

Clean patent leather shoes in this way:
After removing all the dirt rub the sur
face well with a milky rag, then polish
1t with a dry cloth. This not only gives
the leather bright appearance, but
preserves it.
Put a teaspoonful of ammonia in a
quart of water, wash your brushes and
combs in 1t, and all grease and dirt will
disappear.
Cover cookery books with thin white
oilcloth which can be washed often and
the books will be kept free from grease.
Jewelry can be beautifully cleaned by
being washed In soapsuds in which a
few drops of ammonia are stirred, shak-
ing off the water and laying the jewelry
in box of sawdust. This method
leaves no marks or scratches.
To bake potatoes quickly boil them In
sailed water for ten minutes. then put
them in the oven. The boiling water
will heat them through and they will
cook in a short time.
Shabby oak should be brushed over
with warm beer and when thoroughly
dry should be polished with beeswax
and turpentine.
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ST. Valentines Day Still Romantic AS Many Tokens Prove
Girl Flowers
and Gifts Make Many
HeatsG Occasional Comic Valentines
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Needlework Notes.

A running or darning stitch is the best
for padding small spaces in French or
satin stitch embroideries.
Chinese, Indian and Bulgarian embroid-
cries are favorites for all kinds OF bags,
card cases and veil and handkerchief
cases.
1t is better to use light-blue transfer
paper for tracing embroidery designe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
Tips for the Housekeeper

new flavor can be given to cooked
prunes by adding few slices of lemon.
Another method is to cook them with a
bag Of spices.
When short of large corks to At cat
sup bottles cut cardboard to fit inside
Of bottle, pour hot sealing wax over
quickly. This excludes all air and cat
sup keeps perfectly.
Round jelly caks paRss make excalleptI
pot eoxer9 hy} tuyni1 II sit4lop down. IN
placing 10 center . small wooden knob.
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WITH A PHOTOGRAPH.

i WITH A PHOTOGRAPH.
He.
y send you, love. my photograph.
Please place 1t near your view,
And when you look upon its face,
Think how I worship your
She.
sThe rats and mice about our house
Are bad as bad can be;
Your photo comes round just in time,
Twill scare them off. you see!'
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no THE WOMAN WITH THE SER
PENIS TONGUE.
Alas, you've been the target meet
For poets wit and daggers fleet,
And while your acrimonious talk,
Makes all of US just stop and balk,
There's one that's just as rank as you,
Which all of US. If we could, would
eschew;
It's always old, it's never young,
ffs the sandwich with the potted tongue!
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isn't it wonderful how much better
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Dolly's Valentine Dialogues
Up-to-Date

TO MY LADY LOVE.
Light of my life,
Soul of my soul,
Be my little wife,
And In my socks
Darn the holes!
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
WITH MAPLE SUGAR
RECIPES FOR A NUMBER OF DE.
LIcioUs CONNECTIONS.
Splendid Addition to Charlotte Russo
Maple sirup sauce-Mousse with
No Other Flavorlng-With
Cream and Buns.

Maple Charlotte Russo. - Three
poured over level tablespoonful OF
soaked gelatine. Stir until the gelatine
is dissolved, then strain and cool. Be
fore 1t begins to thicken, whip a pint
of rich cream until stiff and dry, then
add to II the gelatine and sirup. fold
ing 1t In carefully by the spoonful to
keep It from Jumping Lastly add
few drops of vanilla. Turn into cups
or one large mold rinsed with cold
water. Chill thoroughly and serve
with sponge or angel cake. To make
very rich charlotte add to the mix
ture a cupful of mixed fruit and nuts,
chopped fine. Raisins, candied fruits.
figs, pecans, almonds or walnuts are
recommended.
Maple Sirup Sauce.-A delicious use
for hot maple sirup is to serve it with
ice cream. To prepare IT, butter the
inside of granite saucepan, add a
cup of maple sirup and third cup of
cream. Boil until the sirup forms a
soft ball when tested by dropping In
cold water. Pour while hot over each
service of cream. The ice cream to
( be served with this sauce should be
plain and favored with either vanilla
or lemon.
! Maple Mousse.-Whip one quart of
cream until quite thick. Break the
! yolks of three eggs into another bowl,
beat until light, and add gradually one
cupful of maple sirup. When the two
are well mixed, whip them gradually
into the cream. Pour the whole into
freezer can without the dasher. GOV
er, pack in ice and salt, and let stand
for three hours.
Maple Cream.-Two cups scraped
maple sugar. one cup cream, butter
nuts or walnuts. Take the meat Out
of the nuts and break into pieces
Boil the cream and sugar until 1t can
dies, stirring always one way. Put II
the nuts, take off the fire, and stir II
the opposite direction until nearl,
cold. Pour on the buttered plates anC
cut into squares when cold. The nut,
may be omitted II the plain maple
cream is preferred.
Maple Buns.-A cupful Of maple
sugar grated or cut in bits stirred
into an ordinary quick biscuit dough
will give novel sweet cake. Th'
biscuits are then cut as usual anS
baked quickly; the sugar melts durin,
the cooking and glazes the outside.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
SOME HOT WEATHER HINTS
For Those Who Suffer from Excessive
Precipitation - Simple Remedies
That Have Proved Effective.

During the hot weather many wom-
en- suffer from excessive body mois-
ture. II not carefully guarded against
this is fatal
The woman who perspires must not
stint on laundry bills. She should
never wear clothes after there is the
least suspicion of odor. though It en-
tails changing underwear twice a day.
Frequent bathing Is a necessity. Be-
sides bath each morning, the wash
cloth should be freely used at other
times.
A little ammonia or borax in luke
warm water Is excellent in the case OF
| excessive moisture. busting with tai.
cum or orris root after a bath will bo
helpful.
Shields must be changed frequently,
before they get old Most qualities
can be washed, but are never much
protection afterward.
There is less temptation to wear
! shields long II they are pinned In with
safety pins rather than sewed
A good powder is made from one
part salicylic acid to three parts boric
acid, the whole scented with orris
root
Lycopodium. which is used for chill
dren to prevent prickly heat. will pre-
vent undue persriring.
Dust perspiring hands with boric
acid before putting on gloves and
bathe the hands frequently with CO
logne or alcohol. Ventilated gloves
are a help.
| When perspiration is so excessive al
to defy all remedies consult a doctor
1t frequently comes from weakness.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02

little wearers are so pleased with the
addition of flowers that rosettes Of
these are often added. Sometimes
for the sake Of additional color satin
ribbon is used. In the picture both
satin and velvet ribbon are placed
with punches of daisies finishing the
brim.
The fluffy hats of lace-like hair
braid and net. finished with rosette
of blue satin ribbon and a wreath Of
forget-me-nots Is the most popular
style of all those shown for little
girls. Such hats are to be found in
all the light colors with white para.
mount as a favorite. Nothing is liked
so well unless 1t be the lingerie hats
Of lace and embroidery or lace and
net. These are another story. for they
are in class known as tub" hats.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Round Steak on Biscuits.

Cut round steak into pieces about
one-half inch square, cover with water
and cook 1t at temperature just be-
low the boiling point until 1t is tender,
or boil for five minutes, and while
still hot put into the fireless cooker
and leave it for five hours. Thicken
the gravy with -four mixed with wa.
ter. allowing two level tablespoonfuls
to a cup of water. Pour the meat and
gravy over split baking powder bis.
cults so baked that they have large
amount of crust.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Roast Pork with Cowpeas.

For this dish leg of young pork
should be selected. With sharp
knife make a deep cut in the knuckle
and fill the opening with sage. pepper.
salt and chopped onion. When the
roast is half done scar the skin but
do not cut deeper than the outer rind
When the meat is nearly cooked pour
off the excess of fat and add quart
of white cowpeas which have been
previously parboiled or "hulled" and
cook slowly until quite done and the
meat is brown. Apple sauce may be
served with this dish.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Seeing Things.

There Is nothing truer than that we
see what we are looking for. and the
eye. ear, mind and soul may be
trained to look for the beautiful in
things and people. both visible and in
visible. We may not be able to tell
another how to see things: but we
may help to train the eye to see more
and more in the common everyday
things OF life.
The little child who has been taught
by wise parent or teacher to love
the bee. the bird and the flower. will
have a richness of life in experiences
which nothing can take away. Such
an education In observation should be
the heritage Of every child. and the
more 1t Is cultivated, the greater Is
the capacity for enjoyment.
One feels pity for the one who is
not uplifted by the perfume of the
rose, the song Of bird or the light
of glorious sunset Yet often the
love of these things is there; but SO
unframed and undeveloped that the
whole life is dwarfed.
How often we could see beautiful
things II we only looked. We are like
the painters friend. who criticised the
sunset on the canvas as not true to
nature. He had never seen such u
sunset. "Ah." replied the artist.
don't you wish you could?" It was
there to see. but the eye that looked
was holden"
The miscroscope is wonderful In
strument In the hands of young or
old. TO open the eyes to an apprecia-
ton of the marvellous things In
nature. A butterfy's wing is the most
feathery. intricate piece of natures
workmanship. and when we know that
never are two blades Of grass, two
leaves. or two snowfakes formed just
alike, we feel something as We do
when we try to think what eternity
means. Great and wonderful indeed
are the works of our Creator.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02

"common Growths OF Mother Earth"
The liking for vegetables is usual
iy a matter of training In childhood.
and II seems a pity that SO many chill.
dren at time when tastes are
formed. are deprived Of the enjoyment
and real benefit which a varied vege-
table diet gives. because the parent
lacks appreciation OF the value OF
vegetables as food.
There is no excuse for monotony In
the way they are served. for with
thought. a different arrangement and
preparation may give variety each day
In the month.
Vegetables contain salts and miner
al matter, valuable in the blood, be-
sides other food principles. and water
In abundance.
/ The cellulose or woody fiber In
vegetables. give the necessary bulk TO
our food We need, as Kipling says:
Bulk in our insides."
Spinach has been called the broom
of the system. II contains iron and
other minerals. making 1t a valuable
vegetable for spring use.
Asparagus is food and a medicine
as is celery and rhubarb
Dandelion is n green vegetable
salad plant. valuable for spring
green. II may be cooked like spin
ach, served with hard cooked eggs, OF
fresh with French dressing. II
bleached by laying boards over the
dandelion plants early In the spring
they are especially tender and nice tc
serve.
Cress may be obtained very early
from the brookssand is another salad
plant good to eat alone. or In combina
ton with dandelion, lettuce, or with
onions and radishes It makes a mos
attractive salad. The radishes ant
onions are sliced very thin. ant
heaped on the bed of cress. French
dressing may be served with thi
salad.
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7 TITLE maids have quite variety
II of shapes to choose from when the
time comes for new hat. Since num-
bers of establishments have sprung
UP that specialize on this kind of mil
linery more care and attention Is
given to IL.
The three pictures shown here are
favorites and are correct In every de-
tail for children's hats. Dropping
brims. velvet or silk ribbons. small
familiar garden flowers or wild fiow-
ers remain the best possible choice
when 1t comes to trimmings.
Little round crowned Milan straws
with dropping brims are trimmed with
plain band of velvet finished with a
bow and ends at the back, or with
two rosettes, one at each side. But
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
DandeIIon. Creole style.

Wash the leaves carefully and let
them stand In salt water for FIVE
hours. A ham shank is boiled for two
hours, then the dandelions are added
and cooked until tender Drain, chop
fine, season with butter, pepper and
salt, and serve with the chopped meat
from the ham shank. Garnish with
hard cooked eggs
Spinach must be bed n large
quantities of water b. rtmoye the
sand, which settles IN creases OF
the leaves.
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Fancy Cookery.


So many people have the idea that
fancy cooking Is highly complex
process, when 1t Is often only new
arrangement of materials or food
served in a different form. II one has
a good idea of the first principles Of
cookery II is comparatively easy to
elaborate many so-called fancy dishes.
Through the ingenuity of the cook.
80 many combinations Of food may be
made by changing the flavor and form
of foods. that they may appear in such
dress that one may have new dish
for every day in the year.
The simple white sauce for example.
which Is made by using two table
spoonfuls of butter melted IN hot
saucepan. stirring In two tablespoon
fuls Of -four. When well mixed add a
cupful OF milk and cook for FIVE min
utes.
This same white sauce may become
a fancy dish when served with fish
baked or boiled, or In croquettes, by
adding sometimes chopped hard
cooked eggs. Again, chopped sour
pickle or olives plain or stuffed, are
added.
The white sauce may be changed In
consistency by adding less or more
-four. For croquettes we need
thicker sauce. using the same amount
OF milk and one-third OF a cupful OF
flour.
A dessert that may have very
high-sounding name on the menu
card, will be found to be combina'
tion Of very simple things.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Busy Woman,s Cake.

Put into the mixing bowl one cup
full OF sugar. two cupfuls of flour. one
rounding teaspoonful of baking soda
Break into your cup the whites of two
eggs, add enough butter to make half
full, fill up with milk. Add this to the
contents of bowl and beat all briskly
for two minutes. Bake In two small
and one large jelly tin. If large tin
is used cut in two. Put together with
my desired filling.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Mint Omelet.

Break six eggs into a basin, beat
them slightly, then flavor them with
a tablespoonful of young mint leaves
finely minced. and half a tablespoonful
Of chopped onion. cloves or leeks; add
half saltspoonful of salt, saltspoon-
full of cayenne and a tablespoon of
cream; fry the omelet In the usual
way. being careful to keep 1t well to-
gether so that 1t may be as thick as
possible. Enough for four persons.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Fried Graham Mullins.

One and half pints of graham -four
or meal. half cupful of sugar. tea
spoonful OF salt. half pint of -four. a
pint of milk. two well-beaten eggs. a
teaspoonful of soda and two teaspoon
fuls of cream of tartar or two of ba-
king powder.
Mix together In the usual way and
fry In boiling hot lard. Serve hot
without sugaring.
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81.
N ';.ssSssSl,sS&||I ~
Ct

| III FEEL highly compiimented
when Nature condescends
to make use OF me with
out my knowledge, as when I help scat
ter her seeds In my walk. or carry burrs
and cookies on my clothes from held to
field. I feel as though I had done some
thing for the common veal, and we're en-
titled 10 board and lodging. l take such
airs upon me as the boy who holds a
horse for the circus company whom all
the spectators envy ."-Thoreau.