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The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
FRINGE ON HATS.

Fringe appears on some Of the new
straw hats-fringe dangling over the
edge Of the brim. The queerly pat
termed wells Of the past season have
doomed the oculist's trade, but this
fringe effect is likely to put eyes out
Of commission entirely. The bows of
ribbon which are the only other orna-
ments on the befringed chapeaux are
also decorated with the same narrow
trimming
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

candIesticks at each plate had the same
little yellow and green shades that were
upstairs on the lights.
There were tiny rolled sandwiches
tied with green and yellow ribbons,
chicken salad with lettuce served on
green lettuce plates, olives. sailed nuts,
angel cake with yellow icing and a little
rabbit sitting in a hole in the center
with his head peeping out, croQuettes
made in the shape Of an egg and served
on little watercress nests, coffee with
Clipped cream and ices in the form Of
an Easter lily. with leaves of pistache.
These last were beautiful and were
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elaborate costumes are needed. But
when the cool September days come
am afraid you will consider this Sc
lection a mistake.
Now, as l suggested at the beginning
Of the story, If you spend most of your
money on all round things in chiffon
cloth, silk mousseiine or wolfe or Grape
or something Of that kind and provide
as many simple little muslin and linen
frocks as the exchequer will stand the
money viii be well expended.
1t is always best to make sure of the
tailor mades first. for these suits will
be the staff Of your wardrobe's life.
Have them made by as good a tailor
as you can afford to employ, or, barring
this. purchase ready made models. The
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

lily and tiny basket of growing vio-
lets.
Thereupon from upstairs came the
sound Of horn, and all looked toward
the stairway, down which came two
people. an old man and woman dressed
in country fashion. he blowing a little
tin horn and she carrying a plaeard
announcing the sale of their goods and
chattles that afternoon at their old
farm and requesting everybody to be
on hand. Then more little bags, each
containing fifty of the pennies, were
passed around. and the party were
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

- Little Easter party which
"a friend gave was so successful
that perhaps some one else
might like to try one.
She sent the invitations out some time
beforehand. written on tiny sheets of
pale lavender note paper and sealed
with white wax with an Easter lily on
the seal Each girl was requested TO
come gowned in the color OF her favor
lite flower, and each man was requested
to wear his favorite flower. while every
body was TO bring a package contain
ing an Easter offering for the poor, also
a box containing fifty new pennies.
She had all her decorations in white
and yellow and green and made little
Grape paper shades for the gas and cleo
trio lights that looked like daffy-down-
dillies, the top part Of yellow and the
lower part Of green. The effect was
very pretty. When the guests arrived
they were requested to drop their Of
ferings in a large wicker hamper which
was placed in the hall, and their pen
MES were put in collection box which
was passed around after the guests had
all arrived. To each guest was given
a small tarlatan bag tied with ribbon,
those for the men being yellow and for
the girls green. It was then announced
that hidden around the house were
Easter eggs (made Of CANDY, and If
teen minutes was allowed in which to
find them, the two finding the largest
number at the end OF that time being
awarded prizes consisting Of an Easter
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were twisting 1t into all sorts Of
shapes
The girl held out her handsome with
the packages in it and in the other the
umbrella.
Il was only trying" she explained,
ito WORK the edge of my veil down un-
der my Chin
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
THE DOWN QUILT.

Two shades Of plain silk for two
sides of the down quilt is the harmoni-
Gus cover demanded by the expert dec
orator for use in a bedroom already
rich in blossoms. When the wall paper
is gaudy or even ordinarily figured in
design these plain colors will be a
welcome relief to the eye.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20

The dining room is to be decorated
with lavender and delicate green. Down
the center Of the table viii be laid a
strip of violet ribbon. and the center
piece viii be a huge bouquet OF violets
and maidenhair ferns. with sprigs Of
fern laid here and there on the cloth.
The place cards are hand painted with
sprays of violets and their leaves in
one corner and the name and date
written on them in gold ink. The IA
vors will be artificial bouquets Of vio-
let's with a gardenia in the center.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
Woman Does Chs

THE girls face was writhing under
one of the new wells in q series of
remarkable contortions. In one hand
she carried an umbrella. in the other a
eral passersby paused to watch her in
her strange grimacing.
Why" exclaimed one OF them. what
on earth is the matter. madam"
The facial acrobatics ceased and a
sweet smile succeeded.
with me? Why. nothing!"
'But you looked i'll. Your face-you
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served on tiny lace paper doilies on
tiny green and white plates.
Then they danced again until the wee
sma' hours. Hiram turned over his bag
OF pennies to Mandy. and she was ap-
pointed chairman OF a committee Of
three of the girls. who bought things
which they well knew were needed in
the family OF a neighbor.
A similar affair could very easily be
worked up into real thank offering
for a church, the articles brought be-
ing useful ones and the proceeds going
to their church fund.
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asked to go upstairs to the library,
where the sale Of Hiram and Mandy's
goods would take place There they
found Hiram standing beside a pedestal
which had an ivory gavel on it Zone the
boys had in college,, and the big ham
per beside him. They went through
funny explanation OF the why's and
wherefores Of their goods having to be
sold. and then Mandy, with tears
streaming down. handed small pack
age TO Hiram, and he held it up and
proclaimed its merits, and everybody
started in to bid They all had a very
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round paper boxes covered with gay
paper, such as is used on the modern
hatboxes. Across the lid can be let
tered in gilt, THE Easter Bonnet"
An Easter Salad.-A delicious salad
can be made of chicken aspic nodded
in ring and served on bed Of lettuce
hearts, with the center Of the ring
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
SEE If 1T cREAsEs.

Before deciding on a new evening
gown it is a good plan to squeeze a
tiny piece OF the material in your hand
to see II il creases easily. Some soft
materials crease more easily than 9TH
ers. and if one is pressed for time it
Is a great nuisance to have TO iron
ones frock out every time it is to be
WORD
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
A THOUGHT.

Don't worry over annoying trifies.
The more you think about them the
worse they seem. Make up your mind
that you viii do the best you can to
remedy matters and then forget them
as far as possible.
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bowl filled with jonquils and white and
yellow tulips. The hostess had two
rather fat chocolate cakes made with
light colored chocolate to look as much
like dirt as possible. on which were
tiny, downy yellow and white chicks
and wee ROSTERS pecking at wee can
dies and scratching the, dirt" which
the hostess had roughed up a bit. All
around in between were little rabbits,
some Of them sitting up and some APP
parently running along. The cut glass
dishes were filed with opera curls in
yellow, green and white, and the tiny
The Washington herald., 1910-03-20
Che Easter Bride
Practical Advice For Selecting Smart
and Economical Trousseau.

II r ERE is a tip for the Easter
bride who must economic on
her trousseau and consider
y n future usefulness as well as
the present needs Of her wardrobe.
Ny dear young lady. you can't go
wrong If you select your smartest
frocks from among the all seasons
class Of materials. OF course you will
require a goodly supply Of strictly hot
weather frocks. but these can be made
from inexpensive fabrics without los
ing the merits of attTactiveness. II
you put your money into stunning lin
gerie or foulard gowns, which is a
great temptation. admit, they will do
splendid service through the summer
season If you go to places where such
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filed with the whites Of hard boiled
eggs cut lengthwise and stuffed with
the yoIks mixed to a paste with ancho-
vies or chopped olives and pure oil.
Pass mayonnaise or form line OF 1t
around the outside of the aspic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
News of scottsboro

Scottsboro, July -(Special)-Colonel James Jordan, an old and highly re- spected citizen of this place, quietly passed away Thursday afternoon at ms home here after an illness of several months. MT. Jordan was born in lo2o and was one of the men that helped grade and construct the old Memphis and Charleston railroad, now the Memphis d. vision of the Southern railway. He also was one of the first conductors on this road. He leaves a large family of chil- dren. The interment w1I1 be this after noon.
 The engagement and approaching mar riage of G. M. Anderson of Fayetteville, Tenn, and Miss Maria Walker Harris of this city has been announced. The mar riage will take place in the Southern Methodist church on August B.
 The Huntsville district conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, convened last week at Paint Rock and was in session several days. The church sent in some good reports to the confer ence.
 A lodge of Columbian Woodmen was or ganized at Hollywood this week with 25 charter members. The following Is a list of officers: w. L. McClendon, consul; Gordon Harris, viceroy; A. A. Dawson, cardinal; A. J. Matthews, censor; Hunt Stuart, banker; E. B. Sanders, counselor; W. l.. McLendon, physician; w. H. Gull latt( herald; 2. E. Kennemer. pilot; l.. S. Erwin, picket; Ora Dawson, guardsman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17

Mir. Adolf E. Syring, of No. S19 Jeffer- son Avenue, Toledo O., who experienced this remarkable cure writes as follows: ''I had kidney and bladder trouble and was Ill about five months. I tried sey- eral kidney remedies. also some medi- cine from a doctor. but there was no re- lief whatever. I then heard of War ners Safe Cure through an old friend of mine, but I did not care to try 1t, as I was afraid of patent medicines but found that was mistaken, because as soon as I had used one bottle I was relieved. I used seven bottles in all and was entirely cured in less than four months. have never been troubled with my kidneys or bladder since."
 Warmers Safe Cure is made from the fresh juices of plants and medicinal roots, gathered at the proper season in various quarters of the globe. Men skilled in botany and chemistry compound it. Put up in 50c and HOO sizes and sold by drug gists everywhere.
 For constipation and biliousness take Warmers Safe Pills, purely vegetable, ab- solutely free from injurious substances, . perfect laxative. They do not gripe or leave any bad after effects. 25 cents . box.
 To convince every sufferer from dis eases of the kidneys and liver that WAR NERS SAFE CURE will absolutely cure a sample bottle and sample box of Warmers Safe Pills will be sent FREE OF CHARGE, postpaid, to any one who will write MARINERS SAFE CURE CO.,, Rochester, N. r., and mention having seen this liberal offer in the Birmingham Age-Herald. The genuineness of this of fer Is fully guaranteed by the publisher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
VIII Have General Omces

Florence. July 16.-(SpeciaL)-The re- moval of the general offices of the south ern department of the International Agri- cultural corporation is being planned by Lee Ashcraft, the general manager. who has just returned from Atlanta, where the offices will be established Mr Ash craft has already shipped his personal effects and the business will be movad gradually. One of the largest fertilizer plants. the Tennessee Valley, is located here. This plant was established by MT. Ashcraft, who was Its manager until he was appointed to the important position he now holds. and he has personally op- posed the removal of his offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
News of GreenviIle

Greenville, July 16.-(Speeial.)- Henry Spence, the white man who was arrested last week after long chase, and who had defied the officers of the county and city to catch him, was this morning bound over by Judge A. T. Ramage to await the action of the grand jury. At his preliminary hear ing several witnesses testified and he was accused of breaking into the store of the Greenville Bargain company and taking therefrom several pairs of shoes. Until his bond of $250 could be ar- ranged for he was remanded to jail Spence was at one time an inmate of the asylum at Tuscaloosa and 1t Is thought by some that he has never fully recovered. He has been at home for the past two years.
 pr. c. A. Cary and Professors I. Me- Adory and Cawthorn are in Greenville today and are holding a farmers in- stitute in the courthouse. At the morn- ing session there were about 50 farm CTS and all seemed deeply interested in the talks. The institute is held each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
PLAN OF SCHOOL IS ID EXALT FARM LIFE Summer Institute at Auburn
 Opens This Week TO CONTINUE FOR WEEK Programme Offers Much of Interest and Advantage to Men, Women and
 Boys on Alabama's Farms.
 No Tuition Charged
TO CONTINUE FOR WEEK

Auburn, July 16.-(Special)-lt will be inc mission of the Farmers Summer school. which will be held In Auburn July 23 to July 3O to popularize the farm; to go even further and exalt farm life.
 The successful, the interesting and the entertaining sides of farm life will be revealed The lectures which will be de- livered will tend to promote success in agricultural pursuits. Among the men and women who attend the school will be the most prosperous Alabama farmers. Nothing will be offered in lecture or dem- onstration but will enhance the love of the farm and a recognition of the farm- CT as the foundation of the states pros- perty.
 It Is the feeling of discomfort which is so often evident among the young folks of the farm that the summer school IS aimed to overcome. Lectures will be de- liyered by women to women on the methods of making farm life more attrac- tive to boys and girls, and men, too. Two of the lecturers are farm mothers and farm students themselves-Mrs. Sue Hol- lowell and Mrs. w. N. Hut of North Car olina. Their lectures will be instruction in contentment.
 Cooking, domestic economy, health in the home are some of the topics which the two women will exploit in the course Of their daily lectures.
 The school programme offers much of interest and advantage to Alabama wom- en. There are prizes, too, offered by the hotels of Auburn, in competitions open to women. First prizes of 8 and second prizes of $2 are offered in each of the following events: For the best five loaves of wheat bread, for the best three sepa- rate bounds of butter.
 That the summer school will be school for all the family is revealed from the fact that especial attention will be paid to instruction and encouragement of boys. One day. Friday, July 29 Is set apart as the day for lectures to boys, and to dis cussions of boys corn clubs, agricultural clubs and the award of boys prizes. Prizes have been offered by the college to boys as follows:
 For the best paper by a boy on raising corn in Alabama, $5; second prize, s. For the best paper by boy on homemade fertilizer $4 For the best paper by a boy on raising chickens on farm, s.
 A unioue feature of this summers ses- sion of the school will be instruction
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which is intended to protect the farmers against fraud in cattla deals.


 against fraud in cattle deals
 Farmers have lost money, much money" pr. Cary, director of the school, has said, through purchase of poor stock, deficient in breeding and health. The purchases are made, in most in- stances, either because. of the ignorance of the farm or in selecting stock, or fraud having been practiced on him. It is to protect the farmer against the pur- chase of worthless stock that practical instruction will be given at the summer school in stock judging"
 Each afternon from 4 o'clock until 6 o'clock stock will be judged, and the men who attend the summer school will be instructed in the detection of disease and physical defects, the determination of qualities of good breeding and health and the recognition of good points in stock.
 The college offers prizes to the farm CTS who prove themselves most proficient in judging stock, as follows: For the best judge of dairy cattle, s5 second prize, $3. For the best judge of beef cat tie. s5 second prize, B. For the best judge of hogs, s5; second prize. s3. For the best judge of sheep, $5; second prize, s3. For the best judge of mules, $5; second prize, 8. For the best judge of horses, $5; second prize, 8.
 Along the lines of stock work will be tne exposition or advanced Ideas In dairy work. A high state of perfection has been attained In the dairy work at the Auburn experiment station, and features of interest to dairymen will be offered, Several dairy experts have been secured to speak to the farmers. among them c. K. McQuarrie of Lake City, Fla, director of the Florida experiment station and dairy expert of note.
 Prizes subscribed by the residents of the town of Auburn are offered for the best animals. In the competition are those for pacing. trotting and roadster colts, Alabama bred, under 1 year; coach colts, Alabama bred. under year; mule colts, Alabama bred, under years; pair of mules. open to the world; driving or sad. dle mare or gelding, open contest; dairy calves. Alabama bred, under 1 year; beef calves, Alabama bred, under year. pigs, Alabama bred, under 8 months; jacks, over years. The prizes in each event are B first prize, 8 second prize.
 For chickens. s2 Is offered in each of the following: For the best pen of three Barred Rocks, for the best pen of three Rhode Island Reds, for the best pen of three White Rocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
BOYS CORN CLUBS
 ID BE GIVEN SPACE
Exhibits at Montgomery and
 Birmingham Fairs
FRUIT SPRAYING PAYS
Successful Demonstration on Thorsby Farm-J. ID. Roy Is Critically III. Plan to Improve School in
 Crenshaw County

Montgomery. July 16.-(Special.)- Space for the exhibits of boys corn clubs is to be reserved at the fairs in Birmingham and Mont gomery. L. N. Duncan, state agent of the demonstra- tion work of the department at Wash ington, was here today and arranged help him with the showings he will make from the 2000 boys who are in corn clubs in IT counties of the state. At least 50 lots of corn will be on show MT. Duncan has two boys, either one of whom he expects to win the corn club prize of a big automobile, to be given away at tho national corn show in Columbus, Ohio. this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
Take Poslam With You
sunburn, Red Noses, Rash and Summer Skin Troubles May Annoy Dur
 ing VnpaffOu nayn


 A jar of poslam at hand during the summer vacation means freedom from many annoying littis affections, such as rash. sunburn, fever blisters, bites stings, burns, pmples, itching feet and scalp, etc.. which are liable to affect one anywhere. In quickly disposing or these minor troubles, poslam which has accomplished such remarkable work in the cure Of eczema and ike serious skin diseases, has become a veritable household remedy. There IS no skin disorder for which 1t should not be unhesitatingly used and which 1t will not benefit. It is an active anti septic and contains nothing which can possibly injure the most delicate skin. Acne, herpes, letter, piles scalp scales barber's and all other forms of itch in cluding itching feet, etc, yield to II readily.
 special 50-cent package of poslam, convenient to carry when travelling, Is prepared for minor uses and this, as well as the regular $2 jar, Is for sale by all druggists, including Jacobs Pharmacy.
 A sample package of poslam will be mailed. free of charge, to any one upon request. by the Emergency Labora- tories, 32 West 25th street, New York City,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
.AInbama Added to Li.t

Montgomery July 16.-As result or a conference with the board of health this week pr. .Wlckliffe Rose, executive head of the Rockefeller Hookworm commission, State Health Oflcer San ders announces today that Alabama will be added to the list of states actively to fight on the lazy worm" as soon as three men, now being nego- tiated with, can be secured. The field service Is to be directed from the cap ital, under the auspices of the state board. Following a preliminary inves- tigation in many of the counties. made recently by an attache of the board, the territories of greatest infection are already known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
J. ID. Roy Critically III

J. D. Roy, under bond of $50,O00 for the killing of his neighbor, a man named Tatum, Is critically i'll at hls h ome near Deatsville, In Autauga county. His trouble is typhoid pneu- monia and he Is reported to be sink ing at a rapid rate. Roy and Tatum, both prominent, Roy being worth per haps a million dollars. represent feud factions in that section. Some time ago they agreed not to speak to each other ever. One night afterward they met In the road and Tatum, not know- ing the other man In the dark, spoke, and a sh ooting followed in which Ta' tum was killed. Roy was allowed bail but such action on the part of the pro- bate judge was resisted by the sta @, it being declared that 1t was in no sense a bailable case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
News of Bay Minette

Bay Minette. July 16.-(Special. .)-Twelve cases were tried before Mayor c. D. Stapleton this morning, being those in which residents of the town were charged with keeping their vaults in insanitary conditions. Out of the 12 cases nine were found guilty and fined s5
 E. G. Miller, secretary of the Baldwin County Fair and Racing association, has made a number of fine selections for the fair this fall to be kept in his collec- ton. A number of fine peaches. one be- ing 1O1k inches in circumference, and a cucumber 15 inches long being the most notable.
 Prof. J. F. McKain, now principal of the Bay Minette High school, has moved his family here from Johns and is preparing for the coming school session.
 The members of the local Masonic order gave very enjoyable picnic yesterday. A full attendance was had. The new of ficers recently elected were installed dur ing the day.
 Mrs. Hattie Hand, matron of the East- ern Star lodge, who has been touring thu south some time in the interests of the order has returned to her home here.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
Good of Spraying

In a lot of peaches from the Wins low orchards at Thorsby, received by the department of agriculture, there Is the output of one tree that was not sprayed. It Is small, of inferior grade and generally unfit as fruit. With It are the products of trees that were sprayed and the fruit is large, healthy, free of worms and insects, and credit to the soil. Each sprayed tree was treated in this way twice during the year. MT. Winslow sends the samples to impress the orchard owners with the importance of spraying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17
Yictfms of Lightning Buried

Florence. July 16.-(Special.) .)-Tennie and Ernest whitten. two of the four men who were killed Thursday by lightning while threshing wheat for F. M. Perry. were buried Friday afternon at 2:20s O clocS from the Pleasant Hill Methodist church. The funeral was the largest ever held in this county, the crowd numbering about 120O, and the procession to the Pleasant Hill cemetery. where the interment took place. was more than a mile in length.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-17

year by the professors of the agricul- tural course at the Alabama Poly- technic institute and this year the principal topics talked upon were cat- tie raising and diversification of trops and also the planting of less cotton and more feedstuffs.