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The Washington times., 1910-11-01
Copyright 1870 by Roy Rutherford BaiIey)
The Flour Sacks Story

range It was queer The kitchen
seemed full of little people, perched
on chairs, table, even on the clock
misunderstanding eagerly to a fat. COM
Portable looking fellow who sat in an
arm chair close to the oven door. His
lap, his knees, his arms were crowded
full of the little people and his
strange story held them spellbound.
That was a long time ago." he went
on, almost year-long before any
of You were grown or baked. My
brothers and sisters and I were tiny
then, much timer than you, and had
only just got so we dared stick our
pointed hats above ground and look
at the green field in which we grew
Little did I dream l should ever grow
to be a big, fat sack Of 'Millers
Pride and have a flock of chilluns of
my own gathered round me before the
fire. Just turn up that light a bit,
Pop-o', pIeaSe-theSe, that's better"
Look" whispered the eager twins
to the Mouse. He's a sack Of our
fiouri And his children
Are pop-overs and pies and cakes
and cookies" chuckled the Tickle
mouse. mo need of weapons here
appetites insteadW Just then WHY'S
stomach got the better Of him, and
he threw himself squarely on top
Of the latest pie in the crowd. The
little people scattered in wild dismay,
but not before the five friends had
enough TO make the good-natured
cook start a regular riot IN the
! GRUMPY kitchen next mornings
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IN THIS day Saturn Is In an evil po-
~ sition. affecting many things and
affecting favorable planets so powerfully
that il behoOves all men to move eau
tiously, avoid offense, scold, and criucise
as little as possible and do nothing that
demands cOncealment or that would re
bound 10 their disadvantage If known
in public.
Writings must be done and read care
fully under these aspects, and signed
only after the writer Is sure that they
express his just sentiments and are not
distorted or Influenced by any passion
Avaricious people, cosby and fauIt-
finding persons, those who are cruel 10
Interiors and people prone TO intrigue
and deceit are under evil aspects.
Speculative enterprises, efforts to gain
money without commensurate service
or for value given, gambling, betting
and risks taken with dependence on q
lucky chance are all under aspects that
are held decidedly affecting and dis
ester-prOducing.
Extrav giant persons must be unusu-
ally hee1ful.
Legitimate business is under good
auspices, but viii demand all care and
industry in these signs.
Marriages for money are under evi
omen.
Ouarrels between the sexes are likely
| to become bitter if permitted TO occur
at all. Married persons will profit by
lavOiding all subjects on which there 1:
disagreement, pOstpOning VeXlng mat
tiers till tomorrow.
Persons prone 20 indulgence OF any
kind will risk their health If they yielC
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WOULD MAKE MEN
WEAR WEDDING RINGS

'If we only thought what the we'd
ding ring originally meant, I think
most of our modern brides would be
insisting that their husbands should
wear one. too" said a pretty young
mstron the other day.
Back Of everything else. it is a
mark Of bondage; and nowadays men
are-or should be-as much bound by
marriage as are women II Is a pretty
German custom, this exchanging OF
rings, and I am glad to see II is spread
ing IN America
When I was married I told James
he had to let me give him ring He
was 10 be marked married as well as
II Certainly. all the girls who object
| 10 the word obey In the marriage
| service ought 10 insist on this change
also"
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WOMEN POORLY PAID:
WORK NOT WE'LL DONE
Girls Too Busy Thinking of Prospective Husbands to
Thoroughly Learn Their Business, Says Dorothy
Dix In Letter to Business Girl.
BY DOROTHY DIX.

speaking OF. anyhow. WHAT'S his meas
~ little old eight or ten or twelve dol
lars a week. why, there's Miss Jones,
Fl his Office. who has been there good
ness knows how lOng-ver since she
was q young girl, and now she's an old
maid-and THAT'S all she gets yet It's
JUST shame the way Women's work Is
Da.u!
So It is. my dear. and it's a bigger.
blaCEer shame that we women gen
orally turn out the kind Of work that
doesn't command the best pay. For.
af'er ell, the fault Is ours. In the end
every worker writes his or her own
price tag The world IS flooded With
bunglers, with mediocrity, with people
who never do anything Just right How
ever little they get for their labor they
get all that is coming 70 them. but
superexeellence in any line may name
its own reward
Gets All She Is Worth.
Take IL from me, little sister, that II
Miss Jones has been IN an Office for
ten years and stil gets only SO a Week
Il is because Miss Jones isn't worth
a penny more It's because somebody
has 10 90 over her accounts 70 see Il
they are accurate OF because her
because she doesn't get more than half
OF a letter that IS dictated 20 her, or
because she SPELLS the same words in
correctly that she did ten years ago
BE sure OF this-that her employer IS
just pining 70 pay her more If she would
give him the chance and made herself
worthy OF il And 81 he isn't. there
are thousands Of other busy, rushed,
worried men who are simply palpitat-
ing with eagerness 10 pay a thoroughly
com etent woman q thoroughly compe-
tent salary
Continued Tomorrow
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7 7 Egsd p
has to
O a tn e 4 o o a
ar Z by "
qu Awards fm ? y& y
C size rgo fisk eg d OF
~ dress o illustrate II up o o
buttons The separates uTe o. ~ nj t lie d
back For h tnJears zewnbe rqu - a ~ y or. y wide
yd% hh CT In FOR 81 x 70
Tres
ueo a 9ya 4rsw with yard
Any + til aoueu WILDE to address the nepa { oil
receipt 10 cents % in a tam Of ? more
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STRAP IS DECREED
FOR NEW SKIRTS
Narrow Strips of Stitched Fabric
Required to Keep Heavy
PleatS in Place.

The skirt strap. ambiguous as it
sounds. is no relation to the shawl
strap
It is simply the little stitched strap
of self-fabric that holds the pleats Of
the skirt in place. You will see ii ap-
pearing on all the new models Tor
heavy cloth skirts: for fashion has said,
Narrow and narrow ii must be-
There are usually two straps on each
side of the skirt. almost meeting, and
sewed on a little below the knees.
Sometimes, when there IS a pleated
blouse land II IS a three-piece suit or a
one-piece costume) the straps are re-
peatSd over the pleats or, again, on the
sleeves.
Certainly they are q boon TO the anna
teur dressmaker who finds trouble in
keeping cores and pleats where they
should be; they save labor afterward IN
cleaning and pressing. and they give a
natty, tailored appearance to the smart
cloth gown.
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CASES FOR HATPINS
WHEN TRAVELLING

To carry hatpins when travelling make
a case the length OF YOUR longest pin
and about 1liz inches wide Of white or
colored linen. Finish the side and one
end with shallow buttOnholing, and bind
the other end. Fold the material twice
like an envelope. and enbrOider the
word ~Hatpins'' on the outer fold
Inside the case have a piece OF elder
down a bout half an inch narrower than
the linen and as much shorter as the
length OF the Zap. Through this the
pins are to be run Il can be lifted out
SO that the case can be washed
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to their appetites in these twenO-four
hours
Venus is favorable 10 women. and es-
pecially in matters concerning writings
artistic skill, education, social or bust
ness meetings with others and shop
ping
All persons concerned in any way with
trade that handle liquids should profit
There is a good sign over nsh this
day.
Those whose birth-date this is are
under a rule that warns them 10 eXer'
else self-cOntroI continually during tht
twelvemOnth.
Children born today viii probably
profit by learning not to be taken in By
flattery.
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Hungarian Goulash.

Mrs. 7. B.-Here is a recipe for the
real Hungarian goulash, brought from
Budapest. Any kind Of meat may be
used In its preparation EXCEPT pork
Young chickens and pigeons are also
often used. Although goulash IN this
country Is made mostly Of beef only
At Is considered even better when two
kinds OF meat are combined The meat
must be of the tendereSt parts OF the am
NAL, however, whether or peel, NedI OF
mutton. Put three ounces or buIleI ~
an omen iron pot over the fire; as soon
as hot add three onions sliced, anG COOK
until tender without letting them brown;
To prevent this keep close Watch anu
stir often Mix with onions salJSpoeh-
fIII Of paprika, teaspOonful Of salt anu q
1o11nd and n half of tender meat, cut
into dice the size of a walnut ana LreeI
from skin, fat and grisue Push DaChs
on FIRE cover with a close ntuhB 10 an
let the meat cook slowly IoI nan a. a.,
hour. stirring from time 10 time a,
the end of the half hour add spoonIu
nv spoonful a cup of sour cream. tahlut
care that II does not scorch. II IIpS
gravy be desired. add halI cuPiul D 'l-.
ing water and simmer half an noun VI
until tender. The meat should De OF
rich brown color and savory taste
A little different IS Hungarian goulast
IA generally cooked here SeieCI w
Mounds beef having conslueraDie let a.
TnRhnd-
49, t,cbes SQUARE, wash. but do no
vine. Put the fat into the bottom OF
sancepan and let II try out as much a.
nossibIe. but exercise due care not 20 al al
low It TO burn When as much lat a
.s-.tt,Ia has been extra cted remove tn
t,1n,r OF suet and drop the meat tsuI
drinDing with water into the hot fat
ADD no more water under any clrCurl
stances and let the beef cook slowly 10
-.aa-S,, on hour At the end OF halr az
bo,1r Slice a medium sized onion into TN
fat, and at the expiration OF anothe
half hour add can Of tomatoes am
cook for about twenty minutes longer
49, t,.Fo-a serving the goulash season
~ 70 taste with salt and paprika- II yo'
do not object to the favor little pow
Serad Glove may also be added Pota
toes, carrots. and green. peppers cooke,
sender and cut in strips. are usuaIl,
SI-Ie7 over the dish when served
ana noodles may be arranged in oorde
about the platter
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IVY HERE are we going to-
wv s s:sss B Dsv 7'' s1s pos1E.
sitting up in bed and
smiling at the three merry mice.
"a trip to Cooky Land was what
we'd been planning on said the
Mouse, but there's something queer
going on in the kitchen, unless my
ears deceive me. Guess we'd better
postpone our trip ara look into things
here at home"
IF it's a real adventure said Davy,
~I s'pose we'd better take something
along to defend ourselves with"
Here's my weapon" Sink laughed
and held up a jeweled snuff box.
First fellow goes to chasing me II
get a pinch OF snun in his face and
stop running to sneeZs. Oh. no. no.
To sneeEer'
And here's miner cried Willy
holding up a wishbone. If any one
gets me into a tight corner where ]
haven't room to stand on one leg and
wish, I'll fool him with this little
sample Of Turkey MagicF'
"And where's yours2' asked Dorfy
turning suddenly to Mr.. TlcklemouSe
mine" smiled the wise old Mouse
els nothing more or less than a heart
full of good wishes toward everybody
sometimes 1 do use other weapons
but this seems best after all. So you
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\ N Y DEAR SADIE:

IN
mn The real reason that WON
ans work IS at q discount IN
the labor market Is because
II 10 seldom thoroughly iOns. II isn't
good work It's a slap-dash, hit-or-
miss sort OF Job, that isn't worth a
hrst-clnss pTJcc.
OF course, there are notable sLcep-
tons % this rule, and when you nna
the exception you n'sO find q woman
who Is drawing e mans SALARY. But.
as e general thing women never take
the trouble TO learn their business.
They don't qualify IN the expert class.
They remain amateurs all their lives.
And they get the wages Of unskilled
labor TO their dying days
The reason that is popularity assigned
for this is that women work with one
eye on their jobs and the other eye
roaming the horizon IN search OF a
possible husband The work IS just a
temporary makeshift. something 10 tide
them ever the time until the Fairy
Prince dashes up in red touring car
and bears them OF TO live IN splendor
in a Newport cottage ever after. Hence
il doesn't seem worth while 70 bother
about really mastering the intricacies
OF pothooks or learning 70 spell, or 20
sell dry goods. or keep books
Plant Of Incompetency.
And as for the poor. unfortunate
badgered and harassed man who IS
driven into nervous prostraion Wres-,
fling with a succession OF pretty and
Incompetent girl empiOyes-bah, FOR
him! Who cares for his sufferings2 Be
sides. he doesn't pay anything worth
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SASH FOR SLENDER FIGURE

The slender woman, who cannot wear
the too-narrow girdie, should try the
sash with the pump OF obi bow,
worn in front, its folds arranged in per
feCtIy Hat loops and the whole OF stin.
wide ribbon The effect is most beCom-
ing and very easy 10 wear, besides being
extremely fashionable
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Go, sing the songs you cherish well
Each ode and simple lay;
Go, chord the notes till bosons swell
With strains that DEITY play
AL. all are yours 10 sacred keep,
Your choicest treasures 'mong;
But give 20 me till memory sleeps.
The songs that mother sung
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establish Il residence there for one year;
in Nevada, six months; Florida, two
years; Virginia, one year
Besides unfaithfulness to the marriage
VOW, which is grounds for divorce in
every State in the Union, divorce may
| be obtained in the State OF Washington
on the grounds OF abandonment for one
year, fraud, habitual drunkenness. and
incurable insanity.
Desertion, felony, habltual drunken
ness, and neglect TO provide for one
year are causes for divorce in Nevada
| In Florida, cruelty, violent temner, de-
| sertiOn for one year, and former mar
| rage existing are some of the grounds
| for divorce; in Virginia, divorce may be
| obtained on the grounds Of insanity at
/ marriage, felony, desertion, for thre
years, and inCurable insanity.
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Blue Book Obtainable.

W. J. Gallegher-The publication
popularity known as the Blue Book is
issued in two volumes. Volume one
contains the name. official appellation,
salary, and other details concerning
each emplOye Of the Government
other than those in the postal service.
Volume two contains the same infOr-
nation regarding those employed in
the POstOffce Department.
The Blue Book can be obtained by
addressing THE Superintendent of
Documents, Government Printing Of
fee Washington, d. c." and inclos-
ing the necessary amount, which is
$1.25 for each volume.
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PLANT Of Incompetency.
Poems Women Should Know

Every poem which VIII IN this series is ons
that brought hope throb Of thrOb Of hapP
ness inspiration In clipping and saving
the series you number
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When Hfe's dark paean's platntfve round
Fail cross the weary way,
To drown. in signing. mOUrnful sound.
The dirge Of dismal day,
Then softly back lost strains viii steal
From cradle anthems rung.
To drown the woes that sorrowI FEEL,
In songs that mother sung.
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And when the ebb OF evendde,
Afar ac-oss the strand,
Sets where the pillows ride
Beyond Hfe's shifting sand,
Then softly back above the roar,
Of mad, mad waters flung,
Oh back, bring back, 20 once more,
The songs my mother sung
Author Unknown
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Cost of Pictures.

A subscriber-In answer TO your query
on necessary requirements for develop
Inc and printing pictures and cost Of
acme n would be impossible to say
without knowing the size Of the cam
era Would advise you 10 go 10 any
stock house. where they would be glad
20 give you the information.
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Grounds for Divorce.
8. LIN order to obtain divorce IN
the State OF Washington a party muS'
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Daily Horoscope
sThe stars incline, but do ret
compel
Wednesday, November ?, 1910.


The evil word, the harbored III design,
on these doth Saturn loo with light malign
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The Songs That Mother Sang

published Al the request Of Barbara Leo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18

mainly one of quiet rest and tranquil se- rious thought-you brew and bake to the death and sit up till the wee hours thinking that the children's Christmas tree must be bigger than Mrs. Grants.
 You take cold ice cream soda on the warm luncheon YOU are used to- You neither sleep properly nor exercise prop erly. So, of course, you feel badly and have the holiday face-the I-hate-Chrfst- nlas-and- d-everything- face
 Go slowly with your Christmas work If you would keep well and pretty at this trying time. Make up your mind before you go to the shop what you want and then buy it without shilly y-shallying: for indecision is another peg that Mistress ing up of little wrinkles and what not Walk between your visits to the various stores so as to catch all the beautifying no longer than a half or three-quarters of an hour at a time in any store. No matter what eventful business is on the carpet eat the warm luncheon you ars accustomed to at the regular hour. And if you begin to feel the Furies humping at the back of your neck before you have finished your particular stint-go up into the women's rest room of the store, or into a quiet chamber of your own home, and sit in big chair with your eyes closed, or lie down on the lounge, and try to forget for 20 minutes that you ever heard of Christmas. Say to yourself at all times. and, in all places, with the first breath of fatigue, 'I must stop now or I'll get the holiday face"
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arouse the proper Christmas spirit and so we sauntered forth.
 We had lost ourselves In the vast crowds before we knew it and Peggy was saying:
 If this keeps up I shall finally be- lieve in Santa Claus again. How can you help 1t when he is right in front of your eyes?' I said, for dt- rectly before us in big elaborately dec orated shop window stood real live Santa Claus, dressed up like a horse and buggy" in his Sunday -go-to-meet- ing'' clothes.
 True he looked rather a shop-worn Kris Kringle-his beard was ragged and his ''embonpoint" not exactly what l had expected from the descriptions, and more than that he looked sort of like the carburetors of his reindeer had | given way and he had been compelled to walk part. the way from Santa Claus | land"
 But he didn't disappoint the eager, anxious crowds of children gathered about the window and Peggy looked at some of the less fortunate ones and gulped down a sob. and I called her
 Sentimental Tommy and then we look cd up and saw two or three men of our acquaintance damned close up to the window. and We began to laugh. 1 We pushed our way on through the crowds inside the shop and standing be- l fore the counter were more men doing their Christmas shopping.
 Its quite a mistake to think they don't know how to do it." said Peggy.
 q used to think that a man in a toy shop was as much out of place as bull in a china shop, but I've changed my mind" 4 pnx -ra "a one in my life who knew how to do any thing you asked him. Unless you give him a sample of the material you want him to get with the number of yards, | the price and the name of the shop written in plain English. I don't believe
 there Is one alive who could get the right thing"
 | The girl who was waiting to give us our change got interested in the conver- sation and chimed in
 "You're right, lady: but let me tell you one thing; when they are shopping for themselves they know exactly what they want and they won't take anything "iust as good' for a substitute. They want what they want when they want | it. and that's the end of 1t" | You ought to know" said Peggy listening to the shop girls story. Tell | us about them"
 "Yesterday," the girl said, pleased to 1 death that anybody would take time
 enough to engage her in conversation during these busy holiday times, there
 was a big. pompous-looking man. who
 came into the store. He was the last
 person you'd ever expect to see in toy
 store. He had that man-of-the-world | air that you'd never associate with chill
 dren. And what do you suppose the | creature wanted?
 Picture puzzles, of course" I said. Not on your life, 'e>said the shop girl
 smiling He. wanted stuffed pussy
 cat. One that was made out of real live fur The kind that pulled with a string and said 'M-e-o-w.' He said he had got
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"oh, mo- said the shop girl. That
 was easy. But before he bought her, he
 inspected her from the crown of her
 head to the tips of her toes. He asked if the lace on her petticoat was real Val Think of a man knowing Val lace
 when he saw 1t. He wanted to know if | the clothes she had on would stand laundering and if the blue on the sailor
 collar would 'run,' and he was very par tieular about the buttons and button holes"
 Probably a widower-buying for his little tots, and he had no one to look after those things but himself," sighed Peggy.
 Are there many men In the shop during the holidays?" I asked presently.
 "Oodles of them.'' said the shop girl. There are two kinds-those who come to shop and those who just stand around and look"
 Just at this point Peggy and I turned and saw serious looking man gazing at an electric railway that ran up a paste board mountainsde. He was holding his hands clasped be- fore him and his expression was almost beatific
 Peggy and I looked at him for a mo- ment and then moved on. We bought all our Christmas things in the toy line-Peggy purchasing 9 pair of skates, two dolls, a large rubber ball, doll house completely furnished and all sorts of fireworks and trinkets for the tree she is going to have for her little tots on Christmas morn. We came back through the shop the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-18
Attra tive. Christmas Table
 Decorations


 The shops teem with attractive novel; ties for decorating the Christmas table. of course. Santa takes the lead. He is to be had in almost any size. If he is to grace the center Of the table he may stand nearly two feet high; if, on the other hand, an individual Kris Kringle is to be stationed at each place to serve as bonbon box, he measuHes about six inches. One of the most Christmasy of these bonbon boxes shows Santa in his customary red suit with tree in his hand.
 There are very fascinating decorations to be made at home at slight expense The surprise snowballs always delight Take enough cotton batting to make a ball of ordinary size, concealing in the center some little thing. tiny china doll, a thinble, bonbon wrapped in wax paper or some similar trifie. The balls may be tied with No. ribbon if one wishes them a little more festive look ing. They may be rolled. too, in the powdered mica so as to glisten, though this is not at all necessary.
 There, is no prettier centerpiece thar a bay tree daintily trimmed. However , If the snowbals are used at each place ] a giant snowball for the center is ap
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The Age-Herald's Christmas
 Cuisine
A PLUM PUDDING.

From Godey's Ladies' Book, 1894
 One pound of raisins, stoned and cut in half; one pound of currents, picked, washed and dried; one pound of beef suet, chopped fine; one pound of grated stale bread. or half a pound of four and half a pound of bread eight eggs. a quarter of pound of sugar. glass of brandy, a pint of milk. a glass of wine two nutmegs, grated, tablespoonful of mixed cinnamon and mace: a saltspoon- fu of salt.
 You must prepare all of your ingre- dients the day before except beating the eggs), that in the morning you may have nothing to do but mix them, as the pud- ding will require six hours to boil. Beat the eggs very light; then put to them half the milk and beat both together. Stir in gradually the flour and grated bread Next add the sugar by degrees. Then the suet and fruit alternately. The fruit must be sprinkled with flour. lest it sink to the bottom. Stir very hard, Then add the spice and liquor, and lastly the remainder of the milk. Stir the whole mixture very we'll together. If it is not thick enough, add little more bread or flour. If there is too much bread or flour, the pudding will be hard and heavy.