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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
What Energy Can Do

Energy and perseverance, coupled with
wisdom, may bring about wonders. Not
many years ago three girls in the east
worked at a trade. They were honest,
painstaking, as well as ambitious in the
highest sense of the word; that is. they
strove for the best. They spent a little
each week from their earnings, but they
saved more than they spent. Under care
full advice they invested and with part
of their earnings they bought at a very
low figure farm offered for sale in a
town within an hours ride from the city.
The farm stood at the edge of a corn
field in the midst of several acres. says
a we'll known newspaper
In the evenings, on their return from
the city, the girls worked in the fields
gaining in this way much needed exercise.
Often in the early mornings they worked,
too, before starting out for their day s
labor. Their mother lived with them and,
like them, was thrifty, seeing possibilities
everywhere. With her help they painted
the house and repaired the worn places.
What they could do themselves they did.
Work that was too heavy for them they
hired done, paying for 1t out of their
weekly stipend By degrees a garden was
made. Trees were added. Vegetables
were planted. Flowers grew They start
ed a poultry yard and glass covered beds
for violets and roses. Success did not
come at once. They earned it with time
They own an automobile now. Their
home has been enlarged, refurnished and
redecorated. 1t carries out a bungalow
effect surrounded by wide lawns and
blower beds. They had taste, these girls
as well as energy. Whatever they did
they did well and their present home
which, by the way, is now their summer
home surrounded by almost every luxury
might well be pointed out as a memorial
to woman's indominitable courage and
unfailing perseverance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Do Only Daughters Make Good
Wives?

In the strenuous rush and whirl of
modern life, the only daughter is very
often overlooked or passed by with con-
tempt. Her quiet environment has made
her shy and sensitive, and her sterling
qualities are concealed within a Shell of
reserve Ordinary acquaintances assert
that she Is slow and stupid, but her few
real friends declare that she is charm
ing.
The only daughter, as a rule, is the
companion and friend of her mother, and
the mature experience of the latter incul-
Gates a sense of sympathy and loving
kindness in the younger mind that stand
her in good stead when she Is called up
on to face lifes battles in a home Of
her own.
Then, too, an only daughter is usually
domesticated.. Her mother has sufficient
leisure to teach her little intricate de-
tails of housekeeping as well as the art
of cooking, and, as time goes on, she
very often is delighted to undertake the
household management entirely. She acts
as hostess, and attends to all social du-
ties when her mother is tired. or away
from home and this practical knowledge
of the art of homemaking is very valu-
able to the young girl, who probably In
after life proves treasure to her hus-
band.
1t has often been said that the only
daughter is selfish, and certainly the
vast amount Of love that Is bestowed
upon her may tend to warp her nature
but her mothers careful training usually
protects her true character.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Every Man S Ideal

The girls who attract the best men are
almost always source of surprise to
their feminine friends, who are often lost
In wonder as to why SO many more DO
tent charms should have been passed
over in such selections.
1t is the little mouse of woman. the
shrinking, shy creature, left in the back
ground by her holder sisters, we con-
stantly see brought to the front by the
man who has won her love.
And men prefer. to any such coquettish
invitation as that extended by Mrs. Bond
OF the nursery rhyme to her ducks when
decoying them to come and be killed, the
uncertainty hanging around a being to
whom they have to sue.
Every mans ideal of a wife is a girl
who may be pretty and who might be
brilliant, but who must be good
He also recognizes instinctively that
her grace should not be too costly to
wear every day.
That she shall be cheerful Of temper,
inclined to take short views of human
1nfirmity, and sound of health, he is apt
sravely to consider, within himself. as
essential, says Womans Life.
If all those who, before marrying, omit
ted to think about these things had done
so, it is possible we should hear less to-
day of the incompatibility OF man and
woman; and the 'woman's question:
would be the mans question more uni
vcrsally!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
What the Shops Offer

This is the time of year when per-
fectly new hat may be had for next to
nothing. On bargain counter in one
shop are untrmmed Leghorns, Neapol-
itans hemps and Milans, some of
which sold for 81 earlier in the season.
now marked down to a dollar. Trim
mings are selling for song, too, and
mushroom and straight sailors in popu-
lar rough braids are the same price as
the untrimmed hats.
On the fiction counters are a num-
Der of books which have been good
sellers since they made their initial
bow. For you may have THE House of
a Thousand Candles" May Sinclair S
THE Immortal Moment" Thomas Dix
ons "Clansman" and a host Of others.
There is fetching little powder
case which must have come straight
from Vanity Fair" 1t folds up like a
needle book, so that 1T can easily be
slipped into ones purse and tucked
away out of sight. The inside is of soft
chamos and the outside of silk-pink,
blue and violet.
A touch of Persian is a necessary
adjunct of the smart summer costume.
Even the shirtwaist girl cannot afford
to do without 1t, II she wants to be very
up-to- date. She may introduce it on her
Windsor tie-all the new Windsors have
Persian ends, and the bright scarlet
ones so trimmed are BEAUTIFUL Or she
may wear a Windsor tie made entirely
\of Persian silk The Persian string ties
IRE very pretty, too.
E \The mating covered suit case is
ideal to take with one on short summer
tr1ps Neatly finished with leather cor
ners and trimmings, and lined with
1fnen in a cool, restful shade of brown
1H6 SUIT case has less than half the
2YoiGht Of the all-leather case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Health

The body has rights. and we have duties
towards 1t. The body is the lifelong
companion of the mind. and 1t cannot
be unimportant how it is treated%
One unbridIed passion is enough to de-
stroy the beauty of life. One excess, IL II
does no more, can mar the grace and
harmony of the whole. He that striveth
for the mastery must be temperate in all
things"
The duty of wise care for health is
bigger than merely adding to our per-
Gonal happiness. To large extent it
determines the efficiency of our lives.
Many man learns after it is too late
that he would have been fit for better
and more work If he had always pre-
served the sane and sensible bearing to-
wards the laws of health and life which
experience teaches. No one In these days
has any excuse for ignorance Of the
common practical rules of health. There
are a good many popular books on the
subject.-Hugh Black.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Scientific Weddings

The scientific preparation of we'd
dings has become a profitable business
in New York nowadays. 1t yields large
profits to a few firms who have gained
reputation for their knowledge of
all the rules of social etiquette and
their ability to handle large throngs
Of wedding guests. These firms also
prove of aid to the hostess in keeping
out such persons who, though not in
vited. seek to gain admission to church
weddings or large receptions, such as
those that followed the Drexel-Gould
and the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS weddings.
Every detail of receiving the guests
at the door of the church., attending to
their automobiles or carriages, and
ushering them through a crowd of GU
rious spectators on the sidewalk to
the calling of their automobiles when
they leave and arranging their robes
comfortably for them is attended to as
matter of business. Experience has
taught the men who supervise these
social affairs how to make things run
smoothly, and prevent brushes and con-
fusion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Ny Lady Modish

A bright bow of velvet at the neck,
either in contrast with or matching the
suit and hat, will be worn much this
summer.
All the odd shades that were used in
cloths and silks this winter are repro
duced in linens and other washable
materials for summer use.
Yokes and under-sleeves appear in
practically every summer model.
The newest jabots are side plated
and the ruffies sewed down one side
of strip of insertion.
Valenciennes laces, French, German
and Normandy, are extensively used on
summer frocks.
Everything that is offered in Irish
lace is now popular.
Tiny pink satin roses, with rose
leaves, are to be had in the shops for
trimming evening gowns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Do you remember as a child any bitter
disappointment caused by the frogetful-
ness of some older person-trifling to
them, no doubt. but very important from
your childish point of view?
If you do, you will have some idea OF
the pain forgetfulness may cause.
But very often, as we grow older, we
begin to look upon it as a very slight Of
Tense. after all, hardly worth thinking
about. And so we go on, making promises
and forgetting to keep them, never stop
ping to consider how much unnecessary
appointment we may be responsible
for. The reason so many of us make and
break promises so lightly is, I think, be-
cause we do not interest ourselves suf-
ficiently in the matter to remember. And
SO we lose and make other people lose,
their faith in human nature.
If you make a promise keep 1t, If it is
any way possible for you to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
The Age-Herald's Cook Book
JELLIED BOULLION.


The canned bouillion of good make
is really better than the home made,
as 1t is far clearer than that which
can be made for ones self. a quart
can will make about six cups, or even
seven If a great deal of seasoning is
added. Dissolve quarter of package
of gelatine in cold water, open the
boullion and pour into a saucepan;
add one teaspoonful of lemon juice, two
saltspoonfuls of salt, few shakes of
paprika, the same of white pepper, a
very little onion juice, few drops of
tobasco, and few drops of pickle
juice. Set this on the stove and when
hot add the gelatine, in tasting 1t do
not be surprised to find 1t very highly
favored for when it is cold 1t will not
taste nearly SO strong; when cool set
on the ice in q china bowl; 1t ought to
stand about seven or eight hours; then
put by tablespoonfuls into bouillfon
cups and serve. 1t is delicious these
hot days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Summer Styles in Girls
From Life.

From Life.
Girls this year will run largely to loud
colors. They will be seen everywhere. as
usual The quiet effects will, however,
be used to some extent, and are always
most serviceable.
The summer resort styles will be very
much worn, and there are several popu-
lar varieties already on the market.
Mountain girls, as usual, will come high.
European varieties are in great demand
on account OF the surplus cash that usu-
ally goes with them.
Large, handsome blondes lead In in
terest and activity. OF these there is
the peach blonde. the svelte blonde, the
hippy-hippy blonde and the languid
blonde
Several brunettes with flashing eyes
have made a hit.
A prime favorite, much sought after,
Ia a nedium-sized mushroom chanticlere
variety, with a good disposition and
hatred of ice cream soda.
Motor girls continue with immense ac-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Their Professions

Mothers now a suffragette,
Out to get her rights"
And she'll get 'em, too, you bet
Gee, but she loves fghtsl
Sister Fan Is music-mad-
Tries her best to sing
Some old crazy German fad,
Or the "Nibelung Ring"
Brothers cracked about his art
Got studio
All fixed up before he'd start
In to paint, you know.
Gives pink teas, and gets off CUFF,
Wears a soft silk shirt;
What's that? Does he sell his stuff
Not enough to hurt!
Billys got the acting bee
Buzzing in his brain;
Says they'll think, when him they see,
Booths come back again;
Talks of Inspirations fount''
And these mortal Ills
Father? oh, he doesn't count!
He just pays the bills
William Wallace Whitelock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Making Over Husbands

Tt is generally supposed that husbands
are too often maligned as regards their
love of interfering in the household, but
the fact remains that there are great
many husbands whose interference In
matters they know nothing about leads
to a great deal of dissension and UNI
happiness In the home.
For instance take the head of the
family who interferes over the clothing
of his wife and children. He insists that
he knows everything about it. grumbles
at the bills. finds fault with his wifes
taste, but he does not allow her to ex-
press an opinion about his own clothes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Cuts and Court Plaster

Many people make the mistake of
using court plaster over a cut The
plaster closes the wound prematurely,
preventing the natural cleansing of the
wound and the egress of any particles
of dirt which may have entered 1t also
keeps the edges moist, encouraging
pus formation. In the treatment of a
cut do not be in too much of hurry
to stop the bleeding. Unless an artery
is severed, which becomes evident by
the forcible squirting of the blood, there
is no need of haste. Each movement
of free bleedings aids in rendering the
wound antiseptic. as the blood coming
from within cleanses the wound better
than any other application. After free
bleeding has been allowed for a few
minutes let stream of hot water,
which has been previously boiled, run
over the wound. This will cleanse the
edges and check the bleeding.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Sterilization By Light

From the London Mail
Milk is now being sterilized in Paris by
submitting 1t to the action of ultraviolet
rays. thus avoiding the use of heat or
treatment by chemical antiseptic SUBJ
stances 1t has long been known that
light without heat can destroy micro
and in 1898 1t was proved that
rom the ultraviolet part of the spec
rum there proceeded rays that had a
bactericidal effect. 1t was further shown
that glass stopped these rays, which,
however, passed easily through quartz.
1t has taken over seven years to turn
This knowledge to general use; but now,
n Paris an apparatus has been made by
which ultraviolet rays, through quartz,
sterilize 1872 gallons Of water an hour
After much trouble the sterilixing o1
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
A Ghost Story That Turned Out TO
Be Modified Muldoon Idea
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back here they come at the same gait
and looked like they were comm on the
car. 1 knowed it. he's got pal with
him and somethin' gon' to happen l
closes the gates and takes off my control
Ter and stands there. / seq to myself as
felt the heft of that controller.
'Bullies come on this car and some
body's goin' to die an easy death cause
III surely get that little man.
They didn't stop and jus as they were
passin' I hollers out,
Say what are you doin'?''
That little man didn't look aroun'-he
just hollers back:
"Runnin."
And on they wentl
l finishes my work that night and
the next morning l asks for change,
cause l see that amt no place for me.
And that's all know about it,
Thinking the story of the motorman
worth tracing and that he had an Ed
gar Allen Poe flavor to it, I went to a
resident of this neighborhood, one whom
I thought might know of such goings
on. This elderly gentleman had been a
college athlete in the early days of col
lege games. On telling him the story as
l had heard it, he INDUCED in a very
hearty laugh and said:
Surely can tell you the tale of the
runners from the other side. You know
I have taken good deal of exercise in
my time, football, baseball and the rest
of it. sn these declining years find that
a month or six weeks training in the
spring and autumn adds much to the
pleasure of living, being too old for
gymnastics of any kind and having a
great fancy for exercise in the open, I
have used the old and simple method of
running for this training. A blue fan
mel shirt, a pair of old dark trousers
and white tennis shoes and the inclina-
ton are all . that is needed
Here I broken I'M:
But the dog the savage looking dog
what about him?"
And the elderly athlete grew enthus-
iastic saying:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
In the Land of Rapid Travel

From the Cleveland Leader.
1.-The train crews of the southwest, from
sheer necessity, are made up OF men able
to take and appreciate joke" says
former Councilman L. c. Carran. "Other-
wise the dreariness and monotony of their
lives might kill them.
II was on train in Arkansas recently
when the brakeman came through the
car and howled out some sort of gibber-
ish as we came to stop.
:" What place is this, please?' I asked
the conductor.
a Place? -, this amt no place. he
said, and good-naturedly, too, at that.
'"This is just one of the habits Of the en-.
gineer Whenever he goes SO many yards
he stops just from force of habit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Dead as a Door Nail

The phrase Dead as a door nail'
originated in this way: In early days,
when door knockers were common, the
plate upon which the knocker struck was
sometimes called a nail. In the course of
years 1t was struck SO often that all life
was supposed to be knocked out of it,
therefore, when it became necessary to
refer to anything hopelessy 1ifeless, It
was merely an emphatic expression to
say that 1t was las dead as a door nail -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Baking Sachets

II was much interested in reading In
The Age-Herald recently of the use Of
paper in making sachets," said clever
woman. II wonder how many women
have heard of the English habit of baking
their sachets. There a sachet is not con-
sidered really made until it has been
baked. The sachet powder is spread be.
tween the wadding and then it is put in
a qutek oven for a few moments to 'se-I
cure the odor. l have followed the
plan ever since hearing of it, and must
admit that the result has been quite
worth while" :
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

to myself we'll wouldn't that beat you!
In little while I goes on down to the
yellow dog with the undershot jaw. He
other end OF my run. When l gets about
hat way meets this barefooted man
and his dog comm back. he were still
running and the dog right with him.
When I gets back to where 1 see him
first he were not in sight and that's the
last I see of him that night"
The next night" continued the motor
man, about the same time l looks up
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

ginger when he is alive, and generally
shammin' when 'es dead"
The story first came to town from a
motorman of street car on the night
run through an old subdivisions SUBJ
division made by a German in "a or IS
A little settlement with narrow streets,
small houses-a far cry from the resi-
dences somewhat further out
Upon going to the offices of the B.
r., L. and p Co., was referred to the
dispatcher" said the man who was tell
ing me the story.
Eyes, a complaint had been made" said
the dispatcher, "of this run and the mo-
torman requested that he be transferred
to some other line. Ensley or West End,
but please take him out of that end of
town. he begged"
Questioning his reasons, he replied:
"Capn, I'm ashamed to tell you, but
take me offn that rum"
Just then big, broad shouldered man
in the uniform of motorman came
in.
"Ah, here is Baroudi now, perhaps he
will tell you of his reasons for wanting
to change his rum" said the dispatcher.
After explaining my object I found
Baroudi willing enough to tell his tale
of spectres said the story teller
II had been on the run for week or
so an 1t were good enough, not much
work, not many passengers, but taken
it all roun' it We're good enough, as I SEE
befo'," began the motorman. 'Then one
dark night about haf pas 10 when was
out at the far end, see a sight which
catched my eye,-coming down a steep
road outen the hills, not maxim a sound
an on dead run, were man In black.
bareheaded and barefooted and close on
his heels were a funny lookin' dog as
over / see. I got a good look at him
the dog, not the man-as he come by the
car He had big head, his under jaw
stuck way out, his tail were short an
he look awful savage. They went on
down the road at the same gait 1 seq
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Not long since, a story of unoanny
sights, mysterious appearances, at the
eastern end of the town was told me.
1t was said that those who had seen
the mysterious one when not sure wheth-
er it was ghost doomed to permanent
stay on earth or late escaped one from
the hospital at Tuscaloosa. Surely here
were the elements of a story; such
things might happen in the older COM
munities but OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES no.
For here one must be "all OF sand and
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that hill an here they come, not maxim
sound, the barefooted man and the
ishng touches. At the same time of
didn't look at the right or the left, didn't
say word, he was just runnin' that's all
After that, outen the hills they come
about the same time every night
stands 1t fur bout a week, gttin' little
more nervous every night, he didn't do
nothin' but run, didn't offer to do moth
IN, but l SEE to myself, anything that
acts like that he's crazy or a ghost an
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As She Is spoke i'm Slam

From EVerybOdyS magazine.
This Is an extract from Siamese pa.
per that has an English column for for
eign readers: Shooting Outraged Fear
full Agony.-Khoon Tong was a man Of
Langoon and on hts return accidentally
shot at by some miscreant scoundrels
Untimely death, oh fearful! All men ex-
pressed their mourn. The cowardice dogs
Is still at large"
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A Thought

Don't cry out to Providence If you
fall into a bed of nettles. Sit up quick,
and look for a dock leaf. Time to cry to
Providence is when you're In fix yov
can't get out of single handed"
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they amt no tellin'." This been going for
mourn a week and they put on the fin
night, here they come, but now they were
two, the man were in black and he were
too-and baldheaded and what
beat me, he had little white flee dog fol-
lowin' him and tine yellow dog with the
undershot jaw were right with EN-.
starts up my car and passes 'em and
went on down to the other end of my
run, when 1 pulls up there and looks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

There is. type of husband who wants
making over. Every woman wants q
man to show some rational interest in
minor details, but she res ents this kind
of irrational interest very strongly.
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Substitution

From the Chicago Tribune.
Old Mother Hubbard
She went to the cupboard,
AS always had been her habit.
II can't afford beef
She murmured with grief,
| So she made her poor dog a welsh rabbit.
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Dolly's Dallyings

Miss Debutante-"Have you ever at
tended a weekend party given by friends
in the country?
Mr. BlaseL"Yes I spent two weeks at
one from Saturday till Monday"