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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
PAPER BAG COOKERY
From the Journal of the Ameri

From the Journal of the American
 fMedican Association.
 Considerable attention is being given in the London press to a new method of cookery in paper bags which has been devised by a well known chef, M Soyer. The food, whether meat, fish fowl, vegetables or even stews, is in- serted into a specially prepared paper bag, which is generally greased and placed in the oven. It is claimed thai the result is simply perfect, as the natural flavors of the food are preserv- ed, and that great saving of time and trouble is effected, as the cleansing of numerous pots and pans becomes unnecessary. Moreover, the objection able smell of cooking throughout th' house is avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
THE LIGHT
Milton (Paradise Lost.)

Milton Paradise LOSt) Let there be ight!' said God, and forth- Ethereal, first of things. auintessence Sprung ns'd from the deep. and from her n.-
 tive east To journey through the airy gloom be-
 gan, sphered in radiant cloud, for yet the Was not; she in a cloudy tabernacle Sojourned the while. God saw the light
 was good. And light from darkness by the hemis- Divided: light the day. and, darkness night He named, Thus was the first day even
 and morn: Nor passed uncelebrated. nor unsung By the celestial quires, when Orient light Exhaling first from darkness they beheld; Birthday of Heaven and earth; with joy
 and shout The hollow universal orb they filled, And touched their golden harps, and
 hymning praised God and his works; creator him they
 sung, Both when first evening was. and when
 first morns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
POPULAR MERCHANT PRINCE

requiring less equipment is likely to, be.
 A bootblack might. conceivably. be a per- son of refinement and the possessor of
 a well-stored mind and the manners of 8
 courier. A bishop might be a boor
 But the probabilities are in favor of
 higher intellectual development in the
 prelate. A merchants duties may be
 confining, but they do not necessarily pre-
 vent him from acquiring Jas much cul- ture as many idlers have, and a business ] man of MT. Wanamakerfs achievement
 has amply demonstrated the fact that
 he has more ability than is' required to be the average lawyer, the average phy-
 sician, the average military or naval of ficer,s the average journalist and cer- tainly much more than is required or pos-
 sessed by the average king. MT. Wana-
 maker in King Georges boots and spurs and gold lace and decorations would have
 been quite as good a sovereign as the inheritor of the British crown and the titles of Emperor of India and Defender
 of the Faith. If George had left high school at IA to become an errand boy it is not likely that he would ever have
 found himself at 70 a nnlltimilliomaire and
 useful publc-spirited citizen active in
 civic affairs, a former cabinet officer and cosmopolitan. Somewhat akin to the
 genius that builds great business enter
 prises. If the ethics of commercial mag
 mates are not always above reproach
 those of kings are rarely so save when they are born to the throne of established states and destined to serve merely az fg,lreheads in a system of government that would run as smoothly with an idiot
 on the throne as with man of strong mentality and pious determination to
 be useful to his subjects. Surely there Is
 no reason why prince should not meet and greet a merchant prince and accord him the final honor of a gentlemans home-that of introducing him to mem- l bers of his family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
QuaIitx of Coffee

What is the grade of coffee that you drink? Sometimes it may be good, some- times bad, sometimes otherwise, but ow- ing to the alertness of the food inspec- ton department of the agricultural bu- | reau of Alabama it Is becoming possiole that you may know what is contained in your mornings eye-opener,' thus spoke well informed man.
 '.The pure food laws of the state pro-
 vide that wherein Uncle Sam's pure food
 laws fail to protect the consumer he shall be protected by the mighty arm or the law of Alabama. For instance, 1t is not generally known that when your gro- cer grinds a pound of coffee and bills 1t to you as coffee, he Is subject to a close scrutiny from employees of the state department of agriculture. But this week some of the producers in Birmingham were made to feel the hand of this law C. H. Billngsly, chief food and feed clerk of the department, was In Birmingham and conferred with local representatives of the department, making an inspection of the jobbing houses within the city who prepare packages of coffees, spices and other such condiments and he ascer- tained that there were many violations of the law within the city
 'It is stated that a considerable amount of chcory is used in coffees sold as pure coffee; that there is every evidence that coarse corn meal is placed in black pep pers to make it measure up strong; that corn cobs are ground into horse food; that weed seeds are placed in the chicken food: and that there are numerous vio- lations of these laws along the same line.
 ''Now, for the benefit of those who may be engaged in these businesses. 1t would be well for them to con-ult Uncle Reu- ben Kolb, commissioner of agriculture, and find out just how much It will cost them if they are trying to put one over on the unsuspecting public.
 incidentally, it may be stated that to fail to comply with this state law will cost the dealer from s100 to $500 for each case in which he Is found guilty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
Strong Anti-Prohibition Sentiment

l that Mobile would vote for a return of the saloon, but the overwhelming majority in Thursdays election must have been surprise to everybody.
 It was rousing victory for high license and regulation against either dispensary or prohibition. It was mighty protest against the blind tiger. Not only was the vote in favor of the saloon overwhelming in the city of Mobile, but the majority was even greater in the county outside of the city limits.
 Mobile is a conservative city. It has long been distinguished for the high intelligence and culture of it's people, and for it's God-fearing citi- zenship. The Anti-Saloon league never made any headway in Mobile. When other communities were smitten by prohibition hysteria a majority of the good people of Mobile protested vigorously against any legislation that would prohibit the liquor traffic in that city. Had Mobiles majority in favor of high license and regula- tion been only of moderate size little or no significance would be attached to the result. But the enormous ma jority is significant and will have far reaching effect on forthcoming cleo tions under the new local option law.
 Montgomery's election will be held week from next Monday. A major | ity in favor of saloons has been prac- tically assured, but with Mobiles wonderful victory Montgomery will roll up larger prohibition vote than had been estimated.
 Soon after Montgomery election this county of Jefferson will vote on the liquor regulation question. Had the Anti Saloon league which domi- mated the Conner legislature formu- lated less drastic system of prohi- bition than that which was enacted many towns in Alabama might have remained dry under the present local option law. But it is evident that the people generally are utterly dis gusted with the blind tiger. The liquor traffic goes on despite honest efforts made on the part of officials to enforce the law, Prohibition con- ditions in the cities are simply insup- portable. Jefferson county, which gave large anti-saloon majority in 1907, will poll big anti-prohibition vote when the election is held a few weeks hence.
 In the approaching campaign good | IISll, SOOu SltlACIlS, Will UC lOuuu Oil both sides of the liquor question. In former contests in Alabama involving the prohibition issue much bad blood was stirred up. There was wrathful talk on the stump and wrathful dis cussion in the columns Nof the news papers. When the anti-saloon move ment was new fever-heat excitement seemed almost natural, but the public having got used to calmer discussion there is no excuse whatever for vio- lent speech now Let the campaign in this county be conducted on a high plane. The local option committee working for high license and regula- tion and the prohibition committee. which will oppose the liquor traffic, are both starting off quietly, and it is sincerely hoped that the same temper ate spirit will continue right up to the day of the election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 A man who will brag about how much money he has rarely ever has it.
 Mon4y is snail for speed till it gets to you, when it becomes a streak of light ming.
 It's not so hard to be reasonably sick if you don't have to be nursed by any of your relatives.
 You can tell when a woman is going to have a new gown by how she keeps worrying about what the weather will be on the day it is ready
 Some men are just plain, ordinary de- ceivers of their wives; then there is the one who makes his believe he can't bear to have her go away from him on visit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

TAKE CARE. How sweet it is to glide along! A slim canoe
 And only two The while the world seems filled with song
 And loves delight Makes all so bright, We sigh, Could heaven equal this?" But here's a thought
 From wisdom caught Don't ever try to steal a kiss
 When only two
 In a canoe.
 You may upset,
 And love when wet Is very apt to peevish grow And fill your after-life with woe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
FROM h. F. ID. ROUTE NO

K. F. D. No. ? Items in the Mercer (Mo)
 Signal
 A little warm *Part of Route ? had good rain Friday R. H. Draper is busy taking widow women to town these days Lute Lowry said his corn needed another blowing, but he just didn't feel like doing it Miss Bertha Lowry can bake the best pie and cake ever anybody eat George and Mark didn't get to go sparkling Sun. day night : Hen Rock says he has asked one woman three times to marry him and now he is going to quit hei Mary Wade was trying to play show girl on horse the other day ant fell off backward, which causes her to go little lame Charley Tapscot says it has cost him 50 cents every Sun day to keep Everett in pants this sum mer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
Nine-Foot Stage in the Ohio

The President is behind the move ment to give the Ohio river nine- foot perpetual" stage of water from Pittsburg to Cairo. Dam No. II in that river has just been completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
NOT so STRANGE.

Anything on your mind?"
 Not a great deal. I was just thinking that I had never heard of trombone player whose presence was desirable be- cause he imparted tone to a neighbor-' hood"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
PICKLE MAN,

PICKLE MAN. Oh, hot hot, hot,
 The weather is. so warm, The city dweller's lot
 Has very little charm. But here's a thought that will Alleviate his woe: Ere long, keen-voiced and shrill, Old winters winds will blow. And then, on frosty days, He'll press the window-pane, The while he sadly says, q would 'twere warm again"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
POOR WOMAN.

Mrs Woosher is in bed suffering from
 an acute attack of nervous prostration." " What was the cause of her illness?"
 Her poodle, Ninkums, was lost for an
 hour yesterday" |.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
A RLrNDERER.

When Hiram kissed her on the chin,
 Stead O the lips said Susan Brown: q never saw such stupid work
 You have the poorest aim in town.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Millionaire Stokes declined to prosecute the young women who shot him, and they have been discharged. Why they shot him will remain a mystery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

A frog that has swallowed all the flies in a house should not be killed for his legs That would be the height of in gratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The Hon. William Lorimer is no qutter. He has been put over and he proposes to stick there until he has repaid those who did it..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Lightning is very penetrating at times It recently killed a miner 1900 feet under ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

President Smith of the Mormon church says the high cost of living has rendered .polygamy unpracticable in his church. It is more effective than mere laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Mexico seems to think people should be taxed according to their wealth. This Is slap at methods that have become common law in this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

But if Lorimer is turned out Illinois may give the seat to Lee O'Neal Browne, the jackpotter, and then the country would be worse off than, before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
In inc Bu.,nes. World

Business conditions are improving and July will probably witness a much larger volume of trade than June,'' said H. w.. Wiltshire of Philadelphia.
 "But no matter what July may have in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
PAS OPINION,

Pa. what is a cynical bachelor?"
 "A cynical bachelor, my son, is an un- married man who thinks a woman says I will on her wedding day and T won't for the rest of her life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The trouble was Hines attempted to be the whole thing while Taft, Aldrich and Penrose sat around and looked impor- tant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The proposition to raise a fund for AL fred Austin is premature, for he may touch off a coronation ode when 1t is least eXnected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Some authorities hold that aviators are tresspassers except over navigable waters. But no one can catch them in the act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The London suffragettes are adopting American methods. They now have a campaign fund of S500,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Anatole France says that all war is doomed to perish. The war against the house1y will, however, go on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
A QuIETUS.

"The man who invented the guillotine considered himself a philanthropist."
 There is no questioning the fact that it Is sure cure for all earthly ills"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The sun is shining wondrous bright,
 But what of that? He ate some fancy food last night
 Which knocked him flat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Witness Tlden struck bookkeeping blow below the belt and really all or- derly and systematic business methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Dock Cook Is doing more chautauouaing than Peary. This is a queer country in some respects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

King George is to be the hero of another puppet show in December when Indias durbar will take place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The general conclusion in Illinois touch. ing the Lorilner testimony is that some body lied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Frogs will never become household pets even If they do consume great quantities of houseflies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The Wellman polar expedition corpora tion has been dissolved. The balloon bus mess has it's limitations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
NO NEED TO WORRY.

Oh, why should women prate of rights, Paradng, speaking so distressfully, When pleasing them mere man delights
 And they can wheedle so successfully?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Out in Illinois men think Edward Hines testimony should be subjected to the acid test.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

The coronation moving pictures are nearly due, and then every owner of nic1ie can judge the big show for him self
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
THE PREFERENCE.

"I have here a drama of tears and pathos," said the budding genius.
 Nothing doing" answered the busi- ness-like manager. What the public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08

Argentine tobacco is used to kill in- sects and make campaign cigars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
A SUFFERER.

wants is a play of champagne and pro-
 fanity.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-08
FANATICS.


 Nearly every village contains re- ligious crank who wants to lead every body up to the, trough of salvation and shove his nose down in it, whether he will drink or not, and to offset him, it has pestiferous atheist, who can't do anything but talk in an insolent and of- fensive way about how foolish people are to believe in what he calls mythical be- ing like the Lord. It seems to be the consensus of opinion that the two ought to be forced to live together in some re- mote haunt, where they never would see anybody but each other"-Arthur Aull.
 DISILLUSIONED.
 Clung to his dreams,
 But when he woke,
 He found this life
 Was all joke.
 ALWAYS BEHIND THE BAND. "Is he a man who has a great deal of civic pride?'
 well, I am not sure whether it is civic pride or personal vanity. At any rate. he parades on the slightest provocation."
 PAUL COOK.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
ODDITIES IN THE
DAYS EV ENTS
Declines to Salute FLAG.

The public school authorities of New
Jersey are called upon today for the
first time in the history of the state
TO deal with the situation arising from
the refusal of a pupil to salute the
American flag or take the oath of allie
glance during school exercises. For
many years the state school laws have
compelled the salutation of the flag and
the renewal of the oath of allegiance
to il every morning. AT the opening
of the Perth Amboy schools yesterday
Catherine Audsley, n 14year- old pup
il, refused to comply with this law
and was sent home by the school sup
erintendent. NJ. Il. Audsley, the girls
father, who is a British subject, went
to New York at once and placed the
matter before the British consul He
said he did not prohibit his children
from paying all the respect due the
American flag, but he had instructed
them not to take the oath of allegiance
to il. The British consul will send to
the proper authorities in Perth Am
boy papers confirming the statement
that Mr.. Audsley's children are bona
flde subjects of Great Britain.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
HOW SURROUNDINGS COUNT.

Resolve to put things where they be-
long at the right time. Don't trust to
the future, for you may have less time
tomorrow than today.
Don't leave a lot of tail-ends hang
ing about your Office or place OF busi-
ness, for these are signs OF weakness.
evidences OF your lack OF executive
ability People measure you very
largely by your surroundings. If they
see your desk or Office or your place
of business all in confusion. they take
It for granted that you are poor bus
mess man. You make a bad impress
sion and this impression Is your rep
utation. for men communicate their
Impressions to others
Finish every task you begin before
you begin another" says a writer
Hang away in their proper places.
before you sleep. garments you have
worn in the evening
"Straighten up tables and book
stands before you retire at night; and
after you retire, before you fail asleep.
say to yourself. am order. System
ard Neatness.'
ASK that power be given you dur
ing sleep to grow in these virtues. and
never rest until you obtain them
Orison SWEET Marden in Success Mag
azine
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
Cuoumber is Ernit.

The great bureau of licenses prob
lem as to whether cucumbers are to
be classed as berries, vegetables or
fruit was settled in Brooklyn by Chief
Magistrate Otto Kempner.
"Cucumbers." he declared from the
bench, ARE fruit within the meaning
of the law So, also. are egg plants,
pumpkins and tomatoes. Anything
that grows on vine is fruit"
Noah Webster's dictionary calls the
cucumber a hard rned berry fruit
md a vegetable. II has been cultivat-
cd as a vegetable since the days of
Moses. the dictionary says.
Magistrate Kempner's decision en-
ables the bureau of licenses to go
ahead with the enforcement of the
city ordinance, which says that mer-
chants must have licenses to sell
fruit. soda water. newspapers and
periodicals." within the stoop line.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20

and Portsmouth under the navy. and
Aldershot under the army" he de-
clared. 'Is~,i
1T is at these barracks and similar
ones that men are punished for offenses
against discipline by continued occu-
patton at drill and useful work during
the whole Of each day.
"The periods OF punishment are
short, but a man so punished never
wants to go back to t. He is kept
too busy at work. intend to establish
a detention system here as far as pos
sible on these lines.
I'm studying the organization of the
English and other leading fleets, 1t
was noticeable that they all had the
proper number Of admirals of suita-
bic rank. while In this country we have
nothing but rear admrals. / think we
should at least have vice-admirals, If
only to give the country proper recog-
milton when our fleets meet foreign
fleets at home or abroad. / found a
number of young officers of high rank
lin the British navy and | hope con-
gress will soon pass a personnel bill
which will give us younger admirals
and captains.
England and other countries are
building large fast armored cruisers
of $1,000 tons and 2S knots speed. with
which we have as yet nothing to COM
pare. Although / have heard some
talk of reaction toward smaller bat
tleships I found no signs Of such a
tendency in England nor any belief
that reduction in any way would oc-
cur"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
Wants His Present Back.

IT. L. Rollman. who lives somewhere
in Jersey. has written another letter
to Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel. Mr.. Rollman recently sent the
secretary n copper of 1s40 as token
Of appreciation.
When the coin arrived, Harry Stev-
ems. Mr.. Nagel's secretary. was per-
picked. Some one suggested that MI
stevens perplexity arose from the pos
sibility that the gift of one penny,
might he looked upon as an attempted
bride.
Mr.. Rollman heard Of this and sent
another letter. It was warm one.
He is hurt and offended, and If the coin
ig to cause so much trouble in the
department he would have IL returned
to him.
When natterers meet the devil goes
to dinner.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
Eiremen Called Out.

a fire alarm caused a commotion i'm
New Rochelle, n. Y, when watch
man thought Wenck's barber shop
was afrc because of dense clouds of
smoke pouring from it.
After hremcn had sent three streams
of water through n broken door the
proprietor appeared and thanked the
nrcmen for drowning the reaches ne
had left two sulphur candles to kill
Then the Gremen found the smoke al
came from two tiny candles on O
shelf.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
az a Kitei Cure Headaehe.

A new and original scheme has
been found for curing headaches:
namely, the diversion of flying a kite,
and the inventor is Rev. w. NJ. Part
ridge, an Episcopal minister of Mar
blehead. Mass. Mr.. Partridge says:
I'm kite construction and kite flying
find a favorite diversion which stands
me in good stead as a needed change
from the hard mental grind of strict
~ PASTORAL duties.
For the headaches brought on by
overwork and too close application e
ones study there is no cure in my
estimate quite equal to flying a kite
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-09-20
CANADA TO GREET RULER.
Great Interest in Dominion Over Ad-
vent of Royalty.

Ottawa. ont, Sept. 2O.-When the
Duke of Connaugh,. only living son OF
tho late Queen Victoria. comes to this
city i'm October to assume his duties
as governor general of Canada, he VIII
enter a country vastly different from
that in which one of his predecessors
the Duke of Argyle tthen Marquis OF
Lorne) lived about quarter of cen
fury ago.
His grace of ConnauGht, who was
recommended for The governor general
ship by his brother, the late King I'd
ward VII. will not be the first member