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l he had been blind to before-that Biddy would be more faithful to his memory when dressed properly in pretty laces, and sashes and things, than over the wash tub grumbling because he had left her next to nothing. If she has to keep on washing for living the pretty clothes will throw a pink tableau effect about her and Pats image will always be o joy and a pleasure to her in the misty distance"
 | Don't you think any way that every woman on the face of the earth ought to have some little income of her own-be it ever so small-to buy pretty things with?'' asked Peggy.
 "The very prettiest and cleverest wom- an in town not two weeks ago told me that she made the identical remark to a man of high finance In New York not long ago. I answered. "She said she told him that she thought the government out to provide dowry for every woman under it's Jurisdiction and make them in dependent of their husbands fortune" | Flew such a scheme of things would
 Y" towards brightening the life of such people as Biddy OFlynn,' unused Peggy. | II think your clever woman was very clever to suggest the government propo- Sitici oi WOtIcIl Nltll lilCOIntS. l You know what I'd do if I were Uncle Sam? Instead of giving congressman un- | limited packages of garden seed-that never come up-to send to the four cor ners Of the earth I'd send to every wom- al who didn't have an independent in- come of her own, one good gown and hat each season-and red rose sash and some slippers and
 ''is that suffrage or socialism?' asked.
 II neither" Peggy replied. Its sim piJ a Utopian idea that some good gov einnbent is going to get great results from one oT these bright days. Maybe not until toe Millennium comes, but
 "The rell be great results?' I echoed.
 ''Yes; great results.'' Peggy reiterated. "1he average working woman's life isn't V vorth the living of It. it's battle from IT orning till night She doesn't get very much of the beautiful in it. but when she does she's going to be happier worker Letter mother and not nearly so greedy for ihe ballot"
 q suppose nothing could be done about the matter until the Millenium-er- comes?' I frankly asked. "li es-something can be done. ana I'm going to do it." said Peggy emphatically.
 "What?" I exclaimed
 Tive always had more than my share of everything" she said. unconditionaiiy' and I'm going to divvy up There's no reason why I should have so much more than Bddy OFlynn. I'm not half as Sond citizen as she, so I am going to di- vide'
 ''l wide what?" I asked. "The pretty things that I wear once O. twice, and then throw away am sve:ed Peggy. "The evening gowns, the hats the veils. the gloves. the fans, the pare sols, that I wear couple of times
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"If men were only handsomer," The little maiden sighed. Soon, soon I'd say: Take me away And make of mo a bride" "If men were only cleverer," The older maiden said, I'd take a chance with word and
 glance
 And mayhap I would we'd" If men were only wealthier," The buxom widow breathed. q might incline a vow to sign With brow all orange wreathed.' "If men were only easier" The ancient spinster wept, '1 q set my cap for any chap And wed him ere I slept"
 LAURA ". SHELDON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
When We Pray

As tired children go at candle-light- The glow in their young eyes quencheo
 with the sun, Almost too languid, now that play is
 done, To seek their fathers knee, and say
 goodnight, So, to our greater Father out of sight, When the brief gamut of the day is run Defeats endured, and petty triumphs
 won, We kneel and Hstlessly his care invite Then, with no sense of gain,-no tende,
 thrill,
 As when we leave the presence of a
 friend; No lingering content our souls to steep But reckoning our gains and losses stin, We turn the leaf upon the dull day. end, And, oarless, drift out to the sea of sleep
 MAY RILEY SMITH.
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Household Hints


 Oil paintings hung over the chino. ney piece are liable to wrinkle with the heat
 Rosewood furniture should be rubbed gently every day with a clean, soft cloth to keep the surface well pol ished.
 Nothing makes better iron holders than old cotton hose. They will not eallous the hands as many materials will
 For cleansing brasses, either DOW dered whiting or scraped rotten stone mixed with sweet oil and rubbed on With buckskln is good.
 Any upholstered furniture, whether covered with cloth, damask or chintz. Mlll look much the better for being cleaned occasionally with bran and flannel.
 To clean plaster ornaments. such as bhsts or vases. dip in clear starch hnXed with water When dry. brush off inc starch and the soil parts will dis appe&r
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Abolish the Pie? Never!

It Is distressing to find an eminent W vestern scholar and physician denouncing the pie as unwholesome and barbar- oGs. The pastry cooks of the district in which the good doctor lives must be sadly deficient in the art if some of their crea- lures have given the excellent savant bad fit of indigestion or ar ugly night mare.
 Abolish the pie, with all the memories tfat the luscious pastry eonjures up? Perish the thought? Rather abandon any otf CT item of the bill of fare. The pie hrs figured in literature from the earliest days. What would the English of Dickens be without it's "weal and am pies'? Who would recognize good old Friar Tuck as one Of the most charming of Scott's crea- tions had he failed to have discovered that ample venison pastry with which he
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and discard. Think how glad she'll be to get them. I've already begun, in fact. got Mrs. O'Flynn's address from the shop girl who waited on her and I sent her red rose parasol and a pink sandal wood fan-to finish out her tolitte the very day she bought the white lace dress and the red rose sash. I've always seen the beautiful side of lfe-with all the pretty gew-gaws and frills and furbe- lows that women dearly love. and Biddy O Flynn hasn't. She loves them as well as l do, and deserves them probably great deal more, so I'm going to help her to get them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
The Age-Herald's Cuisine

whipped cream. Beat well, and opur In
 To the beaten yolks of three eggs add half cupful of sugar. Stir in half d cup of clear, strong coffee and cool in the double boiler until thick, stirring con- tnually. When cool add quart of whipped cream. Beat we'll. and pour in the can of the freezer, which has been packed in ice and salt. Do not have the dasher in. Pack well and let stand three or four hours. Serve in tall, thin glasses or sundea glasses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Do You Know

That poor people in France eat bread made from ground up chestnuts instead of flour?
 That lions and tigers can't run more than half a mile without having to stop for breath?
 That most people can hear better with the right ear than with the left?
 That horses with broad foreheads learn tricks better than those with nar- row ones? Home Chat.
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SPECIAL RATES
VERY LOW SUMNER TOURIST RATE,

VERY LOW SUMMER TOURIST RATES to points in the North East and West. Tickets on sale May 18th to September 3Oth, with liberal limits for return.
 Special Excursions, Chnutauquu, N. Y.. and return, s2G. Tickets on sale July and 27 only. Final limits for return August and 30, 1911.
 Camp Grounds. Miss, (BiloxD md Return ................... gio,2n
 Tickets on sale July 10 to 20, inclu- sive, good to return until August 2, 1911.
 For other information, confer with r. Sid Jones. D. ?. A., Birmingham, Ala. Both phones 977.
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A long-fet want is being supplied in the new self-sealing fruit jars. which arc said to work admirably. The fruit is put into the jar cold, then the lid is lightly adjusted and the jar is put into a kettle of cold water and set upon the stove As the contents begin to boil the lid is drawn on tighter and tighter There is no way of removing 1t except by in serting the point of knife in a little shot on the side
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w.re baked in a pie to place before the

ware baked in a pie 10 place before the King?
 Is there d man with a soul so dead that does not fondly remember the pies that mother used to make? There are none other now just like them, but we love to eat the present-day brand in memory of those delicious childhood days. Abolish the pie? Never, What would the quick lunch counter be without its pyramids of tempting pies? What would Thanksgiv- ing Day be to a New Englander without his pumpkin pie, or Christmas to the average man without it's steaming hot p1ince pies?
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until dissolved, then enongh water is added to thoroughly saturate the article to be washed. This is allowed to soak for two hours. then squeezed with the hands until the soied water is pressed out. Finally it is rinsed in several waters until the water becomes clear.
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THE EXTERNALLY FEMININE LOVEOF BEAUTY Made-An 
  a ksandawo Fam

"Ive been thinking about women,' said Peggy the other afteroon as we sat sip ping a glass of ice tea on the Country club lawn, "and I've come to the conclu-
 sion that she was made thusly: A great lot of clay was mixed up just as biscuit dough is prepared In the kitchen; then along came the Angel of the Lord with
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white lace dress and red rose sash and white slippers with bows stood for the perfumed-the beautiful side of life-as clothes do-which she had never known and she was determined that that insur- ance money was to show her"
 And Patrick I added, with the clari- fled vision of the dying, saw maybe what
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

The motorist who often has the pro- voking experience of having his clothes spattered with mud will appreciate the new whisk broom which a clever inven- tor has just brought out. In the handle there is a short, stubby brush made of stiff bristes. This will remove the stub bornest spots with a few strokes. One need not be afraid of wearing the ma- teral thin or frousy by using this brush. The other end is Just an ordinary whisk broom
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revelations of loveliness and helpful ness. Whenever there is contact with reality, wherever there Is a sincere search for truth, wherever there is self-forgetful love-there is the eternal life.-Jenkin Lloyd Jones.
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Tough on Texas

From Success Magazine.
 A young lieutenant from New York regiment surveyed the Texas scenery gloomily and reflected upon his great distance from the lights of Broadway. The smoke from a smelter, and the swirlng sand from the low-lying hills had spoiled the lieutenant's disposition
 Tell me- an editor from Fl Paso said, isn't there some hidden purpose behind this mobilization?
 There is," replied the lieutenant I've are going to force Mexico to take back Texas"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
A Sunday Thought

To win the assurance Of immortal ity one must forget his heavenly claim in his great desire for the heavenly life. The ultimate revelations are the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16
Summer Shop Talk

If there is a handy man around the house it will be found cheaper and very little trouble to have your screens made at home Frames for them come in diff ferent sizes, already cut, so that they merely have to be put together and var nished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

reaaled the good King Richard? Who las not read of that rascally knave o1 Hearts who stole the tarts which the Queen had baked with so much care, anc O. the four-and-twenty blackbirds that
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Leaves the skin clear, soft, healthy and beautiful. 50 cents and S1.0O by toilet counters or mail.
 NATIONAL TOILET COMPANY. Paris Tenn
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there is temptation for speculators to put them away for higher prices.
 Sometimes the holdings in storage are kept too long. As they near the danger line they are hurriedly thrown on the market as bargains" There is always history to a bargain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-16

There is a powder on the market which is said to be an improvement on soap for washing blankets, rendering them fiufier and whter than soap will make them. The powder is put in water on the stove
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Eox ns = Gamester.

Charles lanes Fox. the Enghsn
statesman. was even lore notorious ~
the gaming word than he was famous,
In the world of politics lie hau
sauandered $4,000 before coming q
age He became one of the most PROM
gate paulesters. OF the vicious days III
which lie lived. Some o his hnes. uis
nlaqs ii, debate were sandWlcheu pe-
fwean excitement such as Wouu UNI
nerve NEST men who had no serious
husiuess on hand Walpole has gwen
a GLIMPSE of typical passage IN th's
extraos binary mans life. lie nau =
take Part in the discussion Oh tug
thirty-nine articles in parliament VI .
certain Thursday. He had sat up pay,
ing hazard from Tuesday evening ul'A
| : O'Clock on Wednesday. afternoon. Al
borr before he had recovered soo.ooo
| that he had lost and by dinner ILL.,
| With was :, o'clock. ended losing so''-
oGo on Thursday he spoke III 'he
debate. went 10 diener al past Il az
| NIGHT. thence to n club. where 10
drank till { the rext morning; thence
I, to gambling hnnses, where ne Mon
$4,000. and betwerp 3 and IN 'ile
| afternoon lie set out on Journey =
| Newmarket.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Saved A Soldiers Life.

Facing death from shot and shell in
the civil war was more agreeable to
J. A. Stone, OF Kemp, Tex, than fac
ing 1t from what doctors said was con-
sumption. ~ contracted stubborn
cold'' he writes, that developed a
cough, that stuck to me in spite of all
remedies for years. My weight ran
down to 100 pounds. Then began to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery, which
completely cured me. I now weigh
178 pounds. For Coughs, Colds,
LaGrippe, Asthma. Hemorrhage,
Hosrseness, Group, Whooping Cough
ana lung trouble, its supreme, SOC Leo.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by
Schmitt's Drug Store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Why Not Exhibit rlnishei Pr
ducts.

Brewers and liquor producers
never lose an opportunity to adj
vertise their goods. They even
violate the law in order to bring
their wares to the attention OF
persons living in dry" territory.
At many fairs and expositie MS
they secure space to show the
different processes of manufac-
ture and in industrial parades
their fine horses and big wagons
are sights common to all.
But these manufacturers never
exhibit their finished product.
Other manufacturers may show
the different stages of making
their articles, but the greatest
stress is laid upon the ultimate
product, Machinery men. shoe
men, farm implement men, all
the different lines put forth their
greatest efforts to make the most
conspicuous their finished
achievement in the way OF the
completed article.
The brewers and liquor manu-
facturers have the money and the
ingenuity to exhibit their finish
ed output. 1t would not be diff
hcult to do. It is found on every
hand and wherever their goods
are sold. Every city and village
which has the open saloon can
make a contribution. An ex-
hibit might be made showing
how the moderate drinker is
changed into the habitual drunk
ard-a sort of moving picuture
show. The ruined home might
be made a feature along with the
heart-broken wife and neglected
children.
Then, too, why not place on
EXHIBIT the young man who lost
his reason through drink,
who committed a crime because
his brain was set in a whirl by
liquor and who is spending his
life behind prison bars-the
finished product of the brewer
and liquor dealer. And then
there is the young woman, once
the bright particular jewel of the
home, now forever lost to society,
her life worse than death itself.
another finished product of the
saloon with the wine room attach
ed. These are the common
ultimate effects of the liquor
bust ness and show its POSSIBLE
tiles. Why not put these fnish-
ed products on exhibition?
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
How Good News Spreads

81 am 10 years old and travel most
of the time," writes B. F. Tolson, OF
Elizabethtown, KY. Everywhere l
go l recommend Electric Bitters, be-
cause l owe my excellent health and
vitality to them. They effect cure
every time" They never fail to tone
the stomach. regulate the kidneys and
bowels, stimulate the liver, invigorate
the nerves and purify the blood. They
work wonders for weak, rundown
men and women, restoring strength.
vigor and health that's daily joy.
Try them. Dolly SOC. Satisfaction is
positively guaranteed by Sohmitt's
Drug Store.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
AN EXERT BoOKMAKER.
One In Havana That Puzzled Chicago
Betting Man.

Betting Man.
"lf yon want 10 see expert bookmak
= should 80 to Havana re
ii.s. Chicago man. ..fhey et
inly hlve their business dow fine
went 10 !, cockhglt in one OF tile
aburbs Of Havana on Sunday
Yearly everyhoay in that part of the
own had turned ont.
with two friends ! got seats close
the pit hal never seen i cock
ight. ard was Interested. At the
dyes Of the PHI several natives were
;tanding. facing re audience and yell
ing and waving their i IN s. ! asked
one of NY friends. who had h"rn in
havana a short time. whit th',y we're
Ding. FIe Sgid rhry were taking bets.
ure anoH = the spectators were
,lout5r. - < III tser;. ;.;i.i;'ai' ill-
heir :1voii y. I'D lsliiciil- their bets.
But fhe l,4asnalserS were MOI using
nvra Il rena:i cane of them. am
sure. nl;lSt liavp taken fifty bets.
= wanted n aet in 90 tln, game. SO
decided to s., an Il black game
cock thar To-, / es,nd to me. | hand.
Il over NIX inulpy. hi;f J didn't get a
ticket felt sure ! should never again
see my money even if ] Ind picked the
winner Well. the main was fought
and nv bird won watched the book
maker rs he wen' among The crowd
hami Ne inan.'v hera and there. W het
he came 10 re he handed over $40
was surprised. but he didn't notice it
as he was too busy cleaning up his
slate Finally discovered through s
spectacle. near by who could speat
English little that my bird had beer
a four to enc shot
How I hat 'hnotie' ever kept all thos'
bets r. his mind is poo tllon cal
untiers saDh Washington Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
God Bless Our Home
And save your heclth.

We happened into a home the
other night, and over the parlor
door saw the legend worked in
letters of red, What is home
Without a Mother?" Across the
room was another brief, God
Bless our Home"
Now what's the matter with
Coo Bless our Dad?" He gets
up early, lights the fires, boils
an egg and wipes dew off the
lawn with his boots while many
mother is sleeping. He makes
the weekly handour to the
butcher, the milkman and the
baker, and his little pile is badly
demolished before he has been
home an hour.
If there is a noise in the night,
Dad is kicked IN the back and
made to go down stairs and find
the burglar and kill him. Mother
darns the socks, but Dad bought
the socks in the first place, and
the needles and yarn afterwards.
Mother does up the fruit, but
Dad bought it all, and jars and
sugar cost like the mischief,
Dad buys the chickens for the
Sunday dinner, serves them him
self and draws the neck from the
ruins after everybody else is
served. What is Home With
out a Mother?" Yes, that's all
right, but What is Home With
out a Father?" Dad, here's to
you! You've got your faults, you
may have lots of 'em, but you're
all right and we'll miss you when
you're gone.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

General T. Coleman du Pont,
president of the du Pont powder
corporation, has offered to give
the state of Delaware without
cost a highway 103 miles long,
to cost in the heighborhood of
$500. 900.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

The receivers of the James.
town Eposition Company have
abandoned the idea of selling the
exposition site to the govern.
ment, and now asks the conrt to
authorize the sale of the property
in any manner the conrl may
approve.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
rh.cIoov and the Th.~nom.t.r.

A point Of theology is raised by Sir
Francis Younghusband in India and
Tibet" An interesting detail" be
says. speaking of the religion Of the
natives. lis that their bell Is not hot
but cold. II il were hot the iahabit-
ants of frozen Tibet would all flock
thpre'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Knew He Was Worshiped.

'1n Paris Mr. Whistler and an Eng
fish painter got into a very turbulent
argument about Velasquez at studio
tea" said an artist. Mr. Whistler at
one point in the argument praised him
self extravagantly. The Englishman,
listening. sneered and said at the end:
"'It's good thing we can't see our
selves as others see u.s.
"Isn't it. though = said Mr.. Whistler.
I know in my case should grow in
tolerably conceited.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets invariably bring relief to wo-
men suffering from chronic constipa-
ton, headache, biliousness, dizziness,
sallowness of the skin and dyspepsia.
Sold by Walton & Smoot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

Full niue out of every ten cases OF
rheumatism is simply rheumatism of
tie muscles due to cold or damp, or
or chronic reumatism, neither of
which require any internal treatment.
All that is needed to afford relief is
the free application of Chamberlain's
Liniment. Give it trial. You are
certain to he pleased With the quick
relief which it affords. Sold ~
Walton Il SnOot.
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A Mean Question.

Yes. II was Georges idea to give
me silver spoon for every birthda v"
How mnny has he given your"
"Why. twenty two
why did he stopy-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

Gen. w. T. Cabell. former
commander of the Trans-Missis-
sippi department of the United
Confederate Veterans and one
of the best known ex-Confeder-
ates in the SOUTH. died at his
home in Dallas, Texas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Rerfoct:cn.

Perfection does NOT exist. To Under
stand it is thc triumph Of human in
telligence: to desir.' to possess !! is the
most dangerous kiid IF madness.-Al.
fred de biuSSet
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

Professor tas the company is break
ing mp. nlissing one Of his rubbars)-
Has any =: rnu gentlemen put O
three rubbers by mistake2- Fllegend'
Batter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
The Slippery Ton.

Siliicus- We are told there Il plent;
( room at the top. wonder why !
n Cynicus-l suppose most Of tn.
ueopIe who get there fan o6.-Phila
delpbts Record
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
M-riacs.

Not all the lunatics are behind the
bars.-CharlessDn 6. c. News ana
Courier.
Quite so. There are yet a few men
at large who Try to do business With
ont advertising. -New York Heraid-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Ioa Fond :. Them.

Too Fond & Them.
as he f'l.' of utt,a'f sports:
Yes II; wife rtj.i.tain$ that be
even invites ti,.Nl he.tn 10 elmer. =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Distinguishing Marks.

viIlie-How do you manage to tell
hose twin sisters apart? Cecil
When you kiss Que Of them she
threatens to tell her ma. while the 9th
n when kissed says she will tell pa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03
Clever kuntis.

Travelpr-It seems wonderful Thar
japanese dentists can take out teeth
with their fingers. Little Jack
Aunrie can take out hers with her
ingers-ereTy one Of 'em!
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-03-03

All gambling houses and
blind tigers" in French Lick
Springs, Ind, have been closed.