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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
The Potato Has a Rival at
 Last

At the recent annual banquet of the National Geographic society, held in Washington. the diners found a new variety of food, called dasheen, on the menu. They sampled 1t and found it good even more agreeable in flavor than the potato, which the dasheen threatens 10 supplant in popular favor The dasheen is tuber, a native of tll 2 far east. It is known as the aroid
 In the Hawaiian islands dasheen is known as taro, from which is pre- pared food known as poi In Cuba the dasheen is dished up under the food name of malanga. Experiments are being made in several parts of the United States with dasheen, or taro. and it is being found very prolific and easy to raise. It grows in low, marshy ground.
 According to a writer in Good Health. the .taro or dasheen root may be used either boiled or baked and may be dried and ground into flour. The composition of taro is probably the same as that of the familiar potato, and those who have eaten dasheen declare that they prefer 1t to the potato.
 It Is also worth noting that while the potato is or should be white, the taro can be dished up in a great variety of fiavors and colors. Some are pink, oth- CTS red, others bluish and some are vel low. Food experts are inclined to think that dasheen is destined to be a valu- able addition to the bill of fare. even if it fails to take the place of the po- tato altogether
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Care of the Hands

Beautiful hands are almost as import ant to the beauty seeker as is a good complexion. To be beautiful, the hands must be smooth and white and plump
 Massage is as good for the hands as it is for the face. Use good skin fooa for this purpose, rubbing it into the hands IS if you wer5 washing them with water. Then stroke the hands with the same motion you use in putting on new pair of kid gloves.
 Here is an excellent lotion for daily use in whitening the hands:
 Four ounces of rose water one-half ounce of pulverized borax, one-half ounce of glycerin and one-half dram of ttncture of benizon.
 The hands should be washed and carefully dried and a few drops of the lotion rubbed in
 With the coming of cold weather c Rpped hands are likely to be source of misery. The best remedy is proven tion. Don't wash the hands immediately V before going out of doors Don't put the hands into very hot water. If this is necessary rinse the hands in cold water afterward. Always dry the hands thoroughly. Don't wear wooden gloves if you can help it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Stevenson Dreamed a Plot

Stevenson used to assert that the in spiration of his finest work was given to him in dreams. It was the Brownies or Little People who made his uncon- scious brain the vehicle for their ac- tivities. He tells the story of how he came to write "Dr. Jekyll and MT. Hyde T had long been trying to write story on this subject, to find a body, vehicle. for that strong sense of man s double being which must at times come in and overwhelm the mind of every thinking creature. # For two days went about racking my brains for a plot of any sort; and on the second night l dreamed the scene at the win. dow and scene. afterwards split ir two. in which Hyde, pursued for somt time, took the powder and underwent the change in the presence of his pun suers. All the rest was made awake and consciously, although I think ] can trace in it much of the manner c. my Brownies. .'-London Chronicle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Saying Please"

The equivalent of our word please in Danish, is "vaersaagod.' Literally translated it means Be so good"
 This is q very excellent definition of the word please. It is a definition tha cannot be too early impressed on chtl- dren.
 The mother, of course, makes a point of having her child learn to say pleaac
 Indeed, this word is one of the first that child learns It rests largely with the mother whether the child comes to regard the word merely as a convenient handle to sentence, m easy aid to getting what he wants or whether. as the boy or girl becomes older, the use of the word means some thing to the user.
 Please does mean Be so good" Its use implies asking that something p- done for one This something may be an act that Is gladly done; in fact. very often 1t is an act that awaits only the word. please. to be done.
 But the use of the word without the rpirit counts for little or nothing. The favor may be granted. the child may get what he Is after. But if he asks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
TAKING JIMMIE, DARLING, OUT TO DINNER
Ambitions Related
  About Lunhing With HomeW aLit Bantam Rooster Crow

that I'd do number of things for your comfort and welfare that I shan't ever be able to do, unless I get the chance to do my work. Dinner parties upset me. I am literally thrown into lions den of strange people,"
 But Mrs. High-up has such attractive people at her parties, and such good things to eat" she wheedled. "She aI- ways has Canvas Back duck
 No food has any taste for me unless eat 1t in peace with-YOU,'' said Jimmy darling plaintively. T positively will not go."
 There was a distinct pause.
 T positively will not go to Mrs. High ups he said breaking the silence pres enty, and turned around to his work with the triumphant air of a little Ban tam Rooster when he gives a crow saying. That settled'
 But it wasn't.
 If youn go to this dinner at Mrs. High-ups," Jimmy darling's wife began to inveigle, and catching hold of his fin gers and beginning to plait them, If you'll go I'll never ask you to do so again l am just compelled to go to Mrsi High ups party. Think what an honor it is to be invited to a little party of P. Mrs High-up is the richest woman in town and the most exclusive"
 T don't give a d. how exclusive she is. beg your pardon, dear,' said Jimmy darling, "er-er-well, I'll go this time. 1 but remember it is the last time I ever expect to put my foot inside of that old Woman's house again, as long as I live"
 The evening of Mrs. High-ups party arrived and as the papers said the next day, she was resplendent in orchids and diamonds and gorgeous imported gown of mauve chiffon."
 ''So very good of you to eome," she was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Drink Craving Destroyed

No more terrible affliction can come to any home than the craving for strong drink of husband and father. We ap- peal to wives, mothers and sisters 10 save the husband and father, or brother. with ORRINE. scientific treatment.
 ORRINE is prepared in two forms: No. l, secret treatment. a powder. absolutely tasteless and odorless, given secretly in food or drink; ORR1NE No. ?. in pIll form, is for those who desire to take vol untary treatment ORRINE costs only $1.0o box. Call at our store for a free bcol-let, telling all about this meritor- icus article, which we have been selling for number of years. Eugene Jacobs' drug store, 1904 Second avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
The Brides

Married in haste. we may repent at leisure. .".Cong'reve, The Old Bache- lor."
 Fresh as bridegroom; and his chin new reap'd,
 Showed like stubbleland at harvest home.-Shakespeare, King Henry ""
 Men are April when they WOO, De- cember when they we'd maids are May when they are maids, but the sky changes when they are wives."- Shakespeare, AS You Like It.
 'Ill woo her as the lion woos his brides, John Horne.
 How much the wife is dearer than the bride."-Lord Lyttleton.
 'Whoso findeth wife findeth a good .ping,"-Old Testament, Proverbs 1922
 And all went merry as a marriage bell.'-Byron, "Childe Harold"
 The reason why so few marriages are happy is because young ladies spent their time in making nets not in making cages Swift, Thoughts on Various Subjects" Hail welded love, mysterious law true source Of human offspring. Milton, Paradise Lost"
 There is something about a wedding gown prettier than in any other gown in the world. Douglas Jerrold.
 Wedding is destiny,
 And hanging likewise
 -Heywood
 He that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune for they are impediments to greater enterprises, either of virtue or mischief."-Bacon, ''Of Married and Single Life"
 He knows little who will tell his a ha I'll Husband"
 Giving honor unto the wife as unto the weaker vessel."-New Testament I Peter 3:7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Turkish Women

Since the revolution in Turkey the women of the progressive classes. the handums, have been gradually freeing themselves from the shackles in which they have lived so long.
 The black yashmak, as the veil was called, is now to be seen no more. Wells are so thin as to show the color of the hair plainly, and many Turkish women go l bout with faces uncovered. The feredie. or upper garment, has also undergone notifications. It has ceased to be wide and loosa and shows the lines of the fig urc, often being confined at the waist by a belt.
 Women are seen now in the street with men whD are not their husbands or brothers. They ride in carriages and go boating with them. In social gatherings. at which Europeans are present, women even of the highest class are now seen, and they mingle freely with foreign women and with men.
 Public schools are being opened, and tho hanoums have established at Con stantinope a school of domestic science taught by Europeans. The new minister of public instruction is very much in their favor and will doubtless do great things fo" them.
 Even in Turkey the germ of progressive ness has taken root, and the ottoman empire will not be far behind it's brother countries of the west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Micawber's Crouch

In the office of a Wall street broker, in the room labeled For Customers, sat two men who have watched the ups and downs of stocks for quarter of q century, says a New York newspaper Waiting for the ticker to open the game the two took up the eternal ques- ton of the day, business.
 T don't look for anything telling be- fore fall" said the man with his feet on the radiator.
 Why don't some of you fellows who are sitting around waiting for the sun to break through the clouds take a hammer and smash the clouds that ob- scure the sun?" asked the optimist. You remind me of a small dealer across the river. His place Is about as big as a section in a sleeping car. Most of his stock is kept in a show case Around this then gathers every day bunch of good fellows, who throw dice by the hour on the top of the showcase for articles from the pro- prietor's stock. The proprietor stands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Yes, It's Golf

I've often wondered why The man whose power
 Holds half the land in leash Each office hour So very lamblke seems Before his tee, Beating at earth and air So helplessly! There's Jones, the merchant prince, His drives are great. In silk and wool and chintz He scoffs at fate; But when he's on the green, Close to the goal, Why does he put" a mile Beyond the hole? Or. take Professor Cray Who teaches school, And knows geometry By rote and rule. Why does he slice his ball To send it true?
 I'd hate to question him, And so would you. Then look at Willy Raggs With one lone stick. Barefooted, kill the sphere, Easy and quick. Say, if you want to think You're pretty fine Go watch the knickered folk Fall off the shrine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
About Women

EternaH joy and everlasting love there's in you, woman, lovely woman -Otway.
 Disguise our bondage as we will, tis woman, woman, rules us still."--. Moore.
 "A Il that am, or can be, I owe to my angel mother."-Lincoln
 Remember woman is most perfect when most womanly. ly."-Gladstone
 There's always lots of other folks you kin be sorry for 'stid of yourself.'-- Mrs. Wiggs.
 Happiness unshared can scarcely be called happiness-it has no taste.-Cha1 lotte Bronte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

saying in her prettiest manner to MT. and Mrs. Jimmy darling. "So awfully good of you to come.
 She said a lot more.
 Suzannes eyes wandered over the ast sembled guests
 She was wondering while Mrs. High-up was saying to Jimmy darling How nice 1t was for such a busy man as he was to make an exception of her and accept her dinner invitation" which one of the fat ladies sprinkled about the room. and all dressed up like horse and buggy III their best "togs'' would have to sit next to Jimmy darling at dinner
 Now that I've got hold of you two,' Mrs. High-up was gushing like a geyser to MT. and Mrs. Jimmy darling, as she cornered them again, I'm going to adopt you. Especially you. MT. Jimmy You think l could inveigei you"
 ''Inveigle, my dear Mrs High-up." in- terrupted Mrs. Jimmy quickly, Why, Jimmy needs only to DC told that lhe has received an invitation to your house for dinner and he IS the happiest of men. He has talked about nothing but this dinner ever since I first mentioned it to him a week ago."
 Sapphira, whispered Jimmy darling to his wife, as their hostess turned to greet the next arrivals. For that ought to be your name, by rights. if the hand somest young fellow in town comes to take you to a party every evening of your life, I will promise never to say a word. if I only get out of this with my fife"
 T wouldn't go with anybody on earth sbut you, Jimmy darling Suzanne chirp- ed "A crusty old business man like you needs some one just like me to knit fibs for him and no matter how charming and good looking the young men might be who woAld want to take me out, could never leave you, Jimmy darling, to go with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
The Age-Herald's Cuisine
FRIED CHICKEN.

FRIED CHICKEN.
 Despite ignorance and superstition the negro makes the best cook in the world. Ingredients conglomerate de lightly under the spell of those slow moving brown hands, Here is one olo antys recipe for fried chicken, pretty much as she herself would give it. De fust you ketch yo' chicken,
 Some time dat's hard to do For de very one you want to ketch Is de very one to flew. Den when you have done cotch him You swing him round and round. Twel you bring his neck clean off him. Den fling him on de ground, Wait twel he is done jumpin'
 Den take him off de sand (Don't never tetch a. dyin' thing,
 'Twould give you a shakin' hand.) Den swinge him in some water,
 Be sho' hit bilin hot So ringe him in dat water,
 So souse him in dat pot Den keerful pick and clean him,
 And rub him well in salt; Mex day if he ain't tender
 Twill be his own ole fault, Come breakfas time you fry him,
 Set de skillet on dc coals, Put in much lard and heat it
 Until it fairly rolls! Den lint dat fowl and rub him
 Wid pepper, salt and flour, Den in hot lard dem pieces
 Drap to de full heats power! Den gently turn and turn him
 Twel all is crisp and brown And nicer. rich fried chicken
 l bound you can't be found
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Worth Knowing

IT, after washing chamos. there seem to De harsh places, rub them steadily, but senty' through the hands, and soon they Will quite disappear.
 when making aprons, especially those to be used in doing houseworlz, do not iorget large pocket. It will save many step in dusting and picking up.
 Wash and rinse as usual, then rinse in sklm milk This simple substitute is bet ter anestarch. because it will not stick 10 the irons nor rot the clothes.
 Discarded bedspreads make excellent bath towels. Cut them the size desired hem all around. and you will find them as serviceable as regular Turkish towel
 Watery custard is caused bv cooking in an oven that is too hot, Set the custard In pan of hot water and see that the water does not boil during the baking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Women Investors Remem-
 Der

 That per cent is a liberal return for the vse of money
 That tho higher interest return, the less safe the investment
 That before buying a security you should find out what you could sell it for if you owned it.
 That stock extravagantly advertised should never be bought
 That the personal magnetism of a stock salesman does not add one cent to the value of the stock.
 That investment, like medicine, Is a science practiced by experts.
 That the successful banker is the best adviser-when he will advise
 Get expert advice concerning invest ment. You can afford to pay for 1t, if necessary.
 Get information about securities from as many sources as possible before buy ing.
 Don't invest hurriedly. ly.--AnnonymAus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

behind the showcase and takes hand
 in every game. The boss on an average has one chance in five of winning. The other day l went in to make a purchase. The game was on. The boss saw me waiting to buy, but he was so busy with the bones that he didn't stop until I called him to wait upon me. Even then he finished his throw and then attended to me. AS I put down
 the price I asked. 'How's business,
 Charlie?
 Rotten.' he replied. and in his hur- ry to get back into the game he for got to take up the money I left for
 the goods I bought See the applica. tion?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Eve Up to Date

Royal purple is decidedly modish. Some of the new waists have the pep lum extension. Panel effects are still much in evidence in skirtdom.
 Ratin is one of the favorite cloths for skirt and coat costumes. There is lavish use of gold and silver faces and embroideries. We see fringes on skirts, tunics. sashes, collars, cuffs and hats.
  Lace is much used as ruffles on skirts of evening frocks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
December

And after him came next the child De
 cember: Yet he through merry feasting which he
 made. And great bonfires, did not cold ~remem-
 Der; His savior,s birth his mind so much did
 glad. Upon a shaggy bearded goat he rode, The same wherewith Dan love on tender yeares, They say was nourisht by tn Idaean mayd; And in his hand a broad deepe bowie he beares, Of which he freely drinks an health to all his peers. -Spenser.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Gossip of the Shops

More and more of them are being worn. I mean the little mannish black silk beavers that resemble a mans silk hat. The shapes, too. are exceed
 ipgly plain and severe, and there is one that is not unlike a derby. However,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

tral America or his departure from Wash ington. The papers were prepared and signed by both parties. Then a friend acted as tse representative of the absent diplomat at the Formal ceremony and made the responses to all such questions as. Do you take this woman to be your lawful wife,, etc.
 Even more pleasing and satisfactory would be some arrangement whereby, after marriage, proxies could be provided to sift the ashes, walk the baby to sleep and pay the bills.-Boston Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
If It Had Happened Later

From the Chicago Tribune.
 Roderick Dhu blew blast on his horn, Instantly a thousand men ran scurrying for safety.
 They thought motor car was coming, 'Sir Walter Scott's mistake!" grinned Roderick, sardonically His figures arc correct, but he gets the action wrong"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Marriage By Proxy

Marriage by proxy, permissible in Pana- ma. would save nervous bridegrooms a lot of trouble if it were introduced into this country. the vicinity of the canal was welded 10 n lovely senorita without her leaving Gen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

the favor and takes it, simply as mat ter of course, the incident marks a step in the wrong direction in the mold ing of that child's character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
A Sunday Thought

A hearing ear is always found close to the speaking mouth-Emerson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

with a very high crown and very mar row brim. The only trimming ordi- narily is a band of sable and possibly an aigrette
 By the way, this certainly is year for using fur on hats.
 A pretty little cone-shaped hat made of black seal has a band of fluffy gray fox about the brm. little red wing toward the back gives just the neces- .sary touch of color. Bands of white fur are also much in vogue as substi- tutes for white breasts and bands of ostrich tips.
 At one shop I visit they have love- ]y little suit made in imitation of one of Paquins most successful models The coat Is made in empire effect. with its suggestion of high waistedness in the back and has a big Papuin rever or black velvet, the material of the suit itself being soft cheviot sin blue, black, brown or coronation. Hand crochet buttons are used on the coat and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

skirt. There is a peau de cygne lin- ing, and the skirt fastens on the hip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

lIr Ole Maid tole me de other day dat she he'd foun' plenty nv folks giv- in advice bout "How Ter Be Happy Dough Married,' but she ain't foun' nobody yit wid CT receipt for ''IIow Ter Be Happy Dough Single" Nav m.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-30
BOOSTER CLUB FORMED.

Commercial Body, Organized at Forest
City, Goes Immediately At Work.
Special to Times-Republican.
Forest City, Oct. 30.-The Forest
City Booster Club is looking for fac
tory propositions; and at their last
regular booster supper" attended by
ninety-seven of the citys business
men, it was the consensus Of opinion
that they would take active part in the
introduction Of new industries by sub
scribing stock in concerns meeting
with the approval of their factory COM
mittee The committee today is So
liciting $4,000 worth Of stock in be-
half Of a hardware specialties factory.
The Boosters Club isa new feature
here and many results beneficial to
the community stand to their credit;
among these being a system Of five
light street electroliers in the entire
business district. The boosters meet
once month at supper and there take
up civic issues. At their supper held
last week Hon. c. II. McNider, of
Mason city, was thes speaker OF the
eyenin0
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-30
How to Keep a Superb
Complexion.

The clever woman IL aware that
1t hehooves her to know all about
ner complexion needs. She has dis
covered that powders. lotions.
creams and cosmetics are only tenn
porAry aids--makeshifts for real
and natural beauty. and che has
also discovered that the old fash
toned home remedy. coleated ball
sam, will first Of all remove every
blemish from her complexion and
thereafter keep her skin fresh and
young and blooming. The mission
Of this simple though effective
home remedy is to attack tho dead.
ened and discolored skin particles
clogging the outer cuticie and caus.
ing all sorts OF beauty ills-like
sallownes. pimples, liver spots.
freckles, etc. Those If you who
have tried It know there Is moth.
ing like pure coleAted balsam to
keep your faces young and fault
less. Therefore you can throw
down the gauntlet to Father Time
and say to him. Come on and do
your worst" For you know you can
slip out to the drug store and get
an ounce and half Of this old
fashioned remedy. and that by ap-
plying It at night wonderful
change win take place In your
complexion. Perfect Health.