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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
WHOLESOME STORIES FOR THE LITTLE
FOLKS ARE ALWAYS TO BE FOUND ON
THIS PAGE; READ THEM TO THE "KIDS"
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The Eliza Peterson w. @. T. U.
will meet Thursday evening at 7
o'clock at $40 South Ninth.
Mrs. II. j. Healey left last even
ing for the East on an extended
visit with friends.
Mrs. f. W. Marvin will enter
tain Wednesday and Thursday Of
newt week afternoons with bridge
at her home on South M street.
In honor of Mrs. W. Il, Down.
ing of Terre Haute. Ind, Mr.. and
Mrs Samuel Walker entertained a
humber of their friends at cards
at their home on South Twelfth
street.
The Woman's Missionary So
piety of the First Methodist church
Tfh meet at the home of Mrs. r.
IA. Patterson on North Twenty
sixth street tomorrow.
A special board meeting of the
Woman's club will be held at the
home of Mrs Geo. D. Hanscom on
North X street tomorrow morning
at 10 o'clock.
The ladies of the General Hook
er circle, q. A. R., will entertain
tomorrow afternoon at the arm
DRY.
The ladies' guild of the Bethany
Presbyterian church will meet
wednesday afternoon at the home
OF Mrs. L. w. Heath on North
Verde street.
A rally meeting for the Voters
Educational association will be
held Tuesday, September &c at the
! st. Luke's parish house,
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"Come, let us live with our
children" says Froebel.

BY MABEL RAY GOODLANDER.
Copyright, 1911, by the News
paper Enterprise Association.
All rights rcserved.)
The busy child is happy and
therefore good. Every mother
knows the power of wholesome
activity to keep her children safe
from wrong influences. Many a
mother, however, has no time to
plan suitable occupations for the
leisure hours of her little ones.
Even II your children attend
kindergarten, or primary school,
Saturdays, holidays, and days of
convalsscenoe after illness. will
offer sufficient opportunity for
the informal sessions of the Home
School, with mother as leader.
shall give no space to the
formal school subjects, but hope
to offer each time some good sim
pie handwork, a story to tell the
children. which the older ones
can read themselves, and a poem
or song for them to memorize.
The things to make will be
chiefly for the boys and girls of
seven and eight, though / shall
not forget those year or two
younger. The poems and stories
all can enjoy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

said. "She can tell you how to
make people happy"
So the two little friends set out
early one morning to visit the
wise old woman who lived all
alone at the top Of the steep hill.
I'VE will do whatever she tells
u.s." said Golden Hair.
YES" answered Blue Eyes,
but we must ask her to let us
stay together"
It was a hard. dusty climb up
the hill, which was stony and bar
rem, with no trees to shade them
from the sun. and no flowers to
brighten the path, but at last they
stood before the hut of the wise
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
TWO FRIENDs-A FLOWER MYTH

Once upon a time two little
girls lived happily together in a
village at the foot Of a high HILL.
One of them was called Golden
Hair" because her hair was yell
low; the other was called blue
Eyes" because her eyes we're blue
such dark blue that they were
almost violet.
They were so happy themselves
they wanted to make everyone in
the village happy. but they did not
know how to do 1t. At last some
one told them to ask the wise old
woman who lived at the top of the
hill.
She knows everything" he
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
AN AUTUMN RIDDLE

I KNOW little creature
In a green bed,
With the softest wrappings
All around her head.
When she grows old
She is hard and cannot feel
So they take her to the mill
And grind her into meal"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
MRS. VS. . RECIPES

Are saving Mrs. VS.
that she bought notebook
alphabetically She paid
letters of
this she can find recipe instantly.
All the recipes In this column have been tested by good house,
keepers. Many of them
Mrs. will be glad favorie
readers of the Times for
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
BLUEPRINTs OF FLOWERS

and some sunshine.
Place the blueprint paper on
the pasteboard and lay the flower
carefully on this and cover II with
the glass. Fasten the whole Sc
curely with rubber bands at the
ends. Put the frame In the sun
until the exposed parts of the pa
per begin to bronze. Take the
blueprint out and immerse in q
bowl of water. Change the water
every five minutes, or until the
white part Is clear. Dry between
blotters. or several folds of smooth
newspaper.
The flowers used may be fresh
or pressed. Pick off some of the
leaves and when the flowers grow
in clusters, pick off some of them
so that they will not lie on top OF
each other and spoil the outline
There is opportunity for the ex-
ercise of considerable taste In ar
ranging the flowers on tho paper
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
Apple Fritters.

Sift together 1 cup of flour,
rounding teaspoon of baking pow
der and teaspoon of salt; stir in
the yolks of 2 eggs beaten until
light and mixed with / cup of
milk, CRATE in medium-sized APP
pies. beat we'll, then fold in the
whites Of eggs beaten to a stiff
froth. Drop by spoonfuls into
hot fat and dry until nicely
Drowned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
Peach Mound.

Pare and quarter or cut in
eighths 8 ripe, soft peaches; soak
half a box of gelatine in l cupful
OF cold water until soft; put
pint of milk over the fire and
when II boils add 1 cupful of sugar
and the well-beaten yolks Of 4
eggs; stir thoroughly until 1t be-
gins to thicken. then remove from
the fire; add 1 pint of cream
whipped very light and flavor
with lemon. While yet little
warm, put the fruit and cream al.
ternately In a wet mold having 6
layer of cream at both the top ant
bottom. Set on ice or in colo
place from 4 to hours and serve
with sweetened whipped cream.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

stones from 1 quart of large ripe
.plums, crack them, put the ker-
nels inside Of the plums again.
mix the fruit with heaping table
spoons of moist sugar and stir II
lightly into the batter. Turn II
into buttered pudding dish, and
bake In a hot oven till done, about
40 minutes. Sprinkle powdered
sugar over the top, and serve hot
with " cup of butter, cup of
sugar and well-beaten egg
stirred to O cream and favored.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
THE FAMIL YIPAGE

Have your children learned the
delights of making flower silhou-
cites on blueprint paper? There
are still many lovely fall wild
flowers, perhaps you cali them
weeds, which deserve to have
their photograph taken. as we'll
as the late garden flowers.
Besides quickening the chill
dren's observation OF flowers the
blue and white pictures make
pretty scrap books or may be
saved to decorate Christmas cal
endars and blotters. This IL the
way you make them:
The blueprint paper il sold
with kodak supplies In packages
of two dozen sheets. Any size
Will do, though large sheets, say
five by seven inches. are the best.
Besides this paper, you need a
piece of glass, a piece of paste
board, a couple Of rubber bands
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
Peach Dumping,

Pare, halve and pit six large,
ripe peaches and place the halves
together as they were cut. Make
a dough precisely the same as for
shortening, roll thin and cut with
a large round cutter. Lay half
a peach cut side UP in the center
of each. put small bit OF bitter
and three drops of vanilla in the
center of EACH peach on the forms.
Then place the remaining halves of
the peaches in position, fold the
dough over, roll gently in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

Red Cross Ball Blue makes the
1aundress happy, makes clothes
whittier than snow. II you wish
beautiful. clear white clothes, use
Red Cross Ball Blue. At all good
groeers. sac
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
Slowed With Onions

This makes good supper dish:
Slice onions, put into fry pan
with quite lot of drippings, add
a little water and cook slowly I'M
til done. Add tomatoes and cook
together for about five minutes.
OF course season with pepper and
salt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

hand to make ball-shaped. lay
them on buttered plate, but not
closely, set In a steamer and steam
~ minutes. Serve hot with
peach or any sauce preferred.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

Keep your own oven clean. Have
the inside of the oven kept scru-
pulously clean. Wash the entire
inside of the oven (not forgetting
the roof at least once a week.
Remove the shelves and door be-
fore commencing operations, and
scrape off any burned substance
with an old knife. Let the oven
be kept open till quite dry and all
smell of soap has passed off.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20
PIunns batter.

Make batter with 2 beaten
eggs, tablespoons of flour, lit
tie more than l pint of milk, and
a pinch of salt. Remove the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

beautiful In purple and gold. tbey
said to one another:
See how the goldenrod and as
ter always grow together. They
are like two dear friends: they are
like Golden Hair and Blue Eyes."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

Newly ground coffee sprinkled
over game will keep 1t fresh in
the most unfavorable weather.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

Use some thread or floss with a
zephyr needle, tying the thread
in the eye.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-09-20

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
REAL. ESTATE

s5e5 Per Acre-200 acres level. fertile red E land, free from rocks. gullies or ditches, located one city block from R. R. depot; 8 tenant houses. Good freestone well water This place properly handled will pay for itself in two or three years. Terms Other lands near this and no better valued at $100 per acre, and but little for sale. gs75O-Level fertile dairy and truck farm, 10 acres, all In cultivation fee simple; good room and 2 room cottages barn, fine freestone water; miles from this office. On pike.
 k1250-10 acres, nearly all in cultivation, within half mile of city limits; room house, barn, etc.; 500 bushels of sweet potatoes, 100 bushels of corn, and lot of grapes and garden truck were raised on this place this year. It is a great little farm for the money. Let us show you.
 t150o-Good room cottage with city wa ter, sanitary connections, bath, lights, l and blocks from 3 car lines. pubic school. college, postoffice, fire station stores of all kinds,, good neighborhood' value is increasing rapidly. Terms easy. kzl60-Good room cottage. large porch }s on sides, cisterh, city water, lights, lots 100 feet front southeast, we'll ele- vated and drained, Glocks from car line, at Ensley Highlands, with a view into Birmingham, Bessener, Ensley and Pratt City. This house isi in first class condition, and is bargain, as property is rapidly increasing in value here. It is only 20 minutes ride from there to Birmingham center. We will guarantee 10 per cent on this a,, an investment for 8 years.
 If either interested in buying or selling farms, sec
 FARM REALTY GO.
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FOR RENT
BIO N. 21st Street.

NORTHSIDE. 1I5 Eth ave, 5 rooms, $17.50. 1920 Copeland avenue, 6 rooms, $14. 1231 23d street, Il rooms, s45. 1432 18th street., 6 rooms, s25. b00 18th st., 8 rooms and barn, s15. 2510 1st ave, 10 rooms, $45. 1913 14th ave-, rooms, oak floors, furance heat, $22.50. 1531 Allen street. rooms, new, $2o. l20 Lawn st. doth st.), rooms, rice place, bath and electric lights, cheap, S15. Six rooms and lots, East Lake, $12.50. 1908 Huntsville ave-. rooms. practically new $S1.50. Walking distance. 22O0 4th ave-, 9 rooms, s5. 61t 18th st., rooms, two baths, $45. 26O1 12th ave, rooms, s35. l420 17th street, rooms, s25. 1887 17th street, 6 rooms, new, oak floors, furnace heat, S25. 2504 9th ave, g rooms, furnace, $52. 50, # SOUTIISIDE. Ts H4 12th ave, room bungalow, new, S37 .50 1422 16th st., rooms, furnace, $40. 7o4 S. 18th street, 5 rooms, $l5. 1229 11th avenue, 10 rooms, $42. ISIS Avenue E. rooms, s25. 1906 17th avenue. rooms, $25. 271a Avenue c, T rooms. furnace, $3250. 2S19 Avenue F, rooms, s30. Also q large list of others, numbers not given; several desirable stores. LOUIE REESE REALTY GO.
 2125 Third Avenue. Peoples ss. Main sss
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sO1-2-3 B,town4Marx
FOR RENT-SPECIAL
iS, sbs
 FARM REALTY GO.
NORTHSIDE

NORTHSIDE.
 Six rooms and hall. newly papered, fronts east, best part of North Highlands; well built for a home, and has good sur roundings, good neighbors, @ fine eleva- ton, good view of the city and in walk ing distances price only 80 per month, possession now, rent to begin Oct. l. We have others for SIS. SIS, s25 to $40 per month. Let us show you.
 SPECIAL-SOUTHSID
 FOR RENT.
 10 room modern brick home, on large cor ner lot, in good repair, on Southside, one block of car line. The place cost the owner 5000. Rooms all large, plenty of closet space, a warm place for the win ter and cool in the summer. We ought to get $60 per month, but for a good tenant will let 1t go for $40 per month; possession now and your fent to begin Oct. l. We have many others to rent on the Southsde from $25 to $6O. We can please you and want a chance.
 FOR RENT, CLOSE IN. 10 room, large, modern home, with ser vants' rooms on alley; located on Tth ave, north, on large lot 76x190, faces south. Rooms are all very large, good locality, renting now for sS2 per month will rent for $70 to the right party. If you like we have others and are glad to show you.
 TYLER & RAMSAY
 RIO N Dist Street
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Gus A. Pope, Jr.
 Real Estate-LOanS 921 First National Bank Bldg.

$40 per front foot for beautiful. well ele- vated lot, on Cliff road: gas, water, sewerage. curb and gutter, bitulithic paving in and all paid for. Property on this street has brought as high as sSo per foot, surrounded by magnificent homes. Terms.
 $5500-Lot 70 it. front, on Whitaker st, faces east. street Improvements, IA blocks Country club. half block of Highland ave-, a beautiful building site. The best buy in tho choicest section of Woodlawn. lot 1oOx190, room house. in good repair. built of good material. no encumberance against property; can be bought for two-thirds It's real value. Let me show you this place.
 $525o-Lot 25x14O, on upper Ed ave-, build ing going on all round this property; this avenue is the only one lighted by the electric arch clear through to the Terminal station and is bound to be a good buy at this. figure.
 $24oo-The most elevated lot in Norwood. on 18th ave. and 29th st., magnificent view in all directions, bitulithio curb and gutter in; lot 6ox19o. Well wooded with fine growth of oak.
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ham the worlSmen discovered a portion of an old daybook which was dated 1S12. but the name of the proprietor of the store was missing.
 It is impossible to tell just who was in business at that time, as no citizen living at present is old enough to recall the name of the owner. The building was erected in 1920. On the book it was shown that high prices prevailed for commodities. Sugar retailed at 20 cents a pound; nails 25 cents a pound salt, $175 per bushel cotton, 75 cents per yard. Whisky was the only cheap thing in those days, as the book showed 1t sold for 75 cents per gal ion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
Great Cracks in Kansas Field

B. F. Cooley, farmer living nine miles southeast of Udall, Kan, reported last night most peculiar phenomenon which he states occurred on his farm yesterday afternoon. 1.-The phenomenon is in the shape of immense cracks in 20 acre all falfa field on his farm.
 MT. Cooley says that he had cut his field of alfalfa yesterday morning and on going back to rake the crop in the afternoon found the ground so full of holes and cracks that it was impossible to take a team onto 1t. He believes that the cracks are the result of slight earthquake.
 In connection with these cracks MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
Bid. Wanted-s1ate Aid Road

Bids will be received by the County Commissioners of Calhoun county, at the courthouse, Anniston, Alabama, un- til 12 m. Wednesday, October 4, 1911, for grading, draining and surfacing with cherts or macadam. approximately three miles of State Aid Road. Bids will be received at the same time for grading, draining and macadamizing six miles of county road. Plans and specifications are on file at the office of the state highway department, Montgomery, Ala, and with R. Fl. Cobbs. resident engineer. Anniston, Ala @The right Is reserved to reject any and all bids w. s. KELLER
 State Highway Engineer. s-lo-4t-sv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
LEGAL NOTICES
Bids Wanted-state Aid Road

Bids will be received by the County Commissioners of Blount county Ala bama, at the courthouse, Oneonta, Ala, until 12 m. Tuesday, October 3, 1911, for grading, draining and surfacing with chert, one mile of State Aid Road. Plans and specifications are on file at the of- flee of the state highway department Montgomery. Ala, and with the pro- bate judge at Oneonta, Ala.
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. w. s. KELLER,
 State Highway Engineer
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FOR RENT

MO. 1620 7th avenue, north, g rooms, s45. Eo. 5416 10th avenue, north. 9 rooms, $25. No. S11 3d avenue north, rooms, $1S. No. S21 3d avenue, north, 6 rooms, SIS. Corner 7th street and 9th avenue. rooms and store. s20. No. 1928 North 38th street. 8 rooms. s2o. No. 1928 9th avenue. rooms, $26. SOUTHSlDE. No. 1318 Avenue I, rooms, $3o. No. 426 South 17th street, 5 rooms, S15. No. 1906 South 18th street, 6 rooms, S3o.
 SUBURBS. No. 1882 Lyon avenue. West End, rooms, s1o. No. 1920 Williams street, West Highlands, g rooms. SIS. No 1001 Fountain avenue Fountain Heights; rooms, new. s23,60.
 STORES. No. 1880 3d avenue. No. 306 North 17th street. No. 800 9th avenue. I nice stores at North Birmingham.
 DANIEL & GEORGE
 We Collect the Rents.
 2lH 3d Ave. Bell 84.. Peoples 676.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
Notice

Notice is hereby given that Herman Hentschel, the undersigned, Is an appli- cant. to the excise commission of the city of Birmingham, Ala, for a license to conduct retail liquor business in said city for the sale of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in said city at No. 1916 First avenue
 HERMAN HENTSCHEL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
9-15-14t
Notice of Application for Licen.e

Notice of Application for License
 The Country Club of Birmingham, Qnc), a domestic corporation. and oona fide social club. hereby gives notice as provided by law that it has filed it's ap- plication with the Excise Commission of Jefferson county, Alabama, for license to carry on the business of a private re- tail liquor license as bona fide social club located within the police Jurisdiction of the city of Birmingham, Jefferson county, Alabama, at, sto-wit: Country Club, in said county, under provisions of the act of the legislature of Alabama of 1911, approved April 6, 1911. commonly known as Smith Bill'
 THE COUNTRY CLUB OF BIRMING- HAM, Qnc.)
 R. B. McDowell, Secretary.
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Notice of Application for License

To Whom It May Concern:
 Take notice that the undersigned. Fred B. Kreulhaus, will make applica- tion to the excise commission In and for Jefferson county, Alabama, for license to carry on the business of retail liquor dealer in the city of Birmingham. Ala, at No. 211 South Thirteenth street, In said city.
 9-13-14t FRED B. KREULHAUS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
FoR RENT

2eoo 7th ave, north, 10 rooms. $50. 293S Ave. G., il rooms, $50. 2607 Madison ave, rooms, $60. 2920 Juniper ave, 9 rooms, $40.
 926 S. 18th st., rooms, $35. 2605 12th ave, north, 6 rooms, 80. 2510 1st ave-, north, rooms, s25 2512 1st ave, rooms, $25. ~40S1h 24th st., north (bath), 12 rooms. s35. STORES .yood location 3d ave. and 17th st. gStables, Ave. c, bet 17th' and 18th sts. , 424 g. 18th st.
 12O s. 21st st.
 Olivert-Levert Realty Go. 20o5 Sd Ave. Both Phones 1892
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
WOODLAWN.

220 Grace street, rooms, modern, $4. S27 North 4Sth street, 2 rooms, modern, SIS, 1S9 Edmondson st.. 6 rooms, modern, SIS. 60l0 8d ave-. south, rooms, modern. $2o COOS Sd ave, south, rooms, modern, $l750 filth st., 9th ave. 6 rooms, modern. Sl25o SIS North 18th street. 5 rooms, modern, $lS. PA North 18th st., 5 rooms, modern, S22 5o 9th street, between Gate City car line
 and A. G. s. R. R., roomss SlO POS Grace street, rooms, modern, s14 ITS Sloss avenue, rooms, modern, $15. Now house on Grand avenue and 52d
 street; has never been occupied, rooms.
 modern, S25
 5eO6 1st avenue. ! rooms, modern, S20 124 South 6sd street. 5 rooms. modern, Sl0 7SO1 Sloss avenue rooms, modern, SIS. 5l04 3d avenue. north, rooms, modern, $25. 1905 2d avenue north, rooms, modern, SlO. 1S5 Lewis street, rooms, modern, Sl6.50. ,
 SOUTHSIDE.
 2920 Juniper avenue, 8 rooms, modern, $40. 29l5 Juniper avenue, 10 rooms, modern, Sb0. 1131 South 11th st., 10 rooms, modern, S4S. 1905 South 12th ave, s rooms, modern, $35. ETA Pine avenue, rooms, modern, $65;
 lot 65x170 hand painted walls. 1894 17th ave, new. rooms, modern, s2o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
IN THIS RENTAL LIST You Will Probably Find Just What
 You Want

isn't here, call and get Weekly Rental Bulletin four pages of Jemison-lsted property
 And if it ism in the Bulletin ask to get it for you've
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
Notice of Application for License

To whom it may concern:
 Take notice that the undersigned, B. F. Glass, will make application to the excise commission in and for Jef- ferson county, Alabama, for license to carry on the business of retail liquor business in the city of Birmingham, Ala, at Mo- 2329 on Second avenue, in said city. B. F. GLASS. 9-12-14t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
0-12-14t
Notice of Application for License

NoIco or AppucatlOn TOT License To Whom It May Concern:
 Take notice that the undersigned, Jacob Schoettlin, will make applica- ton to the excise commission in and for Jefferson county. Alabama. for li- cense to carry on the business of retail liquor dealer in the city of Birming- ham, Jefferson county, Alabama, at No. 1414 Second avenue, north.
 9-13-14t JACOB SCHOETTLIN
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Nat Barker
 WITH Gus A. Pope, Jr. 927-28 First National Bank Bldg.
 Bell Main 129o
LEGAL NOTICES

WE have the most desirable saloon To- cation in Birmingham for rent; 40 foot front and in business center
 Phone w. B. Leedy 6 Co. for full particulars 9-17-2t-su