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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Wants a Grandmother

q saw a notice of an old lady w4lo wanted to be grandmother in home where she would be appreciated. l should like to correspond with her relative to her coming to us if we can come to an agree ment. We can give her a good home and would treat her as one of the family if she is worthy. MRS. A. s. A."
 The desired address would have gone to you by mail had you sent in the initials signed to your article. Let us have them and we will try to bless your home with grandmother. Or it may be that she may read this and write to us for your address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Searching for Lost Brother

"Our adopted son, IS years old, has dis covered that he has a brother somewhere in this country and we should like to find him. Your Corner has done such won- ders in locating lost people that we trust you will also help us. Since discovering he has a brother (which was by accidert) our lad has worried himself into fever and we are therefore more anxious to find the brother. The borther's name is Willie Scott, and he must now be about 23 years old. The mother died in Chicago some years ago, since which time all trace of Willie is lost. Our sons name was Alfred Scott We assure you you will be comforting a great favor by helping us. You will have our undying thanks for whatever you may do for us.
 MRS. J. VIC"
 The story and petition are passed over to sympathetic readers. If the Corner may bring together the brothers so long strangers to one another it will be new laurel leaf for us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

tain June. the month of pink sunrises and misty blue twillghts, and days of Aprils fieeting moods, could have no more fitting exponent than this lovely woman. and Charlotte Walker might be cast for May, with all it's beauty and loveIiness as well as June in the calendar of the yearl
 Miss Walker had been gracious enough to invite me to have breakfast with her.
 Her breakfast-MY luncheon-and the time of day 1t was that Eleanor Abbott just after one has done a mornings shop ping and Is ready for a bite to satisfy the inner man.
 With Miss Walker fl was different
 She'd been sleeping, and looked as fresh as a rose. when l joined her at the Hill man and over cup of delicious coffee she very charmingly told me many things l wanted to know.
 ',It isn't every one who has a taste for the stage who has talent" I heard her saying, after I had asked her why she had chosen the stage as a profession.
 'I am a Southern product, from Gal weston. Tex. It was there l grew up in the old fashioned Southern way, and all my family thought I had talent. used to recite at the Church Fairs and things like that. and 1t was very often that they remarked:
 charlotte is so temperamental."
 Well, perhaps I was, but that was before l married MT. Walter. He has so much more temperament than l have that mine doesn't count. Any way, l never dreamed in those days of going on the stage. My mother used to say if the time ever came for me to do things for my self. I'd probably have to do the thing l hated most"
 And what was that?" l asked.
 Making up beds she smiled prettily. ''I loathed that, above all things in life, when I was growing up, and l used to look so ugly and so mad when l had it to do that my mother used to say:
 "'You'd probably be happier and make up better beds if you'd smile occasion ally.
 And sc" I interrupted.
 MT. Belasco used to tell me that my smile was perfectly terrible,'' she said. q learned perfectly set, lady like, forced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

clared to be handsome of bearing and of an affable disposition.
 The marriage ceremony was quietly performed out of town, instead of having an elaborate ceremony here' said Miss Curran's aunt, in regard to the matter. because both Miss Curran and Count Moroni did not care for the publicity which would have attended such func- ton in New Orleans. After q four months bridal tour of Europe, which will include trip to the home of the groom in Italy, they will return to this city to take up their abode
 Because of his long and able service in the Italian consulate in this city, Count Moroni is eligible to promotion, and his friends are confident that he will soon be given more important position in the diplomatic service of his country"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
MISS WERTHEIMER
 GIVES A COTILLON

Miss Florence Wertheimer entertained
 her dancing class with a cotillon last
 night at the Knights of Columbus hall,
 The hall was frightened with Christmas be,ls and holly. A refreshing punch was
 served In addition to the members of the class a number of friends were in- vited Among those who attended were Mss Rose Sparrow, Miss Levida Blunt, Miss Dora Blunt, Miss Madeline DeShazo, Mis- Vivian Lee Miss Bertha Pizitz, Miss Fannie May Crumrine, Miss Adele Crum- rine. Miss Mabel Sternmahl, Miss Jane
 Aaams. Miss Dorothy Reed, MT, John Reid Mr, Perry Mccormack, Mir John Mali, MT. Henry Karpelas, MT. A. z. N eich. Mir John Rich, MT. Theodore Lowinsoln MT Leo Mendel, MT. Price, MT. Basil Eaves and MT. Bernard Belt man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Charge for Translation

Would you please let me know through your Corner how much is charged for every loo words translated from one lan- guage to another. MARY GLADYS"
 That depends upon several things. The quality of the translation, the language in which the book or article is written the reputation of the translator, and the means or pleasure of the publisher who orders the work. Each of the latter is a law unto himself in such matters If there be a fixed tariff for this kind of literary work I do not know of it. Read CTS may. If so you will hear from them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
A Legal Query

Could you give me any information with regard to the law in Rhode Island in case a man dies without any children Does his property go back to his rela- tives and does his wife get her third? That is, in case he fails to make will?
 MRS. L. J. B. The widow takes 'one-half of the estate. the residue being taken by other relatives in the manner and proportion in which they take the entire estate when the in. testate deceased leaves neither widow nor childrn. So say the legal authorities l have consulted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Jean IngelOw's Poems

'I am wanting Jean Ingelow's poems, Seven Times One,' and up to Seven Times Seven.'' As it is likely that you have read them you will know how won derfully appropriate they are for any thing, if only for a scrapbook
 LUCY F." It will probably be sent in to you. But if there is a public library near you, why not step into it and ask for Jean lngelows poems? The one in question may be copied in a short time. Never theess, I refer the query. It will be pleasure for any lover of the ex- quisite verses to refresh her memory of them by copying them from beginning to end.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
TO RECEIVE WITH
 MISS LOIS THOMPSON

Miss Lois Thompson will have receiving with her Saturday, December 2l, Miss Frances Reese of Selma and Miss Eliza beth Brown of Montgomery, her house guests and Miss Lucille Jackson and Miss Isabelle Crum of Montgomery, the guests of Mrs William Worthington.
 Miss Carrie Yates will pour tea, assisted by Miss Margaret Munger, Miss Leonora Hassenger and Miss Hattie Cullom. Miss Margaret Moore will have assisting her to serve frappe Miss Bessie Evans and Miss Nell Cosby.
 Miss Rose owen McDavid, Mrs. Winston Thompson and Miss Edith Thompson will receive in the music room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Removing Stains From Marble

Could you or any of your readers give me any process by which l could take stains out of marble? A. C." i
 Fine table salt, dampened and rubbed into the stains, will remove them unless of long standing. In that case make u paste of whiting and lemon juice and cover the stains with it. Leave it on alR right. If the discoloration is still visible, wet it with oil of vitriol; let it remain on the marble 15 minutes, then wash off with clear water and wipe dry. Never use soap upon white marble After try. ing the paste of lemon juice and whiting you may wash it off and when it is dry sponge with peroxide of hydrogen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
THURMAN -WORTHINGTON
 CARDS ARE ISSUED

The following card has been received:
 MT. and Mrs John Lawrence Worth ington request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Nellie Louise, to Mir. Frank Halliday Thurman. or Tuesday morning, December 31, at Il 50 o'clock, First Methodist church, Birmins- ham, Ala"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Stain in Table Linen

Would you kindly tell me what will take vegetable and ink stains out of a linen tablecloth? I have washed, but not boiled it. Do you think boiling would help? MRS. B. B."
 Boil it in strong-very strong-solution of cream of tartar and water. Let it get cold in this. Then rinse and lay in the sun for two or three days, keeping 1t moist with the solution. Should any trace of the stain remain an all night bath in loppered milk will finish the work of purification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Poems of Eugene Field

'I saw that you stated the only poem written by Eugene Field in reference to his dead child was called The Dead Babe. May I ask wasn't the poem en- titled. Little Boy Blue also written in reference to his little boy? learned the poem when a child in school and was told that it was.
 The statement you quote was that of a correspondent not mine. l had never heard until I read it that Eugene Field wrote no other verses upon the death of children. Nor do I know that Little Boy Blue had reference to his personal bereavement. Readers are all too prone to detect in an authors works of ina gina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Follow Rules

q read in Mrs. w. J. R.s letter of q process for cleaning windows with a cha mois skin wrung out hard in water Please advise me if she washes the win dows with cloths and water before usins chamois skin. Il. D.
 | am assured by those who have tried the method you speak of, and with sue cess, that the windows are not washed except as the formula directs. Follow rules implicitly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING
 HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME
nr MARION KIRKLAND

T am practieing shorthand and find the best dictation for one to acquire speed in the Literary Digest. If you know Of any one in the Circle who has some old copies of this periodical I should be glad to receive them. B. E. S."
 Referredl Your request is reasonable. But why that excellent magazine should be particularly good for the purpose you speak of l do not comprehend. At any rate you ought to get the copies you de- sire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
CARDS ARE OUT
 TO DANCING PARTY

The following invitation has been is- sued.
 Miss Nellie Worthington, at home, on Friday evening December 20. at o'clock. To meet Miss Airline Shackelford. Miss Zta Hoge, Miss Jean Nicol. Dancing Please reply
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

Twill some one please tell me how to string seeds of the abrusprecatorius' or crabs eyes?' I have tried soaking, but that is not a success. A. M. H."
 Yet I fancy that is the method general ly employed. They must be softened by some process or the needle cannot pierce the seed without breaking the outer skin. Referredi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Spots in Raincoats

Kindly let me know if there is some chemical that will take grease spots ous of cravenette raincoat? J. J. r.
 Have you tried rubbing them wita French chalk? Any alkili should take out the grease. Sponge with ehlorofoYn and should the spot remain make paste of chalk and household ammonia and cover with it. Leave on all day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
To Clean Terra Gotta Bust

"Can you give me a recipe for cleaning terra cotta eolored bust? The figure is of girl with a large straw hat, yellow. face flesh color, waist red, bunch of grapes, blue. Water takes off the color ing matter. The face and hat are quite soled. MRS. l.. A. G.
 Sponge carefully with bit of flannel wrung out in gasoline. Dry in the air, not in the sun, and should the first ap- plieation not be altogether satisfactory. repeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
JOHNSON-WARD
 ANNOUNCEMENT MADE

Mr and Mrs w A. Ward of Ensley am nounce the engagement of their daughter, Helen Barden, to Mr James N. Johnson of Smith Station, Ala. The marriage Is to take place the latter part of December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

A formula for the preparation of the geiatinous mixture and the manner of application was published last week, and was probably preserved by more than one reader. May we not hope for re- production through this meains? The process is familiar to many amateur workmen of both sexes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
MRS. ATKINS
 JJINCHEON HOSTESS

In compliment to Miss Ethel Bell Mrs. Alonzo Atkins entertained yesterday at a delicious five course luncheon. Red car nations and red shaded candles decorated the table.
 Each place card indicative of Miss Bells
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
MIR. BUSH
 BOX PARTY HOST

Mir Morris Bush entertained small party at the Jefferson last night in com pl31nent to Miss Margaret Chambers to witness The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
A Homemade Photograph

Will some one kindly give me a recipe for preparing the jellylike substance for a home made hestograph?
 ALICE M. J. L."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
MRS. CAREER
 LUNCHEON HOSTESS

Mrs. Alexander Garber will be one of the luncheon hostesses Wednesday at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Charlotte Walker Got Her
 Beautiful Smile Making Up Beds

With Her Yesterday Morning, Pretty Actress Re ate Dolly Some Interesting ExperiencesDeclares That Love Can Work Miracles-Very Modest About Her
 Success-Hard Work Bound to Tell in the End
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
Stringing "Crab's Eyes,

tion telltale evidences or his or her own experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
DINNER PARTY
 AT THE CLUB

Mir. Morris Bush will be host at dinner nex, Saturday night at the Countr, club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
MRS. SLOSS
 HOSTESS AT BRIDGE

Mrs. Iillie l.. Sloss will compliment Miss Ruth Averitt with a bridge party Saturday, December 21.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17
JASPER MAY VOTE ON
 COMMISSION FORM.
Large Petition Signed by Citizens and Submitted
 to Probate Judge

Jasper December 16.-(Specal.) IA large
 petition has been signed and is ready to file with the probate judge, requesting him to call an election to decide whether the city of Jasper shall have commission
 form of government. This final effort to secure commission government took shape Saturday night at a mass meeting of the citizens in the courthouse, where long general discussion was entered into by the factions representing the old form of gov ernment and the proposed new govern-
 ment.
 The campaign promises to be the hard est fought contest that has come up in this city in number of years. The par
 ties defending the aldermanic system of
 government declare they will not yield an inch and will use all pressure availa : hle to retain the present system, while those bent on the commission system are as determined as can be to carry the cleo ton.
 Rev. J. H. Longcrer, formerly pastor
 of the First Baptist church of this city. has accepted a call to become pastor of
 the Baptist church at Columbiana. He
 and his family will move to his new home this week.
 The final teachers examination is be- ing held here today at the city school. Quite a number of teachers came in this morning to take the examination, some os
 whom will probabl ysupply the vacant schools of the county.
 Both the Walker County High school and the city school will suspend exercises next Friday for the Christmas holidays | The high school will give two weeks holiday while the city school closes for | just one week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

USUAL HOLIDAY FARES VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

tconsinued on Last Psge)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-17

Miss Walker is the most modest actress concerning her own charms that I've ever known.
 With all her beauty and talent ana sue- cess she Is inst the sweet, unspoiled, love lv southern girl that you'd hope she'd be, and which she is!
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

BY occupying the same ad-
vertising space in each issue Of
the Avalanche you impress upon
the public that you mean bust
ness and are here TO stay. This
is one reason that the merchants
are succeeding so nicely in Lub-
book. 1t is known throughout
the entire State of Texas and in
many other States that Lubbock
has a live wide-awake set of
merchants because they adver-
tise. Probably there is not an
other town in the State of Texas
where the business firms are as
uniformly represented in the
columns of the weekly paper as
in Lubbock and people know
by that that the town is a live
one and more people will come
here on this inducement.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29
FARMER AND NEWSPAPERS


There's a farmer down near
Peacock who is a man after an
editors own heart. He writes a
letter to the Pecock Signal telling
the people what a good paper
they have and saying he is going
to support it in every possible
way. He reads everything in it,
including all the ads and says he
does his trading with the mer-
chants who advertise. Seymour
Banner.
If every farmer would take
this same stand toward his local
paper what a blessing it would
be. BY trading with the mer-
chants who advertise, you help
the merchants support the paper.
A new spaper in a small town
has to struggle for an existence,
a scant living is about all you can
get out of it, now If all the
farmers would rally to the sup
port of their paper. by trading
with the merchants who adver-
tise then the paper could grow
and prosper. All papers try to
work to the interest of the farm
ers, their town and county. The
farmers are the backbone of any
community, on them depends
the rise and fall of progress,
to them we look for support,
what a mighty power they can
yield, when their trade is
thrown into the channels of
industry, cities develop rapidly,
grow and prosper. When you
can concentrate your help to
your local merchants. it enables
them to serve you TO a better
advantage. The home paper
does all IN its power to boost"
the town and county. and advo-
Gates every good issue for the
betterment of the farmers and
the people in general. -Asper-
mont Star.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

and the rest Of us, who are al.
ways saying q good word for
the town and the country, whose
life and work is an inspiration to
others to cooperate in the great
work of boosting mot booming)
his town and country.
You are not a boomer, Weston,
but you are good booster, and
there is no use to deny it. Colo
RADIO and West Texas has been
greatly benefited by your boost
ing and you may as well own up
to it. We all need you, and are
not going to allow you to hide
your light"
Then comes on to be heard
the Sweetwater Reporter who
gives an illustration of non
boostology" as is eminently
prominent in Colorado at this
time:
Not long ago the Reporter in
sisted on everybody boosting, 7"
or else move out and go where
they could boost. t." The Colo
RADIO City Record indirectly ac-
cuses us of deception. AT least
there is such an insinuation in
the Record of the next week.
Now, we did not mean the
kind of boosting" that is made
up of Misrepresentation. as evil
denced by our advice that if you
could not say something good
about the town to move to a
town you can speak well Of. Our
idea of boosting" is publicity,
but stick to the truth.
The real facts in the case, are
these, for lack of boosting Col
orado City has lost many citizens.
They moved to Sweetwater.
For lack of boosting you lost
a street car system.
For lack of boosting you re-
pudiated your city bonds.
For lack of boosting you had
TO vote off your city incorpora-
ton a few years ago.
Say, brother, get busy and
boost" a little. II builds up
town and everybody is benefited.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

We have been reliably inform
ed that an Alderman in your city
wanted q little wooden culvert
in front of his home. The con-
tract price was 200. and 1t cost
the city $55 in salaries to award
and pay off that $500 culvert.
mo wonder the citizens were
tired of the incorporation, when
nine times as much money was
expended for salaries as was
spent on improvements. II took
too much grease to run the ma.
chinery.
Boost" brother, boost. !"
The Record is a mighty good
paper and the only trouble that
seems to be sapping the life
blood of the Record is "non-pro-
gressiveness" a malady with
which a number of the citi-
zens of the town are afflicted.
Some years ago when Colo
RADIO was the trading point for
all the country west of there
to the State line and including
all the Lubbock territory a num-
Der Of her merchants grew rich
by reason of their immense
ranch trade. They believed that
il would always be such, that
they would always control the
and were not willing to
spend any of their easily earned
money TO improve the town.
Opportunity after opportunity
knocked at the door, but these
same men signalled them to go
away. Their presence was not
wanted. After towns near by
took advantage of these cast-off
and are today
reaping benefits from them that
might have been Colorado's.
Sweetwater got the Orient. Col
orado could have had it. Roscoe
got the Roscoe. Snyder and Pa
cifc Railway. Colorado could
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The fact that our merchants
make good on every proposition
they make to the trade is one
reason that the Lubbock trade
territory is so large and the
people are willing to travel
over a hundred miles to do
their trading here. Come to
Lubbock.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

The people of Lubbock should
get very busy on some irrlga-
ton well. While the South
Plains does not necessarily have
to depend upon irrigation to grow
crops, still it makes the yield
more sure and there is class of
people looking for irrigation
lands and irrigation propositions
and we should have a number in
operation all the time to show
them what we have to offer.
Lubbock county has as much
water flowing underneath her as
any plains county and we should
get it in shape to show those who
come here seeking such.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

have had it. The Santa Fei
road went through Snyder and
Sweetwater and we are of the
opinion that Colorado, had she
not been suffering with that
awful disease "non-progressive1
ness" that she could have in1
duced the Santa Fe to cross
the 7. & P. there. As a result of
this long spell of sickness the
neighboring towns built up q
good business each cutting OIL
a slice of Colorado's pie until
she now has a trade territory
of possibly 8 miles square with
no prospects of relief in sight
The Record could not boost
very effectually now and in fact
we believe it would rather bel
classed in bunch with the LoI
ranie News boomers" II if
should undertake to boost.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1912-08-29

A number of the anti-prohibi-
ton papers in the State believe
that Governor Colquitt's $3.50
closing plank will settle the
liquor question in Texas. Not
much. II is that much better,
but the question of statewide
prohibition will never be settled
so far as the pros of Texas, are
concerned, till Statewide pro-
hibition prevails. and at the
rate of gain the pros have made
during the past twenty-five
years, it will only take a few
more years of education to win
out with a big margin of ma
jority. We are willing to take
every regulatory measure, where
it is an improvement over what
we have. as a temporary relief.
but Statewide prohibition is the
goal to which the pros of Texas
are pressing forward The
Avalanche does not believe that
the question of prohibition
should at this time be sub
mitted to the people, but within
the next three or four years old
Texas will no doubt be on the
list of progressive Statewide
Prohibition States.