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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09
TOR SALE

FOR SALE The surface of 70 acres of land. part of it upon the top of Shades mountain, excel lent view About 20 acres have been cleared and cultivated Only $ll00 Well built two story. g room house. facing, south, three-quarters block of Norwood car Has modern conveniences and is nicely arranged. sf75o. Small truck farm or country home, in good neighborhood. above East Lake. Splendid frpit. some berries and grapes. Nice shade, room house. barns. etc, good water. Reasonable price and terms.
 We'll located two story house. with mod ern conveniences. full sized lot, facing east, two blocks of car. South High lands.
 R. F. MANLY 6 co.
 e6 North 18th street. Insurance. Real Estate. Surety Bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

TWO or four furnished or unfurnished housekeeping rooms; water, phone and light. 1611 5th avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

FOR RENTING furnished, upstairs rooms for light housekeeping, very reasonable. 729 N. Fist street NEATLY furnished rooms for light housekeeping, convenient; reasonable. 614 North 17th street. FOR RENT-Two rooms, furnished or unfurnished; gas and bath. downstairs Private porch; very convenient. 3o15 Avenue F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

J. B. Morton. Detective Frank Childers and number of others who have been to Hulrs lake on a fishing trip. have re- turned, reporting a grand success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

This morning about 10 o'clock an un- known negro who was at work on Dart mouth avenue, suddenly dropped dead. The cause of his death was supposed to be a case of heart disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

Ex-Governor Conner will deliver four addresses in Tuscaloosa county next week against the return of saloons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09

s-s-4t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-09
RooMS-WANTED-BOARD

WANTED-A room by counter jumper who can easily be mistaken for gentle man. Address R-s, care Age-Herald.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

OF hot water: lay II on a towel: touch It
lightly with a piece OF cloth rolled up. to
restore the curl. When almost dry shake
until FUZZY: place in tissue paper and place
in the warming oven Of the stove TO dry
an ivory paper cutter-the dull side Of the
blade
RENovATfNG OLD JET.-old Jet can
be so renovated as 10 look absolutely new.
and by q simple process, one especially
useful for old fringss, the thread and tape
OF which turn gray. First mend calefully.
then spread In a small. fat dish and cover
with a good ink-jet black. II possible.
After q few minutes. lift out with some
metal utensl that will not be stained by
the ink. and drain on thick newspaper.
spreading the trimming out fat until dry.
Old fashioned Jets rarely are made with
anything but beads, but II spangles are IN
the trimming. greater care must be taken.
Do not allow the slightest fold In the wet
material. as the wet spangles may become
sticky: and remove from the ink as soon
as the threads have absorbed the color.
Old trimmings made OF 'bugles are es-
pec!ally of value just now, these being the
most expensive Of all trimming Jets.
Mrs 8. J. HUBER"
When tell you that We have had at the
lowest computation a dozen queries as TO
the right way OF cleaning soned feathers
and renovatng ruEty Jet, you may fold
complacent hands IN the consciousness
that you are. in two directions. q bene-
factress
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND

have a way OF dropping in early in the
morning while We are at breakfast, or in
the evening when It has come TO their
minds that they havep't this or that in the
house and would Mr.. NJ. be so kind as TO
bring It out next day? 1t is such a bore
and even an afliction TO have~no man in
the house-not even a boy who could run
into town and get things when they are
needed In a hurry-snd the country stores
keep such q wretched assortment
Sometimes It is a pound OF tea; some
times a box Of candy. or a box OF biscuits
or half a dozen apples. or a bottle OF mara
schino cherries, or, maybe. a copy Of a
magazine they are Just dying to see.
which Mr.. II. can pick up in the station
on his way out You would not believe
how various-and how petty-are their
wants. Nor how gracefully they make
them known. Nor how grateful they are TO
the very best neighbor ever granted 20 q
forlorn houseful of women They have
told Us a hundred times how much they
think Of what the youngest Of the three
q kittenish thing OF 43 summers-persists
In calKng that adorable husband of yours
Least Of all could you or any other
honest person believe that in the three
years during which this has been going on
they have never once offered TO reimburse
him for the sums they have made my long
suffering John spend IN gratifying their
whims. 1t Is 10 cents one day, and so cents
and 80 upon a third. We began
to keep an account OF them when the list
got rather long. They actually owe him
this hour in hard cash $40. He tried sew
eral times TO. as he said, choke them on
by forgetting what he w9s asked to buy.
They horgave him sweetly and. lest 1t
should happen again. wrote out the memo
randum and made the poor man put It into
his pocketbook in their sight. Another
time when his memory failed him twice,
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

Tho veriest tyro In cuinary matters does
not need to BE- reminded how much mort
rapidly liquids eoms to the bubbfing boil
when the lid 10 on the saucepan than In an
open vessel Ths cases in which the latter
may be used to equal purpose areeo rare az
to be hardly worth our notice. In picking
It ID imperative that the kettle should re-
main tightly covered after the vinegar 10
added or the best pert Of the flavor will
escape. The same IL true when wine or
brandy IL used In the prepare don Of cooked
foods.
The most serious branch Of OUR subject
has to do with the protection OF foods Of all
kinds cold. or In cooling. against the +" fioat-
ing matter In the air." analyxed by the
prince Of modern scientists. Tyndale. and
branded as perilous to human health and
life The function Of the cover is to keep in
that which 10 good. That Of the lid Is to
exclude that which IL evil.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Way for the Biz BrotheTl

Courtesy to our big brother combined
with a desire to entertain and edify read
ers. influences me to clear decks for the
next communication:
In your article. The shiftless Hu.-
band you DO not ask advice from hus-
bands. but from mothers. Please allow me
to offer my views as those of at least One
Man.
Were In the place Of any Of the poor
dear ladies' who must look about for a
means Of livelihood on account Of having
entered upon Mes journey with q robust.
or even an able bodied. shiftlsss husband.
should nrst discard the husbandli!
No man has the right to>~oo q maiden
unless ne Ii abls and willing to support her
In - good, II not In a better condition
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Some Uses for Peroxide.

SOHic SScS gOI cIO1t0c.
THE following are hints that would oene-
At many:
USES OF PEROXIDE OF HYDRO
GEN-When wearing q jacket the waist II
often stained from perspiration with dye
from the jacket lining. This may be re-
moved by putting the stained part IN
slightly diluted hydrogen peroxide and let
ting II stand for an hour or more, then rinse
and wash the waist as usual and the stain
will come out without injury to the gar
ment.
Ink stains may be removed In the same
way.
Pieces Of old lace which have turned
yellow with age may be bleached with this
solution.
Rust stains may also be taken out with
hydrogen peroxide solution. Mrs. A. g."
Are you morally certain that the peroxide
will not rot the threads of textile fabrics?
We are told upon good authority that gar
ments treated with this valuable bleacher,
then pressed with hot iron. fail to pieces
with the wearing. VIII you write again
and reassurs US upon this point! am
personally a believer In the many virtues
Of peroxide Of hydrosen. It holds a per-
manent place IN the rack OF must bes"
that graces the wall Of my dressing room.
1t is applied to fresh cuts to prevent poi
sonous germs from ningiing with the
blood: 1t Is an ink extractor: hat bleacher:
when diluted. throat spray: and It cleans
the nails more quickly and thoroughly than
any other application of which have
knowledge.
But II II eat into the warp and wool
OF delicate stun-ons must beware Of
over confidence.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

Miss Eloise-the kitten-tied q strand Of
her hair about his little finger to keep her
IN his mind.
These are highly respectable people
and they have had so many bereavement
within a few years that the neighborhood
pities and pets them They send US flowers
and strawberries from their garden and Ice
cream when they have It for dinner. and all
that But they have stolen my husbands
money as truly as II they had picked his
pocket.
Il wish your free spoken constituents
would advise US what to do. II isn't as II
they were poor. What would you do were
you In our placer II we present a bill. we
shall be called mean and unneighborly.'
This Is a true story. out and out I
hope from the bottom OF my heart that the
robbers Chey are nothing else) will see this
letter. Mrs. E. l. NJ.
There can be but one opinion with regard
20 the conduct OF the unneighhorly trio. II
savors too strongly OF premeditate ed dishon-
esty to, be psHIated by any excuse Of pos
sible forgetfulness or lack OF business
habits. Yet We shall be glad TO hear what
the constituency has to say upon the MAJ
ter.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Men System of Cookery.

think II was eerfy IN the 800 that Edward
Atkinson introduced a new system Of cook
cry that should retain Juices and navorine
by preparing hot foods for the table In
covered " oookers" Working along In the
same lines we have dozens Of freiess sook-
ers coutending for precedence In favor Of
intelligent and frugal nousemothsrA
With the advance of scientific discovery
the most stupid Of cooks cannot fan. II
she reads the newspapers, to comprehend
that the fragrance which titillates the NOS
trib and stimulates the saryaFy glands Of
prospective eaters Is made up Of particles
Of the expressed essence OF the substance
under fre- II ptece Of meat were weighed
before and then after II Is cooked, II would
be seen that It has lost weight in the proc
ess. Some Of the loss has gone into the
gravy. As much. II not more. Is distributed
through the air. This last is. Of course. .
dead one.
She IL the wisest cook who has . cover or
q I'D for every utensil designed for cook
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Adpantage of Clas, Cover.

II you have q glass cover to protect your
5sllies as they cool you can see and wipe
away, as It forms. the moisture arising
from the warm mass. While II II never
present in such quantities as to affsc: the
firmness Of the jelly or blanc mango Il
10 well to get rid OF It. II you use . metal
or porcelain cover do the same It 10 .
good plan to provide yourself with . num-
Der of what are sold as " dish covers " OF
various sizes. which will At down closely
over the dish or bowl or pan In which you
put the food preparatory TO setting It away.
No neat cook puts food away in the dish
in which II was served upon the table.
Earthenware pans or bowls are preferable
to metal for this purpose. Pie plates Of
tin or crockery make capital lids for these.
With this use in mind, you may buy them
OF assorted sizes and 1T TO receptacles Of
corresponding dimensions.
Does all this sound Tar fetched and over
careful? Believe II, dear fellow house
mother, you cannot afford TO overlook
what seem to you trifes in the sum Of your
daily living and striving for others well
fare. The day has gone by when tales
OF disease communicated to a whole neigh
borhood by germs in neglected milk cans
was secuted as the extreme Of possibility.
conveyed in a fevered kiss. and through
the mail in a letter sent from q hospital.
were secuted as the extreme of possibility.
We have a loose way Of saying Of pre-
cautions enjoined by UP TO date special
lists that there. is such a thing as being
more nice than wise"
I had a sensible cook once whose pet
proverb was: ITS better to be sure than
orry." It Is a safe working maxim. Bet
ter a thousand times to spend a little more
money in buying covers and lies. and time
IN adjusting each to its place. than to
serve .nnutritious foods and to invite dis
ease.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

THE savory odors and steams Of ths
kitchen play q distinguished part In
stories Of domestic life. Readers OF
Dickens win at once recall the action
OF the landlord in The Old Curiosity
Shop who. hearing the arrival Of q belated
party OF travellers upon q stormy night
rushed into the kitchen and took the cover
from ths pot in which gama oysters. and
divers other toothsoms ingredients snumer-
.ated with watering mouth by the hoR were
AL cooking together h one delicious
gravy" This with q nnal smack Of the
apprsciative lips.
He gained his end. for the frst remark Of
the chilled and drenched waynarers who
entered smiling despite discomfort was.
What a good smeli!'
Up to the beginning Of the last century the
goodly smell from the kitchen was allowed
10 wander freely and unctuously through
the dwelling AZ lately as 1910 read q
sharp criticism In an English cook book Of
American forms Of roasting:
(Which Is. In fact. not roasting at all.
but baking. Roasting V not done In the
oven. but In the open air upon spit or, az
It IN sometimes called, jack"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Use Tightly Fitting Cover.

True. the oven door Is closed-shut all the
time the roast IL inside. But the rising
steam, fre1shted with savory particles. has
moro room in which to disperse the essence
than when . tightly fitting cover retains
and at once returns them to the meat
Compare the Joint or fowl cooked In the
covered roaster with one laid In the drip
ping pan. with nothing to intercept the va
pors until they settle upon the roof and
sides Of the oven, and note At once the ab-
sencs Of the thick brown crust which en-
cases food baked in the usual way. The
outer covering is delicately colored, but like
q soft skin bound about the meat. keeping
in the Juices but yielding readily to the
carvers knife ard as eatable as the flesh It
encases.
It IL not one person In twenty who cares
for the outside sitce Of roast Unless n be
asked for particularly the carver cuts II OF
and lays It aside upon the platter. oftener
than not he continues to cut into the meat
until the gravy follows the knife. The
outer slices are the second best. Whereas.
II the cover mad held the Juices at an even
temperature and a. the heat drew them to-
ward the surface shed them back as the
clouds return the moisture drawn by the
sun from the teeming earth, every inch Of
the meat 10 palatable. There are no des!c-
Gated outside cuts"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
In Cooking Pot Roast.

So much for the advantage Of the cover
in roasting within the oven. A close Id
should be clamped down over the pot roast
and kept there except when It is lifted
quickly to allow the cook to turn over the
meat In the pot and to make sure there Is
no danger Of burning or adhesion to the
bottom and side.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of hs enormous numbg Of
II leHe,s senfte he department ! must ask
contributors 10 hmn their communications 70
100 pords. except ia cases Of tormulas or
recipes phieh require greater space. uant
al my correspondents 70 haze q shouting IN
The Corner. and Il my request in this respect
Is compelled uhh II ril Be possible 10 print
many more letters.
Attention Is called 70 de tad that Morton
Huland cannot rseeipe money for patterns.
as she ha, no connection uiA any department
Jaf sel, henAc Morton Huland.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

than she could get by herself, living single
and working her way through the world
Moreover. II there are children in the
home, as there are in the home Of her who
asks for advice in the paper before US. II Is
much easier for a woman to care for. and
TO feed and train the young minds while
they are alone with the mother than to
have a sniftless-perhaps a drunken-idle
father sitting around as an object lesson
before their eyes all day.
Again. in many cases It makes an extra
mouth 10 feed and extra clothes TO buy and
TO mend, and in most cases upon record
tobacco to provide. (Somehow. the idle
man is usually a confirmed smoker) In
but too many instances the morals brought
before the little ones are more degrading
than they would be II the mother had full
sway in the household. An idle brain is the
devils workshop to the fullest extent in
cases OF the shiftless husband type The
sooner such are discarded the better for all
parties concerned.
a woman who has the disposition evil
dent in this mother-and in many another
shows like qualities in desiring to raise
and maintain her little ones and Is surely
noble creature, deserving OF the highest
credit from her fellow creatures. She wins
favor in the sight OF her Creator and hers
will be an abundant reward In the world
that sets this right WAN"
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Recipe for Ounce Mumalade.

WISH more OF tne mefnpers OF INC
Helping Hand would give their good ideas
and recipes more frequently to you for
publication for the benefit OF those Of US
who are always willing and glad to learn
from the experience Of others. Almost
every housekeeper knows at least some one
thing that might be useful to her nedghbor.
Mrs. o.
As II In direct reply to the emdnently
sensible suggestion. there have como to US
a dozen or more practical hints and formu-
las from some Of our most capable house
motherA I please myself and edify read
ers by inserting few specimen articles:
The season for putting up that excel
lent and wholesome fruit. the ounce, Is
at hand Here Is q recipe for a conserve
that everybody likes:
OUNCE MARMALADE-Pare, quar-
ter. and core firm. ripe ounces and cut into
small pieces. Weigh them and allow an
equal quantity OF sugar. Put the fruit into
a porcelain lined kettle with barely enough
water to cover It. Cook slowly until the
fruit is tender and translucent Skim fire.
QuentIy. Take out the fruit with per-
forated SKINNER and spread upon dishes.
Now add the sugar to the water IN which
the fruit was boiled. Bring to q fast boil
and remove the scum Drop In the quinces
Boil steadily fifteen minutes after the
bubble has fairly begun: remove from the
fire and put into small jars or jelly glasses
that have been rolled In hot water to pre-
vent breaking.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11

II cut the ounces into small bits Of uni
form size and put up In tumbaers, as the
sirup makes q Arm jelly about the fruit
When you wish TO use It. dip the tunbler
into hot water. and the contents will turn
out in a solid mass. EH.
"Quinces that are too small and specked
to be made into preserves IN the usual
way may be utilized as narmalads and
are nice MRS. MARr Me-
Ounce marmaiade. as our correspondent
remarks. is both delicious and wholesome.
It has likewise slightly medicinal quar-
ties, soothing sore throats and allaying
coughs The recipe before US IL easy to
make and promises much in the way OF
paIatableness. The jellied Juices encasing
the crimson cubes are fiavorous and pleas-
ine to the eye when served with the nurs-
cry supper.
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Hint for Home Nurse.

May step In with one or more hints to
mothers and elder sisters to whom home
nursing is committed?
"A FEATHER BED MATTRESS-Cer-
tain old persons, when Ill. cannot be IN
duced to part with their beloved and In
dispensable % feather beds. Years OF ex-
perience as a nurse have taught me the
solution Of the problem thus presented to
those In charge Of the protesting parties.
Needed: two or three dozen stout safety
pins and a strong musfn ehest-prefer-
ably unbleached and not too large.
Make up the feather bed carefully.
showing plenty of feathers toward the top
which is to lie at the bedhead. Beginning
at one corner. pin the strong sheet to the
mattress snugly. setting the safety pins
only a few inches apart. One end and
side finished. pin the other end and side
in the same way, drawing the strong sheet
tightly over the feathers. Now, make up
the bed In the usual way. and you will be
surprised at Its irmness and at the time 1t
will stay in place and keep Its shape.
If the patient be helplessly bedridden.
you may follow the same plan by arrang-
ing ons-half Of the bed at time. and
drawing the sheets tightly in a roll toward
the middle Of the bed before shifting the
invalid. A certain degree OF skill IL re-
quired Of course in rolling the patient
over and in adjusting the rubber sheet.
ETC., since a feather bed put to hospital
use must be well protected in order to be
sanitary.
Better indulge an elderly patients
whiIns when they are not actually harm
full than excite him into feverish irrita-
bflity by opposition. L e. r"
I take It for granted that few housewives
who read our corner have feather beds
upon their premises. For many years one
or two were tolerated in the maids room
out Of consideration to rooted prejudices
imported from the old country. where fsath-
er mattresses and duvets were esteemed as
necessaries Of . reasonably comfortable
existence. Even these have been swept
away by the march Of sanitary improve.
ment- Bridget and Thekla no longer stip-
uIate for the soft bed in which the mistress
would feel that she was suffocating and
unclean. Yet. as our Intelligent nurse re-
minds u.s. here and there survives human
being Of the old school who speaks Of q
hair mattress as q hard bed and moans
that old bones need padding"
To the families that cherish dutifully
these relics OF bygone times the sugges-
tion Of our ex-nurss will be acceptable and
useful
Concerning "Bonoping Nuisance."
Among the hosts Of good ideas" that
fall into our laps the following finds place:
I'VE have read and enjoyed the familiar
IN III tha -,,ls
sympathies are with both parties to the
transaction-ths borrower and the lender.
I have overcome the borrowing hsbit by
keeping paper and pencil By me and Jottine
down what II needed in the house a. soon
as l nnd We haven't It on hand. Then I
do without II until can get II from the
store. II your correspondent would sue-
gest this to her borrowing neighbor It may
The Washington herald., 1912-08-11
Recipe Carefully Tested.

II wish you would now and then give
recipes for dainties named IN your Family
Meals for Week
We often try the whole menu. day by
day, all through the week. following obedi-
entity the directions therein laid down as to
leftovers.' etc. so far as We can. But We
are brought up all standing. once in a while,
by an unfamiliar name. For example what
are southern batter bread and 'Bavar.an
cream and how do you make a saint Of
calfs head as a leftover to the Iarded and
baked head Of the preceding dsy7
A hint upon this point would be sensi-
bic help to
"ONp OF YOUR DISCIPLES"
consider It a personal favor when you
use the menus and pleasant duty TO give
you what Information you desire concern-
ing any dish therein set down. The bread
you mention is a standard dish upon south
ern breakfast and supper tables At the
far south It Is sometimes called spoon
bread" being soft enough to be dipped
from the dish IN which # is baked with q
tablespoon.
BATTER BREAD.-Beat two eggs hsht:
stir half a cupful Of cold boiled rice into a
p.Ah Va iIiAAh oI4N d3G " cSkSr IlC6, ana
milk tablespoonful OF melted butter. S!ft
q teaspoontul Of salt into two cups Of south
ern Indian meal. Stir all together, beat
hard for one minute. and bake In shallow
pans. Eat hot
You must have the southern corn meal to
insure excellence In this celebrated bread.
Virginia water ground meal 10 the best
The northern Indian meal is OF a different
grain from the water ground, although
equally good for some kinds Of breads.