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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

a the same factory and she has a wheel, so
they could go together, but it is utterly I'm
possible for me to buy one, though we need
the 60 cents that goes for car fare have
a good fountain pen that would like to pass
ON to some one. also some Hot Springs
crystals We have had in the family for over
thirty years ! cannot pay the trans porta-
ton on the bicycle, even IL it Is given to
me, am sorry to say. l can send letter
from our pastor or our mayor as reference.
If YOU wish it. MRS A. J. o."
The pathos of a child of Is being the chief
support of her parents will appeal 10 the
heart OF every parent-and to many besides
If the gift of bicycle will help to tighten
her lot. I trust with all my heart that the
wheel may be Forthcoming. l hold the ad-
dress and I trust requests for it may not
come merely in order to secure the pen or
the crystals but with the desire to present
the bicycle or to give other substantial help
& Il
Offers Music 10 Young Men.
=" am young man pianist and teacher
and get great deal of music which l do not
use. would be glad to hear from any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Colleges of Dentistry.

Can you give any Information In regard
to colleges of dentistry l am anxious to
take caurse' and fall to find any such
institutions advertised.
A SUBSCRIBER"
There is an admirable one In New York,
and one OF the best in the country in
Philadelphia, but for Information as to
such institutions in the middle west or in
California | must call upon some Of my
constituency. As soon as / get response
| will publish the :r.u' nation for your ben
eft.
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of whole black peppers and cloves. and
four quarts of vinegar. Boil all these 20
getner for FIVE minutes after the boil begins
and pour over the drained cucumbers.
which you should have packed into small
jars. The vinegar must 81 on them scald-
ing hot and the Jars be covered closely.
Let them season for at least two months
before eating them, and keep in a dark.
cool place.
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pour it Off and pick over the pickles, throw
ing out those that are soft. Put those
which are left in fresh water and leave
them in this twenty-four hours, change
again to fresh water, and let them lie in
this another day.
Ldne your kettle with grape leaves and
place the cucumbers or these. sprinkllng
each layer of them with a little powdered
alum. pour in cold water, lay several thick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

MIXED PICKLEs.-Make these by the
preceding recipe, using string beans. mas
lurtum pods, clusters o. eauu1ower. and
Hny onions. The onions and the cauli-
Hover do not need to be greened.
CHOW-CHOW plain).-cut medium
sized caulitower into -smsll clusters; peel
half pint of small onioas; put with the m
six green tomatoes sliced. six green pep
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nrn. small cucumbers of uniform size none
of them more than three inches long, in
large earthen crock, witt. layer of salt
upon every layer of cue c1mbers, Pour In
enough cold water to cover them, placing a
heavily tied plate on top TO prevent
floating. Every other da.y stir the pickles
up from the bottom and leave them in the
brine FOR ten days AT the end of this time
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sccrching and cook at gentle simmer
until the apples are broken TO pieces. Put
the pulp into q flannel bag and let 1t dry.
If you squeeze the pulp the juice is likely to
be cloudy. Measure your juice and to each
pint of 1t allow pound of granulated sugar.
Put the juice on the fire in a clean kettle.
cook it for twenty minutes afterit come TO
boil. skim carefully. and add the sugar.
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dark Of the moon never come up again, and
the same holds In killing noxous weeds.
Mrs. s. w"
This is at least interesting, whether we
accept the theory or not. / am not a farmer
and although have heard statements like
those of Mrs. S. W. all my life 1 have never
proved them. If they are to be relied upon
do not see why noxious weeds of all sorts
should not speedily disappear from the
earth. In any event, give the directions for
planting as they are given to me and | shall
hope to hear from those who have tried and
proved them. one way or the other.
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nesses OF the grape leaves over the top,
cover the kettle closely. AID simmer slowly
tor six hours. Don't let the kettle boil.
lake out the eucumbers. which by now
should be well greened, throw them in cold
water. and leave them in tats for a couple of
hours. Prepare pickle vinegar of one cup
of sugar, a dozen blades of mace. dozen
and a half wnole ailspice, three 6ozen each
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pers sliced; one pint little cucumpers; two
large cucumbers sliced. Arrange q thick
layer of vegetables in an earthen crock:
strew with salt; make another layer of the
vegetables and of the sat and continue in
this way until all are used. Pour in cold
water to cover laying weighted plate on
top OF all AT the end of three days pour
off the brine. pick over and rinse the
pickles. cover them with fresh cold water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Girl Needs a Wheel.

" l write to ask favor. My husband is
old and not able to work and I myself am
badly crippled, although 1 still manage to
earn little by my needle. Our greatest
help is my little 13 year old daughter who is
employed in factory three miles from
where we live. She earns sS a week. Sixty
cents OF this goes for car fare. l wonder IL
any of your readers have discarded girls
bicycle they would be willing TO pass along
One of our neghbor's little daughters works
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Hospital Wants BOOKS.

Any one in New York or Brooklyn hav-
ing reading matter to dispose of will find
a wide opening at the Metropolitan hos
pital. Blackwelrs island. A card to Walter
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reached the boiling point cook for several
minutes before turning off the heat or taxi
ing the boiler from the stove. These will
keep Indefinitely A READER"
These directions are much the same as
those given in the earlier letter, but there
is enough variation to justify me in printing
both | hope their use may be crowned
with success.
Recipe for Keeping Tomatoes.
Will you please give the recipe for
keeping tomatoes-the recipe for which
certain proportions of vinegar and water
are required? 1t appeared a while ago,
but ! lost it. Can you give 1t again?
g MRS A. A. L."
I regret that 7 have not copy OF this
recipe at hand. If there is any reader who
possesses it. will she be good enough to send
it to me? 1t may interest other housekeep-
ers at this season of the year, when toma-
toes are at their best
!: i;
Danish Recipes.
In answer to the request of Mrs. A. L. s.
for Danish recipes, / offer the following:
SWEET SOUP.-One cupful sage, two
quarts water, three sticks cinnamon bark.
one cupful prunes, one cupful raisins. Boil
slowly for one hour and thirty minutes, then
add two cupfuls brown sugar and one half
eupful vinegar. Lemon Juice may be sub
stituted for the vinegar If preferred
"kLINER (Crullers) Two eggs and one
half cupful sugar beaten lightly together,
one-half cupful sour cream, one-half tea
spoonful baking soda, little nutmeg, add
hal MI, mill
make dough sufficiently stiff to roll out on
a Toured board; then cut in about two and
one-half inch diamond shaped pieces, cut
slot in center, and double one end through
the hole. Drop into skillet of hot lard and
let them turn to light brown. These are
excellent.
ABLESKIVER (Apple Fritters). - One
teacupful granulated sugar. one tablespoon
full butter, mix thoroughly, add one egg and
beat lightly; one-half teacupful sweet milk,
two cupfuls sifted flour, one heaplng tea
spoonful baking powder. pinch of salt. Peel
and slice TWO nice large cooking apples,
chop fine, and ado to the batter. beat well,
and drop from spoon into hot lard. When
nice and brown sprinkle with powdered
sugar. Serve hot or cold.
These are genuine Danish recipes and
have been used by the writer for twenty-five
years. always with the best of success. At
present do not know where you might Sc
cure a Danish cook book but may be able
10 locate one II the party so desires. hope
these recipes Will meet with your approval.
NJ NJ. A."
! am grateful for these recipes nd ha We
no doubt Mrs. A. l.. s. will be delighted to
have them. will hold the address of M
M. A and hope she may be able to lay
hands on Danish recipe book or tell us
where one can be found. 1t would interest
me personally to get hold of savory re-
cipes for Danish cookery. l confess they
appeal to me more than the sweets. and /
hope some of our Danish readers may be
able to supply a few.
4 Il
Moons Influence on Plants.
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Moons Influence on Plants.

VIII YOU be good enough TO listen to an
old woman for little while? | find you
labcxlng under an error concerning the in
huence of the moon on plants, as well as on
human beings. II Is not a superstition as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

II. Conley at the hospital will bring their
motor truck to the door OF the giver and all
books be taken away without the least effort
on the part Of the giyer. | might add there
are something like 1000 Inmates in the
tuberculosis ward MRS. C. d. r."
This will be welcome information to the
many possessing magazines they do not
wish to throw away, but are at loss to be-
stow elsewhere but in the ash barrel am
grateful to the good cornerite who makes
the suggestion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27

"a uas '9s ssas s'sa success sss' @ 'es ssasas s s
~ peas. beans, corn, and other
vegetables ! ventu:e to write
my never failing method to the
Corner. First of all have your kitchen
clean and busted with a damp cloth. If
you are putting up string beans, break
them into small pieces. wash them thor
oughly, and seald your Jars, Fill these up
with the beans. add half a teaspoon of
salt to each pint jar, then III TO overflowing
with cold water. Have wooden rack to
stand In tie bottom Of the wash boiler
(mlne | made from an old boxl, place Jars
on the rack. the rubbers adjusted and the
covers put on loosely, and pour cold water
into the boiler about half way to the top Of
the jars. Now cover your boiler tightly
and let the water IN 1t boil for one hour after
the boiling point is reached; then uncover
the boiler TO let the steam escape. seal jars
tightly, and let them stand until the next
cay. when loosen tops, place in the boiler
and boil again as YOU did the first time.
Do this on three successive days. put the
jars in the fruit closet when they are cool.
and they will never spoil. The secret of
success lies in boiling only one hour on each
CT the three days. instead of one long boil
and also apple butter? Mrs. G. d. r -
This recipe is so simple there seems no
reason why any one should not succeed
with It, l wish-the giver had stated II she
Is equally successful in putting UP corn
by the same recipe. That is a vegetable
with which the home canner usually has
more difficulty than with any other. On
that account l am glad that another cor
a. t.,k kor cr,.
putting up green corn. These | will give
after supplying the recipe for apple butter
asked by Mrs G. d. r..
Peel. core. and cut up apples in abun-
dance. put them over the fire with just
enough water to keep them from scorch-
ing, and let them come to the boil slowly
Cook at a gentle simmer for several hours.
adding little more water from time to
time II there seems TO be dang r of the
fruit sticking to the kettle. After four or
Ave hours boiling try a little of the apple
in a saucer 10 see If it is thick ana smooth
and does not separate Sassol to taste
with ground cloves and cinnamon and add
a little sugar-enough to remove the sharp
acidity without making the butter too
sweet
II you prefer making the apple butter
d
for a couple of hours before adding 1t to
the apples as you would water in following
the preceding recipe. Plum butter may be
made in the same way, removing the skins
and stones from the plums.
y: i.
Canning Sweet Corn.
sweet corn is readily canned II the corn
Is used in milk and packed in sterilized
lars. little at time. PRESSING down with
the small end of the potato masher until
the milk keeps above the corn. Fill the jars
to overtiowing, put on the rubbers. and
screw on the tops. but do not tighten them.
Place In the boiler on rack and cover with
water Boil three hours. Lift anu tighten
the covers and cool as quickly as possible.
Green beans boiled in salt water fifteen
minutes packed In jars, and sealed; you
must be sure to have entirely covered with
boling water before sealing. r.rtwo days
following the canning place The Jars in the
NJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Water Spots on Satin.

i would like to have remedy for remov-
Ing spots OF dirty water that was spat-
tered on blue satin dress while out boat
riding. r. W."
Try washing them ont with soft. clean
cloth dipped In cold water. Don't use soap
but wash the spots with pure water. am
not sure this will succeed with satin, but
/ have known II TO take all traces of water
spots from cloth dress. II this fails.
you would better try a little naphtha.
using ii with caution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
Asks Embroidery Patterns.

In recent issue OF the Helping Hand
a correspondent offered embroidery pat
terms for towels and pillow cases II these
have not already been requested would be
glad to send postage for them.
Mrs. H. c. M"
Unfortunately for you the patterns had
been given away before your letter arrived.
print 1t here in the hope 1t may catch the
eye of some one else with such patterns to
give away as you desire.
Il 4
Training The BOYS.
can't bear to be misjudged. as fearI
must have been from the paragraph YOU
quoted from a letter OF mine in a recent
talk Of yours, Perhaps ! did not make my
self clear. | said, love my boys so thatI
would commit murser to save one hair Of
their heads l meant IT, but that does not
prevent me from laying on the stick gener-
ously when occasion demands. The mother
who through over love for her children al.
lows them to rob and lie has no conception
to my mind of whit mother love is nor has
she who allows he: boys t develop selfish or
lazy tendencies. l make my boys share
thelr things with one another and with me.
help about the housework, show me little
attentions, save their money for gifts to
others. I'd hate to have my boys say,
Mother didn't teach us how to ork, but
ia hate worse to have them say l didn.
teach them to De unseldsh
" MRS L. w. p"
am glad to'prlnt this and correct the I'M
preston mado by the first remark quoted.
An Injustice. even In thought. is something
to be avoided in every way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

-E many friends have told me of
ee ~ not having success in canning
@T peas, beans, corn and other
vegetables I ventue to write
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
KNOW 1T WELL.
Familiar Features Well Known to
Hundreds OF Grants Pass
Citizens.

A familiar burden In many home,
The burden OF bad back"
A lame, weak or an aching back
Often tells you of kidney Ills.
Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak
kidneys.
Here is good testimony to prove it.
H. j. Durfee, 32 N. Bartlett Ct,
Medford, Ore, says: II was troub-
led by my kidneys OF and on ior
years. II contracted slight cold,
II always settled in my kidneys, caSs-
ing my back to become very lame,
weak and painful. Last summer
was suffering in that way and on a
friends advice, procured Doar's
Kidney Pills. found this remedy
to be exactly as represented and in n
few days the trouble left me. | know
OF many other persons who have OBJ
tanned benefit from Doan's Kidney
Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name --Doan's--
and take no other.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
ADVISE THAT CIVILIANS
DEPART FROM SCUTARI

LONDON, March 24-Russia has
advised the Montenegrin govern
ment to accede to Austria's demand
and allow the civil population Of
Scutari to leave that city unhinder-
ed, according to dispatches received
here today This advice followed the
receipt at Cettinje of a thinly yelled
ultimatum from Austria in which II
was announced that the latter gos-
ernment would take coercive mea-
sures unless It's demands are COM
piled with.
Confident that her second request
for the release OF civilians viii not
be refused, Austria has sent a steam
er to Scutari to carry away all Aus
tro-Hungarians who may wish to
leave. Italy also has demanded that
Montenegro allow the ,ciyIlians TO
leave scutari, but II made no threats.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
WATER IN DAYTON
IL RECEDING TODAY.

COLUMBUS. o., March 26.--At
p. m. today, John Bell, a wire chief
at Dayton. telephoned Governor Cox
here, that the fire in Dayton is work
ing northward,
Recedlng water, Bell said. now
makes II possible to wade In the fire
zone, and he considered II probable
that the 10000 or more persons mar
ooned in business blocks would es-
cape.
The block containing the Fourth
National Bank and the business of
Adams & Company, is burning.
Governor Cox signed the bill ap-
propriatlng s250.0Oo for the relief
OF the food sufferers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCERY.

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely de-
range the whole system when enter
ing II through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used
except on prescription from reputable
physicians as the damage they will
do is ten fold 20 the good you can
possibly derive from them. Halls
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine II is taken In
ternally and made In Toledo, Ohio.
by f. j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials
free
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
OREGON WILL AID.

SALEM, March 26.-Governor
West this afternoon said that he will
issue a call for the state to aid the
food and fire sufferers, and will do
all in his power to aid in relieving
the distress in the terrible calamity
that has befallen Ohio and Indiana
and that he is sure the big-hearted
people of Oregon who assist in all
other things, will set the pace for
generous giving.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

Children are much more likely to
contract contagious diseases when
they have colds. Whooping cough,
diphtheria, scarlet fever and CON
sumption are diseases that are often
contracted when the child has cold.
That is why all medical authorities
say beware of colds. For the quick
cure Of colds you will find nothing
better than Chamberlain Cough
Remedy. 1t can always be depended
upon and is pleasant and safe to take
For sale by all druggists.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
LONG VOYAGE MADE
BY REVENUE CUTTER,

PORT TOWNSEND, Wash, March
24.-"All WE'LL" was the report OF
Captain r. o. Crisp, of the United
States revenue cutter Unalaga, in
port today after $1,000 mile voy-
age from Norfolk, Va, via Suez. The
Unalaga was intercepted by wire
less message from President Taft
shortly after she left port on Septem-
ber and ordered to proceed at once
to Port Said to protect American in
terests during the war in the Bal
kans. She was relieved forty days
later by two cruisers and proceeded
eastward. She will be assigned to
service in Bering sea-
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. March "a.
persons were killed, so in
jured and 800 made homeless in cy-
clone which swept the southern part
OF Terre Haute last night The near
by villages Of Perth and Pareton
we're destroyed. The casualties in
the last two places are unknown.
An noon the city fed 1000 home
less people in two school houses,
There are Is corpses in the morgue
and rs injured in the hospitals. Res
cuers are digging in the ruins OF
many homes and expect to find more
dead.
One insane refugee fought his res
cuers. A mother was found stand
ing in the rain beside her two chill
dren and asked the rescuers not to
wake her baby. Unknown to her, one
of her children had been disembowl-
ed by falling timbers, and the other
was suffering from fatal wounds in
its head. The known dead here are
Mrs. Fred King and baby.
Moses Carter.
Mrs. Moses Carter and baby.
Mrs, Tully.
Miss Bell, IL.
Unidentified woman.
Charles Edwards, s.
JEFF Fox.
-- McCarter.
- Rogers.
Neal Yeager.
Charles Davis.
James Brown.
j. B. Houck.
Four unidentified men.
Fatally Injured.
Mrs. Leonard Stern ard day old
baby.
Mrs. Catherine Louden
Reese Louden.
Mrs. Flora Woods and baby.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
FUNERAL OF FORMER
GOVERNOR MEADE HELD.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, March "a.
With Governor Lister and ex-Gov-
ernor Hay present, the remains of
Former Governor Albert Il. Meade
were inferred here yesterday with
full Masonic rites.
Three auto truck loads OF floral
offerings were heaped about the
grave while 5000 persons paid their
last tribute to the states fifth chief
executive.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
DEATH FOLLOWS FIST FIGHT.

PORTLAND. March 26.-Search
is being made today for the uniden-
titled opponent who participated in
a fist fight with John A. Brown. fol-
lowing which Brown died of injuries
sustained.
Alfred Carter. who was with
Brown at the time of the fight, is
being held as a witness.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
NAVAL COMMITTEE
RECEIVED BY GOMEZ.

HAVANA, March 24.-President
Gomez received the members of the
naval committee of the American
congress today. The committee mem
bers have just completed an inspec-
tion of the Panama canal. They will
leave tonight for Key West on the
government yachts Mayflower and
Dolphin.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
AID FLOOD SUFFERERS.

COLUMBUS. o., March 25.--A
bill appropriating 100000 for the
relief of the food sufferers was in
troduced into the Ohio legislature to-
day. 1t is estimated that there are
5000 people homeless in the state.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
TURTLE SERUM USED
AT LONG BEACH, CAL,

LONG BEACH, Cal. March 25.-
The first treatment of the Friedman
turtle serum in Long Beach was ad-
ministered today by Or. G. II. Gal
braith to Mrs. ], II. Krause, aged 40
years, in the second stage of pulmon-
ary tuberculosis The serum came
from DR.. Held of Plttsburg. A Sec
ond experiment will be made in a
week.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1913-03-28
MAYOR RUSHLIGHT
WANTS OFFICE AGAIN.

PORTLAND, March 25.-Standing
on his record of the past 2f months
as mayor of the city, A. G Rushlight
today filed a declaration of his In
tention to become candidate for re-
election to the office.