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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Flowers the Symbol of Gayety;
Hence Their Use at Weddings.

r. LOWERS, of course, always have been
- used at all festa1 occasions, and so,
] consequently, at the weddings of prac-
tically every nation. They are the sym
Dol of gayety, and hence their profusion at
that most joyous of times-a wedding
But some of the flowers have more than
general significance. For example, there
was long custom for each guest to dip a
sprig of rosemary into his cup of wine be-
fore drinking the couples health. The bride
(if she were not widow and the bride
groom once adorned themselves with garlands
of wheat. This was a symbol of plentiful
ness and increase and at the present time the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

~ BRITISH scientist has just discov-
IN. cred what laughter is and why tears
so often accompany it. On each side
of the throat is an artery cahed the
carotid. At the level of the larynx this di-
vides, one branch, which carries blood to the
brain, being called the internal; the other,
which distributes blood to the face, being
ca1lel the external. These two branches are
joined about THE level of the eyes by the
ophthalnic artery, which forms a canal be-
tween them. This communication is the
cause of the close connection between the
brain and the tear glands, between laughter
and grief, both of which are generators Of
tears.
Physiologcally, burst of laughter IS
nothing but strenuous effort, like lifting
q heavy weight. In both cases the muscles
OF the throat and stomach contract When
laughter is excessive the whole body IS
convulsed; every muscle is contracted. In
place Of the normal respiration come short,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
The Best Time to Get Married
Is When "the Moon is Grouinp. :"

As to the best day, if we would believe
tradition handed down by the ancients, any
day is certain to bring unbounded happiness
il it only be when the moon is growing
There are other traditions which, If yon
are superstitious, it will be well to observe.
One of these is that May IA brings i'll luck
for all the rest of the year, and If you would
be assured Of misfortune then select Chider-
mas day for the date of your wedding This
day is the anniversary of the massacre Of
the innocents. A wedding on the last day
of the year is also said to be productive of
great misfortunes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

the same meaning
In "ye oden times y there were garlands,
garlands everywhere at wedding ceremony.
Even the rejected suitor sometimes wore
garland of gray willow.
Besides the flowers, both the bride and
bridegroom wore a true love knot, an orna-
ment introduced into England by the Danes
in the ninth century and called the tru-
lofa,' the troth. The bride of that time was
supposed always to wear three ornaments
a ring for pledge, a brooch for innocence,
and a garland crown of victory for
temptations resisted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

iron ring, while the poorer English, even in
the nineteenth century used the ring for the
church keys.
the ring on the th&d finger of the left hand,
but there is a reason for this modern con-
vention. Besides being less used and there
fore less exposed to danger, and being the
weaker finger and therefore symbolizing the
wife's dependence the third finger of the left
hand has been supposed from the days of the
Egyptians to be connected directly with the
heart by>a vein called the "vena amoris."
1t was indeed the finger of life, and conse-
quently it is most fitting that the wedding
ring should adorn it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
The Dress Worn BY the Bride;
Costumes of Various Periods.

stood for jealousy, while golden also was
summed as it meant avarice.
Although the ancient Roman and Hebrew
brides wore yellow wells and the early Chris
tians of southern Europe enveoped both man
and wife in one large cloth, it was not until
Shakspeare's time that wells for brides ap-
peared in England. Prior to that time the
custom hal been for the bride to go to her
wedding with her hair hanging loose a. a
sign of freedom. Immediately, however, upon
entering hei new home she bound up her hair.
This was a sign of submission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

y NTIL the eighteenth century, from
earliest Saxon times, the bride of the
poorer folk came to the wedding
wearing plain white robe. This
was warning to tae public that, since she
brought nothing to the marriage her husband
was not responsible for her debts. At the
began to introduce touches of color into their
costumes Blue was for constancy and green
for youth. Yellow was never worn, as it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
r. IL-IAM SCHOENBERG has been
\A/ in 5000 saloons in Chicago and has
Wy never taken a drink. Before he dies
be may bring this number ND TO the


he may bring this number up to the
full 1000. Ehis really is a far more mar
yelous perform ance than having been in only
\ one saloon and to have taken 5000 drinks.
All his life he has ridden on the water
wagon and for the last twenty years he has
driven a beer wagon. The combination of the
two, it appears, is possible from the care@r
of this record breaking man. He has broken
many records and made the best kind of
record for himself.
Probably no man in Chicago ever has been
in so many different Chicago saloons, although
A man making and taking the rounds may
have thought he had been in that many in
one night.
Probably no man ever underwent SO many
temptations. Working the thing out as nearly
as possible from the necessarily inaccurate
statistics, Mr.. Schoenberg has been asked TO
take a drink ,654 times. Many men GER
tainly would be delighted to be tempted 125,-
600 times, but Mr. Schoenberg says it's all
foolishness; it's all a monkey business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

fashion to have her eyes match the odd
sides of her gown. She is prepared to risk
serious damage to her sight to accomplish
her desire to be alluring, weird, and mys-
terious Nowadays gowns have in many
cases an odd-sided appearance. Some have
only one sleeve, the second arm being covered
with floating chiffon. Other dresses are
trimmed and draped at the back on one side
only, or laces and soft materials are swathe1
around one hip or one side of the bodice and
not the other.
Thus has been evolved the idea of the
odd eye, and now women are using bella
donna to make one eye larger and brighter
in appearance than the other. In Paris
there is being sold coloring matter which
enables woman to have eye the color
of that of a Persian cat and the other pos
sibly like that of rabbit; or if the color
scheme of her gown is different from that
necessitating the Persian cat and the rabbit
shades in her eyes, she may have pink eye
and a blue eye, or brown and yellow. She
chooses the colors she desires and the
"artist fixes her up in jiffy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

* o YOU want to keep from going crazy?
Then get married.
- You've probably thought, along with
thousands of other people, that the
married man goes crazy easier because he has
so much to worry about But that idea is all
wrong according to the reports from the gov
ernment hospital for the insane at Washing
ton.
Secretary of the Interior Fisher has re-
ceved the report of the hospital and it states
that insanity seizes upon the bachelor with
greater ease than upon the married man. So,
if you want to stay sane, getting married is
the simplest method.
Some say that single men go insane more
easily because when married man has any
troubles he tells them to his wife and then
let's her do the worrying, therefore preserving
his own peace and decreasing his danger of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

r- = HATS in a name? A mere Sl00 If
\A{ you are employed by the Pullman
III company to christen its sleeping
cars. Some one has to think of
suitable names for cars" Blauvelt," Silver
Lake. Eutoria," and so on
When sleeping cars first came into vogue
most any old name answered the purpose.
Then the spirit of romance entered the bust
ness and it became necessary to engage some
one with a propensity for thinking up un-
usual names.
The Pullman company employs a man to
do nothing else but name the product of its
factories. If he can do it no other way he
can cut up an alphabet nd fit letters together
until something unusual forms. For every
name that is adopted this man gets 500, so
you can imagine how much money has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

AIMS Is III the tuTOeS OF dnOIner reVO-
- luton. But it does not deal with the
map of the continent. 1t has nothing
to do with boundary lines-it is a
change of the complexion and the eyes!
This latest fashion revolution is the result
of the Persian craze, Now to have a gown
fashioned after the ideas of Persian princess
is not enough for milady. She must also
have complexion to match, and her eyes
must be in color harmony with the gown.
action has set in against the lilies and
roses type of beauty, about which poets
have sung, and of which thousands of women
have despaired for 200 years. Now to have
a brow like the snow drift" and cheeks
like the blossoming rose is to be rustic.
Away with the rouge stick and the powder
puff Danish them from your dressing tables
IA new offering" is at hand. 1t is the
ochre box, filed with the pure ochre, so TINT
the cheeks of the follower of the latest
styles " may be of Chinese yellow.
Ochre forms the background for the
makeup" but the difficulty of applying it
is so great, and the mastery of the art Of
harmonizing the rest of the facial coloring--
black and blue for the eyes and red for the
mouths SO delicate that the fashion has
called into existence new occupation, that
of the professorship of face painting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

Marry in Lent and you will live to repent.
Marry in May and you will the day
kNAY and February were held by the
Vl ancient Romans - be the two months
in the year which were certain to
bring ill luck, while even the church
before the time of the reformation placed a
ban upon all marriages contracted between
the first Sunday of Advent and Hilary day,
between Septuagesima Sunday and Low Sun
ity Sunday. Thus only thrty-two weeks of
the year were left by the church for marry
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

bagpIpe soIOIst, OF a WOrH OUT SAFETY
razor blade, a. set of second hand false
teeth--but here you would be mistaken.
You can't give away bonehead-it gives
itself away you can't give, sell, or force upon
one an overripe egg-unless your aim is both
high and good; you can't understand what
lapse of nature was responsible for the birth
of the bagpipe soloist; DIR. Cook is suspected
of having dropped five old safety razor blades
on the top of Mount McKihey-for thus only
could he get rid of them but second hand
set of false teeth-that's something else again
They are valuable. They can be sold. Yes,
actually, there is a firm in Oxford street
London, which makes a business of buying
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
Predicts Spread TO america.

Predicts Spread TO Amerlcd.
London is fast following the lead of Paris
and at the opera and in many of the
fashionable drawing rooms one may see
women with faces the color of old ivory
kohled eyebrows and lashes, carmned lips,
and eyes Of various hue. One Englishwoman
who has recently adopted the odd eye"
fashion stated that it is supposed to fascinate
men who like the unusual.
"The Persian vogue is the cause Of the
new fashion," said one complexion artist.
And 1 predict it will spread to Amefica
before spring. Already have had one pupil
from New York-she is passing the winte"
in Pars-and l anticipate large clientele
from the fashionable women who will come
the first of the year from your country to
buy their gowns. England has set its ap-
proval ON the fashion and I am certain it
is passing fad, but that it win be per-
manent."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19
One Eve Must Be Larger than Other.

The new specialist is in a class all by
himself When giving lesson to a pupil he
has before him the white dummy of head
specially made after the measurements Of
his client On this dummy the complexion
artist gives demonstrations of how to apply
properly and blend tints harmoniously which
shall give the same esthetic impression rs
a quatrain of Omar Khayyam. These les
sons are being attended with the Same
earnestness with which pupils at the Beaux
Arts academy attend their studies in the
other realm of painting.
Coupled with this revolution in complex
ions is that fancy of the Paris woman OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

- HAT is the most worthless thing in
\A/ the world? You'll probably say a
w bonehead, or too mature egg, or a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

y ARIS is in the throes of another revo-
luton. But it does not deal with the
map of the continent. 1t has nothing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-13

reformatory for 80 years, and ninety
per cent of the inmates are reformed
In Illinois fifteen per cent only are
reclaimed
"Ex-Convict" must take hope,
since at this time, under the direc-
ton of Warden E. A. Allen, inmates
at Joliet are let out upon honor to
work on the highways and gradual
ly become useful, healthy and happy
citizens. Now if the women in our
Bridewell, warehouses, jails and pen
itentiaries could be let out into the
sunshine to raise garden products,
chickens, dairy products, cultivate
flowers, build concrete walks, decor
ate buildings, as is done by the wo-
men in the New York state reforma-
tory, they TOO might become ply
sically, mentally and morally bene-
fitted by out-of-door exercise and de-
velop ambition, pride and hope and
thus learn to love the state of Illinois,
which gave them chance when they
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-13

were weak, discouraged and desper-
ate. .... '.'t
Yes, Illinois will soon awaken to
the fact that ten dollar bill and a
misfit suit of clothes is not sufficient
protection to man who has becomes
under our system of repression and
suppression as a little child and no
more capable of self-support. How,
our state officials can know these
things and do nothing to change
them for the better is beyond intelH-
gent human conception.
Minona S. Jones,
3615 Ellis Ave. =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-13

Remember to look carefully at
your children's eyes and teeth. A
small toothbrush with bristles that,
are not hard and plenty of boracic
acid water solution must be used
daily. Teach them not to swallow
this solution, although it is not
poison.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-13
HEADED RIGHT, THOUGH STILL LIMPING

Hopkins
o Adams
Thus ends of the of wicked fellow who
society,"
therefore this
frequent,
real genius for bringing the The girl
should she be willing sin for the though
be?wf
the knowledge, let's hope, will her salvation.
could hopeful in
he until
coreced-why
made a safe useful member of society?
miracles, wouldn't
miracle enough live his swehars shame should
months behind grim prison walls converted
many conversions like that? --"t
many which
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14
HONORJNG MEMORY OF
GIRL WHO MADE FLAG

Gavels made from the trunk OF
the tree under which the Texas con-
~stitution was framed are offered for
sale by Governor Colquitt Of Texas.
The proceeds from the sale of these
gayels is to go to the fund for the
erection of a monument to the girl
who made the first Texas flag.
The constitution of the state was
drafted under a live oak tree at
the tree vas blown down and it was
Brazoria. During a recent storm
saved only in part from relic hum
tiers. This gave the idea of hav-
ing the trunk made into gavels and
other mementos. Miss Joanna
Troutman's grave is to be surmount-
d by a splendid shaft as a fitting
memorial TO the girl who made the
first Lon Star flag. Miss Trout
mans remains recently were re-
moved from an unmarked grave in
Georgia and re~interred in the ceme-
terry in this city.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14
WILL PAY ALL INTEREST ITEMS
hackers of Kuhns VIII Maintain
Record That Has Been Good
for Thirty Years.

In response to requests for infor-
nation from holders of securities of
the American Water Works & Guar
ante, and constituent companies,
Treasurer j. b. Van Wagner yes
terday gave out the following state
ntent.
Arrangements have been made
Tor the payment of interest due
August l on the 6 per EN- bonds Of
the United Coal company. Coupons
on bonds of the Birmingham Water
Works company the South Pittsburg
Water company, the Clinton Water
Works company. the Kokomo Water
Works company, the Arkansas
Water company and the Great Sho-
shone & Twin Falls Water Power
company will also be paid on that
date. This provides for the pay
ment Of all interest maturing on
Angus I on securities Of subsidiary
companies Of the American Water
works 4 Guarantee company and
enables the company to maintain its
record OF over so years Of not a.
days delay in the payment
of interest obligations.
Furthermore, this action can
also be taken as an evidence of the
management of these properties to
conserve the value Of the securities
each company and suggests the
request that holders Of securities Of
the parent and constituent com
panies viii continue to exercise pa
until further information can
be furnished.
On assuming their duties. the
'e-eivers ordered a full and com
pleta audit of the books Of the
American Water Works & Guarantee
: mpany' and its subsidiary compan-
es. This audit has not yet been
'ompleted."
Mr.. Van Wagner's statement is
naturally gratifying to the holders
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14
SUBSTITUTE FOR sPUDs
Product Hears Irish Name hut IN OF
Oriental vsricty-Groatly
Resembles Chestnut

The dasheen Is not a new veget-
able, because II has been known and
used In Japan n China for thous-
ands Of years. but In this country II
Is practically new" to the people.
since Il was Introduced here not
worry long ago. and even then II la
known 20 only a few people.
That a vegetable which makes
such an excellent substitute for the
Irish potato should have a name
like '~'dasheen" Il would seem as
though II were an Irish vegetable
for the name certainly sounds
Irish" but Il Is Tar from that. be-
Ing an Oriental name. Il Is also
cultivated In the West Indies, Cen
trail and South America. parts OF
Africa and Malaysia. But IL Is
only recently that II has been grown
ia the south. and experiments are
being made with IL by the United
States agricultural department.
TO row the dasheen a particular
soil is needed. II cannot De grown
TO great advantage In the sections
where the summer Season Is short
as IN Canada. but Il Is believed Il
would succeed IN most parts OF the
United States. The Trindid variety
OF the disheen has been made 20
yield 400 bushels to tho acre. A
rich. wet soil is needed, with
p'enty OF potash. The potash can
be added IL the proper soil other
wise IS secured.
The dasheen Is excellent cooked,
IN as many ways as the potato may
be served. perhaps IN more. II a
DO boiled or baked. fried, mashed.
made into cnoquets and also used
As a stuffing for fowl and meat. IL
IS said TO contain more nutriment
han the potato. having from 40 20
20 per cent more protein or nitro
genous substances II has an added
advantage In that Il does not taste
lfke the potato. II would not add
much we're II to taste like the
as people are always look
Ing for new foods and new flavors.
The dasheen has something OF a
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14
Of boiled chestnuts.

flavor OF boiled chestnuts.
The leaf Is something like the
leaves OF marhsy or water plants.
being elephant-ear shaped. The veg
etable Is a bulb or tuber and is
planted much like the potato. II is
harvested, however. with Less labor,
as the plants grow close together
and one dasheen or tuber Is at the
end OF the stalk. II ia harvested
by pulling up the stalk. Then 1t
ia allowed to dry on top OF the
ground. II possible. IL there is too
much rain II has to be dried else
where. II win keep six months.
sometimes longer. II kept dry.
While It win probably newer take
the place of the potato, 1t will sup
ply a new food. and because OF its
nature II will doubtless partly take
The place Of the potato, giving us
two such vegetables instead Of the
one. Just how cheaply II may be
grown is not known as yet. but the
government experimenters hope to
learn all this within another season
or 50.
The deslrability Of a vegetable
that will at least partly take the
potatoes place is understood by all
agriculturists, and by many house
keepers. Farmers are always seek
ing some new variety Of potato that
S harder than the old ones-for
unusually wet or unusually dry sea-
sons always affect the crop serious
~ sometimes % the extent OF a
potato famine.
The famous Burbank has done a
great deal toward meeting this
situation, the potato bearing his
name having proved immune to
many OF the influences Of weather
and u~nfavorabe soil which mean
almost total crop failures OF older
varieties. sim. such is the popu-
lar dependence upon this tuber that
the cultivation of an acceptable sub
.stitute would meet a real and wide
economic need.
Il S we'll known that the failure
OF one potato crop in Ireland re-
duces thousands Of the population
to ~starvation's point. In this coun-
try a scarcity of potatoes, with
prices increased three or four times
above normal. adds a heavy burden
TO those borne by a majority of
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14

Of American Water Works & Guar
antee company securities, and like
wise tends to conform recent reports
respecting the satisfactory financial
condition of companies having cou-
pom interest due at this time.-The
Pittsburg Dispatch.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14

households, as few families now
economize In the matter of potatoes
any than they do in the case
OF bread.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14
LAST SEASHORE EXCURSION
August 21st.

Low rates to Nahootta, Washing
ton and return via Oregon Short
Line. Tickets on sale from all
points in Idaho and Oregon, limited
to September 9Th. See agents re-
garding rates and further particu-
lars.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14

Just received another big lot of
alarm clocks. ranging in price from
800 to $500. at W~idsteen's jewelr
store.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14

II you are looking for a homestead Of
$40 acres. l will find you a location rea-
sonahle. INQUIRE and will write more
about II. William Stroh, Taber. Idaho.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1913-08-14

FOR SALE-Single buggy and
harness Inquire at Bakery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-25
influence Of the cincmatooraph,

A striking illustration of the int!u.
ence Of the ubiquitous cinematograph
Is reported by the United States con.
srlate at Belgrade. Servia. American
fashions have recently become very
popular with the young men OF
that city, there is an unprecedent.
60 demand at the local shops for hats,
bcUts, and other wearing apparel sim.
liar to that in vogue in the United
States: and the American style O;
hair cutting has come into favor.
These innovations are Enthusiastically
the result of the exhibition of moving
pictures Of American origin. The oh.
vious moral Of all this. as the consul
points out. Is that the cinematograph
might be used to great advantage In
advertising all kinds of American
products. For instance. pictures of
American agricultural machinery in
operation would probably create q
great demand for Tire thing itself. This
plan offers an economical substitute
for the actual exhibition of American
products In commercial museums and
the like.