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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

you are pretty safe in believing you can
put them out of the way. Take all your
clothes from the closets and brush them
well In the open air Brush off your closet
shelves and wipe them with a cloth damp
ened in kerosene, going into every crack and
corner. with a brush If necessary Follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
IMPORTANT NOTICE

Il letters sentto The department. must ask
contributors 10 limit their communications 10
100 uords. except in cases Of formulas or
re,ipcs lohich require greater space. uont
ell my correspondents 10 hare shouting in
the Corner, and il my request in this respect
is complied Nth it uM be possible 10 print
many more letters.
Attcrtion is called 10 the fact that Morion
Hdrland cannot rceeicc money for patterns,
as she has no connection uih any department
that sells them. : Marion HaYland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

OU can hardly begin too early your
hght against hot weather vermin.
" wonder If there is single house
keeper VINO reads this who can say
with pride that she never has in her
nome to wage war of this kind. If this is
'he case, blessed among women are you
VINO can make this boast!
probably | am not entomologically cor
rect when | include mosquitoes and flies
among vermin, but l am pretty sure that
every woman who has fought them will
think the term none too bitter. The mos
quito You may possibly set down as :.
plague, an annoyance, perhaps even as a
menace in view of hrs snare In spreading
malaria and fever, but the fly is something
worse than passing pest. We have heard
enough OF him during the last few years to
end forever the theories of the harmless
little fly. His touch is contamination and
worse.
He's had his feet In all the dirt
Whatever IL may be-
And now, to finish matters up
He's swimming in my tea.
Disgusting? That may be, but nothing
like SO disgusting as the thing itself. So.
as l say, begin your crusade early. Don't
wait until the fly has gained q foothold in
the home has had a chance to lay eggs
has begun to speck your wall paper, your
mirrors, your windows before you prepare
to resist his inroads and to make life a
burden to him.
Before there was any prospect of using
them you should have put your screens
in order, looked TO them that there were
no breaks to be repaired, no frames to
be strengthened no catches to be mended.
Then, when the first steady warm weather
arrives. 1t Is a simple matter to hang the
screen doors. to slip the window screens
Into place. and to feel that you are in a
measure secure against the entrance of
flies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

or the cotton voie do not think the for
mer shrinks under ordinary use; have
never heard of its doing so, and personally
l should think it would be more likely to
stretch. If you wash it, that is another
matter You would have to treat it as you
wo I'D any .ine woolen goods and use grea t
precautions. l fancy the cotton voile would
shrink little. just lawn or gingham
would, the first time 1t is laundered, but
would hesitate about shrinking it first, as
would in making up any wash goods. Can
any of our readers give more intelligent ad-
vice on the subject?
X 4
Sweet Salad Dressing.
Not long ago some one asked you for
sweet salad dressing. Here is a good one
to use on different combinations of fruit
In salads;
..SWEET SALAD DRESSING.-Half
cup sugar. one teaspoon cornstarch. one
teaspoon salt, half teaspoon mustard. Mix
together add three eggs beaten light. half
tablespoon putter. one cup mild vinegar.
half cup cream Cook in a double boiler
until thick Just before using add one part
whipped cream to two parts of salad Dress
ing and put a spoonful on the salad. Do
not mix it. A nice salad to eat with these
is slice of canned pineapple with small
ball of pimento cheese in the center and
a spoonful of the dressing on it.
Il noticed a while ago that some one
asked you for an easy way to pick pecans.
Place the nuts in a pan Of cold water and
bring to boil; let them boil for about ten
minutes, then when they are cool, crack
them and the nuts will come out much more
easily. Some one also asked for recipe
for peanut brittle. which you gave but
have one which think much easier. and
it Is the one my mother always uses.
PEANUT BRITTLE.-Put wha
quantity of granulated sugar you neet In
a skillet and stir constantly until 1t melts
and boils; then pour over the nutmeats.
1t is indeed brittle and also good This
is lot of advice from a bride to one so
experienced as you, but 1 think you will
find t all good, as the recipes have ,een
often tested MRS. II. F."
l am much gratified that the " bride "
should have taken the time to give me
the recipes and counsel and ! am ure
others will appreciate it as much as my
self do. If l may make a suggestion It
would be that the sugar for the brittle be
permitted to boil until it reaches the stage
where a little of 1t will harden in cold
water If not. it is likely not to be crisp
when poured on the nuts Directions for
putting pecans In boiling water have been
given before, but do not think that any
one has said they should be put on the fire
in cold water and then brought to boil
I hope you will send US further good points
when you find any you think may prove
helpful to the constituency
X
Ribbons Lille Other Girls"
Il am the mother of seven children, four
of less than q years old. but three of the
girls are OF school age. l wonder If some
Ct the kind helpers would send me few
pieces of ribbon for the little girls nair
We are trying hard to- get OUT of debt and
my husband thinks it is foolish to buy such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

even a hair ribbon seems an important
thing and we are none of US, l hope, so far
from our own youth that We have forgot
ten how 1t hurt when we could not dress
and adorn- ourselves as the other children
did. Its not vanity. either-tust natural
feminine longing to appear we'll
I hold the address of A. H. G. and | hope
to have early applications for it.
I: y
Magazines Offered
Il have some magazines recent num-
bers) that a shut-in housewife would enjoy.
If you get request for such, please send
me the address. I would like for myself a
recipe for tartar sauce. MRS. II. c.
Your offer of magazines is sure to be ac-
cepted promptly after it appears in print.
Thank you for making it. gladly give the
recipe you ask
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

box and catch sight of one of the little ras-
calls scampering brisllly about. Food kept
in paper bags is joy to them. The crumbs
that are brushed from the table, the flour
or the sugar that is spilled wlen you are
taking 1t from its box. the gravy that drips
from a carelessly held spoon or cup serve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Bcdbug the Worst.

Here, after all. is the best prescriptio. :.
for keeping free Of ants. reaches, and
water bugs Look well to the tops of your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

TARTAR SAUCE.-Make good mayon-
naise dressing as for salads, and to this
add a small teaspoon of dry mustard
rubbed smooth with a little of the mayon-
naise, tablespoon of parsley chopped fine.
teaspoon each of minced gherkins and
capers. and a few drops of onion juice.
\: X
Catsup Recipe.
Please be so kind as to give me recipe
for making catsup that will keep. want
one that will not spoil. MRS. j. f.
You do not say what Kind CT catsup you
wish. There are many of them. made OF
grapes. currants walnuts, mushrooms, and
tomatoes. The last is perhaps the best
known and so | give it to you. AS to its
Keeping, there should be no trouble about
this il you follow directions carefully.
After the bottle is opened the contents dc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

the only methods by which you may secure
yourself against the nuisance. OF course
you may protect your stores by pastng or
tacking strips of fly paper un1=r the edges
of shelves in the pantry and tables in the
Kitchen. you may set dishes of food In pans
of water, yet all these are bu. makeshifts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

~ AVE any of the Cornerites or
49, their friends a good tone square
j piano. or a piano of any sort in
good tone. that they would like
to have kept in repair or for
storage for my use of it? have no small
children my boy and girl being 13 and "A
years of age. l can furnish references and
guarantee If desired. My boy and girl are
as passionately fond of music as l. and as
compose music am sure l could make
nice little income if had piano on which
to work out my compositions. l know this
is an unusual request. and yet have seen
in the paper offers of pianos two or three
times Sc l hope some one may grant my
wish. MRS. A. L. S. .
This is as the writer says, rather un-
usual request and yet we have had others
as remarkable that have received favora-
BILE replies In big city like Chicago,
which is the home of Mrs A. L. s.. there
ought to be some one with an old square
piano which she would rather lend than sell
at loss. / hope this demand may meet
supply at an early day. l hold the address
of Mrs. A. L. S.
Beef Coulash.
- In reply to the request for beef goulasn,
| wish to submit the following:
BEEF GOULASH-Quarter pound fat
salt pork. cut fine: one and half pounds
lean beef, cut into half inch dice; large
Spanish onion. sliced thin; half can strained
tomatoes. two medium sized potatoes, quar-
tered; teaspoonfui paprika; salt to taste.
Fry out your salt pork in saucepan ui-.h
the meat is a straw yellow; add the beef,
stirring constantly until i il cooked
on the outside; put in the paprika.
Now place in layers. in the rotation
named. onions, tomatoes. and potatoes
on the meat and fat already = the sauce
pan. salt to taste, cover closely, reduce the
fire. ard cook slowly. Do not stir, and when
the potatoes in the top layer are done the
goulash is ready. Have all your materials
ready before starting to cook. A. &. H."
We have had a number of goulash recipes
lately but this differs from the others and
sounds practical and good.
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Advice About Toilc.
. VIII you please tell me II voile shrinks
much and if one should shrink it before
making 1t up? NAOMI"
You do not say II you refer to the wooden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Ribbons Like Other Girls"

of less than q years old. but three of the
girls are OF school age. l wonder If some
Ct the kind helpers would send me a few
pieces of ribbon for the little girls nair
We are trying hard. to- get OUT of debt and
my husband thinks it is foolish to buy such
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

ADVICE About Voilc.
VIII you please tell me If voile shrinks
much and if one should shrink it before
making It up? NAOMI"
You do not say II you refer to the wooden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

I oU can hardly begin too early your
hght against hot weather vermin.
4 wonder If there is single house
J keeper who reads this who can say
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Nice Mixture.

Disraeli appears to have been en-
dowed with a most accommodating
digestion. When he visited Spain in
1880 he wrote his mother glowing &C
counts Of "the most agreeable dish
in the world-an olio. I will explain
1t to you. for my father would delight
in it. There are two large dishes, one
at each end of the table. The top
one contains bouilli beef, boiled pork
sausage, and black pudding The other
is medley of vegetables and fruits,
generally French beans, caravanseras,
and whole peas. Help each person to
a portion of the meats, and then to
the medley. Mix them up in your plate
together, and drown them In tomato
sauce L have eaten this every day;
it is truly delightful"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
A GIobetrotter.

Take an old suitcase, one that shows
unmistakable signs of hard usage, and
paste foreign hotel labels all over 1t.
Rub some dirt on the labels and make
a few scratches as If you had tried
to remove them. Be careful, however.
that you do not render the labels IL
legible. Go to a public library and.
with the aid of guide books, write out
stories of your experiences at the va
rious places indicated by the labels.
Commit these stories to memory and
use them whenever an opportunity
arises. Needless to say, you can cre-
ate opportunities by carrying the suit
case with you wherever you go. Peo'
pie may not believe all your stories.
but they will believe enough Of them
to give you quite reputation as q
traveller.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
When Napoleon Was Expected.

The belfry of Wrabness church, in
Essex, England, looks more like an an
cient summer house than belfry. It's
chief interest lies in the fact that 1t
contains two huge saws made at the
time when Napoleon was supposed to
be on the point of invading England.
These saws were to be used for cut.
ting down trees, with which the roads
were to be blocked against the in
vaders. This, however, was but one
of many means which were devised to
repel the invaders. Perhaps better
known are the series of curious Mar
tello towers which dot portions of
the southern coast of England and the
military canal. which runs from
Hythe to within a short distance OF
Hastings.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
CAUGHT SeaquII on Salmon Rod.

have sometimes read accounts Of
birds taking the fly Of fisherman.
but I do not remember having heard
before Of any one catching seagull
when salmon fishing. This happened
here at Dunkeld today, and the lady
who was fishing not only hooked the
seagull, but after playing it for a
quarter Of an hour, landed it. The
lady was harling for salmon in the
Tay, just below Dunkeld bridge, spin
ming with a minnow from a boat,
when the seagull swooped under the
water and flew off with the minpow.
The gull made very good play, and
it was only owing to skilful handling
that it was eventually melted" It
was of course taken off the hook and
few away none the worse.-Ths
Field.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Germany Finds that Potato Growing
Improves Soil Productivity

American potato growers will
be interested in the fact that Ger
man farmers have found that
many indirect benefits result
from potato culture, through
modern methods of crop rotation,
green manuring, and fertilizings.
The potato has played the
greatest role in the agricultural
development of light and fertile
soils of this region, as the sugar
beet has done in heavier sons.
According to German specialists,
these hoed root crops are bene-
fetal to any soil, through the
deep and thorough culture that
is given them, with its resultant
improvement in the physical con
dition and aeration.
The profits from the crop jus
tify the liberal use Of commercial
fertilizers, from which there are
important residual effects on 9TH
er crops in the rotation. The
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Monument for Miss Hill.

There is a movement afoot to erect
a monument to Miss Octavia Hill, the
woman who gave half century's
demonstration of housing reform to
English landlords. She proved, not
by argument, but by the fact, that
landlords of tenement houses could
cut their rents in two, keep their
houses in good repair and clean, and
make per cent. on their investments.
Ruskin, who put up considerable
sum for her experiment in 1864, re-
ported in 1877 that he had had 1t all
back in interest. Those who followed
her work most closely seem to agree
that her special efficacy in the getting
of results lay in a combination OF
salutary strictness, which held the
tenant to the mark, and profound
humanitarianism that was not for q
minute obscured by this strictness.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26

The general rate of increase in the
temperature Of the earth's crust ia
about one degree Fahrenheit for every
55 feet Of descent. II this rate were
invariable scale might be marked
on the wall of a mine shaft which
would indicate the temperature like
the graduations of a thermometer. In
fact. however, the rate varies in diff
ferent regions. and Muhlberg and
Konigsberger have suggested that
these variations may be OF advantage
in prognosticating the existence Of
deep deposits Of coal and oil, and pos
sibly of other valuable minerals. The
presence of such deposits causes an
abnormal rise Of temperature above
them; but no deductions concerning
their presence can be drawn from bore
holes less than 600 feet in depth
Harper's Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26


The Ceylon Times gives the follow
ing definite information regarding the
forthcoming issue of King George
stamps. commencing from about o.
tober next the treasurer will issue one
kind of stamp only for postal, judicial
and revenue purposes. This is con-
cession to the public, so that ordinary
postage stamps may be equally used
for judicial and revenue purposes. The
new stamps will bear the head of King
George ", and as at present the differ.
ent denominations will be in different
colors. The word "Ceylon" will be at the
top, the words Postage" and "Reven-
ue" at the left and right of the portrait
and the value in the space at the bot
tom. There will be seventeen denom-
nations, ranging from &c to 500r.'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26

There is more Catarrh in thissection
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurable.
For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and prescrib-
ed local remedies, and by constantly
failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proven Catarrh to be a constitutional
disease and therefore requires consti-
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufacted by F. j. Cheney &
Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only Constitu-
tional cure on the market. 1t is taken
internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
TEN. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton. ADV.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Start Rattlesnake Ranch.

With enormous profits as an In
centive. Colonel F. w. Brown and
George S. Ziller of Berkeley Springs
w. Va, have formed a stock company
to engage in "rattlesnake culture" Ac
cording to Colonel Brown, the de,
mand for rattlesnake skins is greater
than the supply. When tanned the
skin of the rattlesnake makes a SUI
perior grade of leather for purses
belts, women's footwear and toilet &C
cessories. An immense tract in the
mountains where the snakes thrive
has been bought by Colonel Brown
New York Herald
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Paraquay's "SpiderLace."

Missionaries in Paraguay more than
200 years ago taught the native In
dams to make lace by hand. Since
that day the art has greatly develop
ed, and in certain of the towns lace
making Is the chief occupation. AL.
most all the women, many children,
and not a few men are engaged in
the industry. A curious fact with ref
erence to the Paraguayan laces is that
the designs were borrowed from the
strange webs woven by the semi.
tropical spiders that abound in that
country. Accordingly. this lace Is by
the natives called nanduti, which
means spider web. q
Weekly.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
FOR UP-TO-DATE ASSESSM ENT
IN MARYLAND

The State Tax Commission ap-
pointed by Governor Colds
borough under authority of an
act passed by the last legislature
has completed its report, which
will be ready for distribution in a
few days.
Many tax questions affecting
Maryland are discussed in this re-
port. The laws of other states
are frequently referred to and
cited. The commission empha-
sizes and recommends as the
basic need Of this state, the crea-
tion of a permanent state tax
commission, which shall have in
charge the assessment of proper
ty in every county of the state
and Baltimore city. This report
points out the difficulties of state
reassessment as heretofore con-
Quoted and the difficulty in hav-
ing assessments made with
justice to owners having property
in different parts of the state.
The lack of training and advice
on the part of local or district
assessors, the lack of knowledge
on the part of assessors in ratio
of valuation assessed, and the
present inequalities throughout
the state are set out in detailed
statement of every county made
from an actual investigation.
The commission also shows in
this report that much revenue is
lost to the state and to the local
communities also by reason of the
fact that properties that have in
creased in value are allowed to
remain on the assessment books
at the valuation placed at the re-
assessment. Instead of a grad
ual increase in assessed valuation
the increase for tax purpose &C
tually gets on the books at time
of reassessment, while the
change in value is gradual. This
change should be distributed ov-
er the period of: years. This is
the Baltimore plan and has work.
ed very successfully. The COM
mission believes that the same
plan can be applied with success
throughout the state and that a
state board could equalize condi-
tons.
Copies of the report can be OBJ
tanned by application to the secre-
tary of the commission, Allan
C. Girdwood, 222 Law Building,
Baltimore. Md.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
"Up" In Any Case.

Mrs. Langtry in an interview In
New York urged gay clothes for
American men-sky blue trousers. red
velvet coats, golden waistcoats and
so forth-though she admitted that
the "rah-rah boy" or trick" hat was
as gay as she could wish and requir-
ed no change. Gay Clothes" said
Mrs. Langtry, encourage gay
thoughts, and by gay thoughts mean
wholesome, cheerful thoughts. I am
a foe to dissipation or anything of
that kind. and urge every girl to
say No to the dissipated man who
would marry her" Mrs. Langtry
smiled and added: "The man q girl
is obliged to stand up for before mar
riage she will have to sit up for after
ward"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Monkey ENJOYED Brief Liberty.

A monkey which escaped from q
shop in Argyle street, Glasgow. Scot
land, the other day, bolted into a fruit
and CONNECTION shop, where it jumped
about and evaded capture by getting
on to a high shelf, from which vantage
point it absolutely refused to be
tempted with monkey nuts and other
eatables. From this shelf it jumped
on to the fanlight above the door, and
in this way took its departure. It then
climbed into an adjoining sausage
manufacturers, and got behind the
counter, where it upset many articles.
A considerable time elapsed before 1t
was captured
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1913-12-26
Georoe AIDE Hears a Fable.

The first time the Washington base
ball team played Chicago this season,
George AIDE. famous for his fables in
slang, met friend in the street, who
said: Come on, George, and see this
Washington team. It's a peach. It's
a hummer. It's performance against
Chicago will be as finished as the
work Of Jack Frost in Georgia
peach orchard" THAT" said AIDE,
without cracking a smile, sounds to
me distinctly like fable in slang
Popular Magazine.