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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Vanished Melons Blew Tn

Last summer read in the Corner of a
method for preserving watermelons SO
that they could be kept fresh for winter
use by vanishing them. / should like to
try it, and am writing to know whether
or not there is a particular kind of var
nish that is used? Is one coat sufficient
and is there danger of the flavor being
harmed by the varnish?s / shall be CRATE
full for information as to the process. 10
freshen a dry loaf of bread, dash suf-
ficient quantity of water over the loaf,
moistening all sides and allowing it to
penetrate the crust a little Place it
III a bread pan and bake a few minutes
1t will be impossible to tell it from
fresh loaf. MRS. j. A. p"
All that l know personally of var
nishing watermelons Is soon told A
friend and country neighbor selected half
a dozen of the finest ripe melons from his
garden and had them vanished by a
painter. Three coats were applied in true
workmanship fashion, and the melons
were suspended when the varnish was dry
in fish net from the beams of a dry,
cool cellar. There they hung in state for
three weeks. Then the family were
startled one evening while at dinner by a
series of bomb like explosions that shook
the house. The melons had fermented,
and one after another burst into 80 pieces.
1t was convulsively funny at the time
and amusing in the retrospect. The ex-
perience has not disposed me to make the
experiment, yet | invite information from
those who may have been more fortunate
in trying to preserve melons by varnish-
ing the outside. Thank you for the simple
method of freshening the home made loaf.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
HELVIN-NANCE
WEDDING OCCURS

Miss Leila M. Nance and Mr.. Ernest
Leslie Helvin were married yesterday aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock at the home of
the brides mother, Mrs. G. r. Stewart.
A NUMBER OF friends witnessed the cere-
mony which was pronounced amid attrac-
tive surroundings. The house was deco
rated with palms and ferns and clusters
of pink carnations.
Miss Una Lamb played the nuptial
music, Miss Mary Lee Broderick singing
"Oh, Promise Me-" just before the vows.
The bride was attended by Miss Vera
May Brewer as maid of honor. Miss
Brewer wore smart tailored costume
in the mahogany shade with a hat to
match, and carried a cluster of pink car
nations.
Miss Nance was given in marriage by
Mr.. G. f. Stewart after meeting Mr..
Helvin at the altar, where he was at
tended by Mr.. James w. McArdle as best
man. She was attired for travelling in a
modsh brown suit. with which she wore
black velvet hat ornamented with a
fancy feather. >.Her flowers were pink
Killarney roses. The ceremony was pro-
nounced by the Rev. j. ". johnson, pas
tor of the First Methodist church and al
most Immediately afterward Mr.. and Mrs.
Helvin left for McIver, N. c., where
they will visit his relatives for several
weeks. returning to Birmingham to make
their home with Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart.
The only out of town guest at the we'd
ding was Mrs j. NJ. Carroll of Memphis,
great-aunt of the bride.
NOTES
Miss Elise Farrior is spending the win
ter with her sister. Mrs. George w. YAM
eey.
Mrs. Charles Henderson of Troy, state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
ONLY USED
-FOUR BOTTLES
But These Were Enough to
Prove the Merit of Cardui,
the Woman's Tonic

Golden, lll.-"Havng used cardui,
the womans tonic, in my family for a
number of years." writes Mrs. Kate
Metz of this town, "and always with
such good results. feel it my duty to
write you about it. so that you may
publish my letter
My mother is living with me, and she
four years she has been troubled a
great deal with cramping spells and all
kinds of stomach troubles For days at
a time she would have severe head
ache.
After reading the Ladies' Birthday
Almanac, and seeing how much Cardui
has helped other women who were sick
and ailing, she decided to give it a trial.
So she got bottle and began taking it
three times day. Since then she has
been getting along simply fine.
Mother only used up four bottles of
the Cardui, but she is no longer
troubled with the severe headaches, and
her stomach is so much stronger that
she can eat most. anything. She is so
glad for what Cardui did for her.
We both feel that any lady who is
not strong and we'll would be greatly
benefited by the use of Cardui."
Try Carduf for your troubles.
n B.--Write tos Ladies Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat
tanoosa, Tenn. for Special Instructions,
and 64-page book. Home Treatment for
Women sent in CLAIM wrapper on re-
quest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
CLUB MEETINGS

CliOnian club, will be hostess at the meet
ing this afternoon. All members are espe-
cially requested to be present.
The Edgewood club will hold a meeting
at 1903 st. Charles street.
Mrs. Hugh l.. Allison will be hostess For
the Study circle this afternoon at her
home 10l5 Sycamore street.
There will be no meeting of the F'ene-
lon club today because of conflict with the
fair.
The Amaranth club will meet this after
noon with Miss Florence Ballard, 1l05
North Twenty-fifth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
MRS. GRAIN AND MRS
GRIEEIN JOINT HOSTESSES

Mrs. G. II. Grain and Mrs. J. NJ. Griffin
entertained Jointly yesterday afternoon in
compliment to Miss Alice Lillian Lyons,
whose marriage to Mr.. Holt will occur
next week.
The hospitality was extended at Mrs.
Crain's home. 1888 Fourteenth avenue,
north. yellow and white, the colors to oe
employed at the wedding made the sur
roundings most attractive. Dainty re-
freshments emphasized the color motive.
A series of interesting games entertained
the guests during the afternoon, and a
book was awarded as first prize. The
guests numbered 80
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
How to Sharpen Scissors

Here Is a hint that may not come
amiss to seamstresses. DO your scissors
grow dull? Mine do. Don't you always
have trouble to have them sharpened? l
did. But l have found way to keep
them sharp Place a fine needle between
the blades in the position for cutting.
then draw the blades together. still cut
ting, keeping the scissors and needle at
right angles. You will find that by re-
peating a few times you have sharpened
your scissors as well as if they had been
placed upon a stone, and it is far less
trouble. INEZr'
Do you mean that you shift the posi-
ton of the needle as you work the blades
OF the scissors? This must be done, L
should think, and the cutting" be con-
tinued until the needle has slipped all
the way from the junction of the two
sides to the tips of the scissors. Thank
you for the "hint'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

ing a handsome reception toilette OF law
ender brocade She was assisted IN re-
ceiving by her house guests, Mr.. and Mrs
Giles of Louisville. After the informal
reception which followed the VOWS Mr.
and Mrs. Phelps left for New orleans,
from which point they win leave almost
Immediately for a trip to Cuba, at the
conclusion of which they will make their
home in Dallas, Tex, where he is one Of
the we'll known young business men,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

the valley, arranged in a large central
basket surrounded by number of smaller
ones. punch table was presided over by
Miss Fannie Drennen, Miss Lucille Lam
kin and Miss Mary Tardy. Mrs. Houston
Davis and Mrs. Belford S. Lester poured
coffee.
Mr. and Mrs. McElroy left last night
for an extended eastern trip. They will
motor from Detroit to New York and
will spend a week or two in the metropo-
lis, afterward leaving for their home in
Orlando. Mr. NcElroy is a successful
young druggist of that city, and is popu-
lar socially He was graduated at the
University of Virginia after a course at
Rollins college, where his bride was also
a student and their romance had it's in
cipiency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
CHILD STUDY CLUB
OPENING MEETING

The opening meeting of the Child Study
club of Birmingham will occur at 3 O'Clock
the afternoon of October q at the Central
High school building. ''The Punishments
That Educate is the topic. A course of
study will be announced at this meeting
by Miss Rosa Strickland, chairman of the
programme committee All who are inter-
ested in the development of the child are
cordially invited. Members of the
After School club of America are urged
to be present. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Invalid Wants Silk Pieces

Il notice an appeal from Gussie n. Tor
clothes for her child, and would be glad
to have her address; also that OF M. A.,
the lonely woman in a hospital ward MY
daughter has been sick long time. put
is now beginning to interest herself in
fancy work She would much like some
bits of bright colored silk, if only an inch
square, in different shades of pink, blue
yellow and red. She needs so little OF
kind it seems hardly practicable to buy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Caught With the Goods

From Judge.
Fiancee-How did you guess there were
a lot of nice young men where | spent
my vacation
Fiance-You've learned TO Kiss SO
nicely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Lost Pie Recipe


Il am a constant reader of your Cor
ner and should like to do something to
cheer a shut-in or crippled person. l
have magazines of 1918; also-a black veile
dress, size 80, which want to give. About
four years ago I found a recipe for
Martha Washington or Mother Washing
ton pie in your Corner. 1t was mislaid
and L wrote to you. You replied, telling
me to watch and it would be printed. l
have never missed a paper. but so far
have been disappointed. The pie was
made of bread crumbs, raisins, coffee,
etc. l have forgotten the proportions OF
each. Will some kind reader give me the
recipe? l may be able to do more next
time FRANCES
The solitary recipe / have for Martha
Washington cake Cor pie) bears so little
resemblance to your outlined sketch that
l dare not offer it. l prefer instead to
pass along your query to housewives
who may be able to answer it satisfac-
torily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
HELPING HAND HINTS FOR THE HOME

them or she would not ask this imposi-
ton. MRS. c. A
The addresses have gone to you by mail.
We will exert ourselves to find some bits
of gay silk for the invalid daughter Our
junior chapters are solicited to think OF
her and to brighten her gray days by
every means at their command. Our
girls must have great store of laid
aside ribbons They can never make
better Use of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Thousand Island Dressing

will you please publish in the Cor
ner Thousand Island dressing?
M A. w"
Referred. | do not recognize the name.
The recipe win be published when we
get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17


president of the Federation of Women.
Clubs, is the guest of Mrs. Richard W
Massey on Beech street.
Miss Tennie Perkins of Starksville,
Miss, and Miss Jessie Martin of Green's
boro are guests of Mrs. Newton Paisley
in Norwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Morrow are al
home after a brief visit to friends in
Trussville.
Judge n. W. Trimble, his daughter,
Mrs. Howard Shore, and granddaugh-
ter, Miss Mary Trimble Shore, left yes
terday for Philadelphia to be gone
three weeks.
Miss Ethel Hamrick, who was one of
the attendants at Miss Mary Ratliff $
wedding, left yesterday for her home in
South Carolina via Gainesville, Ga,
where she will visit her sister for a few
days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
lDOLrYSnArrn.sl
IPHILO5

Ole Miss, er 'oman's wurk
amt nevah done. Jes' as
soon as she marries off
her onliest DAUGHTER,
she bergins ter fight ter keep
sum gal frum marryin' her
onliest SON. Yassum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

had no part.
He paid the bills for mother, and the
daughters, and for Johnnys education,
and aside from the aforesaid Johnny,
called him governor or 'pater" there
was scarcely word that ever passed be-
tween the two. All the entertaining that
the family did absolutely barred father
out. and the only thing that he was con-
suited about was how much money they
could spend, at which he growled and
shifted and kicked like Texas steer.
Father, was machine to make money
merely, and do other disagreeable things
which no member of the family would
shoulder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

Today
rather is very different human be-
ing.
He is growing old, tdis)gracefully (would
you say?), and he regards 1t as no slight
against his family to cavort about and
frivol away at dancing, golfing, swim
ming. or anything else that he can pos
sibly do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
sy MARION HARLANp

| by the hand, drop lemon juice on the
stain, covering every spot Cover with
layer of plain table salt. Lay In the
sun. When dry it will look little yell
low. DO not worry. One washing VIII
bring your linen back to what 1t was
before. To make a poultice for closed
finger nail felon, take about a teaspoon
full of salt, mosten with turpentine, ap-
ply as you would regular poultice Ihis,
il put on before retiring, will guarantee
a good nights sleep, as it eases the pain
almost Immediately. BY no means apply
this to an open felon.
MARGARET s."
We can never have too many ways of
removing ink from napery and clothing.
1t was in successful operation in my
mothers family over a half century back.
| am always chary of recommending ap-
, plication to torn, fostering flesh. Yet
there can be no danger in using the 10
mestic remedy prescribed by our inteil-
gent correspondent, If her warning never
to tamper with an open sore is needed
House Full of Vermin
.I'm ashamed to ask you this, but l
don't know whom to go to, and must
have help. I was in the hospital nine
weeks and when | came home last week
I found my house full of bedbugs.
have three, beds up, two of wood and one
IRON, and Folding Deu. got soiieenii5
from the druggist, but it did no good so
far. l shall be thankful If you can help
me. MRS. j. j. IL.
We have published so many communi-
! cations upon the same subject of late
that you need not be ashamed to offer
your complaint. The nuisance is plainly
none of your making Josh Billings said
that "one bedbug could populate neigh
borhood." l half believe that he was
right Sweep and dust the infested rooms
and burn the dust; take your bedsteads
apart and brush out the joints and cracks.
Then varnish every part OF them ana
paint the walls of the rooms. Varnish be-
tween the cracks of the floors. All this
time sun your beds and blankets in the
hottest place you can find on the bright
est day of the season. Then. taking one
room at time, spray every crack ana
corner with gasoline and shut up doors
and windows for "a hours. Keep artiteial
lights away from the rooms until you
have opened and aired them next DAY.
Set the furniture back in place, having
moved all away from the walls before
using the gasoline. Troublesome" Yes,
but less of a nuisance than the bedbugs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17
Stains on Linen

ITO remove ink stains from linen wash
the stain in clear water, wiring out water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-17

n. B--Write tot Ladies Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Chat
tanooga, Tenn. for Special Instructions,
and 64-page book. Home Treatment for
Women sent in CLAIM wrapper. ON re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-28

Its spiuters cut the hands like knife.
II a hard tempered axe Is directed agains,
the trunk OF q tree is -d1es sha,ter into
bits
The terror Of the Iakut winter is IN
creased by the darkness. especially m
the northern regions. wher. the winter
night continues FOR months. only iu tho
month OF April do the horns Of the bull
of winter begin TO break. AZ the laknts
say The sun rises higher and higher
every day. It's rays I'm the clear air begiI
10 melt the snow on the roofs OF houses.
while I'm the shadow the temperature still
marks % degrees Fahrenheit under zero.
In April terrible storms prevail. The
transition between winter and summer IL
so sudden that one can hardly speak OF
spring and fall The snow molts with in
credible rapidly, and the water, flowing
into valleys. lakes and rivers. Tits tho
thick ice that has been riyen INTO frag-
ments by the intense cold. I'm the lakes
the ice mets slowly and the storms
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-28
THE THERMOMETERS RECORD.

The most terrible spot IN the province
is the town of Verkhoyansh, situated in
latitude 67.3i longitude 1893 east. on he
Yana River. NerShoyansk. about fifty
miles inside the Arctic Circle AMI 1000
miles directly north OF Vladivostok, is the
Asatic pole Of cold Occasionally Their
mometric readings prior to 1887 were
found to be unusually low. In that year
the political eXies, Koyalik and Noy-
aralski were banished thither after hay-
ing served terms at hard labor in the
prisons of the Kharkov Province, and the
long series Of data they obtained estab-
iished the fact that its cold was un-
equalled by that OF any other spot i'm ST.
IBERIA. George KEENAN, aftirms that its
average temperature the year round is
only degrees Fahrenheit above zero. and
that mean monthly readings for Deem
Der. January and February have been
found to be IS degrees Fahrenheit below
zero, % degrees below and 81 degrees be-
low. respectively. DR. Bunge reports A
minimum temperature Of 81 degrees be-
low \ reading of 50 degrees below is in
stanced in the -"Sibir" newspaper of sep
TENDER rs. 1883. Prince Kropotkin states
that readings Of actually from 81 degrees
TO 9S degrees below have been obtained.
though he admits that too much credence
should not be placed in the scrupulous
accuracy cf these extremely low readings,
for individual thermometers play tricks
when set to work away down below zero.
II is we'll established fact, however
that winter readings OF more than 81 1e-
grees Fahrenheit below are frequently oh
tanned in Verkhoyansk. Though the spot
is dignifed b. having It's name on the
map. and is usually referred to as a town
IT is more correctly struggling village OF
YakGt yurtas or sem-undei ground huts
and few one story log cottages, inhab-
tied by Russian administrative officials
The Verkhoyansk winter does not rage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-28

and roar IL simply suppresses All mo
ton. Neither the srn. which peeps wanly
above the horizon for only three or four
hours nor the earth can with Jand it,
uowcr The constantly augmentius cold
congresses the air more and more. until
10 finally threatens. as 1t Were, 10 suno-
cate all life beneath rs weight The
strongest currents OF air from the AIcti-
cor Pacific or the Mongolian deserts are
unable 10 move this inert and compressed
mass Of air The heaviest storms rebound
from il. This frig!d blight lies immOv-
able over thc whole county AM II the
dry end compressed air did not i.sel;
someWhat hinder the radiation Of heat all
life would rersh beneath the colossus.
Al moisture IS pressed out Of the atmcs.
phere by ;hs terrible cold. II becomes
crystall.zvd and Hills the air a. thin
frosty fog. making the moon appear AZ "
surrounded by sIlvery ring And when
q FAINT milky or silyery phosphorcscenre
shines from the polar ice and the rain
bow huod flames Of the aurora borclls
suddenly appear, then the frost ~ reach
ing Us climax. Perhaps from an instinC-
tive knowledge Of the approach OF still
greater cold. or. more probably. fright
eneJ at the sigh, Of this phenomenon. tn
Yakut sledgc dogs unit, in raising a pro
t.acted and hideous bowling. which ceases
only when the last flames Of the northern
lights have disappeared. Then every Nv
ing sound ceages. and the silence OF the
grave prevails the Yakuts shovel more
snow about their huts and even the smoke
seems hardly able TO rise through the
above tho roof
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-28
HARDsHIPS OF BUILDING.

Before Yakut family can move it has
long task ahead building new resi-
dence with fire. The ironciad ground
cannot he eXcavated by spades. and the
Yakuts do not love dynamite, even when
they can afford IL. A suitable spot is
picked out. and day and night for some
weeks a fire is kept burning there till a
sufficiently deep hole is thawed for mould
ing the underground we'll OF the
dwelling. There is no need OF plaster or
mortar to keep the walls rigid. The
household fire scarcely softens the sur
rounding earth. 4 northern Kakut house
once built is built for all time.
Perhaps the most startling fact about
the Yakuti is that half of them are blind.
The ravages of diseases introduced by
civilized" men and Christian Russians,
aggravated by exposure 10 the terrible
vicssitudes OF the climate. are respon-
sible for this state OF affairs DR.. Ca
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alight. but could not do so on account
OF the bitches and trees; all that 7
could manage was TO attempt a daring
dive.
Il had just decided on this maneuvre.
when my machine was seized by the
wind, and was whirled In all directions
up and down / went. spun round and
round by the currents OF air. The in
stinct OF self-preservation stimulated
my efforts tenfold and enabled me 10
keep up the struggle against the ap-
palling blizzard. All at once-I was
then near the top of the River Nive-an
aerial wave dashed against nv wings
aud brought me down. at the same time
lifting me from my seat. | was hold
ing tight. standing close to the warp
ms wheel, and facing death, when sud
denly my wings lifted and up | went
thrown back again on my seat with
one single movement of the control
raised the bow of my machine. stopped
my motor, and swiftly alighted
quite overcome. | stood still looking
around me. and could not believe my
eyes; the crowd had vanished. enc man
alone had remained on the beach run
ming the risk Of being crushed under
my aeroplane.
He came up TO me as | was clam
boring out OF my machine. and we
shook hands. lie was no other than
Edmond Rostand. | expressed TO him
all my gratitude for his kind solicitude
for me, and swore To myself that
would dedicate to him my first book
On ayiafian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-28

HF you found yourself down on the
Khirgiz steppes when the thermome-
IL ter registered los degrees. Fahrenheit,
i'm the shade you might be excused for
imaginb that Siberian cold had been
overrai d. There is plenty of room be-
tween the Trails and the Pacific sea-
board however. and the winter situation
in thu 100000 square miles of the province
Of Y ,lutsk supplies the other side of the
PCT re.
3 real blizzard weather that Gusts ihe
Nc Xican imbroelio from its three-columd
sca:ehead position on the front page u
tie New York dailies would pass as a
, ,at wave out there.
This vast Siberian oblast, unknown even
" name to the average man, is as big
IS the whole of Russia in Europe Stu
tied between longitudes 1902 and 172 and
attitudes q and 30, it lies directly north
" Mongolia and well north of the Trans
Siberian Railway zone of scmi-civiiiza-
ion Walled off by the Yablonov Noun
aims from the warm winds blowing from
he great deserts of Central Asa and ex-
,osed TO the Arctic storms from the north,
his territory surrounds the Asiatic pole
" cold. with far lower temperatures than
ne region about the North Pole itself
Though the broad, trackless belt of the
ub-ATctic forest sweeps through its
southern ATTITUDES and mountain chains
Using to peaks of 5000 and 1000 feet are
% be found in the northeast, the great
bulk of the Oblast OF Yakutsk is dreary
tundra, impossible swamp during the
brief summer thaw and featureless sea
IF driven snow for nine months of the
year