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.%ea USI about the prettiest annual
 V function in Washington is the
 E Easter Monday egg rolling oi9
 the White House lawn This event levels all social classes. b:ingin2 the sons and daughters of foreign dip lomats to an even footing with the children of humble artisans.
 For on Easter Monday, bright ami carly. thousands of little boys and girl> will gather ill the big back yard of tie White House and will enjoy the right that is theirs on that day to roll their eggs down the slopes of the lawn. II is the time honored custom to throw wide the mansions gates to all the children of the city for this splendid event. The Marine or some other biz band is requisitioned to furnish music for the little ones.
 &fon, two or three weeks ahead Of tine N stahington's youngest generation c;hfiess on big preparations for the egg rdling. The boys gather their eggs wIth9a an expert discrimination in favor of those with hard shells. They de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
No MoreGrayHair
Try This Simple Home Made Prepare
tion ON the Whitened
Locks

',Silver Threads" may be capable of
inspiring the song writers, but they
.se anything but inspiring to men and
women who find them coming in their
own locks, thus announcing the APP
proach of age. These footprints of
time,' however, may be readily COW
cred up by using a simple, inexpensive
formula which can be prepared pri-
vately in your own home. You can get
from any druggist at little cost an
ounce of bay rum, a quarter ounce of
glycerine and small box of Barbo
Compound; then dissolve the Barbo
Compound in I ounces of water, add
the other two ingredients and you will
have a preparation that cannot be ex-
celled for darkening gray hair. remov-
ing dandruff, correcting humors of the
scalp and invigorating the hair fol-
licles. 1t does not make the hair
sticky, does not rub off or color the
scalp. 1t is equally as good to darlen
the beard as the hair. There is no other
ingredient that can take the place of
Barbo Compound in this recipe, so if
your druggist is out of it ask him to
order it from his wholesaler for you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
ALDR|CH WANTS
MORE ELBOW ROOM
Parcel Post System Cannot
Be Handled This
Way

Postmaster T. H. Aldrich expects to
leave for Washington about the middle
of the week to confer with Frank H.
Hitchcock, Postmaster General, on the
parcel post and the handling Of local
parcels. He will recommend that an ad-
ditional building be secured for the
adequate handling of the parcel post in
Birmingham as the present quarters are
inadequate and the patronage of the sys-
tenn is increasing daily. Mr.. Aldrich said:
I'VE are at the present time handling
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approximately between 1900 to 1000 par
cells daily, and this necessarily entails
much labor and space. This we lack.
And as the patronage of the parcel post
daily increases in volume locally, 1 Will
recommend to the Postmaster General
that some provision be made to secure
additional quarters Immediately"
That the parcel post packages may be
delivered with still greater expediency,
Colonel Aldrich will try out, beginning
tomorrow morning. automobile trucks 1t
is expected that the test will prove sat
isfactory and the auto-trucks will re-
place the horse and wagon now in 1se
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ham business men, as we'll as others, and
since Postmaster Aldrich is more able
than any one else, probably. to talk on
the subject, the Tuesday luncheon is ex-
peeted to be one of the most important
and beneficial yet held.
Every Birmingham business man in
terested in the parcel post is especially
invited to attend the luncheon. which
will begin promptly at ! o'clock at the
Empire cafe. Tuesday afternoon. The
Ad club officials are anxious that every
member be on hand if possible.
1t is recognized generally that business
men the country over have not really be-
gun to appreciate the advantages of the
parcel post, and it will be along this line
that Colonel Aldrich will talk. The advan-
tages of today, as they are known. and
the advantages of tomorrow, as they will
become known, will be explained in de-
tail by the postmaster.
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LONDON PARTY IS
TO Be HERE SOON
Head of Sperling & Co. to
See Properties
TO MAKE LONG TRIP
Will Be Accompanied by Mitchell
of Alabama Interstate Power
Company and Others
From London
TO MAKE LONG TRIP

For the purpose of inspecting the Ala
hama properties of the companies fl
nanced by Sperlng & Co. of London, d.
Mackey Edgar, active head of that firm
of London; James Mitchell, president of
the Alabama companies, and party Oh
prominent Englishmen will be in this city
during the next week or ten days An
nouncement to this effect was made yes
terday from the offices of w. w. Free
man. managing director of the Alabama
Interstate Power company.
The trip to this city will be embraced
in an extended trip which will be made
by Mr.. Edgar. Mr.. Mitchell and the other
gentlemen from England. They will visit
Cuba where Sperling & Co. have varied
interests; also Utah and perhaps furthei
west, Mexico, Alabama and other states
in America. Following the trip to this
district IL is expected that there will be
announced plan for bringing industries
into this state to consume the giant
volume of power which will be manu-
factured by these water power develop
ers.
Mr.. Edgar who is head of the party
which sails from England tomorrow, Is
actively in charge of Sperling & Co.
While not bearing the highest title In
the organization he is the man who ha.
financed the Alabama companies fol
Sperlng & Co, as we'll as other proper
ties. His visit here is looked upon as
matter of great importance TO thi:
state.
In order to meet Mr.. Edgar and Mr.
Mitchell and other members of the party
upon arrival in New York, Mr.. Freeman
of this city will leave for the east Mon
DAY or Tuesday. He will engaged will
them in conference at the eastern offices
and will assist in outlining the trip which
will wind up with a visit to the fouI
corners of Amerca. While in New Yorl
Mr.. Freeman will also address n meet
ing of the Boston Tech alumni at ths
Plaza hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12

No matter how spotchy or pimply your
face is now, you can clear 1t quickly by
taking Stuart's Calcium WATERS This
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like magic. Calcium Sulphide, their prin-
cpal ingredient, is the greatest blood
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cium Waters have not a particle of
poison, harmful drugs or opiates In them.
They may be taken with perfect freedom
by any one.
.<There's no sense in being longer hui
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with pimple covered blotched face
a face that makes strangers stare and
your friends ashamed. Stuarts Calcium
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make your face a welcome instead of an
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slave to pimples, acne, blackheads. liver
spots, boils, eczema, letter or any skin
eruption.
You can get Stuart's Calcium Waters
from any druggist at so cents box.
They are sold everywhere and highly
recommended as the greatest known
blood remedy and skin beautifier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
ALDRICH WILL TALK
ON PARCEL POST
All Interested Invited to Attend Ad
Club Luncheon Tuesday

Benefits of the Parcel Post to Bir-
mingham Business Men" will be the sub
ject of an address by Postmaster Truman
Aldrich at the Birmingham Ad club week.
ly luncheon Tuesday afternoon at the
Empire cafe. AS the matter of parcel
post Is of serious importance to Birming-
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Increased Postoffice Receipts

Fort Payne, January -(Special) The
postoffice at this place has increased the
receipts for the year 1872 over the year
1911 by small percentage.
The total receipts for last year amount
ed to $4200 which reduced the postmas-
tcr's salary to $1500.
Postmaster Malone hopes to increase the
receipts this year sufficient to bring the
salary up to $500.
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WOULD THROW LEON
HOSTESTES INTO A
STATE OF HYPNOSIS
Norah Davis, Auth0ress,
Suggests Means of Learn
ing Boys Past Life
SECONDARY SELF
Is NOW IN CONTROL
Thinks Clue of Boys Speaking When
Anger Is Aroused Might Also
Be Pursued With Inter-
esting Results

That a Secondary SELF has taken
charge of Leon Hostestes and deprived
him of memory and knowledge, is the
opinion of Miss Norah Davis, the
AHuntsville authoress who, In prepar-
alton for writing novels, has made
special study of mental diseases.
Miss Davis. after having read in The
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Age Herald the strange story of the
boy who was found on the streets of
Birmingham little more than year
ago. and who. sufferer from paretic
dementia, is now confined in the aims
house, is anxious that the case be
turned over to DR.. Roris Sidis, a mental
specialist, of Brookline Mass.
Miss Davis writes:
MY interest and pity have been
aroused by the accounts in recent is
sues of The Age Herald of the young
man Leon Hostestes, and it occurred
to me to offer a suggestion that may or
may not be of service to those who
have him in charge.
IT had occasion a couple of years
ago to go very deeply into the sub
iect of psychopathology in working out
a character in fiction who was the vic
tim of dual personality and in the
course of my researches | unearthed
many cases of plain everyday folk
who undoubtedly are suffering, as I
believe this boy to be- from loss of
personal content.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
INVESTIGATING HIGH
COST OF LIVING

A representative of the United
States department of labor, Miss
Mary Louise Mark, arrived in
Birmingham yesterday and win
stay in the city for several days
gathering data on local retail
prices.
While here she will have desk
room in Judge Dryers office in
the federal building, and yester-
day was at work gathering
statistics on the local cost of
living.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
THE GIRL OF
MY DREAMS
BY LILY {. ARMSTRONG
OF Birmingham
CNfnner of third prize In Warrington
Herald contest for best essay ON
subiect)

HcrnIu contest f0r best essay On
subjecO
The Girl of My Dreams:" WORDS
fraught with wonderful fascination, thrill
ing us to the hearts centre, and suggest
ing one who reflects perfection In every
detail; one who charms us with her radia-
tion of love and lightens the burdens
of others with her all-pervading kind
ness.
Not necessarily a possessor of physical
beauty, but assuredly one possessing a
wealth of sympathetic understanding and
appreciation of man and his 9aeds- she
stores her mind with high ideals, which
she constantly strives to live up to, cui-
tivates patience and tact continually, ana
turns unhappiness into happiness at
every opportunity. She is all In all to the
man who wins her. and like splendid
flower blooming in iifes garden OF love-
through her forgetfulness of self. is
source of comfort and delight to all VINO
come within the radius of her exquisite
being. She fills our livss with sunshine
and JOY.
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Concerning Bakers Bread"
Answer Concerning Home Made Bread Published
in The Age Herald Sunday January 5, 1913

To the Editor OF The Age-Herald: l do
not wish to dispute anything that Marion
Harland has said and she believes, but
there are few things said which might
make you pause and consider whether
she gave each and every detail serious
thought or possibly she may not be fa-
mliar with conditions as actually exist
in modern bakeries.
Being familiar with conditions IN mod
ern bakeries and also having baked bread
In our home, I can say with authority
learned by experience and observation
that bread truly is the staff of life,
therefore have it as good as science and
art can make it. have seen and eaten
all kinds OF bread, and know whereof l
speak
A great many housekeepers of course
make their own bread because they con-
tend 1t is more economical. First. she
marion Harland) states "authoritatively
that the money expended for enough
leaves to require the use of barrel of
flour is just four times as much as for
the same quantity of bread made at
home" Flour is, OF course, the main
Ingredient In bread. but in bakers good
bread, something like milk, sugar, lard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
Cases of Amnesia

"The facts as shown by the news
paper account undoubtedly point to a
case of total. or almost total, amnesia
and the presence of a secondary per-
sonality to whom, Of course, his for
| mer name and life would be totally
| unknown. This personality. in possess
sion, may not know how to speak un-
less he be taught as he was taught
to masticate his food. The one sem
tence he spoke WAS spoken by the pri-
mary personality-his ordinary self,
you know, who under the impulse of
the emotion engendered by anger for
a moment rushed upward, but owing
to his mental state could not sustain
itself. The sentence is most valuable
clue when taken in connection with the
stick the attendant sought to take and
his anger, and should be, at the proper
time, followed.
His condition may be due to any
one of a number of accidents: blow,
a shock, an electrical discharge, nearly
anything might disturb the balance be-
tween the objective and subjective per-
sonalities and cause the emergence of
weaker personality who would be,
naturally, ignorant of any fact per-
tanning to the boys other life, even
how to speak. or write, or eat, or
dress himself. / believe myself he has
had an electrical shock that has caused
his objective SELF his ordinary person
ality, 1 mean, to sink below the
threshold of consciousness and that
very ignorant, weak and unframed sec
ond self has him in charge
professor William James treated
this subject exhaustively and DIR. Boris
Sidis, the foremost living authority on
multiple personality, has written many
valuable books along that line and
they both used hypnotism in its treat
ment with startling success
Deep Hypnotic Trance
"Now. my suggestion is this: Have
the lad thrown into a very deep hyp-
motto trance, the deeper the better, and
while in that state question him gent
ly and persistently as to his former
life, name and every detail; and 1t is
almost certain that his usual self will,
under the effect of hypnotism emerge
and answer. OF course when he is
| aroused from the hypnotic trance he
VIII nave IOrSOtlen all he said, Dut
the facts will be gained as to, his
home and name and his further cure
can be left to his friends This should
be done only in the presence of good
physicians, but l should think local
hypnotist could be found. A year is
| a pretty long time for a secondly self
to keep hold, though cases have been
known where 1t remained in charge for
years. There was q case in Atlanta
several years ago very similar to this
and by this means his friends We're
finally located. The young man had been
utterly lost to the world for a couple
of years, suffering, just as this boy is,
from total amnesia.
'It is a pitiable case in the extreme.
He may have a good home and loving
care somewhere waiting him. We should
do all. we can to give him back to
him mself.
81 am enclosing Dr. Boris Sidis ad-
dress and | am sure If one of your
local doctors will call his attention
to this case he will direct the treat
ment that may be carried out by any
of the home doctors. For the sake of
science, If not for sweet humanity,
they will be interested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
Mems Coats
Kept Neat!

Your coat should be sent us
frequently for dry cleaning.
We'll keep it clean, keep it
in new-like shape, and make
it last longer than it would if
this service were neglected.
Try us.
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isn't Her Com
plexiOn Beautiful"
This Is What They Say of Those Who
Use Stuart's Calcium WATERS.
PimpIes and All OOther Skin
II Eruptions Disappear in Re-
Il markabIy Quick Time

T You can use all the lotions and
ecreams in the world, but you won't have
a good complexion unless your blood is
free from the impurities which cause
pimples, blotches, liver spots, black
/ heads and boils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-12
QUILL PATTERNS

We want every quilter 10 have
our book of $50 Designs. con-
tanning the prettiest. queeresf.
scarcest. most grotesque pal
terms ever thought of. from old
log cabin TO stars and puzzle
designs. Also crazy stitches and
circulars. All sent, postpaid,
for six &c stamps for silver
dime.) LADIES' ART CO..
Block so, St Louis, Mo.
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belt The upper part is of black brocade,
the lower part of black satin. A velvet
ruffle replaces revers. The hip belt is
also of velvet, fastening with a cordliks
ornament. In the hat the paradise orna-
ments are separated in the prevailing
style. placed at the back.
| Plain and of absolute and discreet sim
plicity, No. is of violet charmeuse satin.
The simple skirt drapery is crossed in
front and caught up at one side, and the
conventional surplice waist falls in grace
! full folds. One of those gowns that Is In
fashion without being extreme is WON
with a small hat with paradise ornaments
nicely posed at the back. Such gowns
the majority of women always include IN
their seasons outfit, and even in the
dressmaking houses of the Rue de la PAX
and the Champs Elysees they are invari-
ably the popular models of each season,
for many women, though attractive, have
not the perfection of face and figure that
allows them to wear conspicuous gowns.
I Besides natural reserve of character often
makes them prefer the more subdued
styles, in which Partisan designers are
Just as adept as they are at the more
startling creations.
Figure shows two new fashionable
materials, the colored silk crepes and
the combined bengaline matelasse, both
navy blue. The usual Tapped skirt Of
the season is oddly attached to the crepe
yoke by q band of shirring. The whole
waist is soft blousing of the crepe,
which also descends a little below the
belt At the top the slight fulness Is
gathered into tiny yoke. The three
quarter sleeves are heightened by chif-
fon; three cornered pieces of point lace
are posed on the front of the blouse.
A navy blue damask matelasse tailored
suit is shown in Figure s. The ground
ID Of Ottoman weave and the figure has
. dull satin finish. The skirt drapery is
held in place by shaped yoke that ex-
tends down into deep point and helps
shape the skirt about the feet. The coat
shows an odd seam that does not ex-
tend to the bottom of the coat; the
sleeves are long and fitted. A very fine
sailor collar and double frill of fine lace
and entire deux are placed over the lapels,
softening the crisp texture of the silk.
Spherical satin buttons give decorative
effect to the suit
The straw hat has a satin crown that
extends in point over onto brim in 'front.'
Two long slender ostrich plumes are
poeed ct one ode Of tie AatAaeka
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materials-the brocaded cot and the char
mouse skirt-are blue. 1t is frightened
however, by Chinese embroideries in vivid
colors on both the skirt and coat. The
latter is cutaway in effect, the fitting
done by the fitness above drawn into the
denied waist line seam. The Chinese en-
brolderies are placed on the collar. cuffs.
waist line and sash ends on the coat and
in the corner of the skirt where it laps in
front
In shape the skirt is an extreme model
,ot the one sided puff variety formed by
raped folds. The skirt is noticeab bly, short
and the front breadths lap over each other
IN that curious upward movement now in
vogue in the extremely fashiona ble
dresses. The coat has also an inside vest
OF Chinese embroidery, which shows
between the wide collar lapels, and the
buttons of the coat show also bright COL
ored embroideries. With all this elabo.
rateness of shape, material and color q
very simple and inconspicuous hat is worn
"a straw sailor shape, faced and gartered
with velvet, with an aigrette posed at the
back.
In No. 2 the seated figure wears a bro.
caded satin suit of new design and novel
color. Bronze seems to have a special
vogue in Paris this season, and this cos.
tune, with its draped skirt and smart
little coat, is of bronze brocade. Though
draped and with pointed basque effects. il
is, in spite of the supple material of which
it is made, on conventional sartorial lines.
Here the close, long sleeve is retained from
former seasons, and also the narrow shawl
coat reyers. Hat and shoes, however, ara
ultra modern-the poke hat shape that Is
almost a bonnet and the low shoes with
their pointed instep traps.
In No. 3 two shades Of beige are com.
bined; the skirt is Of palest tone cream
cloth that is almost white, and the coat
is beige tone so deep that 1t is almost q
tan. The bririancy Of fashionable color
ing, as well as the novelty In shape, Il In
the vest Shaped in outline like its mas
culine counterpart, it has a clever drs-
perry movement that adapts it especially
to the feminine form. In color il IN the
brilliant note of this gown, for q bright
brocaded India design shows against q
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cream faille ground. For those who dis.
like whole suits of brocade-for it is a
material that Is rather conspicuous and
not always becoming as a dress-these
waist coats are very good way to solve
the problem Of including this modish
material in this seasons suit, as vests
are ultra fashionable.
One of the new brocaded silks of the
decorative Chinese pattern is represented
IN Fig 4. The Bulgarian blouse, with
its wide sash belt, is of the brocade, while
the skirt il Of plain blue charmeuse of
the principal color blue used in the Chi.
nese brocaded design dark night blue.
Both cost and skirt edges lap and cross
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a III rio despite the inconsru-
SHHA%0 ity of an embossed bro
cade of any kind being
used as a summer material. Nevertheless
they have succeeded in being accepted by
fashionable women, for they have already
been worn at the first races at Longchamps
and Auteuil.
Right from the start however, these
new brocades should not be confused with
the stiff furniture brocades or even those
of silk. In the first place, they are OF
delightful suppleness, and have not the
body nor the warmth of those of silk.
They retain that delightful quality that
makes cotton seem the coolest material
in summer, and have a peculiar limp
quality that is most artistic. The effect
of dyes, too, on cotton gives these bro
cades an originality that is at once their
r. excuse and charm. One has to see these
cottons for ones self to render an account
of their possibilities, for photographs at
best lack the advantages of color and
texture that are the chief attraction of
these materials.
Silk brocades, with the design in the
weave shown by their Ottoman and
eatins contrasts, and the brocades that
depend on their bright color mixture both
depend on Chinese motifs and designs for
their success, though Munich art coloring
in this weave has its devotees also. I'm
like those of antiquity, brocades are sup
ple and fine and of no volume at all. Com
-bined with plain materials they make a
contrast that is not too striking and gives
q subdued elegance.
No. 1, in the group picture on this page,
is of the cotton brocade, of the weave
called chiselled by the French manu-
facturers on account of its peculiar relief.
This gown is in subdued contrast for both
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in front In that odd Eastern fashion that
gives the impression of the wearer being
wrapped up in material. 1t also makes
the uneven lower edge that is rather at
tractiye for a change and discloses the
silk clad ankles and dark shoes. The hat
worn with this costume is plain shape,
made Of silk, longer in the back than the
front The paradise ornament sweeps
around to one side.
In the next figure the contrast between
the blouse and skirt is stronger; the
blouse in this case being white satin COM
bined with black brccaded skirt and
wide sash. the latter fastening down the
front with large buttons In both these
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OTTON brocades were
heralded very early in the
season as a summer fab,
ric despite the incongru-
ity of an embossed bro,