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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN POST
OFFICE BASEMENT WITHIN
SHORT TINE
INCREASE MAIL BULK
DISTRIBUTING POINT SOUTH OF
CARoLINAs WILL BRING
ADDITIONAL NAIL

Arrangements will be made within n
few DAYS to establish terminal rail-
way postoffice inthe basement of the
Richmond postoffico building. The
terminal r. p. O., while designed
chiefly 10 avoid delay in the delivery
of parcel post matter. Will serve to
prevent congestion at the local post
office in the handling Of other classes
of mail. Mail matter % all kinds Is
to be handled in the terminal r. +. O..
Chief Clerk Elan. of the railway
mail service, who has just returned
from Washington where he was in
conference with the superintendent
of the railway mail service regarding
the establishment Of the new depart
meut here, said yesterday that he
cannot say just when the terminal r.
p. O. will be opened but it will be
Just as soon as quarters can be de-
cided upon and arranged.
Expects to Get Basement.
If Richmond had union station
the terminal II. /. O. would be es-
tablished in 1t. Since Richmond has
no such union stat on the most logical
place for II lis in the postoffice build
ing. While practically all the build
ing except the basement is now in use
by some federal department or orner,
for the terminal can he secured there.
rbief clerk Elam IL irving to secure
! ,051 square feet of the basement, the
space that will be necessary for the
comfort ofthe terminal n. =. O.. and
he believes he will be successful.
This terminal r. 7. @ will handle
parcel post matter and also other
classes OF mail matter where they can
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classes OF mai matter
segregation necessary
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~ necessary, sf'>t G'A'i continued,
lhai pel'eF ueiiNsi3 may oe siNeh eaitq
thaI eae pachases anu th"ia Soi'ei'S
may NO Win SAFETY ~ tneli uestiiAtl"h.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
LATEST THAW MOVE


lef opt long ard loud howl The
deputies went dashlng about the cor
rsdors. and several guns were seen 70
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
Nfrs. Henrietta Wolfe.
At Market Street.

q. Oliver Undertake, president
of the Baraca- Philathea convention.
now in session In this city. will address
the sunday school Of Market Street
NJ. f. church tomorrow morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
WOULD BRING NAVY

Continued from First ragc)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
To TAKE NEW MOVE

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

liberated. They made straight for their ac-
customed runways ana disappeared in them.
Next the entrances to all rat holes were
smeared thickly with tar, and it was
poured down drain pipes and into cracks
Offering egress and ingress. Finally the
floors of stables and the outer sills of doors
and windows were covered with unslaked
lime. Inside of a week not a rat could be
found upon the place. If there be one thing
more irritating to the tender skin of
mouse or rat than red pepper 1t Is unslaked
lime. 1t sticks to the fur and eats into
the hide; it gets into the eyes and makes
the feet sore. The beastie Is sensitive
to physical discomfort and. strange as 1t
may sound. cleanly OF person. The tar cam
not be dislodged from the fine hairs of the
body; it clogs whiskers and pastes eyelids
together. The two beplastered scapegoats
of the tribe spread CONSERVATION through
out the neighborhood. OF themselves they
might have rid our grounds Of tresspassing
hordes Combined with the tarry holes and
the lined runways. they wrought wonders.
the memory of which is fresh in the minds
of many who knew of the affair at that
ti--.e.
I have told the story to help you and
others who have besought me to signify by
what means they might accomplish re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

bread troughs when these are empty, where
leaky sewer pipes run along the ceiling
above the mixing trays These were a few
of the facts discovered by the workers
striving to amend the conditions in which
bread for the market is made.
Then the material OF which the bread Is
compounded. Have you, clean. particular
housekeepers. any notion of what goes into
the attractive looking wares you find at
the bakers? l hal vague ideas on the
subject until a business man unintenton-
ally gave me IAN eye opener while
ago.
l had referred In hds presence to the con-
fiscation by tho authorities of some hun
dreds of dozens of rotten eggs which had
been purchased by a big baking concern
and expressed my disgust with the hrm
which would even consider the use OF such
eggs. z,Ss
There is not the least harm in them,
affirmed the business man. was once
in the wholesale bakery business myself
and we bought millions of rotten eggs and
used them without trouble or detection.
They were submitted to chemical process
which left only the raising qualities in the
eggs-the sulphuretted nydrogen--and de-
oGorzed this completely. There is no rea-
son why they should not be utilized, and
the pure food cranks are making lot of
unnecessary bother when they butt into
such things.''
I'll give you another bit of valuable in
formation to put with that" said one of
the pure food cranks to whom re-
peated the remark of the former baker.
The only articles in which these rotten
eggs are used are lady fingers and angel
cake. There's tribute to your angelic
sexr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
More than One Recipe.

l know what a saving OF time and effort
1t is to buy your bread from the baker
and spare yourself the work OF making 1t.
But do you think you could put the time
and the effort you save by buying bread
to much better use than by mixing and
baking the bread for your family? What
easier way have you for economizing on
money that will at the same time contribute
to the comfort, the pleasure, anu the health
of your household?
You may mourn that you have no luck
with your bread. 1 have heard other house,
keepers utter this plant, and when went
into details l have always found that tho
trouble was some trihe which could be
corrected. If you haven't success with ono
recipe, try another. Breadmaking is ono
of the many departments of housekeeping
In which there is more than one right way
of doing thing.
One cook makes bread by setting
sponge and has good results. Another never
uses a sponge and yet shows you beautiful
loaf. Some women sneer at the thought
of bread mixer and hold that bread must
invariably be kneaded with the hand.
Others praise the bread mixing machine as
a wonderful saver of time and labor and
declare that bread made In their pet ma
chine cannot possibly fail to come out we'll.
Select your own recipe, choose your own
method. The proof OF the puddtng-or
of the bread-is in the eating" and IL the
loaf is light, spongy. crisp, wholesome. and
good to the taste, the way in which you
make 1t Is of secondary importance. Only.
make 1t yourself! Emancipate your family
from the baker and see If the change doesn't
pay in every way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
CONCERNING HOME MADE BREAD.

" Who has not met with home made bread
heavy compound Of putty and lead?''
- ROM the many letters asking Tor good
- recipes for home made bread con-
clude that tastes have changed or the
loaf improved since Hood wrote the
above lines. However. We might
bear in mind that he was probably familiar
with the English bread-and to one who has
met that on its native soil there is no cause
for wonder at his abuse!
take It as an encouraging and health
full sign that housekeepers are turning to
bread making and withdrawing their Gus
tom from the bakers. 1t looks as though
they were waking up to sundry valuable
truths.
Economy may be one of the considerations
which prompt them to make the change
1t is authoritatively stated that the money
expended for enough loaves of bread to
require the use of barrel of flour is just
four times as much as for the same quantity
Of bread made at home. To offset this
l may repeat the remark of a woman who
was discussing with me the comparative
cost of home made and bakers bread, and
insisted that the latter was far cheaper
than the former, because" she said. my
family eat three or four times as much
bread when it's made at home as they do
when I buy It from the baker! j"
OF course, that is one way of looking
at it When you consider the nutriment
the eaters probably get from the domestic
loaf, its wholesomeness and the consequent
effect upon the health you may be i'm
pressed with the fact that there are other
economies besides those of money The bad
results OF eating bakery products are not
always to be counted up in cash anC it may
cost the children reared on such stuff some
thing besides doctors bills to pay for the
permanent damage they have received from
poor and unclean food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Loapes Exposed During Delivery.

But these are sweets" you plead.
Bread is different"
How is it different? More is made Of 1t
in loaves, in rolls. and the like than any
other kind of bake stuff. Do you suppose
the bakers are so lost to all sense of profit
as to let slip such an opportunity of adul-
teration by which they can gain a little
money? Not for moment. cannot state
positively just how adulteration of bread
is managed-but from knowledge of the
bakers I have faith to believe it is accom-
plished
You may remind me that have said there
are honorable exceptions to this condemna-
ton in the way Of bakers who do not pro-
duce their wares under unclean conditions
and who presumably employ good materials
in their manufacture. This Is true-and
yet there are flaws in even their systems.
For instance, one firm advertises far and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

SPRUCE BEER.--This is a home made
beverage. Get cents worth each of oil of
spruce, oil of wintergreen, and oil OF sassa-
fras and mix well together. Have ready in
a bowl two pounds or a sugar and pour
upon 1t half a teaspoonful of the mixed
oils before stirring into 1t two quarts of
boiling water Now, mix in thoroughly
the rest of the blended oils; add gradually
eight quarts of cold water and a cake OF
compressed yeast Stir long and well.
Bottle at once. Let the bottles stand in
warm place over night. Then lay them
upon their sides in the cellar. When used
they should be served ice cold.
"MARASCHINO CHERRIEs.-Stone the
cherries; save all the juice that runs from
them. Weigh the cherries and allow pound
for pound in Weighing the sugar. Drain
the cherries in a colander and set the fruit
upon the ice. Put juice and sugar together
in a preserving kettle and cook to thick
sirup. Then add the cherries and simmer
all together for fifteen minutes. This done,
draw off one-h half of the sirup and supply
its place with maraschno. Bring quickly
to the boil. keeping the kettle closely COW
cred to prevent evaporation of the volatile
liquor. As soon a. the boil Is reached re-
move from the fire and put instantly into
glass jars. sealing at once.
l have never made personal trial of either
of these recipes. but had them from trust
worthy sources, and have no doubt as to
their excellence. MRS Il. ,.
our Missouri housemothers have well
earned reputation for the quality of their
products, and we accept the foregoing upon
the Endorsement Of one of the band.
Acting upon the principle. continually in
culcated I'm The Exchange, of wasting
nothing that might be utilized in any way
will she let me remark that the sirup drawn
from the fruit to make room for the maras-
chino may be boiled down into jelly or
thick conserve with which to delight the
children when It is spread upon buttered
bread for supper?
Going a step further, l would make the
recipe suit the season by suggesting the
substitution of whole canned cherries for
the fresh. Add sugar in the right propor-
tlons, cook ten minutes with the fruit.
drain off the sirup as with fresh cherries,
after which point proceed as directed in the
recipe. A yet bolder innovation would bs
to restore color TO the canned cherries by
the addition of clear cranberry juice to the
sirup In which the fruit is cooked
The ingenious housemother may deTy
seasons by expedients created by fertile
brain and justified by experience.
Maraschino cherries are expensive when
bought from the grocer Yet they lend such
a dainty touch to custards. fruit salads.
whipped cream, and many another sweet
dish it is pity not to have them In hand.
4: 4:
CREAMED CELERY ON TOAST-Cook
the outside stalks In just enough water to
make tender; then press ali through sieve
To one cupful of pulp allow two cupfuls of
milk, and when heated thicken with flour
to make just creamy. Season with salt
and pepper, adding one teaspoonful Of but
ter. Pour over toast and serve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
against Coupon Idea.

II believe that a majority Of thinking
housekeepers detest as heartily as l do
this premium, coupon. and trading stamp
system that seems TO have taken such hold
Of the American people.
How many business men would stand
for china or nickel being received Gas
presents, forsooth!) in goods purchased
by them? Why shouldn't we women insist
upon getting full value Of the article de-
sired?
When buying SOAP. or salt, or yeast. or
oatmeal, or any other staple, why shouldn't
manufacturers be compelled to give full
weight instead Of premium papers?
This would simplify housekeeping and
Lsc help to keep down the high cost Of liv-
nR
Ssn Won not take up the crusade?
&C. B. D."
witty judge once waived aside a bit of
evidence offered by lawyer known to be
confirmed and blatant infidel who prefaced
the new proofs with. J" Your honor. we are
told in holy writ, ETC.
At this point the judge interrupted him:
The court declines to accept evidence in
documentary form which has not already
been read by the coInse. presenting the
same!"
The true anecdote recurs to me in copying
the foregoing protest. But in the present in
stance 1t is the court and not the counsel
who is in dense Ignorance as to the nature
Of the evidence. and. indeed, of the matter
at issue.
Having never. to my recollection, so much
as seen a trading stamp or a coupon en-
titling the holder to premium. am at a
loss to get at the merits of the case so stren-
uously submitted learn now. for the first
time. that trading stamps have much to
do with short weights and unjust measures.
ror am willing to believe that sensible
house mothers suspecting this, would ac-
cept bits OF paper equivalents for the
shortage.
We have hundreds of intelligent business
men among our daily readers We number
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Facts about Bakers Bread.

Does 1t seem harsh to describe bakers
bread as an unclean product? I grant that
there are some honorable exceptions to this
statement but other facts loom up which
lead me to feel that it is difficult to put
the case too strongly.
Let US look for moment at these facts
well authenticated, all of them, some the
outcome of Investigations into bakeries
made by committees retained by those
seeking to secure pure food for the people .
First, the conditions In which the bread Is
made. In various large bakeries the dough
is mixed and kneaded by half naked men,
reeking with sweat, in unventilated cellar
bakeries, in the midst of unclean surround
fngs where dogs and cats are allowed to
make their beds In the kneading watts and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

are not spotless. After the loaf is baked
it lies with you to keep it away from dust
and flies. You-do not have to recollect the
flies that walked over the bread as 1t lay
unshielded on the counter at the bakers
I wish you would keep your stuff in
glass cases or at least under a mosquito
netting | said to a baker one day when
had been tempted into his shop by the at
tractive display of cakes and rolls In his
window. No one can know In what con-
tamlnation those files may have dipped be-
fore they came in here to feast on your
food"
He shrugged his shoulders.
We can't be bothered with keeping the
things covered all the time" he said.
Most people don't mind a few little nies
having touched the things
Unfortunately, am one of those who do
mind, l said. and walked out of the shop
empty handed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
Recipe for Spruce Beer.

l see that w. c. H. asks for a recipe
for spruce beer. send mine. hoping it is
the one she wants.
80 Mrs. p. o. wishes to get directions for
putting up maraschino cherries. | am so
fortunate as to be able to crafty this desire
also, and l do 1t with genuine pleasure
May l thank you for the Corner? 1t is
the part of the paper to which I turn first
in opening it each evening. | enjoy 1t
immensely. I am alone ali day without a
soul TO speak to except my months old
baby. But the baby is the joy and light
of my life-the darling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

tens OF thousands of good managers of
households who try to purchase to the
best advantage both staples and fancy
foods. VIII these let me have a succinct
statement of the trading stamp system, its
practical workings and the respective BEN
efits of the same to seller and buyer?
Nothing that tends to injure the interests
of the American house mother is too petty
for our consideration. l hold a permanent
brief for her, and would acquaint myself
with the documents in the case before de-
clining or accepting the conduct OF the pro-
posed crusade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

dry goods boxes. Tne cheaper qualities go
into the fiat bag hung near the kitchen
sink. Used as our correspondent indicates,
the paper absorbs the heavier parts Of the
grease. A sluice of hot water is the next
cleanser, Then dip into scaldng suds
leaves no oils to be taken up by the towels.
Not the least advantage of the process is
that towels keep clean and whole ten times
as long as il they were allowed to get
dingy and grease soaked. A grimy, i'll
smelling dish towel is a housewifely dis
grace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
4 Mem Library Paste Recipe.

"I have read what you say Of making
library paste. Your plan seems to me an
endless Job compared with my way of pre-
pairing the same. This I am sending that
you raay Judge for yourself:
Library Paste.-One ounce OF wheat
-four. half an ounce of powdered alum, eight
ounces of water. four ounces Of oil of cloves
or wintergreen.
Rub flour and alum together with the
water until you have paste OF the con-
sistency Of cream; stir this over moderate
fire until the paste drops from the wooden
paddle in jeIly,.ke flakes and looks like
starch.
While the mass is still hot add the es-
sential oil and pour the paste into an
earthenware pot or open jar. In the course
of any hour crust will form upon the
top. Pour gently upon this an inch of water
more or less. When more paste is needed
decantth water, take out as much paste as
you require for present use, and pour the
same water back upon the remainder, re-
peating the process whenever paste Is
needed.
Paste may be kept in this way for
months. and 1t will never be troubled by
flies MRS. B. G. w."
An easy and II. as you say, it is also
safe way of making paste. you have earned
our thanks by contributing it for the general
benefit. The water keeps the contents of
the jar moist and prevents the caking to
which most varieties of library paste are
subject. Are four drops Of preservatdve oils
enough to prevent the water from sourinr?
To Get Rid of Rats.
(" VIII some kind reader tell me of 4 sure
way OF Kidding house of rats?
AN ALBANY MEMBER"
Pending the reply Of the kind reader. will
you listen to something learned for myself
fifty years ago. when kept house in the
country for half the year?
Our new barn was so near the old one.
built years before by farming neighbor.
that an overflow meeting Of rodents from
his premises colonized upon our premises.
They had the place to themselves all winter
long and late into the spring. and made the
most Of their privileges. Floors and doors
and roofs were riddled. and the cellar floors.
cemented though they were, were under
mined They actually gnawed through
leaden water pipes. and built nests in the
registers Of the furnace. We hired q man
to bring ferrets from the city. which
cleared out the wretches-until the ferrets
and their operator had time to get back to
town. A fortnight later the coachman
brought In from the stable huge wire trap
filled with wrthing. Kicking. biting rodents
Of assorted sizes. There were seventeen in
all. II the trap had been large enough.
there probably would have been seventy
An inspiration was born in my brain o.
the disgust of the moment
There was plenfv NJ 1in,,d 49, - rhs
premises Two of the biggest rats were
spared from the massacre OF their brethren.
The pair were soused in the tar barrel and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of the enormous number Of
II letters sentto the department must ask
contributors 10 limit their communications TO
100 words. except in cases Of formulas or
recipes which require greater space. fwant
all my correspondents 10 haoe showins in
The Corner. and il my request in this respect
is complied wih 1t wil BE possible 70 print
many more letters.
Attention is called 70 he fact that Marion
Hasldnd cannot yccsice money for patterns,
as she has no connection uih any department
that sells them. } Marion Harland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

wide the clean and sanitary surroundings
in which their bread Is made. From the
time the machine ground flour comes into
the factory until it goes out of 1t In neat
crisp loaves. the naked hand does not touch
1t. The bread is mixed and kneaded by
machinery. made into loaves and put into
the oven by the same power, withdrawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

me. with truth. that II we knew how all our
food was manipulated before it comes to
us we would be in a fair way to reduce our
diet to boiled eggs and potatoes roasted In
their Jackets. That is quite true, and am
entirely willing to agree that 1t is well
sometimes not to see or know too much and
TO close our eyes to conditions we cannot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

The other day, as l came up the street In
the car, our progress was stopped by a
bakers wagon, and clear view was given
of its interior. Loaves of bread were piled
In it like so many logs of wood, there was
nothing over them. the back door of the
wagon was open, and the dust laden, germ
burdened wind had full sweep over, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05
The Whipping Question Again.

Letters drawn out by the discussion of
various theories Of parental government
on through our Corner some months
ago continue TO pour In upon me. 1t Is not
practicable TO publish one-tenth of these.
yet now and again find myself irresistibly
tempted TO share with readers the gratifica-
ton l derive from the perusal OF one too
good for the waste basket. l am yielding
(and l 90 not think weakly to the tempta-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

the harness of his horse on the way to the
back of the wagon, whence he pulls out the
loaf of bread yor have ordered from where
1t Is mixed with other foods. and carry 1t in
his solled hands to your basement door7
Have you never wondered what especial
variety Of microbe the loaf acquired in the
transit? You are in luck If he does not lay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-05

the bread en- the step of the cart while he
gathers up the other articles that have been
sent home for you-the step where his mud
dy boots have rested while he loaded the
goods into the wagon.
OF course there is no end to looking for
dirt when you once begin. and you may tell