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Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-27
PORTUGAL HAS STRIKE
No Rail Communication Between Lis.
 bon and the Spanish Frontier.

PARIS, Feb. Railway commun- ication between Lisbon and the Span ish frontier has been completely cut off by the striking railway men who , belong to the revolutionary section of the socialist party. According to pas sengers who arrived today from Lis. bon after journey of 102 hours in stead of the usual thirty-two. tn tracks have been destroyed in many places and bridges have been blown up. Telegraph and telephone com munication has been interrupted throughoutout Portugal.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-27
Cowboys of the Sky
 Buck Up with Dixie Queen

When you're snging rivets five hundred feet in the air you get that old heeeing that life is full of good stuff There's pep and ginger in the game Cowboys of the sky what they call these keen, alert structural iron And when they like buck up bit-wel, they go for good, ful-bodicd, rich
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-27
Important Messages

chief of Police Basset T. Watkins has important information for two people in Bisbee, neither one of whom he can locate personally. One wanted Is MAude Grayson, whose mother has wired the chief The other is Henry Nimitz whose friends or relatives in san Angelo, Texas. want him at once to get into communication with them Further particulars can be had by calling upon the chief
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-27
PAINE WEBER MARKET
tRoceived by L. ,. overlock)

(Roceived by |. j. oyerlock)
 BOSTON. Feb, 2b--The market opened rather weak this morning but stocks found rather good support rallying the list about a point. We still believe that coppers offer a very attractive purchase around this level. Franklin seemed to be in good de mand selling up to 6 1-4. There is nothing new in the Mexican situation and when it Is definitely settled we should run into very broad bull movement. Total sales S16.100. Money l 3-4 per cent Metal fl 7-s. Closing quotations:
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-27
Corn

July ...... ..... .... ..., o6 "a May .. ...... ... .... 67 1-s
Bisbee daily review., 1914-02-27
JOHNNY DUNDEE WINS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26-Johnny Dun dee of New York outpointed Pa Moore of Philadelphia in almost every round of their ten-round contest here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Winning Children's Love.

" / feel that l would like to give you my
experience in the hope that 1t may be of
help to other mothers and daughters. 1
believe that we mothers have a great part
to play and it is up to us to succeed or not
Our children are bound to reflect their
parents. If we are patient and kind a I'd
control ourselves, how natural for them
to try to act like usl There are many little
defects in our children's character we do
not need to dwell upon and IL we see that
the main points, such as love, self control
honor. virtue, and generosity are we'll de-
veloped we need have no fear for the minor
points. They will take care of themselves.
l once knew young man who had so much
respect for his mother that to his eyes she
was perfection. / said to him one day, If
/ only knew that my sons would grow dp
to love me one-half so much as you do
your mother i should be happy l shall
never forget his reply, If you love your
boys as well as my mother loves me you
need never fear they will not return it,
Ever since then L have tried to show 10
every way / could the love ] have in nv
heart for them and the result is a sweet
and beautiful confidence between u.s. Let
us not be afraid to tell our children that We
love them and they will respond gladly
thus enabling us to help them in the per-
picking problems that come to all young
people who are just entering womanhood
and manhood. Let us begin when our
children are young to show our love Tor
them, and by love / mean training that
benefits them, teaching them to respect ,h..
rights of others. to be courteous to tn,
elders, generous with their playmstes, un-
selfish towards all mankind. insisting upon
obedience always, for unless a child learus
to obey the laws of home he will never
obey the laws of school nor the laws Of
country nor the laws of God. S. B. c."
Seldom have l received letter which
gave me greater pleasure to read or TO
print 1t warns my heart to find mother
taking the stand which have always held
myself and which 1 believe is the wisest
and best by which to train children. Strict
obedience, unfaiing love. and tenderness
are to me the essentials iu the training OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

next summer. The size of the overcoat
needed is 4S, but larger size would an
swer. The old mans initials are A. b. C..
but the coat may be sent to me and l VIII
see that he gets 1t. Mrs. E. +. b.
As my readers know, we do not ask for
clothing through this corner. but here is
an offer of direct exchange of values-the
two weeks board in return for the coar.
/ hope the garment may be forthcoming.
whether as gift or an exchange matters
little. so long as the man who needs it gets
it. 1 will gladly supply the address of the
friend who offers to pay express or parcel
post charges on the bundle. An early ao-
swer is desirable If there is real good to be
received from the coat while the cold
weather is with u.s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

since l was 4 years old My mother died
six weeks ago and now that | am alone
all day l miss her sadly. 1t would do me
good to know that some one thinks of me
enough to give me pleasure. w. j. s.
1 hope some one may. perhaps be moved
to look up the poor cripple and see if there
is not some other way to brighten her life
In addition to sending her writing paper.
This am sure, will be given her promps-
ly. but to my mind the case demands more
than this. The well written letter I re-
ceived shows more than ordinary educa-
tion for a girl in her position and L am
sure she would appreciate whatever could
be done for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

me as though life were hardly worth living
My daughter and her husband go to clubs
and dances and parties and other affairs IN
which have no part. l must say ! think
il is hard on me-"
happened TO be acquainted with the sit
uation. The woman who made her lament
had lived her life, full and happy, as the
mother of family and had settled into a
home nest with he. married daughter. She
was adored by her grandchildren, loved
and honored by her daughter and son-in-
law, present as a central figure at all their
entertainments. taken to the opera, and
the play frequently, in every way deferred
to and considered. Yet because the young
er people had their friends who invited them
to gatherings of others of their own age
the mother was so sorry for herself that
she could not have both the indemnities or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
~ X
Whole Bread With Yeast.

Some time ago there was q recipe in
your corner for fruit cookies made with
raisins and nuts. l have lost the direction
VIII you please insert it again and direc-
tions for whole wheat bread with yeast
" B."
! shall have to appeal to our readers for
the recipe for fruit cookies. Will some one
who has 1t send it to me that may print
it for this correspondent? The following
1 am hapy to give in reply to her second re-
quest:
Dissolve a cake OF compressed yeast in a
half cup of warm water; in another bowl
mix two cups of milk with two of boiling
water, teaspoon of salt, and one Of sugar.
When this is lukewarm put the dissolved
yeast with 1t, add enough whole wheat flour
to make a good batter This should REQUIRE
about a quart. Beat from the bottom for
five or six minutes and when light add flour
to make soft dough. Turn this out an
your Toured kneading board, work IN.
dough for ten minutes, set it to rise, cover.d
with a towel, and leave 1t in sheltered co.,
ner for three hours. Knead for five minutes
shape into loaves, let these rise until urht
and bake. Small loaves will require thr.e.
quarters Of an hour in the oven; . larxe
loaf will need an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
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years younger. We see self-pity in the girls
of the family who resent having to take
their part in domestic duties or to deny
themselves pleasures their parents cannot
afford them or to do their portion in
necessary economies.
Everywhere we recognize the vice in those
who resent the lack of attention they feel
is their due without being able to supply
any satisfactory reason why they should
receive it, who complain that they are not
invited to this place or that, that they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

befalis her. Granted that it is natural
to be sorry for yourself when you are in
pain or in sorrow, do you think the indul-
gence in self-pity makes the burden easier
to bear? When you have sat yourself down
and pondered over the belief that you
have more trouble than anybody, that you
are not appreciated or considered by your
family or friends. that you are imposed
and put upon by most of your acquaint-
ances, that the only reason they are agree
able to you is because they hope TO make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Old Man Needs an Opercoat.

am wondering if there is an old fur
overcoat too shabby to wear in the city that
would be good enough in the country and
that some one is willing to give away An
old man who will be ~ his next birthday
is in need of such garment. read about
the good fellows who like to make others
happy and l wish one of them could come
to the help of this old man. He has had
much hard luck, sickness. and loss If
some one will give the coat 1 am willing
to pay express charges and to give toe
good fellow who presents the coat two
weeks fine board right down on a farm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

ing, piecing quilts, embroidering and stem
cilng. / make beads and flowers and do
some plaster of paris molding would be
thankful for reading matter. especially on
fancy work of any kind, for quilt pieces.
yarn, thread. and post cards. BELL"
Another appeal which should lead some
more fortunate to see what can be done to
ease the lot OF this other cripple, to con-
tribute reading matter and some of the
sewing materials and other items desired.
i; Il
Offers Baby Carriage.
Il have a wicker baby carriage to OF sr
to any one needing it and will pay charges
for shipping it. A. M. L.
1 hope some needy mother will write me
for this address.
Suggests Teaching Servants.
Z" have young maid, Is years old. who
has just come from the country. She is
willing. neat, and has nothing to unlearn.
l am qualified to teach her properly, though
for three or four weeks shall find my hands
full and be obliged to be at home to see to
all meals. Now. why don't some Of the
graduates of the domestic science schools
take up this training of young girls as
business? -Four weeks would start a girl
beautifully and being taught in the home
she is to live in the work would be routine
long before her teacher left her. or course
the maid would have to have possibilities.
and for this training should work for. say
81 less until half of the expense had been
paid. Also she should agree not to leave
in the lurch any one who had taken this in
terest From the standpoint of the gradu-
ate teacher of the maid $40 per month plus
board and lodging would not be bad, would
it, in spite of having to move to a new place
of instruction every month? M 7. I"
would greatly like to know what other
housekeepers think Of this plan and if any
of them believe it would be practicable.
The objections which occur to me are in the
first place that it would be difficult to Sc
cure the maids desirous Of submitting to
the training. Most of those who come our
way expect to be paid full wages while
learning and ask and get as full pay as il
they were already skilled in their work
More than this. the supply is usually in
adequate to the demand SO that housekeep-
ers feel they cannot afford to stand out for
training. but must take what is offered them
in default of anything better. or go with
out. AS consequence the maid receives
full pay while learning and would hardly
take kindly to the idea that she was to
give up some of her pay for the sake of be-
ing taught. Few maids go into service with
the notion of making a permanent occupa-
tion Of it. but look at it as a means of sup
port until they marry and go to homes Of
their own, and most of them are not suf-
iiciently long sighted to appreciate the
value teaching would be to them after their
marriage. From the standpoint of the grad
uate instructor / cannot speak. TO me q
salary of $40 month"; plus board and lodg-
ing. does not seem munificent for woman
who has taken course at a domestic sci-
ence school when you reflect that the half
taught immigrant maid servant frequent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

world to make yourself unpopular is to
show you feel others do not look upon you
as important, and you resent it? If were
In your place would try to forget all about
myself and be so lovely and unselfish and
desirable my friends would feel they
couldn't get along without mel, "
Self-pity is unquestionably failing of
the salad days, when a girl is so young
that she has not yet learned that her wishes
and preferences do not bulk as largely to
others as they do to herself. Unfortunate
ly the persuasion is not outgrown with us
as we attain ripper years. but has pro-
clivity to continue and grow with advancing
age
Don't be sorry for yourself If you can help
1t. l don't know a more uncomfortable
state of mind than that of the woman who
is always seeing occasions to regret what
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

love Others" is the moan of another
give all my heart to my friends and they
spare me little affection in return1'
What difference does that make" |
heard a common sense, practical man re-
tort to a sentimentally disposed girl who
was mourning that the friend she loved best
gave her so little in recompense. As see
it, your business is to be worrying as to
whether you love her enough-not if she
loves you as much as you think she ought
to. If you were worth her love you'd get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

matter now and when we rebuild will not
haye book, magazine, or paper which We
would value beyond measure. Do you sup
pose some of your readers would send us
their old magazines, which perhaps they
simply throw away, or any books they
would be willing to contribute to help form
new library? l. A. B. A.
No book lover can read this letter with
out sympathy. and while we cannot hope
to replace the treasures this contributor
has lost. l am sure her modest plea for old
magazines and discarded reading matter
will be needed and books semitic her. shall
be happy to give her address to any appli-
cants who wish to be of service to her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

mother has a jealousy of the devotion of
the children to the father or to their friends
where she seems almost to grudge to her
young people the care free enjoyments
of their age, where she considers herself
neglected and put upon by the ordinary work
of the household which falls to her share,
where she calls herself " back number -
because she no longer has a claim upon the
amusements which were hers when she was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

sighted and looked upon as of no impor-
tance.
To come to an even deeper and more
fatal form of the complaint, look at those
who mourn the lack of affection of their
friends
love her a great deal better than she
does me-" signs girl Of her intimate soul
sister.
never have been loved as much as I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

the children. when justice is part of all
disciplsSe. L wish the mothers who are in
doubt about the way to keep their chill
dren's love and confidence would cut out
this letter and paste it in their devotional
books where it would be always witoin
reach for frequent consultation. They
could not have a better guide and thank
the correspondent who wrote and sent II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

it. and IL you're not wouldn't announce
the fact"
If he had meant to check further lamenta-
tions in his hearing he accomplished his
desire and I confess to a degree of sym
pathy with him. although did not approve
of the harshness of his course. Still, the
exhibition of self-pity is irritating. no mat
ter what form it takes. Perhaps sensitive
ness is one of the most trying of its mani
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Fancy Work Literature.

I am all alone in an upstairs room. try
ing hard to get we'll Almost all my life
I have been a cripple and for several years
! have been a sem-invald. Still have
never let time hang heavy on my hands. l
earn my way by sewing, knitting, crochet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
4nother Form of Il.

Although L have touched upon the cases
OF two grandmothers / DO not mean for an
instant to contine the vice of self-pity to
them. We find it In the family where the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

advantages Of middle age and the privileges
of youth that she lost sight of her blessings
and wasted her time and strength in regrets
for herself and her imagined trials and
deprivatons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Records + 90 Classical.

am sufferer from locomotor ataxia
Where [ stay they have phonograph
can use, only their music is too classical
for me. If any Of your readers have a few
records to give away, of common airs, will
gladly pay costs d. c. r."
Can some friend grant this wish?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Honinp Without the Hull.


Il would like to learn through the Cor
ner how to make hominy without the hull
on and offer the following recipe for cook
ing potatoes: Dice six medium sized pota-
toes. add half cup grated cheese, salt and
pepper to taste, and cover with milk Over
the top lay slice of smoked ham and press
down until the milk covers it. Sprinkle
with sugar and bake until the ham 10
brown. MRS. e. I. p"
Thank you for the recipe. You do not say
if the ham is to be boiled or raw, but take
it for granted this is to be cooked before
using and the potatoes are to be raw when
put with the cheese II am mistaken in
this please correct me. Omission Of Just
these details often causes perplexity and
mistakes on the part of the unframed cook
To make hulled hominy put six quarts of
cold water into a large iron kettle and drop
into this pint of wood ashes tied I'D In q
piece of flannel. put it to boil and cook untp
the water becomes black. It 10 then lye.
In this boil two quarts of corn until the
hulls begin to loosen and drop OF, stirring
with a wooden spoon from time to time.
Drain off the lye. turn the corn into a large
vessel of cold water. rub the hulls or with
the hands. changing the water several
times, and when the corn is hulled and white
put into cold water and leave over night
In the morning change the water again.
boil four hours, sl1mming often and putting
in more fresh water. The corn should be-
come white and mealy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Writing Letters Her Pastime.

am a poor crippled colored girl and
would be grateful for stationery on which
to write letters-that is my pastime. hav'
infantile paralysis in my feet, legs, and
arms. and have suffered from this ever
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
HON 10 Be UnponuLar.

Hon 10 Be Unpopular.
Why should any one go out of her way
to slight you?" asked an elderly woman
patiently of young girl who was
plaintively enarging upon the dearth of at
tention she received from her friends.
Don't you know the best way in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01
Books Lost in a Fire.

Il am writing just few lines to tell you
of a misfortune that happened to myself
and daughter. Four of us. my two "a Ints.
myself and daughter, were taking up four
claims and one night during our abb
sence both houses were fired at the
same time and burned to the ground with
everything we possessed in ne world
with the exception of a few remnants. What
j mourn the most is the loss of a valuable
library, of collection of books that l would
not have given up for any claim in the
United States if had been given my choice.
What I valued particularly were my vari-
Gus books of reference, my school books.
and various books on art. literature. the
sciences, and music. 1t makes me heart
sick even to think Of what was lost; ency-
clopedas and unabridged dictionary and
some occult works of great value. and a
Aumber of books that were out Of print.
Now, though know cannot replace what
lost except partially, with considerable
time and expense. still thought that per-
haps some of your readers would take pity
on US. as We are entirely without reading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-01

something out of you, and that the cause
for their dropping you is their inability to
use you further, that your health gives you
constant distress and special maladies Pc
culiar suffering-when you have given time
and thought to all these beliefs do you
feel any better? Haven't you rather in
creased the sum of your distresses? 4
Two remarks always occur TO me in con-
nection with the exhibitions of self-pity
1 am unfortunate enough to behold iu
some of my friends. One of them 1 cannot
place. although I fancy that If had tins
l could trace it to somewhere in Dickens
pages. The old woman who used 1t summed
up the convictions of many others. As
l recall her phrase it ran something like
this Perhaps my trials amt worse than
others, but / feels 'em more!" " The other
speech was that uttered by long-suffering
Mr.. Peggoty about Mrs. Gummidge and
her attacks of blues. These he always ex-
planned by the aside: She's thinkin' of
the old uni" Said old un being the de-
parted Mr.. Gummidge.
* n
Ridiculous 10 Friends.
The rest of you may not agree with me.
but to my mind there are few things more
unpleasant than the thought that I am max
ing myself rather ridiculous to my friends
by any habit of speech or manner. If I
could fancy that my attacks of depression
called forth the comment that was think
ing of any " old un." no matter whether It
was a person or an object, il felt that
some one was chucklng, 1t tint that her
trials is worse than others. but she feels
'em more" I am persuaded that the glow
of healthy rage induced by the thought that
/ was making my woes and worries an
occasion of mirth and jeere to my friends
would do more to cure ma Of my fault
than any amount OF philosophy or religion.
1t is not a pleasing reflection that you
are rendering yourself and your tribula-
tions so absurd that you resemble comic
supplement picture more than an image OF
dignifed grief.
If you are not an amusing spectacle you
are probably causing either annoyance or
distress to those about you when you are
sorry for yourself. Those who love you
suffer for your suffering, whether they
believe in the cause for it or not. 1t Is
enough for them to know that you are un-
happy and that they cannot help you. II
the reflection that you are giving them pain
does not move you to call a halt in your
self-pity you might be brought to it by the
consideration that you are hurting your
self worse than any one else. Few faults
are harder to cure than that of being
sorry for yourself, once the habit is firmly
rooted; few are more pernicious and hurt
full to the whole character. Pull yourself
up with q jerk, cast out self-pity and as a
motto for your reformed state take that of
dear, sweet tempered, self-forgetting.
friend and enemy loving Mrs. Boffin: +" Lor.
let's be comfortable," You will find 1t far
more profitable to yourself and to every
one with whom you are associated than
the assertion of your sensitiveness, your
trials. or your wrongs.