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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

~ URING the warm summer days many \ rooms look bare and comfortless on account of the empty fregrates. Such lot of people seem to recognize no
 reason for making them anything else but empty firegrates they make no at tempt to obvate reduce the cheerlessness. It is a big mistake; if only a little consid- eration is given to the matter the summer fireplace can be made thing of beauty and artistry and a real addition to the fur nishing " of the room.
 Such improvements can be effected, too, without any great outlay of money-the great thing is to exercise ingenuity and skill.
 Sometimes it Is only necessary to deal with the actual grate-as in the case of a fireplace being an integral part of the furn- ture of the room, or in the case of fires which are always kept laid for quick emergency lighting; but in other cases 1t is best by far to choose some bold plan which will put the entire fireplace " out of the room . for the warm days.
 When 1t Is only requisite for the grate to be dealt with 1t Is quite good plan to try this method. The simplicity of 1t makes 1t possible " to all pockets and to people who are not clever at contriving.
 Take piece of board exactly to At under the inner rim of the fireplace. Cover this tauty with chintz. suitable embroidery. or brocade, or some other material. Even wall paper to match that of the room may be em- ployed! When covered, fix the board up un- der the rim by means of couple of daubs of glue or stiff paste. So the empty ugly grate IS obviated while the board can be re- moved at a moments notice
 Another idea. when the ieplace has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
ThingsH housewife Should Know.

with the loops, and slip the muslin square on to these. It keeps out all smut. fiies and draft, and can be taken down for washing and put up again in a little time.
 To make a homemade sieve procure a clean box from your grocer, about ten inches square Remove the bottom and lid and tack firmly some perforated zinc on the bot tom Screw on four cotton reels or knobs to the corners for a stand. This is useful for making fine breadcrumbs, etc, and if the cotton reels are omitted it will be useful in the summer as cover for meat, milk, etc., to protect from 1ies
 If you are worried by dampness in cellars or cupboards. break up @ piece of lime in a box and place inside. All dampness and smell will quickly disappear. The lime must then be removed or it might cause dry rot in the wood of shelves. etc.
 When the little knob on the lid of kettle is lost, push cork part of the way through the opening, and secure it by driving nail through the cork horizontally on the under side. It will last long while like this.
 Nothing looks worse than door disfigured by finger marks. These are easily removed by rubbing we'll with a flannel dipped in paraffin oil Wipe well afterwards with clean cloth wrung out In hot water
 When mangling. take care that all buttons hooks etc. are inside the material when it Is folded for mangling, and there will be no fear of their being broken in the rollers
 When you are bothered with creaking doors just take advantage of the following hint: Take little vaseline. and with small brush apply it to the hinges. All creaking will cease
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
lane Barton Answers Queries.

GERTRUDE H. O.: Itis hard to make the transparent net suimpes fit smoothly. You will have better success if you handle tho net carefully. being sure not to stretch the neck and especially the back edges. Face at once with straight piece of net on the upper side and either turn in or fAce the under side or use flap of doubled net over which the upper part laps about half an inch. Use patent fasteners on net rather than hooks and eyes, which catch in the meshes.
 x |
 RUTH c. L.: The foundation of your crepe dress may be of thin messaline. satin. or a heavy net. The last is much used just now, but is trying when one has to pull down the skirt unassisted. Fit the foundation first. being careful in taking In the darts not to curve them in or they will not it smoothly. Do not sew the seams of the dress in with the nst ssamA but whom both skirts ars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Biz Profit in Ostrich Feathers.

HE development of the ostrich rearing
 industry in South Africa is being re-
 garded with tho greatest satisfaction
 by people in other countries interested
 in tho business There 10 scarcely . homestead in South Africa where one will not hear people talking of the profits of ostrich farming, and there Is no doubt that judicious investment in this business is pro ductive of sound profit. In twelve months b47, 7O9 pounds of ostrich feathers. valued at over $7,000,0O0. was exported from South Africa, and these figures arc steadily rising.
 Tho ostrich rearing industry has estab- lished hundreds, even thousands. of persons on the land who could never have succeeded without its aid. for ostriches can be reared on pasturage and naturalixed veldt which would be quite insufficient for cattle. And the difference between driving live stock to markets, across mountains and plains. is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Makes Empty Fireplace Cheery.
By HELEN BRANDT.

good mantelpiece Is to run curtains of a sub dued color against the grate. beneath the mantelshelf. Let them be fairly flat lying mot full and "bunchy." Put the fender and fireirons away for the summer. and stand before the fireplace a rough bench holding a trough of ferns Towering plants 1t gives the room a very cool eff feet
 On no account should any fireplace be decorated for the summer in such a way as to necessitate the blocking up of the chimney. Any moderately clever home car penter can, however. make false front in such a way as not to interfere at all with ventilation. A set of shelves can be made slightly longer and higher than tho actual fireplace. Judcous holes In the backing board will prevent the chimney being shut up.
 The shelves should be painted or stained in keeping with the room. and may be used as book shelves, for plants, china, or. photo- graphs, or anything else. according to indi- vldual fancy.
 With tiny grate, a splendid effect Is gained by simply standing a straight screen before the fireplace. The screen should be made to come either just below or just above the mantel shelf. It may consist of ordinary uianed wood, stained to represent oak or ma hogany, with carved wood or iron feet, or 1t may be simply covered with a striking speci- men of embroidery. For people with more elastic pockets. of course the screen may be made more costly and elaborate
 A little really artistic attention in this direction will prevent rooms getting that horrible empty firegrate " look which is much too prevalent during the summer months In many houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

vast when compared with the fact that . years crop of feathers from an ordinary holding can be taken out in cape cart drawn by . pair of horses
 According to the latest results which have been obtained. 1t appears that good pluck ing bird fed on lucerne can generally be de- pended upon for three crops of feathers in two years. and an acre of lucerne will easily carry three birds. the profits are quite substantial. taking one season with another
 ostrich farmers in South Africa have now acquired such knowledge of the birds that by judicious selection and mating they are able to send feathers to market which com mand high prices. It is found that birds thrive best. are freest from disease. and give the strongest and richest feathers when sub jscted to varied food and conditions-which is one of the secrets of successful ostrich farming. 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

finished hang them together on the same waistband If desired the placket of the net may be faced back with the crepe.
 
 ESTELLE: fear the trouble with your figure Is that you are not particular enough about your corsets. I know a woman who gained thirty pounds that she never lost by soins uncorseted for ten weeks when nursing a sprained ankle. You cannot expect to have good lines If you only wear stays when dressed up; a few hours daily of constrained figure does not weigh against three times as long spent uncorseted. On the same principle one as stout as you must buy we'll cut ex- pensive corsets that keep the shape. You should have at least two pairs and both of them in good condition. Be careful also to lace them each time you put them on. Do not be lured by the present fashionable hg- ure. When the normal confined waist is ID oncs moro yours will be hopelessly big.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

your material
 There two points to observe in this simple process If would execute 1t satisfactorily One is to that material Is level. cut and folded by a thread, and that your design Is placed 1t evenly at every point The second is when placed accurately. the design material with thumb tacks with pins. that it slip during the operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Lace Needs No Ironing.

A pretty white cotton crepe may be cut with a neck and the end of the sleeve slashed in an inverted V on top of the arm. Trim with two rows of any heavy lace inser- ton set it's own width apart If half inch in- sertion is used three rows will be more effec- tive. The lace is used rather than embroi- dery or bandings, as it wilIlook better with out ironing. If touch of color is preferred work dots of blue pink mercerized cotton at intervals on the lace.
 For an afternoon dress make . slip-on dress-that is. omit the opening-of blue or pink dotted swiss or lowered dimity. This needs no trimming. Leave the ends of the facing open at the round neck and bottom of the sleeve and also at the bottom of the skirt if desired. Run ribbon through to shirr or gather the material into rather close ft Finish with small butterfly bow on the left shoulder and one at each side of the bottom hem if that is shirred.
 For best dress use sheer white handkoe- chief linen. Mark rather low neck and end sleeves in a delicate scallop and embroidery with white mercerized cotton. delicate de- sign for eyelet and satin stitch can be worked in the center of the front and on top of each sleeve. These take a little more time, but are repaying in daintiness. Wear with rib bon sash. The bottom of the skirt may also be scalloped and cut out. Use fine valen- ciennes lace sdsing under the scallops t uko6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

Last half of alphabet, first half of which appeared in last Sundays paper. It is given in and done in satin outline, and stem stitches.
 To apply the design the material upon which 1t is to be worked, piece transfer or i'm presson paper Lay it face down upon the ma terial then each line of the paper with a hard pencil the point of steel knitting needle Upon lifting the pattern and the transfer paper you will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

to bring the opening back half inch from the edge. Stitch firmly across the bottom to keep from ripping.
 !: *s
 Simplest Neck Finish.
 The opening is long enough to slip over the head easily. Buttons are sewed on the under flap and buttonholes worked on the upper. Easy ironing Is insured by opening the dress to the bottom of the skirt. But this means more buttonholes and lost time. When the frock Is slipped over the head the neck open ing must be provided with draw string or elastic to insure good fit
 The simplest finish for the neck Is to face 1t with a bias facing. This is sewed with right side to right side a narrow seam taken along upper edge. The facing Is then turned, creased, the other edge turned in and hemmed or stitched to the garment With this facing the outside may be trimmed in any desired way.
 Sleeves can be hemmed or faced Where the material is not wide enough to make the proper length of the peasant sleeve a straight sleeve may be stitched on to the ki- mono shoulder and thus give the popular long shouldered effect.
 Now for the variety. Make one morning dress of white percale with red or blue dots. Cut the neck round and trim with stitched band of red percale or linen an inch wide, hn- ished. This may be bias band but an inch and quarter wide to allow for seams. Turn in both edges. basts carefully around the neck. then below. to avoid pucker- ing, and stitch on each edge by machine. Trim the sleeve with similar band and put another above-it tts own width apart Have two inch belt of the red held in place by straps at tho side, on ono can use rcd lsat1sr belt
 For . second dress tlse tan colcrsd cham bray. cut the neck square. piece the sleeves to bring to the elbow. and trim with five rows of quarter inch brown mercerdzed braid set it's own width apart on both neck and sleeves Cover joining of sleeve with two rows of the braid. Let the skirt hang free or add straps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07
Simplicity Saves Sewers Time.
By JANE BARTON.

ing frocks may be hemmed on the machine, but the better dresses do not take long to hem by hand. The time is more than made up in the ripping that may be necessary this summer with rapidly growing child.
 The opening can be finished In several ways. This is usually allowed for on the pattern One method is to make tiny hem on each edge, then make plait deep enough to bring the opening back half inch from the edge. Stitch firmly across the bottom to keep from ripping.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06

Small Girl Has Begun Early to Resent
Restrictions Imposed Upon
Her by Her Sex.

children often voice the spirit OF
thelr times in surprising manner. Lit
Tie Elsie, for example, in the pertinent
questions her adult relatives found
so dll1cult of reply. Several times in
single day the little girl had en-
couhtered the wall Of Conventionality
lhterdlctng for her Joys and liberties
easily granted her brother, and at last,
When told that nice little girls must
not play in the street after dark, even
upon special occasion such as Hal
loWeen, she was tempted toward open
revolt.
Mother, who made things so much
harder for girls than boys?' she
asked, suddenly. Boys can do many
things girls can't and they have good
times, somehow. Who said it was to
be 500"
Cod, | suppose" was mothers
DUBIOUS but determined answer.
Elsie considered the case in silence
for few moments then burst out i'm
pulsively:
We'll, | wonder who'd call that
JUST"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
SettIino Siberia,

Omsk, Siberia, has become the out
fitting point for an extraordinary mi
grafton, estimated at 100000 people
annually, which pours into the country
bordering on Mongolia. Nothing in
Europe or Asia has ever been quite
so like the springing up of the great
cities of the American middle west
as is the growth today of new towns
in Siberia. Except that the tide is
moving east instead of west the move
ment has many parallels to the won
derful migration which won the west
for America. There are, however, two
striking differences. The first is that
the pioneering is comparatively luxu-
rious compared to the American move
ment, while the natives, instead of be.
ing swept aside, are being absorbed
by intermarriage with the settlers. The
ten-day joruney up the Irish river
from Omsk into the promised land is
made by steamboats, which are the last
word in the luxury and convenience
of river traffic.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
DRUG HOUSE ENJOINED
BY FEDERAL COURT

Judge Jeremiah Neterer, of the
United States district court, today
granted permanent injunction in be-
half of the Centaur Company of New
York, the manufacturers of F1etcher's
Castoria, against the Stewart &
Holmes Drug Company of this city.
The controversy arose from the sim
ulating of the labels of this wellknown
preparation, and from the evidence
filed in the case it was shown that the
infringing label was first discovered
on sale in Honolulu, and was traced to
its origin here in Seattle.
The defendant company is one of
the Oldest and largest concerns of its
kind in the Northwest.
The decree carries with 1t an order
that the Stewart G. Holmes Company
recall the goods which are on the mar
ket under the infringing label, and to
pay all costs in the suit and damages
assessed at $4O0.-Seattle, Wash,
Times. ADV.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
REFLECTS LIFE OF SECTION
Homespun Language Well Described
as Having Race-OId DistiIIation
of Wisdom.

The life Of every section is reflected
in its speech. Why should it not be
taught pride in the very archaisms it
possesses? We have a storehouse on
which we can never afford to turn the
key. Take a lower Mississippi sen.
tence that Clemens might have cop.
led: There's been fray on the
river-I don't know how the fraction
began, but Dan and Bill feathered
into the Joneses with their rifles"
Agincourt bowmen would have under.
stood "feathered into"
In the tongue Of the Appalachians
storm is tempest, gay is gamesome.
strong is sur.vigorous, the air is the
element, agriculture is filth and hus-
bandry, medicine is physick. The peo-
pie speak in metaphor as readily as
the Tudors. One can hear in the
Great Smokes, as in Marlowe, Of
0<urds whose blood is snow.broth
and heroes bold as brass.
To become ashamed Of speech with
colloduial flavor is to become
ashamed of the very speech that Is
primitive thews and muscles. The
homespun language has a past; in it
beats the heart of democratic feeling,
and its sayings and phrases have a
race-old distillation Of wisdom.-New
York Post.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
IS CHILD CROSS,
FE1ERISH|, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give ''CaIifornia
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else &eanses, the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cold, has sore throat,
stOmach-ache or diarrhoea Listen,
Mother See if tongue is coated, then
give teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
TEN, and you have a we'll child again.
Millions Of mothers give california
syrug Of Figs because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it. and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
, EADERS ARE MEN OF ACTION
HAVING an idea, They Have Impressed
Il on Their Fellows and the
World Has Moved.

The nations are a series Of short
governments. A nation may disn-
tegrate inside Of a century. It may
flower inside of 80 years. 1t would be
rossible that q middle-western town
like Cedar Rapids should tomorrow
begin to put forth a group of heroes
who should overrun the earth with
the charm and vigor of their ideas.
A sudden quickening, mind catching
fame from mind, and once again you
would have the miracle of PIato's
Athens of Elizabeth's London.
II now and again some man had
rot decided to stop drifting and take
hold of things and reshape them,
there would have been no discovery,
no invention, no art. He might have
said, as many like to say: why not
let my big idea rest quietly? There
Is time enough in the long future
Why be in a hurry? Why so hot, lit
tie man? There is quiet sleep in the
churchyard for the men that have
gone before, and soon l too will be
there But, prevailing, he said
"Now is the time, and the place is
here, to bring my idea to action. I
insist on being heard. Here is the
plan We will not postpone 1t till
next century. We will try it now"
1t is our business to make our
ideas prevail. We are not to go 81.
lent, nor to retire from activity, be-
lleving that eur nation is long-lived,
and that our thought has an eternity
in which to come to pass. We must
speak up. We must strike early and
strike hard The time is short. It Is
right to wish to get something done
In our own ifetime.-Harpers
Weekly.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
HAD TOLD THE EXACT TRUTH
Lectures "outpouring" Was Just as
Had Been Stated in His Letter
Of Recommendation.

A lecturer went to Yonkers with a
letter to Yonkers citizen from a
man in New Rochelle and succeeded
in getting an engagement. His three
hour lecture proved dull, dry and un-
interesting. Next day Mr.. Yonkers
met MIR. New Rochelle.
What did you mean?" asked York
ers, by recommending that lemon
lecturer"
Il didn't recommend him."
well, just guess you did. I've
got your letter right here in my
pocket"
Better read it over again-care-
fully"
Mr.. Yonkers did. It was purposely
nOncommittal:
II have heard Mr.. BIS lecture. 1t
Is as interesting as it is instructive"
And it wasn't either" said Yonk-
ers.
Then the comparison holds" said
New Rochelle.-New York World.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
Whistler Did Not Care.

One day the late James McNeill
Whistler, the famous artist, went into
q London hat shop. He stood there
bareheaded, as the clerk had taken his
hat to another part of the shop to
match it. As he leaned idly against
the counter, a man rushed up to him.
took off his hat, thrust 1t into Whist.
ler's face, and exclaimed in anger:
look here, l want you to understand
that know something about hats, and
insist that this hat doesn't fit mel"
Whistler looked at the man with in
terest; then he smiled politely. please
put the hat on" he said, and the angry
man did so. Whistler looked him over
critically from head to foot; then in
his peculiar, drawing manner, he
said:
quite right. quite right. sir, 1t does
not fit. Neither does your coat; and
furthermore, your waistcoat Is too
large, and your trousers are horrible
color"
After Whistler went out, it took the
proprietor half an hour to convince
the man that it was not one of the
clerks who had insulte. him.-Youth's
Companion.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06
Ereshenlnq Eurs,

To freshen furs that have been
rubbed or crushed, brush them with a
clothes brush that has been dipped in
cold water and then shake them as
dry as possible. Sometimes this can
be accomplished by merely brushing
them the wrong way; but it is better
to wet the brush, brush the wrong
way, then shake thoroughly and dry
in the open air, beating them occa.
sionally with a stick. Some kinds Of
fur need to be combed dry, but it must
be carefully done, or the hair will be
combed out in the process.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-03-06

Manufacturers Have Made Them So
Pretty That There is Much Excuse
for the Fad.

In q day when even multi-million.
aires wives and daughters wear imita.
tion gems, nobody is ashamed to speak
of their cheap jewelry. Certainly, any
girl possessed Of common sense would
be glad to have one of the really beau.
tiful and artistic neck chains of slen.
derest silver links, supporting a lovely
locket Of imitation inlays. No more
expensive and equally alluring are the
necklaces Of smoked amber, imitation
moonstones. sapphires or emeralds.
the lorgnette chains in silver, gold or
gunmetal broken at intervals With mr..
namental jeweled bars, or the near.
pearl" strings to which may be at.
tached lockets Of the same sort OF wa.
ter gems, mingled with jewels. The
various clever limitations in gems are
also set in the colonial-shaped buckles
Of metal worn on afternoon houee
slippers, and the very small buckles
Of kindred shape and materials used
as shirtwaist pins.