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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
BUSINESS CHANGES

BUSINESS FOR SALE
 Country mercantile and general store for sale at a bargain at one of the best stations in Lowndes county, Miss. An opportunity for good storeSeeper and trader to make splendid incom~ also small tract of land adjoining to raise garden truck. Full particulars from H. Stan ley, Columbus, Miss. 12-20-lt BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY-E ablished hardware business in Tuscaloosa; clean stock; desirable stand, leased 1916 Will sell less than cost if taken at once. h. quire c. H. Penick, attorney, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. l2-25-ft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
Chocolate Cake and Icing

'In cheerful compliance with your suggestion that practical housemothers should send to you recipes they have tested and found good, I am inclosing one for chocolate cake that we like more and more after each trial of it. Half cup of butter, two cups of sugar, two cups of flour. one cup of buttermilk three eggs, one level teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of cloves, two teaspoons of cinnamon, half cake sweet chocolate Mix as you would any white cake, add ing the chocolate (melted) last Choco- late icing: Three cups of sugar, three quarters cup of boiling water, whites of three small eggs, one-quarter cake of chocolate. Boil sugar and water until it ropes, beat into well beaten whites, little at a. time, then add melted chocolate. X. Y. E..
 Well done, good and true Cornerite. Our labors would be marvelously les sened if we had 50 more such faithful disciples. Your recipe is written in legi- ble characters it is a pleasure to read and clearly expressed. Do not rest con tent with one contribution to the treas ure chest of tried and true"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
In Physics

From the .CofneH WluoW. 4
 Professor When two bodies come to- gether with some force Is heat generatedr Harastax-N Not always, sir I hit guy once and knocked him cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
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 taken for less than 25e for first fnser-
 ton. Cash must nccompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
Chinese Chop Suey

NitoP ouSy
 Enclosed find self-addressed and like to have you send a receipe for Chinese chop suey and how to cook the rice. l am sorry if it will inconvenience you, but l have written to you before and you have been lovely about it, so l have taken the liberty again.
 co. E. IT,
 I copy verbatim the recipe for Chinese chop suey procured from friend who brought it from it's native land. It is long, but there are others beside your self who want the genuine article. Do not apologize for writing again. We are here to answer such petitions. But we cannot mail recipes: One half chicken Cor quarter chicken and as much fresh pork, or you can make it all pork, but chicken is better), one large onion, a handful of mushrooms, stalk of eel cry, six Chinese potatoes, bowl Of rice, a small dessert dish of Chinese sauce (which answers for salt). When the chicken is cleaned scrape the meat from the bones and cut into strips about one and one-half inches long and one half inch wide. If pork is used, cut the strips the same length Slice the onions thin; soak the mushrooms 10 minutes in water, then remove the stems; cut the celery into pieces one and one-half
 
 no cooking; simply wash and slice First put the chicken Cor chicken and pork) into a frying pan with fat and fry until done, but not brown or hard. Then add the sliced onion and cook a little. Add mushrooms. Now pour enough sauce over the ingredients to make them brown. Then add some water and stew for a few minutes. Add celery, and aft CT a minute add the potatoes. Finally, add little 1oured water to it, making gravy of the water which stewed it. The Chinese potatoes, mushrooms and Chi nese sauce may be procured at any Chi nese grocery If the rice is not cooked it will detract greatly from the good taste of the chop suey. Otherwise it is a palatable dish. To those who do not know how to serve it l will say: Put some rice into a bowl, then add as much chop suey as you want. Mix and pour in enough of the sauce that was used in cooking it. Tea is usually taken with this dish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

Cotton Merchants. Hanover Square, N. change New Orleans Cotton Exchange. New York Produce, Exchange. Associate Members Liverpool Cotton Association; sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and iiheral terms given for consignments Qf mot cotton for delivery Corresponds tnce invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
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Furniture Co.,, 22lQ 2d ave. Phone 6As.
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 Many wealthy wish early marriage; very successful, confidential. strictly re-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27

HE IS a small Boston Bull Terrier. His name is Jack. He is the childrens S pet. Has been lost two weeks. Please bring him to The Age Herald office and get $5 reward.
 STRAY ED-From Fossil, mare s years old, weighs 800 pounds, dun color: wire cuts on fore legs; left in direction of Oxmoor. R. F. Hancock T. c. l. Office. LOST-rLost at Terminal station near ticket window, one ladies diamond ring. About one-third carat. If found leave at Age-Hera1d office and receive liberal reward. Answer R-26. care Age-Herald.
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The Washington times., 1915-09-11
Post-VOcatiOnal Exercise.

Not a small part of the good which
you received on your vacation was
due to exercise-which you obtained
in walking, swimming, and in tennis
or other games. By all means keep
up the exercise, taking at least
small amount every day. Tennis and
swimming will be out of the Ques-
ton, but there remains the walking,
If you are in an office, walk part Of
the distance each morning and even
Ing; If your work is at home, get
out of doors just the same and
walk, for walks In the fresh air give
something that neither work nor OK
ercise indoors can give. These sug-
gestions regarding exercise cannot be
too emphatically put. The poisons
which we mentioned above as Grip
pling the muscles and nerves, and
thus consuming body energy, are
In the perspiration. and through the
lungs in the expired breath. Since
exercise stimulates both the flow of
perspiration and deep breathing, 1t
is clear that by cultivating these
avenues of elimination we can do
much toward the conservation OF
our body energy.
Especially important is this matter
of deep breathing. Whether Walk
ing, working, or idlne, we should
maintain an erect posture, so that
the lungs will have plenty of room
in which to expand. and at each in
halation-let IL be decp-we should
take in u charge of oxygen that will
fill the entire system.-Alfred Rus
sell, In GOOD Health.
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
E TIMES DAILY MAGAZINE PAG E.
Why Too Much Coddling
Decreases Your Vitality
AS Won1en's Styles Show
By DIR. LEONARD KEENE H1RsHBERG.

per Feature Service. 1ne.)
1t is the hard fate Of man on whom
the heavens bestow. says Sir w. Jones.
a drop of pleasure for a sea OF woe, to
be compelled to suffer for habits thrust
upon him by others.
Too much coddling and clothing 50
weakens the flesh that It becomes sog-
gy, nabby. unused to the fine tang OF
cold spring zephyr Heavy UNDER
garments and thick overcoats work this
mischief.
What happens then? The flash OF
Sod-given fresh air which your shoul-
ders need. which feels so grateful to
the often air-bathed shoulders Of the
fair girl. shock and momentarily tor
ment the marrow OF your bones.
In short. your shoulders get hump
on themselves and double UP like
teckknife. A spasm or contra ction. as
we'll as pain, shoots through the shoul-
der pirdle. and You have a crystalliza-
ton or a coaRulation OF albunncn and
other things in those spoiled tissues.
II you feed your stomach all predi-
restcd pabulum, the powers Of that
your victuals wanes and disappears.
SO with the flesh. II you cover your
frct. eG-s, and shoulders too much in
order to protect them from the cold
they will lose their native power to
Withstand cold.
deer Gented ailments such as tubercu-
lcsie, dislocated bones. inflamed Joints.
10 &C ra tons and a host of other mala-
dies which may show themselves out
wardly with these sigrs. It Is within
the province of the surgeon to treat
we'll In n week.
cations aid the medicine which your
fs n,ly physician will advise.
The Washington times., 1915-09-11

two-thirds or three-quarters length.
Baltic and Hudson seals are the
most favored. with pony skin hover
ing In the ofring ready to be used
In case of necessity. Beaver col
quently combined with the seal-an
effect rather odd at first glance, but
one that can be rather admired after
a time. Tailless ermine Is also used
with the seal, as we'll as skunk. fox
and a number Of other long haired
skins.
For scarfs the natural skins in
cepted mode. Since these are usual
ly Of fox. this makes a neckpiece
not quite yard in length. 1t can
be slung around the shoulder or
bundled around the ncck-all de-
pending upon whether the wearer
wants to be cool or cozy. AS has
been said. the majority of muffs are
Of the ball variety. often trimmed
with droppings Of smaller balls.
Long Hairs Conservative.
Even in the muffs. however. the
effect Of natural animal skins has
been preserved. for a furry head
clasps a bushy tail in the most af-
feetionate way. adding largely to the
robust appearance of the creation.
Mole. beaver. and broad-tail have
been daringly employed by French
dressmakers to form the front and
back panels OF one-piece dresses.
II not used this way, thev may con-
stitute the collar and cuffs. to say
nothing Of at least third OF the
skirt
These are but the sporadic pro-
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
AdUances in FireleSs Cooking
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK
ght. 1915. by Mrs. Christine Frederick }

-HE much talked Of method OF
"fireless cooking has not.
like some other new ideas.
failed OF success. On the con-
trary. cooking by fireless is becoming
more popular and universally used.
The increase in the manufacture OF
firelees cookers has been very great
In the last five years. owing to
greater information among women
as to the benefits Of this method.
The first cookers were small. single
compartment boxes. Next came the
two or three compartment, sepa-
rate portable cookers which were
improved both in the material and
type. There was added to them the
so-called radiators. or stones. with
bake. BAKE The first esperiments with
these radiators became actual reali-
ty later. and It was proved that .
fireless could bake. roast. boil and
stew.
The next step was to bring this
fireless principle Of cooking with re-
with the regular stove. Today,
therefore. we have on the market
the fireless cooker principle carried
out in both gas and oil stoves. Here.
instead OF separate compartments,
we have one single oven. This
oven Is insulated or. lined in such a
way as to be proof against the tenn
perature of the outside air. Either
the oven walls or a hot plate in the
base Of the oven Is first heated by
the regular oil or gas burner for
short time. The heat is then turned
off and the walls so heated radiate
their conserved heat. This conserv-
ed heat Is what cooks the dinner.
In some models it is necessary to
pre-heat the oven before the food
Is inserted to be cooked. but in the
latest fireless gas range the oven
Is so constructed that 1t is possible
to put the food cold into the oven.
turn on the heat and the food will
cook thoroughly brown on the fire.
less principle.
A still further advance Is the de-
velopment of automatic attachments
which will regulate the cooking aC-
cordlng to definite periods of time.
For instance. in the latest stove it is
possible to put an entire dinner into
the oven. set the attachment for a
half hour OF forty minutes, as
needed. when the fuel will be auto
mattcally turned on and the dinner
The Washington times., 1915-09-11


Z 7oU are a hig. bold hearty man.
" Your lady friend" Is q sweet,
Il clinging, nesting creature
When you venture upon .he
street you wear an overcoat Perchance
you turn zap the collar. You may even
wear ear-mufflers or pulse warmers.
You have high shoes or boots on.
The dear girl with curly hair awave,
her ankles almost bare. with low pun,pe,
trips along with her shoulders scarce
ly covered. A large V-shaped cut ex-
poses the flesh OF her neck and chest.
Are you cold. dcar'" you AJAX in a
shiver. No: even the love light In your
eyes keeps yuu warm.
why, OF course not she demurs.
THE Idea of such a thing"
Your amaZement s hidden IN SEN
sation Of chagrin that a fellow who
was a fullbaek. who can throw the
inside great coat, when the little
mouse of girl who loves and leans
upon you thinks the cold perfectly de-
Thus. as Lucrctius put IT, in the midst
Of the fountain Of wit there arises
something bitter. which s.ings in the
very flowers. Chords that vibrate sweet
est pleasure thrill the deepest notes of
woe.
But the worst is ye: to come. Your
frail and almost unclad lady love caila
you the next evening, over the phone
ls that yoa, sWeetbeart! you WIS
per hoarsely.
Yes. George, why are you not here?"
she asks in a ,pouting voice: .! was
Just about 20 phone you, darling" you
Interrupt. My shoulders are SO sore
and stiff I'm in agony
Why. how in the world did that hap
pen7" sympatheticelly in tender accents.
II don't know. dear. 1t must be
fever or ague or malaria" you guess in
true fossil fashion.
Then comes the tug Of war. Little
recks she or you, as relentless Ru-
dolph might say. that the heavy cloth
ing you and other male mortals wear
Is more prone to proc rour shoulders
with stifr aches than happens II you
we're to go outdoors dressed In the
bare-necked. open-shoulder fashion Of
women.
You may delude yourself with the
poets vain notion that the more physi-
cally perfect a thing is the more 1t
feels pain. but physiology and your
Dresden doll sweetheart know better.
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Dear Miss Laurte:-1 am a
young girl Of fifteen. Will you
please tell me how old girl
should be before she can speak to
a boy whom she knows when he
passes the house? Mother thinks
am too young to have company
and so do I. but do you not
think that l ought to speak to
my friends when they pass my
house? My mother objects to
this and l wish to do as l am told.
Still, as I am in the third seInes-
ter at high school, on the honor
roll, and have gone through eight
years of graded school without
letting boys interfere with my les
sons, / think l can finish high
school without letting them do so.
don't YOU? What can 1 do?
UNE MAUVAISE FILE.
Well, young lady. should think
that you were old enough to speak
to people you know. If you are
sitting out In front OF your house.
and a girl or boy wnom you know
passes. 1t would be the natural thing
to do to speak to her or him. II you
were In the house. it would be 8
different thing.
You are just at the age when boys
begin to have attraction for you, and
you are no more to blame because
you like to be friends with them
than any other girl Of your age.
Your mother may forget that she
proba bly, felt the same way when she
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Sole Rivals Are Discreet
Beaver and Popular Skunk.
Others Muffs, Hat and
Parasol to See Fur Trim
mings.
Natural Skins In Own
Length Are Accepted
Mode For Scarfs-MuFs
of the Ball Variety In Ma
jority.
By THE SHOPPER.

<-A pr. and Mrs. silver Fox.
NU Mr.. Blue Fox, Mr..
lVl Pointed Fox. Miss Red
Fox. and the Misses
White and Black FOX request the
pleasure Of your company at their
fall reception"
Such might read the announcements
Of the furriers announcing their win
ter Openings" for at all these func-
tions the fox family Is out in full
force. This year the entire family
expects to have a busy season in
society. and not one member Is being
sighted.
In fact. It has been iearned from
an authoritative source that their
only rivals are to be those rather
forward Misses skunk. with a chance
for discreet Mr.. Beaver.
Aristocrat Of Family.
Mr.. Blue Fox Is quite the aristo-
crat Of his family, and can seldom
be lured forth to mingle with those
Of rank lower than his. He 10 In
clined to be little more democratic
this season. however. and is ex-
pected to officiate at any number
Of smart functions. These include
collars. muffs. landings and parasol
and hat trimmings. The collars are
mostly OF the choker variety, and
any width from four to six inches.
with possibilities Of eight or ten
inches looming up In the distance.
The blue gentleman will be used to
band coats Of every variety. from
suits to the dressiest Of evening
wraps. In this case. the bands are
about tour inches deep and border
the entire hem. even though 1t be
very full and flarinE.
At the ecent Passing Show Of
Of the secours National ana the
families Of Newport servants left
dest1tue by the war practically all
wraps were befurred from top to toe.
Yards and yards of the most care
fully matched skins were made into
bandings and applied wherever there
was all excuse for them. They
one or two Of the shorter pelts were
even shown made up into dresses
or at least the major part OF dresses.
Fox Fur Favorite.
And Of all furs the long-haired.
luxuriant fox was the favorite. The
white fox furs Of early summer were
seldom noted. hut all the other sis
tiers, aunts. and cousins of the fox
family were there ir full force, sill
yer fox. blue COX. red fox. black fox.
pointed fox. and coon fox. to say
nothing Of others indescribable.
20 Y,la nf f,ir 70 b
ions were shown, everyone noted with
exceeding thankfulness that muffs
were small and used at least a third
less fur than those Of last winter.
Everyone. too. had visions Of re-
modelling last winters furs so that
the worn places wouldn't show or
at least being able to affcrd a new
set because the price would be
lower Alas for such fond hopes
Even though the furriers have con-
ceded a point and made muffs and
and neck pieces smaller. they have
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
Three-Minute
Journey
BY TEMPLE MANNING.

A 8 remarkable a sight as I
~ had ever the good fortune
n to see was the famous boat
colony Of Canton, China.
It is a vast floating city Of house
boats-so vast that 1t Is estimated
that not less than 1000. 900 people live
here. 1t Is city without streets or
alleys and with a population which
Is made up Of all sorts and condi-
tions of men.
Some OF the boats. especially
Of permanency and are made fast to
piles driven In the earth; but those
on the outer edges are always NOV
ing or being shifted one way or an
other as other boats force their
way In to an anchorage.
Though the arm of the law only
reaches to the shore line. there Is
less of lawlessness and disorder than
one might suppose. considering that
the off-scourings Of all China are
likely to seek this haven at some
time or another. The craft are Of
houseboats, flower boats, and boats
devoted to the selling of all sorts Of
merchandise and the carryir~ on Of
all sorts of trades. to the innumer-
able humble sampans. the homes Of
the multitude.
Mingled with these are often many
of the pirate craft which infest the
river and coast, to the great annoy
ance of European sailors. and which
are usually manned by as vicious
and blood-thirsty class of men as
inhabit the globe. But crimes of vio-
lence are rare, or at least they are
so quickly covered up as to escape
notice by the authorities. At that.
a close watch is kept upon it. as all
sorts of disorder. from political revo-
lutions to the burglary of the homes
of rich mandarins and merchants,
are generally believed to originate in
this floating mass OF humanity.
copy't. 1915. by Newspaper Feature ssrytc~,
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
Nothing In Them.

William" said the good wife. looking
UP from her paper, here I see an ar
ticle that says a man out in Kansas 10
suing his wife for divorce simply be-
cause she went through his pockets
after he was asleep. Goodness knows,
William, proba bly, the poor woman
never got a cent from the brute Of .
husband In any other way!'
"uh. huh" replied William.
william" came from his better half.
don't you dare sit there and 'uh-huh'
me in such manner! What would you
do II you woke up and found me going
through your poekets?"
"Who-me?" asked the sleepy hus-
band. who had already turned over his
r,y envelope to the boss of the house.
why. I'd get up and help ysu search.
Of course, my dear!'-Judge.
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continue cooking on the flreless
principle.
The advantage is. OF course. that
the woman's work Is ended when she
puts the dinner in the stove. There
Is no pot-washing. no standing over
q hot range. no stirring or seeing
that the food will not scorch or boil
almost entirely omitted. and cooking
thus becomes a dependable opera
ton. For years 1t has been a de-
pendable operation in hotels and
many factories where temperature
gauges and time-clocks were used
with cooking apparatus. But 1t Is
only now that these scientific helps
to cooking have permeated the home.
The further advance in scientific
cooking will surely remove the last
relics Of drudgery from the modern
home
The Washington times., 1915-09-11

ductions OF the fur craze. however.
More conservative shops are no leas
lavish In their use Of fur. but they
employ It more extensively on cloaks
and coat suits instead of for gar
ments designed for house wear. OF
all the furs. the long haired varie-
ties. and most especially the foxes,
are a safe investment either as trim
mings or as muffs and scarfs.
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Sopyright. 1915, by Newsp
1OU are hig. bold hearty man.
" Your lady friend" Is q sweet,
The Washington times., 1915-09-11

broken out In a new place and
ftndishly joined forces with the
dressmaker to make last years mod
est baudings look like someone's
orphan child.
1t is rumored that furs are un-
usually cheap this year-and they
need to be, for when ones gowns
ranging all the way from negligees
yards OF the stuff-what is to be
done? A last years muff will just
about do for cuffs and a neckpiece
Will make a collar for an evening
cloak. If any making over Is to be
attempted.
Most Of the fur coats are either
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PERSONAL ADVICE.

Readers desiring a personal re.
ply should remember:
l. To address inquiries to DR.. L.
X. Hirshberg, care of The
Washington Times.
2. To enclose a stamped and sd-
dressed envelope.
The Washington times., 1915-09-11
Fall Waist
Trimmings
Chiefly Fur
Metal Embroidery Also Pop
ular. Military Models
Prevail In Fall Millin-
! cry, Chiefly In One
Toned Color.

BY MARGARET MASON.
''Is It a waist. the maiden said,
To buy a lovely waist Of red,
That's made of many yards OF
mull?'
Sure such a waist can't be waste
ftil.
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ADVICE TO GIRLS
Bv Annie Laurie

was fifteen. Tell her that your
friends will think you very queer
and impolte II you don't speak to
them when they pass, and II you put
1t that way she may relent.
Miss Laurie tCtll Uelcome letters Of In
Qutry on subjects OF fe,ntntne interest
from yourg ,Con,en readers OF fhts
paper, aud tcilf reply to them IN these
columns. They should be addressed to
her care, this office.
(Copyt. 1918. by Newspaper Feature servioA)