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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11

m OMPLIMENTING Miss Doris
III Moughon, a bride-elect, Miss
Etoile White was hostess yester-
day, when she entertained the Bachelor
Girls, the Bidders, and a few friends at
cards at her home on Chestnut HILL
Autumn leaves and yellow and white
chrysanthemums were used for decora-
tions. The club prizes were articles for
the boudoir table and crystal bud vases
were presented to Miss Moughon and
Mrs. E. T. Brown, a recent bride. The
guests included Miss Doris Moughon, Miss
Malle Moughon, Miss Mable Marler, Miss
Helen Keiser, Miss Kathryn Ross, Miss
Ella Louis Ward, Miss Nellie Haylow,
Miss Emma Collins, Miss Hughlette Ad-
ans Miss Elizabeth Turley, Miss Madge
Pollock, Miss Carolyn Rosenstihl, Miss
Emma Sturkey, Miss Cunden Baldwin,
Miss Annie Franklin, Miss Lois Brown,
Mrs. III. C. Stockham, Mrs. Richard Lus-
sier Mrs. E. T. Brown, Mrs. Nenian
Steele, Mrs. Eugene Lloyd, Mrs. Estelle
Bethea Hale, Mrs. James Keith, Mrs.
Shirley Harris, Mrs, Houston Allan Brice.
The following invitations have been
received: mfr. and Mrs. Willard Franklin
Jackson request the honor of your pres
ence at the marriage of their daughter,
Ethel Keane, to Mr.. Edward Lamar Will
hanson on the evening of Wednesday.
November 20, at o'clock, the Methodist
church, Pine Apple, Ala
Mrs. D. B. Lightner was hostess to the
members of the Friday Luncheon club
at her apartment on Fourteenth avenue,
yesterday. There were no extra guests
and the usual club prize was awarded
after a series of card games.
The Pierian Literary society of the
Central High school enjoyed very de-
lightful programme on Robin Hood bal
lads, which was as follows: robin Hood
and His Men," by Miss Madeline Bowen;
robin Hood and the Monk" by Miss
Cora Crawford and robin Hood and
Guy of Gisbone,' by Miss Margaret
Lewis.
Mr.. Annie S. Archer announces the
marriage of her daughter, Mabel Les
lie to Mr.. Hal Goldwire Childers on
Wednesday. November s, at the home
of the brides sister, Mrs. o. L. Clay,
Atlanta, Ca, the Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden
officiating
The Clio Literary society held its regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon at the
Central High school. The quotations
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
JRFOR ID HAMPDEN

Certainly; it isn't a case of size that
makes things count he said authorize
lively. ITS personality; it's determine
ton. Wasn't Napoleon, the geratest gen.
eral of them all, small man? Wasn't
Lord Nelson, my hero-you know he is,
because I'm an Fnglishman-the greatest
seaman in the world sent back from the
navy when he was a youngster because
he was too small and weak looking? No,
believe the man who wears a Is collar
and whose shoe is No. 3 stands a good
chance in spite of all the theories and
traditions against him.
Very Good Eddie I commended as
this burst of oratory in defense of the
small man penetrated my brain and 1
realized that the counsel for the defense
had scored a point.
"Will you always go on playing boy
parts and being-well, just a boy?'
al haven't yet aspired to playing Ham
let not even Rip Van Winkle,' nor
Ingomar,' but some day 1 hope to do
some really big role that will entitle me
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11

Can you imagine anything worse than
to have nothing in the world to do?
Yet there are hundreds of people who
are looking forward to the time when
they can idle comfortably. They i'm
agine it to be a most delectable state,
while really it must be a very lonesome
condition.
Thomas Jefferson said: 'Those who la
Dor on the earth are the chosen people
of God" and Abraham Lincoln said: 81
am always for the man who wishes to
work" Even with the sentiments of two
great leaders in their favor, half of the
workers are martyrs to the cause, and
would rather drag along in half way
condition than to expend their moments
in honest toil-would rather do without
even many of the necessaries of life than
to follow duties that seem to mean a bit
of drudgery
This evidently emanates from lack
| great leaders in their favor half of the
no specific cultivated talent, or preference
for the kind of work that appeals tc
| their nature, and consequently are willing
to pull through life in chance condi-
| ton, taking any job that comes along
and doing that half way; and trusting to
| something else turning up that they
might do just as we'll.
| This very condition among the people
| is the cause of more misery and crime
| than any other-they are taking a chance
without any plan, and that chance leads
to failure. 1t is a sin to gamble with
time. The beautiful sun rises each day
and beckons the slumberer to action, tt
wake from dreamland and start some
thing, even if the clouds or the rair
drops hide the sun away, they in it's steat
| carry the message of a change at tn,
| hour-walle up and stir.
There are thousands of people today
wanting other folks to find them some
thing to do. Why? Because they know
| they have not trained themselves am
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to a niche in the hall of fame" young
Mr.. Hampden declared.
And that big, deep voice of yours
that silver toned voice of yours, that is
big enough for a giant to own" I in
quired; chow do they classify it in must
cal circles?"
II believe the musical director would
tell you that it is a light brown tenor or
a bottled green" he replied. But I'm
not bothering about that, because really
have no musical ambitions; you haven't
an idea how difficult it is for me to jump
into a musical comedy when all the time
I've been playing with people like Sir
Herbert Tree, Mr.. William Gillette, and
in the beautiful things of Maeterinck s. "
Perhaps | may never get a better role
than Eddie-and it is really very nice
part, but every actor and actress does
one really big part in his life which
makes name for him, and if I can only
grow up may yet achieve my ambition -
Every Good Eddie; you're a nice boy,
and we wish you luck!'' was our parting
shot!
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SOCIETY
By EMMA REID RYALL

were 'Impersonation Of Some Character
From Silas Mariner" The programme
consisted of 1.-The Story of Silas Mariner
by Shaye Shroening and "A Scene From
Silas Manner Elsie Sparrow, Eppie;
Mayme Rencher Silar Mariner; Ruth
Crockrell, Mrs. Glass; Rosa Bancroft, Mr..
Cass.
DR.. and Mrs w A. Martin will en-
terrain at a dance on Monday evening
at the Motor and Country club.
Mr. W. H. Harper entertained at a din
ner last evening at the Southern club in
honor of Miss Dorothy Chambliss, a
bride of next week. Covers were laid
for eight.
Miss Lou Abbie Chambliss will give a
luncheon today at the Tutwiler compIi-
menting Miss Dorothy Chambliss.
Miss Fanchette Davitt will give a hose
shower this afternoon at her home on
Fifteenth street, south, complimenting
Miss Dorothy Chambliss.
Tomorrow evening Miss Louise White
will give a dinner party at the Tutwiler
for Miss Dorothy Chambliss.
AAOiN"y "ACciilooil MIS- H. ID. DIy Ell Will
give a box party at the Lyric compli-
menting Miss Chambliss.
Mrs. TT. NJ. Dozer. who has spent the
past month in Pittsburg and other cities
will return home next week. During her
stay Mr.. and Mrs. Claiming Clark are
at her residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Leake are at home
for the winter at an attractive bungalow
on Nolan avenue.
Mrs. Robert Knox Greene of Greensboro
is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
e. b. Evans on Orange avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Many Need to Know How to Work
By MRS. j. d. REID

j. Ii. REID
they need some one else to find their fit
ness, anything for a position.
1t is morS often the custom to wait for
easy times, to hope FOR plenty, than to
aim at the mark, the only mark, good
service, to attain the desired aim, leisure
and comfort.
One scarcely ever drives through d
space of country they do not see some-
thing that might be made to bear a lv-
ing, if We were only prepared to take
advantage of it. Our sympathies are al
ways with the poor farmer" when
really they are the most Independent peo-
pie in the world if they will utilize their
materials at hand and mix them with
energy. The unsuccessful people who live
in the city are the ones to give our
, greatest attention
Think of the cold of the winter and
no fuel, no brush to pick up, of the high
| priced breadstuffs, and no income to
| feed the hungry, and the unprepared-
| ness of thousands of families to meet the
| emergencies practically. The modern
schools are training the next generation ,
| our girls will have been taught cooking,
sewing and bookkeeping, and our boys
are being given manual training. 1t is
| the helpless idle man and woman Of the
hour for which we must have thought
MANY are lHcOnfpetenC, OtnefS 40 luL
know how to start to work, and still
| many more have become so Injured to
receiving help that they prefer to receive
than to earn a living. So much idle land
! in Jefferson county. so much surface
wealth on top of the mineral resources.
| Would it not be worth while to seek the
aid of corporations to help these people
| to be given to live. by helping to build
homes with long leases at small rent
and then if they must be public charges,
see that they work the soil and make
| the home. make life more valuable to
them, and distribute the vast amount ex-
| pended on public charities SO that 1T will
be real benefit I do not mean to fur
nish the poor with work. but lead them
to it kindly, and give them the help and
encoura cement they surely need. There
are thousands of them who would never
play golf never enter our park, but who
could be trained to use a hoe with a
house and an acre. good. free water, a
warm fire in winter, fresh air in sum-
mer, and a turnip patch, a few chickens
and pig or two. The problem is to get
the people busy and they will improve
general conditions for all of the people
l believe there is way of curing willful
idleness.
1t will be worth while to have a SUI
pervisor of our poor homes for a while;
know the heads of families, their habits
and true conditions and segregate the
real loafer from those who are willing to
help themselves, and treat them accord.
ingly, each with kindness. They both
need friend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Chocolate Coating for Candy

could you give me a recipe for maxi
ing the chocolate coating on candy? Also
that which covers the nuts and fruits in
side made of white cream? Perhaps can
help some one some time. M
For the chocolate coating for creams
melt sweetened chocolate in a. double
boiler Run thick skewer into each
cream ball and dip in the melted choco-
late until 1t is thoroughly coated. Spread
on butered tin to dry or spread upon
waxed paper.
Fondant for cream candies: To one
pound of graduated sugar put into a
granite saucepan. add gill and a half
of boiling water and stir until the sugar
is dissolved, no longer. Let boil alb out
six minutes and dip fork into it.
Try this, holding up the fork and watch
ing the syrup on the point. until it
spins thread. Test it still further by
dropping a little of the boiling sugar
into iced water. When 1t can be made
into soft balls with fingers, turn it out
OF. a large platter. which has been
slightly buttered. Do not stir the sugar
when boiling. and do not scrape off
the saucepan. When the syrup in the
dish is lukewarm, stir with a wooden
spoon or paddle until it begins to crumble.
1t should be smooth white. and when it
has come to this stage should be kneaded
in the hands like dough. Pack it into
a bowl cover with a thin cloth, slightly
and set it away until needed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Recipe for Ice Cream

In reply to e. B., here is a recipe for
ice cream: For one gallon of cream use
-FOUR quarts of milk, three cups of sugar.
three tablespoons of cornstarch, and six
eggs. Beat all together except the milk.
Fut portion of the milk in a double
Dolier and when it is hot stir in the
mixture Cook till the cornstarch and egg
are thoroughly done; mix with the re-
mainder of the milk and add 10 cents
worth of medium cream if you wish
Flavor to taste. Two eggs may be used
instead of six if preferred. 81. TT"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
HER SIDE LAND HIS
THE BITTER BIT
By ZOE BECKLEY

crossroads. Yes. it's as I thought
We've made detour. Better go back.
This is a bad bit of road
1t is unspeakably aggravating to
give proof that your anger has blinded
your perceptive faculties. Roses cool
head, Roses keen eye and steady hand
had been victimized by her Indignation
She hardly knew herself. She felt
that the cool, self-assertive man be-
side her was a stranger rather than
the partner, though a somewhat silent
one, of her life for the past 20 years.
She brought the car to a stop,
turned to her husband and half rose
in her seat.
Probably you know better how to
drive than I. You take the wheel"
To her vast surprise he took it and
drove home without word. AS they
entered the house Rose Brett had that
most distressing sense of failure, ex-
ASPIRATION and bafflement such as al
ways comes from losing ones temper
when ones adversary has kept his.
('"The Gainful Loss" will appear in
tomorroW's Age-Herald.)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Paint for Vermip

81 should like to tell you of nv exper-
fence with bedbugs. long time ago
some acne wrote to the Corner and
said she had poured heated vaseine into
the breeding places. That set me to
thinking. I moved into country house
which was old, and before I knew it
my beds were infested. I thought the
vaseline would be SO messy so I de-
cided to try paint. All my beds are made
of iron and the only breeding places
are at the end of the spring where they
are joined together I painted each end
with black paint, letting it soak down into
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11

By the use Of cold light, obtainet
by automatically separating heat ray
from luminous rays, by means of a pro
cess recently discovered by Frencl
engineer, the use of celluloid for films il
moving picture machines is made un
necessary. paper being used instead i
is reported. This light the quest o
which has long puzzled physicists, Is sale
to be strong enough to throw pictures
from ordinary Illustrations to a screer
with remarkable distinctness even whei
the room is well lighted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Inspection Officer Gives
Praise to Cavalry Unit

Montgomery, November 10.-(Special.)
Colonel Page of the medical department,
United States army, praised the First
cavalry regiment Of Alabama Thursday
for the organization Of the regiment in
so short a time, the condition of the en-
listed men and the sanitary condition of
the camp. He declared the organization
of the regiment was great achievement
for the south.
Colonel Page and Major Brady of the
inspector generals department made d
thorough inspection of the camp Thurs
day. Another visitor was Senator Oscar
w. Underwood. A regimental review and
inspection was held during the day fol
the visitors. Each man was completels|
equipped and carried his rifle.
An unsual number of recruits arrive i
during the day, between So and 40 being
in the list. Reports that the regiment
will be ordered to the border at oncs|
have stimulated recruiting. One report
Thursday was that the regiment would
be ordered to the border as soon as nj
was completely equipped, which will bI
in three or four weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11
Sweet and Sour Pickles

'In reply to Mrs. f. M. A, these sweet
cucumber pickles are fine. To one quart
Of vinegar add one and one-half cups of
sugar. one teaspoon Of cinnamon buds,
half teaspoon of cloves and ground nut
meg, and one teaspoon of salt. Boil down
and pour over the pickles. Ripe cucum-
bers are peeled, sliced, and cooked till
clear in weak vinegar, to which is added
a small piece Of alum. They are drained
and packed in a jar and the liquid poured
over them. They are delicious. A few
raisins improve them. It is best to
seal in cans. but in a cool cellar they
will keep without this For sour pickles
wash cucumbers and pack in glass
cans: one pint Of vinegar, one small
tablespoon Of salt, three tablespoons ot
ground mustard. half cup Of sugar. Boil
and pour over the pickles while hot an6
seal. The pickles should not be cooked
and they are fine. Spices may be added
ST. H."
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the crevices as much as it would hold l
have not seen sign of bugs since. They
were in the walls, and of course We can
not always tear off the paper as we
should like to do. l got a white shellac
that I knew would not show much and
painted all around the windows and every
break in the paper and it certainly help
ed. hope my experience will help some
other Cornerite. r."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-11

To enable those una cquaiGted with any
sign language to converse with deaf
mutes, Frenchman has invented de-
vice resembling typewriter, which raises
letters to spell words as Keys are pressed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-01-21
Education City Girls Miss.

City girls Of any class rarely IL ever
have any domestic education or train
ing, unless they get it in their schools.
They are taught the boundaries Of the
United States and the source Of the
Nile: they learn that If you buy prod
ucts at a certain price and sell at .
higher you make money, but what to
do with the money when you make 1t
no one discusses. 1t is all making
money or things. never the right use
OF money or things. that is impressed
upon boys and girls from their primary
class on to the bitter end. The chill
dren Of well-to-do families In smaller
places have opportunities for educar
ton in the real things OF life which
these others often lack, but since our
grandmother's day education and train
ing in home affairs within the homo
walls has been neglected to dam
gerous PRECAUTIONARY World.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-01-21
tTo BE CONTINUED
WOULD SERVE TWO PURPOSES
Proposal Of Miss Butterfly to Go az
Army Nurse Met Little opposE-
ton From Mother.

The modern well-to-do mother said
to her daughter:
"Have you scattered everything
about your room until it has hope
less air of confusion?"
II have. mother"
Have you taken all the towels out
of the linen closet and strewn them
over the bathroom floor?"
Eyes, mother"
"Have you had lot of extra things
charged to your dear papa that he
doesn't know about?"
Eyes, mamma"
"And exceeded your allowance?"s
Eyes, mamma"
"Then don't you think you ought to
do something serious?"
81 do, mamma, and think it would
be just beautiful to be Red Cross
nurse. You know, read aloud quite
well, and 1t would be go delightful to
SIT by the bedside Of those charming
soldiers and smooth their brows. And
it would help to bring out my charac-
ter, wouldn't it, mammal"
Her dear mother was thoughtful for
q moment. Then she replied sweetly:
Eyes, darling; and. besides, 1t would
give us such rest Life.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-01-21

held the reins OF the mighty empire he
was hewing out for her. Love is d
thing of strength, of power of desire
which shakes, and burns, and con-
sumes with fever! Do you suppose
that. with such love driving me on.
any objection which you may make
will stop me? Mol I set out to at
tain you as the summit of my desire.
the only thing in this world want
and will have!"
Again that great fear of him pos
sessed Gail. She feared many things.
She feared that, in spite Of her deter
mination, he would still have her, and
in that possibility alone lay the other
fears so gruesome that she did not
dare see them clearly! She knew that
she must retain absolute control OF
herself.
II shall not discuss the matter any
further" she quietly said, and walking
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-01-21
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sluices OF the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those Of us who are accustomed ia
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom.
ach, lame back, can, instead, both
look and feel as fresh as daisy always
by washing the poisons and toxins
from the body with phosphated hot
water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast,
a glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful Of limestone phosphate in
1t to flush from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action Of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully inyigorating. 1t cleans
out all the souA lamentations, gases,
waste and acidity and gives one q
splendid appetite for breakfast and 1t
is said to be but little while until
the roses begin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate will cost very little at
your druggist or from the store, but
Is sufficient to make anyone who is
bothered with biliousness, constipa-
ton, stomach trouble or rheumatism
a real enthusiast on the subject of in
ternal sanitation. Try it and you are
assured that you will look better and
feel better in every way shortly
Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1916-01-21
"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biIiouSnesS or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Turn the rascals out-the headache,
biliousness, indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
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stops at nothing! He even robbed
Market Square church of six million
dollafs!"
Calls head suddenly went up in
startled inquiry. She wanted still to
defend Allison; but she dreaded what
was to come.
I'VE wouldn't sell him Vedder court
at his price; SO he took it from US at
six million less than he originally Of
fered. He did that by trick. too"
All three women looked up at him in
breathless interest
HE had the city condemn Vedder
court" went on Sargent. "If he had
condemned it outright for the Munich
pal Transportation company. he would
have had to pay US about the amount
Of his original offer; but his own pri-
vate and particular devil put the idea
Into his head that the Vedder court
tenements should be torn down any.
how, for the good OF the public! So
he had the buildings condemned first,
destroying six million dollars worth
Of value; then he had the ground con-
demned! Tim German probably got
about q million dollars for that hui
manitarian jobi"
A wild At Of sobbing startled them
all.