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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
PRIVATE ENTERTAINMENT FOR
 GRAND OPERA VISITORS

Miss Anne Kilby of Anniston will be a lovely out-of-town guest of MT. Cater Woolford's party at the dinner dance at the Driving club Tuesday night of opera week, and there will be parties in her honor at the various club functions" says the Atlanta Con- stitution.
 "Mr. Woolford will entertain party of ladies at the tea-dan at the Driv- ing club Wednesday, the 26th, in com pliment to Miss Ki1by. From Birming- ham will come MT. and Mrs R. S. Nun ger and family, Mrs. George w. Con- nors, MT. and Mrs. Richard Massey and MT. Hugh Martin"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
MISS BURGER ENTERTAINS
 FOR MISS JAFFEE

Miss Ethel Burger entertained at 5 o'clock tea yesterday afternoon at the Tutwiler in compliment to Miss Mildred Jaffe, whose marriage to MT. Richard Lussier will be an event of April 27.
 Seated about table centered with pink carnations, where a salad course and tea and ices were served were several attractive younger girls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
FASHIONABLE HAPPENINGS
 OF TO-DAY

Mrs. Goldstein compliments Miss Jaffe at Lyric party.
 Miss Cundell Baldwin entertains the Bidders.
 Reception and dance at Tutwiler for hardware convention.
 Round Dozen Five Hundred club meets with Mrs. l.. T. Johnston.
 Gulledge-Strong wedding at the Church of the Advent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
MISS AGNES SCOTT
 AT THE LYRIC

The many friends of Miss Agnes Scott in Birmingham are delighted to know that she will be in Birmingham the latter part of the week at the Lyric. Miss Scott S Tome is in Birmingham and she has many friends here who have watched her the atrical career. She is now regarded as one of vaudeville's headliners and play wrights and will appear here, together with Henry Keane, in "The Final De- cree" of which she is the author
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
Candy to Be Pulled

May I enter the family circle with a recipe I know to be faithful and true !? Soft candy to be pulled: One and one half cups of brown sugar. half cup of syrup, two tablespoons of butter, one tablespoon of lemon (vinegar and water will do) Boil sugar, syrup and butter until nearly done, then add lemon. Cook until hard ball forms in cold water, turn out upon a buttered tin, and leave until cool Then pull until light color. Cut in any desired pieces. J. G."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
WELDON-M'KINNEY
 MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

MT and Mrs. l.. P. Mckinney an-
 bounce the marriage of their daughter, Mayme Gertrude, to MT. w. c. Weldon of Clanton. The wedding took place April 5, 1916, in Ashville. MT. and Mrs. W. F. Weldon are now at home, 2224 Seventh avenue, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
RANDOM NOTES

Miss Claire Miller has returned to her home in Huntsville after a visit to Mrs. Henry Miller.
 Mrs. Marian J. Cole and two little daughters of Union, Miss, are spending few days In the city as the guests of Dr. and Mrs. S. l.. Ledbetter, en route to their home from Fayette, where they visited relatives.
 Mrs John S. Marks and daughter Miss Jean Marks, will leave this week for Tor onto, Canada. where they will spend the summer with Mrs. Vernon Scott
 Miss Rose Owen McDavid, who is the guest of Mrs. Robert Knox Green, near Greensboro, is expected home the latter part of the week.
 Miss Jessie Mae Perkins, who has been spending several months in Mobile, is ex- pected to return to Birmingham the lat ter part of the month.
 Mrs. A. L. Fulenwider left Sunday for New York to visit her sister and mother. MT. and Mrs. John $. Porter of Jack sonville, Fla, will arrive Friday to visit relatives pr. and Mrs. Paul Lee Cooke are spend ing few days with MT. and Mrs. Wal Eer Percy during the rebuilding of their home, which was recently destroyed by fire.
 Miss Celia Webb of Mobile will arrive Wednesday to be the guest of Miss Helen McCarey for the opening game at Rick wood Park
 Miss Beverly Leake, Miss Margaret Moore, and Miss Katherine Morrow, who motored to Tuscaloosa with MT. and Mrs. Hugh Morrow for the week end, where they attended the "A" Day celebrations, returned to their homes Sunday night.
 
 Miss zelma Lefkovits, who is a student at Ward-Belmont college. in Nashville, Tenn, will arrive home tomorrow and will be the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. 5. Lefkov1ts in Bessemer, until after the Lussier-Jaffe wedding, on April 27.
 
 MT. Norman Lefkovits, who is i'll at his home in Bessemer with typhoid pneu- monia, is improving
 Mrs. E. IT. wrenn Jr., was called to Greenwood, s. C., Friday on account of the serious illness of her mother Mrs. J. c. Chattam.
 Mrs Claire Ely Longley has returned to her home in Montgomery after a visit to friends in Birmingham.
 Miss Mazie Thompson of Atlanta is the guest of Mrs. R. w. Williams in Birming- ham.
 Miss Hazel Doerr is visiting Mrs. G. B. Watts in Atlanta.
 Mrs w. J. Neville of Atlanta is visit- ing Mrs Charles Ferguson.
 "One of the most brilliant events of Eas- ter week will be the dance to be given Tuesday after Easter at g o'clock at the Country club by Gov. and Mrs. Charles Henderson, in compliment to their guests, MT. and Mrs. J. W. Hunter of Mobile and Miss Carrie Knox of Anniston,' says the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Mrs Hunter was the recent visitor of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Stanfiel and Miss Knox will be the Easter guest of Mrs Oscar Hundley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
MISS BYRNE CHOSEN
 SPONSOR FOR REIINION

| Miss Ida Byrne of Selma has been | chosen sponsor for Camp Jones for the 1 Confederate reunion in May. Miss An- nelu Burns will be maid of honor and Mrs. M. c. Miller of Selma matron of honor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18

a delightful event. with a number Of clever impromptu toasts. Spring flow CTS decorated the table. The guests of honor at the luncheon numbered about 20 visitors.
 Among the strangers were Mrs. o. L. Amigh and Miss Sadie B. Gober of Birmin gham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
Chunk Pickles

"A correspondent asks for 8 recipe for chunk pickles. Cover 50 medium sized cucumbers with strong brine, allowing two cups of salt to four quarts of water. Let all stand in brine three days; cover with clear water three days; cut into inch chunks. For seven pounds of cu- cumbers allow about three pints of vine- gar; add one teaspoon of powdered alum; simmer slowly two hours Skim out the cucumbers, put into a large stone jar, add to the vinegar three pounds of sugar, one ounce each of whole allspice cin- namon, and celery seed. Boil five min .utes and pour over the pickles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18

 Luncheon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
Treat Children's
 Colds Externally

Don't dose delicate little stomachs with harmful internal medicines. Vick'st'Vap- O-Rub" Salve, applied externally, relieves by inhalation as a vapor and by absorption through the skin. yick's can be used freely with perfect safety on the youngest member of the family. 25c, soc, or $l.00. E5osgB
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
ManonAdndndsHoIpl1gHand
 R. Aasia.. .Hzrard
Bu Marion Ha1Iand

add a little four. Season with salt, and a little onion, if desired. Heat and pour sauce on the meat. Serve hot.
 No. 2.-Provide two pounds of steak, six red chillies, two cloves, one table spoon of flour, a little garlic, thyme, dripping. Seed the chillies and cover with boiling water. Soak until tender and then scrape the pulp into water. Cut steak into small pieces and fry brown in dripping or water; add flour and brown it. Cover with chili water; add garlic and thyme Simmer until meat is tender and the gravy of the right consistency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18

The Writers club will meet today at o'clock at the Newspaper club. There
 will be an election of officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
Orange Spots on Serge

OkdikC OPUSS Oh OCA
 T am coming to you for advice. How can I remove orange spots from a blue serge dress? Let me know through the Corner, please. l."
 Sponge the spots with a mixture of equal parts of grain alcohol and ether, or chloroforn, adding to point of the liquid a teaspoonful of household ammonia. Lay under the serge two sheets of clean white plotting paper and wipe dry with clean soft cloth. Should the color be altered by the application, sponge with ammonia, laying white absorbent cotton under the spot to prevent the formation of ring.
 Spanish Rice
 Will the kind friend who sometime ago contributed a recipe for Spanish rice please repeat the same. And I should like to inquire if someone can give me a reliable recipe for old fashioned Johnny cake, and one for the new fashioned Thousand Island salad dressing.
 "L. H. S."
 Spanish Rice-Boil one cup of rice untrf tender in plenty of boiling water, salted; i; drain and dry off. Chop a quarter of pound of falt salt pork and fry in pan When it misses put into the pan two medi- green peppers (sweet and seeded of um sized onions, also minced. Chop two course), and mix with the rice, then the pork ana OnlOnS. ana enough tomato sauce to moisten the mixture well. But ter a bake dish, add salt and pepper, if needed, to the rice, and put into the dish. Coat thiclly with fine crumbs and bake covered, for 20 minutes; then brown.
 I offer two recipes for Johnny cake. The first is made of southern cornmeal, now kept by the best northern grocers under the name of water ground south ern cornmeal." One teacup of sweet milk and one of buttermilk, a teaspoon of salt and one of soda, one tablespoonful of melted butter. Enough meal to enable you to roll 1t out into sheet half an inch thick. Spread it upon a buttered tin or in large shallow pan and bake 40 minutes. As soon as it begins to brown begin to baste it with a rag tied to a stick and dipped into melted butter. Re- peat this four or five times until the cake is nicely Drowned and crisp. It should be broken-not cut-for the table. This one is made with northern corn meal: Sfft with two-thirds of a cup of flour on tablespoon of sugar, two tea spoons of baking powder, and one tea spoon of salt. Pour two cups of boiling
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
Hop Beer

dOp peer
 ''The following is a recipe for hop beer. as per request of A. M: Take one peck of wheat bran and one package of hops (about four ounces). Cook in wash boiler with three gallons of water 30 minutes after it Is well warmed up Re- move from the stove and stir with large dipper until there are tbout six or eight inches of foam on top. adding as stirred one quart of light syrup. Let all stand until cold, then add two gallons of hot water, and when the mixture is just lukewarm add two cakes of good, dry yeast, the same having been dissolved in little of the warm mixture Oever hot. Straln through a woolen cloth and bottle in quart bottles. Let them stand two weeks in a moderately warm place. This will not taste much like beer until after the sixth day. l.. B. w."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-18
Tanning Skins With Fur On

Tanning Skins With Fur On
 Seeing your request for a formula for tanning hides with hair on, I send one I cut out of a household paper: To tan skins with the fur on, take two parts each of alum and salt. and one part of saltpetre, all well pulverized. Clean the flesh and fatty matter off the skin and sprinkle it white with the mixture. Fold in the edges and roll up. Let it remain four days, then wash with clean water, and then with soap and water. Pull and roll skin when drying it to make it soft. This is the important part of & good skin. Another recipe is to lay the wet skin on a smooth slab or a hard board, scrape with a dull knife until all loose flesh and film is removed, then wash off in soft water. Place in a glass or stone jar with one gallon of rain water or river water and an ounce of vitriol Stir skin around in the Jar so all parts are soaked. Let it steep in this for about half an hour, then take it out and work it with the hands until dry and soft The more it is worked the softer the skin. F. M. H."
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Pat Foley Insists
He is an American

Patrick Foley has spread declara-
ton of his Americanism upon the rec
ords of the Douglas county district
court.
His wife, Emma, recently sued him
for divorce. and alleged among other
things that the couple couldn't agree
because he was Irish and strong
supporter of the allies, while she was
German. Wa. .-
Patrick, in answer to the petition,
says that he is an American born citi-
zen of Irish extraction. He also de-
nies the claim Of his wife that she is
German, saying that she was born in
the United States.
Foley also denies a claim made Wy
his wife that she had been compelled
to take up work as a janitress. He
admits she worked in that capacity,
but says she did it to satisfy "her
whims anG caprices."
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
instructions for Hay Fever Sufferers

causes of fall hay fever. there are
other weeds, such as the marsh elder
(Iva axillaris), ETC., which flower at
this season, so that all weeds should
be treated alike to insure safety
against hay fever.
In order to avoid hay fever, per-
sons susceptible to it should see that
the neighborhood of their residence
is free of tall grasses and weeds, and
especially of the ragweeds. The
squares in each direction should be
inspected, and If weeds are found,
the owners should be urged to have
them cut at once. Where this is re-
fused, these cases, in the interest OF
general sanitation, should be re-
ported to the health authorities for
violating the grass-weed ordinance,
Where no such law exists, efforts
should be undertaken to have such a
law passed as soon as practicable.
In cases in which the above cannot
be carried out, it is sometimes pre-
ferable to have the weeds in the i'm
mediate neighborhood cut at ones
own expense than suffer the torture
of a prolonged attack of hay fever
from this neglect. 1t must be re-
membered, however, that pollen scat
tiers rapidly when borne by the wind,
and a single lot full Of weeds in the
same square may be more irritating
than an acre at disance of several
squares.
Where the neighborhood cannot be
cleared of hay fever weeds, the next
consideration is a temporary change
of residence. The American Hay
Fever Prevention association is in
constant receipt of letters inquiring
for the best resorts for hay fever
sufferers. The majority of mountain
and sea side resorts, unfortunately,
are infected with hay fever pollens,
so that visits to these places in the
hope of getting relief are usually dis
appointing. A careful investigation
should always be made and, unless it
is found that all weeds and high
grasses are systematically cut, such
places should be avoided.
As hay fever is due to pollen Of
neglected weeds, a temporary visit
to a more central part of the home
town, at sufficient distance (one-half
mile) from such weeds, will usually
give entire relief.
Persons susceptible to hay fever
should avoid renting or buying prop
erty in a neighborhood with neg
lected grass and weeds. This practice
would probably be Of effective as
sistance in correcting such neglect.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
County Tax Levy
May Be Lowered,
Says Frank Best

Frank Best, chairman Of the Doug
las County Board of Commissioners,
says that the healthy condition of the
road fund due to the new automobile
tax may result in a decrease in the
county tax levy to be made soon.
How much the decrease will be he
cannot predict, but the $25,0O0 bal
ance now on hand in the road drag
ging fund, and the fact that probably
a smaller sum will be needed for
bridges next year, will make it pos
sible to do little cutting.
Last years complete county levy
was 1866 mills. 1t is certain the levy
will not be increased, say county COM
missioners.
Should the levy be left at the same
figure as last year the additional rev.
enue available will be applied to the
bond sinking fund, according to Best.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

olive, which is, however, more Of
lawn tree.
, Orchard trees, including apple,
cherry, pear and plum do well in ia
.vorable situations under conditions
which include either irrigation or
sub-irrigation in the sandhills sec
ton. Where orchard trees are un-
sheltered from prevailing winds, or
where they have to depend on pre-
cipitation alone for moisture they do
not as rule prove success. All
varieties Of small fruits grown in the.
sandhills are subject to- practically
the same limitations as orchard trees,
and succeed or fail under practically
the : same conditions. Vegetables
grow splendidly in the ssandhills
especially in the valleys and in, shell
tered places where they can be ir-
riRated4or where there is sub-irriga-
ton Some varieties succeed on the
drierii uplands in light soil. Early
planting is essential in this case.
Great care should be exercised in
planning garden seeds, especially in
dry, light soil, that the ground, after
sowing, be well compacted. For this
purpose 1t is best totuse the feet, as
the degree of compactness can be
easily gagged by the feel of the
ground beneath them.
Lawns Can Be Secured.
an laying down lawn in the sand
hills it is frequently advisable to add
sod to the surface soil. Well-rotted
manure should also be liberaly ap-
piled. Seed for lawns should be sown
early, using nurse crop Of some ten
der grass which will kill out when
frost comes. Top dressing of lawns
lis Of special benefit in the sandhills,
and old, well-rotted manure should be
used for the purpose. 1t is not neces-
sary to keep a bluegrass lawn green
during the hottest weather, as it has
been found that it will revive quickly
if allowed to get quite brown. A lawn
should be soaked, not sprinkled.
In the region of what is known as
the dune sand land cattle Craze over
the country and little farming is at
tempted. The bulletin gives thirty
two head of cattle about the average
of what a section of this class OF land
would Craze through the summer.
The rainfall here is of interest. The
annual precipitation at Valentine tor
| Give ,ears was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

Fig. 1-Wormwood Ragweed lam
brosia artemisiifalia) responsible
with the great ragweed for IS per
cent of fall hay fever. More common
in middle and northern states.
As August and September are the
most serious months for hay fever,
the American Hay Fever Prevention
association has issued the following
general instructions for hay fever
sufferers:
AL cases of hay fever are due to
the inhalation of pollen, the majority
of these being due to useless weeds.
The cases that develop before August
are caused chiefly by the pollen OF
neglected grasses and of spring and
summer-blooming weeds.
The principal causes of hay fever
cases developing in the fall are the
various form of ragweeds, whose
capacity for distributing pollen is
measured by the hundred millions.
The most common forms of this
weed are, the common ragweed
(Ambrosia enthusiastically found in
the greater part of the United States
east of Kansas, the giant ragweed
,(Ambrosia trifida) growing in moist
areas of this section, and the western
ragweed (Ambrosia psilostachya)
principally found west of Kansas.
While the ragweeds are the chief
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

Fig. Great ragweed (ambrosia
Trihda). whose pollen is one of the
chief causes of hay fever. Very
abundant on the gulf coast.
Hay fever sufferers should avoid
unnecessary exposure to pollen.
Roads passing near sections full Of
grass and weeds while in bloom, are
usually full of pollen which is inhaled
with the dust. An hour Of pleasant
driving may therefore result in a
night of suffering.
Constitutional conditions have
been found to have little influence
except as a predisposing cause. The
real cause of hay fever is the inhala.
ton of pollen, and the avoidance OF
this means no hay fever.
The prevention OF hay fever is
fundamentally simple proposition.
1t means the enactment and enforce
ment of an ordinance to cut grass
and weeds. The efficacy of this has
been shown in New Orleans, La;
Asheville, N. C.. and number OF
other cities where hay fever is on the
disappearing list. Another year should
see similar effects in the majority
of towns and cities.
w. SCHEPPEGRELL, M. D.
President American Hay Fever Pre-
vention Association.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

itself is undoubtedly one of the clev-
crest comedy dramas ever written,
being a connection of satire, comedy
with a dramatic vein dominating at
all times. 1t also offers Miss Dale
an opportunity OF showing the full
strength OF her dramatic talent. There
is reason to believe that the admirers
of Mr.. Lynch and his associate play
ers will tnrn out in goodly numbers
to bid them farewell on this the last
week of the engagement at the Bran
deis for the season.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
What the Theaters
Offer for the Week

The great Westin, wonderful i'm
personator of we'll known public
characters, past and present, will be
one of the foremost of attractions Of
fered at the Empress theater today
He has originality and his Queen Vic
toria, George Washington, Theodore
Roosevelt, Field Marshall French,
General Joffre and others are imper-
sonated Featured in the same bill,
a minstrel first part will be presented
by the Seven American Minstrel
Maids, an organization con ,sed Of
clever woman interlocutor and
pretty maids, talented as to toes,
voices and music, This act features
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Nebraska Grain Men
Unable to Get Cars

Lincoln, Neb., July 22.--Numerous
complaints have been received by the
state railway commission to the ef-
feet that grain men are unable to OBJ
tain cars. New wheat is pouring
into the elevators, many of them be-
ing full already.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Threatens Copper With Gun
And Gets Violent in Court

Robert Markley, charged with be-
ing insane, was arrested near the Sa-
voy hotel by Detective Dolan after he
had threatened the latter's life with
a revolver. Markley became violent
when arraigned in police court and
with difficulty was removed from the
room.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23
Seven Men Hurt
By Powder Explosion

Kenvil, N. J., July A.--Seyen en-
ployes of the Hercules Powder COM
pany were injured early today il, an
explosion at the plants dry house.
The company denied reports that a
number of workmen were killed. 1t
is said the injured would recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

Edward Lynch and associate play
ers will present for the farewell week
of their engagements at the Brandeis
The Devil This piece enjoys the
reputation of being the most success
full play ever presented in Omaha by
stock company, In "The Devil
Mr.. Lynch will portray one OF the
strongestc transformations he has
ever attempted in Omaha. The piece
Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

two very clever comedians. Howe
and Howe, the burlesque mind read
ers, add more light comedy to the bill,
and George Yeomans. singing, talking
and yodelling comedian OF merit, and
his reading of war reports. is always
remembered wherever he has ap-
peared. Altogether an offering which
is up to the usual standard OF the ever
popular vaudeville theater.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-15
TRY TO BUY AT HOME ANYWAY

If you can buy goods in some
other place cheaper than you can in
Abbeville, there is not much room for
criticism. Most everyone wants to
buy where they can secure goods
the cheapest-and it's good business.
But, do you always do this? 1t is
possible that you may see some ar
ticle advertised in a catalogue which
you may think is cheaper than it
can be secured from one of the
home stores. If you do not know this
to be a fact you should, at least, give
the home merchant chance. Let's
keep as much money as we possibly
can, at home.
Two of the leading mail order
houses in the United States sold
eighty million dollars worth of goods
last year and it was all done by
advertising. Not single representa-
tive do they have on the road. If
the home merchant would use the
same means used by the mail or
der houses, thousands of dollars
would be kept at home.
Mr.. Merchant, tell the public what
you have for sale and the price. Mr..
Purchaser, read the message from
the merchant and compare prices,
by doing so you will do more trading
at home,