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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Parent-Teacher association of
the Avondale school will hold its
meeting Tuesday afternoon at 2:15
o'clock at the school building. An
election of officers will be held. Miss
Lula Bradford will preside.
The Myrtle Rebecca Sewing circle
will meet with Mrs. Dave Epperly,
1912 Fourth avenue, north, Wood
lawn, Thursday morning at 10
o'clock.
Band No. of the Walker Memorial
Missionary society will hold its
white sale" and ice cream social
on the lawn of the church, Friday.
May Is from till 10 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited.
The Polyanna club of the Areme
chapter No. 173 will meet with Mrs.
NJ. d. Allen, 512 Sixteenth street,
north, Tuesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
The board of managers of the
State Training School for Girls will
hold it's regular monthly meeting
Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
The Present Day club will hold its
last meeting of the year Friday
morning with Mrs. N. l.. Pierce, 1921
Sixteenth street, north, at IL o'clock.
The Clionian club will meet Fri
day at 80 o'clock at Rockhurst, the
home of Mrs. E. j. Smyer, on Shades
Mountain.
The final meeting of the Huntsville
Avenue Chautauqua circle will be
held at the home of Mrs. John Crane,
1412 Twentieth street, north, We'd
nesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. A
f,,ll 49, 70, do We
All tickets for the Carnival of
Dancing to be given by Mrs. Annie
Skyes Camper for the benefit of the
Business Woman's band of the In
dependent Presbyterian church. to be
given at the jefferson theatre, May
10, can be exchanged for re-
served seats at the Jefferson theatre
any time after a:30 a. m. Thursday,
May II.
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DOMESTIC DAYS

at is my firm conviction" re-
marked Mr.. Jarr the other evening,
that nine widows out of ten, If they
would tell the truth about it, are
more pleased than panied about their
lot"
What do you mean?" asked Mrs.
Jarr sharply.
Just what l said" replied Mr..
Jarr. "All the widows 1 ever met.
allowing them little time to dry
their tears, are suspiciously satsfled
and serene"
That's the way all you men talk"
said Mrs. Jarr. you are all so self
ish that. while you wouldn't want
your widows to marry again. you re-
gret the fact that you must provide
for us so we need not marry again.
I'll admit that it is some consolation
to widow to know she need not
worry about her income, and also to
realize that she has some money OF
her own at last. and she can spend
what she wants to spend and doesn't
have to obtain money under false
pretenses every time she needs new
dress or a new hat.
"Widows wear mourning; that isn't
it, said Mr.. Jarr.
mourning is very expensivev" Mrs
Jarr went On. AT the time one of
her ex-husbands was so ill l went
with Mrs. Kittingly to price things
She didn't intend to go into full
mourning for him, because he had
been brute to her, but although the
prices were terrible for half-mourn-
| ing it was so becoming to her light
hair and blond complexion that when
she heard he had entirely recovered
she cried as If her heart would
break"
say" said Mr. Jarr. Here was Mrs.
Kittingly. only a grass widow. with
an assured income of alimony, willing
to risk the loss of everything in case
her divorced husband had left moth
ing to her when he died."
"But he didn't die," replied Mrs.
Jarr. yet, as she said. that was al
ways his way. She told me that when
| he knew her heart was set on any
thing it was just like him to disap-
point her."
That's what a lot of them say
ventured Mr.. Jarr. But suppose
had lot of money and were to de-
part this earth. We uld you carer
"What a heartless question to ask
cried Mrs. Jarr. in grieyed tone.
"You haven't any money. And that
reminds me, did you pay your life in
surance?"
Eyes, 1 did" said Mr.. Jarr. and
1 bet I'm right in what l say. that
widows grief is generally in re-
verse ratio to the property left her.
| The smaller the property, the greater
her grief; the greater the propety,
the quicker her tears dry. And l bet
there are more merry widows than
mournful ones"
And so you think most widows are
rather glad of it?" asked Mrs. Jarr.
Mr.. Jarr nodded
'"Then why do they almost inva-
riably marry again?" asked Mrs. Jarr
al do not know why" replied Mr..
Jarr, UNLESS It's the placid pleasure
with which they anticipate wearing
weeds again."
Then he got up and walked out to
the dining room and she feared to
make any reply. 1t was pinochle
night at Soils Smoke Shop and the
guile Of man passeth all understand
ing.
Maybe he was trying to pick fuss
just to get an excuse to rush out!
Medium Brown Hair looks best OF
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THE
a CITY
ROMANCE
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VIRGINIA TUEaE MNp,warl


CHAPTER AZ
The young couple chatted happily
over their teacups Winifred was
conscious of a sense of elation.
with any man but her father. That
Richard was her guest added to her
sense of Importance.
She had tucked in her purse a
goodly amount of her last months
allowance. Her father had handed
1t to her on the day of her grad
uation. So. with the certainty that
she could, If necessary, pay for an
extravagant repast, she ordered with
the iced tea cinnamon toast and
sandwiches, and when these were
gone told the waiter to bring some
French pastry.
MY, but this is a regular party"
Richard Rankin exclaimed. Il nave
not had so many good things in a
long WHILE"
He ate with a relish that proved
the truth of his words Winifred
rejoiced in her power to satisfy his
hunger. She had heard of artists and
and this man probably belonged to
that noble army. She was proud OF
his friendship.
She was listening intently to a
story that her companion was re-
lating, when he stopped suddenly.
She saw tnat ne was sa@ihs oe'o""
"oh," he said softly. there comes
pr ne Mu,s' winifred could glance
hround, her guardian was at her side.
"Good afternoon" he was saying
rs naturally as II he were In the
habit Of meeting her with young
-man at a restaurant. Good after
boon, Mr.. Rankin" he added after he
had shaken hands with his ward
rhen, to winifred-'I am glad you
IRE getting the benefit Of this lovely
Weather. The Hudson was never
more beautiful than it Is today"
'That Is just what were were say
ing" Richard spoke to All In the 81
ience that followed Muir's speech
FMiss Scott was SO kind as to give
he an opportunity such as seldom
bave."
turned to her. After all, sne was not
doing anything wrong.
yes, 1 was glad to have someone
b come up here with me-" she said
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HOW TO SELECT BEEF

OK beef is considered the best 1t
is fine grained meat of bright red
color and marbled in appearance
from the blending Of fat and lean
Select beef with fat, which should be
creamy white. not yellow-lean
beef is tough. Heifer beef Is paler
than OK beef, has a closer grain and
the fat Is whittier. That dark colored,
lean, coarse grained beef Is bull beef
and She uld be avoided. You Will know
it by its strong meaty odor.
Roasting.
For roasting, select the rib or SIR
loin. Ribs carve to the best advan-
tage. Ask for the middle ribs. Any
where from one to four ribs are used.
For a family of two. single RID is
sufficient, but as this Is thin and apt
to be dry 1t is advisable to have the
bones removed and then stuff and
roll the roast. If you buy sirloin.
get the tip OF the slrloin. The chuck
makes a good roast but Is good value
only for a large family. Tho attch or
Din bone Is also q desirable roast fer
a large family. For pot roasts. the
choice pieces are either the middle or
face Of the rump or the round. Some
cooks like a cut from the chuck. A
flank piece or the brisket end makes
good pot rCasts. For praised beef. Sc
lect the round. Either the chuck or
round should be used for beer LOAF,
The flank steak Is best for rolled
steak, mock fillet or beefsteak pie.
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I SSsy:j'R EEN4
H. l|A||llSSizI5sg.Y,OU.

A cry for help that frequently comes
to me from nomemakers concerns
floors that have been trodden merci-
lessly under the foot of man and
left to their fate! Old battered floors
are frequently the hardest prob
lem that confronts the incoming
tenant of a house or apartment. We
move into new abode whose walls
and woodwork are in fairly good
condition, but whose floors must be
entirely done over before they can
be lived on.
A we'll known wood finishing CON
Germ has issued the following in
structions from the doing over of old
floors. The preparations they men
ton may be obtained in any large
paint and Varnish store, and while
we may not give the actual names,
description of the use to which they
are to be put will doubtless be suf-
ficient.
For waxed floors which are in
fairly good condition, apply first
floor cleanser which will remove all
spots. stains, water marks, etc. II
the floors are badly soiled, use stiff
bristle scrubbing brush in connec-
ton with the cleanser. After clean
ing thoroughly, wipe the wood dry
with cloth. and in an hour apply a
coat of prepared wax paste, and pol
treatment two or three times year
will keep floors in perfect condition
for a lifetime.
Vanished floors in fair condi
tion should be thoroughly cleaned
in the same way, and then smoothed
we'll with sandpaper. If there are
any cracks or poor joints, they
should be filled up with crack
| filler" Allow twenty -four hours for
this to harden, then dust off the en-
tire floor and give it a. coat of floor
varnish. or varnish- stain, if color
| is desired,
If waxed or vanished floors are
| in such poor condition that they cam
not be satisfactorily cleaned with the
| floor cleanser, this firm recon-
| mends that they be sanded with an
electric sander. This will remove
all the finish and even up the boards.
Then fill any cracks or bad joints
with the crack filler, allowing TWEEN
ty-four hours to dry The floors can
| be finished as new floors.
Old painted floors should be treat
ed as follows: first clean them thor
oughly. removing any grease or dirt.
| Then sand them and fill the cracks as
above When this filler is hard. ap-
ply coat of ground color and then
| a coat of varnish stain.
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Medium Brown Hair looks best of
all after Golden Clint Shampoo
Adv.
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. Wiggysnoop?" the Snoopwiggy

wiggysnoop?" the snoopwiggy
asked
Indeed we will" the Wiggysnoop
replied, I'll bet. If the Snoopwiggy
ad l had not been laughing so hard,
we would have frightened him more
than we did. for we can howl ever
so much louder if we wish"
Maybe sometime we will ask you
to howl real, real loud for u.s." Rag
gedy Ann laughed, for the Wiggy-
snoop acted as if he wished to howl
to show how loud he could howl,
But please do not howl now, be-
cause all the little woodland crea-
| might frlghten them!"
"All right" the Wiggysnoop
agreed, I'VE won't howl now!"
Just then Freddy Fox. who had run
away when the fat man had shot the
bang gun before, came running back
to the strawberry favored spring as
| fast as he could run. Freddy Fox
said: DO you know what, Raggedy
Ann and Raggedy Andy?"
what is it?" the Raggedys asked
"Why!" said Freddy Fox. II was
asleep under log when l was awak
ened by voices, and it was the fat
said they were coming here to get
the fat mans bang gun. You'd all
better rum
Maybe We had all better hide!
4 Raggedy Ann suggested. So all the
| little woodland creatures ran and hid
beneath logs and In hollow trees and
beneath stones. All except the SnCop-
wiggy and the Wiggysnoop. They
hid in under the candy covered
cookie bushes and waited for the two
fat men. At first, the men did moi
| think anyone was near the straw
| harry flayOred gnrinP. hut soon
as they walked up beside the spring
the Snoopwiggy and the WiggysnooI
both jumped out; one in front of eacl
fat man and started to howl. My
How they did howl! Very much
louder than they had howled before
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Many of the seasons latest style-ideas
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-15
Fauorite Recipes
of Famous Men
by JULES J. JUSSERAND
Ambassador to the United States
From France
RADISH SALAD

FROM france
RADISH SALAD
The French AMBASSADOR presents his
compliments and begs to state that
he does not believe that any dish,
or food, is more palatab1e than
salad of radishes, the radishes to be
cut in very thin slices and to be
seasoned with the usual salad dress
ing.
Editors Note-This salad will be at
it's best If the foundation upon which
the thin slices of radish are placed
is made tf small crisp leaves of ro-
maine. The usual ressing-French,
of course-prepared in this way:
To one tablespoonful of lemon or
vinegar add three tablespoonful of
the best olive oil, dash of black
pepper, and fteaspoonful of
salt Beat we'll with silver fork,
and add enough paprika to give 1t
ruddy color, and rich flavor. II the
salad dish is rubbed with garlic it
will do no great harm to the mix
ture!
(Save these daily recipes and make
a cook book.)
Copyright, 1922. by the Bell Syn
dictate, Inc.)
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ByBranner

Mercy" cried the fat man who
had been there first. II never heard
such loud howls! 1t makes my ears
ache! I don't believe l want my
bang gum! And he and the other
fat man ran away with their hands
over their ears, and never, never
came back into the deep. deep woods
to bother the little creatures again.
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WINNIE WINKLE
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1t was no wonder
the fat man with the
long bang gun ran
when the Wiggy-
anoop and the
Snoopwiggy ran out
in front of him and
howled, for the
Snoopwiggy and the
Wiggysnoop were
queer looking crea-
lures.
And my, How they
can howl when they
want to.
OF course. the
Wiggysnoor and the
Snoopwiggy mixed
laughing into their
bowls, for the fat
man was so sur
prised and fright
ened when he saw
the two strange
creatures jump out
in front of him, he
rolled over and over
many times before
he got upon his feet
and started to run.
ut served him
right" all the little
woodland creatures
said when the Rag
gedys told them how
the Wiggysnoop and
the Snoopwiggy had
frightened the fat
man with the bang
gun.
i" G aus Sc " h y ?
Cause! That fat man
comes into the deep,
J<tA~ rv~NI, ~o>- 10
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A Lesson
in Economy
for the
June


This stores stocks are replete with
everything needed for the June
Brides trousseau-in the wanted
styles-in dependable qualities, and
at LOWER PRICES.
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Cracking of enameled ware Is due
to the fact that the enamel does not
ut" the iron over which II Is placed
according to an investigation at the
bureau Of standards.
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often and when his gun goes "bang"
then nearly every time some little
woodland creature gets hurtw
~ do not see why some men like to
do that" Raggedy Ann said.
Neither do II" Grinny Bear said.
But they do"
Everyone with a bang. gun that
we see in the deep, deep woods, we
will jump out and howl at! Won't We,
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with polite smile. ut Is dull going
around alone. Have you just arriver.
Mr.. MUIR"
She would not call him Donald
in Rankins presence.
mo. have been here for sometime
and am just leaving"
He glanced toward the end of the
veranda where he had been sitting
II must go for my car" he re-
marked THE sun says 1t Is getting
late. Goodbye. 1 shall see you to-
morrow"
"Goodbye," Winifred murmured
slightly taken back at his casual and
almost Indifferent manner.
ITO BE Continued.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-05
WILL BE WORTHY MONUMENT
Memory of Her Sons Who Died
in France.

A noteworthy and impressive monu-
ment is to commemorate those 1869
California boys who made the supreme
sacrifice In France. 1t Is to take
the form of the so-called California
palace Of the Legion of Honor now
building at the cost Of 100000 at the
crest of Lincoln park, overlooking the
Golden gate, which Is to be dedicated
during the national convention of the
American Legion held in San Fran
cisco, October Is to 10. The donor of
this tine memorial is Adolph Spreck-
els. Works of art for the memorial
are donated by several foreign gov
ernments. The California palace is a
duplicate of a Paris building. Distin-
guished works of art will go to help
enrich this shrine. These will be in
the form of sculpture, medals, tapes
tries, etc. One interesting object win
be the sword and uniform worn by
General Joffre during the crucial days
of the first battle of the Marine.
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Latin, the trade jargon of that age.
From them he surely must have known
how M hundred thirty years ago the
last timber ship had come home from
Nova Scotia, and twenty-nine years
since, within his own lifetime, the
Greenland trade had closed. The maps
Of the period showed the American
coast as far south as the Ca%rolines-
the current geography book was equal
ly clear:
From Blanchard (Siberia) the coun-
try stretches az far as the desert re-
gions in the north until Greenland
begins, From Greenland lies souther-
ly Helluland Labrador and Newfound-
land), then MARYLAND (Nova SCOTIA !;
thence it is not far from Vinland New
England), which some believe goes out
from Africa. England and Scotland
are one island, yet each country is a
kingdom by itself. Ireland is a large
island, Iceland is also a large island
north Of Ireland" Indeed Columbus
seems almost to be quoting this from
memory when he says of Iceland, "this
Island, which is as large as England"
l strongly suspect that Columbus when
in Iceland, took a solemn oath no to
discover" America.
The writer's Of books have spent
four centuries in whitewashing, re-
touching, dressing up and posing this
figure Of Columbus. The navigator
was indeed a man of powerful intel
lect and of noble character, but they
have made him seem a monumental
prig as well as an insufferable bore.
He is the dead and helpless victim,
dehumanized by literary art until we
feel that we really ought to pray for
him on All Prig's Day in the churches.
Columbus came home from his Ice
landic and Guinea expeditions with
TWO perfectly sound ideas. 1.-THE world
is a globe, so If l sail westerly l shall
find Japan and the Indies" For ff-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1923-09-05
THROUGH LAND OF HORROR
Assistant Magistrate Writes of Patrol
ling Trip That He Is Never Like
ly to Forget.

"Patrolling in Papua" is an admira-
Bile account by w. Il. HUMPHREYS, an
assistant-resident magistrate. of his ad-
yenturous journeys in the company of
former cannibals through the swamps
and almost inaccessible mountains of
that extremely inhoSpitable island,
which is now probably the least known
territory on the face of the earth. The
lieutenant governor of Papua, ]. II. z.
Murray, contributes an introduction, in
which he remarks:
Most of Mr.. HUMPHREYS carriers
were convicted murderers, and, as he
says, people not familiar with the ter
ritory might have been afraid to trust
them; but no one has this feeling in
Papua, for the ordinary Papuan MUIR
der is not a crime as we consider it it
is sometimes a duty, sometimes a nee
essary part of social etiquette, some
times a relaxation, and always a pas
sion"
AS it was, Mr.. HUMPHREYS had a mar
row escape, since in the German part
of New Guinea the natives collected to
attack him, believing him to be a Ger
a when two messengers arrived
just in time to save him and explain
the real facts. Though there is fine
country in the mountains Of the in
terror, access to it is difficult, and hor-
rors have to be encountered on the
way.
zone day it rained for hours, and
hundreds of crawling things, including
ants, leeches and beetles of all kinds,
came into the tent and sought entrance
through my tiny mosquito net. | Won
dered if there were as many insects in
hell"
The leeches in particular were big
and vicious:
"Some of them were three inches in
length. They crawled upon us from
the surface of the track, they fell upon
us from the moss-hung trees, and wait
ed on every fern for an opportunity to
get at our blood. One can only con-
template with horror the fate of a
lonely traveller should he fall uncon-
scious by the way in a locality where
Ieeches swarm"
1t is immensely to Mr.. HUMPHREYS
credit that he made his prolonged and
difficult Journeys through the heart of
Papua without taking a single native
life.
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CAPTAINS OF
ADVENTURE
lIlIIiIIlITIi
Copyright by Bobbsmerrin Company
By ROGER POCOCK

teen bitter years he became the laugh
ing-stock of Europe.
Now note how the historians. the
bicgraphers and the commentators, the
ponderous and the mawkish, the SNUG
and the pedantic alike all fail to see
why their hero was laughed at. His
name was Cristo-fero Colombo, to us
a good enough label for tying to any
man, but to the Italians and all edu-
Gated persons of that age, a joke. The
words mean literally the Christ-Car-
rying Dove. Suppose a modern man
with some invention or a great idea,
called himself Mr.. Christ Carrying
Dove, and tried to get capitalists in
New York or London to finance his en-
terprise! In the end he changed his
name to Cristoval Colon and got HIM
self financed, but by that time his
hair was white, and his nerve was
gone, and his health failing.
In the Ninth century the vikings
sailed from Norway by the great circle
course north of the gulf stream. They
had no compass or any instruments of
navigation, and they braved the I'M
known currents, the uncharted reefs,
the unspeakable terrors of pack-ice,
berg-streams and fog or Greenland's
awful coast. They made no fuss.
But Columbus sailing in search Of
Japan, had one Englishman and n
Irishman, the rest of the people be-
ing Italians. In lovely weather most
of them were ready to Il away from
their own shadows.
From here onward throughout the
four voyages which disclosed the West
Indies and the Spanish Main, Column
bus men shirked their duties, dis
obeyed his orders, mutinied, deserted
and even made val upon him.
Between voyages everybody from
the mean king downward, snubbed,
swindled, plundered and DETAINED him
and all who we're loyal to him in mis-
fortune. 1t was not by the design and
could hardly have been by the consent
of honest Columbus that his swindling
pork contractor, Amerigo Vespucci,
was allowed to give his name to the
AIltI
Little enough attention was paid to
the authority of Columbus and his best
efforts were generally thwarted, with
the result that the hapless red Indians
were outraged, enslaved and driven to
wholesale suicide. For lack of a mas
ter the Spaniards performed such prod
igies of cowardice and cruelty as the
world has never known before or since,
the native race was swept out of eX-
i%stence, and Spain set out upon a down.
ward path, a moral lapse beyond all
human power to arrest.
Yet looking back, how wonderful is
the prophecy in that name, Christian
rying Dove, borne by a sanity and
heroic seaman whose mission, in the
end, added two continents to Christi
anity.