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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
BOOK SHOWER AT
 MARTIN SCHOOL

A book shower will Le given Fri day evening, November Is, at 7S;0 o'clock in the auditorium of Martin school. An interesting program for the entertainment of tEe guests has been arranged as follows;
 A book pageant, section five; Mother Goose son.s, first grade chill dren; A Feast of Adventure, section IS; violin solo, Miss Mckinney. bene- fit of library to senior class, Pauline Smith; children's library, Miss Mary Foster. juvenile department, public library.
 This shower Is for the benefit of the Martin school library. which Is in urgent need of books suitable for children. To inculcate in the mind of a child a love for reading and & knowledge of what Is worthwhile in literature is to provide him with an endowment whose value cannot be overestimated.
 Many people have on their book shelves or packed away on account of restricted space, books which their own children have outgrown. These will be very gratefully re- ceiyed by the school. Books of his- tory fiction and elementary science will be accepted.
 Those who prefer to give new hook and are uncertain as to the kind of book to buy. can get this in- formation from Miss Anderson, school librarian.
 After tho program. refreshments will be served. The public is cordial ly invited and 1t Is hoped a large number will be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SPEND-THE-DAY PARTY WITH MRS. MOODY

The entire Woman's Auxiliary of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church will have a spend the day party at the home of Mrs. w. O. Moody, 1929 Twentieth street. north, for the purpose of sewing for their bazaar, of which Mrs. Chaplin Hodges is chairman. A full attendance Is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SPELLING REVIVED AT
 NfISSES TOWARDS SCHOOL

Old time spelling matches are in fashion now at the Misses Howard s school for girls. Every Tuesday morning the entire high school de- partment spells against the seniors. The Misses Howard declare spelling is most fundamental and are deter mined that 1t shall have due em- phasis so far as their school is con- cerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
PHI DELTA SIGMAS
 HAVE LYRIC PARTY

The Phi Delta Sigma fraternity en- tertained at Lyric party recently. The members were present, includ- ing Clarence Small, Elgin Mellown, O. R. Grimes, Ben Dismukes, Hu- bert Hodges, Thaddeus Ellisor, Sid ney Morris, James Crawford, John Selman. The guests of the party in- cluded Misses Mildred M Baker, Margaret Mccall, Miriam Baker, Elizabeth Colvin, Helen Davis, Louise Nesbit. Mabel Nesbit, Helen Allgood and May Hamilton Horton. After tho performance refreshments were served at a downtown shop,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Girls! A gleamy mass of Iuxuriant hair full of gloss. lustre and life shortly follows a genuine toning up Of neglected scalps with dependable "Danderine."
 Falling hair. itching scalp and the dandruff is corrected immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
MEMBERS OF GENERAL SUMTER
 CHAPTER TO PARADE

All members of General Sumter chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, who will take part in the parade Monday, Armistice Day, are requested to meet promptly at l o'clock at Five Points.
 Those who will furnish cars will please notify Mrs. Joseph R. Estes, Main 6259. or Mrs. Watt T. Brown, Main 1544.
 The chapter members who will ride In the parade and have no cars will notify Mrs. Estes or Mrs. Brown, will be provided with seats in the auto mobiles In the parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
DANCE AT KNIGHTS
 OF COLUMRITS HALL.

Tuesday evening. November 13, there will be a dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall at g o'clock for the benefit of the new school, which will be soon erected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

Thin. dry, wispy or fading hair is quickly invigorated, taking on new strength, color and youthful beauty. "Danderine" is delightful on the hair; a refreshing, stimulating tonic-not sticky or greasy! Any drug >store.- Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
EDEE Porcelain Top Kitchen Table Given TNEE With Purchase This Week of q
(UNlVERSALeso esoMxh'8A99E) N N 9 M
Makes Kitchen Work Easy ~t
 Both Winter and Summer

This wonderful range embodes all the convenences of with all the advantages of coal and wood range Means kitchen in cold weather-a cool kitchen in weather Absolutely automatic-no parts to change baking and cooking at the time if you wish. Women that without exception the Universal beautiful, practical, converted
 
 blue that time and labosving advantages. in you possibly " ~ ~ " r'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
SociaI Calendar.

General Sumter chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will pre- sent a state flag to the Henley school, Armistice Day, Monday. at 10 a. m.
 All members of the chapter that can possibly attend this presentation are earnestly requested to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
MRS. J. E, DILLARD ADDRESSES
 MISSES TOWARDS SCHOOL

Mrs. J. E. billiard. in her usual win some and genial manner. delighted both factulty and students of the Misses Towards School for Girls Thursday, as she recounted helpful and pleasant incidents of her recent European trip. It was interesting 70 note that beads worn by Mrs. Dillard were purchased in Palestine and bat fin Paris She had with her for this special lecture some exceptional prints of the masterpieces seen on her trip. Mrs. Dillard took us from Montreal through Paris. Dr. billiard will conduct us through the other cities and back home in his lecture next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
wrsr-CRIM WEDDING

A wedding of interest to many friends was that of MT. Jack West to Miss Marie Frances Grim. daughter of MT, and Mrs. George Sidney Grim, which was solemnized at the First Methodist church. at 1:So p. m., Wednesday, November 2, Dr. George Stuart officiating.
 The happy couple left immediately after the ceremony for a honeymoon to be spent at southern winter re- sorts.
 MT. and Mrs. west are the recipients of the best wishes of a large circle of friends. who are very pleased that Birmingham will be their home.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Entertainment
Suggestions
"~GRANDMoTHERv PARTY

Answers to Questions Are Given az
charades-oId-Fashioned Re-
treatments Served.
r The invitations, which portrayed q
dear old lady in pen-and-ink sketch,
read as follows:
If you're quite fond Of a cup Of tea,
Do come and have one or two with
me.
Please dress yourself as your grand
mother dressed;
In her everyday clothes, or In her
best. 4
Grandma Brown at home will be
On January third, precisely at three.
And the quaint grandmothers who
responded!
And quainter still were the dear
little mannerisms Of each delightful
old lady. The costuming would have
Afforded amusement enough, but we
had provided little slips of paper on,
which were written questions about
each grandma present: the tea she
used or didn't use. The first question
was: OF what tea Is Grandma Ora,
ham fond7 Answer, honesty.
Another question was:
OF what tea did Grandma Holmes
drink freely In her YOUTH Answer,
naughty.
Other questions we're:
What brand of tea do Grandma
Halls guests drink oftenf Answer,
hospitality.
What tea does Grandma Gray dis
Akef Answer. partially.
What tea does Grandma Biddle
drink too often? Answer. frivolity.
And 50 ON through as many brands
of tea as there were grandmas pres
emit The answers were given as
charades. which added to the fun.
The refreshments were old-fashioned.
and tea was INDUCED In by those
charming little grandmothers In a
manner which proved the art was by
no means a lost one.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Household
Hints
DYEIMG CREAM LACE.
TEA OR COFFEE OFTEN FOUND
VERY USEFUL FOR THIS
PURPOSE.
MIldew Stains Are Readily Removed
With Soap, Chalk, Lemon Juice
and Sunshine.

Tea or coffee is often used for
dyeing cream lace which loses its
color in washing. A much better
way is to add a few drops Of Condy's
Fluid to the rinsing water. This
will make the lace a lovely color,
the quantity used, of course. being
varied according to the shade you
want to get, light or dark.
Mildew stains are times a
source of great trouble aud are diff
ficult to remove unless you know
just the right way. This Is to rub
a little soap over the mildew spots
and on top OF this q little chalk and
lemon juice. If you then put the
garment out in the sun for a couple
OF hours and wash in the usual way,
you will be delighted to find that
the spots have vanished.
In washing a garment, to set the
color use rinsing-water in which a
tablespoonful of common salt has
been dissolved.
TO revive the color, mix n table,
spoonful of vinegar with the rims
tng-watcr,
, The best way to wash lace is to
squeeze 1t first In hot water, then in a
cold. To stiffen dip it in milk. 1t
should be pressed on a wellpadded
board. on the wrong side, with a
fairly hot iron.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Arsenic In Carpets.

In looking for the source Of disease
among the members of q household
one would hardly suspect the car.
pets Of the domestic establishment,
but a German physician. DR.. Kuttner,
has done this. to bis own satisfao-
tioa. He had his attention called to
i've cases OF anemia and the Ike.
the OF which he could not de-
termine. but the disease disappeared
upon the removal OF the carpets from
the house. A further investigation
disclosed the fact that the carpets In
question contained arsenic In great
quantities. which probably entered
into composition of the dyes. Traces
Of arsenic were also found in the
blood of the persons who had been
afflicted
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Keeping the Hands Clean.

The busy housewife should not
wash her hands every TINA she gets
them dirty, especially in winter.
Drop them into almond meat, or pow
dered oatmeal. and rub briskIy. Or
work some cold cream well into
them and then dry with a towel. Use
a bit of pumice stone or half Of .
cut lemon. but not soap and water
ore frequently than you can help.
Some women contract a foolish habit
OF turning the hot water faucet on
their poor fingers and palms at every
touch and turn of the days occupa-
ton. Don't do It DRY" clean.
sometimes.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
WEDDING FAV0RS.
Manner In Which They Were Allotted
at Recent Bridal Dinner.

Manner In Which They Were Allotted
at a Recent Bridal Dinner.
At q bridal dinner at which only
young people ere the guests the
prophetic symbols were allotted in
this pretty manner: A huge white
frosted cake. baked In a funnel pan,
was the centerpiece- The bride tied
q silver turquoise set ring Git was
to be a December wedding and tur-
quoise Is the stonel to a length of
white satin ribbon. q solid silver
turquoise set thimble to another, a
quaint Chinese coin to one, q beauti-
full silver turquoise-studded hand
made button to a fourth and a sill
yer heart and silver key to the
others. These she dropped into the
center Of the cake ia the open
Ing; the ends ran outward around the
table, where each ended with q
white cardboard heart on which the
monogram of the bride and BRIDE
groom was done in gold. After des-
sert all drew ribons, and those
lucky enough to the tokens
applied the prophecy to themselves.
The white ribbons and heart mono
grams made pleasing souvenirs for
the others.
Another bride had her shower
bouquet made in as many parts as
she had favors. AS she went up
the stairs she united the binding
streamers of tulle and threw the
parts over the railing. where they
were caught by the bridal party.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
FLOWER PARTY.
Here is a Version of One That Is
Both New and Good.

Here is a Version of One That IL
Both New and Good.
In response to the inquiries for
new contests this one comes; it is
good and children love II.
/. l planted a product Of the
dairy and a dish with a handle.
What came up? B%uttercup. 2. /
planted a happy facial expression
and a tool used for chopping wood.
What came up? Smiiax. 8. I
planted a lot OF sheep. What came
ups Phiox. 4. / planted a dude
and a very ferocious animal. What
came upf Dandelion. s. plant
ed a mans name and a feather.
What came upf Jonquil. s. I
planted a song-bird and something
worn by q horseman on the heel of
his boot. What came up? Lark
spur. 7. ! planted q sly little AMI
NAL and something worn In box
ing. What came upf Foxglove. 8.
planted something that wants to
be remembered. What came upf
Forget-me-not- .. I planted a part
Of a railroad train and all the peo-
pie of America. What came upf
Carnation- 10. ! planted an ami
NAL of the. bovine genus and g cut
ting from . vine. What came upY
Cowslip.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Making the
Home Comfy
HOUSEHOLD BAGS.
USEFUL IN SMALL APARTMENTS
FOR KEEPING MANY THINGS
"a AT HAND.
The Kitchen Bag for ironing NeedfuIs
Should Be Made Of a Strong
Quality of Ticking. II

? In the small apartment where
space is at a premium. bags are al
most as valuable as closet-room. A
number Of things that would be end
lessly II the way scattered on the
closet-foor may be kept conveniently
at hand. yet quite out of the way, in
bags on the closet door. Some Of the
most useful bags for apartment
housekeeping are: The shoe bag, on
the upper part Of the closet door;
the paper and string bag, on the
lower half of the same door; the
laundry bag, in the bathroom; the
dustcloth bag, a gay silk affair,
which may hang In the hall; the
mending bag. the darning bag, vari-
Gus piece bags for remnants of light
and dark fabrics. laces. buttons. and
notions, all Of which may hang neal
the sewing machine from small brass
hooks screwed into the wall.
Kitchen bags should include the
strong ticking bag for ironing need
fuls-holders. wax. pressing cloths
and the like: the laundry bag for
soiled dish towels and table napkins
(Which should always be kept separ-
ate from the general family laundry
bag in the bathroom) and a nat bag
OF light oilcloth. Ia which lamp cloths.
polishing cloths and other coths
saturated with oil may be stored
away.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

AS q laborer the Japanese has
ceased to figure in the future Of Mex
lean industry.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
SCISSORS 10 the Kitchen.

/. A pair Of scissors for kitchen use
only will be found very convenient
for u6any uses. I always use them
In trimming fins from fresh fish, for
trimming the rind from bacon, but
the finest use I have found Is in pre-
pairing pineapple for sugaring or pre-
serving. I first cut the pineapple in'
to slices. Then with the scissors I
can quickly run around the edge OF
the slice, removing the rind, then 1t
an easy matter to snip out the eyes
with one of two ships OF the scis-
sors. I prefer this method to any
Of the patent articles for removing
the eyes.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
Activities Of womea

Nearly all the theaters In England
now employ women as stage hands.
Nearly all the industrial work in
France is now being done by. women.
Women have been nurses and mid
wives since early times. In 1885 there
we're twenty nine training schools for
nurses.
A woman travelling in Brazil sent
cuttings to the United States from
which the orange growing industry
was developed.
Women have eight hour work days
IN five of the eleven suffrage states
Washington. California, Arizona, Col
orado and Wyoming.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

The Wood Receptacle Has a BRAVES
Eottom for Catching Dirt, Which
Can Be Easily Cleaned.
drawer ia used for storing the fiat
irons and stove-polishing materials,
and the lower drawer is the bottom
of the wood box. The dirt and pieces
falling from the wood remain in the
drawer, which a be removed and
cleaned easily.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

A favorite method OF Stealing rice
with Chinese coolies is to lean up
against .. pile Of sacks and stick q
tin tube through the sacking, the
rice. which Is dry. flowing naturally
through the tube INTO the coolies
clothing. Flour is also stolen in this
manner. and a common punishment
In this case is to let the thief obtain
q large quantity and then pour water
into his clothing. which makes mat
ters rather uncomfortable for the
eulprit
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05

Some men r born good, but more
are made good By thslr wives.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
y USEFUL WOOD BOX.

Drawers for Storage and for Catch
Ing the Refuse.
! The ordinary wood box may be
greatly improved by adding a draw
er at the top and one at the bottom,
as showp In the sketch. The upper
The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-04-05
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-05
BLAMING IT on EVE

The national board of fire under.
writer's, in its report for 1922, just
published, assigns loss of APP
proXimately $26,OO0,OO0 to tine
carelesSness of smokers. As this
is an increase of nearly $1O,O00.OO1
/ over the estimated cost for the
same cause in 1918 the insurance
statisticianS are ungracious enough
to inquire, with rising infleXion,
Can the more general use Of to-
baCcO by women during the pa st
few years be the reason for the
startling advance in the fire
lOsses?"
The women will lose no time in
| replying to this interrogatory
challenge by calling attent on to
the fact that since the paradisiacal
time when Adam delved and Eve
spun the lords of creation have al
ways sought shelter from RESPONSE
bility by shifting the blame to the
slender shoulders of the women.
Maybe the smoking sisters have
been careless, but is the charge of
careleSsnesS not as unfair as ii is
ungallant? Men must realize that
dexterity in .flicking ashes and
tWlrling matches is an art, mastery
in which can come only through
long and assiduOus practice. The
ladies who seem TO be trying to
initiate Queen Elizabeth i'm availing
themselves OF Sir Walter Raleigh s
discovery have hardly had time to
become adopts in the use Of what
Julian awthorne once called 1.-THE
female cigar" - Philadelphia But
letin.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-05
4 ONE MAN TOWN

There is a town in Arkansas,
which if it is not Utopia offers a
fair imitation Of 1t under the name
OF Wilson. Every foot of land in
1t, every house occupied by it's L.
800 Inhabitants, all it's industrial
enterprises, its bank and it's school,
are owned by one man-Robert f.
Lee Wilson, for whom the town is
named. That fact in itself of
course is no guaranty of a Utopia.
But consider the conditions of life
in Wilson, as the Kansas City Star
reports them.
There are no police, because
there are no criminals, Mr.. Will
son will not rent one Of his houses
or give room in his hotel to any
person who seems likely to prove
undesirable. There are no corrupt
local politics, because there are no
local politics. The town govern
ment is Mr.. Wilson.
The town Of Wilson does not
know unemployment. There is no
dull season. The five hundred
hands employed on Is plantations
are shifted from one to the other
in the growing and reaping seasons
They work at numbering in the fall
and winter In addition to the
plantations Mr.. Wilson owns stores
and factories "a Touring mill, an
electric light plane, a cotton gin
and lumber mill. The town turns
out $1,000. 900 in products annually.
To Americans who grew up out
side the big cities the men who
"own pretty nearly everything ip
town" are familiar figures 1t E
doubtful, however. if any CT them
were ever able to carry their dom.
mating influence as far as Mr..
Wilson of Wilson.
THIS may be Utopia, yet who
would want to live there unless his
chief demand from life l., to be
safe, to stand satisfied with what
he has, to have most of his respon-
sibilities assumed for I'm by some
body else? The inhabitants of
Wilson have material comforts;
they don't have to fight in town
meetings.; they feel reasonably
sure that their houses will not be
entered at night and robbed.
These are big satisfactions. but
they are not enough. It would BE-
better for the people OF Wilson in
the long rum II they had to fight
among themselves to build IN
their town, II they had to decide
for themselves how much they
would spend on. their schools anil
how to spend it. Wilson is inter-
esting. hut It isn't American in the
deepest sense. New York Herald.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-05
THOMPSON MACHINE. SMASHED

From all appearances the
Thompson-S Small machine was
rather badly smashed in the Chi
cago primary Mayor "Bill' will
disappear after the coming cleo
ton, and that is something for
COngratu alton, but how far the
blow will be communicated TO the
state machine is still open to
doubt. Arthur G. Lender resigned
the notwithstanding to accept the
coalition Republican nomination.
In the face of his candidacy Mayor
Thompson dared not become Il
candidate, but threw his influence
TO Edward II. Litzinger, who is a
member Of the board Of review,
the taX-fiXing authority which
wiolds unusual political power.
Two other Republican candidates
filed as independents, and it is evil
dent the hope Of the machine was
to divide and dissipate strength n
prevent an overwhelming showing
for Lender and TO keep alive the
four factions which have wdrrel
over the political control Of Chi
cago. divide to reign" has been
the successful strategy OF ThOmp-
son in the past.
Louder was nominated by plu-
ralIty impressive in the circum-
stances. but not clear majority
over his three oppOnents-a situa-
ton which imposes doubt on the
election outcome in view of the
character of Chicago politics. Judge
William +. Devcr was the unop~
posed Democratic nominee There
is less interest outside of Chicago
in whether Louder or Lever Shall
be mayor than in the effect OF the
election on state politics. Governor
Small and Mayor Thompson are
playing the state game, and the
Chicago situation is only pawn in
the contest. If the primary result
has disabled the Thompson ma
chine SO that he is not only retired
in the city but discredited in state
politics as we'll it will matter lit
tie which of the primary nminees
becomes mayor of Chicago. But
Chicago politics is additionally
tr!ckey.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-03-05

| sighed with content.
"Come up to the house" ] order
ed. after tea shall play a few
holes.''
Sir Norman Continues
My friend Huntington called TO
see me on the night of my return
from Norway. He looked around
with an air of dismay at my various
travelling paraphernalia.
$50 you're really off. them" ac
remarked.
"On the contrary, I've just re-
turned" ] told him. 1T was too late
in the season to do any good, and |
made a mistake in changing my riv-
er. The whole thing was frost"
Huntington sighed.
We'll. I'm glad to see you back,
he declared, sinking into my easy
chair. "All the same, London in Au-
gust isn't exactly a paradise"
TELL me about Leeds" | suggest
ed. "To judge from the newspapers,
you seem to be having Il lot of
trouble about very simple case.
Huntington frowned He was 81
lent for several moments, and
CHANGING across at him, l noticed he
was pale and apparently out of
sorts.
81 think I'm stale, Greyes," he
confessed 1.-THE Chief pretty we'll
limited the same thing, and worse,
when got back last night, really
dropped round to see whether you
could help me-"
"lf can, / will with pleasure"
promised him. "YOu know that"
"You read the bare account of the
affair, of course" Huntington went
on. 1.-TWO fairly credible witnesses
deposed to seeing a man in gray
flannel suit, with Panama hat
pushed over his eyes, drive up in
a Ford car, leave it outside Bailey's
grocery stores, walk down the street
and turn into the Boulevard where
the bank is situated, exactly at the
time that the robbery took place.
Three women and two children saw
him pass up the street two minutes
later, and thirty seconds after that
he crossed the street and entered
Bailey's grocery stores. The clerl: