Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-01
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innate friends and relatives witnessed the
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The Clio Literary society of the high
school held its regular meeting TUESDAY,
afternoon, March 81 After the roll call, 70
which the members responded with quota
tons from Macbeth, the following pro-
gramme was rendered: =
Reading of Psalm-Secretary.
Misunderstanding.
Instrumental solo-Miss NJ. Moore.
Recitation--AIiss 1i. Clifford.
Observation-Disclosures.
Reading, Character of Lady Macbeth
Miss NJ. Davis.
Song, witches Chorus"-Senior class
Fortnightly News-Miss M. Sholl
After the programme a committee was
appointed to arrange matters for the sym
postum, which will probably take place the
end of April. ---~.
The following telegram to the New York
World gives hope of the discovery at last
of a cure for consumption;
New Orleans, March N,-Dr: Karl Van
Ruck announces through the New Orleans
Parish Medical society the discovery of a
cure for consumption. 1t is said that the
society will recommend its use by the state
and the city authorities here at their next
meeting. DIR. Van Ruck has been making
a study of tuberculosis and Professor
year ago he conceived the idea of a lymph
which should embody all of the curative
properties of the Koch discovery without
the terrible reactionary effect which proved
SO fatal in the. American experiments-a
lymph without the toxine clements.
Ills experiments have been conducted at
startlingly suecessfulszoThe record for the
year shows 125 complete cures"
A friend writes me thus interestingly
from Montgomery:
Down in dear old Montgomery there is
class which, in search of Improvement, has
departed from the usual lines of study
Under the guidance of Mrs. F. Q. Randolph,
whose well-known ability, entities her to
confidence about forty ladies are studying
what they are pleased to term The I'm
written History of the Last Quarter of the
Nineteenth Century Realizing that TING
average feminine reader lacks the power
of placing In proper sequence the happen
ings In contemporaneous history, this class
was formed to accomplish this object;
STARTING with Armenia, in order to UNI
derstand the modern situation. It was neces-
sary to begin as far back as st. Gregory
Etchmi I Il the see of the cathoicus.
"The natural progression was to turkey
In discussing the policy of the present sui
tan allusion was made to the fulniment OF
Arriving at Greece exhaustive. papers
and magazine articles on the politics, re-
ligion, literature and domestic life OF TINS
country developed in a surprising degree
the fact that modern Greece Is not all De-
pendent on her past for interest ana I'M
RUSSIA treated in the same compre-
hensive manner, furnished the last theme
thus far. The course will be continued
through the month of April.
'Ushered on one of these afternoons into
the handsome parlors of Mrs Judge John
Gindrat Winter one is impressed not only
Sspith the earnest enthusiasm of these
workers, but by the picturesqueness OF the
scene, as grouped around the central inquire
of each participant as she seats herself N
turn, within the radiance of the rosy hght
diffused by the silver lamp placed In !he
handsome pictures. intelligent faces taste
full costumes combine to make picture
entirely feminine and wholly commendr
able" fH p