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The age-herald., 1899-01-01
SCHOOLS REOPEN.
Will Throw Open Their Doors After the
 Holiday Rest.

Nearly every school in the city, public and private, opens its doors tomorrow after the week of Christmas holidays, and the work for the next six months will be taken up again with renewed energy The lessons have already been assigned, and the work will be taken up where it was left off.
 Perhaps the most interesting feature of tomorrow's exercises, will be the formal opening to the public of the first free kindergarten ever established in the city. The details of this splendid institution which is the enterprise of a number of philanthropic ladies and gentlemen of the city, have already been described in full and it goes without saying that the opening will be successful one. Miss Woodruff, who is an experienced teacher from the Louisville kindergartens, will have charge both of the children and of the training class for kindergarten teachers, which IS now being formed.
 The officers of the association extend n cordial invitation to all interested in the movement to visit the Kindergarten to- morrow at the Paul Hayne school, corner Twentieth street and Avenue D.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
THE LYCEUM.
Schubert Glee Club Next Attraction
 Tuesday, January 8.

The famous Schubert Glee Club, of Chica- go, which has maintained it's organization with changing memberships for twenty years, will appear in the Lyceum course at Seals hall Tuesday night The club has first and second tenors, baritone and cor netist, basso and violinist reader and inn personator, and Miss Katherine Taylor, who is very fine soprano and pianist
 They will give a varied vocal and instru- mental programme, and Edmund Neill, the reader and impersonator, will close the two hours of melody and mirth.
 The plan of reservng seats has been abolished by the directors of the Lyceum, because long experience demonstrated that it was impossible to get everybody to come on time, when each knew that his chosen seat was awaiting him. The plan now is to have the doors open at 7:3O, and the enter tainment to begin at S:15, thus giving three- quarters of an hour for the audience to as- semble, and let every one, member or non- member, select his seat as he comes.
 The members are thus saved the trouble of reserving seats during the day before the lecture, and it is only necessary for them to show their membership cards to the doorkeeper.
 Non-members can go to Seals store any time during Monday or Tuesday and get admission tickets for 75 cents
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
INCORPORATED.
The Jefferson Theatre and Hotel Con-
 pany.

The Jefferson Theater and Hotel company mas been incorporated by A. L. Tutwiler, Henry L. Badham and E. H. Cabanss, with capital stock of $1o0,oOO, divided into 1000 shares of the par value of $1OO each
 AS set forth in the declaration of incor- poration the company was organized for the purpose of owning, conducting and op- eratlng theaters and hotels in this and other cities
 A. L. Tutwiler has been elected president and Henry L. Badham, secretary and treas urer. The entire capital stock has been subscribed, as follows: A. l.. Tutwiler. 4s9 shares; Henry l.. Badham, 800 shares; E. H. Cabaniss, share.
 The new company has acquired possession or the O'Brien opera house property, re- gently purchased by Messrs Tutwiler and Badham. As has been previously stated in The Age-Herald, the property will at the close of the present theatrical season be re- modelled and improved, giving Birmingham hrst-class opera house.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
PSYCHICAL RESEARCH.
Organization Formed in Birmingham
 for This Purpose.

Rather a novel organization was formed in Birmingham Friday night known as the Birmingham Society for Pl ,hical Re- search. It is composed of a number of prominent clergymen, lawyers, doctors, and other thinking men who are interested in the laws of psychic phenomena and the workings of the mind in the case of hyp- notism, mind reading, Christian Science, faith cure, etc. The society will be limited to forty members, and regular times and places for holding the meetings will be fixed.
 The temporary organization which was formed Friday night is follows:
 President Roof, of Howard College, presi- dent
 Prof. Vim. P. Taylor, vice president.
 E. A. Wilson, secretary.
 The society will meet some time this week to perfect their permanent organization.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
WOODLAWN COMPANY
To Reorganize as Member of the Na-
 tional Guard.

Captain Parkes, of the Woodlawn Light Infantry, has issued a call for a meeting of the members of that company for this af- ternoon. The meeting will be held in the company's armory at Woodlawn.
 The business to be transacted provided enough of the members put in an appear ance, is to reorganize the company as one of the companies of the National Guard of Alabama. There seems to be no doubt but that the company will be successfully re- organized and take it's place where it has always been, as one of the leading com panies of the regiment
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
NOTICE! ]!

Ticket No. 5244 is the num- Der winning the prize of GAO in gold, given away with my famous J. Martin Rye.
 Please do not destroy your tickets, if the winning num- Der is not presented within one week we will continue drawing every Saturday night until the prize is claimed.
 Wm. Wise,
 2O9-2ll 10th St., Birmingham.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
HEWITT COUNCIL
Of the National Union Elect Their Off
 cers for the Year 1899.

Hewitt Council No. S22 of the National Union, one of the most fiourishing fraternal insurance organizations in the United States, with headquarters at Cleveland, O., has elected the following officers for this year:
 D. H. Cabaniss, ex-president. Vassar L. Allen, president.
 H. M. Beck, president.
 W. T. Simmons, speaker.
 H K. White, secretary.
 R. Dupont Thompson, finance secretary. Simon Klotz, treasurer.
 Wyndham Mason, chaplain.
 w. c. Phillips, usher.
 A. s. Montgomery, sergeant-at-arms. c. s. Gauder, doorkeeper
 R. H. Pearson, c. M. McMahen, trustees.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
NEW WARDEN s.
Force at the City Jail Will be Changed
 Today.

At o'clock this morning, R. L. Gurley, recently elected warden of the city prison, will relieve MT. Cunningham, the retiring warden.
 At o'clock tonight, John Horan will go on duty, thus retiring Warden Walton. The hours have been changed, and hereafter the men will be on duty from until [ instead of from 12 until 12
 The retiring wardens have made many friends by their uniform courtesy to all. The new wardens are well known, and it will only take them a few days to become familiar with their new duties.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
EMANCIPATION DAY
Will be Observed by the Negro Popu-
 lation.

The colored people of the city will hold appropriate exercises at the Sixteenth Street Baptist church tomorrow morning at Il o'clock in commemoration of emancipa- tion day. The following programme has been arranged
 Devotional exercises.
 Emancipation Proclamatlon-Miss Lena Finley.
 '"The Negro As a Soldier'-Professor c. V. Auguste.
 "Hygiene"-Dr. Wilkerson
 "The Unity of Purpose in the Negro's Progress"-Rev. A. Simmons.
 Addrsss-Rev. c. L. Fisher
 'Woman's Work in the Advancement of the Race''-Miss A. R. Simmons.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

Repairing roadway from Pensacola, Fla, to the National Cemetery near that city. Depot Quartermaster's Office. Washington, D. C., December 2, 1898. Sealed proposals, in triplicae. will be received here until 12 o'clock noon. January Il, 1899. for improving roadway menf1oped above. Specifications can be had >and at mayors office. Pensacola; III 1>served to reject or accept anS e 6l} b66s, ss. any part thereof. n,arkedS .'prapsen1s = 1ppeeying Road way. Pensseela. p1E. e NottoaAl Ceme- tery." and addssa.s1 e '. ' 4rus. 1t, Col. Depot Q. M 11-(kSt
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
Musicians Union

The regular meeting of the Birmingham Musicians Protective association will be held this afternoon at o'clock in Professor Judges hall, in First avenue, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets. Besides the transaction of routine business officers for the ensuing term, who were re- gently elected, will be installed.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

tending the annual meeting of the South 'ern Educational association. He said that the convention was a most successful one in every particular, and that all of the ex- ercises were interesting. The place for holding the next convention was not de- cided in New Orleans, but was left to the executive committee to decide. Birming- ham, Memphis and Atlanta. Dr. Phillips says, have all extended invitations for next years convention.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
USUAL DIVIDEND.
The Berney National Bank Paying In
 stitution.

The Berney National bank has declared it's usual semi-annual dividend of per cent.
 This institution has won quite a repu- tation as a regular dividend payer and un- der the guidance of President J. B. Cobbs its standing and soundness is never. ques- toned.
 The Berney National Is said to have an extremely high rating in the business world.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

Total .. -. ... 1928, ,777, ,S99.42 $20,907 495.S
 A remarkable fact in connection with the cearings of 1898 is that during the last six months when a 2-cent revenue stamp was required on every check, the clearings amounted to $11, $40, ,267. .9S as compared with S11 937, ,631 54 of the first six months of the year.
 For Christmas week of 1898 the clearings were $469, ,41717 For the corresponding week of 1897 they were $447, ,3753O.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
In Olden Times

People overlooked the importance of per- manently beneficial effects and were satis- fled with transient action; but now that 1t is generally known that Syrup of Figs will permanently overcome habitual constipa- tion, well-informed people will not buy other laxatives, which act for time, but finally injure the system. Buy the genuine, made by the California Fig Syrup Co.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
Sunday Hours at Postoffice

Sunday hours will be observed at the postofi1ce tomorrow. The general delivery, stamp and registered package departments will be open from to 10 o'clock in the morning. One delivery will be made in the residence and two in the business portions of the city.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

The bank clearings were at their lowest in 1894, but have been climbing upward steadily ever since
 The following table shows the clearings for each month during 1897 and 1898, and 1t will be seen that in only two months, July and September, were they less than in 1Sq7.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
Typographical Union

Typographical Union No. 1O4 will meet this afternoon in Fox hall, corner Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street for the trans action of routine business
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
$50 REWARD!

We will pay Fifty Dollars reward for the recovery of the goods stolen from our store Friday night and capture of thief or thieves.
 Chamblee Bros.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
Council Wili Not Meet

Trades Council Will Nut Meet On account of New Year the regular meeting of the Birmingham Trades Council has been postponed until next Sunday.
The age-herald., 1899-01-01

Hoods sarsaparilla, containIne euch ou- yative power, is the best me1lc16o TIT money can buy. #
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
INCREASE OF MORE THAN TWO MILLION In Birmingham Bank ClearingS During
 Past Year. AS COMPARED WITH 1897
One of the Best Indicators of COmm5r-
 Cial Activity of a City.
CLIMBING UP SINCE 1894
Only in Two Months of 1898, July and September, Were the Clearings Smaller Than Correspond
 ing Month in 1897.

According to the books of H. D. Wooley, manager of the Birmingham clearing house, there was an increase of S2,S7O,4 ,4OS.55 in the cearings of the Birmingham banks during the year 1898, as compared with those of 1897. The amount of the bank olearings is one of the best indicators of the commer- cial activity of city, and in this respect Birmingham's showing is particularly good; the best since 1892, as the following figures
The age-herald., 1899-01-01
Successful Convention

lr. J. H. Phillips returned from New
 Aps yesterday where he has been at-
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-02
DANGEROUS POINT
Has Been Reached in Tension Between
Consuls at Apia,

London, March 1.-The Times prints a
copy of the letter dated January "a which
Lloyd Osborne, United States consul at
Apia addressed to Herr Rose, the German
consul at the time of the conflict of the
authorities over the case of Herr Crews
muhl. of Apia, who was arrested and fined
for breaking the windows of the supreme
court. In the letter Mr.. Osborne protests
against the "unjustifiable ISLANDERS and in
suits which the Germans have heaped upon
Chief Justice Chambers" and declares that
"a proper regard for the dignity of the
American flag demands that 1 should de-
cline further intercourse with you or with
the president of the municipality CDR Raj
feb except in writing until an apology with
a retraction is given"
Mr.. Maxse, the British consul at Apia,
sent with Mr.. Osborne's letter note en-
dorsing the American consul's views
The Times says of the correspondence:
'"These letters indicate that a dangerous
point of tension has been cached"
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-02
BLIND GIRL ENJOYS STATUARY
Helen Kellers Recent Visit to the Bos-
ton Art Museum.
From the Congregationalist.

From the Congregationalist.
I had the good fortune to witness the
unique scene in the Boston Art Museum
two or three weeks ago, when Helen KEEL
Ter, the beautiful deaf and blind girl, was
taken to "see' the statuary. Helen Keller
is now II years old. She has beautiful
form and her face Is expressive to a most
unusual degree She gives one an impress
sion of fresh, happy girlhood. There is
slight deformity of the eyes, but every
other feature is perfect, and her mouth Is
especially expressive and winsome. With
smiling, parted lips. she seems to be hiled
with a happy expectancy of what the flu
ture may bring her.
For some time Helen attended private
school in Cambridge, but she is now study
ing with tutor and fitting for Radcliffe.
Her careful training in Greek showed dur
ing her visit to the museum. She appeared
thoroughly familiar with all the old Greek
mythologies, and it seems she has just
been reading the Had. A letter suggesting
the visit was sent her by her friend, MISS
Cobb, formerly teacher of the blind, ana
Helen accepted the invitation, saying that
she always wanted to see the "silver-bowed
god and the white-armed goddesses."
At the museum the first statue shown her
was that of Apollo. A stepladder was
brought and she mounted until she could
reach the face. She put both hands on
the forehead, touching 1t lightly with the
tins of her fingers From the center of the
forehead she deity followed the curves
outward, then down the cheeks until her
hands met at the chin: then both eyes
were touched; then the nose, and lastly the
mouth, her hands moving in unison. Next
the arms and other parts of the statue
were examined. This was the order pur-
sued each time. Every new curve was
surprise and pleasure to her. She was as
eager as a child at every new discovery,
and when anything pleased her especially
would give q quick gasp of pleasure ana
clasp her hands, bending forward her whole
figure. Helen's comment on Apollo was,
sit is grand beyond description. Or an
other god she said, "He has an exalted
look" and of Medusa. Her expression Is
painful" 5a.- -,
The dizziness and quickness with which
she could examine a statue were wonderful,
but what impressed the onlooker as even
more remarkable was that she seemed to
read the artists thought through ana
through her sensitive fingers as readily as
a seeing person could take 1t In by
glance She was shown bas-relief OF
mother bidding farewell to her child, IN
this the arms of the mother were missing.
Her first question was. Where are the
mothers arms? She should embrace her
child" And, as she was not at frst unuer-
stood, she repeated the word embrace, at
the same time pointing her arms around
Miss Cobb. OF the mother she remarked:
''ShA has sorowful eyes. wide open; ner hps
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-02
In SOCIETY,", !
Observation-Disclosures

Miss Isabel Mushat has returned from
Bohemian, where she was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. David Marburg.
Mrs Allan Jones, of Greensboro, and her
children, who have been the guests of Mrs
Kate r. Lewis, have returned home.
Miss Helen Ehrman Is visiting In Selma
Mrs Edward Cabaniss is still in Wash
ington, D. c., and will not return until the
latter part of next week.
Miss Eloise Johnston will spend a part of
the early spring in Columbus, Miss.
Mrs. David Marburg and children, of
Bozeman, are visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs George B. Tarrant, of North
Birmingham, gave a furnace party Tuesday
night in honor of their guest, Miss Stella
Falk, of Louisville. The North Birming-
ham furnaces were visited and a most en-
joyable and interesting evening passed.
The meetings today at the Woman's club
are the elocution class at $3.50, the parlia-
mentary class at II and the department of
music at 8 this afternoon.
The Tuscaloosa Gazette says: Miss jamie
Van Hoose came down from Birmingham
Yesterday evening and is the guest of Miss
and extremely popular young woman al
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-02
Young Women Will Speak at
Class Orations of the Univ,r slty

University, March 1.-(Speclal)-The
sophomore speakers who are to deliver
declamations on April q and the junior ora
tors who are to deliver orations on May
10 have just been selected. A noticeable
fact In connection with the sophomore list
is that five out of the eleven speakers are
young women. members of the sophomore
class. Five out of the eight alternates are
also young women. This will be the first
time In the history of the university that
a young lady has taken part in any of the
class orations or declarations, but as VIII
be seen they are taking very prominent
part.
The speakers are as follows:
A. A. Pagan, Havana; ]. Y. Kirkpatrick.
Camden; r. I. Little, Tuscaloosa; e. f.
Moody, Dothan; w. P. Nelson, Tuscaloosa;
w. B. Woods, Florence; Miss Augusta
Cleary, Birmingham; Miss Mary DeBar-
deleben, La Place; Miss Leila Harris, Tus-
caloosa Miss Sadie Mason. Livingston;
Miss Leila s. Mcmahon, Livingston.
Alternates-Miss Lula Powers, Univer-
sity; Miss Ellen Ashley, University; A. A.
Walker, Birmingham; T. S. Plowman, Jr..
Talladega; D. d. Patton, Coatopa; MISS
Abbie Fitch Searcy, Tuscaloosa: Miss Es-
telle Bealle, Tuscaloosa; Miss Mamie Bull
lock, Livingston.
The following are the juniors who are TO
deliver orations on May 10:
It. ]. Brothers, Zula J. A. Coleman
Eutaw; L. Liva, Selma; ]. G. Little. Tusca-
loosa.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-02
Success Abroad of an American
Z Girl Well Known in Birmingham

Society will be interested to know OF the
success achieved by Miss Claire Sheenah IN
operatic fields. She is an Atlanta girl ana
has frequently been the guest OF MIS-. oii-
yer Chalifoux, who entertained great
deal in her honor and she will be recalled
nv the musical and social set. She has
made her debut recently in Florence. italy,
In Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado.' which
was presented at the Pergola. The follow
ing extracts from Italian papers appeared
in the Saturday Review. and speak In an
enthusiastic terms of the young American
debutante
1.-The first representation Of Gilbert and
SuIIivan's 'Mikado' was given on Monday
of last week at the Pergola, which was
crowded to its utmost capacity, the foreign
element predominating. T. r. H. Duke and
Duchess of Connaught and the princesses
were present.
From the first notes Of Nanki-Poo, I'm
povero cantator, che yive de'suoi cantf Ia
wandering minstrel 1, a thing of shreds
and patches) the adience showed the great
est interest. The trio of Ko-Ko. Pooh-Bah
and Pish-Tush was received with prolonged
applause. The three little maids from
school (tre sgnorine assai per bene) had
to repeat their pretty trio and the effective
use of their fans. Fans play prominent
part In the opera.
1--WE must make special mention of Miss
Margaret Claire, the young American
debutante who seems to be made for the
part of Yum-Yum. She is very self
possessed, decidedly pretty Japanese
maiden. with a manner on the stage that
is altogether charming. Her by-play is
excellent, and with her lovely voice Of
bird-like and wonderful carrying quality
she is indeed an ideal Yum-Yum. as she
is called in a Florentine daily paper. Her
song in the second act La luna che di notte
va was enthusiastically encored and made
the occasion of an ovation to the young
artistic, the presentation of beautiful flow
ers. etc.
Miss Margaret Claire has made perfect
success. the success of the opera in fact
"Tommaso Salvini, at the second per-
Torrance, remarked upon her very great
dramatic abilities and her thoroughly ar
tistic disposition.
ITO return to the performance.
"At the first performance of the 'Mikado,'
an inspired friend presented to Miss Mar
garet Claire. as a pretty souvenir of her
debut, and also delicate compliment to
herself, gold chain with a crescent, or
moon attached. and between the horns of
the moon star containing pearl; an al
fusion to her song, The Moon and l."
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seem to CULVER; she lifts up her forehead
little"
Helen Keller's vocabulary is quaint and
bookish quite different from that of an or
binary schoolgirl. She talks as II she were
transating. She enunciates slowly and
with an earnest effort to be understood, but
In order to catch every word she says, one
must give close attention. There is slight
thickness of speech When she desired ex-
PLANTATION about any of the statues, she
reached for the hand of Mise Cobb, who
spelled into her fingers what she wanted to
know.
Her quickness of perception astonished
everybody. Upon being shown bas-relief
OF some dancing girls she Immediately
asked, Where are choristers?" seeming to
detect their absence simply by touch even
sooner than Ii would be noted by seeing
person. The adjoining bas-relief repre-
sented singers, there being four or hve
singers The lips of one were closed, and
as soon as her fingers touched 1t she an
nounced, zone is silent" A little further
ON was a statue of Neptune, and on feeling
the empty hand her instant question was,
Where is the trident?'
She is not without sense OF humor. She
said of Euripides, laughingiy, He Is not so
handsome as Pericles." The latter she had
previously described as having " afine
strong face full of spirit and thought" and
Sappho was the "Sappho she had always
loved to think of. sweet, smiling Sappho."
Julius Caesar looked Just like what he
was" She was especially pleased with
Michael Angeles group OF mother and
child. and after having examined each of
it's fingers separately she placed one hand
on the mothers face and the other on that
of the chiud and remained in that position
for brief minute, as II touched with the
gentle picture of motherhood. Then she
said softly, at is very sweet and lovely"
xJac m nbGOrhad and aXDectant ST.
lence in the big rooms as the blind girl
passed with rapt face from statue to statue.
The little group of students following her
watched her with an almost breathless In