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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-06
GAMES TODAY.

Shreveport at Birmingham.
Memphis at Chattanooga.
Little Rock at Nashville.
New Orleans at Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-06
Boys 81 Wash Suits Csc.

There will be a crowd of mothers here today-a couple
hundred of Boys Wash Suits in sailor and Russian blouse
style in number of desirable materials Some originally
were $500 and $250-ohers only $25, and but few of
those All are now 05c
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-09-06
Mems Furnishing Specials.
Monday, Informal Opening of Millinery

Monday we will hold an informal show of the new
millinery that has come in Of course, is not all in yet
but large number of hats have arrived and they worth
coming to The difference between this year and
year ago is radical difference.
We have fall hats $780, $780, $1,000 $780, $780,
$40 and SIS.
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For more details read our special school adVer
in Sundays Age-Herald and Mondays News and
The Washington times., 1902-09-14

their superiority in this respect. il
is clearly due in a great measure to
the training they receive in the school
room. have observed with pleasure
III local schools that in answering
| questions put by the teacher. or III ex-
plantations or criticisms volunteered
by the pupils, each child is required
to stand up and speak so distinctly as
to be clearly heard and understood
throughout the room: and further
more, that answers which are imper-
feet as to matter or faulty in con-
struction have TO be corrected bv the
pupil himself (assisted when neces-
sary by suggestions and supplement
tary questions on the part of the
teacherl before he resumes his seat.
BY this means an excellent ground
work is laid, not only for grammatical
and fluent conversation. but also for
he more ambitious arts of elocution
and oratory, for the development of
which ample opportunities are afford
ed within the city limits.
The methods of instruction in the
mathematical and physical sciences do
not differ materially from those in
vogue in the schools and colleges of
Great Britain and Ireland. In the
latter country the study of mathe-
mates appears 10 have a particular
fascination for the brighter school
boys; and as a result Ireland pro-
duces. in proportion to her popula-
ton. probably greater number Of
capable mathematicians than any
other country. They may be found
occupying chairs i'll many of the col
leges and universities of the Old
World and the New; and the mathe-
matical text books by some Irish au-
thors are second to none.
For good groundwork in the
mathematical sciences / have great
faith i'll the national schools of Ire
land: but for turning out smart and
capable business men give me the pub
lie and high schools of the District of
Columbia.
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book quickly and went away to do some-
thing or other that would take nv mind
away from the picture
| am glad that am grown up. should
not care to endure such maddening ter
rors again. was far too much ashamed
OF them then to-think that no one who.
as child. was afraid of the dark, would
look back upon childhood as the pleas
antest period of his life. And, il a child
has more troubles than a man. he un-
doubtedly has fewer pleasures: as.
A child's pleasures are mostly due to
its love of acquisition. its vanity or its
appetite being temporarily satisfied
From its natural affection for its parents
or friends-if that affection is very
strong-it gets far more suffering than
pleasure. Any man of average intelli-
gence can do better than that; he has
work that interests him, books, or music,
or pictures that mean far more to him
than any child's pleasure means to the
child. 1t is easy to love children; one
of the chief reasons is that pity is akin
to love. And on this question of the un-
happiness of childhood. / would sooner
trust mans memory than a childs
direct statement.
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ONE STEP FORWARD.

This is the first Sunday which the Library of Congress will be
thrown the public important will be
interesting watch the attending results 1t has been connded for
long time that keeping the Library closed Sunday
portion of the community of the advantages be gained by visiting
1t argued brary and foremost object the education
all classes of and this fundamental could suv
ed long that large class which compelled labor from
till night dbarTed from avang itself of the literary
stored there The of agtated Con
after and last the onsummaton has
been
ANY public
ment of the people intellectual and hc direction achieve
this fundamental object unless it accessible all This the
why libraries galleries. and kindred establishments
Europe the people day the week. holidays
only excepted and who has had opportunity observe has had
trouble Sunday
avocaions make impossible for them kind of physical and
mental recreation workdays
requires prophet predict that the experience will
from those other cities because there not here large number of
whose business mpeire them FROM the Libra
during the week. but they sufficiently render the
of interest Besides the ngborng States large
quota of visitors TO this Sunday vino other day.
and TO them also the opening of the Library will be great boom
If this innovation produces the
expected that before the the
on and other public places will open people
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MCKINLEY

has slipped William died Buffalo,
victim of assassn bullet That has
for Americans keep day of rospec
ton and introspecion
In country where the public
should be- the influence of good great mpeshab The
polite.
mott
their Their teachings emphasized by enghenne
speak
and achievements when worthy flourish bear
emulation o the living
Today tributes will be paid the Ohioan who his
countrymen 1t keep
Republic Immense benefit from elogy which the
of bravey done
lessons that be fitted to guard heritage the
to The of the fertile
William Mckinley excellent inspiration for
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
POPULAR DELUSIONS.
Childhood Is Not the Happiest Period.
pleasures acquisition its
appetite easily satisfied
parents vy stongt gets more suf
fering pleasure"
BY BARRY PAIN.

l have never understood the feelings
of those who are sorry that they are
full grown. To different children there
is. of course, different childhood; but,
as a rule. the happiness of childhood is
a delusion. and the peace of the baby
carriage a myth. | believe that any
brave and intelligent man can count on
the fingers of one hand the things that
would really hurt him seriously; the
longer you live the more you realize how
few things are really important.
But the troubles of childhood are num-
berless. The agony OF terror is alone
enough to make childhood the most mis-
erable part of ones existence. The
dead came out OF their graves and
walked into my nursery by night; |
dared not open my eyes lest | should
see them There was waiting figure
behind every curtain in dim-lit pas
sages. There were pictures in books
that haunted me; knew two or three of
them WE'LL knew the page on which
thew came. | opened the book and turn
ed almost up to the dreaded page. and
then waited; but l had to go on always.
had to see the eyes staring into mine,
and the lips writhing. Then l shut the
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webeine of humanity. This truth is an innate in
stinc even in savage tribes Knowing this truth thew
seek among their number possessed of superior
brain and character Because he possesses the quail
tiles they lack, they him. but also expect
return for this homage And this return is the exer-
else of his talents in their behalf. Able man they
have proclaimed him to be, and for the Unable he
must render service
This responsibility his fellows have placed upon
him, and which he has accepted must be met. He
must retain his supreme knowledge and produce its
results, else the 'vox populi," growing in
dercurrent of discomfort will presently swell into
food, and. overtaking him. drown him in its waters.
For generations they have loved, believed, and
trusted the chimera. Many have given lfe the pre-
cos possession of man. to support its doctrines. But
the trust is changed into hatred they discover that
this man is in reality Unable and no better for the
High Office he has dsllonored than they themselves;
nay not able, for they the people whose voice is
thunder are sincere, while the mpostor knows
jot or iota of sincerity.
The voice of the people is ever speaking. 1t may
be lost for while in the siren songs of political ia
KRIS but soars above at the last and with ma esty
of right and the welfare of man in its accents calls
aloud for justice, equality, and liberty.
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The people have camored from the beginning for
leaders men who will advocate in sincerity, their
hopes and desires men who cannot be bought by any
promise. or indeed any attainment of gain. And
this type of man they must have if peace and liberty
are to be known If the leaders faithless, if
ption and msrule are the keynote and center of po-
ca matters the end. the terrible, reforming end is
not far off.
Today we contemplate with horror the events of
the French Revolutions on the execution of the harm
less Louis XVI and his beautiful queen, Marie An
toinette with an inner thankfuness that the days of
such tragedy and anarchy are supposedly past But
they are past only far the conditions that caused
them have been eliminated With like environment
such horrors may be repeated.
What was the cause of the French Revolution?
The very school boy can give the answer: 1t not
the fanaticism of French peasants raving against
nghtfu government and social structure, but the
frenzed fury of French mothers enraged to insani-
ty bv the cries of their starving children.
Even the worm will turn and from the centuries
of oppression by king and noble at last they arose,
stung from torpor into veritabe demons. degrees
moved from their former peaceful selves
Government and organization are necessary to the
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
.HYPERBOLIC THEOLOGY

The following remarkable speci-
men of hyperbole comes, like hyper
bolic agricultural products, wind
and whiskers, from the State Of
! Kansas. II emanates from the fer
tile brain of Clergyman who was
trying to make his hearers under
stand how long eternity really was.
If a little sparrow were to dip it's
bill in the Atlantic Ocean and take
one drop of water and then take one
hop day across the country and
put that drop in the Pacific Ocean,
| and then hop back to the Atlantic,
one hop day. until the Atlantic
was dry as bone, it wouldn't be
sun-up in helY."
AS a specimen of rhetoric this is
| pretty good. but as theology il will
not win the consideration that 1t
would have had one or two genera
tions ago. II Is significant and on
the whole hopeful thing, that the
! clergyman of today has learned 70
! fix his eye rather on the present and
the immediate future than on eter-
nifty. He is more concerned with
what is going to happen in his own
town in the next five years, han
with what will occur in space a
i thousand years hence. fel
This Is quite right and sensible.
Human beings can measurably con-
troll the affairs of their own COM
munity. but they cannot do much
with these of the entire universe
At the same time, If they do what
is best for the coming five years,
they are likely to do what will prove
itself the best thing to have done a
century later.
The protesting religious folk OF
the sixteenth century did what they
firmly believed to be right for
that time and place, and they
helped to establish religious liberty
and clean thinking for us today. The
conscientious Catholic of the same
period did what he believed to be
right. and he helped to preserve
great church which is today a pow
erful agency for good. The conflict
of interests was more apparent and
temporary than real. If two con-
scientious men earnestly strive for
what they believe to oe right. they
may neither of them get exactly
what they want, but they will fur
ther the general good.
This Kansas clergyman has used a
most picturesque illustration. But,
after all, it is on subject of which
he really knows nothing. He knows,
of course, that eternity is a fact;
that is one of the things in which
the intuitive sense of humanity has
made decision final But he does not
know that eternal punishment is
fact, or that his listeners are liable |
TO serve an 7nfinite term in prison
of torture. because of sins committed
against God of infinite wisdom.
1t is almost an impossibilty for
the human mind to form even faint |
conception of infinity; and perhaps |
this is sign that it is not expected !
to try.
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The school system of the District OF
Columbia appears to me to be an adj
mirable one. | am interested in ii
both from the view point Of parent
and an educationalist. Since coming
here | have described it in detail in
the dublin Educational Monthly
for the benefit of my late colleagues
on the other side. and, so far as !
have learned, they appear to regard
If as the nearest approach to an ideal
system which the wisdom Of educa-
tional savants has yet devised.
A detailed description of the local
school system would be entirely nm
necessary in Washington paper; but
a few Of the points that strike a
stranger as contrasting favorably
with what he has experienced else
where may be of interest.
The first circumstance that i'm
pressed me on entering a public school
i'll Washington was the commodious
and cheerful character of the class
rooms, and the generous provision
that is made for the comfort of the
children in the heating, Lighting, seat
ing accommodation, and general
equipment of the school buildings
The free supply of school books and
writing materials also is in pleasing
contrast with the niggardly and step
motherly attitude exhibited in the ed
ucation of its poor by the so-called
"paternal government of the British
Islands.
A feature of the school program
that struck me as most important and
beneficial is the attention given from
the very beginning to the study of
hygiene and physical culture. The
Importance Of this training. which is
comparatively neglected i'll the schools
on the other side, cannot well be over
estimated.
Again, ] have frequently noticed
the facility with which Americans
generally can express their ideas in
conversation and think | have dis
covered, in part at least, the secret of
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
SUNDAY
OBSERVANCE
"The parents of today are determined
that their children shall not be made
miserable, but what to do about it is
the question. They instinctiveIy feel
that there should be difference be-
tween Sunday and other days"
By L L.

earnest and conscientious parents sorely
bothered about the observance Sunday in their households
This due to the reaction from older ideal OF the thing and
Just in the full tide of the reaction
The people who vaguely feel dissatisfaction with the modern
Sunday hose who had great disgust for the day their child
hood Probably the majority of wetodo Americans OF middle
their youth that the right observance OF Sunday
consisted going church and Sunday school, eating either
elaborate dinner cold according the form of orthodoxy
adhered by their and spending the afternoon eitter
reading extremely stupid religious story furtve attempts at
play while the elders took solemny discussed matters
which the Youngsters took interest Sunday under that regime
to be horror though the attractive personality OF
mothers and fathers did good deal to redeem it.
chds imagination is quick and tender thing and when
Sunday associated with sort of bamy and the magnetic
influence of moheror father could not
be altogether unpleasant sensitive boy girl But unfortu
naey the majority of meant uncomfortable restraint
The parents today determined that their children shall
not he made miserable such fashion that but what do
about the question They nnevey feel that there should be
a difference between Sunday and other days. !
There beautiful things enough to put Sunday, if
is their selection There beautiful religious music
for musical households and much stinetivey religious
which nevertheless suited to the day There walks the
country, and cities where entirely civilized
day observance prevails there open libraries and galleries
There be especial dainn of table and
nsng that day; choice bits of china:
flowers toys and books kept cupboard and brought only
when Sunday cleanliness of hands and clothes permits their
Noisy and exciting plays be quietly prohibited
other things substituted which be had every day
little break the pleasures and occupations will
good evebodys without becoming day nagging
drearness.
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
MR.. SANTLEY's FIFTY YEARS OF
SONG.

Rarely. ii ever. has it fallen to the 10,
of a singer to celebrate his jubilee as
public vocalist with all his power and
charm practically unimpaired. Yet Mr..
Charles Santley is today as welcome to
all lovers OF music as he was fifty years
ago. He won his way at first by sheer
force of art welded to a personality
which has done much to elevate and en-
noble the profession which he still
adorns. How great he was in opera the
younger generation can guess from the
brilliant renderiDgs of the works OF
Handel which have marked his later
years. Mr.. 'Santley Is still the greatest
English baritone, and his fifty years of
achievement entitle him to the gratitude
of all his countrymen.-London Daily
Chronicle
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
EDWARD EOOLESTONS
PLACE IN LITERATURE
"Some day the work these early American quick
agnon sympathy the applied it
phases ought be-"


he hd
minded He
who helped a for
had a lily andw we'll
Middle
with
his
Skoboy" another juvenile is Less
vivid of
public "Roxy
Eggleston thoroueb
his books and while
story and he wro.
English
Some day the work of these
aupld
whose life
chronce Eggleston that
could
adaptation the material enough
feel Its pcuqueness
Lorenzo Dow done
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
Suggesting Desperate Expedient.

New York Tribune-Not in many a
campaign has the Sage of Wolfert s
Roost been so eager in his search for
a deluded victim whom he can persuade
to accept the Democratic nomination for
governor. Why doesn't he try Devery /:
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
MOONLIGHT AND MEMORIES.
By DON MARQUIS.

That Maytime moon its gold transmitting light
Spills through the lattice bars Of memory yet;
And once again together, love, set
Our feet to scale the star-strewn sleeps of night;
stand, faith flushed fearless, the height
Of upmost space, the rple parapet
Morn hammered and with diamond teset
Whereon the tred-winged angels from fight
The mighty winds watt up ward from the play
And stress the circling cosmic currents make
Mark how the million rose-hpped dawns fcrsake
Their fair sun brides, and STOPPING down,
II.
In memory only may 1 mount so far;
This has lost its Midas-touch that made
Flesh-dross turn spirit gold these nights strayed
The unpathed -deeps and nebular
Dim chasms where the unborn systems a.e
with strong love facing Gods love unafTaid)
For thou art gone who led undismayed
Through splendid wilds from star. 81
Unhelped, my weaker soul has dared
The wonted ways thy shining sandals fared
Enough, sometimes, to thee bend, in dreams,
Toward me- through space that brighter and geas
More softly from the whiteress of thy heart
Against the porphry gate of heaven pressed f8
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PRESIDENT Mckinley
By R. w. F.

He was President whose wisdom blessed
The world, and whom world entie revered;
man to all his countrymen endearei
Elected when the land was distressed,
His courage and convictions stood the test
Of trial through financial gloom and war,
Which were dispelled and ended while he bore
The strain and closer still to duty pressed.
The welfare of the people next his heart,
No party prejudice could there abide
To turn. aside OF stay by any plea
His great design wherein the splendid part
He we'll performed, impelled with giant stride
The nation onward to its destiny.
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
Domestic Needs in the Sunny South.

DOMESTIC NeeoS In tne Sunny SOutn.
Memphis Scimitar-The Chicago sur
geon who made new hip socket for a
patient has not done so much. What the
people need most is new hip pocket
one that won't catch the gun on its way
out.
The Washington times., 1902-09-14
Town Points, Postage Prepaid.

EVENING EDITION. one year. 50; six
months, s1.50; three months, 75 cents
Evening and Sunday. one year, s5; SIX
months, $3.50; three months, s1.25
Morning, Evening, and Sunday. one year
$40; six months. s5; three months, $3.50
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Subscription Rates to Out of

MORNING EDITION, one year, s5: six
months, $3.50; three months. s1.25. Morn
mg and Sunday, one year. 81; six months,
700; three months, s1.75. Sunday edi-
lion only, one year, 50; six months. 81;
three months, 80 cents
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THE VOICE Of THE PEOPLE:
RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADERSF ZIP
By ELIZABETH ELLICOTT POE.

Of he French
soachu lie dh
caused them have
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SUPERIORITY OF THE CAPITALS
PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM
By NJ. DOWD,

Formerly of the Depar Of Science and Art London
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-10-06
WOmep nDd JtWeIH.

levels, candy, flowers, man
that Is the order OF woman's pref
erences, Jewels form a magnetic
mighty power to the average wo-
man. Even that greatest of all
Jewels, health, Is often ruined In
the strenuous effort to save the
money to purchase them. If a
woman will risk her health to get
a coveted gem. then let her fortify
herself against the insiduous conse'
uuences Of coughs, colds and bron
chial aft. ctions by regular use Of
Dr.. Boschee's German Syrup. 1t
will promptly arrest consumption
In It's early stages and heal the at
fected lungs and bronchial tubes
and drive the dread disease from
the syst, m 1t Is not a cure all,
but 1t Is a certain cure for coughs
colds and all bronchial troubles.
You can get DR.. Green's reliable
remedies at D. A. Hendershot's
Get Green's Special Almanac.
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An Old Timer.

There was introduced to the
Methodist conference, at New Mar
tipsvllle, on Saturday preache r
who had beea member to that
b q , " hen IL VS. ug,>Z I We
refer TO Rev. G J. Nxoo, of STE
rand -ah, iowa, now On the super
ANIMATED list and apparently eighty
years of age, though hale and
hearty. He treve'ed tn" the Mid
dlebourne circuit IN 1913 Under
his ministra atoms the fist Methodist
meeting house was built In Sisters,
vile The circuit then embraced
not only Middlebourpe and Sisters
Vile but all the territory between
Middle Islard creek and the Ohio
river.
AS we journeyed on the train
and overhearing him remark that
he lived In Marietta but had not
been back there for sixty years the
writer became at once interested
and introduced himself. Possibly
he might have found some changes
even In Marietta, but he certainly
realized marvellous transforma
tions In that part OF his
old circuit that we passed
through. BY the topography of
the places he recognized Grape
Island, the old Browse residence
and the Ben Wells place. But
who could tell St. Mays or Sisters
ville? It was interesting to hear
him name the old citizens I had
Known wheu a child, all O. woom
have passed away. He rene mbered
my father as the man WHO had freed
his negroes and sent them TO Ii
IBERIA, an event he had heard of
when boy In Marietta
He found only the venerable ]
l. Clark. and pei haps ope other
minister who were hts colaboreIs
when he belonged to this confer
ence, though some of your readers
will doubtless lemen Der him, and
would be glad to meet him.
D. D. J.