The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-05

cencise style that is clear and interesting. There are many illustrations by Fran CHS Benjamin Johnston, which are of great value in appreciating fully the work being done at Tuskegee. In the chapter Moral Value of Hand Work" the author says after relating some of his personal experiences:
 This chain of experiences. who's links l have tried to indicate, served as a pre- paration for the work of training the head, the heart and the hands, which I was to undertake later at the Tuskegee Normal end Industrial Institute. When l went to Alabama to begin this work l spent sometime In visiting towns and country districts in order to learn the real conditions and needs of the people It was my ambition to make the little school which I was about to found A real service in enriching the life of the iowly and unfortunate. With this end in view, not only visited the scnools chur- ches and farms of the people, but slept in their one-roomed cabins and ate at their tables their fare of oornbread and fried pork"
 After relating In another chapter the. difficulties experienced with many stu dents the author relates an occurrence during the evening when assembled for prayers:
 After considerable ineffective effort to teach the students to put their imple- ments away properly at night I caused a mild sensation at evening prayers by calling the names of these students who had left their implements in the field. I said these three students would be ex- cused from the room to attend to this duty, and that We would not proceed with the service until their return and that I felt sure they would be more benefited by prayer and song after having done their work well than by having 1t poorly done"
 There is a chapter on Pleasure and Profit of Work in which the author says: T think l owe great deal of my present strength and capacity for hard work to my love of outdoor life" And while writing about 'rhe Value of Sew eral Things" the author says: Every dollar received at TusKegee comes through hard work on the part of some one. Every dollar is placed with us be- cause the donor feels that perhaps it would accomplish more good here than elsewhere The attitude of every stu dent, if he wisfes to be honest, must be that he has no right to ask persons to support the school if a dollar goes into the hands of an individual who is not doing the best to earn the worth of 1t, every moment of every day"
 When we remember that no one re- alizes all of the ideals that he possesses and too, when we know that a lack of knowledge often causes us to be prejudiced and allows cap tious criticism. such a volume as this is good for all to read. The whole is in the nature of a statement of condi- tions that exist and the reasons tnere- for; 1t is knowledge that each of us should possess. Many helpful lessons, too. may be learned from the aspirations, ideals and edeavors of the founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
 'Tomfoolery' by James Montgomery Flagg. Life Publishing company.
 "A litle nonsense now and then" is reIished by all of us, and so among more serious bits of reading 'Tomfoolery" finds it's ready welcome. It is collection of drawings, limericks and sketches by James Montgomery Flagg, and It is said, bids fair to become as famous as Lears classical Nonsense Book" Mir. Flaggs drawings are irresistibly funny and his limericbs have the virtue of be- ing something more than simply plays on the curious spelling of the English language. The volume appears in quaint covers of black and red. The text and illustrations are both by Mir Flagg. and really they are inseparable to the enjoyment of the reader. though several are here quoted.
 When you turn your glass. it's a sign trat you're not going to take any wign, So turn down your plate when they serve things you hate. and you'll often be asked out to dign.
 Said this hungry young spotted gi- raffe:
 This is not the most fodder, by haffe!' And the Circassian chap, Waking up from his nap, Muttered surely I heard some one laffe." Pse a cullud washerlady, An yo needn' think nah pert, Elf I ask yo why white man Shud wear a cullud shirt?' '"The reply of a young Hebrew scholar made his teacher lot under the choler. Asker what he'd infer | That the five senses were. Said: 'vot goes twenty times in a dholar.