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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
NEWSPAPER OFFICE MOVED. Al5ertvilIe Is Enjoying an Unusual
 Era of Prosperity.

Albertville September 7.-tSpecia1)- James II. Meigs, proprietor and editor Of the Marshall Banner, is having his office moved up on Main street. pr. M. C.. shpp will at once erect handsome resi- dence on the lot where the Banner of- fee stood.
 Albertvile Is now enjoying an unusual wave of prosperity. There is not va cant house of any kind in the town. There are two fine schools here, one a state in- stitution, the Seventh District Agrieul- tural school. the other the city school. and they attract people fnaying large fami- lies of children, to educate
 Hon. Leon C. Mccord of Montgomery is visiting his father at this place. He addressed the literary societies of the ag ricutural school Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
NEGRO STILL AT LARGE.
Boy Struck Witt Ratchet at Decatur
 Will Probably Recover.

Decatur, September 7.--(special )-rhe negro Jim Gilbert, who struck the 13-year- old white boy. Eugene Milan. in the head with hatchet. has not as yet been captured.
 A negro was caught but proved to be the wrong man and was turned loose.
 The boy is doing well and will recover. The search. for the negro has not been abandoned, and he may yet be caught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
DIR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY,
 SPECIALIST
 PRIVATE DISEASES,

you a p~mAs nent cure oE private troubles and that you may know my guarantee is re- liable I fez you with per- mission. to the First National bank. Alabama National bank Steiner Broth
 era AnkerA
 Jefferson Cu<n- ty 8 . vi ng | bank and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

empowered and directed to select and adopt a uniform system or series of text books for use in the public schools in this state. as above indicated. and when so selected and adopted, the said text books shall be used. for period of five years, in all the public schools of this state; and 1t shall not be lawful for any officer, director or teacher, to use any other books upon the same branches other than those adopted by said state text book commission. Said uniform se- ries shall include the following branches of study, to-wit:
 "Orthography, reading, writing, arith- metie, geography, etc. That any person or teacher violating the provisions of this act shall become guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, be punished bv a fine of not less than s10 nor more than $50. That any teacher who shall use or permit to be used in his or her school any text book upon the branches em braced in this act, where the commission has adopted book on that branch other than the one so adopted, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon oonvicti,r punished as provided for in section .6 of this act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

The success of Hoods Sarsaparilla for rheumatism is vouched for by many whom 1t has cured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA SOUTH.
 ERIN RAILWAY.

Eureka and Hot Springs. Ark. and re- turn. One fare plus g round trip. Tickets sold only on Wednesdays and Saturdays of each week during the months of June, July, August and September. limited sixty days for return
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
Provisions of the Act.


 s'It will be observed that section 1 Of the act specially provides;
 ssTirst-For the appointment of a text book commission.
 ''Second-It is made the duty of said text book commission to select and alapt a uniform series or system of text books for use in the public schools of Alabama. ''Third-The state cimmission is author ized, empowered and directed to seiecr and adopt a uniform system or series of text books for use in the public schools: in this state.
 "Fourth-When said text books are so selected and adopted they shall he used for period of five yea s in all of the public schools of this state 5 'Fifth-It is further provided that it shall not be lawful for any school officer, director or teacher to use any u.ner books upon the same branches otaer .han those adopted by the state text lok ccinmis- sion
 "Sixth-Said uniform series shall in- clude the following branches of study, to- wit: Orthography.3 reading. writing. arith- metic. geography, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

The Age-HeraId Engravina Depart ment makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

St. Louis and return. account worlds ,air Season tickets, sixty-day tickets and f,fteen-day tickets are sold daily. On ruesdays and Thursdays of each week during month of June. coach excursion tickets will be sold to St. Louis at less than the one-way standard rate. limited ten days foi return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08


 Reward Offered.
 Acting Governor Cunningham has offer ed a reward of $250 for the arrest, deliv- cry to the sheriff and conviction of the negro who assaulted Mrs. F. M. Hydrick near Birmingham some weeks ago. It has been impossible to locate the culprit and the sheriff hopes to utilize the re- ward thus provided in his apprehension.
 Records Wanted.
 Director Thomas M. Owen of the de partment of archives of history has re- ceived from Prof. H. c. Gilbert of Flor ence a valuable collection of educational literature, including a number of copies of proceedings of the Alabama Educa- tional association, and some early school catalogues. They form a much needed addition to the collections of the depart ment. Director Owen is short of copies of the proceedings of the Alabama. Edu- cational association for the years 1882. the first in its history 1883 and 1888. He Is very anxious to secure these and will thank any person who will send them to him. It Is very important that all who have old records of any kind send them to the department, where they will not only be to open to every man and woman for reference but carefully preserved.
 Books Ran Short.
 Secretary of State E. R. McDayid, and chief clerk, Mr. A. c. Sexton. are trying to save the state 5000, which, if they are not successful. wia go to enrich the cof- fers of a well known printing house. By some error of enrolment the last legis- lature only allowed the publication of 5000 copies of the acts of the legislature in place of $500 as is usually the case This has caused shortage and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
Shall Be Uniform.

It is clearly the legislative intent that the system of teaching these several branches shall be uniform in all the pub lie schools of this state. and to that end. 1t is made mandatory that the text books selected and adopted by the text book commission, shall be used for period of five years in the public schools, to the exclusion of all other books upon the same branches.
 It is also clearly the legislative in- tent that the books adopted should be used In said public schools in order to secure said text books at a cheaper price than heretofore prevailed, and the man. datory requirement that these books. when selected and adopted, shall be used for period of five years was supposed to be an inducement to the various pub fishers to bid for the books at a lower cost than they could be bought at re- tall. 1T It were held that teacher could refuse to teach arithmetic. or for that matter any other text book selected and adopted, and teach that particular branch of study by process of his own. in- dependently of any book this construc- ton would emasculate the law, and leave 1t to the discretion of each school board. or teacher to determine. whether or not he could teach arithmetic "out of his head by higher or better process than by the books selected and adopted by the text book commission. and thereby de- stroy the uniformity in teaching this branch. This intent Is made still more specific and clear by section 16 of the act Which provides that any person or teacher violating the provisions of tbe act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. and as further guarantee that the text books adopted and selected by the commission. shall be used in the public schools of this state. section r of the act makes 1t misdemeanor for any teacher to use or permit to be used in his or her school, any text book upon the branches embraced in this act, other than those adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

Summer excursion tickets are now on ale by the ,uthern railway to all prin- cipal summer resorts. mos. who con- tapan,ate taking a tr.p rhir summer shou,d get a cop. of the Summer Ho,nss,. folder, which gives full and com- ,,,eto Information regarding the different rasorts se along the line of the Southern railway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

secretary of state has written the judges of probate of the state 70 return such copies as have not been eallei for by Justices of the peace and notaries public with justice of the peace Jurisdiction. If this is done there will be ample books to meet demands If not there must he a reprint which will COST about Si9Sl It seems that 1t Is up to the county judges to meet the emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08
Has Exclusive Power.

Has Exclusive Power.
 The legislature has unlimited and ex ciusive power to select the text books to be used in the public schools, and to com pei the use of the books selected In the exercise of this power by the en- actment before referred to, our court de- ciares, In the case of Dickinson vs. Cum hingham Gin M. S.): Two things are very clear to our minds-One that the leelsla- ture meant to provide an exclusive priv llege In order to secure books at the best prices; the other, that the legislature meant to prevent the possibility of any break in the uniformity of the system framed by the, statute.' ss
 The question arises, therefore as to whether or not the copy book. selected and adopted by the text book commission for the uniform system or series of writ ing to be taught in the public schools of this state is text book. Of this there is no doubt. Webster defines a text book to be any manual of instruction an edu- cational treatise; a school book The Century Dictionary defines 1t to be A book used by students, as a standard work for particular branch of study manual of instruction. It Is also there defined to be a book containing a text or texts,' and one of the definitions there given of the text Is formal handwriting. The legal definition of book Is much more comprehensive, and greater than the popular idea of a book. single sheet of music has been held to be book with in the purview of the law GA. and F. Enc of Law, Ed Vol 4, P. 703-704)
 "The supreme court of Illinois in an able opinion tThe people ex rel vs. board of education, 175 H., 9, held that a copy book was a text book within the meaning of the law of that state, which is very similar to the law of Alabama upon this subject. It is my opinion, therefore, that the copy book of Eaton & Co.,, selected and adopted by the text book commits sion, must be used and taught in all the public schools of this state wherever writing Is taught, and that 1t does not lie in the discretion of any school board or teacher to provide for a different method of teaching writing, or to decline the use of these copy books in teaching that branch. The contrary view would make possible break In the uniformity of the system which our supreme court says the legislature meant to prevent.
 Respectfully yours,
 MASSEY WILSON, Attorney General"
 Reward Offered.
 Acting Governor Cunningham has offer ed a reward of s250 for the arrest, deliv- .l tto
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-08

Account National Baptist Convention. Colored Austin, Texas-September 4-19, the Southern railway will sell round trip tickets for one fare plus s225 for the round trip. Tickets sold September Il and 12 with final limit September 90 for re- turn.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
GIVES soLpIERs' WIDOWS WORK

WASHINGTON. Oct 5-For about halt century II
has been the practice OF the War Department 20
have soldiers. clothing made at the SchuylkiI
Arsenal Philadelphia. by the widows and orphan
children Of soldiers. The department recently de-
cded 70 have the work done by contract purely
as a business proposition This action. which
meant practically the throwing out OF work or
hundreds or women who have depended for a Nv
ing on the work at the arsenal, aroused much
comment in Philadelphia. especially among mem
bers OF various patriotic organizations and steps
were taken to have the order OF the department
reviewed By the President
A committee. consisting OF Michael F. Doyle and
Joseph r Craig. of the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie; Miss Kate Dougherty. representing the seam
stresses at the arsenal and James z Lennon. or
ton accompanied by several Others. called on the
President to-day 70 present the facts OF the slua-
ton 70 him, induce him 70 reverse the Depart
Tnents action II was pointed out that the depart
ment had asked for bids for making 5000 pairs OF
tr0IIsers 10 be opened October The President
sfter learning the facts directed that the plan OF
having the work done by contract De abandoned
and that IL be given 10 the women, has been
the practice In the past He then requested the
War Department 10 report 70 him what steps It
ha6 taken and the reasons for them.
ar the close OF the hearing Mr. Craig pinned TO
the Iapel OF the Presidents coat a handsome Q.
a r badge which he had been delegated by Meade
POST OF Philadelphia to present to him evidence
~ his honorary membership OF that post The
President expressed his pleasure at rScetvtng the
badge and the compliment paid him
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
ANDRUS FOR CONGRESS.
He Is Named at White Plains
Carpenter ReHOminated.

The Republicans of Westchester County. at con-
ventions held at White Plains yesterday nominated
John E Andrus. Mayor Of Youkers. for Congress
and renouainated Francis n Carpenter OF Mount
Kisco. for State Senator. Both were nominated
unanimously Assemblyman J. Mayhew VAIN
wright and F. A. Stratton. OF Mount Vernon. who
had been previously talked OF candidates against
Mr. Andrus, withdrew several weeks ago
The nomination Of Mayor Andrus was brought
about largely through the Ycnkers delegation
which insisted that the ofice should so 10 a man
from that city. because ex-AIayor Norton P Otis
of that city. who has represented the district had
been compelled to retire at the end OF his first
term owing 20 Illness.
Mr.. Andrus is one OF the leading manufacturers
of proprietary medicines IN the United States. He
also owns large manufacturing and real estate
interests IN Pennsylvania. Ohio and Minnesota.
Mr. Andrus Is a native OF Westchester County.
having been born at Pleasancville sxtythree years
ago. HIS father was a Methodist clergyman. and.
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06

Is usually the case he was poor As young
man Mr. Audrus did a farm laborer's work
Through the influence OF his father he obtained a
is now wesleyan uniyersity. at SIiddstowH Conn
Although his tuition was PROVIDED IoE "a oS tb t[,s
himself In his various industries throughout the
country Mayor Andrus employs tnousanCs 80 -
full OF his own early struggles Mr.. Andrus has
always been generous friend 70 the poor and ne
has been large contributor 10 ch@rll-1S u ~
Not the least Of his charities is his Christmas
dinner the poor each year Every year - 49,
to it that no poor family in the city OF YonkeIs
is vfth0ur Christmas dinner. Last year more
tban ffteen hundred poor families in Youkers were
II@1e II l rrls q one Of the Ieadi3g Iayuaen OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church ana mas gwen .iisLs ~
thousands os dollars 70 its tnstitutloI.SS AZ re ~
same time he has made many CONTRIBUTORS %
NJ Arl-Is WIS elected Mayor OF Yonkers one
wear ago defeating Michael j. Walsh. the present
,yeb T,yziras man ana he has hUed the office 70
the general satisfaction of the people OF fonkers-
tbat If he is elected ne will make one % the best
COuEressmen the district mas ever Eal- e. = 80 81
resign as Mayor Tor his term in the latter once
enc. Snsto- carpenter IS one OF the best known Re
pubIicars Of WesJchester County tte vas an Hli- ~
,cvrT and has been a party leader since the days
OF Lincoln. He was supervisor W t-e o. > 49,
served chairman Of the hoard IN IsS ana sevi- %
times subsequently,. He was also county IEsaSeIeE
for six years year aso M 5L SarPsnIsT t7T,ls Mss
elected MI the unsXptred term or Setlot
P S--Ienand. who resigned when FrssldeIt I ftooss
aT~ q
Ar1-'i-e- Although he was handicapped by rea-
son Ct not being member WLen rs . oSl-a-s 49, WaS
o-rarize he was afterward put on important COM
rli@raes one OF the bills in which ne Interested
himself the most was the one 70 OBTAIN tng -TT -
york and Port Chester rapid transit ROAD N 4 70
BroTx and Westchester County. This oll- was nnai-
~ ,4s<a9raI nv the railroad lobby. but not until
after senator Carpenter did all he could TO nave II
senator Carpenter is popular IN Westchester
County and The Bronx Last year Whsn ne l-I, l
slthouEh the district was regarded as close as u
Ia5 -he Democratic portion OF The BronX n u re
Fefe7re his Democratic opponent " imam IeIlpis
T-rr-zr 0T New Rochelle by nearly three thousand
votes His term In the senate has Iiaqs nm nm
z~r1rrer this wear and Is believed that ne VIII
49, the districr by a least five thousand
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06

Every civilized nation Of women has its distnc-
tive way OF putting on its hats and looks either
dovdv or ridiculous II II apes the other English
women often wear their hats larger in the crown
than would be tolerated by American. VINO would
feel Ike q candle with extinguisher on top IN
one Of the hats that sink down over the head An
English girl viii pull all her hair usht our OF her
rAck fnto a vad IN the crown OF her head and
then clan a sailor hat on top. Ten to one she VIII
look charming. too A French or An1eriea4 aIh slLi
would look absurd such rlS french
women are given 10 up-on-Oue-s e-and-dowI-on-
the-other effects style which suits them 70 4
gently than the others making It frame their faces
as 70 enhance tremendously me eLlect - qa t5;TiI
headKear The girl who has a knack az utesslts
herself naturally incines 10 the tasnloh ma InaS subs &
her best Each gives herself away II some SUI
tic fashion srnnlv bv the way she puts her clothes
on There is something almost ridiculous In tne
silhouette OF the American VINO deliberately 'iI'l9
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
4 WORK OF MAGNITUDE.

The record OF the fresh air work done by the
Little Missionary branch. Miss Sara Curry, presi-
dent az its NetherwoOd N. j. sumner home Is
one Of whieh any organization should be proud
More than seventeen hundred mothers and chill
dren from the East Side tenement districts We're
entertained during the summer: those who needed
the change were kept all the season. and others
remained two weeks. More than sixty thousand
meals were served. exclusive Of the hospitality eX-
tended TO the mothers who went out on Sundays
to see their children, and other transients- Most
helpful aid given to the work by the organized
effort OF the Netherwood Fresh Air Association
which contributed generously to the food supply.
It required TWO hundred loaves OF bread and forty
or fifty quarts OF milk daily 10 supply the wants
OF this little colony besides other kinds OF food
The mothers who did the manual labor were tn-
bued with the spirit OF kindness. which IS
the foundation principle OF all Miss Curry's work.
Many babies which could not be taken 10 the
country were looked after at the day nursery OF
the city Home Now all the activities Of this
branch. temporal and spiritual. have been resumed
East Eighth-st.-the Mothers Club, the fathers
meetings and the social OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
possible done 10 encourage and help those 10
whom helping hand means so much
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
TO ACQUIRE POISE.
Most american U7omen Need TO
Cultirate 1t, Says Critic.

The Rainy Daisies who attended the first social
meeting of the season yesterday afternoon in
Carnegie Hall are the richer by half dozen
recipes on the art Of perfec. poise The paper was
written by Mrs. J. B Roberts and read by
Mrs Henry Baumgarten. who remarked as she
stepped 10 the platform. that poise wasn't in
cluced in her makeup, for Sc trembling in
every H1b.
The writer began her discussion Of poise with
the accusation that "Americans-and especially
the feminine part-greatly need to cultivate
in the way and impede progress she continued.
so that poise Is needed 70 equallze and balance
their cx,elIeuces They need pose their
independence from turning into ss!f-suficlency,
and their ceverness from turning into smart
ness The woman with pose can listen atteutiveiy.
She doesn't sit pins ana needles until breath
ing place comes in the conversation that she may
rush IN and take the floor.
Few people born with poise. but it be
cultivated
In The first place don't work all your muscles
when you talk Sit relaxed and don't your
arms and hands until ii is necessary. Learn to he
Ike an elastic band that stretches only as much as
il has 70. and falls back 10 its normal position
soon aS possible"
don't worry unnecessarily. Tangies have way oS
Strengthening themselves out when we face them
courageOusiy
Don't fritter away your words and emotions
The well D0iSed woman never babies nor does sha
indulge freely In eNCiamationS.
And lastly. II woman would have poise she
must possess aim II lie
Mrs p y Van Houten read paper on The
Needs OF Society from the Modern Educational
standpoint and Miss Lille May Wc!ke- and L.
The Rainy Day Club will hold business meeting
on October H. in Miss Babcocks studio Carnegie
Hail The annual breakfast is planned for Novem-
Der q DeLOuico
New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
TWO NEW SECRETARIES.
To Work in North and South for Child Labor
Committee

A. q meeting % the executive committee % the
national child labor committee on Monday, at the
ofice OF Isaac y Seligman, Nc = Broad-st.. it
was decided 70 appoint two assistant secretaries
one for special work in the Southern States and one
for special work in the Northern States.
The Rev. Owen z. Lovejoy. fov the last six years
pastor OF the F,rst Congregational Church Of
Mount Vernon y. !, was elected Tor the work in
the North NJ Lovejoy IS general secretary Of
The New-Tork State Conference OF Religion. Two
years ago during the anthracite coal strike. he
Mount Vernon and vicinity make iuvestiga-
zion OF conditions the strike region. and AZ that
time made a tour OF tho entire district affected
Nr Lovejoy.s interest IN social and industrial re-
forms led him undertake preliminary tnvesti-
cation q conditions in the mining textile and othei
industries OF Pennsyl and Sew-Jersey for the
national child labor committee during the present
summer and il is probable that soon as arrange
uleuts be made 10 sever has connection Win ltle
church az Mount Vernon he Nili accept the perila-
neut position offered hv tho committee -
A. J. NJ kelv-1y. Editor or The tharlotte -
O. Daily News" and Editor OF The Presbyterian
Standard" elected for the work i1 the south
Or Samuel ~. Lindsay. the secretary. wha has
been engaged iu Porto Rico the Inst three years
Commissioner os Education submitted a report
of tho wo-h already done by the cpfrilllee since
its organization in the early summer
The committee has established permanent head
quarters in the United Charities BuildinSi has COL
lecred extensive bibNogr4prE on thf SuIy-tt OK
child labor. has opened correspond"nce Win Or
ganizati0us and people Interested IN child labor
reform throughout the country. and IS now pre-
pared 70 cooperate with any local movement Tot
the Improvement Of child labor condIt!'h'.