The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-01

charming personality and sweet dispo- friends fG bosh wfn Rers soF and or thsTs rSe groom Is an extensive planter of Lowndes County and has q host of friends fits who VIII wish dn1 TOT them long
 The many handsome presents re- ceived by this young couple show the high esteem in which they are held, Among the presents was case of stl- yer, also a silver tea service, and many more silver present equally as hand some. .. home at Lowndesboro, and we extend to them our very best wishes.
 Helen Gould, the most philanthropic of Americas millionaires, is spending some of her money to prevent the de- struction of birds.
 A very pretty story is going the rounds of the papers, of how she us using the talents of & farmer named Brown to tour the country and deliver free lectures on the subject Of bird pro- lection.
 It is to be regretted that the South. ern moclSing bird might not have had so gracious patroness, at the close or gro in his newly acquired freedom, rovs ed the woods and robbed the nests or the mocking birds as a commercial en- terprise. The young birds were Po POugnSS sgaS rushed into the South on tours or curl. osity or business and were carried away in cages for singers. This ruth: less vandalism has greatly diminisneo songsters and gave fears at one time or | their utter extermination.
 The extravagances of the rich are not without good effects for the poor The handsome lace for the garments of the daintily dresed girl has awakened an | industry as old as history itself, the work of lace making. .,a | among he Indians near Duluth, Mlnn., where lace making has been revived: Miss Sybil Carter. the founder of this the Missionary Society of the Episcopal l Church and visited the Indians of the State of Minnesota
 | The New York Herald has the fol- | lowing statement of Miss Carter's ac- | tivities on three Indian reservations:
 "A longing to help these women to be self-supporting possessed her. ana | as she noted their supple ringers as l they worked on beads, she decided that if they could be taught something sal | able in place of the beadwork the prob- | lem would be solved.
 while wondering what this might be | she remembered the success which Lady | Aberdeen was having reviVing lace making among the Irish peasants she went abroad and mastered the art her self and returning, went to White Earth reservation, where she remained | two years teaching the women. 1 "As the work broadened tt became 1 necessary to have more teachers and l places for them to live. Miss Carter | raised money among her friends to pay l the salaries of her teachers and build them rude homes. She established 6 | bureau for the sale Of the work 1n New | York and founded what has become a source of unfailing Income to the In
 "At first needle laces and the coarseI l pillow Iacess were made, but later Mis: Carter decided that the sale of needle | lace was ephemeral. and taking severa
 teachers with her she went to France 1 and Italy where they spent two yeari | perfecting themselves in the art of pill low laces, learning the most populai patterns The result is that Minnesota
 Indian women make the most beautifu l faces in the world.
 This loving teacher was obliged t'
 give up her work few years ago be
 cause of III health, but 1t is still car
 ried on under the Board of Missions I The teachers are also missionaries, re
 ceive their salaries from the Board ant
 work under the Bishop of the Diocese I James Dow Morrison.
 Miss Pauline Colby teaches at Leeci
 Lake. Miss Sophie K. Styles at Re'
 Lake and Miss Zulu Henneberger
 White Earth.
 Lace making has done several thing
 for the Indian woman besides making liner self-supporting. It taught he
 cleanliness. for she cannot manipulate
 the dainty work with dirty hands O.
 clothing It has taught her application and perseverance, although not as mucl as her energetic white sisters desire.