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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

forte for the past session in the Littleton Female college. Miss Fell is one of the most accomplished musicians of this city and her many friends will be glad to know that she will spend most of the summer in Birmingham. Miss Ethel Clifford has returned. Mrs. Hudgins and Miss Marie Hudgins, who are in New York, will probably 20 abroad later in the summer. MT. Hill Ferguson is in Tuscaloosa.
 = Dr. E. w. RuclSer is the guest of his parents, Gen. and Mrs. Rucizer.
 
 MT. and Mrs. Minge, who have been staying al the IIilman, have taken apart ments at the residence of Mr and Mrs. Lafayette Rogan.
 MT. and Mrs. Hubert Drennen are spend- ing few weeks at the lHillman MT. J. R. Adams will leave m few days for an extended trip in the west. Mrs. w R. McAtrhur has returned from Baltimore
 Mrs. John ". sibley is at Lithia Springs, Ga., and expects to go to Baltimore the first of the week
 MT. J. D. Gibson has returned from New York.
 Mrs. Robert Stone will return to New Orleans the first of June. Mrs. Wyeth and MT. F. W. Wyeth ara now residing in Memphis.
 && Miss Veltz is at Lithia Springs, Ga. Sgnor Moretti entertained informally at dinner Friday evening"
 Miss Geneve Jackson has returned from the sophy Newcombe college in New Or leans.
 Miss Catherine Ridgely arrived yoster- day from Washington, to be thu guest of Miss Culom.
 A dance for young people was given Friday evening at the residence of Mrs. Jack Johnson.
 MT. John B. Knox of Annistcn spent Fri day in Birmingham.
 Miss Mary Enocs and Miss Mary Enochs of Jackson, Miss. arrived yesterday to be the guests of Miss cullom.
 
 Mr. Scott Hawkins, who has been quite sick, is some better and has been moved to the home of MT. Thomas R. Gochel in Woodlawn.
 Miss Marjorie. catchings has gone to Miss Jessie McNeil of New York is the guest of Miss Van Hoose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

The manual training work. as repre- scented in the exhibitions in the public schools of Birmingham, has attracted closer attention this year than last spring, when the annual exhibits were held in the city hall. Two reasons may be given for this increased interest. In the first place manual training does not seem as isolated, and in the second, each school has held it's own exhibition, which did away with the impression given last spring of bazaar instead of the hand work of the pupils in the Birmingham public schools
 But with even better and more satis- factory facilities for inspecting the work. 1t Is difficult to understand the developing processes and quite easy to misconstrue the real meaning of manual training. hurried visit through the exhibit gives possibly confused impress sion of curious small and useless articles fashioned of coiored paper and bits of straw work and simple articles of bass wood apparently of no value.
 Not until the manual training work shows more tangible results in the higher grades does the possibilities become fully realized to the casual visitor.
 The slow tedious, developing process Is net considered, the real principles of manual training overlooked and the work of construction does not receive it's proper value.
 To see the work of the department of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

unfinished not only In fact, but to the eye, to the imagination. Whereas if he would begin in the customary manner, at the point of the wedge, the more he ate of the pie the wider and wider would seem the part remaining-the more he ate the more he would seem to have left. Eating pie in this manner one would have not only that combination of joys, the joy of realization combined with that of anticipation which, happily all eating affords but eating 1t in this way the joy of realization would be ever increasing. while that of anticipa. ton would as constantly be widening
 "So I tried to show to MT. Grispling that though he did like the crust least yet he would get, in the aggregate, the great CT enjoyment by leaving it to the last by eating pie by the method that l thus described to him rather than by following his own; but he couldn't see it in that light; he said he liked his own way best, and in that way he continued as long as I knew him, the only man l ever knew that began eating pie at the crusty edge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
PoLLocK-sTEPHENs ANNUAL

The "Post-Script' of the Polloch-steph- ems institute is in the hands of the pub fishers. and will be ready for distribution in a few days. This is the first annual that has ever been issued by the school The editorial staff have worked hard to make it worthy of the institution. It Is book which will be interesting to pupils, alumnae and friends of the Pollock-Steph- enes since 1t Is an effort to suggest the life of the school by describing it's social customs as well as giving hints of It's more serious work.
 The graduating exercises of the Pollock Stephens institute will take place Wednas- day evening, June [ in the assembly nall. MT. James Bowron will deliver the address and the Rev Dr. Lucian S. Handley will present the diplomas.
 Miss Caroline Ida Ingram of the class of 03, who graduates from the College of Music this year, will give a recital In the assembly hall Friday evening" June 2'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

i, were used in their construction, ana particularly noticeable is the use or paste
 in holding the boxes together, this call
 ing for a nieety of detail. The paste. taking the place of the zephyr ty-
 ing, makes an article requiring SKILL and in order to construct even the sim plest boxes every outline must receive careful attention The articles are drawn and cut to measurement, triangle, hexa- gon. .pentaginal and all this gives place in the fifth grade to the rafia work which in the fifth grade, senior, reaches it's perfection
 The group of baskets shown in the exhibitions this spring were the admlra- ton of all visitors, but here again It is necessary to see the beginning or the work.
 The pupils are first taught to make very small articles, to weave bags and mats, a process at once tedious ana not as easy of accomplishment as It ap. pears. One mistake in the weaving or a single thread and the design is changed completely.
 Fifty or sixty children industAousiy at work weaving artistic baskets, ana working into them original and beautiful designs is one of the many interestms scenes in a day at the Powell school. The long needles go in and out the rand weaves itself into shape, being htillzeo both as a filler and for the weaVlhs. Reeds are also used to produce that pretty open-work effect There are such possibilities in weaving in the pasKetry work, that several hours could De prol- itahly spent in watching the process
 Up to the sixth grades. the manual training course remains the same TOT i boys and girls but here the classes are separated the boys beginning the sioya work and the girls taking up sewing.
 The sloyd work introduces wood cary ing Bass wood is used to a great eN- tent, and brackets tabourettes ana many other articles, all showing the the handl- craft of the pupils. were seen In the an- nual exhibits
 | The work of the girls in the sewing classes was remarkable. Lace ana 1 drawn-work centerpieces, hand-maue l handkerchiefs, embroidered cushiohs, aprons. collars turn-overs and numerous other articles bore the closest scrutiny. 1 Since the introduction Of manual | training in the Birmingham pubilc schools. the many obstacles that have been from time to time discussed nave been gradually overcome, and as petter facilities are provided. hundreds or poys and girls will be taught the thorougn education and the pupils in the schoois | or today are understanding the true
 meaning of manual tra:sdng as not ih- | tended to teach a trade, but merely giV-
 ing them an apprenticeship.
 The work of MT. R. l.. Dimmit, the in- i structor of the department Of manuai arts, has placed the work on such basis l that the public is now somewhat pre-
 pared Tor the enlarged equipment thae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

manual arts in a new light 1t IS neces- sary to watch the children at Work 10 see their crude efforts when a slNteeh- inch square of colored paper is first put in their hands.
 This article will be the story of day at inc Powell school, and of it's manual training work as seen in the several grades It will be a crude attempt In nicturjng the fine and painstaking Work of that school where some seven nun dred children may be seen Ill manual training The principal or the sehool' Miss Mary Cahalan is so keenly alere and appreeiative of the possibilities or ,nanuai training that the board of edu- cation and the director have had her entire co-operation and enthusiastic ln- tarest The Powell school may be taken not only as a representative sehool or tbe city. but of the south. and the work in manual training is in every grace representative of what IS being accom- plished since it became a regular depart mont of the public school system.
 The Powell school was the first to pro- vide inc necessary facilities for bench worl, the rooms In the garret being 6tted m for that purpose some three wears ago. It now has splendid faellities and when the number or children IS con sidered who are receiving instruction Tn manual training the future seems bright with promise.
 In the first grade some fifty children were at work at paper folding, ihey were given squares, and following the instruction of the teacher. carefully folded each square until angle were ad- iusted neatly, an accomplishment not always easy to little hands. The hrst nrinciple of manual training is accuracy, and the child soon learns that its square must be carefully creased, that the first. and. in fact, the principal element or construction is harmony of angles, From this lesson in folding the pupil con structs a dimnutive house, and its com
 uletion demands skilled workmanship, Some of the houses showed the care In construction necessary to perfect whole, hut here and there was a house where the angles were not adjusted, where the prInciples of building were ignored. The teacher here has the real problem. the early diff. ,ulties to overcome. the oppor- tunity to emphasize the right method and to light the pathway of the child. to indeed lay the foundation for all future work.
 Perhaps no phase of manual training is as Important as the lessons taught In paper folding by measurement. In the high first senior the child begins it's work in free-hand drawing on card board translations from the board How ers birds and various objects. Here they are expected to illustrate their les- sons in order that language may be cor related to drawing. The work. step ny step grows more interesting. hroauer, and with daily traiing less complex. al though introducing new and more "'iii-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
JUNE WEDDINGS.

The week will be brilliant with the early weddings and with the series of dinners and luncheons in compliment to popular brides.
 On account of mourning in the family of the bridegroom, there will be no en- tertaining in honor of the Walker-C -Cullom wedding, but the wedding will be an elab- crate church ceremonial in Wednesday evening at the Highland Presbyterian church. There has been no change in the wedding plans already announced in these columns.
 MT Walker and his bride will pass several weeks in the Canadian Rockies, and upon their return will be at the Gull
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
BRIDESMAIDS LUNCHEON.

Miss Lemay Caldwell was the beautiful hostess at a bridesmaids luncheon yes terday in compliment to Miss Kinney and Mss Birch.
 The table at which the guests were seated was exquisite in its decoration of sweet peas, a large horseshoe of the fragrant blossoms forming the center piece. The luncheon cards were orna- mented with the monograms of the guests of honor done in gold.
 The party included Mrs. Grider, Miss Kinney, Miss Birch, Miss Bevelle Conner, Miss Weatherly Mrs. Gray. Mrs. Allan Harvey Woodward. Miss McLester, Miss Isabel Caldwell, Miss Dawson, Miss Chil- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
GRIsPLlNG's WAY WITH PIE.
Began at crusty Edge Rather Than
 Point of Wedge.
From the Washington Post.

From the Washington Post.
 Some people" said Colonel Calliper, eat the thing they like best first, some think they get the greater pleasure out of it by saving 1t for the last. Milloins of people have settlel this minor prob lem of living, to their own satisfaction at least, simply by following their in- dividual inclination. But l know or a case which comes in this category that perhaps will interest you, that of my old friend, Augustus Grispling who formerly lived in Storkville Center, Vt.
 Mir Grisplings s way was to eat the thing he liked best last, but in following his inclination he had one refinement of practice of which l have never seen the like.
 MT. Grispling was very fond of pie, and so as between that and some other dainty, as might have naturally been ex- pected, he would always save the pie for the last. But In eating piece of pie MT. Grispling always began not where other people do, at the point of the wedge, but at the rim of the piece, at the erusty edge--something quite unparalleled in all my observation.
 "One day l asked him why he did this, and he told me the simple reason, which was that he liked the meaty part of the piet better than he did the crust. As general proposition he liked piet better than anything else. and so he saved that for the last, and as he liked the thick part of the pie, the filling, better than he did the crust he saved that for the last of the pie. which was all conclusive In his own mind, though I tried to show him that. while he did like the crust least, vet he could, after all, get the greatest en- joyment out of a piece of pie by leaving that to the last for these reasons:
 Eating pie as he did, beginning at the widest part, while he might be saving the part he liked best for the last, yet he was all the time eating toward di- minishing points; toward a point that di-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
EuTERPEAN ENTERTAINMENT.

The Euterpean entertainment to be given next Wednesday evening is being looked forward to with much interest by the music lovers of this city This enter tainment is the third annual offering of the Euterpean club and is expected to surpass all others. Besides chorus of two hundred Birmingham High school pupils the club will be assisted by some of the best talent of the city. The chorus has been training under the direc- ton of Miss Leta Kitts for over four months and has now accomplished all that can be through hard training.
 The most prominent items on the pro- gramme will be Joseph Haydn's famous oratorio Creation Gaurs Holy City" and Sullivan's Lost Chord"
 Miss Norma Schoolar will carry the soprano in the entertainment. Mir. Ray mond Loder, the baritone and MT Rob- ert Armour, the tenor. The instrumental parts will be rendered by Mir. Gussen, violinist, MT. Furman. fiutist, Miss Laura. Davis organist, and Miss Minnie McNeill. pianist
 The entertainment will begin at 8 o'clock Wednesday evening. Tickets can be procured at the Biiou theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

at S:15 o'clock. She will be assisted by her sister, Miss Jessie Dupry Ingram Reader. The following programme will be given:
 yalse op. 69, No. ?; Nocturne, Op. S7, No l. Mazurka, Op. 50, No 2-Chopin. Recitation, What the Little Girl Said.' Chant Polonais (The Maiden's Wish). Chopin-Liszt.
 Recitation, ''At the Photographers Senate Pathetique Grave. Allegro. Ada gio cantable. Rond-Beethoven.
 Recitation, selected.
 Concerto Op. 9. First and Second s-Mendessohn.
 Orchestral part on second piano. Henry Taylor Staats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
SONG RECITAL.

Mir Adolph Damn Petersen will give sonig recital to his pupils on Monday even- ing at the Cable hall. The programme published in these columns yesterday will be given on Tuesday evening by the pupils of MT. Damn Petersen, their recital to be given also at the Cable hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
A DAY WITH THE MANUAL TRAINING
 CLASSES IN THE POWELL SCHOOL

will be so important feature of the new High school. MT. Dimmit IS one of the best equipped instructors in the south. but with the additional facilities provided in the new High school, he in- tends spending the summer at cornell university, in order to familiarize him self with the other and more advanced branches of the work.
 In subsequent article the manual training course in the new High school will be discussed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
MIR. WEIssNER's GLASSES.

MT. J. c. Weissner will leave today for New York to attend the twenty-second annual convention of the American Ma tional Association of Masters of Danc- ing. He VII remain north through the summer and will reopen his classes in Birmingham in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

lom residence in Cullom Place during the absence of MT. and Mrs. Culom, who are going to their country residence.
 The wedding of Miss Kate Birch and MT. Dudley Lawrence of New York on Thursday evening at the Church of the Advent will be a prominent event. This, too, will be an elaborate ceremonial a large wedding party and a brilliant as- sembly.
 MT. Lawrence will bring a distinguished party of guests from New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
Gruesome Parlor Ornaments.

From the Bangor News
 In New England 100 years ago it was by no means uncommon for people to provide their ~offins long before their death, and keep the same in their houses, where they could see them every day.
 Another queer custom that prevailed in this section of Maine down to com paratively recent date was that of re- moving the plate from the coffin after the funeral and just before the body was lowered into the grave, and keeping 1t in the best room in the house among the ornaments ;-nd brie-a-brac. The writ CT saw one of these gruesome exhibits on the mantle of a Iincolnville parlor not more than twer ty-five years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
NOTES AND I PERSONALS.

Miss Mary Drake of Richmond, Va, is visiting Mrs. Richard w. Massey. 1401 Beech street, South. Miss Drake is the daughter of Mir. J. H. Drake, the general freight agent of the Southern at Rich mond, and is one of Virginia's social fayorites.
 Miss Rose Hobson has returned from Marion, Ala, where she has been attend ing Judson college, and will be at home for the summer.
 Miss Mary Gillespie Is in Louisville.
 Mrs. John s. Kennedy is in Florence.
 MT. Walter F. Dixon left yesterday for his home in New York, after a visit of a few days to his parents, MT. and Mrs. John w. Dixon. on Thirteenth avenue, south.
 signor Moretti has returned from New York and Washington.
 Miss Roberta Adams is in Tuscaloosa, inc guest of Mrs. Clements.
 Mrs. J. H. Phillips left yesterday for where she will give s series of lectures on primary work in the Nor nal institute.
 Mrs. Robert H. Pearson will return from Hot Springs the first of June.
 Miss Frances Fell arrived Friday night the position as first assistant in piano
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28
ASHcROFT-ELLIS.

MT. and Mrs B. F. Ellis of Orville an- nounce the engagement of their daughter, Zadee, to Mr Cyrus w. Ashcraft of Flor ence, the wedding to take place in June
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

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 Miss Bessie Miller writes:-Levy's 8. O.. Aug. g, 1904, .I em cclighsed with the re- suits of Satino.a. Of the many prepara- tions have used, Satinoia is the only one I have found to positively remove freckles ard clear the complexion. One of my friends has used it and is very enthus- iastic" Price soc and s1.0O by leading druggist or nail.
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 Sold in all cities by the leading drug g-stA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-05-28

For a good Limeade, Phos- phate or Ice Cream Soda go to the Highland Pharmacy, Five Points.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-11
JUST CHEATING.

To prevent any obscurity as to the
saction between the New York Life
Insurance company and the Central
National bank Of New York, In the
last days Of 1900 and the frst days OF
1901. the facts and their meaning are
here retold.
The insurance company owned $700,
900 OF New York city stock which was
exempt frorl Ia ton under the terms
of Its issue
The copi,5n. made dummy
transfer of Tat tioca to the bank and
received in iyn cnt check. which II
cooliy placed ia the envelope from
which the stock had been taken, with
out in any way entering the trausac
ton on it's books.
The bank, or some pet for which II
was acting. reported the stock az its
own property and thus secured an ex
emption from taxation to the extent
of the 100000.
The insurance company was none
the worse off,
After the benent Of the real had
been reaped by the outsider another
dummy" transaction brought the
stock back into the vaults Of the In.
surance company, which had been Its
real owner all the time.
Thus the state OF New York was
cheated out OF the taxes on 800 ,ooO.-
Record Herald.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-11
FAKE JOURNALISM.
Nashville, Tenn.

The Pueblo Chieftain, In its efforts
to abet Tom Patterson and Dave Day.
is publishing lot Of dispatches that
would put the blush OF shame on an
honest paper. The paper arriving last
evening contains Durango dispatch.
probably written in the Democrat Of
fice, 10 the effect that the Democrat
on Sunday and Monday received 2,165
letters. each containing one cent. to
be applied on the Patterson fine. A
more brazen or outrageous lie was
never published in newspaper.
Again, regarding this same matter. the
Chieftain a few days ago contained
specials from Telluride and Silverton
stating SO much. into the thousands
had been raised. OF course. Ikey Ste
vens is playing to Patterson CALLER
les, but this Is altogether too raw
Again. for officials pledg1ng members
OF the union In advance is raw. II
savors OF the MoyerHaywood way OF
doing business. 1t is possible each
of the miners, through solicitation and
not desiring to appear small will con
tribute penny. but II left to volun
tary contributions--a popular upheav
al, as the Democrat would like II
make out--there would not be q thous
and pennies raised In the state. Blu,
fakirs must get in their work.