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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

that has been a witness of this decline Is now being used to bring 1t back again.
 Freuuently the church is made a cen ter for a village improvement society One such is in operation now in Vermont. A year ago last June the women voted S10 to start a playground. A young college girl took hold, vacant lot was donated, and the village carpenter built swings. Folk dancing has been taught one a week within the year, and there has been a story telling afterward. Younger working people are given two evening. Almost the whole town has had benefit from this playground.
 In a central Pennsylvania village a Brotherhood building has been erected and every thing from ladies' aid society to a miners conference is held in it. Farmers, miners and foreigners share it.. Between the extremes of a village play ground and a big community building there are vast fields of unexplored en- deavor. "The rural church is coming into it's own," says Miss Taft. although it is often hindered by traditions. We find that where the farmer is the most pro- gressive, the church is most alert. Poor farmers and debt ridden churches go hand in hand It is our province to suggest ways by which the country pastor can lead his people to better living, which after all Is an important part of the mis- sion of the church."
 The average salaries of pastors of rural churches vary from $500 to 5000. Efforts are making to increase such salaries, both through the churches themselves and through payment to the ministers for ex- tra time at serving public causes, chiefly educational. Only 15 per cent of rural ministers are college graduates, and but 5 per cent are graduates of theological seminaries While this is true, however, many among these ministers are clever at other work. especially educational, possi- ply research, and may be teaching chill dren to play and get real fun. Some men are capital at leading the social life and to these new encoura cement is given by these Young Mems Christian association and Presbyterian agencies In short min isters are taught to do more than preach theology. They are making great strides at all around social services.
 Special attention is given the women of the rural town: the wives of the farmers. The new plans develop ner reading, her care of children, her social life, even her pay. In the latter line it is held not to be enough that women work hard seven days each week. 52 weeks each year, without vacation, and simply board and clothes They are under the new plan, encouraged to have bank ac- counts of their own, and to stand on somewhat the same level as the city women. Ministers conferences and wom- en's auxiliares are being formed. In this work the Young Mems Christian associa- tion county secretaries are leading. Largest development in all this work is coming in New England, in New York and Pennsylvania, and in the middle west states. In some degree it is entering the south. The plans are to go into the south more and more within the next year or two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

first eleven had schedule containing 12 games, the reserves eight games, and the third team one, that not a single bone was fractured during the fall, the injuries being only sprains, and that only two or the red skinned players had hospital rec ords one of them being in the hospital about 24 hours and the other about 90 hours It may be said that hardly any other college works tsSmen at practice scrimmage so thoroughly as does Car hsle. Coach Glenn Warner and pr. Trelb- ley of the regular army have been given great credit here for the small number Of injuries.
 A few other facts concerning the Car lisle football players hitherto unknown, will naturally be of interest to athletic enthusiasts. Carlsles total enrolment or students made up of boys and girls be- tween II and 21 years old is less than 1000 this age limit governing enrolment here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
How to Be Beautiful

Paris, December 23-(Special.) In his book La 'Sorcellerie au Maroc,' pr. Emile .Mauchamp, referring to the super stitions of the Shereffian empire, states that the native ladies use for their com plexion wash composed of rose water to which has been added apricot ker- nels baked and powdered Some belles are also said to, employ a wash which contains red radish scrapings powdered. The ladies also have a peculiar method of removing superfiuous hairs, A paste made of lemon juice and sugar is ap- pliedy allowed to dry and then removed, the hair coming away with it. Included in, these Moroccan toilettes is a hair preparation which is no less strange. Aloe leaves, henna and reed grass form
 it's ingredients. This is applied to the head, and when it is dry it is washed off with soap. s-.- '. l.I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Earned School of Love

Berlin, December 2S.-fSpecial)-In or der to counteract the falling off of mar riage rate 'school of love' has been started at Strasburg. Aspirants to mat rinony will be advised both personally and by letter how to display their best qualities without visible training. The school will also give advice on obscure questions such as how to encourage bud- ding attentions, how to discourage them, how to converse with serious men with out any serious knowledge, and how to he gay and frivolous while suffering from headache, bankruptcy and other ills. A Strasburg newspaper notes that the school master is namesake of the fla nous encyclopedia compiler; and adds that to fulfill his programme he will re- ouire the same universal knowledge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Wilde's Dislike for Henley

From "A "Reminiscences of 1S9s,' by w.
 II. chesson in the December Book
 man.
 Of Henley, whom ] found a svmoa- thetic critic, he spoke more harshly than of any one except a prison govern or Have you noticed,' he observed, that if man has once been an editor he can always be an editor? The fact that paper has way of dying when he is on it is of the smallest importance. He is in demand before the corpse is buried. Here is Henley. He kills the Scots Observer Hey prestol he is made editor of the New Review. Then the New Review dies"
 He had not yet done with the author of London Voluntaries, his next remark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Saw Mermaid

Edinburgh, December 23.-A young man named John McIsaac of Corphine, in Kintyre, in Scotland, made oath on ex- animation at Campbeltown, before the sheriff substitute of Kintyre, that he saw a black rock on the seacoast, an animal, of the particulars of which he gives a long and curious detail, an- swering, in general, to the description commonly given to the supposed amphi- bious animal called mermaid. He states that the upper half of it was white, and of the shape of human body; the other half, towards the tail, of a brinded or reddish gray color, apparently covered with scales, but the. extremity of the tail itself was of a greenish red shining color; that the head was covered with long hair; sometimes it would put back the hair on, both sides of it's head it also spread it's tail like fan; and while so extended the tail continued. in tremu- lous motion, and when drawn. together again it remained motionless. that the arms were short in proportion to the body which appeared to be about the thickness of that of young lad ana tapering gradually to sthe point of the tail; that when stroking it's head ias above mentioned, the fingers were kept close together, so that he cannot say whether they were webbed or not; that he saw it for near two hours the rock on which it lay being dry; that after all
 the sea had so far retired as to leave the rock dry to the height of four or five feet aboveathe water, it tumbled elumsily into the sea; a minute after he observed the animal above water, and then he saw every feature of it's face, having all the appearance of a human being, with
 very holly eyes. It continued above Wa ter for a few minutes and then disap- peared. He was informed that some boys in the neighborhood saw a similar creat-
 ure in the sea, close to the shore, on the same day The minister of Campheltown
 and the chamberlain of the Mulh attest
 his examination, and declare they know
 no reason why his veracty should be questioned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Speaking of Maxims

From Judges Library. sxA
 The Spender with an i'll concealed sheer, handed this maxim to the saver: some people are so stingy they are dishonesty
 And, by the same token, responded the saver, with raw laugh, some peo- pie are so liberal that, they are dishonest, Count them up, please, and see, in these days of liberal spending, which side has the majorty.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
An ExhOrtation

s'I see the president of Michigan college is exhorting women to prepare for wlfe- hood instead of ambitious careers" t
 Yes; and while he's on that subject he ought to exhort them to stick longer to one husband.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Where Ignorance Is Bliss

From Judges Llbrary.
 He married the girl he first saw drying her hair in her back yard"
 Love at first sight, eh?"
 Not much! He never knew 1t was the same girl.'
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THE HAMILTON
 14th and K sts., N. W.
 WASHINGTON. D. c.

conveniently located; thoroughly com fortable and homelile. Good table. American plan. Rates $2.50 up per day. Send for booklet. IRVING o. BALL, Prop.
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excent at times lookoutsman statione

in the bow of the ship.
 Such few experienced sailors as are employed on board these steamers are each placed in charge of a lifeboat. with cooks, walters, bellboys, dec1hands, ar freight handlers as crews and there are not even enough able seamen on board these steamers to place even one such man in each lifeboat.''
 In it's editorial comment on this report the Journal urges legislation requiring experienced crews on lake and other ves- sells. The Hill which has been introduced into Congress in several successive ses- sions and which will be brought in again this winter by the Seamen's union GIT. R. 1l372 of the Sixty-frst Congress) would require that 75 per cent of a crew be able seamen.
 fine Seamen's union has been on strike for three years against the Lake Car riers association, and the union officials claim that the present condition on the lakes is due to the use of casual laborers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

was a voluntary of sensational vigor: "The man." he said, "is simply eaten up with envy of any man whom he has not discovered Fame exists on this con- dition: Henry must have made it. ror me, oi whom Henley had written that he read me with unwonted in terest," this was simple Esperanto, and was pleased when Wilde descanteu is very wrong: 1t is unintellectual, he sa
 The night was warm and we stayed in a4neiled courtyard. The eyes of Oscar Wilde grew very bright and he gazeG with devotional rapture into his own day.
 "Nv wcrlS was ( joy 10 me- he said. q wrote Dorian Gray in three weeks. Mhe. my plays were on. l drew a hun dred pounds Q week, I delighted in every minute of the day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24
Explanation Found for Large Attendance at Cathedral of
 St. John the Divine.

The large attendance at vesper service in the Cathedral of st. John the Divina in New York city, prove. say officers of the cathedral. the great hold these after noon services have on the public. At first, they say. 1t was in large part the novelty of the enormous and handsome structure that drew the throngs Now. however,
 oveloped which gives to these daily after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

The remarkable success of the Carlisle Indian football eleven this season has brought to the surface much in ncgation of the criticisms aimed at the present eridron sport, particularly in the matter of injuries to players. It is announced that although the Indians played A youths at practice all through the season and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

Connie Mack is about the coolest propo- sition in baseball. It would be worth the price of admission to. rec the tall man ager of the worlds champions excited over anything. He doesn't even show any particular enthusiasm over the prospects of the Athletics next season. He compll- ments himself on having U pretty good ball team and it would take lot of beat ing.
 It is probable that the race in the Amer ican league will be a good deal closer next year than it was this. Cleveland and Boston. to say nothing of Detroit, all seem to have a look in and the chances are the Athletics will have to hustle to land the third pennant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-24

With Johnny Ward as,president and Ned Hanlon as manager the Boston Nationals will be worth while watching during the next season.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
What's In a Name?

When you named your little girl did
you stop to think what kind of name
you were giving her to live up to or
to live down to. as the case may be?
The Old query, whats in a Manner
Is a rather s~enseleSs one.
There's a good deal In a name, aft
err all.
Read, for instance, what Mrs. Gram
Grey Park writes IN the January num-
Der of the Delineator:
ut is thanks to me {you can owe me
that, at least, though ordinarily ! de-
test nickuarnes) that you r generally
called Nancy. With a name like that
you have a fair chance. To be Gloria
you need a lot of loeks-brilliant, over
towering looks-and money, lots Of 1t,
for the clothes such a name needs to
carry it of. They might have called
you Annei Anne does not need
wealth. but Anne should be g shy, de
mure. sweet maid. Pale she should be
and bending to the breeze like a sheaf
of golden grain. That is the kind of
name it isl 1t would make the most
cold hearted cynic prate In poetry.
No, my dear: it is not for a gypsy such
as you! Nancy is the name for youi
There Is joy in the name Of Nancy
and freshness and q chance for happi
ness. 1t is pretty enough too"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
Daddy Bedtime
OtOry-P.'sy and he Puddle

~ ATsY was a little Irish boy who lived with his father and his mother
a bright happy golucky little fellow, with a sunny disposition ana
- sunny hair to match It. Generally Patsy was a good boy, bat ~
ws mischievous and in n thing he simply would not obey hi. mothen
That was In his habt Of padding about In every mud puddle he could and @
Patsy his mother used to say, youth be the death Of me trying to ken
yu clean. Why will you be forever spashing yourself all owe mudr
"Then Patsy would be sorry and would say. oh, mother, L didn't mean Is
20 and do it. and I won't do It againr Then his mother would kiss him and
forgive him., for she loved him very dearly, but the vey next time Patty Ind
a chance to splash about In a mud puddle in would go his feet again.
"Nea Patsys home there lived q family OF pixies, as the fairies are eaIed
In Ireland These pixies loved Patsys mother, for she was a good woman,
and they feltsorry for her, working hard to keep Patsy and her. other children
nice clean and bright So they determined to teach Patsy a lesson. The
very next time that Patsy began to splash about In a mud puddle, forgetting
all bis promises to bis mother, he felt something catch hold of his little bars
foot and pull him down, down, to the bottom Of the puddle.
" Oh, mother, motherp cried Patsy, for he vas terribly frightened bt
mother a too far away to hear him, and he never stopped going down untn
circle, all the pixies looking very stern.
Patty said the leader OF the fairies w are going to punish you for
dsobeyng your mother n splashfng about In the puddes. You mast gay
here at the bottom O this mud until you make n million mud pies,
"Oh, OH ohr said Paty. Sure, II I stay down here that long my mother
will be worried to death about me Can't you let me go this time? I promise
I'll never splash about In the puddies again,
I'VE can't believe you said the phy, for we know that you promised
the same to your mother many times. We are going to tell her where yu r
so she need not worry about you. Now ret to work, for the sooner you begin
the sooner you will have finished your million mud pies'
"oh, but it raj weary work staying there making a million mud pies. and
by the time Patsy vas finished with his task he vas 10 sick OF the sight Of
Vd that after he went home he never neyer again sphshed In any puddleAn
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
The Evening hitJC Chat

IN q speech the other day, / heard the dean OF a large college for
women quote 4 verse from her AUTOGRAPH album. and . sudden sense
dead friend.
where n tho autograph albums of yesteryeara
Well, that's not sc hard to answer after all. They're slowed away
In the big black trunk, packed between yenowing letters Of duhiuos or
TYPOGRAPHY but stately diction, and rambling diaries of the days when
lei were not too busy to live.
That's harder to answer.
Are they entirely a missing quantitys
mi name and an appropriate sentiment in some school girls album, as
you (. frequently YER asked In the good cid tmes?" Myself / can
And I'm sorry. ! think the autograph album is far too quaint and
s0ssl An An o old school 81 friend Of my ny mothers visited s last fan They were
talking of school days and the question came up rs % the maiden name
Il know where to ana 1T" said my mother.
So out Of the big black trunk from between the yeIlowing letters
spell we straightway had two laughing, chatering school girls Instead
Of two white haired grandmothers In the house.
and their stately y ssztinsnt.i msassges
aBe q good svest maid and let who will be clever.
p Do mol noble ga 1hln FL mot = dream assR ta 3 : all ! v asy i aqsss,
Another Eavs the fsmniar advice
And It shall follow a the night the day a a@
TIT Tno Sss eanat Ros then ? laes to a = :
ITO meet to know, 70 love, and then to part,
NY mothers guest found her own signature under this wish
May peace attend your future . hours sss
And may you always have q friend
How they chartered and laughed and recalled. this n that good
time. and adI grew grs ave. sr s the name os e. 7 the an, girl IL for w1om' ,nd for 1ru ssest
s Alsee, w ,dhey i nat fsaf n.s stood e i II their 81 'e ases sfaattttns the s. Sentimental srasa : 1Ausn'0'
1.-THE rose Is red, the va0ists blue,
Of some hopelessly sniuen youth who has since married twice and had
ssss1 IIsnt It rather a pity that our children should have no such treas
ue to fetch out of the black trunk from between yenowing letters and
WHY not try to revive the old customb by giving your little boy or
girl n autograph album next birthday?
interest in the gift by showing 1t to them and telling them some stories
of the days when father and mother and some of the other grown-up
folks they know were boys and girls?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
72z1 G

smart. Henrietta cloth makes this
one and 1t is trimmed with velvet, but
for an odd waist plaid silk could be
trimmed with plain and various other
FusssNssypxa*sns
Thx& waist eaasists af sfronts and
back. The revers IS Joined to the right
edge and the closing is made invisibly.
The sleeves are cut in one piece each
and joined to the shaped cuff. The
collar can be finished with the owe
portion, as illustrated, or without as
preferred.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size IS 3 10 yards "a
or 27 inches wide, 2 "a yards, So or
2 yards A, with SO yard of satin to
trim as illustrated, ! yard of lace for
jabet-
The pattern No. $3.50 is cut in sizes
for a "a, Sc, 3s, 40, 4a and A inch
bust measure and viii be mailed to
any address by the Fashion Depart
ment of this paper on receipt Of ten
cents. If in haste send an additional
two cent stamp for letter postage,
which insures more prompt delivery.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
*
Points
For
~

An only child Is liable to dssad-
vantages that do not come the way of
children brought up among brothers
and sisters. 1t is not only that the
child is in danger Of being spoiled and
Of growing selfish through having no
playmate with whom to share his or
her toys, sweets and SO on, but there
Is the lack of young, healthy compan-
ionship to be reckoned with, and this
means much to the child's develop
ment.
If he or she lives only with grown
up people much of the sweetness of
child life will be lost, for, no matter
how gay and bright parents may be.
children require the companionship OF
children of their own age, with their
own childlike ideas of fun and frolfc,
who will bring the right touch of
youth and inexperience to nursery
gambols.
1t is q mistake to educate an only
child at home. Send him or her rath-
er to a kindergarten at an early age
and afterward to a good day school
1t is not absolutely necessary for a
girl to go to a boarding school She
can finish her education after having
passed through an advanced day
school by attending first class lectures
daily.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
Harsh Drugs
Many Caflartics Tend to Cause In
jury to the Bowels.

If you are subject to constipation
you should avoid strong drugs and
cathartics. They only give temper
airy relief and their reaction is
harmful and sometimes more annoy
ing than constipation. They in no
way effect a cure and their tendency
is to weaken the already weak or
gans with which they come in con-
tact.
We honestly believe that we have
the best constipation treatment ever
devised. Our faith In 1t Is so strong
that we sell it on the positive guar
antee that it shall not cost the user
a cent If it does not give entire salts
faction and completely remedy con-
stipation. This preparations Is call
ed RexaH Orderlies. These are
prompt, soothing and most effective
In action. They are made of a re-
cent chemical discovery. Their prin-
cipal ingredient is odorless, tasteless
and colorless. Combined with other
we'll known Ingredients, long estab-
lished for their usefulness in the
treatment of constipation, 1t forms a
tablet which is eaten Just like candy.
They may be taken at any time,
either day OF night, without fear of
their causing any inconvenience
whatever. They do not grippe, purge
nor cause nausea. They act without
causing any pain or excessive loose
ness of the bowels. They are ideal
for children, weak, delicate persons
and aged people as well as for the
most hearty person.
They come in two size packages,
~ tablets 10 cents, So tablets rs
cents. Remember you can obtain
them only at our store-The Rexall
Store. Seaman, druggist.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30

the moisture OF the skin from coming
In contact with the outer fabric. This
lining should be eat exactly like the
outer a and tackled In place at the
arrnholes. There e. no waist belt ex-
cept on the outside. made by a band OF
satin ppon the color or the blouse.
This Is stitched on u side on the
fastening for d quarter OF an inch. and
its two ends are then brought round
the wafat and fastened with a hook
and eye In front. Below the waist the
lining and the satin are something on
the order OF a mans shirt. without fuli
ness and opened at the sides. This
prevents the danger OF the blouse rid
ing ap above the akirt.
The blouse in the cut II Of the
newest models Tor spring.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30

The satin blouse has taken the place
occupied by the lingerie shirt waist Of
several seasons ago. The prevailing
style of making these blouses on peas
ant lines without boning gives every
woman a chance to supply herself
with several at moderate cost.
The satin blouse should always have
a muslin or pongee lining to prevent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30
RULES OF LIFE.

The conclusion to which | have
arrived after years Of observation
and experience is that without lem
perance there is no health. without
yirtue no orders without religion
no happiness, and hal the sun Of
our beng i, to i've wisely. sobeny
and nghteously. = Me onough.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30

Her Summing Up.
Ella-How do you figure him outI
Stella-He Is nothing but a hot air
shaft.-New York Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-30

These who ara locking Tor 4 little
tie more fhan a week ago and made
aaot ca1l onf saT help. but ahe did NOT