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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

want to do for them. is needed to state
the problem, then the public will not be
slow to respond with funds necessary to
carry on the work. Educate the public.
and in order to do this the highest type
OF employee is necessary. One who can
touch the unfortunate with one hand and
the public with the other.
And as to the government of an insti-
tution--what ideas were advanced in that
liner
The greatest need in the institution is
a competent and thoroughly equipped SUI
perintendent," was the reply, and in or
der to maintain such an officer the insti-
tuition should be in a position to pay a
salary sufficient to meet the demands.
AS to the daily routine of the institution.
the meals, hours. mode of livng-all these
things the superintendent should be big
enough and broad enough to manage and
control. Suggestions were made and
heated discussions followed the sugges-
tons OF government oversight of institu-
tions securing state aid. AS to the inner
workings of institutions. first of all comes
individualizing. Mass work Will not do.
Strict records should be taken to ascer-
tain every fact that cap possibly bear
on the girls present condition. Father.
mother. living or dead, home conditions,
environment. early advantages, physical
examination by competent physicians to
ascertain II there Is anything physical to
handicap the girl. To reach the state OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Reminding Books

1t is only books for show that do not
have signs of wear sooner or later. The
ones that are closer than most friends.
those into which we love to dip at odd
moments for the loving companionship
they give. are the ones. alasi that soon
show signs of wearing out, so far as the
bindings go.
Rebnding ones dearest books has a
certain disadvantage besides that of the
expense. There is no more uncertain per-
son than your bookbinder and he will
keep you waiting and actually aching for
the book that means no more than par
eel of printed leaves to him. and in too
MANY cases he finds 1t necessary to trim
off the original margins and make a
SNUG, prim looking volume. stiff backed,
of the dear cosey one that felt so familiar
to your hand. Wherefore II Is well to
think up other ways of repairing the worn
out look of bindings.
Slip covers there always are, and they
are most easily made. but they have al
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Youngest Cattle Man in
America

Dan Tombs of Bowling Green, Mo, is
probably the youngest cattle man with
bank account in America He Is now
a little over years old. has an account at
the Farmers Bank of Bowling Green and
is engaged in buying calves, IS shown
by one of his checks, the first one he ever
wrote.
This Young man Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs Perry Tombs of Bowling Green. HIS
father is cattle man. He is encourag-
ing the boy 10 follow the bent of his
natural inclination.
The first two checks issued by the buyer
were presented at the bank within six
days of zach other One was made pay
able to A. Brkhead and was drawn for
$40, and the other to ]. w. Riggs for SIS.
The obligation discharged by each check
was prominently written on the checks
in plain bold characters.
While this boy may have had some lit
tie help from his father In selecting the
stock. in each case the youngster was
first to cast longing look at the calves
and in both instances a deal was con-
summated in real businesslike fashion.
President Porter of the Farmers bank
says of young Tombs: HE insists on fill
ing out his own checks and transactinS
his own business"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Practical Playthings

Accidental playthings, rather than cost
ly toys, are the ones that afford the most
amusement for the little people. The
most expensive gifts quickly prove tire
some Even the mechanical toys, with
the charm of motion, fail to satisfy I'M
less some ingenuity on the part of the
youngster Is required for working them.
For real and lasting amusement play
things must be provided that will suggest
numerous methods of utilizing them and
keep the mind occupied
A toy that combines the idea of work
ing with the playing is a great satisfac-
tion-the little girl with the buttonhool<,
for instance, Is not playing. she is work
ing while trying to button and unbuttoG
her little boots. but she is interested in
what she is doing, her attention is con-
centrated upon 1t and she is happy.
Such accidental toys as hammer and
| looking glass are unwise; but some equal
" queer articles possess great fascination
| There Is the new egg heater for the little
girl What if she should break 1t? Well
It costs much less than many of her or
binary toys and serves her vastly better
When she has learned to put the end oil
| 1t into a little tin pan and turn the wheel
| "tust as mamma does,'' she is happy, ano
her pleasure and her plaything will las
for weeks
A novel playthng is clean lamp burn
er with a long piece of wick l1notted a
the ends or sewed together SO that TIN
thumb screw can be turned and the wicl
moved round and round at pleasure.
A load of blocks brought in the hous
for fire kindling purposes will often pos
sess more fascination for the wideawak
boy than the most costly arrangement o
manufactured building blocks because
they offer possibilities for exercising his
ingenuity. Let the mother suggest way
and means of. utilizing the articles II
which the children show special interes
and their possibilities will be increased
causing the children to turn to them witt
renewed delight day after day, long after
the usual playthings have been discarded
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
DR.. Walker and Collar
Buttons

DR.. Mary Walker. who declared for
mems attire years ago, made the discov-
cry that the collar button presses dan
gerously and that the pressure leads TO
insanity. She Is in Washington. where
she expects to stay until the New Year s
reception, when she hopes to present her
views to Mr.. Taft.
Doing away with the collar button
would mean the disintegration of our sar-
torial persons unless all of us were rich
enough to have collars attached to our
shirts, and even then the forward juno
ton would have to be provided for arti-
ficially.
AS it is now, the button is not only tho
anchor for an essential and conspicuous
part of our dress. but Is a permanent
check to the vaulting necktie. 1t helps
to give us early morning exercise. and
1anked by shoestrings, Is the dependence
of considerable number of open-air mer-
chants.
The doctor will have to think out some
thing less revolutionary. Think of the in
sanity that would follow If the collar
button were abolished. Mr.. Taft should
be careful about pretending to give as
sent to the Doctors crusade.-chicago
Evening Post.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
The Two Roses

My true lover gave me a red, red rose
Ere he kissed me good-by that summer
day.
For his was the love which blooms and
"a grows.
No matter how far from the shrine IL
goes.
When he kissed me and went away.
treasured the rose and believed him
true,
And trusted like every other maid
For maids are fools. And I never knew
As the red rose withered, his love would,
too
SO l treasured the rose and believed him
true,
And | smiled as I watched it fade.
My true lover brought his bride to sup
With me, on the terrace, one summer
day.
And / said, as she drank from my silver
cup,
Twas red. red rose that you brought
up
Ere you fetched this rose with me to sup.
But you take pale rose away.
Marjorie Felkner, in San Antonio Elk
DresS
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Really Knew Few Words

1.-THE average boy and girl when enter
ing college does not understand the En-
glsh language" declared President Fred
ericlS w. Hamilton of Tufts college. at Q
meeting of the Daughters of Massachu-
sets at Hotel Brunswick. IF you could
hear boys and girls talking on the cam-
pus you would realize how ignorant they
are. few words are overworked, for
the college undergraduate knows only
few words, and so cannot impart his ideas
to other people or understand the ideas
other people are trying to give him.
Doctor Eliot, you remember. once said
that Harvard had only the adjective rot
ten and bully | have known students
TO come from lecture and say. why.
didn't understand II. don't know
what the professor was talking about
They did not know because they were
actually ignorant of the English Ian.
guage. Boston Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

speaker was Judge Robert Wilkin of New
York. who made an excellent address.
The poignant theme of his talk was the
fact that the greatest menace to social
welfare was the attitude of the world to-
wards religion. He insisted that the basic
foundation upon which all uplift rests is
RELIGION and whatever ones religion,
that Is the best that is in one, and the
worlds greatest need today Is RE-
VIVAL. Following this subject closely,
Mrs. ii. r. Cooley, director of Charities
and Corrections of Cleveland, said thar
the success or failure of any social SER
vice depends upon ATTITCDE-first, OF
those DOING the work, and secondly,
the public SUPPORTING the work. Dr..
Finch of New York said that the great
est necessity was to state the problem.
To so thoroughly understand the unfor-
Inmates you are working with ard for, and
to so thoroughly understand WHAT you
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DOLLY-ETTES
During Courtship tells the Old Old Story, but
after he married. he sticks mighty close to the Fairy Story

WAYS an alien feel in our hands-al1in to
the contact with the paper cover which
comes to protect a newly bought book.
Then, IL the cover be only faded. there
are several ways of remedying the duh
look 1t can be touched up with water
colors or the liquid wood stains which
come in small bottles for artistic work
and must not be COMPOUNDED with come
mon floor and woodwork stain. Then.
again, the side covers can be recovered
with fine, closely woven fabric, such as
Powered sateen, or the heavier plain va
riety. Plain material, smoothly glued or
pasted on, can be steneilIed with the title
and a conventional design. Even smooth
gray or brown paper, such as is used for
photograph holders, will make excellent
material for recovering books without
making ''unbinding'' necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
New Use for Typewriter
Ribbons

We are repeatedly being informed that
there is use for everything, Even worm
out and discarded old typewriter ribbons,
which generally go right into the waste
paper basket. have a use nowadays They
make splendid writing Ink.
Take about two feet of an old ribbon
and put it in an eight-ounce bottle half
filed with water and shake it well. If
the ink isn't strong enough add another
foot of ribbon. II it is too strong add
more water.
The color of the ink will depend. of
course on the color of the ribbon used.
but with few old ribbons to select from
you can make for yourself a few gallons
of red, blue or black ink without any
trouble. Copying ribbons make ex-
cellent copying ink.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
The Age-Herald's Cuisine
SPANISH oMELET.

SPANISH OM tlsEI.
Four eggs.
Half teaspoonful of Liehg Company's
extract.
Four tablespoonfuls of water.
One tablespoonful of butter.
Two tablespoonfuls of chopped onion.
Half teaspoonful of salt.
One tablespoonful of pepper.
One tablespoonful of parsley.
Put the butter and onion in an on,elet
pan, cook until the onion Is Drowned;
take from the fire. Beat the eggs until
we'll mixed. not light, add the salt. pep
per, parsley and the Liebig Company's
extract dissolved in the water, mix we'll.
stand the pan over the fire and when
hot turn in the mixture. Shake until the,
eggs are thoroughly set" fold and turry
on a heated plate and send at once to thu
table. ful
All omeets are made after this pirt,
changing the favorings. Allow quF ct
feaspoonful Of Liebig Company EXTRA poor
each three eggs with three tablesi
fuls Of warm water.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Song From Cymbeline

Fear no more the heat o. the sun,
Nor tho furious winters RACES;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Hcme art gone and ta'en thy wagesi
Golden lads and girls all must,
AS chimney-sweepers come to dust.
Fear no more the grown o. the great
Thou art past the tyrant's stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak;
The scepter, learning, physic, must
All follow this and come to dust.
Fear no more the lightning-hash.
Nor the all-dreaded Thunderstorm;
Fear not Islander. censure rash,
Thou hast finished joy and moan;
All lovers young. all lovers must.
Consign to thee and come to dust.
Shakespeare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Mrs. NJ. W. Sedright Delegate From
Birmingham To Annual Convention Of Charities
and Corrections, Talks About Her Work
Cleveland Which Attended
and Ideas
fo the land Care O. Girl

her mentality the Binet test is considered
the best and simplest and shows that
81 out of every 100 fall below normal
physically The most interes. Ing tests
were made at the convention by this
system and many peculiar conditions
were revealed"
Concerning a girl being sent out to
work and make her way in the world, -
continued Mrs. Searight, Mrs Kate
Walker Barrett offered the splendid sug-
gestion that no girl should be allowed to
go forth without the loving sympathy of
a friend. And always that friend should
be a woman interested in her spiritual
welfare. Another good point was made
by Miss Maud Minor. who said that
she thought every probation officer should
be a psychologist for help, not punish
ment Is what a girl needs. Miss Jane
Adams says in a few years we will find
that this careful treatment will work
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

much prettier than the plain kind The
border Is usually quite wide-in some
cases about six inches-and is of drawn
work in a square mesh stunning white
suit made of this material had the border
at the bottom of both waist and skirt and
as q finish to the sleeves. 1t is SO cents
yard and, If one wishes touch of
color, there is another variety which has
narrow stripe of pink, blue or gray
running through the solid space between
the drawnwork. Plain ratine In an ex-
cellent firm weave is to be had at the
same price
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Household Hints

Cover the top of the ice chest or re-
frigerator with white oilcloth, lacking It
on with brass-headed lacks.
deep jardiniere Is suggested as a
pleasing substitute for the waste paper
baskets, and has the additional commen-
dalton of being washable.
After being thoroughly cleaned, rugs
should be put away for the summer in
bags made of new, unwashed, unbleached
cotton cloth.
Kerosene will cut the grease in the
Grain pipe of a sink, and should be used
at least once a month.
In sewing on buttons. have the knot
of the thread on the right side, directly
under the button. and see IL the button
does not stay on longer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

pits, with the pad that comes with each
box. and then my glory beginsl
No matter what the weight of your
clothing, no matter how hot and stufiy
it may be indoors, you need never be
afraid of perspiring any more in your
arm-pits than you do on the back oil
your hand. If you use PERSPl-No.
It's q marvellous yet a simple powder
that anybody is safe in using. 1t keeps
your arm-pits just as fresh and dry and
natural as any other portion OF your body
Use PIE RS PI-NO and hot theatres
dance-halls, and social affairs will have
no more terrors for you in arm-pit per-
spiration. It's goodbye dress shieldb
forever Satisfaction guaranteed.
PERSPI-NO is for sale at your drug
gist 3 at a5c box. or sent direct, on receip.
81 price, by the Perspo Co.. 27l5 Lincoln
Ave-. Chicago.
For sale and recommended in Bir-
aingham by
COLLIER DRUG COMPANY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
Mademoiselle Frou-Frou

The chemisette appears. even though
but on inch is seen under the collar 1t
Is plain or gathered and of contrasting
material, and is generally becoming to
models with or without collars.
on few of the plain skirts we see a
yoke which often extends only part OF
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

the homes The merit and honor system
is used and girls are taken to church and
church affiliation is desirable. Not in
any Home of Refuge is corporal punish
rnent used, and the sentiment of them all
is not what we can do TO the girl, but
what we can do FOR her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
4 Sunday Thought

No power in society. no hardship in
your condition can depress you, keep you
down. in knowledge, power, virtue, infiu-
ence. but by your own consent.-chan-
ptr
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IDyRilA counters or mail, Soc. Money
II entirely tIeased.
ATozLET coa<eANx. Asvts ~
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Keep the Complexion Beautiful.
Nadine Face Poodle,

! (ln Groom 1osss O"S.J
Produces a soft, velvety
appearance so much ad
mired, and remains unit
washed off. Purified By
a new process. Will moi
clog the pores. Harmless.
Pr events sunburn and
re. irn of discolorations.
WHITE, FLESH.
RfNH BRUNETTE
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DoLLY-ETTES

Better picture Post Card with much love, than four
sheet letter. signed Yours Truly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
KINDNESS WINS
 DESERVED REWARD

Baltimore, May 1.-Miss Dorothy Bate man of Newport, R. l., is left $500, ,O0C under a codicil to,Sfhe will of Ross R. Winans of this city, who died recently. The will was filed today.
 Miss Bateman is the daughter of a Newport hotelkeeper. at whose house MT. Winans spent last summer. He was in poor health and she is said to have, won his regard by her kindness and attention to him.
 . Heirs to the residue of the estate, the full value ok which is estimated at $4, 000,000, are Ross w. Whistler, a brother in-law, and Georges Revillon, step-brother of Mir Winans' mother.
 Neither MT. Winans' son-in-law, the Prince de Bearn, who sued the testator in connection with his wife5s estate, nor the princes children are mentioned in the will. To his son, Thomas George Ninans who married a Spanish dancer, and from whom the father was estranged, is left s200,000 in trust.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
COTTON VERY WEAK
 AND UNSETTLED
Sensational Heavy Liquida- ! tion Responsible-Break
 of Almost $2 Bale

New York. May 1-The cotton market
 was very weak and unsettled during to- days entire session as result of sensa- tionslly heavy llquidations and there vas
 break of nearly s2 per bale in the more active new crop months. with the close | barely steady at a net loss of from 30 to se points.
 The opening was easy at a decline of Il to 1s points under lower cables than ex pected and the failure of the weather map to show any of the showers predict
 ed yesterday. Private cables reported that leading spot people were very heavy sellers in Liverpool and the same inter ests appeared to be heavy sellers here at the opening. This started general liquidation and the market worked rap idly lower after the call.
 Covering by recent sellers was heavy and caused slight rallies from time to time. but the general tendency was down. ward, as very little bulge met increased offerings. and the lowest point of the day was reached in the late trading when May contracts sold at 10 sSc. July at 11.o3c and october at Il 1oc These prices rep ieSeuttu Dieah or DetWetH ol ana oJ points from the closing figures of yes- terday and a decline of practically $4 per bale from the high record of early last week. The close was within a point or two of the lowest. All the brokers who have been identified with the leading bull interests and whose buying had been a feature on the advance from the low point of last December to practically the Pc level of last week were credited with selling more or less heavily during the day.
 IL was estimated here that leading spot 0,00D bales between New York and Liv- erpool. Beyond the better weather than looked for and the weakness of Liverpool there appeared to be no particular factor in the days business to account for the weakness of the market, and the selling movement was most generally attributed to an apprehension that the recent high level had discounted all bullish features, including the late start of the new crop. The eastern belt forecast was generally fair weather, with unsettled conditions predicted for the western belt A private acreage report indicated prospective re- duction of S.7 per cent in area planted this spring.
 Receipts, 12694 bales. against 10, 492 last week and 5245, last year. Today's receipts at Galveston, 2927, against 564 last year. at New Orleans, 149S against 21O0 last year, and at Houston, 472 bales, against 167 last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
KNOX GOES THROUGH
 ALABAMA CAPITAL

Montgomery, May 1.-(Special)-The visit of Phlander c. Knox. Secretary of State of the United States, through the south has nothing to do with an investi- gation of the situation along the Mexi- can border, according to Mir. Coombs, secretary to MT Knox. The distinguished Secretary of State passed through Mont gomery Tuesday night en route to New Orleans, and was accompanied by Mrs. Knox. Walter F. Clark, governor of Alaska; Mrs Clark, Private Secretary Coombs and l.. ". Slayer, friend of MT. Knox, and prominent newspaper correspondent of Washington. From New Orleans MT Knox and his party will go to Santa Barbara, San Francisco and Los Angeles, after which he will return to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-02
Coffee Market

New York. May 1.-The market for cof- fee futures opened steady on fairly steady European cables. reports of steadier cost and freight offers from Brazil and esti- mates that the worlds warehouse dellv- cries for the month of April had been fully 425,ooo bags in excess of last year. Demand was not active, but the market improved another point or two on most positions during the morning Later of ferings increased and the market weak ened under scattering liquidation or local e&llins in the absence of important sup eert. The close was quiet and from 2 E3 C points net lower. May. 1s.57c; June D.67c; July, 13.74c: August, 13Slc; Septem- ber 13.S7c: October. 13.SSc: November 1s.s6c: December. 13.s4c; January. l3 s2c February 13. 7sc March and April. 13. .ssc Sales. 2S ,250 bafT
 Havre was unchanged to A franc high. ed. Hamburg was unchanged to A pfen- mig higher. Rio unchanged at Ssx575; San- tos unchanged; fours. ssx550; sevens. 7sx 700. Receipts at the two Brazilian ports g GOO. against 7oo0 last year: Jundiahy re- ceipts, 5000. against 2S00 last year New York warehouse deliveries yesterday, B,- 476. against 13.e37 last year. Today's spe- cial Santos cable reported 4s unchanged and Sac Paulo receipts of 1900. against