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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

1OU are doubtless more or less
 familiar with the extension work @ that is now being done in pENEZJ schools. You have read of the
 agricultural clubs and of how the teachers combine this practical teach ing with the school work, and of how they are teaching cooking, sewing, WOODWORK and other industrial subjects You nave heard of the teachers reading clrcies and of the school chidrens libraries ana supplementary reading, of the playground movement and of the extended work or actual class room teaching. You know of the storytellers leagues, In which are revived the folk tales legends and anl- mai stories dear to the heart Of the child You have read of the moonlight schools of Kentucky, the county teachers associations, school improvement and the crusade for sanitary schools, but did you know that one of Alabama's teachers IS working along every one of these lines? Almost all of the teachers are interested in some phases of this work, but only this one has been found who is interested in aA of them. Better still. she is work ing away out in the country where such teachers as she are most needed.
 She Is Miss Olive Shelton. and her school is in Shelby county. AS child Miss Shelton lived in North Carolina, where both her father and her mother taught, and her sisters and brothers went to school. But the little girl who wanted so much to go with them had to stay in a darkened room or wear colored glasses. Sometimes she could go merely to listen' and sometimes she could attend for few months and then withdraw while the others continued. When she was l2 years old her eyes were strong enough for her to attend school regularly. She completed the grammar school course in few years and entered the high school al 11. post graduate course followed, and then she began teaching in Alabama, her family having moved here several years before she finished school
 From childhood Miss Shelton has known and loved the country, not with any false sentiment, but with sincere appreciatior of it's possibilities and with an Insight into It's needs. The greater part of her teach ing has been in the country, where she hal used all her ability and her escellen ideas of school management How sh does so much ana uoes IL so "oit HIN % happily Is hard to understand, excep that she dearly loves the work and tha she has inexhauAtible energy. she is to busy and too happy to be tired, or bored or dissatisfied.
 Miss Sheltons family went to shelb county, near Sterrett, about four year ago, and took charge of the Union schoo three miles from her home. peginnin there the work that has transformed tha school and Is revoiutionizing the countr schools of Shelby county.
 Union School
 Union school is one of the oldest 1 Shelby county. A los building used Il both church and school stood 50 years az where tho present schoolhouse is located Later .e church was built and the 10 house continued fin use as a school unt . CT 2 years ago, when 1t was burnet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

K1S-x CDllIt l5lloi diNc OA tiiS "'SJ>0S fin hand, "I should like to see huff. A crowded department shop Is an en- barra ssing place for full blooded man to be at any time and 364 days out of the calendar year he avoids being found there. but there's always birth day or an anniversary or something when ne got to get "wee wifey' a present.
 This time she wanted a huff.
 Indeed
 She had hinted so outrageously and in- dicated her need of such an article so strenuously that hubby would have been a very feeble-minded person had he not taken the hint"
 Have you any special preferences as to the kind of fur you desire the huff to be made of?" asked the agreeable sales lady.
 Indeed
 At that very moment he had his eye on a muff in the show case which had at tracted him tremendously.
 Now
 We all know that the average man vocabulary about womens clothes is very limited.
 Neat is one of them.
 Fluffy is another.
 Here is a beauty said the affable saleslady. being entirely "on to her Job aiId not needing his hesitation, as she stroked the fur of the lovely affair. ''Dc you want the "muff for very youne woman?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

number of muffs there were in the this particular shop.
 And
 Like most men the more he saw the more desperate did the making of the choice become. And
 Also
 Man-Iike. all the time he had never asked the price of one single one in the entire bunch"
 This
 Also
 The clever saleslady had noticed. And
 She had not mentioned money. either. She assembled now before him four which she considered stylish.
 One was a demure gray one, large, comfortable and inconspicuous
 One was black. lustrous silky. lynx:
 One a deep brown-rich and pros porous looking;
 One a huge bundle of soft white dowiy looking pointed fox and of course the most expensive of all
 "i, of course. would take the sable, said the saleslady with a sphinx like smile. Next to that the moleskin--thai Is if your wife cares to be really fash ionable and up- -to-date."
 "Um-um," he muttered, T rather likt the grayish- brown looking one, too | I buy 1t and my wife doesn't like 1t suppose you would exchange 1t for thu kind she does like-ehp'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
Psychology of Kissing

From Inc LOndOn 3SSHfUl1IcIt
 In learned disquisition on kissess Sif Ray Lankester divides them into two classes. ''One class takes the form of nose rubbing ng-each kiss giver rubbing nis nose arainst that of the other. The sec end kind, which Is that familiar to us in Europe. consists inN pressing the lips against the lips. sAiT or hair of another individual. Hnd making a. short. quick inepirations resulting ina more or less audible sound. Both kinds are really q the nature of 'sniffinS. ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

''Er-er-' he stammered, blushing crim- son; "er-er-- want it for my CT CT wife"
 oh" said the saleslady as sweetly and as interestedly as if 1t were most un- usual for her to hear the news. "This one would not do at all, then she said, guessing from his looks how old his wife night be You want something rich and dark and handsome
 The man wondered how in blue blazes she knew.
 How women are so keen;
 But
 The saleslady knowing her business had taken him in" from head to foot, inspecting his elegant tie, his hair q bit frosty about the temples. and his natty suit of clothes.
 Good salesladies notice these little things
 So--
 She guessed at what the wife was like.
 "Nowhere' she said presently. dis playing a lovely affair, lis the sort ol huff you would want. We are selling a great many of these this season"
 The man stared at the maze of fluffy stuff in blank amazement.
 It was as large as pillow.
 It was as flat as pancake.
 And
 It bore no resemblance whatever t' the only huff he ever remembered , come to think of it--his mother s , which was a little, tiny, scrubby look ing thing like mouse--or something small and fuzzy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
IDOLrSrLGr1rrY.S1 PHILOSOPHY

Ole Miss, I reckons dat de reason dat sum WIMMIN FOLKS looks so ON-NAT- URAL in CT PICTURE is bekaze dat's one time in dey life dat dey HAS ter keep dere MOUTH SHUT.- Yas- sum!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01
Chan9ing Educational Conditions in Rural Alabama

the educational needs of Alabama One great need Is more teachers and more women like Miss Olive shelton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

OU are doubtless more or less
 familiar with the extension work
 that is now being done ln
 schools. You have read of the agricultural clubs and of how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

like" he requested
 X1 modestly. with ain air of hu- lS<s4 mility that betokened his en-
 sxeNsgJ entire ignorance of the subject
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-01

Union school is one of the oldest in Shelby county. log building used ns both church and school stood 5oycars ago where the present schoolhouse is located
 Later 2 church was built and the log house continued fin use as school until e CT ls years ago. when 1t was burned
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19
CABBAGE

CABBAGE
Cabbage contains no starch and its
greatest food value is in the bulk it
gives. -
Cabbage should be medium-sized.
The larger heads are coarse and
tough.
Cabbage should be put into sailed
boiling, water, a little at a time, so as
not to reduce the boiling. Cook in an
uncovered kettle, pushing the cab
hage Under the water several times
during the, cooking.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19
THE MEANING

Head Master me the mean
ing Of the word appetite.
Tommy Please, sir. when you're
eating you're 'appy, and when you've
finished you're tight! So -, 49,.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19

down and take his pistol away, but
don't strange me, Marcia"
ooh, John she sobbed, 'I--I-
Oh: you'll never know, But listen! I
love you better than ever-loved-
anybody-befoTe.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19

Inheriting the beauty of her
mother, Queen Elena, Princess 10
landa, oldest of the Italian royal chill
dren, is said to be the Ioveliest prin
cess in the world. Iolanda is 13 and,
like her mother, she has brown, eyes
and brown hair. - -.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-02-19

brave. The thing had to be done:
was working upon the case and heard
he was in town. 1 had to arrest him. .
you, John?" -. p, p.
"Oh, it wasn't hard" answered
John Wells. 81 had to knock him
mon1n,c nm r rz;II Z.i or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
scALY DANDRuFF ON HEAD

Sinner, Texas.-"T had dandruff 90
badly my head would itch and when
scratched 1t would hurt. My head was
full Of scaly dry dandruff and it be.
came 80 thick that it scaled off and
showed plainly. My head was almost
white with 1t. It crusted and itched
terribly. It got so bad / could hardly
rest at night. My hair began to fall
out and it was lifeless.
Il tried q bottle Of -, but It did
me little good. I saw an advertise.
ment Of Cuticura Soap and Ointment
so I sent for a sample. ! applied the
Cuticura Ointment to my scalp and
frequently shampooed my head with
the Cuticura Soap. After using one
cake Of Cuticura Soap and a box Of
Cuticura Ointment my head was cured.
Now I am free from dandruff and my
hair is growing" (Signed) Miss Ida
Ringhoffer. Mar. 20, 1914.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura, Dept. 1. Boston ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
Modern Crack.

A stranger came into our office and
graciously offered us some fruit which
he said he purchased downstairs In
the Greek grocery store. We asked
him what Greek grocery, and he said
the one right under US. IN Holpos'
place. We have been here some time
and knew nobody Of that name, and
to satisfy our curiosity we went down
stairs to have q look.
Sure enough, there was what did
look like "Holpos" ON the end of the
awning, at least there were the let
ters III @ L o 8 F." standing out In
bold relief. We have learned since
that 1t Is an abbreviation used by
the store which when translated
means Highest quality, lowest prices,
u standard" To the average read
or it's all Greek and would easily
pass for a Hellenic name.-Quincy
Ledger.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
FOR A WOODLAND PARADISE
Chicagoans Determined That Their
City Shall Be Abundantly Sup
piled With Trees.

In view of the advance which city
Identification has made during the
last few years, especially in Chicago,
Arbor day has a definite significance.
Tree planting exercises have been
held In all parts Of the city, about two
hundred and fifty thousand white
pine seedlings being provided for
yards. vacant lots and roadways. Last
year 100000 elm seedlings were plant
ed; the year before 100000 Russian
~mulberries. and in 1911 a total Of 28O-
900 catalpa seedlings we're given a
chance to grow. II all these grew
Chicago would be, not a garden city.
but a forest city. The mortality rate
among seedlings, however, is almost
as great as 1t is among slum babies.
II a reasonable fraction of these
young trees grow to maturity Chicago
Will be in time a woodland paradise.
An authority on arboriculture as ap-
piled to cities says the ratio should be
n living shade tree to every five in
habitants. In the absence of a tree
census 1t Is impossible to say how
near Chicago approaches this ideal.
Be that as it may. the principle of
Arbor day is wholesome. 1t is but
one phase Of the general tendency of
the day to instill into the children an
instinct for some Of the finer things
that older folks have thought they
were too busy to cultivate.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
AWOKE THE HUNTER INSTINCT
Alert Traveller Evidently Imagined
Providence Had Thrown "Game"
Within His Reach.

Gilbert Parker, the English author.
tells Of an English gentleman who re
Gently came to this country to visit
some friends in California. "In com.
mon with most travellers he supposed
game was plentiful everywhere in that
state, so he carried with him the nee
essary guns and ammunition.
las his train neared San Bernardino
Just before making the mountain
climb-there was a delay. Several
hours passed. and still the train re-
NAMED stationary; and our traveller
friend grew FESTIVE. and sought the
porter Of the Pullman car to ascertain
the cause of the delay.
1T seems that in mounting the
grade a freight train had broken apart.
the rear portion having descended the
grade and blockd the track. The por
ter informed him Of the accident to
the freight train, and said: There Ii Q
caboose on the track
Immediately the hunter instinct
was awakened; fastening to his berth.
he procured his gun and started for
the door, saying:
"'Show it to me! Show 1t to mel"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24

90 poorly that my folks thought I wa
going into consumption. One day I
found a piece Of paper blowing around,
the yard and I picked 1t up and read t.
It said Saved from the Grave anal
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegsts-
BILE Compound has done for women. I
showed it to my husband and he sasde
why don't you try it?' So I did, and
after / had taken two bottles / falk
better and I said to my husband, Tdon't
need any more and he said You had
better take it a little longer anyway
So / took it for three months and goey
well and strong" - Mrs. ALoNzo H.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh St., Adrian, Mich
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
Of many a woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and Ii often
helping to support a family, on meagrs
wages. Whether In house, office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there Is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which an
women are prone, and that is Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 10.
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine
Co., Lynn, Mass.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
MADE HIS FUNERAL A PARTY
Bartender, a Suicide, Pays for Feast
for the Mourners Around
His Ashes.

William s. Casey. a bartender wide.
ly known In the California cattle coun-
try. had a funeral which he paid for
himself. Casey died by his own hand.
His health shattered, he told his
friends that he did not want to live
II he could not be happy. He had
$1,000 In a bank at Salinas. and ar.
ranged that the sum be used for his
funeral.
MY passing out Is not a signal for
sorrow" Casey had said. Il want the
friends that attend my. funeral to
enjoy themselves just as If l were
among them In reality. as / will be In
spirit"
A special car brought Casey's body
from Salinas to San Francisco, where
1t was cremated. With the ashes In
an urn, a score Of Casey's friends. fol.
lowing directions left by the decedent.
proceeded to a hotel whose proprietor
was an old friend OF Casey's.
Before the party sat down to dinner
the urn was taken into the barroom
and placed behind the bar. Then
every one ordered his favorite drink.
and this toast was drunk:
ITO Casey, VINO Is still behind the
bar"
The party, carrying out Casey's in
stFuCtiOna. then Gaf down IN dinuor
and later went to a theater. Casey's
ashes were taken back to Salinas and
sprinkled on the Salinas river.-San
Francisco examiner.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24

The street-corner orator had gath
cred around him a group Of urchins.
Why they listened so attentively he
didn't understand: nor probably did
they know themselves. Simply moth
Ing doing. But the orator took full
advantage Of his opportunity and de-
livered an improving lecture on the
value Of kindness to dumb animals. At
the end he sought for some iIlnstra-
ton to point the moral and adorn the
tale. It was there at hand. Across
the way walked a lady, leading two
little dogs In leash. The one was black
and the other white. Now" exclaimed
the tub-thumper, after what I have
said, %supposing those two dear little
dogs were to start fighting, what
would be the first thing you would
do?" No answer came at first; but
one little arab turned to look at the
dogs critically and thoughtfully. well,
guv-nor," he answered, at last. Il fink
I'd ave tuppence on the little black
'un!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
TFIMYnF1n7wIY
WUNLuk UWW IN
o1@S
AND YET MORE TREES
Matter Of Duty for Every Man Who 10
Able, to Plant One In His
Life, at Least.

A noted philanthropist once said:
III I knew that I should die tomorrow,
! should plant q tree today" He did
not mean that tree planting was the
sort Of action to be deferred as long
a. possible: be counted it rather Q
deed with which one might make .
good farewell to earth-and who shall
say that he was not right?
There u nothing more beautiful,
more dignifed, more valuable In the
broadest ems Of the word than a fine
old trea There are few things more
lasting. The splendid cathedrals OF
the thirteenth century are kept in
condition only by constant and loving
repairs, but many an oak that marked
the landscape when the corner stone
OF Amiens was laid Ii still alive. New
England settlers moved elms from the
woods to their d~ooryards and road.
sides almost three centuries ago-and
the same trees are there today. The
few "cedars Of Lebanon" which still
mark the site Of forests from which
the ships Of Tarshish were built may
number in fheir thinning ranks indi-
vtduals which saw the march of God.
Trey dc Bouillon, and the counter.
march of Saladin.
Plant trees. Do not wait. for the
government to reforest some distant
mountains. Reforest rs much Of your
own holdings as you may. You have
no better chance Of satisfaction now
and grateful remembrance later thar
may be found in planting trees.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
HOW He TURNED THE TRICK
After This, Mr.. Mordecal Hammsrsess
Must Be Credited With Knowing
Thing or Two.

Mira Mordecai Hammerfest turned
pale as her husband entered the din
Ing room for breakfast. \
"Mordyl" she gasped. do yca-
don't you feel well?"
Perfectly" he replied In seeming
surprise.
'But-but, you are I'm yuur-your
underduds!"
Tell me something I don't know.
Pass the butter, please" said MI. Ham
merfest.
She passed the butter. remarking
n~ervously, But, Mordy. dear. as you
came in I saw you didn't have any
shoes on"
We'll. what Of 1t. Your hair 10 10
curl papers, isn't 1T"
why, yves"
"And you have On . wrapper,
haven't your"
Yes"
Very we'll, then"
And he went on eating his break.
fast in silence except when he asked
her to pass the butter. Then he went
upstairs and finished dressing. and the
next morning and on succeeding morn
ings she reported for breakfast in reg
ular clothes.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
WRONG BREAKFAST.
Change Gave Rugged Health.

Many persons think that for
strength. they must begin the day
with a breakfast Of meat and other
heavy foods. This Is a mistake al
anyone a easily discover for him.
self.
A w. Va. carpenters experience
may benefit others. He writes:
Il used to be a very heavy break
fast eater but finally indigestion
caused me such distress. I became
afraid to eat anything.
my wife suggested a trial Of Grape
Nuts and as I had to eat something
or starve, I concluded to take her
advice. She fixed me up q dish and
I remarked at the time that the quail.
ity was all right, but the quantity was
too SMALL wanted q ~saucerfui.
"But she said q small amount Of
Grape-Nuts went a long way and that
I must eat 1t according to directions.
So I started in with Grape-Nuts and
cream. two soft boiled eggs and some
crisp toast for breakfast.
Il cut out meats and q lot Of other
STUFF I had been used to eating all
my life and was gratifed to see that
I was getting better right along. I
concluded I had struck the right thing
and stuck to it. I had not only been
eating improper food, but too much.
Il was working at the carpenters
trade at that time and thought that
unless I had q hearty breakfast with
plenty Of meat. I would play out be-
fore dinner. But after a few days Of
my new breakfast" I found I could
do NOR work, felt better in every
way, and now ! am not bothered with
Indigestion"
Name given By Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read ''The Road 10 Well
Tille." In pigs. there's Q Reason
Ever read the ahevs Ietters A rev
enc appears from time e time. They
pre- genuine true and full ~ huznas
3neegeHes 49, -.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
DON'T SUFFER WITH ITCHING

My, what relief!-The moment res.
inol ointment touches any itching skin,
the itching stops and healing begins.
With the aid of resinol soap, 1t quickly
removes all trace of eczema, rash, tet.
ter, ringworm, pimples or other ugly,
tormenting eruption, and leaves the
skin clear and healthy. 1t Is equally
effective for sunburn, insect bites,
sores. boils, burns, red, rough hands,
dandruff and falling hair.
You need never hesitate to use res
inol. 1t Ia a doctors prescription that
has been used by other physicians for
the past 10 years in the treatment of
most sorts of skin affections. Unlike
many other remedies, it contains abso-
lutely nothing that could injure the
tenderest skin. Resinol ointment and
resinol soap are sold by all druggists.
Look out for worthless mutations
Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
A Fish Story.

The inns of dear old England are
picturesque" said Richard LIE Gal
lienne, on his return from abroad, but
the food they serve is something ter.
hible.
After a visit to Blenheim palace
entered an inn in the quaint village OF
Woodstock. AS l lunched-or tried to
lunch-my landlord said to me:
1.-The great dock Of Marlborough
once sat In that chair you're q settin'
in, SIR
lis that so?' said I.
"".And the dock once drunk Is beer
out O. that same mug you're a-drinkin'
out Of
".And l bet said /, I bet he refused
to eat this fish, too. Well, take 1t away,
my man. l don't want it, either"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-07-24
School Fairgrounds.

How large Is your school play
ground? Henry s. Curtis, In a bulle-
tin just issued by the United States bu-
OF education. declares that every
city school building should have at
least one full block Of ground, whether
the block Is the usual city block or
two or three acres, or one Of ten acres.
as In Salt Lake City. Utah