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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-02

A food for sore lungs. Deans Mentholated
Cough Drops. Cure coughs, by relieving
the soreness-5c at Drug Stores.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-02

More than one-half Of the money
derived from Englands income tax lie
collected from Londoners.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-02

Putnam Fadeless Dyes color in colo
water. Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-02
SUSPICIOUS.

"My husband has aroused my sus-
picions."
How"
HE hooks up my dress with won
derful skill"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-02
its Kind.

MY boy, are you studying profane
history?":
"Oh. In a cursory way"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1914-04-02

and literary, musical and scientific So
cieties eloquently testify to the high
standard of culture prevailing in the
Paris of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08
How Great Armies Advance

The apparent inaction at some points on the great army lines in the European nj conflict, as reported in the daily dis patches, is apt to be confusing to tho peaceful citizen, but to the student of the art of warfare the reason for this. Is frequently clear, as is explained by) q military expert in the special war issudl of the Scientific. American as follows.
 It may happen that when fighting ex.t tends along front of many miles, somsl troops may be more successful thars others, and thus gain ground much in ad- vance of the general line. This, if per- nitted to proceed to any great distance2 would have the tendency to leave gaps in the line, or weak spots on the fanki| of the successful troops which would prove most dangerous to the general linef as well as the advanced troops them@ selves, if confronted by a tenacious and aggressive opponent. Furthermore, the success of the campaign does not del pend on Isolated advantages of individ-3 ual units, but on the successful advancs. of the entire line, the several units (di,l visions, army corps, or field armies) sup porting each other in the forward moved ment all under the general supervision Of the commander in. chief Therefore, 1t may be necessary to hold back thf more advanced portion of the line untia the other units are able to come up tsS it. To enable them to hold what theA have won the advanced troops will ins trench.
 The line or lines of trenches are nok necessarily continuous. They usualH form irregular groups of intrenchmenu distributed along the front of the po
 tion, the firing trenches facing the q
 emy's lines or the avenues of approach ,,
 It would be we'll to note at this pc l. that this advanced part of the line, wly "a still factor in the general offens0
 movement has now assumed oefensiS attituoc seeking d favorable decisior which means that 1t is simply waiting fcf the opportunity to resume the ofYensivq
 and that is the only form of defense tha
 can secure positive rcsuits.4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08

Nabers & Morrow. Alonzo S. Elliott and the Chronicle each gave gold medals for the best orators in the high school. The Sloss prizes were for tho best recitations or deelamations amon& the eighth grade pupils. After a pred hminary contest in each gramma school, four of the best from each school took part in the general con1 test held in June. Members of the Ger I man society gave eight gold medals for excellence in the German classes.
 Through the interest of l. A. Van- Hoose, president of the Birmingham Union Street Railway company. 40 street car passes were Issued monthly to the schools, and awarded to pupils in the several grades, white and coloredI as rewards for excellence in scholarship and department Aside from the bene- ] ficial influnece of these passes as an in- centive to study they have afforded pleasure to scores of children who oth- erwise would have had to forego the luxury of month
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her, doesn't it? Mrs. litter suggested. Nay. even to be worked if neces-' sary"
 "of course" said Mrs Pumpkins, sympathetically. "Worked Yes-Mrs. Wife is worked to a finish X sick husband can think of more things hes wants than anybody on earth. Hel wants a drink of water every 10 min-' utes; he wants ice on his head; he wants a hot water bottle at his feet and the entire household with it; he wants an alcohol rub. because lie thinks it would make him more com fortable, but if he gets it he hopes sincerely it won't. He is determined to be miserable. even If it kills him"
 You asked me some recipe for mak- ing sick husbands behave" said Mrs Pumpkins and I've given you a fewl pointers, but eminent authority that| l am in the training of mere husbands s3 l feel weak and cringing and fainting g3 before this difficult subject. One wom -a an l know calls all her husband s{ friends in for a game of poker. Shed says it's good cure if papa wins. but if he loses he stays in bed another week. but until Mrs. Wife learns the game and takes part herself and stacks the cards so that friend husband is the winner 1t seems to me the chances< or naVlns papa around the house are4 appalling! I have come to the conclu- -3 sion that perhaps the best way to man - age sick husband is to chain him ind bed and then go to the matinee. Or, if you must stay near him, get a good] pair of earmuffs so you can't hear him] tell about how bad he feels or de II scribe the various attentions to which, he thinks he Is entitled. You really| never know what course to pursue. If| you speak kindly. they impose on vol Y and if you fuss with them for growM| ing they turn the tables and answe& so pitifully and politely that you feaI| like a dog and picture yourself th4| most brutal creature that ever lived.l Husbands, sick or well, are in class| all to themselves and you really don't] know how to manage When they are| well, they are the foxiest crew ou| earth and when they are sick. theyl are pirates. Tn either case, they'll m- pose on you outrageously, if you'll letl themr'
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bangs that no earthly human being has ever had before Now. don't worry dear Mrs. Wife will say gently. You will be better tomorrow Tomorrow? :? he repeats pathetically. Why. do you realize 1 am a very, very sick man I may not be here tomorrow. Just let me rest. please and he signs like an air brake and groans like the animals in circus just before meal time, and then turns his face toward the wall and Mrs. Wife feels like a criminal for even suggesting that there was any possibility of his being alive tomor- row"
 But will he rest after he's made the request? That's the point" said Mrs. litter.
 Rest?" repeated Mrs. Pumpkins. Will he let himself rest, or his wife, or his man servant, or his maid ser want, or the dog, or the doctor, or the chemists boy? No; he asks a million fool questions when he can't do any thing else. How long before dinner?' Of course l cant eat anything, but what have you got tonight| His tray is brought in and while he eats like a hired hand he grows faint and falls back exhausted after it's over, poor, weak, languishing 1amb The effort has been almost too much. Then he wants to read but of course there is no lit- erature in the house worth reading. Mrs. Wife suggests Gibbons Rome, which friend husband bought recently and to which is due weekly calls from a detestable person who makes his liv- ing selling books on the installment plan. There is a faint smile visible presently on friend husbands face, but he quickly smothers 1t. He longs tc ask for the pink sheet containing that lightning fire detective story thai he was reading in the Saturday Even ing Mol1ycoddle," but he doesn't dare He--the high brow of the family the learned one. Does he confess thai this is what he is longing for and thai he actually reads yellow journals? No' he! Never! Men don't do such things They are above it. q mean confessina not reading yellow journals)"
 ''It looks as if 1t behooyes Mrs. Wife though. to be very sympathetic to ( poor, ailing soul who is dependent upor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08
Man When He's Sick

ache. Every sick man is always siclxer than any sick man has ever been before He will hang on to d hoarse, gruff voice t5 the last minute playing for sympathy. l know em, the foxy thingsl You see, Mr, Pumpkins is my third husband"
 Why, if man has even the tiniest abrasion on his thumb" she went on, "or dardruff in his head. or frog in the throat, he Is very. very ill; he is sitting on the doormat of deaths door. ringing the bell. He has to stay at home and be babied,' and petted and coddled, and called 'muvver's angel boy, and all that tommyrot. Why, he does more acting than a blonde soubrette in music hall A husband who thinks he is sick will actually expect his poor little 9o-pound wife to carry him to the breakfast table, put him in a high chair, adjust his bib, and feed him with pusher It's simply awfulr
 How would 1t do for every wife to have a clinical thermometers" suggested Mrs. litter, modestly, las part of her house. hold weapons?"
 Why. if she had and ventured to take friend husbands temperature" said Mrs. Pumpkins, when he awakened in the morning, declaring he had typhoid fever or distemper she might as well send for the family physician and lawyer to pol ish up his last will and testament If Mrs. Wife could be cold and hard enough to aim the thermometer at him and give him glittering, icy stare, she might win out, or if upon finding his pulse perfectly normal, shed oust him out of bed and send him to work, she'd be crackerjack but instead she's tenderhearted and she listens to him and believes as he does that he is really, truly, actually sick. Heav- en help the poor wife, though, if the ther- mometer should happen to register nine- tenths of degree of fever. The case is hopeless thenl She might as we'll get out her easy walkers for miles and miles of tramping will she have to do that day galloping, frisking, running, jumping-all
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She won't need to do her Suzanne Crc- croft exercises to reduce that week, for what she'll have to do for friend hus- band will include everything in the flesh reducing line from running up and down the steps 40 times day to getting him drink of water 'steen times a day and planning a trip to Bermuda the rest of the time. What sick man cannot think ne wants isn't a complete catalog of the worlds equipment"
 It's shame that his poor little wife is only a half portion of humanity said Mrs litter. "She ought to be a whole menu so she could carry out his orders.'
 Exactly" said Mrs. Pumpkins. Cant you hear him? What makes the canary sing so loud, dear?' Hasn't the boy come with the medicine yet?' What time is it?' When did the doctor say he'd come again?' Yes, all these and then some"
 But what is a wife to do?" asked Mrs litter helplessly.
 ''The wife who has her husband we'll trained,'s said Mrs. Pumpkins trum- phantly, pays little. heed to this contin- uous performance of fussing and carrying on. She merely answers, 'uh-huh.' Whether Uh-huh' is d good answer or not remains to be seen, but [ d try it once, any wayl''
 Husbands are trying enough, dear knows" said Mrs. litter with a resigned air, without humoring them, and if you want to make sick man feel better, you make him feel worse, and he resents that like sin"
 At,1 isn't it dreadful" suggested Mrs litter
 Perfectly dreadful,' Mrs. Pumpkins agreed Why he has a set speech re- hearsed, including all his symptoms, and everything the doctor has said, and you feel like asking him when he has finished df he ever does) why he doesn't get out pamphlet on the subject? But, oh no; he must give the news first hand-what [ the doctor says he must and mustn't eat; what the temperature of the room must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08
History Brminghams School Syem-By

was laid with ceremony by the Masonil of the board of education, October 1885. The pupils of the public schools marched to the site of the new build ing. by grades. An address was de- livered by A. O. Lane. president of the board of education. The first floor ol the building was completed in March 1SS6 and the second floor was com pleted during the following summer.
 The building is described as a com modious, stone finished brick struc- ture elegant in architectural design with eight classrooms that seemed more than enough for all pupils on the Southside. The name of this school was soon changed from Southside to Paul Hayne, in honor of the southern poet Paul Hamilton Hayne
 As principal of the school J. B. Gun. ningham was first connected with Bir. mingham schools. He remained here un- til his death. in 1907. while he was principal of the Central High school.
 First High School
 The High school was established 1T 1883. As has been said, pr. Phillips be- came city superintendent in that year and under his direction the Powell was reorganized as a high school. grammar school, and primary school, and ths primary Southside and. West End ol Henley schools were established.
 The high school department was di vided into three classes of one veal each, junior. middle, and senior. Dur. Ing it's first year. 1sSS-S4. the Higr school remained in the Powell building where E. c. Wingfield was its on, teacher.
 The next year it was moved to tn, old Wright building on the corner O. Third avenue and Nineteenth street The first graduating exercises wer, held at the close of the second year a the O'Brien opera house, June 12, 1885 The roll of that first class Is Catherin' Cecelia Cahalan. Maggie E. B. Cahalan Samuel Lowndes Earle. Mary Elizabetl Hewlett, Andrew Barnes Johnston William Mudd Martin.
 The second class had five members Of the II members of these hrst tw' classes, all the boys, three in number went to the state university. two O the girls went to college, four taught and two remained at home.
 Strange as 1t may seem now, ther was opposition to the establishment of high school It was argued that 1t wa all very we'll to. have public or ire grammar schools, but that that wa enough education for the state to pa, for and that after they had finished tn grammar school course the children should withdraw If their parents wer unable to send them to an academy But sauander the state funds on a higl school? Never.
 In the city were manyi children who's parents could not afford to send then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08

fDISCUSSION Of the city school TAI system of Birmingham would
 lose much of its significance VW4&SI were it to lack a review of the
 early days of the schools. Their history begins almost with the history of the town itself and brings tc light a story of steady progress that has given them their present high standing among schools of eastern and southern cities. This history is recorded nowhere except in the bound copy of Dr. Phillips re- ports, and it is from there that this story is written.
 In this book are the following lines, written, it seems, in June, 1887:
 The present state of the popular mind is not favorable to the indulgence of any thing like sentiment. Our people are too busy in the intensely practical channels of industry and trade to think of our city's history. They are too busy carv- ing out her future to think of her past. Why should it be otherwise? The city has no relics, no legends, and but little history. But the time will come when the traditions of early Birmingham will be eagerly sought and cherished.
 ''The following sketches of the several schools may not be of any special inter- est to the present generation, but to the next generation they will be valuable scraps of history
 In the blief that there are those who will be interested in these records, they are reproduced here as the first of several articles dealing with the public schools of Birmingham
 In the annals of Birmingham the year 1873 will be forgotten, for it was then that a cholera epidemic swept through the little city, destroying lives and leav- ing sorrow and poverty. Values de. creased and the town was nearly de populated.
 Birmingham's school system dates iron that period. Beginning at that time 0 gloom and discouragement, 1t is the on, thing that has withstood every misfor tune and contributed to every triumph o the city.
 In October of 1873. when the epidemi had done it's worse and passed, party o iaborers appealed to Colonel J. T. Terry one of the foremost pioneers here to- sus his influence in securing q public schoc for the town. A private academy Wa maintained at East Lake, or Rhuhama another at Elyton, and others in neigh boring communities, but no public schoo or school of any kind, existed in Birming ham. A kind of stigma of poverty at tached to the public or free school an they were not popular, except that whe the need for public school was appa rent and it was proposed to establish on in Birmingham 1t was agreed among number of men who could afford to sen to the academies farther away that the would aid the public school and give the weight of their influence. That ] one of the early examples of loyalty | Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08

system of Birmingham was the Powell school It had five teachers and about 200 students, from to perhaps 21 years of age. Te school property was valued at S5000
 In July, 1883, in anticipation of the en- suing school year it was recommended that building be erected in the West End of Birmingham, and so the Henley school on Seventeenth street and Sixth avenue was built Imagine calling that the west end. The school was known first as the West End school, and later was named the Henley school, in honor of R. H. Henley, first mayor of Birming- ham. The original building was four roomed frame structure of two stories In the term of 1SS3-1Ss4 but two rooms were completed and used, only the four primary grades being taught there, the older children of West End walking to the Powell seven blocks east. An old report tells of the rapid increase in pop ulation in that end of town, of an in crease in enrolment from 80 pupils the first year to 201 the second of additional teachers, of the rain forming a large pond in front of the building and recom- mends that the lot should be fenced and graded. As principal of this school,t F. M Roof first became connected with educational circles of Birmingham. He is remembered now as having saved his entire school at one time when a wall of the building collapsed and at another time when the school caught fire. He is remembered also as having relieved Howard college from debt during his presidency. He was almost the first ac- tive grammar school principal in the city system.
 During the same year graded pri- mary school was opened in the south- side, at Avenue c, between Eighteenth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-08

ing about how he got sick; he enjoys dig ging into the very roots of the case; 1t is not infrequent that he makes the alarm ing statement that somebody poisoned him. This causes terrible consternation until the family gets used to it. then they accept it with the same equanimity that they do his statement that somebody has stolen his diamond scarfpin, only to find it in his new tie, where he left 1t the last time he wore it. No husband ever was known to put his scarfpin away, but he won't acknowledge losing it. for no husband ever acknowledged losing any, thing, not even his figure"
 Isn't it funny that sick husbands go often lay their ailments to the food?' Mrs. litter asked laconically
 "Oh, that's one of their favorite top- ics," said Mrs. Pumpkins. Cant you hear him saying: Wasn't there some thing wrong with the roast beef last night?' And then Mrs Wife kindly ans wers: If you thought that why did you enjoy three helpings of the same, dear?' He looks at her with an expression that all but refrigerates her spine He looks as if he's thinking: Yes, the next thing you'll be feeding me ground glass with the hope that I'll slowly disintergrate and nobody'll suspect the cause A sick husband is morally sure that every hand including his poor, weak, dependent little wife's, is raised against him. sometimes said hands having a bed slat in them or maybe d perfectly good rolling pin"
 And did you ever hear sick man dilate on the subject of how he feels? asked Mrs. litter.
 Did I?" Mrs. Pumpkins fairly yelled Why, his speech on the subject would make your ears ring like bunch of Fourth of July fire crackers shot off in them and you realize at once that a vivid imagination is not entirely con fined to the feminine intelligence He will tell you thas his head aches, his back aches, his eSes ache, his ears ache, his very hair aches. He can't hear and he can't see, and his pulses throb and his muscles hurt He has pains and
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When Colonel Terry was asked to se- cure the free school Birmingham owned no money, no land and no credit. The Elyton Land company, through it's presi- dent Colonel James R. Powell, gave a lot 100X19O feet on the corner of Twenty fourth streeth and Sixth avenue north. An objection to this lot for the school that it was 'out in the country" When the lot was secured, there re- mained the task of raising building fund of 5000 in poor stricken Birmingham. One of the largest subscriptions was that of Charles Linn, who was called 'the friend of Birmingham Another was that of Colonel Powell, afterwards mayor, who gave in addition all fees of his office to the payment of teachers salaries.
 Work on the building was suspended several times for lack of funds, but Colonel Terry, having begun the enter prise, lent to the city the money neces- sary to complete the schoolhouse and to open school. In his hands were placed the first bonds issued by the city. S3OOO, which were later redeemed and destroyed
 Powell Opens
 On the first day of March, 1874, Bir- minghams first public school opened On that day the building on the corner of Sixth avenue and Twenty street, named Powell in honor of Colonel Powell, was first used. It was the pride of the city, for 1t was one of the few brick buildings and was one of the largest in town.
 L. II. Matthews, at that time prominent as journalist, was elected city super intendent of education. He was suc- ceeded by Colonel Terry. and later by General George L. Thomas.
 Dr. Phillips Made Superintendent
 In 1888 the school was reorganized with Dr. J. II. Phillips as principal and gen eral superintendent. From the opening of the school, in 1874, until 1885 the school and school property was entirely con- trolled by the mayor and board of alder men. In 1885 the first board of educa- ton was organized. though there had been board of school trustees, with three members
 At the beginning, the Powell was an ungraded school in which any and all pupils were received regardless of their advancement, and they were taught A, B. C's, Latin. McGuffey's fourth reader, algebra, or whatever they desired to study. Upon Dr. Phillips taking charge as superintendent, the school system was divided into high school. grammar schools and primary schools. The high school will be spoken of later. The grammar schools consisted of four grades of one year each, and called A. E. and gra m mar grades. The primary schools con sisted of four lower grades, also named | A. B, c and D, and corresponding to the present lower grammar grades. , At that time, 1883, when D. Phillips be. came superintendent, the entire schoo