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M-lffiM HUMS "The educated man usually over estimates himself because his Intel lect has grown faster than his ex perience of life." General Arm strong. "Every time I think of Hampton, I get a now definition of education and a new Ideal of human training. I believe that Hampton Is, after all. the real American university. I be lieve that this Institution comes near er having found the clew to the maze In this great process of training people for life, In life and by life, than any other Institution In the world." This striking tribute has been paid to Hampton Institute by Dr. Wallace Buttrick, secretary of the General Education board, who know3 Inti mately educational Institutions throughout the wholo country. Some 20,000 peoplo are attracted annually to Hampton Institute, the pioneer industrial and agricultural training school for negro and Indian youth, founded In 1SCS by Gen. Sam- The Old Plantation "Great House," Which Was Completely Remodeled by Hampton Institute Tradesmen, and Is Now Occupied by. Principal Hollls Burke Frlssell and His Family. uel C. Armstrong: These visitors, from all parts at the world, are at tracted by tjuj unique and effective -ducatloiinl methods which Hampton Institute has been successfully em ploying, tor over 45 years in the train ing of negroes and Indians for un selfish and efficient service in the home, on the farm. In the shop and in the kitchen. Hampton institute, indeed, fits young negroes and Indians for life "In life and by life." It emphasizes in every department of its work the value of clean, honest and useful living. Russia's population Is Increasing at the rate of 2,000,000 a year. It now stands at about 147,000,000, of which 100,000,000 are peasants. In some parts of Mexico proficiency of the school children Is rewarded by giving them the cigarette-smoking privilege in school. Nothing gives a clearer Idea of the progress being made by the negro In the south end of the prospect that In time the vexed "race question" will find Its own solution than the annual report of Dr. Booker T. Washington, principal of Tuskegee Institute, to the trustees of the institution. it is not too much to say that Tus kegee, more than any other single agency, has been and Is effective In bringing about this condition. It is tho pioneer of institutions for the up lifting of the negro race, and its work, its graduntes and Its example are mighty factors In, solving the vexed race problem. The condition of the Institution Is thoroughly healthy. Doctor Washing ton's report shows that It is living within its means and has effected large and important savings in cur rent and operating expenses. The Institute had during the year ended May 31, 1913, students to the number of 2,137, including 1,618 regu lar students from 33 states and 18 foreign countries; 219 pupils in the .children's training school, and 300 teachers in the summer school for teachers. During tho flscal year nearly 32,000 grazing permits were Issued In the na tional forests, and- more than 20,000, 000 head of domestic animals were given advantage of the privilege. Out of the vast "number of permits issued only 144 cases of grazing trespass Avero observed. " In dry air sound travels 1,442 feet a second; In water, 4,900 feet; in Iron, 17.B00 feet Australia haB nearly 300,000 acres of untouched forests. Vara flii cms p 1 ( .v An Expert In Handwriting. ' Mother was fair, but she wished to (bo fairer still. Adonied by nature, she jsought further beautlflcatlon. Lovell jness was her great goal. ' 1 Invited out to dinner, she stood be iforo the mirror, and, having made her yellow locks a trifle yellower, she pro ceeded to apply the pencil to her eye brown. This, It may be remarked, Is jan .age of artificiality, and mother had reached thla age. The little daughter stood by and wondered. At St. Louis the Southern Baptist convention appointed a committee consisting of E. Y. Mulltns, O. L. Hal- ley, A. J, Barton, Ben Cox, E. E. At kinson, J. M, Frost, B. F. Mley, G. W. McDanlel and J. J. Bennett to confer with the colored brethren on the Bubject of establishing a theolog ical seminary for the training of their preachers. (See Baptist Annual, page 21.) There was to be held in the city of Memphis, Tonn., immedi ately following the adjournment of the convention, a meeting of their education board and missionary board. It was important that our communication should be brought before them. Five brethren were appointed to do this, namely, O. U Halley, Ben Cox, B. F. Riley, A. J Barton and J. M. Frost. Only two could fulfill this appointment O. L. Halley and B. F. Itlley. They had a full and frank conference with the colored brethren thero assembled, and as a result of that conference the whole matter was referred to a Joint meeting' of nlno brethren ap pointed by the National Baptist con vention and tho nine brethren from the Southern Baptist convention. That fuller meeting of the two com mittees was held In Nashville In con nection with tho meeting tf the Na tional Baptist convention in Septem ber following. At that meeting the whole ques tion was fully and deliberately can vassed and a satisfactory agreement unanimously reached, all the mem bers of both committees heartily agreeing thereto. That agreement was in favor of the establishment of a negro theological seminary at tho place where It promises to do the must good. Five cities were men tioned as possible locations, and the corresponding secretary of the North ern Baptist convention, Rev. S. C. Griggs, was Instructed to bring the matter to the attention of the proper persons In those cities. They are Louisville. Ky.. Nashville, Tenn., AM ianta, (in., mrmingham, Ala., acid Memphis, Tenn. The full report' of the committee will be brour,i.i to the convention at Its approaching session In May of this ysar, when wo meet In Nashville. Tenn., Our committee will report in favorof the establishment and maintenance of such a seminary. Baptist and Reflector. Challenging an implied suggestion, by Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia, that there are no negro chemists in this country, during the debate on tho agricultural extension work bill In the senate, Ralph W. Tyler has sent a letter to Senator Smith nam ing a number of negro chemists. "I do not know a negro chemist," was the remark of Senator Smith, which called forth the letter from Mr. Tyler. In his letter Mr. Tyler say s : At Tuskegee Institute they have a negro agricultural chemist. Professor Carver, a graduate of the University of Iowa, whom former Secretary of Agriculture Wilson pronounced on of the best agricultural chemists In the country. There Is also now In the department of agriculture a negro chemist, Richard II. Lewis of the University of Illinois, who won his place in competition with white chemists. I could give the names of many negrc chemists, but even one Is sufficient to puncture your sweep ing statement that there are no ne gro chemists." There aro colored farmers of Acco mack county, Virginia, who clear from $1,000 to $2,000 a year on their crops, whose homes are comfortable, whose stock Is well cared tor, whose families ride out on Sunday in comfortable car riages. Some of the colored farmers of Accomack and Northampton coun ties are members of the interesting as- sociation which for nearly twenty years past has acted as a buying and selling agency for the farmers of the region. This association buys annually more than $200,000 worth of seed for Its members, and spends $10,000 a year In telegraph tolls to keep In touch dally with the markets over a large part of the United States. Along the highways at Topsham, Me., where new state roads are being built, wild apple trees outside the old stone walls are being grafted with summer apples. Big trees bear metal signs Informing the public that the fruit Is for public use. A (leather belt In an English factory has been running at a speed of 1,800 feet a minute from nine to twelve hours a day for more than 32 years. It's easier to boast than make good. There are affiliated to tho American Federation of Labor 118 international trade unions, with their 27,000 labor unions, 30 state federations, G37 city central bodies and C50 local trade and federal labor unions having no inter nationals. The population of Belfast Is slightly under 400,000, and In the entire prov- Ince, some of tho remote parts ol which are unsulted to motor cars, ther are only about 1,750,000 people. Finally she said: "Mother, what are you writing on your race ror7 The Popular Maga zine. Coal Production. It was thought that In 1900 a high- water mark of coal production in this country had been reached with a pro duction of 209,684,027 short tons, yet the production of the past two yearB has been nearly double, or 231,912, 351 and 226,004,281 tons greater, re All-Silk Turbans for Early Spring FOR present wear and for early spring the draped silk turban is to tho fore with more strength as a deml-season hat than ever. It is nearly always "in the running" when the raco of styles comes on. This season tho voguo of draped hats and the new high-side shapes have made for the popularity of the all-silk turban. Two pretty examples of rather dash ing modes are shown here. In one of them a long turban frame with a moderately small crown Is draped with messallne satin in amethyst color. The folds of drapery follow the lines of tho frame, sweeping upward at the left. There Is very little regu larity In these folds. Two about the coronet are fairly even, but otherwise they are freely draped, 'but follow the lines of the shape closely, at that. The turban ia finished with two qyllls in shades of amethyst. They are poised to carry out tho upward sweeping line at tho left side. . A smart turban of black taffeta is shown in the second figure. The brim is covered with irregular folds of the silk and tho crown is a large puff Full-Dress Coiffure THE big and too showy hair orna ments Introduced early In the season failed to find a following, In this country, at all events, but tho hair, halrdress and halrbands with feather ornaments, every one likes. A style suited to both brunettes and blondes may be studied In .the picture given here. The hair is waved and combed high at the back. It is ar ranged in long puffs and colls at tho crown, and is curled and worn in flat ringlets over the forehead and ears. It Is noticeable that the halrdress nearly always demands ihat tho fore head be fairly well covered. A small light fringe of hair across the middle of the brow Is becoming to most faces and does ,away with flying and strag gling ends of hair In a way that is most agreeable to those who possess fluffy and obstinate hair. Two rows of pearl beads Btrung on To Make Hose Wear, It you wear silk hose you may be In terested in this article. A . splendid way,to make silk stockings laBt longer, to really wear to a frazzle, as college girls nay, Js to wear under them a pair of lisle stockings' or an old pair of Bilk stockings. The heels and toes of the under pair may be cut out, being careful, however, not to cut beyond the toe of the slipper, or If one Is rath er hard on stockings these may be left In and will act In tho nature of a toe guard. Very thin and Inexpensive silk hose can by this means be made to look like heavy expensive ones. It Is also very much warmer 'for the winter weather and If worn when dancing will save many a young girl a' blush of shame over tho condition of her silk hose at the end of the eventng. The girl With a very small Income raised high at tho left side by an ex tension of the shape over which the silk is draped. Little turbans of this kind are' close fitting and very becom ing. This particular Btylo Is suited to youthful wearers, while tho longer shapes, with a less pronounced tilt In tho pose aro llke$ for matrons. There are so many turbans of Bilk, made In so many ways, that the most conservative as well as the most dar ing models are to be found among them. For trimming, little nosegays of small flowers, or ornaments of Jet or bows of velvet or of ribbon, seem most appropriate. Jet, with Bilk, adds lnuch to tho brilliance of these hats, and small, gay flowers or fruits give them the requisite touch of color. Cleverness In tho management of drapery Is the characteristic virtue of hats of silk for earliest wear. It is not as easy as It looks, by any means, to drapo a shape without getting clumsy effects. That it has been ac complished in such a variety of ways speaks well for tho Ingenuity of de signers and trimmers. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. and Ornaments flne wire are Joined at the back with an ornament of pearls. The orna ment supports a very full pompon of uncurled ostrich feathers. This gives the finishing touch to a toilette de signed for full dress. The same halrdress ' with band of narrow velvet ribbon decorated with rhlnestones or s(udded with steel la pretty for afternoon wear. Black vel vet bows wired and outlined with tiny rhlnestones are conservative and always effective. There is much charm In the sparkle and glow of the' mock-Jewels which are used in hair ornaments. Llttlo Jeweled buckles and bands and all sorts of jewel-encrusted feathers are among the season's offerings to thos'j who appreciate how much they en hance the appearance. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. can keep herself supplied with appar ently handsome silk stockings by buy ing a EO-cent or even a 35-cent pair of boot length silk stockings. Pockets Are Promised, ' 'i names to suirts becoming more voluminous about, the hips, women aro to have pockets In their dresses again. But will tho new pocket relievo thorn of tho necessity of carrying a bag; Ap parently not, for bIbco the pocket was taken from them years ago the num ber of articles they usually carry about with them has enormously Increased. Here, for Instance, is what a woman generally carries In ber bag: Two handkerchiefs, one smelling' bottle, one pencil, one" puree for cop pers, one purse for silver or gold, one small mirror, one powder-puff encased In silk bag, or onejeathor, tand one small bottle or eau-ao-coiogne. BEST METHODS OF WORKING Little Things Generally Known, Though It Will 'Do No Harm to Freshen the Memory. To remove grease from rugs make a paste of fuller's earth and turpentine. Rub It well Into the soiled places and then allow them to dry thoroughly. When dried beat the spots gently and then remove all traces of tho powder with a soft brush. To prevent milk from burning rinse, the saucepan In clean, cold water be fore pouring the milk Into It. It Is also more easily cleaned when It Is so rinsed beforehand. To get the best value out of meat bones boll them when boiling a piece of bacon or a ham. The liquor, when cold, sets in a Jelly, which Is very use ful and nourishing for making soup or gravy. An astonishing amount of goodness can bo boiled out of bones, and doing It with tho ham saves trou ble and fuel. To get the best flavor and ' effect from the lemon when making mince meat boll the lemon till tender and when cold take away the seeds and chop it up before adding to the other Ingredients. This Is an excellent way, for tho mincemeat keeps much longer, and no hard case forms on top, which often appears when the lemon is used in the raw state. TO MAKE PAN WASHING EASY In the Way Described a Great Deal of Hard Work In the Kitchen. May Be Saved. A little five-cent hand scrub brush and plenty of soda, which can be bought for one cent a pound, will save much work In the kitchen. As soon as a meal Is cooked and served remove as much of the grease and food from tho pans as posslblo with a knife; then fill them with hot water, into which put a few lumps of soda, and let them boll or stand for awhile, when you will find that a light scrubbing with your llt,tle brush will remove all dirt and grime, which has been softened with soda. Then wipe them off' with a clean, dry cloth and set them upside down on tho stove and let them stay until they are thoroughly dry before put ting them away. When Beets Are Tough. Late In the winter old beets are bo tough and pithy as to be unpleasant, besides which objection there Is the further one of their taking so long to cook until approximately tender. A new way of preparing them may prove a welcome change, as well as overcom ing these objections. After boiling tho beets, as usual, and removing the skin, pass them through the food chopper, then return to tho fire to reheat, add ing seasoning of butter, salt rjid pep per. Every particle of tho vegetable will then be tender, eatable and well flavored. Stuffed Potatoes. These are especially nice for lunch eon: Take half a dozen medium-sized potatoes and bake until they are soft. Cut them In halves and remove the inside, without breaking the Bklna. Mash the potato, add two tablespoon fuls of butter, quarter of a cupful of milk, three-quarters of a teasponoful of salt and a dash of paprika. Beat hard and refill the skins. Place In a hot oven until the potatoes are a light brown. An egg may be added to the mixture, but It Is not necessary. To Mend ?. Long Tear. Mend a long tuar in any garment which will not be subjected to closo Inspection by putting underneath tho break a piece of some strong fabric. Machlno stitch on the Inside down each edge, then turn the needle to the middle and zigzag across the seam. This makes a firm as well as a neat mend. For the hard worn places on a small boy's trousers It Is the best treatment, strengthening a thin place as well as mending It. Lemon Rice Pudding. Pick over and wash one cupful rice; cook in boiling water with one table- spoonful salt until soft Drain and add to the rice ono pint milk, half cup ful sugar, two tablespoonfuls butter and tho grated rind and Juice of halt lemon. Put Into buttered baking dish and bake until firm. Cover with meringue, using four egg whites, one and a half cupfuls powdered sugar and one tablespoontul lemon Juice. To Rub Furniture. If tho hardwood trim of a house and pieces cl old mahogany furniture are rubbed repeatedly with a mixture of Unseed oil and turpentine In the proportion of two of the former to one of the latter, they will have a soft beautiful polish. The mixture "feeds' the wood and takes away what one dealer expresses as the "hungry" look wood has when negiectoa. Minced Chicken., Cut. up chicken, cook till tender In a little water, with salt and pepper, When done remove to deepr dish. There should be a pint of stock. Add lo it a large piece of 'butter, one pint Dt milk, one largo epoon of flour wet In some of the milk. Bring to a boll, put over the meat and serve with hot rlced potatoes. How to Hang Pictures. Pictures are hung preferably' nowa lays without long pieces of wire drop ped from a molding, except In tho case f extra large and heavy ones. They ihould be hung flat against the wall; ind small pins or hooks that hold firm- y and do not mar the wall, may be lad to effect tho Invisible hanging. Boll Bacon Fat. Bacon fat may be freed from salt ind smoky taste by placing It In a iranlto pan with an equal amount of water, and boiling. Let the liquid :ool, and then remove ;he caked fat, nrhlch may bo used In place of lard !or cooking purposes. Hint for Saving Labor. When wanting to mako up a few lee, without the usual work of scour ng the pie board, It will be great laving of labor to use s, piece of iraxed paper laid on a pad of nows tapers. The whole thing con be oiled up and destroyed. VATCniKO FIRST E XTRAORDINARY Interest Is be ing manifested In all Jewish circles about tho future of Pal estine. Tho decision of Nathan Straus of New York to devote the remainder of his life to the uplift of Palestine has stimulated Interest among the class of Jews who have, until now, kept aloof from any work In connection with tho Holy Land. Again, the conflict that Is proceed ing in Palestine .between the advo cates of tho use of Hebrew as the medium of Instruction In the schools and tho representatives of the "Hllfs- vereln der Deutchos Juden," who -favor the German language, has created n desire to acquire an accurato knowl edge of what is going on in the Holy Land. Traveler Revisits Holy City. A famous traveler, who has Just re turned from a visit which ho paid to Jerusalem, after an absence from that city of 19 years, writes as follows: Slow Is the progress of the train from Jaffa to Jerusalem. Tho dis tance between the two cities is but C5 miles, but It takes three and - a half hours to cover It. One who Is accustomed to express trains In Eu rope, or even to 'fast trains' In Tur key, Is likely to forget he Is In a train at all. Nevertheless, the Journey Is not monotonous; there are compen sations in panoramic views that meet the eye. It was ono of those afternoons that Is encountered only In Palestine. Over hill and dale, over the wldo and far-extended fields studded with mul tifarious, flowers and aromatic herb age, transparent blue sky,. Illuminated by a majestic sun, shedding Its warm and brilliant rays. As I looked through the open window my thoughts were carried to the city where I was born and where I lived the happiest years of my life. Nineteen years bad elapsed since I left the sacred city. How would It appear after that period? In Con stantinople and In Egypt I had met with many a Jerusalemlte. All bad the one story for me. 'You will not recognize the city; It Is a new Jeru salem, new In every respect, new In ternally and externally.' I did not give much credence to this statement. I am not unacquainted with Oriental exaggeration. What interested mo most was not the appearance of the place, but the life within. Had the life changed? Had the old fanaticism died out? What was the character of the new generation that had grown up within those years? What wore the present pros pects of a livelihood? About 5 p. m. the train reached Jerusalem. In an hour it would bo dark, and, not to lose time, I took a cab and hastened to see that part ef the city situated without the ancient walls. I did not recognlzo It. During my 19 years' absence It had complete ly changed. There Is no empty space, and It Is all built up. In place of tho old, dilapidated hovels that disfig ured the approach to the Jaffa gate, I found on both sides of tho road large modern stores and magnificent Euro pean hotels. A little farther on thero was a fenced space with a number, of trees very much neglected known. as' the 'park' and adjacent to the fa mous enclosure containing the Rus Elan Hospice, more beautiful than ever. Mansions Replace Hovels. "For miles the long Jaffa road is flanked north and south with inna- merablo buildings and streets bearing Hebrew names. Many of tho large buildings are new Institutions, others ard the old ones which In my time were located within the city in ruin' .Especially Kicking. There Is an East end woman who has a pretty wit, relates the Cleveland Leader. Also, , she has a senso of humor and the two aro more seldom found In a combination than you would suspect, That. Is what makes her so companionable to ber friends and so Impervious to the venomous darts launched by her enemies. The other day she was relating an cxperienco to a group of- callers. "The cook has left, as opoks do without notice," she said. "And I had to get the dinner myself. I am proud to say that my husband ate every bit of U." "And Is ho still alive?" asked one of the ladles present, with sarcastic emphasis. "He is," was the smiling answer. "Alive and kicking." Put Her In Hard Situation. Old Bridget was long In the family, and one of the tales about her which .always started a chuckle ran as fol lows: Jin order to have a chance to eat his kascaeon in peace tue doctor request odem MCTJOR "ROLLER ous state, but have now made great progress and havo removed Into these lofty and airy establishments, "Wherever my eye turned It beheld stone houses and others half finished. Thero Is something uncanny about the building fever that has been rag ing for years In and around Jerusa lem. Building is the best, almost the only industry, In the Holy City. "Slowly the sun sank in the west. I turned and beheld the new Jerusa lem bathed In a glory of gold, show ered upon It by the setting sun. The spectacle was entrancing. Is this the poverty-stricken city that lives on the bounty of the world? Who built these Innumerable and magnificent houses? Whence came the millions, the wealth that lies burled In the stones of all these buildings?" From the top of David's Tower, built on the highest part of Mount ZIon, which overlooks Jerusalem, thero Is a splendid view of the coun try on all sides. Within the -walls the buildings look like a mass of stone boxes piled ono upon another In all sorts of Irregular shapes, Just as boxes are piled up in back of any large store. Tho houses havo no chimneys and their Btone roofs are flat. Out of the roofs Jut little domes like old-fashioned beo hlve3. The material of tho buildings is o. yellow limestone, quar ried from uner the city. It is the same material that Solomon used, and some of tho quarries are still known as Solomon's quarries. Thero Is prac tically no wood, and the framing and doors have to bo carried up from the sea. Amoner the common houses are many churche-"df"i kIrid"''ototl;rr Right beneath the tower Is the great building of tbv Holy Sepulcher, which stands over tbj spot where It Is said our Saviour crucified. Farther over Is a cwfcfc recently erected by the Germans, ji3 here and there are many gresi cnpltals, convents and monasteries built of' white limestone. Tho streets are narrow and winding and some are built over, so that going through them is like passing through tunnels or subterranean caves. In deed, Jerusalem Is a city of cave dwellers. Many of the stores and houses are little more than holes in the rocks, writes Frank G. Carpenter, and outside the town ore a number of tho Jerusalem of the paBt, and the ex cavations have unearthed bouses and temples far below the streets ofvlhe present. The original floor and court of the house In which Pontius Pllato examined tho Christ is below the level of the present city, and mosaics and marbles, including carvings of various kinds and Greek and Roman capitals and columns are frequently found' when digging tho foundations for erecting new buildings. There are many caves outside Jeru salem. The tombs of the kings on the edge of the city have been cut from the solid rock, and some of them are so large that a city house could be dropped Into one and not touch the walls. An excavation of the Pool of Bothesda has shown that It is 80 feet deep, and that It covers nearly an acre. Right jtnder tho templo platform are i enormous caverns known as Solomon's stables, and near there Is a space 'honeycombed with vast tanks, which will hold millions of gallons of water. Not Altogether One-Sided. "Don't you know you ought not to sing disagreeable things about the 'In Burroctos?' " "Maybe bo. But you ought to hear some of tho disagreeable things tho in Burrectos say about us, without even taking the trouble to put them Into poetry." ed hdr to say he was "out" to anyone who might call. The bell rang and she hastened to answor It. After a space she returned and stood awaiting a pause in the conversation. "Ahem!" says Bridget. "Docthor, dear, Ol don't molnd lyln' for yez, but, sor, Ol do feel dlllcate about' tellln' them yer out, phwln they hears yer voice In the dlnln' room." Nurse-Training Schools. More training schools for nurses and better distribution of them are shown to bo necessary from statistics just complied by tho United States bureau of education. There are 1,094 nurse training schools' In the United States, and nearly 80 per cent, of these were In the small area 'of the eastern and north central states. In all the rtst of the country only 304 nurse-tralnlng schools are reported. 1 Maybe So. Farmer Your cow bellB are no ac count They don't ring loud enough. Merchant That's un advantage. When you do bear the bells you don't havo to go far to find tho cows. spectively.