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THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, FEBRUARY 10, I9C9 10 English Language Meth od of Converting For- COLLAR eigners into Americans When the Y M C A. beson to or-,tion. personal hygiene and other top tnlie branches 'in the mining towns of general interest. of Pennsylvania, whii'i nre largely ot j FQR THE G00D OF THE TOWN. ncn-nnglifc-h speaking foreigners. it ; discovered that the wav to gain their; What a Michigan Y. M. C. A. Did to auction was l,v icaehing tin EuK-j Promote the Welfare of a Com lish. which they wove most eager to j munity. learn. Dr. lvu-r Roberts was put on; Tll0 t A. of Lansing. Mich., the force of the industrial department; onraujze(j when it entered into a t,t th international committee of thci - Y 1 C . to promote the work among ; building erected for na purpose one foreign-speaking men. (year ago. It now lias oyer COO mem- He had himself been a coal miner in I hers who have been crowding the gym- boy. He has deyel-! . r0adiug rooms, educational ! fpk toin.v 111 rrl It'll t 1 " w fli 6n s B.odY'oiiiiy iii sSwoll mm TS .nr-w m at rr .fXSfe. -taYT&v I Hf K J g 1 of teaching English.! imple in its application! classes, and engaging in the usual n-fj f Italians in a construe-i dertakiugs for the benefit of its mem-, Wales v hen a oped a system which is so that a trroup of Hon camp, not knowing anything ofji,ors and the youns men of the town. English could talk in simple sentences -s ,m examp0 or TU0 increasingly within an hour after their hrst leon-Ji:,vee number of Younsr Men's Chris This method a mine inspector ralhjlian Asooiat lns. which are doing "an ideal ostein in teaching Englisli ; ,..,, ,,. tl1 fnr tiiP nwr,- The very newest models in stylish tailoring fabrics and patterns. Suits that have that air that only smart tailors can give. Suits that make you look vsll-drcssed and the prices make you fesl as if ycu had foud a lost $5.00 bill There are fancy and plain Blue Series, fancy and solid Worsteds, well-made, well-trimmed and fit to a dot, and think $10.00 to $17.50 Will have later in the week, some real hicjh art Clothes up to $25.00. One tailored line for suit to- aaure only, is a great one. prices $20 to $45.00. All Suits must fit before they leave our store. tocks of Ladies' and Men'r, Tan, Patent, Gun metal and Mat. Kid Oxfords,, Pumps fine Shoes for Men and Women. ms We are selling and Ankle Straps. or anything else pertaining to min-j ing. The Ksons are printed onj00r This is lesson ures and benefits of their mem- Its directors and secretaries been considering the needs of hav heets in large type u-si ot nr. uonens su-ui, the citv and taking steps to see that takes up the first acts of the day. and. thp m;eds were mGt especiallv in is readily grasped by the loreigner, (h()fJ0 1hin?g wMch advance the s0. In one lessen. It is printed on a largo ic,al phv8ionl. aml raoral conditions of iia ri ioi usf iui u-ctuii fiiwia ui the students. Lesson First of Dr. Roberts'. Method of Instructing Foreigners in the English Language. (Jetting l'p in the Morning Awake: 1 awake from sleep. Open: 1 open my eyes. Look: 1 look for my watch. Find: I find my watch. Look: I see what time it is. See: It is six o'clock. Mut get up: 1 mnst get up. Throw back: I throw back the bed clothes. I get o.it of bed. 1 put on my trousers. I put on my stockings. I put on my boots. I wash myself. I couib my hair. (let out: Put on: Put on: Put on: Wash: Comb: Put on: Put oa: men. Without making ltseir prominent in the undertakings or endeav oring to secure credit for things ac complished, it has initiated move !ments which have resulted in the j beautifying of the city, so that a gen jeral citizens' committee has been ap pointed, which is now making inves tigation and plans'. Preliminary steps ! have been taken to form an Asso jeiated Charities organization, secure ! public toilets, and better accommoda tions at the city hall. It organized a Sunday School baseball league. six teams of which were conducted dur ing the summer. A summer Chautau qua was suggested, and an assembly w ill be hold next season. It pro moted an anti-tuberculosis move ! ment. and public meetings with stere- Agents for "Scrosit We sell only for Cash, but A L i Ltis Better than most Laundries Send us .yours and we can prove it r,rl tb and eUFps an most LaundrU LA.ST LONGER too Sanitary Steam Laundry mrr Uri THE Er-'-f. Every Stetson bear, the SieUon We don't have :o argue to induce a man to tW- 'WATCH US GROW." Clothing, Shoes and Furnishings put on my collar and tie. fpg R sccu j fl raane'nt or. I put on my coat aud et. .,,,ot. ,;ti,,;e. mi.tn. Open: I o:n the door of my beu- f()r ll;p pubHc gu0(L A ministers. im. roV.n1' , , , .i ,in was formed resulting in regular t.o down: I go down the stairs. !lnf.ctin and lo relations between l.r Kobcrts has ju,t returned o n min!sl?- of tho cltv tQ dIrc.ct ro. a trip throughout the West uniting . ,ellllmfnt in thc town a gun. iuy School Superintendents' League was formed. It has provided a teach- the copper and niininir centres. in Calumet. Mich., where men of 4v nationalities are employed, less than a per con' of whom are of native parentage a group of 50 Finns came together v.-ho knew nothing of English, to receive their first lesson from lr. Roberts. He taught them the lesson po that within 30 min v.tes thy could recite it perfectly. Within an hour they read, wrote and reviewed it. They also learned the! personal, pos-es.-ive and reflective pro- nouns and conjugated all the verbs iu; tile lesson in the present tense inuic ative. Every teo of the lesson fur nished an element of amusement to thefe iwn and hld interest unabated. Dr. Robert-! has been surprising the A' Too-Familiar Jingle. In a village school, the rector's wife was questioning a mixed class of boys and girls on certain branches of their religious knowledge. presently she came to the subject of Noah's Ark. After having touched briefly on that, she asked the children whether they knew of any other ark mentioned in Hie Bible. 'Yes.'' answered one eager little giil. "the Ark of the Covenant." 'Qu;e right," said the lady, much pleased. And then, thinking of the ark ci bulrushes in connection with the baby AIos?os, she asked: "And can you mention any other? Tho child, after a fewr minutes' hard thought, crie;i out, "Oh. yes, ma'am, 'ark! the herald angels sing!". Green 'Know thyself is an ancient behest, but how is a man to know him self?" Brown "Oh, that's an easy matter. All he has to do is rim for effico." Chicago News. era' training class in the largest Sun day schools, promoted a normal class for primary Sunday school teachers and Bible conferences with church and A man's life has been saved, and now 'TWAS A GLORIOUS VICTORY. There's rejoicing In Fedora. Tenn. association workers. The move ments have brought together the best men of the city to promote the public good. THE WORLD OVER Y. M. C. A. directors of the Y. M. C. A. showin thorn how large tho foreign ele ment of their cities is. In the good old New England state of Massachu setts thc census report shows tiiat 78 per cent of the popula tion of cities from Boston to Pittsfield, are of foreign parentage, in Chicago 8t per cent of the city are of foreign parentage. Down in its steel dis trict he started a class in the back room of a saloon, because that was the only place available. In the Nineteenth ward there is hut one American Protestant minister and a foreign popu lation of Si'i.nt.io Italians. 0.000 Greeks and possdhly nt'.nOi) Jews. He started an initial class here. These classes are Influential. They not only teach English, but deal in the language of every-day wants and teach proper habits of dress, of de cency, of cleanliness, the ethics of the American borne and the principles of citizenship lessons which Dr. Roberts considers most important, where most of the English acquired is that of the saloon, or the current roueh aud pro lane language of the works. By this opportunity of teaching. Dr MiiM-iit! uus neen anie to turnisli a lioint rf contact for young men inter csie.i m social service, among whom are many lawyer., doctors, teachers- operators and clerks. Mission huchos and settlement house work ers have quickly recognized and seucu mis oportunity to advance the American type of civilization. In the men school ()f a .Michigan citv Dr louuci mere were. HO na tionalities represented and 1G in xne teaching force, and everv mmhrr of the baseball team represented a dif ferent race so that if Murphy wai knocked out of the box. either Siebow ski or Jackola could take his place in .Massac tiusotts 1.500 foreigners i V . ' 'M' u' A- c'asseH in the Eng. iihii language, i,0oi) morp aUond lee unes on citizenship and American io:ior. and thousands more hear cnks in lactones and shops on First I'l-io-ino-injurefi. care of health tu berculosis and its prevention, sa'nita A cable mesage tells of a ten-days' membership campaign conducted by the Y. M. C. A. among the 3.000 sol diers at Fort McKin'.ey, P. I., in which a thousand were enrolled in member ship in its army branch, and $3,800 se cured for the equipment of the 525,000 gymnasium given by Mrs. Russell Sage. This makes it the largest array depart ment in the world. i The members of the Boston Rail road Y. M. C. A. First-Aid-to-the-!njur-ed class have treated over 600 cases of acidents and saved life in many instances by their knowledge and readiness. In nine years this lass has instructed 349 men, 137 of whom have won dinlomas. TO HAIR DRESSERS A Splendid Hair Tonic That Makes Beautiful Hair. r-,. npir ciresser should know about Parisian Sace. tin. mir.i.-...i hair dressing, that does just what this jipT i pus von it will do. i ansian hago is a most delightful and different hair dressing, a fact that win e recognized the moment it is applied to the scalp. There is not a particle of stickiness in it; it is nor. greasy; it has a delicate and refit.ori odor, and is a :ru:.v invigorating tonic that will make hair grow, if the hair root sun snows the least sign of life i ry a miuie oi ravisian Sage. It will ongBicn up tne nmr in two days. i ansia.u rage is guaranteed bv R. Il Jordan te to. to cure dandruff, stop Mumis; nun- join scalp itch in two v.eoKS. or money hack, it is particu larly in demand ny women of refine meat, who desire soft, luxuriant hair tnat compels aannration. Price 50 cents a large bottle by R. n. Jordan it. (.o. or direct, all charges prepaid from the American makers, the Gironx Mfg. Co., r.unaio. y. Dr. King's New Discovery is the talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly lung hemorrhages. "I could not work nor get about," he writes, "and the doctors did me no good, but, after using Dr. King's New Discovery three weeks. I feel like a new man. an ca do good work again." For weak, sore or diseased lungs. Coughs and Colds, Hemorrhages, Hay Fever, La- Grippe, Asthma or any Bronchial affec tion it stands unrivaled. Price 50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free. Sold and guaranteed by Woodall & Sheppard. 3 e ft SB Y G A u T Is not an everj'day matter and should not be treated lightly for on the wis dom of your selection depends your personal appearance for several months. If you come here for a suit you know to begin with that we will not sell you one that will not be a credit to you and au advertisement to ourselves. OUR SUITS FRCM $15 TO $25 are full of quality and good taste and you can buy them with the assurance that during their life you will be well dressed. t 9 He usually knows all alout it haV. he comes in, ar.J -A K vj a o is to iuve the?-a Mello: i ' i fOiig-iaie uotoin? l o The International comittee of the M. C. A. closed its books last vear vitli its entire annual exnenses of 2,000 for home work and $179,000 for its foreign work net. In North America S3 men are encaeed on the nternational committee force in the ork of promoting the work of the '. M. C. A. in its many departments nd SO in foreign countries. Of its ervice abroad the Hon. John Barrett. director-general international bureau1 of American Republics, recently made this remarkable statement in an ad dress at Washington: "The Yonns Men's Christian Association is one of the strongest influences in foreign ands to convince other nations that the United States is Imbued with prin ciples which entitle it to lead the oth er nations of the world.' The superintendent of the street railways in Nashville. Tenn.. has written, stating that "since the organi zation of the Y. M. C. A. for street railway men, accidents have decreased or - . . . per cent., tne employees are in a netter frame ot mmd to take up the daily work, the association has Riven them a better conception of what life means to mankind, and the moral character of the conductors and motornien has advanced." The Y. M. C. A. at Pine Bluff. Ark set out to secure $10,000 to pay off a rteht on its building, the Cotton Belt Kaiiroad Company cave $2,000. The Jewish uabbi and the leading Protest ant pastor worked side by side in the citizens' committee soliciting funds. It van a stiu-hunt canmaiam" as not a word appeared in the newsnaners about it until the work was completed and more than $12.n00 in pledges taken. Ai ore tnan $2s.2ftn was expended for im provements on the building last year. Special Lev Rates Via Seaboard Ac count Mardi Gras st New Orleans Mobile and Pensacola, Feb. 18th-23rd. The folowing round-trip rates will apply from Charlotte, N. C. New Orleans $23.05 Mobile IS. $5 Pensacola 1S.40 Tickets sold February 17th to 22nd inclusive, good returning to leave New Orleans as late as February 27tn, Mo bile and Pensacola as late as March 1st and by payment of $1.00 tickets can be extended until March 13th. Laymen's Missionary Movement of the Southern Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 16th to 18th. Account the above occasion round trip rates of $13.30 will apply from Charlotte, N. C tickets to be sold Feb. 14th and 13th with final return limit Feb. 20th, rates on same basis to apply from other points. The Seoboard offers excellent double daily service from all points on its ines and connections in North Caro lina to New Orleans, Pensacola and Mobile with through sleeping cars and dav coaches to Birmingham. Direct onnection is made at Birmingham with the Queen & Crescent for New Orleans-and at Atlanta with the West Point Route. If busines3 justifies through Pull mans and dav coaches will be operated to Birmingham and New Orleans on dates and convenient schedules Write at once for full particulars and make reservations early. C. II. GATTIS, T. P. A., Raleigh, N. JAS KER, JR.. C. P. A., l-2S-10t- Charlotte, N. Ways and Means. During what is called an "observa tion lesson, a mistress was otiestioh ing a class of small boys on certain points or tilings they had observed in connection with the habits of animal in water. ' V.hat do fishes swim with?" the l.'idv asked. lt n their fins," replied one schol a r. Right. And dogs?" "Their paws," answered the next. Very good. And now, the next boy vnat do little boys swim AVith?" "Bn t.h ins-pants, mum ! " estend "What did your wife say when you got home from the stag the other night?" Broadway "Nothing a all. She just 'f;at down at. the pian ttnd played 'Tell Me the Old, Ol Story.' "Brooklyn Citizen. C. C. ST, HOYS!, 'BROADWAY AND 11TH STREET f NEW YORK CITY. . VttWn' En.sy Access of Every Potut of Siiterent. Half Block from WoustnatwrV. i 3 minnles walk of SHopping Dittnct. NOTED FOtt : Excellence of Cuiditti:. Com fortatte ApolDtaients. Courteous tServ i ku aud Homelike tjurroufiaiastf. BOOMS $1.00 FLR i!AY ArlD UP r - .EUROPEAN PL AW, ' Vabl d'Hoto Breakfast 5Co. .WM.TAY.LOR6SO!t91ne. ALSO . Broadway an asm sireou 355P ti J 81. We are Showing the New Styles in Stet?on Hats for CI wmmmm THE BEST COAL IS THE CIIEAP3T COAI V;iZ ONT.T 72 BEST. PHONE 19 CR 72. Standard loe (& Fuel Ccmpan) M. A. BLAND, Vice President and Sales Agent. ssssaasassgea essassasasEgi New Model Style 50! ivers & Pond Piano We have all the New Styles and Colors. Let us show you before you buy ros. oaers Jno. B. Ross, President, J. F. Flowers, V. P., T. A. Adams, Atty. 0 Ntw York tftott ActauJa Nets? TheHargrave 112 Wtit 72d Street A nign-class modem fireproof housei Six lines of transit within a block, in eluding the Express Subway Statloa, the Elevated (6th and 9th Ave.,) and U west eide surface care. Five minutes from Grand Central Station and the amusement rr-nd chop ing' centres', yet in the midst of th west side refjldences, between park and rlrer cocl, eorafortabl eni homelike. ipscUl Hatft from May to OeSolkrv ,Wr!t for booklet aal ioa. The Second Series at thc Mecklenburg Building and Loan As sociation will open Saturday, March 6th. Books now oben every day for subscription to stock and filing -of applications for loans. No better medium for accumulating large or small savings can be found. If you are a shareholder now take more in the Second Series. If not a member don't fail to become one in the Second Series. A. G. CRAIG, Sec. and Treas. Office, Room 305 Realty Bldg. V X I P Si! tx lit Sellnef ana ttV p A3 littl Piio for thfl kesa KM . rJ- Tltva f.'IYE.tlT. Cfl. mm Co, Specialty Moved to 24 W. Fifth St. Leaders in Electric Wiring of All Kinds. House and Motor Wiring our ! UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT The Selwyri EUROPEAN jjj Roma 1.60 pr dy arid up. Rooms v.iti nrlvt tit- m t c?ay and c?. g I CAFE OPEN DAY AND ritSHT '4 t 19 Price Fitaa9r.c?!a lit ELEGANT ROOMS- 75 PRIVATE 2A7M Q Located !a the heart of Charlotte, toaretilent to reV.roafl J ttreet cars and the business and etovpiag ceritre. Lz t f I eias3 cciamerclal and tourlBt trade. . m CD GAR E. MOOHE, mr" r" i8S Presbyterian Coile&e For Wop Snecial Rta to New PuxMs. REV. J. R. BRIDGES, D. P.. Pre.ia in r;
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