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Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
ALPINE TORRENTS IN HARNESS.
Water Power Now Used to Light Noun
 tain Villages by Electricity.

'.All over tho Tyrol, Switzerland, and the Alpine country generally, you find to- day curious conjunction of tho modern and tho medieval in tho village streets, the stores and the inns,' said a traveller. ''In the smallest, the most remote and the most ancient villages in the Bavarian Alps, the Tyrol and the Bernese Oberland you find the streets, the stores, the inns and not infrequently tho honses supplied with electric lights. l revisited last Au- gust little village back in tho Tyrolean mountains, near Innsbruck, which is one of tho most characteristically medieval communities one could well find. The people live in the houses of their grand sircs and follow their customs and ways.
 This year arrived there in the even ing and was amazed to find the streets as brilliantly lighted as Broadway, where formerly the only light was from swing ing horn lantern here and there. There were clusters of incandcscent lights strung across the streets every few yards. The little inn had complete installation, and so had the few little shops Twas prepared to learn that tho formerly quiet village had become n fashionable watering place. But it hadn't. It was as quiet and as slow, anticipated md out of date as ever Later, as wandered about tho Tyrol and Switzerland, found the same change ev- anywhere.
 'It is very natural that it should be so, too, for in all that region there is power in superabundance running waste on ev- cry hand. From every rock leaps cas- cade, and over every cliff roars a water fall. There are streams that flow evenly with steady, small power and torrents that thunder down with tons of force. Tho village of Murren, perohed on the edge of q cliff opposite tho Jungfrau, at height of 5000 feet above sea level, has a very complete electric lighting system and power enough within few hundred yards radius to light half Now York. The will lages get their light almost free
 This is, so far as I could learn, the very first use to which the vast water power in tho Alps has been put Hitherto it has all run idle. Matcrialistic travellers often wonder why Switzerland is not a big manufacturing country. Alas! it soon may be, now the patient plodders there are finding what wonderful capability for work is in the waterfalls. '-New York Sun.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
Proverbs Rough on Women.

A proVcrb Is defined by the learned Dr. Ray as "an instructive sentence or com mont and pithy saying In which more is generally designed than expressed, famous for its peculiarity and elegance and there foro adopted by the learned as well as tho vulgar, by which 'tis distinguished au- thority." A large majority of proverbs aro of satirical character and nre leveled against women. Wo find curiously enough, that the severest reflections upon tho fem mine sex cmanate from those nations which hayo tho reputation of being par tioularly gallant, notably the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. Widows arc in- variably made the butt of ridiculc, wives arc dismissed with soant courtesy, and maidens arc treated by proverb makers as though they were worthy of constant sus- picion only.
 A spaniel, a woman and a walnut tree The more they re beaten the better still they'll
 be.
 ''He that marries widow and three children marrics four thieves
 He that loseth his wife and farthing hath great loss of his farthing.'
 IA dead wife is tho best goods in mans house."
 Wedding and wintoring lame both man and beast"
 Ut is good to marry late or never '- Philadelphia Press.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
The Conductors Keen Senses.

Railroad conductors train themselves up to fine point" said Q travelling man. ''The other night I was on Conductor Stovall's train, on the Southern, going up to Washington. Wo were somewhere in tho neiRhborhood of Charlotte, N. O., knew, but to be exact l asked Captain Stovall, who was sitting just behind me- where we were. He waited about half a minute and replied We are about 19 miles from Charlotte How can you tellr l asked him. Easy enough, he replied Just feel tho motion of the train, and can tell. can tell every curve on the road nearly, and I never have to look out to find where we are Just at that moment there was a blast from the locomotive That's Stanley's Crossing, said the con ductor. And that was from a man who has run of about 300 miles. ''-Atlanta Constitution.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
THE CIGARETTE SMOKER.
One Man Who Has Something to Say In
 Defense of the Habit.

Defense of the Habit.
 Smoking cigarettes dangerous on &C., count of fires?" said ono of the group. "Why not step on every cigarette you throw on the ground? That's what do, and I never throw away n match while it Is burning.'
 "Yes, but the careless manr'
 ''Oh, tho careless man will manage to burn things down whether he smokes or not. smoke cigarettes in bed, and I've never so much as burned hole in Q sheet or scorched pillowcase. D
 But you probably will make up for that by burning up whole block some time.'
 tWcll, I've been smoking in bed for l5 years and haven't had any accidents. Don't you get careless?'
 Not bit. put out cigarette before let it go out of my hand. Then, as an additional precaution, throw it into cuspidor which has water in it."
 Aren't you afraid of falling asleep some time with lighted cigarette in your hand?"
 If were sleepy, I shouldn't have n lighted cigarette in bed with me. I smoke them because I suffer from sleeplessness. When am smoking in bed, nothing less than opium would put me to sleep"
 Doesn't smoking cigarettes cause your sleeplessness?''
 II don't think so. I suffered from it long before I ever smoked them. got into the habit of smoking them in bod be- cause found that they helped to keep me from getting extremely nervous If you have never suffered from insomnia, you don't know what torturing in1iction the nervousness which accompanies 1t is.
 "Well," said one of tho group, If you smoke cigarettes in bed, I am willing to bot that you are not 0 married man."
 You are right" said the cigarette smoker That is one thing l am willing to admit "-New York Tribune.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
Pia.ns or Troy.

0, what treat! Maple syrup and wafTies cooked with Dr. Price's Baking Powder.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
HOW TO FRY OYSTERS.
They May BO Prepared at Home as suc-
 cessfuliy as In Restaurants.

IT you were to ask any dozen good Americans what their favorite lunch con sisted of, at least ton of them would an- swer promptly and unhesitatingly, "Hot fried oysters To the feminine palate especially Is this preparation of tho sue culent bivalve so dear that box of them, steaming hot, is popularly believed to bo the only thing that will nppease tho just wrath of an irato wife when her erring spouse has been out late with the boys.
 But all this applies strictly and only to the restaurant oyster. Even as this Is thing to delight the human palate, so is tho ordinary home fried oyster tough, hard and greasy, thing to be summed and fled from. Mind, say the ordinary home fried oyster, for there arc housewives, though their name is not legion, who have learned the secret of successfully handling this delicate morsel. From such one did l receive the following directions, which will, if carefully followed, reward the of forts of the most inexperienced of amateur cooks:
 In tho first place, avoid cracker crumbs. They arc pasty and will mako a hard outer shell around the oyster that will in tho beginning remove any possibility of sue cess Instead put some stale bread in tho oven to dry, and after it is thoroughly hard and dry grate it finely and keep the crumbs in glass jar, so that if any are left they can be kept for future use.
 Then beat together an egg and cup of sweet milk, seasoning with salt, pepper and, if liked, little Worcester sauce. Be sure not to beat the egg separately. Dip tho oysters first in their own liquid, then in tho crumbs, then in tho egg and milk and lastly in the crumbs again. Then comes tho actual frying, which is the cru cial point. The secret of success is to have plenty of fat and have it boiling hot.
 The oysters should only bo immersed a minute or so--just long enough to brown them deicately on both sides. A wire egg whip makes good turner After frying lay them on brown paper to absorb tho grease that may be in them Remom Der that too much cooking will mako the finest oyster tough and generally unpleasant. If these directions arc carefully followed, tho oysters will be plump and delicious. Largo oysters are not especially desirable, except for looks. Tho small ones taste quite as good Cooks in restaurants have trick of putting two small ones together in "dipping" before frying. York Ad- vertiser
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
High Tea.

Mrs. X. has not had the advantages which Miss X. has enjoyed, and conse- quently that young woman rather directs the household Not long since sho decided to give "high tea" and being still pe- cuniarily dependent upon her mother she mentioned the fact A few days later Mrs. X came in from round of calls which her daughter had obliged her to make and remarked with great satisfac- tion:
 1T told every one about your expensive tea"
 My what?" shrieked Miss X.
 Your expensive tea," repeated her mother. You called it high, and high means dear, and dear means expensive and thought the long word sounded best. Don't you?"
 But Miss X. had fainted.-New York World.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
The Dukes Offer.

Persons who are cnvious of those whom they arc pleased to call the fortunate rare ly count the cost of success. Apropos of this, an amusing story is told of General Lefevre, duke of Dantzic. One day the general had q visit from a friend of his youth who commented, not without feel ings of envy, on the dignities and riches which the duke, who was born in peas ants cottage, had acquired in many bat tics and by his faithful services.
 'Oh, nm prepared, was the rejoinder, ito hand them over to you at the very price I paid for them. We will proceed together into my garden. There you shall walk up and down for the space of half an hour while I command a company of in- fantry to fire on you. There were more in my case but you shall have the benefit of altered circumstances. If you are not shot in 80 minutes, all that is mine shall be yours. s."-Philadelphia Times.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
HELP WANTED.

HELP WANTED. JIJANTED-Gentleman or lady to sell Dobie' s w Aluminium Coffee Fconomizer. Fits any pot; saves one-third the coffee. Arthur L. Dobie & Co.,. Grant building, Atlanta, Ga. 1-12tf
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
Birds Names.

Three are some odd names for game birds far down the Chesapeake. A small shy snipe that flies with twittering noise is called the horsefoot snipe because of its fondness for the horsefoot or horse
 shoe crab. It is called also the turnstone from it's habit of overturning pebbles in search of food. The telltale snipc bears that name because it always sounds note of alarm at tho sight of gunner. Chesa
 peake gunners believe that a single tell tale can clear a whole region of game birds. The widgeon is locally called the bald pate, and the willet ts so called De- cause of it's cry-will-wilA- lA-Yillet.-Chica- go Herald.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
FOR SALE.

NOR SALE-A clean stock of general mer- road, thirty five miles from Birmine ham. Also building. mortgages, notes and ac- counts. discount given on mortgages, notes and accounts that will be money to pur- chaser. M. R.. care Age Herald. 1-12-1 lot TOR SALE-A well established retail dry goods business, making a clear profit of S5OO0 yearly over and above all expenses. This statement will be proven or no sale. Reason for selling, parties are going out of
 ness. Address this office. V. Y. N.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
WORK OF THE STORM,

NAPLES, Jan. 11.--A violent wind and snow storm swept over Foggia, on the great plain of Apula, today. Six houses collapsed. Eight persons were killed and many others injured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
A CANEBRAKE FAILURE.

MONTGOMERY, Jan. 11.-A special to the Advertiser from Faunsdale, Marengo county, says Coleman, Walker & Co. made an assignment this morniDg. Liabilities S16, ,C00; assets unknown.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-01-12
Suspension.

Hundreds of dollars worth have been given away. On and after the Ist day of February, 1895, we will suspend the sil- verware tickets, but will con- tinue to give our former low prices.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

good quality, h unsurpassed. These
materials are somewhat heavy. but
this Is atonrd for by the feeling 81
comfort one gets by their use. Next
/ TO them i some leather material, snch
as chamols or shccpslsin. II il possible
10 buy for very small sum shaved
down shccpsl,ln that h Us soft and
plinblc ~ velvet. Those who have
never used this ~ an ihtcrlining win
be surprised at the perfect comfort
and protection that II affords There
are persons who lind Il impossible to
keep warm no matter what amount Of
wooden material they may put ON.
This may be constitutional pcculi.
arity, but, nevertheless, Il exists and
n worthy of consideration.
In trimming waists Il il desirable io
put as little gnrniturc across the back
between the shoulders as may be-.
Especially II this necessary n one Il In
clincd 10 stoop The best way to put
elaborate garniturcs ON waists Is to
have them end at the back OF the
sleeves. They must be very full over
the shoulders, but much less NO across
the front. Indeed, there should be Just
enough fullncss TO hang gracefully.
One third allowance is often too much
for the best effects, unless the lace Il
very wide. Goods made into ruiilcs
should be adjusted after the dress Is
put on. This saves good deal Of
trouble, and produces much better
effects.
Tho ,ros,,,t s,,.,u l.. .,,..t..tt.. -
ynntageous In the wa5 Of economy in
dress. II is quite possible TO use two
partly worn dresses 90 make one good
one. Combination has reached fine
art, and there Is quite enough material
going To waste IN most houses 10 fu-.
nish charming costumes for home after
moons and possibly more dressy oc-
casions.
Elaborateness seems To have run mad
In some OF the imported models for
outside garments. There are sleeves
with pulls like huge watcrmelons.
From these fall cape sections as long
ns the ooat itself.
Epnulets Of lace, jet, embroidery and
passementerie are In general use In
good dresses.
The folded soft belt and collar ac
having long season Of popularity.
They are almost universally employed
on dressy costumes and are extremely
becoming 10 all except very stout per
sons.
Heavy fabrics for house wear are
going altogether ont OF use. An the
year round materials are much more
seryicenblc, and are better liked by al
most all women The necessary
warmth Is made up by suitable UNDER
wear. Indeed, when one goes out, tho
l ng, heavy cloak is a necessity, espec-
tally for delicate persons.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

over which the ribbon slides between
and under guides The cam ON the cN-
iremc right operates the dampcning
roller, shown just protruding from the
front of the box This cam isan arm hay.
ing n roller at IT, end. which comes In
contact with n vertical lever connected
60 slide under the bed. At the front
of the slide Il u small cloth-covcrcd
roller, which normally stands In con.
tact with water In u small trough
but after stamp has been fed for
ward the roller Is pushed out, wctting
the under or gummcd surface Of the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

which She collnboratcd. aud, In fact
modelled under her masters direction,
occupied prominent place In the
Court Of Honor directly In front OF the
Administration building.
The name Of this young woman,
Mary Z. Lawrence, stands under that
uf her famous master, Augustus 81.
Gaudcns. ON the back Of the heroic
statue, columbus, which Is 80 we'll
remembered by all who visited the
Fair
Mr. ST. Gaudens sent abroad
and procured for his talented
pupil all the pictures, pamphlets
and other works bearing upon the sub.
icct that could be found. Everything
that could IN any way throw light on
the character Of Columbus and his
form was obtained and from these
Miss Lawrence made careful study
before she blocked out her work. The
figure and head remained exactly ns
she had conceived and executed them,
but when the face was finished Mr. 81.
Gaudcns changed the features, as he
considered that Miss Lawrence had
made them too hard aud severe, lie
suggested the change TO the young
sculptures, making point of the fact
that the whole life Of Columbus had
been absorbed by one idea, lie wanted
that shown In the expression.
Miss Lawrence asked him II he had
read all the matter which he had pro.
CURED for her and by which she was to
perfect herself In a knowledge Of the
character OF Columbus III you win
read them carefully rs have.
said she, you will readily un.
derstand how Il Is that |
came 10 idealizc the face Mr. st.
Gaudcns rcmodelled the face, putting in
the eyes an inspired look, softening
the UPPER part Of the face about the
eyes, while leaving the hard lines
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

girl can show.
The stock which has buvcly held
it, own amid crowd Of novelties IL
made Of a band Of velvet with two pert
little loops at either side and buckle
In the center These stocks also come
In crepe de chine, and soft roscttcs
take the place Of the loops. They are
made Of striking colors like ccrisc,
Lincoln green and bluct
The very latest stock is simplicity L..
self II Is mcrclyu broad plain band
Of satin ribbon, fastening at the back
with big butterfly bow when made
Of some bright color Il gives stylish
touch to % sombrc waist Another
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

TIM MACHINE, SHOWING IT'S PARTS
strap and Is then returned into the in
terror Of the box. Tocut of the stamp
the cutting, or scissors, blade shown In
front Is depressed by u lever which
rests ON Il near lis end The lever Is
operated by the cam. or roller bearing
lever, shown between the feed and the
damIening cams The return stroke
Is effected by n spring The last
operation Is 10 press the stamp In
place, 10 effect this the left hand
cam pushes a bell crank situated In the
lid Of the ease, which IA. Of course,
closed when the machine Is in use.
This depresses plunger carrying at
its lower end Il cushion OF soft rubber.
which presses the stamp firmly on 10
the envelope for u fraction OF second
to secure It's adhesion. An average
boy can stamp OF the rate Of about
1000 letters an hour. The bobbin, or
reel, holds $50 stamps and can be filled
In two minutes. Similar machines are
made for afiiNing small labels.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

around the mouth The statue f. we'll
known by an visitors To the Worlds
Fair II 8, of heroic size. the figure Of
Columbus being represented dressed in
fun armor with bare head. "a, hi, foot
for the first time is planted upon the
soil ofa new world. The right arm Is
extended, bearing an uplificd sword.
the left being raised, clasping the stan
81 the great flag spreading out and far
beyond the stalwart figure. This
makes O. strong and dramatic back.
ground.
Miss Lawrence comes ~ one ~ New
Works old English families and was
born In the old Lawrence home in
Twenty street. where the family
has lived for the last fifty years. She
y handsome and graceful young
woman, who even In her childhood
cvinccd taste for form rather than
color She has been abroad several
times, and has studied In Pari, la the
Julian atclicr. Mis-, Lawrence was
also a pupil Of Mr. st. Gaudcns Of the
Art students league.
Another promising graduate from
MIR st. Gnudcn's League class II Miss
Pcddic. who nov has private studio
In the Tiffany building Here she not
only works, but also gives instruction
To a class Of young women. In one
corner Of the studio il the original "
the model from which Mr.. ~. Gaudcns
made his statute ~ Diana.
Standing ON u platform In one corner
~ the studio Is an original design for
q pair Of andirons. II represents two
healthy. nude youngsters. holding
their outstrctchcd hands 10 the blaze
with q look of perfect contcntmcnt ON
their snug little faces. Hanging ON
the wall il design for mantcl the
shelf supported on either side by Hg.
urcs. When / visited Miss Pcddics
studio found her at worl, ON the,
knccling figure ~ an angel with mp.
lifted wings.
kuhnc Bcycridgc does her worl, Ia a
large studio Ia Seventeenth street. I
found her hard at work putting the
finishing touches to the companion
piece to her THE Devil, wife" This
h to be- "Thc DEVILS Victim"
The shoulder, rise from flames which
issue from an antique lamp aud turn
shrinkinRly, ~ n la an attempt 70
escape, while the face with IT, sleepy.
voluptuous expression. h looking 90 re-.
sisi. "Thr DEVILS Wife aud The
DEVILS Victim are 10 be sent 10 Balti.
moro when finished, being an order
from a resident Of that city.
A. the young sculptures worked on
the bust ! asked her how She conceived
such face. II did have great deal
Of trouble at first said She made
the face first with a straight nose and
then with u tilted one. ! raised the
eyes ard closed them and then lowered
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

II Is well within thcmcmory Of man,
persons when metal Us u building ma.
tcrial was practically unknown. Hut
within few years building has been
almost rcvolutionizcd by the use of
metal in various forms aud for various
purpose, Iron beams. columns. girl.
crs, ruiicr, and window snshcs have
come into use. and now we are to have
~ regular addition To our list great
variety of stamped out sections. These
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

II took twenty-five yards Of chiffon
to make 1t and yet Il was only a bodice
after all But such bodiccl IL was
more o. for fairy princess than for %
dcbuiantc. The chiffon was delicate
pink in color and laid In the finest
plaits. An exquisite pearl and silver
passcmcntcric formed q deep corsclct
The neck was cut square and outlined
by a soft fold Of the chiffon, here and
there caught In wee roscttcs
Nothing could be more graceful than
the short sleeve II was composed Of
fold after fold Of chiffon, one fold peep.
ing out from beneath the other. Al
the top Of the sleeve was large bow
Of pink satin ribbon with floating ends.
The little bodice fastened invisibly at
the back-Ncw York World
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

novelty Il n combination Of nccl,tie
and stock Crepe laid In narrow folds
e. used for the stock To mi, Is fast-
cncd two loops Of crepe partially
covered with lace.
The stock collars joined to yoke
IRE also seen IN great variety. Many
of the yol,cs are formed Of deep Van
Dyke points, while others are Of
chiffon frlls aud lace combined,
Tailor made gowns are now worn with
shemisctic Of soft plated chiffon In.
stead Of one Of stiif linen. Soft effects
are all the vogue Linen collars aud
shirt studs are losing their popularity.
New York World
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1895-01-25

A curious source Of wealth h re-.
ported by the French consul NJ
Mongtle, in upper Tonquin. II lies In
wood mines, 1ht wood originally was
n pine forest, which the earth swal-
lowed In some cataelysm. Some Of
the trees are yard In diameter. They
lie in u slanting direction, and In sandy
soils which cover them 20 a depth OF
about eight yards. As the top branches
are well preserved, II i thought the
geological CONFUSION which buried
them can not be OF great antiquity.
The wood furnished by these timber
mines is imperishable, and the Chinese
gladly buy It for collins Along the
coast regions Of some parts Of New
Jersey there are trunks Of cypress
trees, deeply buried In the sand, the re-.
covery Of which forms valuable in.
dusty, the timber being used for maxi
ing shingles.