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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-14
OTHER GAM ES.
Ensley. 5; Admission. 4.

Admission, August 13.-(special)-The
game between Ensley and Admission end
ed in squabble here today and Annis-
ton left the field on a changed decision
by the umpire and the game went to
Ensley. to 0. Six innings were played.
The feature of the game was a home run
by Sanford, of Admission and the heavy
batting by Blue, of Ensley Sober play
ed a good second for Ensley. Admission
left tonight for Memphis to play the
Chickasaws. Ensley left for New De-
catur-each team playing three games
In these places. The score stood as fol-
lows when the game was called.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-08-14
GAMES TODAY.

Birmingham at Atlanta
Shreveport at Little Rock.
Nashville at Chattanooga.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
a NOBLE WOMAN OF ICELAND
Valuable Wooden Fabrics That Made
a School Possible.

Cloth from wool gathered in the sheep Of
Iceland the finest softest and strongest imaginable The
Iceland into and later
into this country native of the icy se who de-
voted her life the Of the condition of her fell
low taught anything but house.
hold duties She at the be-
ginning, and built small institution at Upernavk. where
girls rudments education, some
thing their mothers had.
To support tbs school, the enterprise of pushing the sale
Of Iceland Wooens undertaken The who had
the had quantities of the cloth made IN
light and heavy weights took England She secured
interview with Victoria interested the SOW
ereign of Great Britain humble noble effort Tor
the almost unknown land This OF helped
her greatly but it the intrinsic worth of the Iceland
wooens which made her efforts successful and the
men for the education of the Of Iceland great I'M
petus The cloth taken by sporsmen as 1t
was found to be the best shooting wear Bers
do not it, is soft cool and in WIN
ter Many of the the woolens due to
the which the gathered 1t would be natal
to the sheep shear them Iceland and all the Iceland
cloth is made from the wool which is found the sheds
wherein beasts sheltered from the arctic weather.
This is of the finest possible cleaned caTded and
the Iceland then by hand their
primitive Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
The ujiSe Mr.. Bass.

AM living large lake. There
had been schools in lake, and, in fact,
wise old fish thought that would be
school in which little fishes taught
the difference between with hooks in them from
without.
He claimed that he had been caught
three times he positively the difference
between bait with hooks in it from bugs without
All OF the hshes were delighted with the plan instead
of playing used to do would sit and talk
about the also delghted they
thought that there would
might not return.
At last the onglooked-f day arrived
to the school, The attendance for day
sixty, not including parents, who all
there at o'clock school called
e brought many species of worms,
bugs other delicaces fish
these had hooks in them and had then
about three point worms
without hooks in them This quite successful
beginning to think that the school
At last worm slowly coming
teacher.
"Now children" said he. 'can anyone me if that
has hook in it?'
Some said that it had and had not. At
last the teacher said
Those who said that it n are correct
Will Of those please take it and his
took it the teacher said "As
OF it, will take it myself"
With that he took it and him glide swiftly up
ward, then a above said:
'oh, it's bass Isn't that fine? He weighs
pounds!" +-' - - *.-*~
The schoolmaster seen again, and the wise
old fish who thought of the disappeared Now when
the school is mentioned of the old fishes shrug
their schoomaster that was
caught Of the children very seldom
mention the school but go on in play though
existed that of the
children do not realize in how danger they were
B Seventh Grade, -Haddon Ostund,
Motley School, 423 Washington Avenue Sc.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
MORE STEEDS THAN MEN,

Attention has been called to the immense number Of
horses which being constantly this
countries to South Africa. Yet the
horses caused by the Boer will materially
worlds supply In the Argentine Republic there
horses than there beings the proportion being
horses to 100 of population In Central Siberia
IS horses 100 Inhabitants country
proportion is said to be 22 100 Argentine
public buy ordinary peasants
The horses used there for the mail which
sessed of great speed and endurance bought
the finest of horse which
New York. be had in the Argentine Republic
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
6be Story Teller
Fin Unsatisfactory MAKING Up''

n EAR CHARLEY-I gadder than to receive
u last letter. reached had been shut
nearly week. and for the strangest reason
You could guess why 1t vast
You Tommy and had been mad for nearly
Well other he and wanted to make
up had the finest both to dress
Indians color faces with stain
and then go like all day.
Jolly good time but all day there was something
so strange and way Tommy would chucke
and ggge absolutely refuse to tell what it was
that suspicious aroused and began TO oouDt
whether after all had done wise thing in max
ing friends again. foundation for
suspicious until reached home and went upstairs to gs
After taking off bright blankets and
gay feathers started wash the stain off.
say sarted' to wash it off, for it good
week washing it anything
stick so scrubbing seemed to make
least Impression and finally had to send word down
like coming down to supper Mama
up Immediately what the trouble was and what
have cut! don't wonder she laughed although
very appropriate at the time was
the table, although not
till had down first to warn my young no
laugh for did really feel badly over It,
the evening" for however
considerate might try to be couldn't help
smiles often with great difficulty
younger brothers constantly exchang-
ing sly winks when they thought back was turned
The allowed to stay home from school and
the watched what going out
in the street All the other boys going to school and
couldn't help think that there little good in almost every
misfortune would only look for it, for here having
holiday likely to have several before
got through The children had all passed and
just forgetting when old friend
Of the family coming the walk toward the house with
vlise her hand to the door and opened 1t with
thinking ridiculous should make,
long in finding out mistake, for friend
almost afraid to into the house at first and then
how cheap did feel! rushed upstairs and
again quite awhile. The Of the week have spent
mostly reading and writing for cannot out doors and
like brothers, for since the
rondoor episode they have made attempt to conceal their
smiles life in their company is not
pleasant.
colorng almost disappeared and expect to
able school Monday though I must don't
enjoy the meeting schoolmaes again. Hoping
to hear from remain afectionate FRIEND
81 forgot to that Tommy didn't to have the
getting his stain off. Remarkably
strange O isn't it, for know is trait of Tommys
have the joke fall himself if there is to be
D. Hazel D. CoWes,
Grade.
Side High School
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
THIN JAPANESE SILK
A Unique Method Of Preserving Rare
Old Manuscripts.

The original of old books and old records
exceedingly valuable and with great for If
destroyed of they be replaced They be
guarded from fire and handling, and addi
t1onal safeguard has been found in Japanese silk
Its the Washington Star, has removed fear
that long existed in the minds of librarians that there
out Of it, and that the old manuscripts would
simply have to have their and then and return
to their original elements Happily the of silk of
hnness and has settled the question of
the life OF these manuscripts three hun
dred at least By that time other method be
discovered.
This silk is thinner than the thnnest tissue the
threads being finer than spider webs 1t is pasted the
manuscripts firmly that 1t keeps off all dust and and
yet transparent that it does interfere
with the of the than would ord
plate Of strengthens the manuscript that
the danger of handling is reduced to minimum.
The library of congress is engaged in examining and
protecting all of it's old manuscripts with this silk and while
it is immense task, it will probably be completed within
the next few Tbs silk is by costly, and
less is somewhat in the matter Of old
scripts they would be unable recognize the fact that the
silk had been used.-Youths Companion
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
A PAIR OF THEM.

while bicycling in southern France, Obliged
to dsmount and push the machine steep hill. On the
he overlook peasant with donkey and The ami
NAL putting forth it's best efforts but it advanced slowly
The benevolent cyclst putting his against
back of the cart and guiding his machine with the other
pushed hard that donkey
his load successfully to the top.
When the summit reached the peasant
thanks to his benefactor.
1T good Of indeed, monseur he protested.
should in the world have got only
donkey"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
A MICROSCOPIC ENGINE.

smallest engine made has been completed.
horizontal engine and stand 1Ocent piece One
look through microscope to plainly its
parts accurately the best engine
made Of gold silver and STEEL The band the
fly solid gold The length Of the main
STEEL five sixeenths Of inch. The
wheel sixeenths of inch. The outside
the cylinder, which is seeted with ebony three
sxteenths inch and the bore of the cylinder
inch The diameter of the
less sixty-fourths of inch weight
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
HISTORIC DESSERT SERVICE.

historic dessert service which to have figured at
banquet by which Napoleon had hoped
victory the allied forces recently sold in
81 000 The strange part OF it all
service should have been held Brussels
80 long at SO low . price. -. I Z : :
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
PRECIOUS ORIENTAL WOOD.

precious woods and rubber trees of
incalcuabe value expert
Manila. Not much is tropical
scientifically. In general all woods of certain
color texture mahogany or teak other
welknown wood There single trees In the island which
are worth $1O00O varieties high-grade
flourish there.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
LARGEST LIGHTNING ROD.

The largest lightning conductor in the on the
Iugspite weather station, in down the
mountain side for three and half miles to lake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
HOWARD NJ. SMITH.

H. NJ Smith. the general passenger agent OF the
Long Island Railroad. has been identified with the
road since he a boy of seventeen and he
is fifty years old. He first employed as
freight clerk in the service OF the original Long
Island Railroad. for at that time. in 1869, there
three distinct railroad companies operating
lines Long Island After the three roads were
consolidated Mr.. Smith became the traffic man
ager and had superintendent over both the pas
senger and the freight departments With the as
sumption of control by the Pennsylvania Railroad,
the two departments separated, and Mr..
Smith made the general passenger agent.
Mr.. Smith is a of few words with strangers,
but Of marked cordially to his friends Since his
connection with the railroad the system has been
extended from point TO another. and the sta
lions in Long Island City and at Flatbush ave,
Brooklyn have been constructed, for the line orig
inaIly ran the foot of Atlantic-ave, where pas
sengers were ferried across TO South Ferry.
Under the management of the Long Island
Railroad many of the suggestions of Mr.. Smith
for added facilities in the suburban service of the
road will be made, and Mr.. Smith believes that
the time is far distant when a great many OF
the commuters of Newly ork who now leave the
State every night for New-Jersey VIII make their
homes in Long Island If not within the boundaries
of New-York now constituted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
THOMAS W. LEE.

big Tom Lee is the way his friends speak OF
him. and they say that the expression fits at every
point the versatile general passenger agent of the
has been hard worker all his life, but to look at
him. especially when he is In a story telling mood
one might think that he had never done any
thing except have fun and adventure. To hear
him tell his recollections a deputy sherin
among the bad men" West and his early ex-
periences at railroading is a treat, not alone
for the things he says. but the way he says them
the tone gesture and facial expression.
Mr.. Lee gets through prodigious lot of work
but IL is OF his standing jokes to declare that
he doesn't do anything.
Il don't do anything except make people work.
ne protests when accused OF 'pernicious activity.
81 just know enough to pick good. bright, loyal
fellows tell them what's to be done, and let EN-
alone, so long as they doing right" .
What makes him especially popular among ms
official associates is his unsensh way or giving
credit TO others. Some one comes aonB with d
compliment on the improved service or something
else, but he will never admit that he is response,
bic. He says instead that IL Is either the seherai
manager, the division superintendent, or an
6ssistant-always somebody besides himseIi ~,
MI. Lee is looked upon by ms associatSs as SUI
young man. although born in 1858. bis nrst expe-
rence in railroading was that OF "a leesf 0pia
stor q little station of the baltimore anu olo.
He later became ticket agent. promoted lron oie
position 10 another has been connected with olI-
ferenf railroads In different capacities. Among
these lines are the Burlington. the LAKE fIrie anu
Western. the Oregon Railway ana NaVgati9Il
pany. the Union Pacific and the La Porte,
ana Northern Railroad. After this varied eApeii-
enoe IN the West Mr. Lee returned TO the East 10
become the general PASSENGER agent Oh 'he Dei"
ware, Lackawanna and Western.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
GEORGE H. DANIELS.

For example, George H. Daniels, general passen-
ger agent Of the New-York Central Railroad began
his career a rodman in the engineering corps
of the Missouri Railroad. He then a boy or
fifteen At the present time he looks more like
sailor than railroad man, and to certain extent
this appearance is in way deceving. Thus 1t
was the other day when an old friend entered Mr..
Danies's Office and beheld behind the desk stout
shirtsleeved man. with chin whiskers and smooth
shaved lip, he said:
George you look like sea captain. How long
have YOU been ashore? Now, up"
Mr. Daniels laughed heartily at this and an
swered
We'll. you are not far from it. 1 once was
pilot. Used to navigate up and down the Missis-
sippi and in the pilot for the Union on
the shores of North Carolina. But I've been quite
q while ashore since that time" and here he
laughed again.
Mr. Daniels is an advertiser, and to advertise Is
his motto Because of his success in advertising
he became president of the paradoxically named
Sphinx Club But Mr.. Danielss methods are not
fined TO one State country. 1t is worldwide. For
instance he will seize some subject of fnterna-
-ionaI Importance, such the change in the Lon
don-Australa mall route from the Suez Canal to
the United States by way Of the port OF NeW-fork
the York Central and its Western connections
rInd then scatter the information broadcast all
over the world.
Mr. Daniels is a firm believer in the triumph OF
the much talked Of American invasion" and as
he received word from the Imperial Minister OF
Railroads of Russia to the effect that the Trans
Siberian Railroad was being equipped in many OF
fits details similar TO the Lake Shore Railroad adj
vertisements Of which ne had dispersed throughout
Russia and Siberia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
RAILROAD EXPERTS.
LIEN IN CHARGE OF PASSEN-
GER TRAFFIC.
HOW THEY HAVE RISEN FROM THE
-. RANKS TO POSTS OF PROMI-
4 NENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY.

The average American citizen does not bother his
head about the wonders of modern railroadng
long as all goes well. The New-York business man
who lives on Long Island, or in Westminster Coun-
~ or up the State in New-Jersey leaves his
office and arrives at his country home with mind
for the most part obliVious of the fact that he is
being ferried and hauled about the country. But
Jet some hitch tie up the ferryboat stall the
train an angry crowd of commuters howl about
the "aboninable service the "wretched boats
snd the "antiquated engines" And almost every
in that sweating, struggling. turbulent throng
forgets how well the Other thirty days of the
month their comfort and convenience cared for.
With the inception of twenty hour trains to Chi
cago and the talk of three day trains to San
Francisco the much travelling public has recently
revived interest in railroading and in the men
whose energy, cleverness enterprise and Yankee
spunk have made these achievements possible
Inasmuch as the passenger agent is the man held
responsible first of all for the accommodation Of
the travelling public. this officer is regarded with
especial interest by the public In spite of the fact
that the operating department of road really
holds the key of the situation, much of the i'm
provernent and development OF the passenger ser
vice of American railroads ar due to the sugges-
tions OF their passenger agents. To them must be
given the credit for those many convenences and
Injuries which. long everything else goes
well are likely to be unappreciated.
And thus the who have largely contributed
TO the comfort and the convenience Of travellers
coming and going from this city, well that
vast number of NEWCOMERS whose homes are
built in the suburbs OF the metropolis. are the pas
senger agents Of those lines which make New-York
City their terminal. Each of these men has a
genius and personality peculiarly his own Nearly
all have risen from the ranks. having begun as
brakemen train boys, that from their past
experience they know all the ms and outs of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
CHARLES E. LAMBERT.

Closely associated with Mr.. Daniels, as general
passenger agent Of the West Shore, is Charles f.
Lambert. man OF unlimited buoyancy and good
nature Mr. Lambert has his way through his
kindness and geniality. well as his ability as
business man. He does not give the caller an I'M
preston that he is especially busy man, be-
cause he is always ready 10 shake hands and chat.
But he wastes time.
Mr. Lambert like Mr.. Daniels, began in the rail-
road business when a mere boy At one time In his
career he was a Pullman conductor. At an
other time he was a station agent in the employ
of the old Fitchburg Railroad. He has the ability
of getting through a vast amount of work, and ne
does not get away from his desk for any length OF
time. When one of his club friends asked him tina
other day when he was going his vacation, ne
said with a laugh
Just as soon I can. j spend my vacation
right here at my desk"
Mr. Lambert has held the position Of general
passenger agent of the West Shore almost con-
temporaneous with it's construction, and before he
was fits general passenger agent he was its West
ern passenger agent, at Chicago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
SAMUEL CARPENTER.

The plan of the Pennsylvania Railroad TO obtain
a station in the Borough of Manhattan ana 10
supersede the slow going ferryboats, with their
many inconvenience, with tunnel which VIII
land passengers from the Jersey shore right In the
baart oF New-York which has attracted so much
attention on the part of the public for the last year
has been due to a great extent to the efforts OF
Samuel Carpenter its Eastern passenger agent
Mr. Carpenter always held that a tuhhei uluef 'ne
II,dso, River with a terminal in Manhattan was
feasible and in the evolution of railroadlng was
hound to come. With the extension OF the fen M
,1,iania's control to Long Island Railroad the
original plan of Hudson River tunnel was ,n ea-
~ rSad IN the Inclusion of an East River tuhnel,
t5c yin thus give the Pennsylvania access 10
Eng island as well Manhattan. and destroy
secluSion OF Doth Maihatta Tan iSi"Hu anu
Long Island the same time ~, or t,
IN enni6y of the Pennsylvania Railroad on
March i 1851 He promoted from one pih hie
% annther In the company until he was put III ms
nresent place just thirty years ago. Mr: "a,
penter is a of conservative tastes Is
btn,ee1f although quick to adopt new nethous III
BUSINESS He IS now sixty-five years Oh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
JOEL w. BURDICK.

joel w Burdck, the general passenger agent Of
the Delaware and Hudson Railway Company, is a
resident of Albany, and from that point directs
the large passenger traffic OF the road. Mr.. Burdick
has his headquarters the third floor OF the
Delaware and Hudson building in that city, ana
hard work transacting the business of the rail-
road. A genial personality aids him to guide the
passenger business successfully.
in Albany. His business engagements take him
frequently TO New-York 20 Binghamton and
into Pennsylvania; and then in the summer time
he can be encountered often at the summer resorts
along line of the Delaware and Hudson, or
Saratoga, upon Lake Champlain, or in the AdirOn-
dack region attending to his duties.
Mr.. Burdick is a typical railroad man OF the pres
ent day: he worked himself up from low round
of the railway ladder. Born Almond, Allegany
County, in 1853 he left his home when fifteen years
old to become a teegrapher OF the Erie Railway.
Soon afterward he filling the position OF train
dispatcher well telegraph operator His
superior abilities recognized and in 1879 he
became clerk in the general passenger department
OF the Delaware and Hudson. He advanced rap
idly in the esteem OF his employers and was
made chief clerk in 1880. In 1881 he had entire
charge of the telegraph system OF the Delaware and
Hudson company. In 1888 he promoted be
assistant general passenger agent. and succeeded
d. VI. Hendrick general passenger agent in 1855.
Mr.. Burdick also has been promoter OF the busi-
interests Of Albany and in 1899 accepted the
position of president OF the Chamber OF Commerce
OF Albany, position he held for two years and
in which he greatly advanced the city's interests
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-07-27
GEORGE w. BOYD.

George w Boyd assistant general passenS 5,
agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company nous
the record of the world in the line or MS duties
for two things. One the Importance OF "hcH ID
recognized especially by railroad men or experience
was the institution Of personally conuuc'ed P'eau0
,ours He believes In the finest and most cofnlort-
able equipment for all trains and Is ever on r11e
alert TO suggest and promote new features or COM
fort the traveller. .u,ooo.. ,r
Mr. Boyd has won wide fame by his success ~
planning and conducting special movements 80, oI
great magnitude The luxury or the fr,sluetltI;i
Train fitted out for the administration IN april
1889 and the success of the trip was the
for others eliminating in the crossing or the con
tfnent without change Of locomotive or cars rms
srst train carried the President. the Cabinet ana
The Justices Of the Supreme Court from Washington
90 Eliza be- Import celebrate the centennial OF Gen
eral Washingtons seven days journey from Mount
Vernon 10 EZabethport TO be inaugurated the hrst
President of the United States
Then followed in the same year the tour or the
9Th Americans. who attended the first Pan Amer
10, n Congress. That swing around the circle was
from the Atlantic TO the Gulf OF MEXICO, TO san
ISrancisco thence by the Great Lakes TO Niagara
t7aIIs and back the Atlantic. Mr.. Boyd took
entire charge of the trip.
NJ Royd arranged and conducted the trip OF
General Harrison in 1891. the first time In the his,
tory of the government that any President had
gone sightseeing. Then came the trip OF another