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The Washington times., 1904-05-29

customers. The tables are clean and at
tractive. and more attractive are the
bright and smiling faces of the girls who
sit about them or lounge with a maya
zine in the rest room. The atmosphere
is one Of rest; compared with the appa-
rently unending hurry Of the aisles of
the big store, IL is a revel4tion in con-
trasts.
I'VE have found the room most salts
factory in every way said Isaac Col
denberg. manager of the Washington
house of the firm, land we should be
very unwilling TO return TO the old meth
DDS. Through its operation we keep our
employees inside. save them money. and
for the not-always attractive surround
ings some of the cheaper restaurants
and lunch rooms substitute what you see
about you. While no effort has been
made at display. everything is neat and
clean and comfortable. The rockers and
magazines make the little period of af-
ter-luncheon rest a real delight and re-
lief
I'VE are planning to extend this fea-
ture, in some degree. for the children Of
our customers. There is a vacant space
in the rear OF the store, which we are
going to transform into playground. 1t
will be as attractive as possible, with a
tent and attendants and other means Of
making the children comfortable and
happy"
Economy the Object.
These are the lighter elements in the
scheme for tie economy Of space and
time; there are many others of greater
gravity. The bookkeeping plant is an
elaborate one, and every detail of the
great business is looked after with
closest attention and subjected to a
system of checks and counterchecks so
rigid and searching that mistakes are
almost or quite impossible. There is
] an electric carbonator for the soda
/ fountain, a special room for the Sign
artist" a department that looks after
waste paper and hundred other de-
vices and departments.
Some Of our funny experiences" said
Mr.. Goldenberg. relate to persons who
apply TO as for employment. They have
the queerest ideas Of what qualities are
essential TO success in the business. and
their letters reveal the ideas.
For instance, 1 received one day a
six-page epistle from a young man in
! the city IT started off With certain ex-
pressions of admiration for the house
Of Goldenberg. continued with four pages
i ~ -PNADA u Nht aPPiiNaht , dbiillitS
| as a baseball pitcher and alI-round
4 athlete-in which the writer waxed most
| eloQuent-and concluded with three lines
assuring me that II / wanted a first
| class salesman. the writer was tins man.
| However. / could hardly think so
Another queer letter was from q
young woman I'm the country. She re-
cited her qualifications also-some OF
which seemed to be beside the mark
and wound up by asking the salary we
were accustomed TO pay for such ser
| vices as she could render. with room
The Washington times., 1904-05-29

TITLE SCREAMING EAGLE, a
fuu-blooded Sioux Indian baby, is
IL out at the Irene How Sanitarium.
7Os Jackson Boulevard. Chicago.
doing her best 10 live up to her praeno-
men by shouting Justify and almost con-
tinuously. Little Screaming Eagle
wants a mother and wants one badly
Thus far she has known no better ma
ternai care than such as can be ELECTED
from a new patent incubator and a
sterilized milk bottle.
Mrs. Screaming Eagle. the papoose's
mother has fed from Chicago and Is
now scraDing hides on the Sioux reser-
walton in Wyoming. The mother was in
the wreck at haywood in which three
of Buffalo BuTs braves were killed and
many were crippled or seriously Injured
The squaw. badly hurt. was taken to
the sanitarium then and when her tiny
babe came. emaciated, weak, and pre-
mature. it was placed in an incubator
and artihcially nourished while the
mother struggled back 20 life.
But when the small. brown infant was
brought in its giass-covered cage 10 the
squaw the latter refused TO believe that
II was her child.
Refuses Machine Baby.
Machine make heap noise. +" wondered
the staring mother White man know
heap too much I no like machine pa
poose. No medicine baby good. I go
home and tell my people papoose gone
dead In white mans spirit machine"
And so she went away, refusing 10
believe that her baby was more real
than sprite, expressing her terror and
The Washington times., 1904-05-29
nth sticks of greasy, yellow
/ stuff. that they supposed were |
pieces of a new kind of chalk.

- 4 ~
V v pieces of a new kind of chalk.
a, half dozen children had a gay time
scrawling sentences and drawing crude
pictures on fences and doorsteps in West
New York. n. ]. 1t was lucky that no
man wearing hob-nailed shoes tried 10
run up any of those steps. for IL steel
nail had struck heavily on one OF the yell
low horses. or dogs. that maxwell, il
is true, the force of a dynamite explo-
sion is downward. but the man probably
would have lost foot. anyway.
For those yellow. sticks were dynamite
Five boxes of the explosive had been left
in Washington Street. Contractors are
building a sewer running TO the Hudson
Boulevard. and it is supposed a careless
employee of the firm supplying the dyna-
mite was responsible for the boxes be-
ing left in the highway, with nobody on
guard.
Children soon spied the boxes, for that
neighborhood is|weh populated One boy
pried at a cover. 1t came off easily. He
beheld the cylinders and took one out.
OF course he promptly tore of the paper
wrapper. Then his eyes sparkled and
his delighted cry Of "Oo-ooh. Here's
chalk, Nice y elbow chalk" brought his
chums about him in a rush.
on came the covers of the other boxes.
hands swooped upon the treasures anc
soon the pockets of those unsuspecting
boys bulged with the supposed ocher
c-ayons The girls Of the neignborhood
also had fiocked to the boxes and though
they didn't have as many pockets as the
The Washington times., 1904-05-29

tases. Many of them are the result Of
cslrele ssness or caprice on the part OF
the complainant. Even in the latter
case, however, 1t is our policy to 90
everything we can to please and to re-
move every dissatisfaction-real OF
fancIed-that exists"
And do you feel you will be able to
keep this UP and keep out of St. Eliza
beths. at the same timer? he was
asked.
why. I like It," was the smiling an
swer. 1T doesn't annoy me at all.
Some one has got to make things right.
if he can. and II 1 can it is not dis
agreeable
He turned away to soothe the RULED
plumage of another woman customer
and-wcnder Of wonders-accompIishe
the task.
Firms and It's Customers.
'sThe bureau is medium of communi-
cation betweee the firm and it's cUsto-
mere" said Mr. Chaser. continuing his
description 1T permits the customers
to deal directly with the frH1, rather
than the several departm ents. Here all
exchanges are mads. money is refund
ed when 1t Is desired. and every con-
venieuce Cor the TRANSACTION Of the Gus
toners business is afforded.
Customers are urged TO call at the
bur eau when exchanges are to be made.
rather than at the department whore
they made their purchases. Here they
are assured OF rapid attention and en-
tire satisfaction. When they don't care
20 have the goods exchanged, their
money Is here awaiting them. Here
there are Dostofiice and telegraph sta
The Washington times., 1904-05-29
Children pIOY With Dynamite.

boys every girl bore away n stick in
each Of her chubby fists.
Then there were cries Of See me spen
cat. and great daubs of KAT were
spread upon the fences.
This is the bulliest stuff for making
hop-scotch lines" cried one youth. and
he proceeded to draw on the sidewalk
a diagram for the active game He dab
bed away with great vigor. Had the
stick struck a fiinty pebble he-but Il
didn't
For an hour there was great sport IN
the district around Washington Street.
but at last 1t was bedtime, and the chill
dren sought their homes.
Mother. see the nice chalk I found"
said a little girl when she got indoors
She held out half a stick. the rest OF
which had been worn away. The mother
gave a careless glance; then strai yht-
ened up; then her face froze IN horror.
Where in the name of the saints did
We get that?" she shrieked as shs
snatchcd it.
Policeman's Quick Work
In a box IN the street, said the child.
frightened by the tone. land Nellie got
some. and Jennie and Tom '-whereupon
she IetiSu OH the ndAAeS VI d. many u
her chums as she could remember.
Out TO the street few the trembling
woman. She found Patrolman Duhne
and gasped out her story. He hastily
made list of the children's names aFd
made a lightning tour OF their houses
expecting every moment 20 see happy
home go sailing into the air. But LUX
lily nobody had played-played roughly.
at ieast-with the yellow chalk. AID
he reclaimed the worn sticks. one by
one.
The Washington times., 1904-05-29
GIRL CLERKS AT LUNCHEON.
The restaurant GOldentgs delight
Queer Persons Drift into the Stores and
Wear Out Their Anger Against the
Managers Suave and IN
firing Patience.
firing Patience.

tions. a branch for the insertion or
newspaper want ads, and a railway in
formation bureau, at which time tables
of all the important railways in the
country are kept constantly on hand.
we maintain a cashiers Office In our
customers interest. where change is
made and checks cashed- On Govern
ment pay days we cash checks OF Gov
eminent employees to the amount Of sew
eraI thousand dollars. For this service
no charge whatever is made; the money
has been placed In envelopes. and Is
handed across the counter as the check
is presented"
Variety Beyond Conception.
When one begins to consider the vast
array of differing kinds Of merchandise
and the almost illimitable variety car
ried in stock by one of these great de-
partment stores. il is hard TO under
stand where it all goes. Hundreds OF
varieties of mattings. thousands OF silks
and cottons. the whole array Of break
fast fools small laboratory filed with
perfumes. gas stoves and ranges Of every
size and every pattern and a music room,
filed with instruments Of every descrip-
tion-this does not tell tenth part Of it.
There are packing rooms for each Of
the departments--one of the links in the
system that makes for the satisfaction
and convenience of the customer. II the
system sometimes slips a cog. that is
to be expected, but in every such case
it is because the personal equation has
stepped in and upset the careful calcu-
lations OF the heads Of the departments.
At Kann's the correspondence bureau
is a miracle of accuracy. All the APP
pIiances for expeditions handling of the
firms big volume Of correspondence are
on hand. from an automatic arrange
ment for addressing letters TO another
that seals envelopes at the rate OF 5000
an hour Filing cases keep each letter
and answer together, and in their proper
place. so that at any time within year
after the date of the transaction they
can be referred 10 instantly and without
trouble
Customers Rest Rooms.
A rest room for customers, filled with
deep Longing chairs and with its walls
ornamented with engravings and repro
/ auctions Of the masters. attracts the
tired SHOPPER. With magazine OF book
she whites away a pleasant hour or
meditates upon the purchases she is
sure she has forgotten, but TO save her
/ life cannot remember.
! One of the queer places is the will
call" department. Here repose the pack
| ages which have been ordered kept until
called for-usually in goOdly number
| Those who ordered them have forgotten
or changed their minds or left the city
perhaps died. At any rate, here the
! packages rest. with no one 10 claim
them. They are retained in the will
CALI room for thirty days-or until the
/ term becomes a misnomer. Then they
The Washington times., 1904-05-29

SaylesvilIe to Providence over the line
OF the main road, Is unique among rail-
roads.
1t is certainly the shortest regularly
operated public railroad in Rhode
Island and one of the shortest
in the country. 1t has three stations
and five regular stopping places along
its two miles of road. and in those two
miles II crosses two Of Pawtucket's
streets, one being Mineral Spring Ave
nue.. on which there is an electric car
line
The road has no debt and has a sur
plus greater than the amount of it's
capital stock. IL is the only railroad
in Rhode Island reporting fewer passen-
gers carried Fast year than in the pre-
vious year. the falling off being 3,540
and the total number carried 3S,S5S. It
is the only one Of the railroads doing
business in Rhode Island to report a
similar falling off in the amount Of
freight carried, the decrease being
q, 353 tons.
Earnings Considerable.
1t had net earnings for the year of
only S1121.54. which is less than SIS a
week. but 1t has a surplus of $50, 094. Sc.
which Is $Sf.ob more than the amount Of
its capital stock. IL has more than
$50 900 in its construction account and
over $4,000 in its equipment account
And it's gross earnings during the year
were s63, 41235, which is certainly a, re-
spectacle sum. although il did not pay
any dividend last year.
1t has two passenger cars, according
to the report TO the railroad conu.is-
sioner, and seven freight cars. Besides
the two highway grade crossings IL has
three private grade crossings In the two
miles OF the line and one bridge It's
employees number thirty-three. according
to the report.
IT was organized June II, 1874, and its
officers are Frank A. Sayles, president;
Charles O. Read. treasurer and secre-
tary; Douglas G. Patton. superintendent.
And the road has a real set Of directors.
five Of them, headed by President Sayles.
The Washington times., 1904-05-29
TEE REST ROOM Az GoLpENBERGs.

which the girls find possible to enjoy thoroughly the hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
Personal ari General.

The Steel City lodge, Knights of Pyth- ias, held an interesting session tonight. In addition to the regular routine busi- ness the rank of knight was conferred on two candidates.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the First Cumberland Presbyterian church held it's missionary social tonight at the home of MT. and Mrs. James A. Dupuy. A large number of guests were present and the occasion was a most delightful one.
 Mr. S. c. Terry has accepted a position at the steel plant
 MT. T. s. Camps, formerly with the Model Grocery company, is now with the Williams Grocery company.
 The Woodmen of the World held an en- thusiastic session last night. One can- didate was initiated.
 MT. John Angwin left today for an ex- tended trip to western cities.
 Chief of Police Camp has been confined to his room by illness for the past day or two.
 Dr. w. II. Wynne has returned from several days visit to relatives in South Alabama.
 Dr. E. W. Averitt returned last night from St. Louis where he has been taking in the sights at the worlds fair.
 Dr. w. T. Hendon returned today from a trip to the worlds fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
INJURED IN RUNAWAY.
Three Persons Hurt Near Cullman,
 One of Whom May Die.

Cullman, September 2z-(Special.)- l.)-Mr. and Mrs, Carl Hartwig and an adopted son were seriously injured while on their vay to town yesterday by the horses they were drising becoming frightened and running away They live few miles west cf town. Both of Mrs. Hartwig's jaws were broken and fearful gash cut on the head. She also sustained serious in- ternal injuries. She is expected to die of the injur ies.
 Mir Hartwig and the adopted son were seriously hurt but not fatally. The run- away was caused by the carriage tongue breaking while going down a steep grade, Mr. Hattrig and wife are very old peo- pie and we'll known in the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
SOLDIER DIES.
succumbs to Effects of Hardships In
 Guarding Huntsville Jail.

Huntsville, September 27.-(Special)- J. James l.. Carter. one of the soldiers of Company F, who guarded the Madison county jail during the recent riot died yesterday at his fathers home in Mer- ridianville from typhoid fever Carter S illness was brought on by the hardships suffered in the jail. The fumes of sul- phur thrown on the fire by the mob produced bleeding at the nose that con- tinued for three days and by that time the fever had a fatal hold upon him.
 Carter was a Woodman of the World and the members of that order buried him at Ryland today. His occupation was rural mail carrier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
CAPT. FRANK LECTION
 BATTLES WITH WAVES
SIoop Is Overturned in Gulf and After Desperate Struggle He
 Reaches Land.

Mobile. September 27.-Capt. Frank Lighton, a collector for the Smithsonian institute. Washington, was brought into Biloxi. Miss, last night from Chandleur Island. Mississippi sound. where he had been cast away since Thursday night last.
 Captain Ligthon was out Tn his sloop Hero looking for specimens, and was some miles in the open gulf when he en- countered a terrific gale. in which his sloop was overturned, and he was thrown into the sea to battle for his life against a gulf stream. He succeeded in reaching skiff which he was towing and first tried to reach a schooner apout a mile out to sea, but the weather getting so thick and the waves running so high, the night coming on, lost sight of the schooner and he made for Chandleur island.
 After a desperate battle in which he nearly succumbed, he succeeded in cross ing the bar and reaching into calmer water, finally making the island toward morning, after battling with the clements the best part of the night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
PRATT CITY BOARD
 HAS SHORT SESSION
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO AID. JUST WATER RATES FOR ENsu. INs YEAR-LlTTLE BOY DIES. OTHER NEWS.

Pratt City. September 27.-(speeal)- The mayor and aldermen held a very short session last night. Out side of the regular routine business nothing was done, with the exception of the appoint ment of a special committee to readjust the city water rate for the ensuing year. This committee was instructed to report back to the council at its regular semi monthly meeting October 10
 Pratt City owns and controls its own waterworks and therefore the city fixes the rates. The water is pumped into the large standpipe from two artesian wells.
 w. D. Hayley the newly elected al- derman from the North Highlands ward, was sworn in and took u3 the duties of his office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
SHOULD NOT SELL
 FOR LESS THAN PAR
State Officials Talk of Mr.
 Harding's Plan
J. CRAIG SMITH OPPOSED
Thinks the Bonded Debt Should Not Be Paid Until Conditions Change
 Materally-WilI Be Bet
 ter Able at Later Date.

Montgomery. September 27.-(Speeial.)- The proposition of W. P. G. Harding, president of the First National bank of Birmingham to have ! special session of the legislature and look to the refunding of the state bonded debt on plan which he has outlined, has been generally dis oussed in Montgomery, but few show any desire to be quoted on 1t. When asked for an opinion today Acting Governor R. NJ Cunningham said;
 "The matter of refunding the state debt is not up at this time and until it is taken up would not care to discuss it" Further than this he would not go.
 State auditor Sowell and State Treas urer Smith though cautious gave their ideas when asked for them, though they do not get together in what they think ought to be done. Expressions from both are given:
 Col. T. l.. Sowell, state auditor said:
 q believe the Harding plan is feasible with the exception that I do not think the new bonds should be issued for larger amount than the debt is at this time. I do believe that there should be a sinking fund provided, or other means by which the state can gradually retire or cancel a portion of its bonded debt each year. No bond should be sold for less than par"
 State Treasurer j. Craig Smith: No bond should be placed on the market that would sell below par. do not think our bonded debt should ever be paid until conditions change materially from what they are at this time. The state can doubtless float it's bonds at 3A or 31a per cent, and money at that price is cheape. than the people can obtain it. The state has no revenue save it's taxes, which means money from the people. If the | state continues to prosper as 1t has 1T the last few years instead of paying of our bonded debt the taxes can be re- duced and leave the money in the hand: l of the people, where it rightly belongs 1 or spent for schools and other desirable | purposes. I believe in a rich people ant a poor state. The state has no business with more money than is needed to de l fray it's legitimate expenses. Alabama: bonded debt is very small when com pared to its taxable assets. It can never be increased except temporarily, and theI for only a small amount, because of tn, prohibition of the constitution. Fifty | years from now taxable values will prob 1 ably be four or five times as large as the. are now, therefore the state would b very much better able to liquidate it | debt than it is to do so now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
ENSLEY FURNACES
 AGAIN IN BLAST
NC. RESUMES WORK AFTER A TEMPORARY SUSPENSE ON-ALL PLANTS ARE NOW IN OPERA TON.

Ensley, September 2z-(Special.) )-Fur- mace No that has been shut down for few days for repairs, is now in blast again. This makes all five of the fur naces of the Tennessee company at this place in full operation. A few days ago slight explosion caused No. to be closed down for short time.
 During the past year the company has done a vast amount of improving in it's furnace yards. A large brick structure has just been completed over the blowing engines that have been installed at No. s furnace. The company is having eigh- teen improved Mesta vertical blowing en- zines installed at the Ensley furnaces. The new engines are quite an improve ment over the old style and the air pres sure supplied by them almost doubles that of the old ones.
 In addition to the blowing engines six
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
Ladies' Night Classes In Physical Gull ture at PolIock-stephens Institute Gymnasium.

Beginning Thur Fay. October 9th. n- struction will be given by MT. Ed Miles in fencing. Gilbert dancing. Indian clubs. dumb bells, wands, basket ball and other forms of drill and calesthenics, special attention being given to all forms of cor rective gymnastics.
 Gymnasium open every Thursday night from 7:30 to 9.15 o'clock. Rates per quar- ter (of three calendar months). S.
 Ladies desiring to avail themselves of these classes will please apply to MT. Miles at the Athletic club. or direct to the Institute on West Twentieth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
DRINKS cARBoLIc ACID.
Blind Man Takes His Own Life In
 Lauderdale County.

Florence, September 27.-(Special.) .)-Wil- liam Ray of Rogersville, in this county, was found dead in his bed this morning from a dose of carbolic acid administered with suicidal intent.
 He was blind from his birth, but was an accomplished musician and had ac- cumulated a nice sum of money teaching music. Members of the family had noticed the bottle of carbolic acid in his trunk for more than month but had no suspicion of the direful use to which he intended putting it. He seemed in his usual spirits all day Sunday and no reason can be assigned for the rash deed. Ray, who was 30 years old. was a rela- tive of Chief of Police J. c. Anderson of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-28
Mobile, Jackson ana Kansas City Rail. road Company-"The New Wav.~

The undeveloped resources along th. Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City raiis road are perhaps superior to those o, e-'. other railroad in the south; the timh.- v practically inexhaustible. consistinS as s inc highest grades of long yellow ,.oe ot nine, short leaf pine and a variatv ae bardvoods. The line also traverses o1 of the finest farming and agricultural s.a ne tions to be found in the south. Correo pondence is solicited from those con,1s plating the location of any kind of n,a ,,- ,,facturing enterprise or who n,aa n prospecting for a superior field for ,be be purpose of tilling the soil In addition .e the merits of this section for the prod,,,to ~ of the soil which are staple. we would call especlal attention to the peculiar sa1 vantages which obtain in favor of fr,,,, and vegetable raising. splendid transnor' tation facilities to the best markets at reasonable cost Information cheerfuIly gwen on request to L. B. sullivan. Gan, eral Freight and Passenger Agent, Mo- bile, Ala