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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
Feed For Fattening Geese.

Where excessive size and fairness are
desired. feed more cornmeal than any
thing else. This cornmeal can be mix
ed, say one-half cornmeal. one-quarter
ground oats, the balance of it barley
meal and wheat middlings, all mixed
together with scalding water or milk
into dry mass and fed as much as
they viii eat four or FIVE times day,
all the time providing plenty of water
and green feed.-Feather
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
How to Fasten ON shoe buttons.

How to Fasten ON shoe Buttons.
Take a common shoe lace and make
a hole in the kid of the boot large
enough to take the size of each button.
Then pass the shoe lace, which should
be new and strong. through the eyes
of the buttons, fastening it at each end
with as fat knot as possible. In this
way the buttons will be kept in place
as long as the shoes last.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-23
now to Improve MIX Toast.

Milk toast is improved by the addi-
ton Of little grated cheese just be-
fore serving. Grated cheese is also a
pleasant addition TO dish Of mashed
potatoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

and untold work still lies before those who have undertaken to have Birming- ham represented at St. Louis.
 The statue Is to be erected first in Bir- mingham on Fourteenth street and First avenue, then taken down and removed to St Louis, where it will be set up in the mines palace in the most conspicuous place. and then 1t Is to be brought back to Birmingham and placed in Capitol park
 In ancient mythology Vulcan was the worker in iron. and cast the. thunder bolts of Jupiter. He was the god of iron workers, and a statue of him was chosen as the most fitting exhibit of Birmingham and it's resources. It could hardly be pos sible to find an as appropriate exhibit for the resources of any part of the world as Vulcan is for Birmingham.
 The suggestion that Vulcan be built was first made last August, and at that time the idea was nothing in comparison to what is now being worked out. It was to have been a smaller statue and one much more crude, without the artistic pose which has been thrown into this statue by Sculptor Moretti.
 At first the suggestion was not received with much enthusiasm. and in fact the people of Birmingham seem never to have realized what the statue means and its object. All the rest of the world has looked on. appreciated and applauded. while as yet Birmingham seems to little realize what that statue means to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Vulcan Has Been Declared the Most Unique Exhibit to be Placed at the St. Louis Exposition---O Origin of the Idea and How It Has Developed.

city and district. James A. MacKnight first thought of the statue, and after much discussion with members of the Commercial club it was suggested in open meeting that this method of displaying the resources of the district be adopted. The plan caught the attention of sev- eral members of the club a committee was appointed to investigate the advisa- bility and the possibility of the statue. and the result will soon be seen by the people of Birmingham.
 At first it was thought that s6000 would cover all the expenses of making the ex- hibit, but the idea has grown so rapidly that it is possible $20,ooO will be needed. Money is now being raised by public sub scription and already the people of the city and district have given about $14,000, which is daily being increased by dona- tions. In other words it has become a popular movement, and the mass of peo- pie of the district are interested financial ly as we'll as in other ways in the statue.
 When the idea was first mentioned 1t looked easy, but gradually the task has grown larger and larger. For some time 1t was impossible to find sculptor who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

After the place had been secured the Commercial club. which has taken up the Vulcan idea and which assumed charge of the entire exhibit upon learning that the state did not intend making an ex- hibit started It's subscription lists, and with good results, but not as good as was hoped
 President Fred M. Jackson has proven the Napoleon of the hour. He has grasp ed the situation as few men could have done and his tireless energy has carried the work to it's present stage, and will complete it. He has been ably assisted by Secretary Gibson of the Commercial club, and James A. Mcknight, who has devised and executed numbers of plans to make the statue a Birmingham institu- ton and to arouse public sentiment in its favor.
 But after the sculptor and the location had been procured, the next trouble was in finding place to make the, casting, The Birmingham Steel and Iron company, a new company, undertook to make the casting and it has done remarkably well. It is decidedly the biggest job of casting ever accomplished in the same length of time in the south.
 As Is known. the waist and legs to the knee have been cast as we'll as portion of the foot The head will prove the diff ficult part, as the exact lines of the face and beard will have to be followed. This will require very delicate work, and the casting will be done carefully
 The statue Is being cast in Birmingham iron. Tons-hfty tons-of iron will be melted before the statute is completed. Nearly fifteen tons of plaster has already been used, making a total of sixty i've tons of material which will be used to complete the statue.
 The plaster cast of Vulcan was made in church in Passaic, N. J., the accom- panying photograph of the legs as they stood in the church will give an idea of their size. A horse and buggy can be driven between them. Three sixty-foot cars were required to ship the plaster cast to Birmingham.
 | Another of the photographs snows one of the moulds used in making the cast | ing. This is only one of the fifteen moulds which will have to be used in the ] casting of the figure, but its size can be appreciated by the picture. It is over eleven feet in length and about six in
 width Tons of brick and sand are be- ing used to make these moulds.
 Still third picture shows the scaffold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

mould, and the core is built up against 1t. The core is made of brick and loam. The drawback plates are again removed, and the mud is removed rom the core. which is then baked in an oven until 1t Is hard enough to stand for the iron being pour ed against it. The outside Is also baked and then the draw plates are put back into place, which leaves the required thickness of the statue between the core and the outside mould.
 A cap plate corresponding to the plate Is then placed on top of the mould and strong bolts hold the two pia,es together. binding them effectualy. The entire mould Is then placed In a sand pit, and sand is packed all around 1t so that 1t will resist the pressure of the iron when poured in and not lose any Of It's shape. Around the top Is placed q curbng of steel to prevent the iron from breaking out
 Everything is then secured tightly and the iron is poured in by gates which have been built in the brick work. As soon as the iron Is set the core is cut away to prevent breakage on account of shrinkage of the iron, which amounts to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
A Minute Description of the Immense Amount of Work Required to Make a Cast ing of One of the Fifteen Large Sections of Birm- ingham's Iron Man.

NE can hardly appreciate the labo-
 rious work of making the cast ing until he has paid visit to the plant and seen how much is required to turn out a casting. First baseplate of Iron about PIE inches thick Is made and it has to be about 2 feet larger in diameter than the base of the plaster pattern. A thin layer of brick and loam Is laid on this plate and the pattern IS placed on the loam.
 Two or more draw-b back plates are made to conform to the outside shape of the pattern, and brick and loam are built up on top of the drawback plates, the loam being placed next to the pattern Additional drawback plates are cast to fit the peculiar shape of the pattern as re- quired. and rocco pounds of iron has al- ready been used in making the base plates and the drawback plates, which are used for separating the brick and loam from the pattern after it has been adjusted. After the brick and loam has been ad- justed, the drawback plates are lifted from their places by the crane and the pattern is removed from the base plate.
 The various parts of the mould are then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

of the district will be distributed during the exposition. These pamphlets are be- Ing written and printed now, and they 1 Will give in as little space as possible all the information that reader may desire. They will show the coal, iron, steel and coke output of the entire district, as well as the proximity of the various necessi- ties for making iron. Pictures of plants of the district will be on exhibition, and everything about the exhibit will be so arranged as to show that Iron can be man. ufaetured in Birmingham cheaper than anywhere else in the world.
 Thousands of the miniature statues of Vulcan will be sold at the exposition. They will be placed in the hands of some company, and the rights will be disposed of4 These statuettes will be twelve inches tall and will be exactly like the larger statue, weighing about three pounds. and being just about the right size for par for onament or a paper weight. It is want these little statues to carry home with them.
 The exhibit will be in capable hands at St.5.Loais and all efforts will be made to give the public the information 1t de- sires. It is probable that James T. Mac Knight will be general manager of the exhibit, and that he will have several as- sistants. The mineral exhibit is being gotten up by State Geologist Smith, and it Is being arranged by George H. Clark, who has received several fine exhibits all ready. He Is arranging them In Birming ham and only the best will be sent to St. Louis.
 The advertising of Birmingham through the exhibit has proved one of the biggest features, for space in papers will be given which could not be bought for love or money. It is estimated that Birmingham has received $1C0,000 free advertising al- ready through the press and that hun- dreds of thousands more dollars worth will be received before the exposition Is over Practically every paper in the Unit ed States has rrinted pictures and long stories of the statue, some devoting en- tire pages to 1t.
 And last, Birmingham has gained some thing it as yet appreciates less than Nui- can. Sculptor Moretti, who is one or the best in this country, has practically decla- ed to make his home in Birmingham In the future He holds position of impor- tance and influence in the world Of art' and he will doubtless gather around nm here a number of other artists. making this a center in the south. He has already discovered that Alabama marble is supe- rior to any other he has ever found TOT making statues.
 Not only is he a sculptor but he sings we'll and he is now trying to bring a number of his friends, all artists, to Bir- mingham to live. He expects to get one, q well known contractor and architect, to come here All of this is due to Vulcan, for had he never been suggested, MT. Mo- retti would have never come to Brming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

would undertake to make the plaster cast of the statue. but finally Sculptor Mo- retti undertook the task, and his success and the excellence of his result far ex- ceeded all anticipations He has made a perfect figure of 50-foot man. It re- quired weeks to put the 25,000 pounds of plaster used in making the model to- gether. but finally it was completed, and today the entire cast is in Birmingham iron casting.
 There are fifteen pieces to the plaster cast, and there will be fifteen pieces of iron making the immense statue. These pieces will weigh 100000 pounds. and it will require seven freight cars to carry the statue to St. Louis.
 After securing the sculptor, the next thing was to secure good location for the figure. In the center of the mines building, where it will be seen by prob ably half a hundred million people, it will stand and stand alone. with no other exhibit in those many thousands which can compare with it. Around the base of the statue will be a very credit able display of the Alabama mineral re- sources.
 The managers and directors of the ex- position consider this the best exhibit they will have. In fact they have ar ranged to feature 1t in every way possi- ble, and in all the fair literature, flood of which is going over the country, the statue is spoken of as the greatest ex- hibit of the exposition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
IITT HE most unique and striking ex-
 hibit at St. Louis!" In practical

II7 HE most unique and striking ex-
 hibit at St. Louisl" In practical
 ly those words the press of this country and Europe has spoken on Vu1- can the immense iron man which Is to be the exhibit of the Birmingham dis trict at the St. Louis exhibition this month.
 In a few short months the Commercial club has accomplished the task of mak- ing this iron man a reality, and when the gates of the exposition are thrown open May 1, Birmingham and the state of Ala bama will be fittingly represented. Had any one known lne task before thern when the idea was first suggested last August, 1t is doubtful if an iron man of heroic dimensions would ever have been attempt ed and that it will be completed on time is due to almost marvellous efforts on the part of a few.
 During the past week the first casting of the statue was made in the Birming- ham Steel and Iron company's plant, and before the end of this week 1t is expected that a second casting of probably four pieces will be made, but even at that there remains some eight pieces to cast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Got Himself Into Trouble.
rom the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
 Senator Knute Nelson went to Baltimore some ten days ago and addressed meet ing of bankers and merchants who were giving banquet. The Minnesota senator recalled in happy fashion how during the civil war he marched through the city as a private soldier. telling in humorous fashion how he captured horse not far from Baltimore. These experiences fur nished much amusement. but a couple of days after Mir. Nelson returned to Wash ington he was given an opportunity to see the other side of the medal. The man who owned the horse wrote. demanding payment for the property which had been appropriated 90 many years ago. The let ter gave details which convinced Senator Nelson that the writer was indeed owner of the captured animal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

which is being erected near the foundry and inside which the statue Is to be set up before it is sent to St. Louis. The scaffold is not quite as high as the statue will be, and by looking at it and compar- ing 1t with surrounding objects, another idea of the size of the statue can be ob- tained.
 The other photograph was taken from the plaster cast of the statue. This cast was only about twenty-four inches high, but it was the original model of Sculptor Moretti, and it gives every detail of the larger statue as it will be when com pleted.
 Attempts have been made to take other pictures of the foundry where the cast ings are being made, but the volumes of smoke are so dense from the various fires that 1t was impossible. Proably the next pictures will be of the completed statue as 1t stands inside the scahold. This will be the first complete photograph of the full sized statue yet made, as the plaster cast was made in sections. and one sec tion was packed up and shipped before another was made.
 Thousands of pamphlets containing a picture of the statue and with concise and correct description of the resources
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Liverpoors New Cathedral.

From the St. James GazeJfe.
 The most remarkable and striking feat ure of the new Liverpoof cathedral will be the height of the vaulting of the nave and choir-measured il the barrel vault ing, l16 feet. and Into the high transepts 14o feet--which cannot fail to produce a very magnificent effect. No cathedral in the country approaches It's height. The nearest is Westminster, the nave of which has a height of f02 feet. while York meas ures 99 feet: then Salisbury s4 and Lin coin s. Chester reaches only 7s. The whispering gallery" of St. Paul's cathe- dral Is i00 feet from the floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
carnatIon and Primrose.
m the New York Globe.

From the New York Globe.
 A British lawyer twittsd a New York member of the bar on what the former was pleased to call American lack of sem tinient The twit was mace on carnatlon day.
 q read in your newspapers" said the Briton. that the carnatIon was to be worn on a certain day out of respect to the memory of the late President Me Kiniey. As my wife is m American, l bought a carnation on tho day set. In the big hotel where l am stopping was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

the only man whose lapel had the Presi- dents flower. I had some business that day in one of your courts. ano l was the only man inside the bar who wore the carnation. Even the judge vas without 1t. I know 1t was through no dlsrespect to the memory of man whom all good men respected. You are simply too com mercial over here to indulge In sentiment. You ought to be anywhere in England on primrose day, and you would under stand what 1 rnean-''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

about one-eighth of an inch for every foot. caused by the cooling.
 The statue being cast of soft. high silicon iron which will reduce the shrink age to a minimum. As soon as the iron has cooled it Is lifted from the ground by the crane and carried to an out of the way place In the foundry, where it will He until all Is ready and It can be put together in the seaffold which Is being built Just outside the door of the foundry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

put back into place just as they were taken apart. for the purpose of making the core. The shell of Vulcan will vary in thickness from inches in the feet and ankles to inch In the head.
 To get the required thickness between the core and the outside of the mould mud blocks about 6 inches square and of the required thickness of the shell of the pattern are nailed on the inside of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
His Side Line.
From Puck.

From Puck
 Employer-James. did I see you shoot Ing craps In the back alley yesterday?
 office Boy--Sure. Yer don't suppose I kin live on simply do salary you pays me do Yog3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

Y Total height, 56 feet. < ' Height to top of head 51 feet. | % Length of face, feet Inches. . . Length of foot, 6 feet | ' Length of arm, 10 feet. < ' Distance across shoulders 10 feet. z ' Circumference of chest, 22 feet 9 . ' inches. s . Diameter of ankle, feet inches. ! ' Diameter of calf of leg, feet 3 |
 . inches. -s Y Diameter of waist (side to side) :. . feet inches A Y Diameter of waist Cront to bacl5) . . feet 3 inches. . \ Circumference of waist IS feet .
 ~- inches. z
 4 Circumference of neck, Il feet 6 -s ' inches. s Diameter of neck. feet T inches. :. % Total weight of figure 100000 -~ . pounds. > ' Weight of anvil block COCO pounds < 4 Weight of spear head, $50 pounds. -> -% Weight of hammer. 300 pounds. ( ~ Total number of pieces. f5. < < Weight of each lighter piece, 5000 4
 ' pounds. . Weight of heavier pieces, 9o0o -s
 ' pounds. s . Total weight of plaster cast. 3O,- < . GOO pounds. < + Weight of lighter piece of cast, < ' 1900 pounds 4 Weight of heavier pieces of cast, < \ 2000 pounds. e ' Total cast of statue, $20,0OO <
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

the west, there is no evidence that
they are actually occurring. Gen.
kuropatkin's left wing has been heard
from. The Associated press has the
first connected account of the four.
days fight in front of Tumin and
Eaitchoun passes, resulting in the
final withdrawal of the strong Russian
column which had been sent to turn
the japanese right, though Gen. Mist
chenko seems to have actually pene-
trated considerable distance inside
the japanese line
The report of the operations of the
Russian left wing is still three days
old and since that time no news has
been received from this column. The
situation at this date may be de-
scribed as follows: Gen. Kuropatkin
has Slightly advanced his center, re-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20
HocH oN PROHIBITION.
Democratic ght on Him on that Line
Fallen Flat.

Democratic ght on Him on that Line
Fallen Flat.
The Democratic campaign managers
have found that the people Of Kansas
are very wei satisfied with e. w.
Hoch's stand on the prohib'tory law
The Democratic fight on him on that
question has fallen fat.
Hochs position is unassailable. This
Is what be said in his keynote speech
on the subject:
"Our willy opponents are trying to
make cheap capital out of the prohibi-
tlon question. In anti-prohibition GEN.
ters | am characterized as a crank on
the subject; In temperance localities I
am charged with renounclng my life
time vlews-all this to weaken the Re
publican ticket and strengthen their
own feeble cause. Now. am not and
never was a fanatic on this or any
other subject. nor have | or will re-
nounee my lifetime Views. Prohibi-
ton long since passed into the domain
Of constitutional and statutory law.
Neither party mentioned It in their
platform. the Democrats even emitting
mention Of it for the first time in
twenty years. This law. like all other
laws, is committed to definite author.
tiles for enforcement Since the repeal
OF the metropolitan police law. which
required the governor to appoint COM
missioners in cities of the first class.
the cases are rare and extraordinary
when It becomes the duty of the gov
srnor or within the scope Of his power
TO act II, however. am called upon
to take the oath Of this exalted oAce.
] shan not take It with perjury on my
lips or in my heart and cannot be-
lIeve that my opponent who has worn
the judicial ernine insgnla Of the
law, and who. u elected. would be ~
CURED 10 take the EAme oath. would
taRs Il IN any other spirit or for am
other purpose than l have above sz.
pressed
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-10-20

occupying Sna" he, south OF the Shak1ie
river. Directly behind him at dis
tance of nine miles lies the Hun river,
and across the bridges spanning this
stream the Russians must retire in
case they retreat on Mukden. Cen
Kuropatkin must continue to firmly
hold his center and right flank in order
to prevent the japanese getting pos
session of the Hun river bridges. Thus
he will cover the withdrawal Of his ap-
parently beaten west wing.
There is still considerable uncer-
tainty as to the disposition of this left
column. Certainly it has not returned
to Mukden; whether 1t is again ad-
yancing after its first withdrawal is
not known. 1t is no longer question
of Russian Sedan, though all hope
of relieving Port Arthur must appar-
entity be abandoned. Little hope is ex.
pressed that Kuropatkin will be able
to continue to advance.
The four days fight of the eastern
column was Of the same desperate
character that marked the operations
of the center and right wing. A heavy
Russian column under such leaders as
Ivanoff, Rennenkampff, Garngross and
Kondratovitch repeatedly assaulted
strongly entrenched Japanese posi-.
tions on heights commanding the
passes. The assaults were largely
night work. The cannonade was so
furious that 1t was impossible to ad-
vance in the light of day. Finally, on
October 10, when the passes had been
actually occupied, came the order to
withdraw, probably owing to critictl
position at other parts of the front.
Here the story of the operations Of the
eastern wing of the Russian army
ends.
Gen. Grippenberg. who has arrived at
st. Petersburg, will go to the front
ten days hence to assume the command
Of the second Manchurian army.