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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
TRICKS OF BIG WAVES.
Rough Experiences on the stormy
Coast Of the Scilly Isles.


There are plenty of adventures to
bc found in photographing the great
waves OF the sea. +. j Mortimer, an
Englishman. tells Of some rough eX-
ppriences in getting pictures of this
kind on the stormy coast OF the Sicily
islands. lie says: One can never trust
the sea for moment. Once was
standing with my back TO cliff on
the top Of which was Il friend. whose
outstretched hands | could Just reach.
After watching the sea for some time
breaking at = safe distance. | turned
my back on it for one moment TO reach
up TO my friend for a fresh dark slide.
Fatal movement-as fatal as taking
ones eyes from crouchiug tiger for
no sooner had turned my head than
a wave darted in and era shed with ter
rife force on TO my back | was ALSO
lutely tattened against the rock. all
breath and feeling were Knocked from
my body. while my camera was smash
ed 10 smithercens. Bruised and gasp.
ing. ! could only totter home to bed,
and two days were passed before !
was fit to venture out again.
Then there was another adVen-
ture." says Mr.. Mortimer again, "caus-
ed by rope man who was too care
less. He had lowered me down mar
row crevice. a chimney, as il is called.
and having seen ice safely come 10
ground at the bottom he calmly threw
the rope down to me and went off,
never thinking that he might be re-
quired TO haul me up again. ono
glance ut the sea told me that ! was in
q most dangerous position. The tide
was coming In and would soon be
yelling up the chimney, and only by
way of the chimney could escape.
All intentions of taking photographs
threw to the wind, and, after shouting
till was hoarse, l began the upward
climb unaded - elbow work of the
s,iIfest kind. The chimney was 100 feet
high, and | spent the rest OF the day
in getting to the top.
Another time the promptitude OF n
friend In trying to save my life cost
me valuable outfit. | WAS photo
graphing from the base OF cliff, on
the top Of which stood my friend hold
Ing the rope TO which was attached
! Iva. c---@ fine ware that -
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
Autograph Thieves.

1t Is difficult 70 get access 10 the roy
~rumentS historical documents and pa
pers in Washington, and they who do
got access to them are always accom-
panied, as they make their consulta-
tons, by guide.
IL. Clay Evans said recently that n
big percentage OF the government S
documents have been robbed Of their
signatures The signatures. il of value,
have been cut out by thieves. hence the
precautions that are taken today.
Autograph hunting Is thought TO be
not very common, and yet so many
hundreds of the signatures of Wash.
ington, Hamilton, Burr, Lincoln. JEFF
ferson, and others have been stolen
from governmental documents that il
appears as if every American citizen
on seeing n good autograph feels that
he has the mural right to lift il.
For five years, though, thanks to the
vigilance that is now maintained, 10
autographs have been lifted from the
government archives. Kansas City In.
dependent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29

The late Bishop Merrill, a man Of
high Attachments and regarded as tn"
John Marshall of his denomination,
had been trained "a a preacher in the
somewhat severe school Of pioneer
Mcthodism. and in conducting public
worship he preferred the simplicity of
the primitive days.
Al one time he was Unexpectedly
called upon to preach in suburb Of
one of the large cities aud consented.
He arrived rather late on the appoint
ed Sunday morning and went Mt once
to the pulpit, without having had an
opportunity TO confer with the leader
of the choir relative 10 the musical
part of the service. The choir leader
in honor Of the bishops presence had
arranged m elaborate programme, Tn
aware OF this the bishop promptly
rose, announced a hymn and read it
through.
The leader OF the choir. however.
was not to be baked. The orCanist.
instead of playing the tune appropriate
10 the hymn, played VOLUNTARY az
usual II WAS followed by a "solec-
ton" rendered by the choir. and then
n soprano solo.
Tho bishop. who had sat down when
the voluntary began. waited until there
was lull in the performance. Then
he rose and without waiting for the
singing Of the hymn he had announced
began.
II wish to say to the congreGa ion"
he said, that | had no part in arrang-
ing these opening cXerc SOS
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
younr Falcons at School.

The young of falcons and hawks are
we'll trained by their parents. From
the time they are strong enough to pull
at and break up the Quarries brought
TO them il is one long course of iustruc-
ton The old birds know perfectly
we'll what tho yourg ones will have 10
do, and they get them fit for doing it
MS soon us they can They compel them
10 take longer fights day after day
and teach them how TO stoop that Is,
strike NJ their quarry. one or the 9TH
or will shoot up with potion OF feath.
or or, it may be, fur, followed by tho
young hopefuls. Then the morSCl is
dropped from the clutch, Down they
dash for it, and the one that makes tho
quickest stoop secures the prize before
IL reaches the ground. When the old
birds think the young can fcnd for
themselves, of they go, This is not a
case OF choice but necessity. for they
are simply cuffed and huffetcd off So
we'll is this known in the country that
1t is a common thing 10 hear lad say,
"FSem ere hawks has druv their young
uns of. Blackwood's Magazine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
Ecclesiastical Wit,

1t Is said that Archbishop Ryan has
kept Philadelphia in good humor for
twcnty-four years, the length of time
he has been at his post in that arch
diocese, and the story below is typical
of the way he has done it.
"Iour grace" said thc Hon. Wayne
MacNcagh when he was counsel of the
Pennsylvania railroad, "our president
here, who always travels with his
counsel, Will undoubtedly get you
passes over all the railroads in the
United States il in return you will give
him pass TO paradise"
"Ah," replied the archbishop quietly
81 would do so if it were not for sep
arating him from his counsel"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
WOMEN IN CHINA.
the Division Of tbe Scycs and the
Injustice 1t Works.

The most essential and conspicuous
mark of hcathenism in China today is
the division Of tho sexes, II divides
the empire into two classes and robs
each OF the help which the other is in.
tended 70 supply. It is astonishing tn
see 10 what extent this rule Of division
is carried In the families Of tho bet
Ter class the male and female members
are kept strictly apart The different
sexes even have different servants.
Brothers and sisters are not allowed to
associate together after the boys begin
their studies. which is usually at the
age Of FIVE years.
The social gatherings where both
sexes meet is not only unknown, but Is
regarded with adherence. TO them
no country could show greater signs Of
moral degeneracv and barbariSm than
to indulge in mixed social gatherings.
Even the worNng people seldom APP
| pear in the streets with their wives,
| and on the rare occasions when they
do the man walks behind his wife 10
| see that she conducts herself properly.
! 1t is unnecessary to say that among the
I people OF the higher classes the hus-
! band and wife are never seen together
| in the street or in any public place.
/ The law requires man TO mourn
/ three wears for the death Of father
and 100 days for the death OF q mother
/ but n man would be ostraczed socially
! If be gave any signs of grief or the
death Of his wife Probably many a
! Chinese husband becomes fond of his
wife after marriage-he has no oppor
tuuity previously-but il is breach %
good manners TO give any sign of such
! nature.
Two intimate friends engaged In cou-
yersation would never think Of men
tioning the name Of any female rela-
tive That common question. "Hcw il
! your wife," is never heard in China
and would be considered a gross aud
objectionable insult even between the
most intimate friends. Chinese gentle
men never mention. look or speak TO
members OF the other sex except those
Of their own family. In orde" that
there shall he no embarrassing chance
meetings when calling on friend the
visitor hcralds his approach by cough
Ing as he nears the house thus giving
the objectionable females time to make
their escape. 1t would be sign OF
poor breeding TO fail 70 give this sign,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29

An Ingenious and original American
while tending his bees in an ordinary
beehive noticed one day while han
ding a swarm that the Temperature
within the hive appeared TO be similar
TO that in his incubator. He there.
upon put the matter to the test by
means of the thermometer and found
that his senses had guided him Alright
1t then occurred to him that he mi ght
combine the industries of honey max.
ing and egg Matching and make the SUI.
perfiuOuS warmth from tho one provide
the necessary temperature" for the 9th.
or. According to the Scientific Amcri,
can, he placed twenty eggs in thc up
pr portion OF the hive and separated
them from the working apartments of
the bees by means of n cotton cloth.
Tho eggs were further protected by
cushions made from quilt and left
in their unique position for the req
uisite number OF days. Eighteen OF
the twenty eggs were satisfactorily
Matched. The sensations Of the young
chickens on realizing the nature and
occupations Of their foster mothers are
not recorded. --Chamber Journal.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
A LOST TREASURE.
The Funny Old Circus Clown Of the
Days That Are Gone.

Days Ihat Are Gone.
! feel kind of sorry for the poor little
young ones that grow M and never
know what a clown is like. Oh, yes,
they have them today inter fashion
They stub their toes and fall down the
same "A ever, but there il a whole mob
of them, and you can't take the interest
in them that YOU could in the one, the
only, the inimitable clown there usedto
be. character OF such importance that
he got his name on the bills
The ringmaster was a kind of stuck
up fellow. very important in his own
estimation, but he didn't have a spark
of humor-not n spark. And he'd be
swelling around there, all so grand,
and the clown, Just to take him down
a peg or two, would ask him q conun-
drum. And do you think he could ever
guess one? Never. Not one. And
when the clown would tell him what
the answer was he'd he SO vexed at
himself that he'd try TO take it out on
the moor clown and cut him with his
long whip.
Yes, sir: there arc heads OF families
today. III bet YOU. that have grown ny
without ever having heard a clown
sing comic song and ask the audience
TO Join in the chorus. And II YOU say 10
such people. Here we are again, Mr.
Merryman," or Bring on another
horse" or What will the little lady
have now? The banners. my lordT
tLov lnnl, NJ wan So funny They dom
know what you mean. and they don't
know whether to get huffy or not.
Well, suppose IT had TO be that the
funny old clown with all his songs and
qups and conundrums and comical re
marks, should disappear. Perhaps he
didn't pay.-Eugene Wood in Nc
Cures.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29

"You promised, madam to obey me
when we married, and you've never
done it,"
Huh You endowed me. sir. with all
your worldly goods, and You never had
any Baltimore American
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
Need DiscipIine.

Then how is it with your children
spirituality? We will suppose that YOU
have cared for them physically, mental
ly and morally, but have YOU tided
them in their spiritual lives? Have
YOU ever Interested yourself in their
sunday school lessons: When the even
ing hours come have You ever taken
them upon your lap to show them the
Bible pictures: Have you ever told
them about the great sacred characters
Of the Old Testament and the New
Have YOU tried 10 teach them TO love
Jesus Christ ana lead them 10 walk
hand in hand with their Saviour: You
know. 10y the law of pedagogics there
are two ways of teaching. The first Is
to bring out or develop what Is in the
child The second way is 10 cOutin-
ually have before you an ideal child"
and then try to pattern all your chill
dren after the ideal child In your
religious life have you continually tried
to hold before your little ones and your
boys and girls the ideal child? Have
you tried TO pattern your children after
that ideal child called Christ?
BY the higher spiritual law could
you say what the Shunammite woman
OF my text said il your child was dead
Surprising one of those terrible quick
and fatal diseases should come TO your
home and take away your baby in a
night and that, as your pastor, i come
to your home and accost you in the
words OF Elisha, as it we'll with the
child?" Could you answer, like the
Slunammte woman: 1T is well. Yes
he Is we'll with Jesus. He is we'll with
my dear ones who preceded him. Yes
my child is well because he is forever
safe from sin. He Is well in heaven.
! Could you say that? If you could not
say that, you had better beware, for
the death angel seems to be partial &c
our little ones. oh. how many small
graves there are in the family plots
| II almost seems that to some of us life
may have n reproduction Of that of Il
roor washerwoman who some years
ago came 10 a photograph gallery IN
western city, The proprietor looked al
her sharply. for she was evidently very
poor, as he said, "Wcll, my good WON
an, what do you wantt' She said: 81
want TO have my babys picture taker
If I could. please. sir. But amt go
no money. But II you will let me
will clean and scrub up the floors fol
You in order to pay for the picture
Then, when the baby began to utter
n plaintive wall, the poor woman said
''You see, sir. he don't cry like wei
baby. He amt never been strong
None Of my babies are, I've burec
four. and ! amt got no picture OF an,
Of them. so | thought Id try and gs
a picture - this one in case anything
should happen. I'd do any amount o.
scrubbing il you would only take this
picture for I'm afraid this little one
might go like the rest" The proprietor
brushed away a tear az he said: Yes
good woman, ] will take a picture %
your baby. SIT right down now A
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-29
Are They DriftinRf

But ! have another home greeting,
How are your boys and girls morally?
What is the character of your children?
Are they like a great magnificent ship
which has been launched and Is fitted
furnaces full OF coal, with its provl-
sions in the storcroom, with passengers
crowding the cabins. with sailors at
their posts and with captain upon the
quarter deck and with wheelman hold
If the whet,. with compass and chart.
md yet with no rudder for .hA si.erna
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
Local Items.

The preliminary trial Of Napoleon
White and VIII West. the two negroes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
Personal and General.

Charles ]. Herbert has returned from a
several weeks business trip to points in
Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Louis
lana.
Miss Hattie Brazelton and Mr.. Edward
Brazeton entertained few of the men,
bers of the 'possum party who enjoyed a
hunt at their home on Avenue T to-
night The possums caught on the hunt,
among other delicacies, were served the
guests The guests were Miss Roberta
Russell, Miss Ethel Zuber, Mr.. G. NJ
Strip, Mr. T. L. Barrett.
Miss Agnes Mcdowell entertained at her
home this afternoon in compliment to the
members Of the Junior Glass club of
, Miss Hannan's school on the South High
lands, Birmingham. The charming young
hostess served delightful refreshments to
her guests. Those present were Miss
Louise Archer Miss Adelaide Cannon,
Miss Ethel Pennington. Miss Clara Will
son. Miss Ella May Archer of Birming-
ham, and Miss Bessie Morrison and Miss
Kate Holt of Ensley-
Mrs. r. B. Pennington Of Birmingham
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence
Pennington.
The regular services will be observed at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church to-
morrow at the II o'clock services. The
pastor, the Rev. Lawson A. Reagor, will
preach on missions"
Edward Cushing, who has been quite
i'll for several days. is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Julia Diggett has returned from
Mobile. and is the guest of her brother,
]. NJ Perkins. Mrs. Diggett will remain in
Ensley a few days before returning TO
her home in Chicago. She came south to
attend the funeral of her father, the late
| A. H. Perkins
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times they call constantly to each other.
Flying low on these cloudy nights the
birds are often dazed by the lamps of
lighthouses, and, striking against them in
great numbers, are killed or manned.
All these things and many more obser-
walton has taught regarding migration
AS to it's causes, the best we can yet do
is to speculate. 1t was formerly thought
that cold drove the birds in fall to seek a
warmer climate, while attachment to
their summer home impelled them to re-
turn to it with the coming of mild weather
again in spring. 1t is reasonable to be-
lieve that attachment to a given sum-
mer home has much to do with the north
ward spring journey of the birds, but 1t
is now generally conceded that insult
ficiency of food rather than cold is the
chief factor that causes the return migra-
ton in fall
Some of the hawks and other birds re-
pair and reuse an old nest for many
years. When a pair of birds appears at
nearly the same date year after year at
a given nesting place, it is reasonable to
suppose that it is one and the same pair,
and that an attachment for that partic-
uiar site is indicated.
While we readily see where birds as a
class profit by migration, it is not easy to
understand how certain individuals are
adVanIaSed by II, OF Will IL ~ thdt III
duces those individuals to undertake 1t.
To explain this some ornithorogists have
brought in the theor' of the survival of
the fittest," arguing that such birds as
remained overerowded in u southern
breeding place, where competition was
keener FOR food for themselves and young,
would be at a disadvantage with those
who sought more room and greater
abundance of food in more northern
If,,.r RtIilA i'm
birds that remained i'm the locality of
growing scarcity of food and the greater
severity of climate during the trying win
ter season would not have the same adj
vantages as those which sought their
southern quarters again. Thus the birds
which did not conform to the migratory
movements would eventually be elmi-
mated. and the instinct of migration would
be handed down by an ever growing num-
Der until it became universal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-25
| SOUTHERN STEEL
PARTY IN ENSLEY
Look Over Properties of the
Company There
CHAMPION RAT SLAYER
Snltz, an Ensley Terrier, Holds Record,
With Forty-three Rats In Sue
cesslon-other News
of Ensley.

Ensey November 24.-(Special.) -Ensley
was visited by another large party of
business men and captains of industry
today
This time It was a number of the high
officials and directors of the Southern
Steel company.
Those in the party were Moses Taylor,
president; r. B. Van Cortlandt, w. d.
Kountze, ]. D. Lasey, John Bindley,
CORTLAND Van Camp, C. T. Perrin, E. I.
Shuler and c. E. Buck
They came to Ensley over the lines OF
the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
err company, reaching here about 10
o clock. After inspecting the plants of the
company there the party was met by a
private car which came to the city over
the Louisville and Nashville road, and
was conveyed to Bessemer over the short
line by way of Robertstown. They We're
headed for the mines at Virginia City The
party has been in the south for several
days inspecting the company's holdings
in this section.
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~ 81 E Y DE p X F T ~ E ~ T ==

| charged with dynamiting the house of the
| negro Kenrick, at No. mine, which
was set for trial in Justice of the
| Peace James Brodies' court this morn
| ing was postponed on account of the
absence of some of the witnesses of the
Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad COM
pany. who is prosecuting the case. The
| trial was postponed until Monday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The crime was COM
mitted early in the week, and White and
West were arrested on suspicion and
charged with. having committed the Of
fense
One end of Kenrick's house was blown
into splinters by the terrific explosion,
but as the particular room was empty
a. the time no one was hurt The negroes
were arrested by Deputies John Wren
and W. C. Eubank.
The Rev P A. Cheek of Birmingham
will conduct the services at the Christian
church in this city tomorrow morning
and night.
]. II. Sheldon, manager of the Snow
Flake laundry, has just completed a large
addition to his laundry on Seventeenth
street. In which he will install a large
drying and starching department in con-
nection with his laundry. The new room
is 25x75 feet. and has modern cement
floor. A modern drying room will be in
stalled in the new room in addition to
several ironing and starching machines,
all of which will be of the latest pat
terms.
The rapidly increasing business of the
Snow Flake demands more machinery,
and more room, and Mr.. Sheldon, recog-
nizing the need of a f1rst-class laundry
in Ensley is making every effort to meet
the requirements. A large assortment of
modern laundry machinery has Just been
received and will be installed at once.
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All Ready for Play.

Tuesday and Wednesday, December
and s. have been set as the time for the
performance, Damon and Pythias, !"
which is to be given under the auspices of
the local lodge knights of Pythias Daily
rehearsals are being had. The partici-
pants have all been assigned the different
roles and the cast is complete. The cast
of characters is as follows:
Damon-Prof. T. r. Walker.
Pythias-Charles II. Mandy.
Dionysius-Robert L. Daniel.
Damocles-Sam N. Matson.
Procles-W. r. Stewart
Philistius-L. G. Waldrop.
Lucullus-A r. Mays.
Calanthe-Mrs. Sam n. Matson.
Hermion-Mrs. j. w. Clayton.
The senator's and soldiers parts, num-
boring about seventy-fiye, will be taken
by members of the lodge.
This will be perhaps one of the best
amateur performances ever given in Ems
ley, and judging from the excellent work
being done in the portrayal of the differ
emit roles by the several participants, tho
drama will be one of great credit TO the
talent. The rehearsals have been under
the personal direction of Mr.. j. Edgar
Owens of New York. Mr.. Owens has had
wide experience in the theatrical world,
and is himself an author of repute. He is
the author of the pretty musical eXtraNa-
ganza Entertainment" which was given
in this city a few days ago, in which 100
children participated.
Damon and Pythias" will be given at
the Ensley opera house. A large attend
ance is anticipated at both performances