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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
At the Biiou,

Bankers and Brokers" will end a most
successful week at the Bijou theatre with
a matinee this afternoon and perform
ance tonight. Big houses have been in or
der all the week, and the show has been
enjoyed. Yorke and Adams haze proven
themselves capable comedians who know
how to make people laugh. They have a
good vehicle in Bankers and Brokers'"
which permits them to satirize modern
financial methods. They have the support
of good company. The chorus is attrac-
lively gowned, and there are four
ponies" who do some clever dancing The
dancing features of the performance are
especially pleasing. For next week the
Bitou will offer an exceptional bill in the
popular play, I'm Old Kentucky" which
comes with a complete scenic mounting
and a large company, including the pick
aninny band.
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News of GreenviIIe.

Greenville. October 19.-(Special.)- 1.-The
convention of the knights of Pythias held
here yesterday was attended by quite a
number of delegates from the lodges COM
posing the district. The local members
spared no pains to make the occasion sue
eessful and pleasant, and in this were
very fortunate. The work of the conven-
ton was harmonious and satisfactory,
the social feature very pleasant.
Last night after the business of the SEES
sion was completed the visitors and men,
bers repaired to the Red Mems hall,
where an elegant seven-course banquet
was rendered them. Several hours were
passed very delightfully."-, and all We're
unanimous in their expressions of pleas
ure.
Mrs. C. B. Gamble and Miss Perry Por-
terfeld will entertain the Sackoff- McMul-
Ian bridal party at luncheon next Tues
day at noon.
Mrs. Sophia Dulin of Birmingham
reached here yesterday and is with her
brother, Mayor J. j. Mcmillan and fam
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
At the Majestic.

One of the star features of the bill for
next week at the Majestic will be Cum
ming, a handeuff expert, who is called
the king of Jail Breakers Cunning
has given performances in many large
cities of the country where he has never
failed to create sensation. Recently in
Salt Lake City he mystified the police
department by the ease with which he got
out of cell in Salt Lake jail. Two
Oregon boots and pair of steel shackles
were placed on the mans ankles, each of
the boots Weighing thirty pounds He was
then locked in a cell which he opened in
eleven minutes, having freed himself of
the shaekles and the boots without any
outside help. Manager Parry of the Ma
jestic says that Cunning will probably
make an offer to the authorities of Biz
mingham to test his skill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Insurance Agents Dissatisfied.

Atlanta, October 19.-tSpecial. )-Geor-
gia physicians who act as examiners for
life insurance companies are expressing
considerable dissatisfaction with the new
scale of fees which has been adopted
by the New York Life, the Mutual Life
the Equitable and other companies, as IL
cuts their compensation down almost 81
in each case Heretofore the uniform fee
has been S. for every policy Under the
new scale only IS will be paid for examin-
ations when the policy is under s50J0; s.
when it is between $4,000 and $4,000 and $40
for any policy over $4,000. The physicians
say that the great majority of policies
are for amounts under S5000 and this
means that practically 81 is clipped off
their fee in each case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
AMUSEM ENTS.
1.-THE Woman In the Case"

Those who have seen ''The Woman in
the Case in which Blanche Walsh is to
appear at the Jefferson theatre Monday
night, seem to be of the opinion that the
main source of Clyde Fltehs inspiration
In writing the play was a recent great
New York tragedy that stirred the entire
country. Mr.. Fitch claims that he mapped
out the plot long before the tragedy oc-
CURED, yet several features of the play
are so identical as to lead many people
to doubt it. The plot differs in that man
is accused by the woman in the case of
having murdered the deceased, who is
eventually proved to have committed sui
eide. The main thing which interests the
plasgoing public is whether the play is
an interesting entertainment. This query
is emphatieally enough answered by the
fact that it has proved the most genuine
dramatic success New York has had in
many seasons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Has Teacher Arrested.

Phenix City, October 9.-(special)-H
A. Carmack, well-known citizen of Phe-
nix City, has sworn out warrant against
Prof Leonard Rutledge, a teacher in the
public schools, charging him with as
sault and battery. 1t is alleged that the
teacher whipped the young son of the
prosecutor cruelty and to an unnecessary
extent The trial of the case was set for
Monday No bond was required.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Heart Failure Kills Leper.

Clarksburg, W. Va, October 19,-George
Rashid, the Syrian leper, who several
months ago was driven from various cities
in the east because of his afflicton, died
in shanty at Pickens. neif here today.
Heart failure was the cause of his death.
The body will be eremated by the county
authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Father Charters Train.

New Orleans. October 1s-To save his
life if possible by a surgical operation,
Edward Wax was hurried to New Or
leans by special train from Baton Rouge
tonight. He had been shot in the abdomen
and his father, who is city official of
Baton Rouge, chartered the train with
all possible dispatch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
RECORD OF THE COURTS
Circuit Court.

In the circuit court yesterday the case
of w. r.. Sells, administrator, VS.. Ala
bama Steel and Wire company was still
ON trial. g..
New Suit Filled.
Leila NJ. Norment sues Samuel Rich and
Boston Shoe store for 10000 damages for
personal injuries. Plaintiff AYERS that on
October 90 1905 at the intersection OF
Third avenue and Nineteenth street, she
was struck and knocked down by ser
want of the defendant. who was riding a
bicycle. whereby she was bruised and
wounded and caused to incur great ex-
pense for medical treatment.
City Court.
In the second division of the city court
yesterday Judge Ferguson rendered a
Judgment IN favor of VIII Dowdell VS.. s..
Louis and San Francisco Railroad COM
pany for the sum of $50
I The case of Shed Johnson VS.. st. Louis
and San Francisco Railroad company was
dismissed for want of prosecution.
Motions and default docket will be taken
up today in both divisions of the city
court.
chanoery Court
In the chancery court yesterday the fol-
lowing DEGREES were rendered;
r. b Burnett Cigar company VS.. Mary
f. Rensford, Ell al. decree overrulng de-
murrer to bill respondent allowed thirty
days to file answer
Albert Cougler vs.. Margaret Cougler;
case dismissed for want of prosecution.
William Baird vs. Alan f. Howison;
submitted for final decree.
Federal Court.
Judge Jones was engaged yesterday in
hearing equity eases.
The ease of j. O. Battelle and j. H.
Frantz VS.. Lookout Mountain Iron COM
pany was argued. and submitted on de-
murer. Arguments were made for modifi-
cation of decree of sale set for Novem-
Der SO as to provide a more effective
method of contestng claims of bondhold-
ers.
Federal Docket-LaW Cases.
The following docket is set for trial in
the federal court today before Judge
Thomas G. Jones:
John GddulS Us. w H. BatcnellOr ~
Co; Loula Thompson VS. Western Union
Telegraph company; Il. Il. Ryan, admins
traitor. VS.. Kansas City, Memphis and Bir-
mingham Railroad company; Lewis Gar
her VS. Republic Iron and Steel company
Emmanuel Wood, pro ami vs.. Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company; Samuel
Barker vs.. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company.
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viii Grant Respites.

Marshall Mo-, October 19.-Governor
Folk announced here tonight that next
Monday he will grant respite for both
Mrs. Aggie Myers and Frank Hoffman,
who are under sentence of death for the
murder of Clarence Myers the woman's
husband, to allow the supreme court of
the United States ample time to review
the case of Mrs. Myers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
Death Penalty Imposed,

Alexandria, La, October ia yer
dict imposing the death penalty on
Thomas Brady for a criminal assault
upon 16-year-old girl was returned
today by the jury which tried him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20
New Vessels Ordered.

London. October 19.-The success of the
trials of the British battleshlp Dread
naught has led the admiralty to give
orders for the construction without de-
lay of three other such vessels. One Is to
he built at Portsmouth. one at Devon
port and one in private dockyard.
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HUNDREDS DEAD
FROM HURRICANE
OFF CUBAN COAST
CONTINUED FROM PAGE IL

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stock of hardware nearry ruined by the
deluge of rain which poured in, causing
loss of from $4,000 to $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-20

Professor McConnells Tuesday and Sat.
urday classes and dances at 2o2 Ia First
avenue.
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Green Undertaking Company.

E. t. Shaw & Sons, Undertakers.
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In the circuit court yesterday the case
of w. r.. Sells administrator, VS.. Ala
bama Steel and Wire company was still
on trial.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04

ropean police as Count Ether" be-
cause he was a scientist who, when
wanted for a burglary, always van
ished as quickly as that volatile spirit.
Won Schmidt was discovered by his
efforts to patent his invention. He ex.
planned to patent agent in Berlin
what his patent would do, and offered
to make his way into the attorney s
safe. but the attorney called up the
police instead.
.Acetylene gas, one of the most i'm
portants ind ustrial inventions of the
last decade, was stumbled upon by ac-
cident by man named Wilson, who
had an electrical furnace in North
Carolina for metallurgical purposes.
From time to time he used a great
deal of rock salt in his furnace stock,
and also limestone as fux. When
ever these two materials were fused
together, as he noticed after a while,
the Stag produced by the intense cleo
trical heat included a dirty grayish
substance wholly unlike anything he
had ever seen.
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Evolved the Idea Of Packing Them In
Separate Compartments.

These did not fulfill Edison's expec-
tations, and were discarded as useless
His assistants soon discovered that
by holding the drumheads close to the
mouth and making cultural sound a
noise approaching music could be Sc
cured, much the same as when piece
of paper is wrapped around comb.
In attempting to playfully stop one of
the men from playing on It, Edison
touched the little needle, but no soon
er had he done so than he gave one
of his characteristic starts and re-
quested the operator to repeat the per-
Torrance. 1t was repeated, and again
he touched the needle, with evident
delight. He went among his assist
ants, asking them to hum, sing and
talk against the little drumhead, he
keeping his finger ever so lightly on
the little needle.
Il have i'll" he suddenly exclaimed,
and retreated to his office and com
menced drawing diagrams for new ma.
chinery, which his assistants speedily
made, and a few days later the first
monograph was put together. 1t was
crude affair, the pin making an i'm
preston on wax 1t talked imperfect
ly, but it showed Edison that he was
on the right track, and he rapidly i'm
proved it, until now 1t is almost per-
lection. The monograph was at first
regarded as a mere toy, but later it
was sold for 100000
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Millions in Air.Rrake.

The inventor of the air-brake,
George Westinghouse, is one of the
best known inventors of the present
day, but 1t was long time before he
could get any moneyed men interested
enough in his air-brake to back him
Perhaps the one thing in his life that
Mckee Rankin regretted was that
when Westinghouse offered him half
interest in the air-brake for $500 he
did not accept it, This invention net
ted Mr.. Westinghouse many millions
of dollars and brought him worldwide
fame.
1t was just the other day that a
young man, Gerald b. Livergood, re-
fused 100000 for a street car device
that could be utilized to show the
names of the streets automatically, as
he believed that his royalties will
make him millionaire Hardly a day
passes that does not see some new in
vention, and fortune is always ready
to smile on the one who keeps a light
heart through adversely and turns his
thoughts to inventing something for
the betterment of mankind.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
nEfornian's 7erribles Battles
NTH Mountain Lion and Condor
tne Experience Of Hunter the Southern Peninsula
Wounds and Torn Clothing as Reminders
of His Adventure

ing up a stone, threw it at the bird,
striking 1t on one wing.
Evidently this reused the vulture's
wrath, for, spreading its great wings,
1t rose with loud hiss high into the
air. Gopher stepped forward to see
what damage had been done to his
quarry, when, without sound save
the rush OF air through its great pin.
ions, the condor fell from the height
to which 1t had assembled and struck
the man squarely between the shout.
ders, the while tearing at his head
with beak and talons.
Knocked down by the force Of the
blow, the hunter fell forward over the
body of the deer and down into a lit
tie gully. Doubtless this alone saved
his life, for had the great bird sue
ceeded in landing one blow on his
skull with its heavy beak 1t must
surely have split his head wide open.
Rolled into the gulch Gopher had
presence of mind enough to lie still
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
Parade to Have Novel Feature

A novel feature of the parade at the
time of the national encampment of
the Spanish War Veterans, to be held
in Washington next October, will be
a drill team composed of the wives,
mothers, daughters, sisters and sweet
hearts of the soldiers of 1898. The
team will come from Toledo, O., and
will comprise about 80 or 40 women.
They will be clad in suits of khaki
cloth. with skirts slightly above the
shoetops. to show the army leggins.
They will wear the regulation mill
tary compaign hats of gray, and are
armed with small silk flags This team
is well drilled, and 1t has carried off
prizes at several memorable drill
contests. The soldier girls will march
up to the White house, headed by a
band, to pay their respects to Com.
rade Roosevelt.
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strange to say, quite as many patents
are granted them for improved ma.
ohinery as for articles of woman's
wear.
The first patent ever granted to a
woman in the United States was for
a machine for the weaving of straw
with silk or thread. and this was pa
tented in 1909 by Mary Kies Mary
Jane Montgomery invented the NOW.
ing machine, and in 1866 she took out
patent on machine for punching
holes in corrugated metal. Her many
inventions Melted her a considerable
fortune, as fortunes went in those
days. A woman in California made
over $500 from her invention of the
baby carriage, and woman in Wash
ington, Mrs. Johnson, made a good
thing out of the invention of the ice
cream freezer, for before that time all
cream was stirred with spoon until
IL was frozen.
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LITTLE THINGS THAT
HAVE MADE FORTUNES
Simple Toys and Puzzles Have Brought Millions Their Inventors
Some of the Greatest Discoveries Made Purely Through
Acciden-Edson and the Photograph
There's millions in It,"

There's millions in It."
The man or woman who conceives
an idea that is patentable almost in
variably has visions of immense
wealth, but how often the dream is
realized may be found by consulting
the patent office authorities, the men
who handle thousands and thousands
OF these children of the brain" that
never bring to their inventors even
the amount of money necessary for
getting them patented But, on the
other hand, there are great many
patents that have made their origin
ators immensely wealthy, and famous
as we'll
One would naturally suppose that
the greatest returns would be from
the large affairs, such as the electric
railroad, the telephone and the tele-
graph, but such is not the case, for the
small household inventions, mechani-
cal toys and puzzles have given quick
er returns and greater profits for the
money expended than any of the lar
ger affairs.
At some time or another in life ev-
erybody has turned his mind to get
ting out patent, and the usual cry
has been, when one man succeeded in
amassing fortune. that he had luck.
Luck never enters into the patent
business, except in so far as one in
vents something at the time that
something Is wanted by the buying
public. The man who invented Pigs
in Glover happened to strike the
public fancy. and millions of people
all over the country were chasing the
little marbles into the middle pen.
That man made millions on his simple
puzzle because he launched it at the
right time.
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Discovered AcetyIene Gas.

For weeks he noticed this substance,
without giving more than a passing
thought to it, and continued to dump
it into the river upon the banks of
which he had built his furnace. Soon
the pile of Stag was so high that the
top reached above the water, and then
curious thing occurred The water
would sizzle and steam as the Stag
was dumped in, but this day, as the
last of the Stag was poured onto the
little island, some of 1t remained red
hot Suddenly there was a brilliant
burst of flame, so prolonged and so
hot that there was danger of the fur
mace catching fire
Then Wilson began to think The
next day he took some of the curious
looking substance and wet it with wa.
ter, but much to his surprise, nothing
came of it. Then he struck match
and held IL near the mixture, and inn
mediately bright flame was produced
and Wilson knew that he had discov-
cred something valuable. His discov-
cry was acetylene gas. and he made a
fortune out of it.
A German manufacturer of nitro
glycerin was the inventor of dynamite,
but was not seeking for 1t at the time
he received proof of its explosive quail
tiles. Nltroglycerin is a liquid which
will not explode, but win burn rather
with a steady flame, when fire is APP
piled One day the manufacturer
spilled some of the stuff on the floor,
and a little later dropped lighted
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for few moments. Then, raising
himself to sitting posture, he saw
the vulture, its hideous head turned
sideways the better to watch his hid
ing place, seated on a huge bowlder
just back of the body of the deer.
Dropping down again Gopher reached
for his revolver (his rifle was lying
beside the dead deer) and, raising
himself very cautiously from the
gulch, took chance shot at the bird.
Once again it rose into the heavens
and once again fell like thunderbolt,
this time aiming at his head, which
he had carelessly exposed when the
bird flew up. He drew back Just in
time to escape the blow and then
realized that 1t was now fight for
life between himself and the vulture,
thoroughly maddened by the loss of
it's meal.
Again and again he fired his reyolv-
err, apparently without effect. At
length he had but one cartridge left
in the gun and, determined to end the
battle at once, he sprang from his
place of concealment just as the bird
alighted again on the bowlder. Point
blank he fired at the huge black form
and this time the shot took effect in
one wing, so Gripping the vulture that
it could not fly.
Gopher rushed over to his rife, in
tending to end the life of his foe,
when, waddling and fluttering from
its perch, the vulture struck him again
and again. 1t seemed as if every
where he turned there was the great
bird. His trousers were soon in rib
bons and the sharp beal of the bird
made cruel cuts in his legs and the
lower part of his back. AS it stood
up the condor's head reached far
above his waist line, and the battle
in the face of so powerful and SC
heavy a bird was no light one.
At length. however, he succeeded
in picking up his rife, and, clubbing
it, struck the bird a powerful blow
alongside the head. Even the vulture
could not stand such blow as this
and fell over dead or dying in the
same little gully from which Gopher
had just crawled
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match In the same place. The explos-
ion which followed was astonishing
and quite little disconcerting, but he
had discovered dynamite, and his for.
tune was made. While nitroglycerin
will not explode while in liquid form,
1t becomes explosive the instant the
particles are separated so that each
has sufficient air about It, This fluid
vaporizes whenever sufficiently shock.
ed. and is then so infiammable that
the mere heat of the shock sets 1t off
The name of the German who spilled
his nitroglycerin was Nobel, and he
patented the combination and became
immensely wealthy.
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Criminals as Great Inventors.

Criminals have played an important
part in some of the worlds greatest
inventions, and some have made small
fortunes out of their discoveries.
Charles Filler, who devised the new
lock-stitch sewing machine, was serv-
ing his fourth term for burglary when
the idea was perfected When he was
released his idea was backed by some
capitalists, and he was given a salary
of $4,000 year to superintend the
construction of the machines, in addi-
ton to royalty. At the same time
he sold his English rights for $50, 900
cash and $4,000 worth of stock of the
English company.
The discovery of thermite has help.
ed science and mechanics to such an
extent that one steel manufacturer re-
marked that it would, when in gen,
eral use, decrease the cost of steel
ships one-third, yet the inventor was
Fritz Won Schmidt, known to the Eu
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-10-04
JAPANESE NATION OF WORKERS.
Everybody Manages to Keep Busy in
Land of the Mkado.

Everybody in Japan appears to
do work of some kind; is it coun-
try without beggars, without drunk
ards, and all are polite and good
natured. Nothing is heard or seen
of the effect of the recent war.
The people neither talk about 1t nor
have they become overbearing or in
any manner intoxicated by their great
victories, but have quietly gone to
work to develop their Industries, to
increase their commerce and trade,
and to get a fair control over the new
markets which the success Of their
armies has opened for them.
A tendency to exclude other nations
from these markets does not exist, the
uniform and repeated assurance being
readily given by Japan's leading
statesmen. that the promise OF the
open door" in Korea and Manchurla
will, as far as Japan is concerned, be
strictly carried out.
Korea itself is gradually getting I'M
der effective Japanese control and adj
ministration, which will be of much
benefit to the entirely out-of-date
country, the resources of which APP
pear to have been dormant for cen
turtles; these with proper and intelli-
gent administrative methods should
promise rich results. The natural re-
sources of Japan itself are probably
somewhat limited, but its people are
frugal, intelligent and energetic, and
the burdens which the late war has
imposed do not appear to weigh heav-
lily upon them.-Harper's Weekly.