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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13

tons. can be aboard another vessel ir the harbor of Salina Cruz, in four or five days. In an emergency the trans shipment could be accomplished ln thirty-six hours. The same freight could not be transferred across the Isthmus of Panama in less than three weeks, possibly longer. At Salina Cruz, the Pacific port, the vessel is two days near San Francisco than 1t would be at Panama. This serves to illus trate what the new route means in saving time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
WOMEN ARE THINKING
 OF TAKING VULCAN

. Just before the annual meeting of . the Commercial club was adjourned
 , last night. w. D. ,Nesbitt moved , that a vote of thanks be rendered , the women of Birmingham for act |, ing as peace maker in the club. He . said that like children the club . members have fallen out over what } should be done with Vulcan, and } that at the opportune time the
 } women of the city came to the . front. and that he moved they be , given vote of thanks for settling } the squabble.
 } The vote was unanimous.
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Watch Them.

From PUCK.
 'The Japs have made up their minds to become tall"-Newspaper item. 1906
 "Whether by taking thought or other wise, the Japs have attained an average height of five feet nine inches. .'-Newspa- per item, 1910.
 .The new Japanese law makes it com pulsory to be a six-footer. r."-Newspaper item, 1920.
 What chance have the pigmy Euro peans against the giant Japs T-Editorial, 1925.
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His Way and Hers.

From Puck
 MT. Hennypeck tpeevishly)-When you tell me to do a thing, like fool 1 go and do 1t.
 Mrs. HennypeclS tacridly)-No; you go and do 1t like a fool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
Will Meet This Morning.

Washington, June 12.-The conferees on the railroad rate bill have arranged to meet at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow. It is expected that an agreement on all diff ferences will be speedily reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
Social vs. Sociable.

From Puck.
 You surely don't meet them socially?" "Oh. no; only to have a good time, you know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
RATE BILL BACK
 ID THE CONFEREES
Democrats Vote SoIidIy Against
 Such Action
VOTE STOOD 1894 TO 99
Mir. Richardson of Alabama Was Pro- nouncedly Against the Rule, BelieV- ing That Now Is the Time
 for the House to Act.

Washington, June 21.-The railroad rate bill was today sent to conference 1S4-99. and Messrs. Hepburn of Iowa, sherman of New York and Richardson of Ala bama were appointed conrerees on the part of the house.
 MT. Bartlett of Georgia opposed the adoption of the rule, because he said the House should have the right to vote on the Senate amendments. He called at tention to the statement made by MT. Grosvenor of Ohio on May 25 when the bill was by rule first sent to con- ference, and quoted him as saying: "I ask the House to hear what 1 say, and measure my language. When that con ference report comes back there will be a chance to vote on every amendment the House desirs to vote upon, and then we will debate and for once in my life 1 thing I occupy q position where I can enforce the suggestion I have made"
 Paraphrasing what was said by Joshua, MT. Prince of Illinois received a round of applause when he stated his position. Choose ye this day whom you wil serve; the sleeping car companies, or the people; as for me and my house, we will serve the people"
 Richardson Against Rule.
 MT. Richardson of Alabama was pro- nouncedly against the rule, believing that now was the time for the House to set the seal of it's approval on some of the amend ments of the Senate, particularly on the question of sleeping cars. There was a spirited colloquy between Mrs. Grosve- nor of Ohio and MT. Bartlett of Georgia over the speech of the gentleman from Ohio, to which MT. Bartlett had alluded. After stating that he had been put in false position by the interpretation put upon the speech by MT. Bartlett. MT. Grosvenor was about to continue the discussion when MT. Bartlett rose to in- terrupt.
 q did not interrupt you" said MT. Grosvenor, and 1 am not going to say anything more about you,' which caused q burst of laughter from the republican side.
 Inadvertently MT. Grosvenor alluded to the gentleman from Illinois when MT Prince rose, considerably non-plussed by the turn of affairs
 "When l came into the chamber l un- derstood the gentleman from Illinois was going to illuminate me-" said Mr. Gros- venor, but I find the illumination broke out over in Georgia and l beg the gentle mans pardon" indicating MT. Prince.
 'I have entertained the profoundest re- gard for the gentleman from Ohio," said MT. Prince.
 Same here" replied MT. Grosvenor, which brought forth hearty laughter.
 MT. DeArmond of Missouri called the rule gag law" and said now was the time to vote on the amendments as to sleeping car companies and passes for railroad employees
 The rule was adopeted, yeas 1S4 nays 90, and Messrs. Hepburn of Iowa, sherman of New York and Richardson of Alabama were appointed conferees.
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Population Since the Census of 1900.

The assessment for 1906 will approxi- mate $5S, ,0O0, 900.
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Reorganization.
s22. .529. 479.oO
Realty Transfer.

nedlty fanSrer.
 From May l. 1905 to May 1, 1906, there were 99O5 warranty deeds registered in the office of the probate judge of Jeff ferson county in which there was a total cost named of S11, ,O0O. This Is more than a $90O0.000 increase over the total realty transfers of the year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
Bank clearlnes.
Bank Deposits.

Bank cIearings for the year 1905 show an increase over the year 1904 of 211a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-13
BIG INCREASES
 SHOWN IN REPORT
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iotdl ...-. ..t.... ..... ....... ...S2S 5000 Municipal Improvements - Blr-
 mingham and adjacent towns,
 street paving, etc. :. .. ......... 25O,o
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09
Peculiar Yarns About the Locomotive

hair" affectionately said the engineer,
turning a proud and pleased face to his
passenger after he had pushed the
throttle back to its normal position.
The engine might have been too fast
for that particular run, but il wasn't
any too fast for him, that was very evil
dent. and If anyone had suggested taking
her off and substituting smaller machine
that man would have been as much ag-
grieved as If one had suggested his
separation from near relative
OF recent years on some Of the roads
there has been change in the handling
of engines. Where in former years each
engineer had his own locomotive, which
he ran over a division Of a hundred miles
or so and then took a rest, now the runs
have heightened 10 $50 and 200 miles.
and some Of the engines have as many
as three engineers.
On still other roads there Is a system
which is known as pooling the engines.
An engineer will have charge of ma
chine one day and perhaps he won't get
aboard Of her again for a month. A
new engineer takes her back, still an
other brings her out again, and so II
goes on.
No one takes any special interest in
the machine, therefore. Under the old
system Of one engineer to one engine the
engineer viii take so much interest in
his charge that he spends hours Of his
own time whipping the locomotive into
shape. anxious 70 bring out the best she
can do, for she belongs 10 him, and his
pride is aroused. A good engineers repu-
tation does not consist wholly In his abil-
ity to keep his schedule time, but much
of it rests upon hts being able TO Keep
his engine in good running order.
But the pooling scheme has done away
with all this and no one can be held re-
sponsible for tho poor working OF an
engine. The moment the engineer I'M
ishes his run he is glad 20 quit work
New York sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09
Reflections of a Bachelor

A man looks eligible to a girl either be-
cause he has money or a handsome mus
tache.
There is nothing that arOuses a mans
ridicule so much for the fellow that wrote
them as the old love letters his wife keeps
until he inds they are his own.
woman would like 10 be man If she
could wear her hair long, have the same
kind OF clothes she now has. and think
It was exciting to go buggy riding with
one.
When you try 10 kiss girl in the dark
and ina out that II is her mother, the only
way you can square yourself Is 10 pretend
that was the very thing you meant 70 do
New York Press.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

steam up on her, and II was said that the
engine could outrun and output any en-
CINE of her build on the road But she was
unlucky.
She had been in many smashups and
every engineer who had run her had been
killed. Yet the last engineer who got her
became so proud Of her that he never
stopped talking about her good qualities.
To a friend he said one day as he was
oiling up:
Il can't give this engine up. have be-
come 80 attached to her that / wouldn't
care to run any other. And yet ! feel that
she'll get me one Of these days"
Well" replied his friend III you feel
like that you ought to quit running her
right away"
Il don't care" said the engineer. I'm
going 10 stick to her anyway
And he did.
And she got him. An empty car blew
out on the track one night while he was
going at full speed, and when the engine
was lacked up the engineer was found
dead underneath.
Riding over the Illinois Central rail
road the other day in the cab of one Of
the biggest passenger engines on the road
a layman was told by the engineer:
This engine is too fast for this run
It's too bad we're not behind little that
/ could show you what she could do.
Just the same this was the fastest run
between Chicago aad ST. Louis on any OF
the roads. and the engine at the time
her engineer spoke was travelling not
much less than mile a minute.
Watch her jump now when I use a
little Of the reserve power" continued
the proud engineer.
And then he pulled the long throttle
lever out to tho Iimit-wide open, in rail
road parlance.
Jump she did. and began TO move al
almost redoubled speed.
why this old girl should travel lilG
that right into St. Louis and not turn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

It may be a good puller or poor puller.
These things are beyond the power of man
ufacturer or engineer to determine.
To get the best out Of her-to use the
pronoun that engineers employ custOmarily
in speaking Of a locomotlve-she must be
humOred. Her engineer must know just
what she can do and what is her limit. II
a strange engineer attempts TO run her
he naturally fails to get the best results
from her.
In former days the engine was a gor-
geous affair, glittering with brass from one
end TO the other. Some engineers showed
affection for the machine by spending hum
dreds Of dollars on brasswork. But all that
IS changed in modern practice on the big
railroads which makes the locomotive as
plain as possible,
The engineer studied his engine until he
knew every one OF her points, both good
and bad. And it is right here that the To-
connective becomes almost human.
Build twenty Of them along exactly the
same lines. and yet each machine will be
different from all the others. This is one
OF the reasons why the engineer becomes
attached TO his machine. He is the only one
who knows her, and he can get from her
the best results.
The story is told OF an engineer who said
he would almost rather run over a friend
than reverse his engine. Reversing an en-
CINE while moving at fun speed has a ten
dency 20 shake her up some. The engineer
meant that he would rather risk injuring a
friend than his locomotive.
Down on the Missouri Pacific road was
an engine that had record Of disaster. 1t
was "a passenger engine Of the most mod
orn workmanship. and from a mechanical
point OF view had no superior.
The fireman had an easy job In keeping
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09
OId-FnshIoned ways Prevail.

OId-FnEhIOned Ways Prevail.
Art glass window making is one OF tho
Industries unaffected by the modern eduCd-
tionaI methods There are no gradual $
OF colleges or technical schools there. 4
visit to the shop shows apprentice boys
learning the trade in the old-fashioned way,
under the masters OF the craft who, ia
their turn, received their training I'm tho
same manner.
When a boy enters the shop he . tlrst
put TO work In applying the cement to the
finished windows-a task that requires no
particular skill, As he advances no learns
to put together simple windows, where
most Of the pieces are square OF rectangu-
lar. Then ne is advanced TO putting to-
gether more intricate windows Later ne
learns the soldering work. Then he learns
the dificult department OF the cutting ~
the glass and finally after mastering tho
designing department he is proficient for
every branch OF the craft
The beveling department has even more
the appearance Of the primitive shop.
No modern invention has been discovered
TO displace tho early methods of glass
grinding. The ancient Egyptians may have
ground down their glass thousands Of years
ago IN a shop looking much like the mod
~A'' """f' ~" "ioseNi laiS eA0 ''''h''s $3.50
and emery and wood and felt There Is no
delicate machinery anywhere. Tho appren-
tice system is followed here also.
The industry Of art glass window making
has grown IN Omaha since Il was begun
four years ago and promises TO be one
Of the leading businesses Of the city. The
quality Of work done here Is frst-class
Most OF the churches Of the state are sup
piled from Omaha, Many handsome resi-
dences, stores and other buildings have
been equipped In Omaha and other citiel
and towns Of the state.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09
Making of Mirrors.

Mirrors are also made in Omaha. They
are Of the best quality, being made with
nitrate OF silver, and their backs being
vanished and painted to protect them
against wearing out. In this work the
glass is first polished with felt and jewell
ers rough, so that every scratch may be
removed. 1t is next washed by letting cold
water run over it for a considerable time
Then II is placed on rack over steam
pipes. The plate Of glass must be per-
fectly level The workman then pours the
solution of nitrate OF silver on the glass;
which must lie perfectly level In Few
moments, under the influence OF the heat
from the steam pipes, the silver ia pre-
cipitated to the glass and later the water is
poured on When the silver is dry II is
protected with a coat OF varnish and this
Is covered with a coat Of paint. The re-
suit is a glass which will last fer years
No glass will last forever, as heat ana
other atmospheric conditions will cause II
to deteriorate,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

An artist-designer is at the head Of the
work In Omaha. Il Is his duty TO get the
orders. When he hears OF church about
TO be built he goes with his catalogue and
samples and shows the prospective Gus
toner just what he can deliver. OF course,
the work is by no means confined 70 the
churches. Dwellings, stores, club houses.
theaters. and, in fact, nearly all types Of
buildings, are apt TO find art glass win
dOws desirable. The order being received,
the design Is placed in the hands OF he
foreman Of the works, who is an expert
draughtsman. He lays out the window
20 the desired size on great sheets of pa
per The colors Of glass TO be used are
designated by numbers There may be 1000
pieces of glass in the window Of fifty or
more different colors and Of many different
shapes, but when the draughtsman gets
through with Il everything is written
plainly on the sheet and IL only remains
for the workmen to convert the instruc-
tons OF the paper into the complete win
dow.
Birth of the Beautiful window.
After the completion OF the design and
color scheme OF the window by the head
draughtsman, an assistant makes an exact
copy OF Il on thicker paper. Then the
great design is cut TO pieces, the result
being an exact pattern OF each piece Of
glass that Is TO go TO make up the window.
These little patterns are next handed "a
the cutter who cuts all the glass. He uses
a diamond cutter while a pair Of SHARP
pincers and a hle are used 20 smooth on
the rough edges. The work is done with
Incredible sWiftness. In spite OF the hard
ness and brittleness OF the glass. the cut
ter, with a few strokes evolves a piece
OF intricate shape as easily as most people
would cut a pane Of window glass. A
each little pattern contains its number thu
cutter, Is never in doubt as 70 the color Of
glass 20 be used,
All the pieces 81 glass are now reassem
blsG b. means Of the original design ant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

The play which the Creighton students
will attempt next Thursday evening Is
considered one of the best of Moliere's
comedies. 1t is expected TO surpass all
other efforts OF this dramatic association.
and much time has been devoted TO its
preparation Everyone knows the story OF
The Upstart" how the tradesman tried
TO rise above his station and what a
failure he made OF the attempt. The
audience viii have an opportunity TO enjoy
the many ludicrous situations and appre-
ciate the sarcasm, wit and humor OF the
comedy, The following prologue gives the
key 10 the play:
our neighbors in civilized Europe, alas
Have to deal with that monster, a
privileged class,
A proud aristocracy, creme de La creme.
Putting all the industrious classes to
shame.
Yet some of the latter a paltry ambition
Spurs on to attain 10 the formers position
paltry ambition, for naught would be
gained
Were even that tinsel advantage attained;
And no man Of worth would desire recogni-
ton
In a circle resolved to refuse him admission.
The attempt is both foolish and ludicrous,
too
And It's failure in our Mr.. Jordan" you
Oh! long may it be ere our free native
shore
Sees a privileged class to say Come and
adOrel'
But # any exclusives should perk them
selves up,
Nor deign with their neighbors to dine OF
70 sup,
Let US leave them alone in thefr grandeur
And laugh at their efforts at cutting a
swell,
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and a half hours a day, six days
week in Omaha making art glass
windows. This may not seem a
SEIA-S large force of men to be engaged
in any occupation, but 1t must be remen-
Dered that the consumption of art glass Is
not as great as that of coal hods or garden
rakes or soda crackers. An art glass VIM
dow, when made. is practically indestruc-
tible 1t may last for centuries, many
of those in the cathedrals Of Europe have
lasted. Perhaps never before i'm history mas
the art OF making beautiful windows from
art glass penetrated into this territory
which is now known as Nebraska 1t Is
very difficult to make any positive or def
mite statement on this point, for the art OF
making these windows, and, indeed of MAX
ing the glass itself has been found and
lost a number Of times since history began,
and its beginning or first discovery is lost
in the shadowy period five or six thousand
years ago before history began. The an
cient Egyptians knew the art and handsome
speciments OF the glass they made are to
be found in some of the ruins OF earliest
date. Then for centuries the art was lost
until in the middle ages. The Venetians
picked II up. Under their monopoly 1t
fiourished. The glass works of Venice we're
the most famous the world has ever known.
The men who possessed the knowledge OF
how to make glass moved to the island
OF Murano, where they guarded their secret
with the greatest jealousy The workmen
who, OF necessity, had to know the secret
were sworn TO never reveal It. More than
one hapless fellow who went to the coun-
tries northward and there tried to sell the
process, was bounded down and found later
with the fatal dagger In his heart. The
mobiles OF Venice gave their daughters In
marriage to the rich possessors OF the great
secret and their descendants hold titles to
this day. But the glass works of Venice
are no longer in their former glory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

J. WALTER sCHoPP, OF, AS THE PRO-
FESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY.
appear on Thursday at the University hall
at S;l5 sharp:
Monsieur Jourdain, ambitious 20 as
ISOLATE with persons Of distinction
Uncle Jourda1n. a common sense uncle.
........,................... A. McShane
CleOn, sutton for the hand of Lucille,
cousin to Monsieur JoUrdain.........
.........,.............Ra Raymond r.. CorrigaI
Covielle, his roguish friend. ...............
...-........,,...........Ch Charles j. McGrath
Dorimenes, the marquis a nobleman of
the highest rank. NV. Paxton Ware
Doranto, count in reduced circum-
stances. ,.'..,.........W Harold DoWney
Nicholas, a fat and saucy servant in
the Jourdatn family Charles j. Thieen
Professor of Philosophy. j. Walter Schopp
Professor of Music. John q. Jameson
Professor of Dancing. Thomas W. Ianigan
Professor Of Fencing ..... John Mccormick
Tailor. observation-disclosures. Michael StagnO
Footmen. Eugene NoOnan
Cornelius Peacock
Pupils Of the Pro-
fessor OF Dancing Hugh A. McWhorter
apprentices to the Gardner A. McWhorter
Tailor ..............
Turks, in disguise.... Robert f. Magirl
George +. Bushman
Elmer w Reading
John II. O'Malley
Dervishes .......... Hugh A. McWhorter
Gardner A. McWhorteT
Mutu..................... Wallace SChOpp
Master Of Ceremonies ...... Michael Stagno
Pages, I'm attendance on
Cleon as the sultan's David T Rourke
son ..........'.......'..... Leo J. Rush
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

more difficult, however. to construct a VIM
dow with these metals than with lead.
Besides opalescent glass, there are other
materials used in making art glass win
dows. Jewels" are hemispherical objects
made Of different colored glass and used
as ornaments I'm windows. They come from
Austria. spun roundles" are glass disks
which are made in Europe by a process NJ
rapid whirling Of the moulten glass. When
pictures are needed in the window these
must be placed there by artists who work
with paint and brush. The work is not as
simple, however, as painting on canvas, for
the paint must be fused into the glass and
made a part of It. This Is done by using
a paint made OF pulverized colored glass
which is fusible at a lower temperature
than the glass on which the painting is
done. When the artist has painted the
picture the glass is placed in an oven, where
# Is subjected 70 a very great heat and
the paint is fused and burned into the
glass. None Of this work is done in Omaha,
though windows are made containing pic
lures. The artistic work is done else
where, sent here. and the picture is in
corporated into the window in this city.
-
Tricks of window Glass.
Inc making OF prlSIn Bld2sb "lUuOWS anu
bevel plate glass windows is a department
in itself Prism glass is used in stores and
dwellings where It is desired TO divert the
rays of light into "A dark corner or 10 make
the most of a small amount OF light. 1t IS
used largely in stores above the plate glass
of the show windows where its peculiar
properties for throwing light make It use
full
Bowel plate glass is used largely in maxi
ing ornamental windows for homes Ths
process Of bevellng is interesting. 1t con-
ssts in merely grinding down the edges OF
the glass. This would not, in itself, be
very difficult were it not for the fact that
after the grinding the glass is left in an
opique condition. It then has to he
smoothed and polished to it's former trans
parency The first grinding is done on
cast iron disk, which revolves rapidly in
a horizontal direction. On this disk sand
and water are allowed 70 run. After the
main part Of the grinding has been done
the glass is placed on a similar wheel,
where emery is used instead OF sand ana
some of the roughness produced by the
sand is removed. It is next placed on
Newcastle smoothing stone" which Is
much like a grandstone. The polishing IS
further done by a wooden stone,' which
is made Of cross section OF a poplar tree
1t revolves very rapidly in a vertical posi-
ton. The final polish is given by wheel
which is bound with felt and on this wheel
French rouge is used.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-09

locomotive engineers will tell
you that Of all pieces OF ma
chinery a locomotive comes near
est to being a living thing.
1t may be slow or it may be fast