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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
WOMAN AN EXPERT
 IN MACHINE SH0P
Rice Lake, Wis., Proud of the
 Skill of Mrs. Peters
ENJOYS DIFFICULT JOBS
Can Key Seat Coupling, Make a Shrinking Fit and Thread a Piece of SteeI-ls a Versatile
 Woman.
From the New York World.

From the New York World That woman is capable of develop ment of mechanical skill equal to that of any man is shown in the case of Mildred D. Peters of Rice Lake Wis, a young woman who, by her love of machinery and under the tutorship of her husband, has become full-fedged nachinst After three years of work in her hus- bands machine shop and foundry, known as the Rice Lake 1ronworks, Mrs. Peters has become so proficient that there is now no job that comes into the shop that is beyond her skill. She can do anything, from making a shrinking fit" or "key seating a coupling" to manipulating tho trip-hammers and other massive machin- cry in the shop.
 She does not take a back seat for any of the skilled machinists who work with her in her husbands esta blishment
 Jobs that puzzle old-timers in the busi- ness and that usually take years to learn Mrs. Peters is not afraid to tackle And she accomplishes them with ease She , Is particularly good in manufacturing and the castings that she spoils are very, very few.
 Can Cast and Mould. Her knowledge of machinery is not con- fined to the machine shop, for she goes into the foundry, which is an adjunct to the shop, and there can cast or mould anything in the line of machinery. even to the pouring of the sizzling hot metal herself.
 She has even made her own patterns for jobs from blueprints supplied by the d,.ntf feylit itHrfn bnt o,a eli of the pattern bench on account of the dust from the wood lathe. She often runs the band saw and files it and keeps it in order generally.
 In moulding which is regarded as re- quiring much experience and skill to pre- vent defects in the castings, she is perfect She turns out clean castings, which she pours from the heavy, hot ladle very steadily as required In this class of work If 1t be a thin plate to be poured fast. something that all moulders look upon as difficult and often with fear, she never fails to get a perfect casting.
 But 1t is in the machine shop that her heart fig set. and the noise of the ponder ous and powerful machinery is music to her ears. It is to her a happy diversion from the humdrum and fnonotoEy of housework, and she enjoys if. She takes as much pride in turning out a perfect shafting or set of pulleys, or some in- trlcate part of an engine. as any house. keeper would in making a good cake or in doing choice bit of embroidery work
 Mrs. Peters can fire the boiler, keeping up the proper amount of steam and water, and can run the engine. And more than that, she could put 1t all together again were 1t to be taken apart for her without, any trouble.
 No Fear of Difficult Jobs.
 One of Mrs. Peters accomplishments Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07

The shallow soil over the ruined walls of the villa had been dried more thoroughly than the deeper soil on either side of them, and thus the sun had made trac- ing of the villa for the edification of sci
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
BOLD BALLOON|NG
 ATTRACTS WOMEN Members of EngIand's Smart
 Set Take Up Sport PRINCESS IS A MASCOT Ethics of Descent-Fittings of the Up- to-Date cars-Women Among the Earliest BalIoonists-Some
 Strange Sights.
PRINCESS IS A MASCOTT

From the New York Sun.
 The eyes of all London have been lately fixed on the exploits of the p1ucky little band of lady balloonists, all members of the Aero club, whose frequent ascents into cloudland formed one of the chief sensations of the season.
 The Princess al Teano is one of the fashionable women who have become iden- tified with the sport. Aeronauts, like all those whose lives depend for safety upon ths vagaries of the elements, have firm belief that certain passengers carry good or bad luck in their wake, and the Prin- cess di Teano, the reigning belle of a couple of seasons, is an especially popu- lar fellow vogageur. Exceptional good luck has attended every ascent she has yet made.
 The ethics of ballooning when making descent are such as to make the posses sion of pluck an absolute necessity. No matter what immediate danger the unfor- tunate feminine being landed with an un- expected drop, and no matter how easily she could leave the balloon, she must not dream of doing so until the aeronaut in charge gives the word of command For to tighten the car of one persons weight before the balloon is quite deflated might send it suddenly skyward. whence it might descend again with drop, killing tho occupants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Is No Side Entrance.

There Is no side entrance to a balloon car, so a pile of sandbags Is often ar ranged beside those destined to carry a lady passenger. By this means they mount Into their respective cars five min utes before the start. swinging themselves into the basket between the ropes of rig ging.
 It was chiefly In order that the Prin- cess di Teano and the actress. Miss Gran vile. might see what experienced aero- nauts declare to be one of the most im- pressbe of all sights from balloon namely that of the sun rising from above the mists of an early summer morning that midnight supper party was or ganized a short time ago. An ascent was made at a. m. into the pitch black night by two balloons.
 eve shot rightup through big black cloud" said Miss Granville to a repre- sentative of the Ladies' Realm. land for some time it was so dark tha. we could not even see each others faces. We had an electric torch, though, with which we were enabled to consult our instruments to glean some idea as to where we were and in what direction we were travelling.
 "One of the most curious sights we saw before the sun rose was that of the moon, which appeared to bob from side to side of the heavens, now appearing on the right now on the left of ns. with the welrdest ina glnable effect. The ex- planation was that we were spinning slowly around in the air, but In ballooning one feels absolutely no movement what ever.
 "One may be travelling before wind blowing forty miles an hour and yet ap- pear to be in the midst of an impenetrable stiffness and silence
 So still indeed, Is it to the occupants
 f1.. .w.s.. does not even trouble to tie a motor veil around her hat.
 Ballooning is not so expensive sport as might be thought. The cost of an Eng fish ascent between the occupants of the car ,Isully comes to about e3 a head. a big balloon costing about 91O to 912 for each inflation while a small one can be filled for SC or f7
 Rallooning has always held an extra ordinary fascination for women from tho time of It's inauguration. early in 17s2 It was chiefly the mother wit of a fem mine bystander who chanced to watch the first experiments of the famous brothers Montgolfer and saw the weak point that doomed their earlier efforts to failure which was responsible through a timely suggestion for tho launching of the first balloon.
 It was only about two years later that Madame Fible, the pioneer of woman aero nauts, made her. first ascent from Lyons.
 Not to be outdone in daring by their fair French neighbor "balloonation," as It was nicknamed by the wags of the day, at once took the fancy of the smart set of both sexes in London town. It became the rage; while London dandes com plained that their view when ballooning was vastly impaired by the monstrous, unsuitable cultures of their fair com panions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
1000 Yards Carpet Rem nantS

These are short length pieces lengths ranging from one yard up to pieces large enough for a small room Administers, Body Brussels, Velvets, Tapestrys, Ingrains-all will be on sale this week at prices BELOW ACTUAL COST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Fittings Are Meagre.

The fittings of the up-to-date balloon car. even when women passengers are to be taken, are of necessity meagre. In many cars the occupants have only just room to stand up in, though some of the bigger cars are provided as a special lux ury with very narrow wooden seat running across one side for the benefit of feminine voyageurs Most men elect to stand A dozen or more bags of bal last--filled with finely sifted sand-are placed in the bottom of the car.
 Some balloons have among their fittings q small shovel with which the aeronaut ladies out this sand. a small handful at a time, for In a we'll balanced balloon the throwing out of a single handful of sand will cause her to rise hundreds of feet in the air, so delicately is she poised
 A small aneroid barometer, a mega phone-for attracting the notice and asking questions of passersby-a map, a stato- scope-the newly invented and delicate instrument which registers the rise or fall of the balloon thus avoiding the necessity for throwing out pieces of paper in order to find out whether they rise or sink and an electric torch, together with a trailing cord and a grappllng iron or an- chor complete the aeronuts outfit, while a danger cord, or ripping cord, as it Is technically termed, by means of which the balloon Is ripped up in previously prepared place to let the gas out quickly when making a rough descent on gusty day, thus preventing the car and It's oc- cupants from being dragged at the heels of a half deflated balloon through barbei wire or over glass hot houses and cucum- ber frames. is tide up In the rigging fin bright red bag to prevent it's being accidentally touched by meddling onlook- CTS before the start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07

No Fear of Difficult Jobs. One of Mrs. Peters accomplishments Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
PUBLISHED EVERY DAY
Direct Senatorial Primaries.

INTERESTING progress is being made toward
= popularizing the elections of United States SEN
ators The southern states have generally taken
the lead in this effort, and with success. 1888
Their experience may show that there is shorter.
way to obtain popular elections of senators than by
revising the federal constitution tho the attempt to
bring that about has not been given up. The legls
lature Of Iowa has recently taken action favor of
calling convention Of the states to resolve on the
subject of amending the federal constitution. Two
thirds Of the states might call a. convention and
adopt an amendment but inasmuch as three-fourths
Of the states would have to ratify the amendment
before it became operative reform by this method
is a long way off The southern plan is to lay the
nomination of senator's Before the people at direct
primaries They succeed in Virginia, in Mississippi
and Alabama in having the choice of the people
made the choice of the legislature, just in Oregon
with similar law they failed Gradually, however,
the politicians in the southern legislatures are learn
ing to obey the higher law Of the will Of their
stituents.
General acquiescence in the scheme Of direct Sc
lections might be depended upon in the course OF
few years. just general acquiescence IN the con-
vention nominations is expected from presidential
electors. It does not to those interesting dunn
mics that the constitution clothes them with the
power to vote their personal choice for president or
vice president. They vote for the nominees OF the
parties which elected them. In course Of time the
legislatures will recognize the fact that the people
have without law taken out Of their hands the choice
of United States senators. Whether this will make
senators more responsive to the wishes Of their
stituents cannot be known until the practice becomes
more general It is certain that 1T could not make
them more unresponsive =. i = T..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
Little BIG Men.

IN THAT excellent book, 'Tristram Shandy, - in
a which the hero never makes his appearance
would that there were more like it printed
the king Of France having given to the Swiss the
honor of naming his and heir is Mortified to
learn that the Swiss have chosen to call him Shad
rach Meschak Abednego." They must change that,
says the king "There is no precedent for asking
them to change it, says the Lord Chamberlain.
."Then, by jolly, we'll go to war with 'em, says
the king. And presumably he did and several thou
sand Frenchmen and canton of Swiss were killed
on account of this little misunderstanding
During the past two or three years the British
and German empires have been on the verge Of war
from causes equally dignfed. The courts Of Edward
land William are filled with spies and gossps who
seize upon the slightest remark of one sovereign to
cable to the other. If Edward had crouch at
breakfast and should happen to remark that Will
helm needn't think himself the exclusive pebble it
would go in the daily packet and William
would hiss thru his whiskers that Edward was about
as big lying down as he was standing. King Ed
ward makes some irritating trejoinder and SO the
merry comedy goes forward, thet nations getting
nearer and nearer war because their monarchs are
full Of personal envy and bitterness, 81. ..~..
One would think that the responsibilities which
these carry for the welfare and the very exis-
tence Of millions Of men would sober them and they
would rise superior to the petty, gossip Of the
Kitchen But it appears that kings are only men,
except when they are fools.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
>. Six. Ak Wirth.

HILBERT HUBBARD wrote story once under the
A3 title carrying "a Message to Garcia. = 1T
was good story It. purported to be recital Of
how resolute, determined man overcame great diff
fcultes. It was inspiring story and widely cir
culated 1t became proverb, SO that when it was
desired to say of anyone that he could be depended
in an emergency it was said Of him that he could
"carry message to Garcia" - @.ss i : +"
We havea park superintendent in Mime
apolis. It may never be his duty to E'carry mes
sage to Garcia' It is rather his duty to get it car
ried, which is just important. In that he will
succeed. As the story runs he called foreman Of
grubbing gang the other day. told him to take five
men and Ska and go to certain place and cut
out patch Of brush. The foreman looked surprised
hesitated a little and then said: 'Did you say five
menu "Yes.'' "Then you mean five axes. -.
"No, mean six axes. It will not hurt you to have
along, and it will help you to keep warm" If
that foreman has not taken a hint to what to do
with the sixth ak it%would be very much to his ad
vantage if he does So soon. =-~4s .
In the meantime everybody knows what kind Of a
man Superintendent Wi1,th is. It will be no SANDER
if he comes to be known in this community as Six
AK Wirth.'& This incident is pledge that the SUI
perintendent Of Minneapolis parks is going to earn
his salary and not only that, but that he is going
to see that everybody else drawing wages renders
proper equivalent. SFss.s r ~
We take this opportunity to congratulate the city
having secured park superintendent the SER
vices Of man. who knows how many axes it takes to-
properly equip a grabbing crew. . ~ r..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
/ The Cafe VS.. the Saloon.

THE power Of the saloon is the warmth, the
= brightness, the freedom and the opportunity
for exchange Of IDEAS The substitute for the saloon
must be real substitute It must have warmth and
brightness all that thesaloon gives, but the oppor
not something as bright and cheerful as the saloon
without its demorafizing tendenciesq On the East
Side of New York, saysa writer in the Independent,
the cafe IS competing with the saloon and driving it
out of business. The Italians, the Hungarians and
the Russians have brought the cafe with. them. !.
The difference between the cafe and the saloon
is that the former isaa store In the front window
cakes and rolls behind it are bhbling machines
making tea and coffee. Back Of these are; rows of
tables where the guestsst and where they transact
business, talk politics philosophy, the theater or
anything that interestsathen. Different classes pat
ronize different cafes is for artists, there
another for musicanss actors. Mechanics have
their favo1ites, business men theirs 90 -
The cafe liss not al perfect Institution. In some
Of them intoziuahfs die sold From others they are
omitted BECAUSE the license makes It Sunproftable
But the cafe in advance Of the saloon because it
is sortof home for those who patronize It; because
there no back door where beer cans are surrep-
titiously filled; because and womense1lter them
openly together and because drinking not themain
motive. Rest conversation, change are as Spromi-
nent in the thoughts Of the patrons drinking Be-
sides, many do not drank alcohol at ALL but tea and
coffee. Smoking is almost universal. 1t is the usual
custom to lounge at the cafe whole evening talk
ing with friends, listening to music, playing cards
reading newspapers.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
A MATCH

IF YOU were Edith Wharton,
And I were Bernard Shaw,
We'd soar thru mystic mazes
Of super-subtle phrases;
The subjects we d exhort on
Would fill the world with awe,
If you were Edith Wharton,
And were Bernard Shaw. =
If you were Henrik Ibsen, ----' q.
And were Maeterlinck,
We'd cut, like babes on corals,
Our Wisdom teeth on morals;
We'd write sardonic squibs In
@Vituperative ink.
If you were Henrik Ibsen, -.
And I were Maeterlinck.
IF you were Lyof Tolstoy,
And I were Turgenieff,
We'd write the queerest novels -
About high jinks in novels; -
A man who was doll g toy, - -'~E
A hero held in feoff,
If you were Lyof Tolstoy, --.. S.
And I were Turgenieff. sf
If you were Rudyard Kipling, ----
And I were Conan Doyle,
We'd watch with eyes a-dancing, e.-.t
Our verbal rates advancing;
And ever we'd be TRIPPING -
Our hoard Of golden spoil,
If you were Rudyard Kipling,
And [ were Conan Doyle. -z~-.
Carolyn Wells in Life
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
Higher C Iiticisrn.

SE~HE WORLD has been treated recently to two
or three bursts Of higher criticism which serve
to remind "a somewhat languid world that there is
such a thing. But tt is remarkable how little the
world is stirred by such book as Fosters, which
denies the inspiration Of the Scriptures and even
the title Of Christianity to the headship in systems
Of religion. made asslight ripple on the surface
in colleges; but outside it has not been heard Of
Is It because higher. criticism has outlived its
capacity to excite. or alarmg II would seem So.
When Ingersoll talked against Moses the whole
public grew greatly excited. He was discussed IN
every little village and great city. Statesmen and
preachers set themselves the task Of answering him
and mothers warned their children they must not
read Ingerson pain Of losing their, souls, Inger-
soil has come and gone and how cheap and tawdry
do his assaults on the Bible seem when one acct
dentally runs a paper-covered copy Of his lee
lures IN old book shop. Why do not the more
recent destructive critics get the attention bestowed
Ingersollq Partly because they are not melo-
dramatic partly because there lack Of interest
in the whole subject. This is not an age of self
searching inquiry into the truths Of revealed rel-
bgion It is an age Of building churches and making
much of parsons and of sending forth mission
aries but it is not an age Of personal experience
Perhaps such age will come again and then the work
Of this generation in laying foundation Of scholar
ship we'll material things will assist in raising
religion to higher plane than ever before.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

A high school young lady whose markings en-
titled her to the honor of sautatorian Of her class
has been declared ineligible because she would not
vacate her membership in fraternity. The young
is notable. There many salutatorians on
the farms and in the department stores of the land
but there few who have refused the honor. It is
almost like declining nomination for the presidency
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

wv 8bIAb1, the ~ poet laT1at1 OF the Platte,
throws this stab at US. What he asks, would
Minnesota think d. VS.
II she could hear singing bird
On February Twenty third 2"
Minnesota would reserve Judgment until she
learned what kind bird twas which got out and
tuned up IN Omaha in February. Most likely Jail
bird. They have all seasons for their own in Ne
braska. Minnesota, has birds which stay with her
the year round, too There is the mockinglbird,
which is eternaly telling us that coal will be lower
next winter and the season an open one There is
likewise the small, warm bird, which is associated
with the large, cold bottle which is not native Of
Minnesota but whichaha made this state its home.
1t sings song thexyear round, which cheers some
kinds OF spirits. This is sample Of fauna probably
entirely unknown in Lipcon where the society toast
lis cheese and beer i a@1%4 SIS
We are inclined TO believe Doc Bixby takes filings
at the Minnesota climate to keep his thoughts from
burning him up There is tradition that he was once
caught in a;Minnesota blizzard and walked three
miles and q half in search of his home which was
all the time within touching distance. He then re-
moved to Nebraska to rest up but for years never
went out Of an evening without tying thread to
the door latch and putting the spool in his pocket
This unfortunate experience appears to have coored
all the poets ideas Of the Minnesota climate. He
takes our cold weather in earnest. He does not
seem to know that our billiards. are merely stage
effects, as it were, and that the Minnesota Their
mometers set by the coal trust 80 degrees below
the actual weather in order to stimulate trade.
If MI. Bixby. will call at this office he will re-
ceve statistics showing that the February output Of
fruit from Minneapolis is the second largest in the
United States Apples and oranges pen in refrigera
cars, and prunes mature grocery windows. Some
marvellous peaches = are raised here, also
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
The Money Question.

{ COMMENTING upon an editorial in the London
Mail, calling the attention of the government
to the fact that any reduction curtailment Of
the gold productions would react dsastrously
trade, causing fall in prices and general depres
sion, the Commoner remarks that even the English
press has been converted to the quantitatve theory
of money and therefore, nferentially to the posi-
ton the democracy assumed in 1895. # -
Nobody has ever denied that there rea-
ton between the quantity Of money and prices. But
in 1896 Mr.. Bryan engaged not merely in an
effort to give us more money-he was engaged in
an effort to give more money Of a certain kind
The people, having heard his arguments and those
of his opponents, believed there more i'm
portant relation between property and the quality
Of money than between prosperity and the quantity
of money Experience has amply shown that they
right. ~ ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04
STEADY THERE!

A rush is good in its place, lad,
But not at the start, say,
For life very long race lad,
And never was won that way. :
It's the stay that tells-the stay, boy,
And the heart that never says die;
A squirt may do, with the goal In view,
But steady IS the word, say I.
Steady's the word that wins, lad,
Grit and sturdy grain;
It's sticking to it will carry you through IT,
Roll up your sleeves again.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

One Of the secondary advantages Of the White
House wedding the advertising it gave Cincinnati
Cincinnati is Dayton where the cash registers
come from. .~s 49,. s.. @..~* .-..~ ~ ss1.~ *~.g:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-04

direct descendant Of George Washington's IS
brother is applicant FOR postmaster at Alexandria,
Va. The Washington family has probably earned
postofce from this government, provi> ed it has the
O. K Of MI. :Aldrich. %, 5A%$