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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
GREAT CATHEDRAL.
Church of St. John the Divine Fourth
 Largest In the World.

The plans for the cathedral of St. John The Divine, in New York, writes Canon Jones in the Worlds Work, shows a cru ciform structure 59O feet long, 165 feet wide across nave and aisles, 2SS feet wide across the transepts, having two western towers. four entrance towers in the angles made by the arms of the. cross. with a central tower and spire planted on base 100 feet square and rearing it's final cross to a height of 425 feet. The choir Is sur rounded by chevet of seven chapels, 'the Chapels of the Tongues" to be used for services in foreign languages.
 The fundamental style Is late Roman esque, in which Byzantine influence is strongly felt, though in some places per pendicular details are freely used. The material Is beautiful cream colored gran- ite from Lake Mohegan, New York, and the interior Is faced with a soft buff lime stone from F'rontenac, Minn. Cathedral plans are of two general types: (a) The avenue type, which makes effect by long vistas leading up to the mystic beauty of the distant altar, like Salisbury and the ancient Basilicas and (b) the central area type, which depends for impress siveness upon a, large central space, grand ly domed, where crowds of worshippers may be assembled Of this type are St. Sophia at Constantinople, and St. Pet eT ;, ftOInee ot. JOnn tne DlVln6 IS OI lnS second, or central area type, and It's cen tral space Is to carry dome of almost equal span with that of the mosque of St. Sophia. at Constantinople and lacks only ten feet of being hundred feet higher.
 The dome of St. Paul's, in London, Is of slightly greater span, but Is lower by thirty feet. The rotunda of the capitol at Washington has the same area with the crossing of St. John the Divine, but the rotunda ceiling comes 1S3 feet above the floor, whereas St. Johns shows a height of 252 feet. The spire of Trinity church, New York, Is 2S4 feet high. Were this spire planted under the inner dome of St. Johns, but thdrty-two feet of 1t would pierce the apex, and then Trinity's spire cross would be Al feet lower than that of St. Johns
 The central tower of Trinity church, Boston, is held the most massive yet erected in this country. 1t Is interesting that the crossing of St. John the Divine would give almost room enough for four central towers like that of Trinity, Bos- ton, placed side by side. The massive piers which stand at the angles of the crossing to bear up the future great arches. and against which the curved buttresses impinge (as shown in the sec tion through crossing and spire) are noble in their solidity, being twenty-six feet square and made of the densest granite charged with the duty of supporting 34,-
 1S,O00 pounds, one-fourth of tEs weight of lantern, dome and spire above them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Henrik lbsen.

William Archer, in the Reader for July.
 It was in December, 1884, that I first met Henrik Ibsen. He was then 53 years of age. The occasion was one of the Sat urday evening social gatherings which brought together all the Scandinavians in Rome. I had been about a quarter of an hour in the room, and was standing close to the door, when 1t opened and in glided an undersized man with very broad shoulders and a large, leonine head, wear ing a long black frock coat with very broad lapels, on one of which a knot of red ribbon was conspicuous. I knew him at once. but was little taken aback by his low stature. In spite of all the famous instances to the contrary, one instinctiyely associates greatness with size. His natural height was even some- what diminished by a habit of bending forward slightly from the waist. begotten, no doubt, of hort-sightedness and the need to peer into things. He moved very slowly and noislessly, with his hands behind his back-an unohtrusive. person. ality, which would even have been inslg- nificant had the head been strictly propor- tionate to the rest of the frame. But there was nothing insignificant about the high and massive forehead, crowned with mane of (then) iron-gray- hair. the small and pale but piercing eyes behind the gold-rimmed spectacles, or the thin Tipped mouth, depressed at the corners into a curve indicative of iron will, and set between bushy whiskers of the same dark gray as the hair. The most cur sorry observer could not but recognize power and character in the head; yet one would scarcely have guessed 1t to be the power of a poet the character of prophet. Misled. perhaps, by the ribbon at the buttonhole, and by an expression of reserve, almost of secretiveness, In the lines of the tight-shut mouth, one would rather have supposed oneself face to face with an eminent statesman or dplo- matist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
PARADISE OF THE PROMOTER.
Title Ise Freely Given to the State of
 New Jersey.


 David Ferguson in Success Magazine"
 New Jersey, it should be remem- bered, because of it's wide-open corpor- ation laws, is the paradise of the pro- moter and the company creator The Corporation Trust company, the con cern which attended to the organiza- tion of the shipbuilding combination, furnishing the dummies, etc., earns large dividends for its stockholders by doing that very thing all the year round. It is its specially. Incidentally, 1t furnishes dummy 'home offices" to about 1500 corporations chartered in New Jersey. The laws of that state require a company to maintain home office within its territorial limits. About 90 per cent of the corporations chartered there have their actual head quarters In New York city or else where. The Corporation Trust com pany solves the "home office" prob lem for them in this way: The offices of the Corporation Trust are at No 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City; large tablet in the entrance hall of its build ing contains the names of about 1900 corporations, and the mere presence of it's name on that tablet gives cor poration right to claim a nome of fee" at that address in New Jersey. Any mail which comes there for any one of the 1900 companies is forwarded to its bona fide office in New York or elsewhere.
 Under the law it is necessary for a corporation chartered in New Jersey to hold annual meetings in it's home of fees" The Corporation Trust com pany again comes to the rescue. In its building it has several board meet ing rooms for the use of it's corporate clients. In one of these the officers and few stockholders gather on the annual meeting day, transact the nee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
WORK AND EFFICIENCY.
How Life May Re Made Healthy and
 Prolonged.

It is the kind of work in which man Is engaged which determines for him tho special meaning of the term "Efficiency," writes Dr. Luther Gulick in the World S Work. The success of his efforts may de- pend upon the quantity of his output, or 1t may depend upon it's quality. Quality. Quantityl Upon these two hang all the laws of efficiency.
 For each of us it Is possible to increase the duration of his best moments and to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Alfalfa.

Early attempts with alfalfa are likely to prove failure, says Farming. unless the peculira requirement. sof the young plants are thoroughly understood and the many pitfalls guarded against. It is best to start with a small patch-an acre or less-and to make from four to eight subdivisions and give each a diff ferent treatment as regards fertilizer. lime, method of seeding etc. In this way the experience which would otherwise re- auir a number of seasons to procure can be obtained at the end of the first year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01
Good Work.
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune
 Employer-Jimmy, I let you off yes- terday afternoon because you said you had some necessary work to do, and one of my clerks says he saw you an hour or two later at the ball game.
 Office Boy-Yes, sir; I was rootin' fur de home team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-01

essary business In few minutes, pack up their papers and books, and are usu- ally across the river, back in New York, inside of an hour. The United States Steel Corporation. the greatest company in the world, in point of cap ital, goes through this form once a year. The Standard Oil company is another which lives up to the fiction of obeying this New Jersey law.
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The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
FARMER BECOMES AERONAU1,
BUT NOT AT HIS OWN DESIRE
10 Caught by Balloons Ropes While Witnessing As
cension and Has Thrilling Experience.

Reading. Pa.-Jacob dehring, Of
Hummelstown. farmer, came to
Reading and secured Job as laborer
at the fair grounds. When La Rue.
the aeronaut. began his preparations
Gehring took up position near the
big gas bag. With head in the air
and hands in his pockets, Gehring
stood gaping without noticing that his
feet were among coil Of ropes. The
word was given and the balloon. with
La Rue performing upon a trapeze.
shot skyward.
With 1t went shrek Of horror
from the crowd. for before the eyes
OF thousands was man dangling
from the end of an anchor rope that
had turned about his feet. La Rue
shouted to his involuntary passenger
to swing himself upward and catch
the rope above his feet with his
hands. This Gehring succeeded in
doing after several unsuccessful at.
tempts. during which 1t seemed that
any moment he might be dashed to
death from rapidly increasing
height. Just as Gehring caught the
rope with his hands gust OF wind
caught the balloon and he was swung
way out. At the terrifying sight
women In the crowd below tainted,
while all was still as hundreds prayed
for the safety Of the man. The bal
loon was whipped from side to side
by the gale in which it had been
caught.
Finally, when height of 1000 feet
above the fair grounds had been
reached. Gehring, GREATNESS and
bleeding from torn hands. dragged
himself to the side of La Rue, who
was sitting on the cannon suspended
from the balloon. shout that went
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
MAcpoNouoH's FRESHMAN.
What Happened When He Watched 4
Friends Automobile.

Harry MacDonough of the Fantana
company tells of putting an Irishman
employed at his Long Island home to
watching the automobile OF guest
"Oi1l take care NV it all roight.
sor." said the man, AN they'll be
none o. these jays munkey wild it..
Oi'll cloimb up on tie safe an watch
'er from there"
Continuing. Marlborough says: I'VE
were Just sitting down to dinner when
we heard an awful yell out In the
yard. followed by the violent footing
of the automobile horn. Everybody
rushed to the windows and there on
the road in front of the house was
the automobile going forward about
200 feet and then back again with Pat
yelling like a mad man and footing
the horn for all there was in it. Back
and forth he went, the machine chug-
ging. the horn blowing. Pat yelling
and the natives gazing on with eyes
popping out.
Finally my brother hurried out to
the road and just as the auto started
south. after having made a 200.foot
trip north. he jumped into the tonneau.
climbed to the front seat, got hold Of
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
sELAsco's ROMANCE.
The Story Of His Black Pearl Pin
Told by Matinee Girl.

The Matinee Girl of the Mirror in
f'her truest vein of romance tells a
I story of David Belasco and his black
pearl pin.
David Beiasco carries pocketful
of mascots,' she explains. THAT
which he most prizes he trusts to no
uncertain receptacle. 1t remains
among the precious things of romance
and tradition to be a Belasco heirloom
unto many generations. 1t is black
pearl pin given him by Adelaide Nell
son.
Tbs great manager was slender
boy, with big. wistful eyes and a
penslve. haunting personality. In his
humble capacity in the theater where
SHE was playing in San Francisco he
attracted her attention. AS assistant
sta .e manager he performed for her
some slight services. which the great
,rliet wished to reward with parting
gilt
Calling him to her dressing.room
on the day she was leaving the city
she spread her jewels before him and
with an Indifferent wave of the hand
said: You have been kind to me.
Take one OF these, and when you look
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
BULL ON PROMENADE CAUSES
TERROR NEAR PACKINGTOWN
Homeless Fugitive from CHICAGO Stock Yards Leads
Exciting Chase While Hunt for
Experiences :.

For the next hour the bull amused
Itself by scampering around the cor
ners where people were awaiting
street cars and delaying their plans
by guiding stampedes into number
less stores and other points OF refuge.
About eight a. m. the bull found itself
In Winchester avenue, near West Har-
rIson street. and conceived the idea
that Its frolic was moving along in
too humdrum sort Of way.
DO something unique" shouted u
facetious pedestrian, who reads ths
newspapers. Kick a hole in thA
sky"
This may or may not have fired tn,
bull to original exploits. Straightway
It. spied peddler woman standing
next a curbIng with large basket II
tomatoes ready to hoist on her baccI
and proceed IN her way. But the bull
beat her to It," A well-directed bl0s
sent the Inflated woman plump into
the basket She was heavy. and. ~
member. there we're tomatoes in thst
basket. Splash! The bull prance.i
away saucily. The victim looked as
Then upon the scene there careeneJ
one OF the blue patrol wagons chloe
full OF brave policemen. One Of thCs.
policemen was poised there with ,
rope all curled around his arm AMI
his eye keen to the peril OF the sii-
uation.
Look there" shouted the mutt
tude as this policeman hurled thst
stout rope and caught the bull by
hind leg. There was dash by H..
animal. sudden pulling up and !
glare at the police.
One end OF the lasso was firmly
grasped by all the pufhng policeme.,
In the wagon. The other end, as Is
known. was fastened to the hind les
Of the bull.
Now. boys. all together" cried the
leader. and the men strained at the
rope.
The bull only snorted sarcastica1ly.
Thus a bitter tug-of.war developed.
The bluecoats pulled one way and the
red faces above the brass buttons
Redeemed more picturesquely while
the bull. alone in his might, drew back
the other way. slowly yet steadily tho
pompous patrol wagon and all tho
finest" being dragged along meekly.
Suddenly the rope snapped. the
police fell crestfallen In tumble and
away went Mr.. Bull, as happy as
lark and looking for new fields Of ad-
venture.
Medical students attending neigh
boring college Joined the throng about
this time, and one OF them suggested
throwing some salt on the animals
nose. Before this bright scheme
could be carried out the poor thing
from Packingtown showed exhaustion
and In few minutes It was tied to
see at West Jackson boulevard and
Wood street.
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
FIRST PATRIOT OF WAR.
Monument to Memory Of William Con.
way Unveiled at Camden, Me.

A memorial to William Conway. the
first patriot Of the war of the rebel
lion." has Just been unveiled at Cam
hero. He was a sailor in the United
States navy, and while on duty at the
Pensacola navy yard, January IL, 1861,
WAS ordered by one of the officers OF
the yard to haul down the American
flag. this officer and others proving
unfaithful. Conway refused to obey
the order.
The facts became known. and Con
way received the thanks of the navy
and a gold medal was presented him
by about 15o New England men living
in California.
In honor of this sailor the memorial
just unveiled at Camden was erected.
The memorial consists of huge
bowlder, to which has been affixed a
bronze tablet, bearing the following
inscription:
William Conway's loyalty to his
country and his flag was made the
subject of Official reports in connec-
ton with the court-martial OF Capt.
James Armstrong. who was in charge
of the United States navy yard at
Warrington, near Pensacola, Fla, at
the time of its disgraceful surrender
to the confederate forces.
Capt. Armstrong. who was veteran
in the naval service. became COM
mandant at the Warrington navy yard
against his own protest that he was
too old and too feeble for duty in that
climate. The executive officer was
Ferrand and he hailed from New Jer-
sey. Next in rank was Lieut.. Rem
shaw, of Pennsylvania.
They married sisters, southern wom-
en-, whose every sympathy was with
the cause of the southland 10 the great
struggle then being precipitated. Far.
rand and Renshaw, while nominally
the support of the aged commandment
were in reality conspiring to have the
navy yard surrendered to the Florida
rebels. The confederate states had
not yet been formed.
January 8. 1861, the headquarters OF
the army at Washington sent an or
der to Lieut.. Slemmer. Of the army,
who was commander Of the three
forts. to take measures to secure the
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
Younqest civil War Veteran.

The officials of the pension office
think they have discovered in Lys-
ton d. Howe. OF Streator. ILL.,, the
Youngest volunteer of the civil war.
He enlisted in 1861. when only ten
years and nine months old. and served
for four months, when he was dis
charged on account of his youth. He
enlisted again in 1862, when II years
and months old, and served until
the end Of the war. The record was
brought out in connection VIA an APP.
plication for increased pension, which
was granted.
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17

it kept several miles OF residents In
sobs and smiles-chiefy smiles.
This escaped prisoner from the
stockyards turned up on plot OF nice
green grass at West Twelfth and
Wood streets at six 4. m. A. small
boy got into action at that hour and
a stone was thrown. This bull didn't
care much to have placid breakfast
disturbed by a missile in that way
and 1t proceeded to vent its indigna-
ton on the youngster. or, rather. to-
ward the youngster. The little chap
ran for all he was worth AID shouted
the alarm. Small boys can always
gather in scores at any time of the
day or night when there is anything
doing, and this was no exception.
Mad bull! mad BULL" went up the
cry In the neighborhood. Soon the
patrol wagons were turning into the
community and the people were rush
ing out into the streets from their
homes and then back again. There
was much subdued preparation On the
part OF the police. as some OF them
got ready their lassos and stood up
In their blue wagons with much pos.
INK and stretching of shoulders. while
others fondled ferocious looking re-
volvers, ready at the right moment
to sent = bullet tearing through the
"maddened beast"
After the bull got Its blood warmed
ND, which took half an hour or SO.
the scenes of approximate terror be-
gan. Mobs formed In all streets with
in radius of half mile and Pre-.
pared to do battle with the invader.
The :nimal put to flight crowds that
gathered dangerously close and went
xalloping down toward West Polk
st-sst.
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17

at It remember that one actress WAS
grateful
THE boy, David Belosco. looked at
the flashing diamonds that lay IN q
prodigal heap upon her dressing table.
To take one of them would be to &C.
cept a fortune. He looked beyond 1t
to a simple black pearl pin in a rusty
setting. I will take that he said.
why do you choose that" she
asked.
"I don't know he answered. l
thought l should like It,
".Take this instead and she thrust
a diamond pin into his hand.
HE went to the train with her and
she said IS she boarded 1t at Oakland
I shall write you
From Virginia City. New, she
wrote and inclosed the black pearl
pin.
"'Your boys face Of disappoint-
ment has haunted me- she wrote.
WHY did you want the black pearl
min? 1t was given me long ago.
have had 1t since the beginning. l
feel as though II part with 1t some
hing terrible will happen to me. and
vet here it is. you weird. strange lit
lie fellow. Keep 1t and remember
your friend, Adelaide Nelson
"M,ss Nelson finished her tour OF
America and went to Paris. There
she is said to have died, few months
after she yielded up the black pearl
min that had been her mascot.
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17

Chicago.-A fugitive bull went a.
promenading on the West side the
other day. Before 1t had concluded
its morning stroll 1t had caused
tempestuous chase through many
streets and alleys. had engaged in .
tug of war with patrol wagon and
had brought more or less humorous
shocks to number Of innocent by
ISLANDERS and others. here and there.
indoors and out. 1t was hornless
bull. something like toothless mad
dog. that created these morning
scenes Of panic, and for three hours
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17
E,v 1smpIeton's Goodness.

One of the chorus girls who played
with Fay Templeton said, 1--WE hold
Miss Templeton in sort OF reverence
FOR the good things she has done,
81. never forgets face and can call
any one Of us with whom she has
worked by name" Before Edgar
selvyn had met with any success he
was stranded In Chicago with but
Ave dollars in his pockets. Not know
ing what to do he went to his friend
Edwin Arden, who loaned him S26 to
vet hack to New York, and from that
time Edxar selwyn's fortunes began
to pick up.
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17

the lever and stopped the machine.
Pat scrambled out of the machine.
trembling and angry. shook his fist at
the auto and yelled: 'Ye haste: ye
wouldn't stop fer me. wud yer Then
turning to my brother. he said: Eft
ye'd only stayed away little longer.
sor, Ord a. tanned the darned ting.
fer OF cud hear from the, way she wor
breathin' that her wind wuz givin'
out
THE evident terror Of the 1rishman
over his experience was punishment
enough for him and the fact that his
wild ride back and forth furnished
my guests with as good laugh as
they ever enjoyed was responsible
for my letting him of without sySn .
lecture"
The Meeker herald., 1906-11-17


forts In Pensacola harbor from seizure
by surprise or assault. consulting first
the commandant of the navy yard.
who would probably have instructions
to cooperate with him.
+ This order reached Lieut.. Slemmer
January 9. but he knew very well that
he would be unable to hold the three
forts with but 46 men. He decided to
abandon Forts McRea and Barrancas.
which were on the main land, and oc-
cupy Fort Pickens, which was on San.
ia Rosa island at the mouth of Pensa-
cola harbor.
Calling on the commandant of the
navy yard, Lieut.. Slemmer found that
that oficer was In receipt of orders
from the navy department to cooper
ate with him In his measures OF de-
Tense, and received from Capt. Arm
strong the assurance of assistance in
every way, including the services Of
the Supply and Wyandotte.
The commodore said that he did not
think that he could hold the navy yard
II attacked, but promised to have
Slemmer and his command. together
with supplies of ammunition. taken
over to Fort Pickins at 1880 on that
day. January 9.
No sooner had Lieut.. Skinner left
the Office than Farrand slipped in and
10 worked upon the mind OF the weak
and excited old man that he failed to
keep faith with Slemmer. Farrand
made Armstrong believe that 1t would
be an outrage to cooperate with this
young army lieutenant and 50 provoke
q bloody conflict with the Florida state
troops.
In this strait of failure, Lieut.. Stem.
mer again visited the commodore and
demonstrated with him for his failure
to keep his promise. Finally. in the
preseeeo Of Farrand, Bergman and
Renshaw, the commandant gave Or
ders for the Wyandotte to be at the
wharf at Barrancas at four p. m. on
that day in readiness to transport the
garrison to Fort PickenG.
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