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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
TYPEWRITER PROBLEM
Solved by Youth, Who invents an Au-
tomato Carriage.

Norfolk (ya.) Correspondence New York
Times
Robert Eugene Turner, an 1s-year-old
youth of this city has invented an auto
matte carriage for typewriter which
those who have seen 1t declare will solve
a problem that has puzzled the manufac-
turers of typewriters for years
1t was recognized long ago, experts as
sert, that an automatic carriage return
for a typewriter would add from % to 80
per cent to the speed of the operators.
The manufacturers put experts on the
problem Of the transference redirection
and control of power, but none was able
to solve it.
Mr.. Turner had his attention drawn to
the matter He began to experiment with
drawings, and for three years studied the
problem at spare times, day and night.
He finally solved the problem Of regulat-
ing the power at all times, controlling and
reversing it at will Wy means of the space
bar.
MY device is very simple" Mr.. Turner
said today, land can be added to machines
at nominal cost. 1t will not affect the
durability of the machine or add to the
cost of repairs. Its speed is sufficient Cor
all practical purposes. 1t increases the
HlSClidHlcdl COHlIOl u the carriage, max
ing it unnecessary for the operator to re-
move his hands from the keyboard as he
writes
The mechanism causes the carriage to
return to the initial writing point auto
matically when the end of written line
is reached. and also to return nonauto-
matically from any point in the line by
pressing special key. Provision for
cushioning the impact of the carriage to
prevent destructive jar to the machine
is amply provided for, as well as an i'm
provement in the runways and rollers
bearing the carriage, to reduce the friction
to a minimum.
The momentum attained by the car
rage In its return stroke is utilized for
the line spacing. A simple device is intro
duced so that the setting of either the
automatic or manual line spacer will adj
Just the other to conform in the uniform
spacing of the lines. 4.s...s
THE principle OF the mechanism en-
bodies a compound motor, consisting of
two springs, geared in such a manner
against each other that a shifting of the
gearing results in change of the rela-
tive power of the two springs. enabling
each to alternate between the other and
draw the carriage back and forth, and
mechanism for automatically or manually
effecting the shifting
THE invention can be used as an i'm
provement to any of the standard styles
| Of typewriters, as 1t does not affect any
part of the mechanism except the carriage,
motors or springs, which 1t replaces.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
stenoaraphx a Stepping Stone.

From the New York Mall
The action of another wealthy business
man in marrying his stenographer will
doubtless inspire many more young wo-
men to adopt the writing of the curve and
pot-hook as a method of getting on. Next
to the theatrical profession, no class OF
self-supporting girls is so apt to come in
contact with wealthy men, but the girl
who becomes stenographer with the solo
hope of finding a rich husband and maxi
ing her work the means to such an end,
is destined to be sadly disappointed.
In the stage world, when man meets
a pretty woman and marries her after
brief and dazzling interval, there are al
ways the glamor of the footlights, the
swing of music, the chink of glasses and
the bewitchng allurements of costume to
assist the affair in it's rapid progress. In
| business the man sees the girl in the cold
| light of day and a plain shirt waist, At
| first he looks on her as a clever machine
to do his work, and 1t is often months be-
fore a flash of real friendship illumines
the horizon of the dull, daily grind.
| Then he may discover that his office as
sistant is a very charming as well as a
capable young woman, and If there is to
| be romance, it starts on a good, firm ba-
/ Sis. In ABOUT nine cases out OF Ieni now
ever, when man has established himself
in business to the extent of hiring a stem
ographer, or when one is allotted to him
| by his own employer, he is already mar
ried, and, naturally, the girl working for
! him is not. So it is just as well for her to
keep her Ideas of loves young dream out
side of the office, and endeavor 10 step
from stenography to something else be-
sides marriage.
If census were taken of the most sue
cessful professional and business women
| of today it would be found that half of
them began as stenographers Given the
opportunity, the right girl will soon make
| herself an Indispensable figure In an Of
flee. Only the boss himself is so faml-
lar with all the details of the business as
the alert stenographer. Her value Is
shown in times of expense reduction, when
the assistant manager and various office
ornaments are put aside, but not so the
stenographer. She cannot be done with
| out
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
A Curious Theatre.
ON the Cuban Review.

From the Cuban Review.
The history of the Taeon theatre of
Havana, which was recently purchased
by the Spanish Dramatic company
for S550,000, Is very interesting In
the year 1885 Francisco Marty, who
was then the leader of a band of
pirates which infested the island of
Cuba, and who had price of $4,000
on his head, was captured and ordered
to be put to death. Seeing there was
no hope for him, he asked leave to see
General Tacon, who was then governor
general of Havana, and told him if his
life were spared he would denounce
his entire band and assist him in rid
ding the island of the number Of
pirates which infested it at that pc
riod. Accordingly General Tacon gave
him a two weeks parole, and inside Of
a week Marty had denounced his fell
low pirates and turned them over to
the government. For this service he
was pardoned.
In 1886 Marty asked for the conces-
sion to build a national theatre on the
site of Parque Central. 1t was granted
to him. General Tacon went further
and allowed him the privilege of the
use of forty 'convicts who were then
confined in Moro Castle to assist him
in the work, each convict receiving the
sum of 20 cents day. In 1888 the
theatre was finished, and Marty, as a
proof of the gratitude he felt toward
General Tacon for sparing his life,
named it Ell Teatro Tacon. During the
insurrection In Cuba many exciting in
cidents took place here. In one In
stance a regiment. of Cuban insurgents
barricaded themselves in the theatre
ana held it against the Spaniards for
three days. Finally they were starved
out. and as they were making their
escape all were shot.
The theatre is built of white stone,
with decorations Of marble, and facing
Central Park, being in the center of
the fashionable district Of Havana. 1t
is one of the largest theatres in the
world, seating over 5000 persons.
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Elevators Run on Curve.

From the Literary Digest,
One Of the stations of the new tunnel
from Boston to East Boston boasts set
of four elevators that are unlike any 9TH
ers in the world, in that they do not run
I'm and down in a vertical line, oIt on d
curve. Says a writer in the American
Contractor:
"rrhe peculiarity of these elevators is
that while they do not so straight UP and
down, they maintain perfectly level
floor while passing through curved tube.
.The arrangement is much as 4 On The
line of one of the New York elevated
routes elevators were run In tubes from
buildings on opposite sides of the street
into opposite sides of the waiting room of
the elevated station. The Boston tubes
start. however, from the subways and
mass through the street level to the eleva-
tion of the elevated structure, thus giving
a three-decked station The peculiarities
of construction are all between the two
lower stories. From the second floor the
cars run up parallel to each other in the
ordinary way.
..In the Boston station the elevators,
where they start at the BOTTOM on the
tunnel level are "a feet apart, but in rls-
ing Sc feet to the street they approach to
within 70 feet of each other. With such a
decided slant as this. about ten degrees, 1t
was absolutely necessary to contrive a
means by which the elevators can be kept
on a level when travelling both up and
down. Although moving on inclined shafts.
thew are kept at an absolute level through
the employment of curved guides. The pas
senger hardly realizes that he is travelling
in anything but vertical direction unless
he looks through the iron lattice-work OF
the elevator and notes that the lines OF
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Eur for overcoat Collar.

From the ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The furrier was taking his stock out OF
the mothproof cold storage room. 1t came
forth frozen stiff and coated with glisten-
ing white frost. But there was one beau
tiful skin that, though just as stiff as any
of the others, had no frost on It,
1T is early to talk about furs,' said the
dealer. "But l want you to look at this
skin. Isn't 1t a beauty? 1t is the skin
that the richest Russians, grand dukes,
and so on, have their overcoat collars
made Of.
ut is a sea otters skin, and often is so
expensive that one coat collar Of 1t will
cost $500. 1t is unquestionably the best
skin In the world to make coat collars of.
why? Look at this one. and you'll
see, All my other skins are covered with
frost, while on this fine fur no frost what
ever appears. And that's the reason why
sea otter skins make the best coat collars.
The breath. for some unknown reason
doesn't freeze on them"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
NO SPECIAL RATE
FOR OHIO REPUBLICANS
Washington Residents May Be Dis
franchised Because They Cannot
Afford to Pay Full Fare.

Washington, September 22.-(Special)-
Sad News was broken to the Ohio Repub-
lican club this evening when President 7.
M. Sullivan related the experiences which
had befallen him in the course Of efforts
to get low rates for electtan time so that
good Ohio republicans might go home to
vote.
Apparently Neutrality-suspicious. are going to
be dsfranchised hereafter. That seems
the only conclusion from the narrative Of
Mr.. Sullivan. He had urged upon the Of
ficers of the Eastern Trunk Line associa-
ton that the Ohio voters here would all
go home If a half rate were granted for
about a week. The railroads would not
think of it.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago Daily News.
A elose-fisted man isn't necessarily a
pugilist.
A friend in need is a friend in deed,
rather than in words.
Adams first fall occurred when he fell In
love with Eve.
An actress says the best part she ever
had was her own divorce.
II woman can't convince man with
out an argument, the case is hopeless.
Some dogs are wiser than some men;
they bury the bones left from their din
ner.
A woman usually has rug In front Of
her mirror to cover the hole In the car
pet.
Every dog has his day, and every cat
has his night, but man isn't satisfied un-
less he has BOTH
Marriage is a serious step. and man
can never be certain whether he is step
ping up or down.
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DANGERS BABY BIRD MEETS.
Wonder He Ever Grows Up, He Has
So Many Enemies.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
So many dangers beset young birds be-
tween the time they are hatcned and the
time when they are able to take care OF
themselves. it is wonder that SO many
of them reach maturity. That any Of
them do so is probably due to the fact
that this period of helplessness is compar-
atively short, averaging, perhaps, three
weeks with the majority of our perching
birds
During the period of incubation the nest
Is comparatively safe; as a rule it is in
conspicuous, often carefully hidden, and
the sitting bird Is usually silent.
As soon as the tender chicks break
through the shells of the eggs it becomes
difficult matter indeed for the parents
to keep their secret from a hundred enc
mics more pitiess than any storm and
whose ears, eyes and noses are ever ready
to detect the presence of such dainty and
available morsels as nesting birds.
The feeding of the little ones and the
cleaning of the nest necessitates scores Of
visits daily on the part of the old birds,
and, quietly as the work is usually done,
so much passing back and forth to a given
point is very often apt to attract undesir-
able attention. Then the young birds
themselves seem very indiscreet, and fire.
quentiy make so much ado when their pa
rents arrive with food that they seem to
invite every enemy within sight or hear
ing.
The young of birds which build on the
ground are perhaps the ones which are
subject to the greatest number of dangers.
Fortunate it is for them that they know
no evil-that their Unborn fear is latent.
and does not develop until such time as 1t
shall profit them to be afraid. until they
are able to fly and thus escape the dam
gers they are afraid Of
White-footed mice in all probability de-
stroy young birds occasionally. since they
are fond of animal food. Personally, I
have never seen a gray squirrel injure
birds nest, but I think there is enough
good evidence forthcoming to convict him
of at least occasionally eating both eggs
and nestlings. Red squirrels and chip
hunks have been caught in the act SO Of
ten that they may be regarded as habitual
criminals.
In proportion to their numbers, however
II is doubtful If squirrels do anywhere
near the damage that is wrought by the
domestic cat. The latter is larger and re-
ouires much more food, and 1t Is also more
ant to kill merely for sport. The cat prob
lem ia a serious one with bird lovers tho
more so because of the strong hold pussy
has on thousands of good people.
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public speaking In the streets. During
the evening they would preach and dur
Ing the day they would visit in the resi-
dence district. They met their Waterloo,
however, when they called on the wife
of a Methodist minister.
"One of the ladies' societies of the
church was meeting at the house that
day, and the members all insisted on
knowing how the rIormons stood on the
polygamy question. The men tried to
show the advantages of plural marriages,
and In doing so used expressions and ex-
plantations which angered the ladies'.
When they told their respective husbands
about 1t later, the missionaries were used
rather roughly and were glad to get out
of town. That ended Mormonism in
Mitchell but in other places preachers
from Salt Lake City are in force and do
ing all they can to gain women to their
Faith
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Animals Which Washed Dishes.

From the Strand.
Beckmann gives a delightful account of
a coon which used to amuse itself by
washing various odds and ends in buck
ct of water. An old pot handle, a snail
shell, or anything of the sort would do.
But the thing which he loved best of all
was an empty bottle. Clasping 1t in his
fore paws, he would waddle slowly to the
bucket with the bottle clasped close to his
breast and then roll 1t and rinse it in the
water. II anyone ventured to disturb him
he was furious and threw himself upon
his back. clinging SO tightly to his be-
loved bottle that be could be lifted by 1t.
Groos says that bears will do the same
sort of thing. He relates the case OF a
polar bear which used to roll an old iron
pot to and fro in his tank and then. lift
ing 1t out, rub it up and down in a trough
of running water. He stood on his hind
legs and used his fore paws exactly like
washerwoman washing clothes.
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NeckWoaF.
Belts, Ribbons

The items given here repre-
sent a small showing Of what
this department contains.
Beautiful plaid ribbons in assorted
colors, Az inches wide, at 4oc yard.
Pompadour ribbons are the rage and
come in nobby patterns, inches wide,
at coo a yard.
Wide crush belts, in kid, colors In
tan, brown, blue, red, green, ETC., with
gold buckles, absolutely the newest
thing in belts, at SOC each.
The newest novelty in bags, called
anthony, all the rage in New York
city today, made of Russian calf, in
three sizes, and all colors, at $3.50 to
$3.50, belts to match at SOC each.
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Ladies' Hose

It is only medium priced
hose you see in this ad. When
IN the store ask to see our beau
tiful silk hose IN evening colors
and black.
Fancy isle hose. silk clicked and
of extra good quality, double heel and
toe, at SOC a pair.
Plain black Isle hose, black en-
broidered front, double heel and toe,
quality alone makes two prices here,
namely, Soc and 75c a pair.
Misses Isle thread hose, in double
sole, heel and toe and double knee, a
very seryiceable hose, at 25c pair.
Boys extra heavy gauze 2 and 2
ribbed hose in double sole, heel and
toe, guaranteed stainless and wears
like iron. at 15c a pair.
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CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
Japanes Demanded Explanation Of Ar
rest BY Russians.

St Petersburg, September 22.-According
to dispatches from Vladivostok, received
here. the encounter between the Russians
and Japanese fishermen off Kamtchatwa
had it's origin as follows:
In July lieutenant named sotnikof,
with ten Cossacks and two inhabitants OF
a local village were sent to the mouth
of the Worosh river to protect the fish
ing industry. They found there Japanese
fish poachers and arrested them The
Japanese demanded an explanation, and
when this was refused one of the Japanese
stabbed and killed Lieutenant Sotnikof
while his companions also were shot down.
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rs and fathers when company is pros

ers and fathers when company IS pres
ent.
The little boys click their heels to-
gether and bow before strangers, kiss the
hands of ladies, wait to be spoken to be-
fore addressing their elders, and are
brought up with much more deeorum Of
attitude than ia western Europe. They
and their little sisters play about their
parents drawing rooms when visitors are
present, running to reply to any ques-
lions put to them, and then returning to
resume their game or play, or what not
with simplicity, And thus they form part
of the company without too great promi-
hence being accorded them, and yet see
ing enough of the world to be quite with
out circumstances or shyness when
they grow up.
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BEvERIDeE IN CHICAGO.
Indiana Senator Opens Western Cam
palgn With Speech to Hamilton G

Chicago. September Ex-senator Albert
]. Beveridge of Indiana tonight opened the
republican congressional campaign In the
middle west by delivering an address H.
the Auditorium under the auspices of the
Hamilton club of this city.
The hall was packed to the door by the
n,emhers of the club and their friends.
and the senator was given an enthusiastic
reception.
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Firemen Uphold Assessment.

Milwaukee, Wis. September 22.-In addi-
ton to the discussion of several ques-
lions of the constitution, the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
this morning sustained the decision of
Grand Master ]. ]. Mammalian, ordering
a special semi-annual assessment for jan
uary l. The matter came before the grand
lodge upon an appeal and created much
discussion.
Some twenty lodges had refused to pay
the assessment, but the ruling was up
held by the convention, and is In full
force,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-23
Odessa Streets PatroIled.

Odessa, s September 22.-Peace In this cit :
is maintained with difficulty owing to
the persistent efforts of the "black hun
dredr organizations to provoke ant-Jcw-
ish attacks. The streets are constantly
/ atrolled. Several slight collisions between
the police and mobs took place today in
which one student was killed and thlr-
teen persons injured
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Drug Stores Are Raided.

Muscogee I. T., September 22-This
afternoon j. R. Bruster and w. II.
Johnson of Washington, special officers
of the government, came here to sup
press liquor selling and headed by Bud
Ledbetter and five deputy marshals made
raid at Eufaula. Three drug stores
were raided and Alex Sellars, druggist
named MOZART and another named Fuller
were arrested for selling liquor Henry
Lambert was arrested for running gam
bling house.
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OUTBREAK AT TEHERAN.
Persian Society Utterly Demoralized
BY Continued Agitation.

st. Petersburg. September 22.-Accord-
ing to information received here, disorders
have broken out in Teheran, in connec-
ton with the constitutional movements.
AS yet there has been no bloodshed. but
the situations is regarded as most Sc
rious.
The constitutionalists the advices say,
are intoxicated by the success of the
political strike, and are disposed to re-
sort to such strikes on the slightest pre-
text. Persian society is utterly democrat
lied by the continued agitation, and the
whole of the political structure is dis
turbed
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A ShreWd Guess.
From the Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press
Ibid Crittick say anything to you about
my latest painting?" asked D'Auber.
Yes" replied Cults. by the way, you
must have had it nicely framed before you
showed it to him. didn't your
Yes Why?'
Il thought so, because he said he mo-
ticed one artistic feature about IT.
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Mormons In South Dakota.
q Milwaukee Sentinel.

From the Milwaukee Sentinel.
"Mormons are beginning to be active in
South Dakota" said John F. Carter of
Mitchell. s. d. "This was especially true
in Mitchell. and the city, small as 1t is,
has been lately stirred up by Mormon
-Four of them were there,
and they worked diligently spreading the
gospel of their religion.
..At first they worked quietly. making
a house to house canvass and speaking of
only the more harmless points of their
faith. Later on, however, they began
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Women and Misses Suits
and Skirts

Mother and daughter alike representative showing widely
suit department will
garments awaiting your choosing
senihted with
and Mmnsh a
onovety sitngs
in the
ing suappdan the SUITS al
blue veil
ksandp eatsd
of
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Shaw Speaks In Missouri.

harrington, Mo-. September 22.-Secre-
tary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw de-
voted his speech here today to a discussion
of the tariff and made an especial appeal
to the farmers and laborng men. He
upheld the Sherman antitrust law and the
Elkins rate bill as two Of the greatest
statutes enacted by the republican party.
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Bachelors of England.
From Boy and Girl

From Boy and Girl.
Under our present system our men emf
CRATE, but leave our delicateiy nurtured
women at home. Families of grown-up,
unmarried daughters. disconnected and
restless are far too numerous among us.
and all the while. in far-of places of the
empire, there are men by the thousand
hungering for the sight of an English lass
We do not exaggerate. The flag of Brit
ain in too many parts Of the earth is ~
ing over a generation Of bachelors.
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Adopt simpIlfied Spelling.

New Orleans. September 22-Slmplified
spelling of the list OF 300 words as recon-
mended by President Roosevelt and adopt
ed for use of the United States govern
ment departments, was today adortcd by
the state land office department of Louis
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Making Sure.

From the Somerville Journal
Fashionable Mother-Now l don't want
to make any mistake. You say this jar is
the cream for Ffdo?'
Milkman-Yes, ma am.
Fashionable Mother-And this is the
milk for the baby?