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are issued. the value OF the error
check" will be demonstrated TO the
post ONCE general. although numerous
attempts have been made to invent a
similar device. there was never one
before that worked satisfactorily.
This one. explains the Omaha
World Herald. is so light that clerk
scarcely faows 1t is upon his hand.
As he takes up pack of letters the
check ialls into place upon the top
envelope. ard as n letter is pulled out
TO go iiying into the distributing case,
Il carries n streak across H. This
streak Is lire OF figures. II the mum.
ber of the clerk IS four. then the
streak across the envelope will be a
line OF fours. Each clerk has a Ger.
tain color OF ink-bue for No !. green
for No. 2. purple for No. 3 and SO on.
People who have seen colored fig.
ures across the face Of letter have
often wondered how this odd traccry
happened to be there, The check al.
ways leaves its mark. no matter how
fas, the letters are distributed. The
great advantage OF Il Is that It does
no; In the least impede the distribu
ton OF mall into the cases. However
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SHE WANTED TO TEST HIS HERO
ISM.

He had been courting the girl f1r q
long time, II happened ON Sunday
night after church. They were sitting
on the sofa, and she looked with IA
enablc tenderness into his noble blu.
eyes.
Tom" she murmurod. with u
tromor In her voice. didn't you tell
me once you would be willing to do
any act Of horoism for my sake?"
Yes. Mary. and ! gladly roitcrn e
that statement now" he replied, In
confident tones NO noble Roman OF
old was fired with loftlcr ambition.
n braycr resolution. than L.
We'll. Tom. I want you to do some
thing really heroic Tor me"
Speak. dnrling' What IN IT,"
ASK me to bo your wife Wc'v,
been fooling long enough. ."-Ti,BIts.
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the check is only used upon letters.
Although the device is comparative,
ly simple, 1t required ten years TO de.
velop 1t. Mr.. Connor originally eX.
perimented with check attached to
the thumb of the left hand. This
marked the letters effectively, but as
the thumb is much used in distrib
uting mail. check of that character
made II impossible TO throw mall
with any degree Of speed. In the i'm
proved implement, attached to the
hand like a corn husking peg, all OF
the former difficulties have been over
come
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shirt was so stin that 1t would
stand alone. All our chatting
amounted to nothing. as the only re.
ply We could get out of Charlie was
that he was doing just as he had seen
Marin" do at home. The shirt stood
for several days against the pole a,
the back of the hut. Charlie asked
for pass one day to go to town. He
had managed to get on the shirt and
his expected visit, and was waiting
for his pass. when suddenly an or.
der came for brigade drill In heavy
marching order. There was no help
for Charlie. He tried to evade the
order, but the sergeant was too sharp
for him, and he had to go out without
time to take off his shirt. For some
eral was unusually cross that day.
and gave us very severe drill. FL
nally, forming the brigade in square,
he ordered double quick around, and
when we got around all of us were in
n good lively sweat. On marching
into camp the colonel dismissed us
without the usual parade, and We got
supper and went to bed. the best of
us completely tired out. Some time
in the night Charlie walked us ali up
to help him get that darned shirt on.
The starch had become moistened by
the excessive perspiration and stuck
to him all over like tar. We succeed.
ed at last in getting 1t of, though. at
the expense of considerable skin and
more profanity. greatly to the am Ise-
ment of the boys. Charlie was SO
wroth that he Immediately made up
a fire in the stove and burned the
shirt, but 1t was a long time before
he heard the last of that billed shirt"
Poor Charlie, who was brave lad,
now sleeps in the sunny south. but
! shall never forget him.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
Automatic Checking Device for Letters.

Omaha has the only post office in
the country that can trace errors in
the distribution of mail in such way
that the clerk who makes the mis-.
through device invented by J. p.
Connor, an Omaha man, who has been
a mail clerk in the local office for 10
years.
1t is an implement which will prob.
ably be used by the post office depart
ment throughout the country exactly
as 1t is used In Omaha at the present
tine. AS soon as the patent papers
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ment. The utilization of the enormous
horsepower now going to waste in TINS
country. says the New Orleans Times
Democrat. would add much to the ma
uonal wealth and cheaper one OF the
most generally used products OF the
country. Mr.. Rossi, an American
engineer, has estimated that the pow
er which could be saved in the metal
lurgic industries of the United STATES
must amount to some miliions OF
horsepower. and he believes that al
output of fully one million horsepower
could be maintained continuously.
In converting the millions of tons
of coal turned annually into coke II
this country one-tifth of the weish'
goes of in the form of escaping gases
of which experiments have shown
that about one-fourth could be used II
gas engines. In the operation OF blas'
furnaces Mr.. Rossi calculates tha'
from so to 35 horsepower could be Cd
tanned from the gases which escape II
the manufacture of single ton OF pig
iron. and when either of these hgure'
is multiplied by the tonnage OF pii
iron annually manufactured in thi'
country II will be seen that the waste
is enormous.
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pair OF corduroy knee brceches. Tapped
at the waist. loosely-hanging folds OF
the shadbelliest of walstcoats sug.
gcstcd convenient receptacle to
Charlie on his promised expeditions
for the good things which would cu.
able us to make the best use of our
newly acquired stove. n swallow tailed
blue coat with brass buttons-which
II II was made for the prince OF
Wales" must have been kept for his
Sunday suit, for II looked as spick and
span A. though Just from the tailor
seemed TO be vsinly hunting like a
claw.hammer for \ nail In the ground
Charlie evidently delighted most In
this patriotic colorcd acquisition, for
he kept ceasclessly turning round and
round to display II to US In all its
glory. a bcllcrowncd beaver OF am.
pie proportions came down over his
eyes. and his mouth was efYcctualIy
shut up In the folds OF an enormous
collar and stock, which obliged him
10 hold his head as high ms possible.
We had plenty OF fun out OF Charlie
that day. He had on also q home.
spun to~.linen shirt. to which the
enormous collar was attached. After
wearing 1, for some time as a night
shirt. he nnally decided to wash II.
We had a general wash day. going on,
10 n creek near by. with kettle In
heat the water. One day. after I had
finished. Charlie iiilcd IN. kettle about
half full Of water and hung II over
the fre to heat sat near by busily
whiting ut n pipe. waiting for my
clothes to dry. when tho water be.
came sufficiently heated Charlie pro-
dueed . package Of starch. and empty.
Ing the whole Of It's contents into tho
kettle. stirred II steadily with = stick
until the mixture Was At the boiling
potnt. Taking the shirt. which he had
Just washed. he plunged II into the
pot and stirred Il vigorously until he
thought II was suiacisntly "stArchsd."
He thss took Il ost. and whsn Il vas
ooei enough wrunE Il and hung
\ up 70 dry. whes flashed the
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LNN6U51!RY&.@zz g.,
q q NEeHAElGS )
UTILIZING WASTE GASES.
Economy Praeticed in Germany is
Yet to Be Learned in This Country,

In Germany a revolution is in prog
fess in the direction of the replacing
OF steam driven machinery by gas en-.
gines, which consume the gases escap.
Ing from blast furnaces and coke
ovens, such utilization of power hav.
Ing already been applied 10 about one.
half of the coke producing capacity
OF Germany.
The economy which is being so gen.
orally practiced in Germany is almost
unknown in this country, as it is H..
Great Britain, but the British having
begun economy in Wales. 1t is to be
presumed tina: the coal and coke
plants of the United States will not
lag behind in this progressive move.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15

The circular arm which holds tho
check in place upon the pack of let
ters Is made OF clock spring. The
marking wheel Is like small PULLEY
with two small pieces OF aluminium Ia
hold It In place The linking pad l..
another small wheel. which turns a,
the marking wheel turns.
ON this check" said Mr. Connor.
Il have worked six months. and whild
the workmanship on It Is rather crude.
II works with the perfection had
hoped to attaln, Ten years ago | be.
gan to think about inyenting an error
check. but It Is only recently that
accomplished what ! set out to In
vent"
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-09-15
A botil. Machine

Fourteen years ago a bottle manu-
facturcr, Claude Boucher in Cognac
France. was forced to close his fac
tory by the continuous strikes and cx
actions II his employees, He sst "a
work to invent machine for the man
ufacturc OF bottles. This machine H.
now In use In various parts OF the
country; 100000 bottles are turned
out by 1, daily \ single machine
produces $4,000 bottles In 2i hours
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In Olden Days.

love to Cleopatra that he forgot the
departure OF the camel express.
We'll. that settles IT," he growled
Now I am going to miss that poker
game down In Rome
Then he smiled.
oh. well" he continued thilosoph
icaiiy. Il guess am Just ms well OF
here In Egypt holding one queen.
And Cleopatra was so pleased she
blush.d like u summer giri-Ch.cago
.cNs
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WATCHING A GREAT FIGHT.
Interesting "Reminiscences Of Battle
Between Alabama and kearsarse.

The famous fight between the con
federate ship Alabama and the
United States cruiser Kearsarge,
which took place OF Cherbourg in
1864. was witnessed by Mrs. Falls,
author of Foreign Courts and Tor.
eign Homes" Her father was sta
toned at Cherbourg in the service
of the British government. The Ala
bama came into port to coal ard re
iit. and the kearsarge soon followed.
Capt. Semmcs, OF the Alabama. was
a hero in the eyes of the young WON.
IN, and he was much amused at her
abuse of the federal vessel. Capt.
Semmes knew that the kearsarge
had run him TO the ground. and
would fight him in any case, SO he
sent a challenge for a fair combat
boprg brcakwater. On receiving the
challenge, the Kearsarge put out to
sea. The spectators thought II was
afraid to fight. but II had only gone
outside 10 wait
That night the young woman was
miserable. The captain was very
grave and quiet Turning TO her, re
said:
Little girl, You are crying"
L;ser she received note from
Capt Semmes. containing an 'in,los.
ure. and asking her to keep II Until
instructions. II he were killed she
was to post the letter TO Paris. II he
lived. he would send her word what
to do with IT,
The day OF the battle n friend Of
hers. who had a man.of.war boa. at
his command. because her husband
was an officer In the French army. In.
vitcd the young American girl te go
out to the breakwater with her to wit.
ness the engagement. On their way
out they rowcd as near the Alabama
as possible, and stood up In the boat
and checrcd. The men on the Ala
bama cheercd back and dipped its
flag. Al half past nine II steamed
slowly out. going straight to wacre
hound. an English yacht. kept NOR
H.
II was long. tedious time before
they settled to hght. Finally they
opened fire. When the smoke cleared
away the Alabama seemed TO be max.
Ing for Chcrbonrg. Then It began u
settle. and the gallant ship went down
within 200 yards Of the Dccrhound.
Its colors nying. Through the power
ful telescopes the ladies In the man.
ofwar boat could see the yacht
spccdin. OF. They did not know
then that II had picked up Capt.
Scmmcs and 10 men. and was making
straight for England.
The mnn.ofwar boat wen, 10 rcn.
der assistance. and tho girls did not
get on the breakwat.r until ivc
o'clock.
When they rot back TO Chcrbourg
every one was laughing at the Deer.
hound for running away. Afraid Of
smoke" they said. In the evening
the captain OF mn English steamer
Just In asked To see the young
southern giri lie said he had passed
tho Dccrhound In the channel. ard Il
had run up signals saying: Tell
Miss Hsmond to send tho letter 20
the post once at Southampton." nus
she knew that Capt. Scmmes vas
safe.
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Appe,izIre Luncheon pi.r.

FAXED cgrs with cheese mar .r nm
appctizing luncheon dish. Tom. as
msay slices Of bread as required Mix
grated ch""s" To past" with nllk
sni spread over III" toast Aitrnga
In A baking pan. break an .fc ever
each slice. sprinkle with NOR. ca.esa
AMI place In u hot even until the .ss,
are set
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eans,ul eaeillI in chure..

Tho bancful hacilli now so to
cfu'ch. II appears According to
I'll. British Medical Journal, tru rrSs
ere crowded with them wS won
d,r whether this explains whT r.on
s.Ay away,-London Globe
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Care cf the Plano.

! plano when new should y, tuned
olte a month, the longer ar lrGtru.
~ ont remains untEnoi. the gw.r It's
pluh becomes. Il II cpmmrn ,rror
to ,link piano should roma.E IA .lua
NJ Last a year.
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In Vain.

why don't You write something
orieinal7" asked tn. editor.
whats the usc7' replied the MI
thor. "lf I do my friends merely ask
mo Why ! don't write something In.
tcrcsting. ng.'-Cassclrs Journal.
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Vet Once AuAln.

Where nr" you going, my pretty maid ~
'l'm soin a-nShlns. kind sir" she said.
May ! ~ with you, my pretty maidy"
i don't nsh with clans, kind ,lr." che
said.
-chicago Tribune,
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For the Invalid.

A fan rnrinklc" with toilet amf ionlA
viii Rivc wonderfully feif".hinx
breeze to the hot weather suE.,r
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Useful.

Knickcr-iiAs subbubs been sue.
c~ssfui with his gardeny
Bockcr-Ycs; ! think he must have
raised enough cAbbsscs IN SMOKEY.
=. Cua.
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Old Coin Fevnd In Ovilssk.

A slxpsucs Of ths reign Of Charles
]. was fovaA IL the stomach a Q bal.
lock killed recently BY Ya'tk III
s.sngiand) butcher.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
Registering Refugees,

An important piece of work that is 60
ing on AT relief headquarters in the Cham
pSr OF commerce rooms is the registration
OF refugees. There are forty-nye clerks
engaged In this work alone All who regis
Ter are catalogued by cards, which bear
Ihelr names and their old and new ad-
dresses. In this manner dozens of fam
mes have been reunited and friends have
round each other. A line Of anxious in
qulrerS extends far out into tho street,
leave an Inquiry for some one who might
seek them. There is IN employment
bureau. where work is provided whenever
possible.
Independent Of the regular relief COM
mlttee much work is being done by fra
formal societies, the members of which
meet all Incoming trains and take care
OF the destitute
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23

An eminent physician saws tba'
Women are not truthful; they will lie
TO their physician" This statement
should be qualified; women do tell the
truth, but not the whole truth, to a
male physician, but this is only in re.
gard to those painful and troublesome
disorders peculiar to their sex.
1t is a terrible ordeal to delicate,
sensitive, refined woman to be Obliged
to answer certain questions when those
questions are asked even by her family
physician. This is especially the cnse
with unmarried women.
Is it any wonder, then. that women
continue to suffer and that doctors
fall to cure female diseases when they
cannot get the proper information to
work on?
This is the reason why thousands and
thousands of women are now CORE
spending with Mrs, Pinkham. To her
they cun and do give every symptom,
SO that She really knows more about
the true condition of her patients,
through her correspondents with them,
than the physician who personally
questions them.
Ifyou suffer from any form of trouble
peculiar to women, write at once TO
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, and she
Will advise you free of charge.
The fact that this great boon, which
Is extended freely to women by Mrs.
Pinkham, is appreciated, the thou
sands of letters received by her prove.
Many such grateful letters as the fol-
lowing are constantly pouring in.
ASK HRS. PlnkhaIn'S AdyiCe-A RoAa
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
SOLDIERS ASSIST
IN GRAND CAUSE
Uncle Sans Boys Play Ball at
Ogden for Benefit of
Sufferers.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN. April 22-Today Uncle Sam
boys from the Twenty-nnth infantry, at
Fort Douglas, Joined with the people of
Ogden to raise something to be ADDED TO
the general relief fund that is being es-
tabliShed for the relief of the San Fran
cisco sufferers. Their baseball team came
here and played game with the Ogden
Columbia club. the gross proceeds TO go
into the general fund.
Free Use of Grounds.
The corporation owning the grounds at
Genwood park donated their use free of
charge. though the owners of the stock
OF the company arc also stockholders In
numerous other corporations that hsSe
already contributed about $1,000 for the
relief fund
The game resulted In a defeat for tho
soldiers, the Columbia club winning by a
scoro or TO ,. and the game was full Of
hot plays
Band Also Present.
Lieut.. r, 8. Rifenberick OF the Twenty
ninth was in charge OF the Fort DouoIo g
leam as manager. and the band was un-
ing Kindly consented 10 It's particlpntion
IN the game that was intended 10 sccure
relief funds
Concerts Are Given.
Twice this afternoon the band gave
concerts on Washington avenue. after Tho
~ "rtu aitei all nad been the guests
VI Ihe Elks' club, officers and men were
made the guests of the Elite and FoI-
stan cafes and sat down to a sumptuons
spread at each OF the places before their
return TO Salt Lake on the Rio Grandc
Receipts S1O1.25.
Inc gross receipts at the gate, amount
ing TO slOl %, Will be turned over n H.
rnnui 1entrei Relief committee on Monday
morning Everything was free IT,
transportation of the Fort Douglas nnp
was was Tree over the Rio Grande; the street
car car service; not only for the PLAYERS and
me sIa oand. but for all who attended the
sanei gan was tree; the grounds were free
ana me entire gross receipts at the gate
are lor the fund. Tho score and the geuo
appear In another column. e"i'e
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
Mrs. EWo Lee

Mrs. Ella Lee, Frankfort, Ind. writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
- want to thank you for what your medi-
cine hnS done for me.
"Three years ago / had q serious female
trouble. l was under the doctors care for
about three months, and the only time was
not in pain was when under the influence Of
morphine. The doctor finally said l never
would be better, and would be an invalid the
rest of my life. had given up in despair, but
one evening | came across one of your adver-
tisements and decided TO write you for advice.
l did so aud commenced to tako Lydia E.
Pinliham's 8 Vegetable Compound. l began to
Improve at once, and to-day / am a we'll
woman, end know 1t Is all due to your advice
and medicine"
Mrs. j. II. Farmer, Of $500 Elliott
Avenue, st. Louis, Mo-, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinliham:-
cannot thank you enough for what youY
edylco and medicines hive done for ma
They have done me more good than all the
doctors | ever had
For the last eight years / have suffered
with female troubles, was worry weak had
nervous proStration, and could not do my
work but am happy to say Lydia K, Pink
hams Vegetable Compound hos made a
health and have gained in weight from fS
to l22 pounds
No other medicine in the world has
received such widespread and unquaH-
fed endorsement
Mrs, Pnkham Invites all sick women
to write her for advice. She has
guided thousands to health. Address,
Lynn, Mass. She is the daughter-in-
law of Lydia f. Pinkham, her assistant
for many years before her decease. and
Tor twenty-five years since her advice
mas been freely given TO sick women.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
ST STEAMERS SENT.
|soast Towns Are Doing Noble
r Work for Distressed

~ Wash, April S.-Thc steamer
1son, which left Tacoma with 500
or cooked supplies Will arrive n,
SEQ tonight, The steamship Buck
9uppiies ordered purchased by Bos-
~ hoaEst and others should arrive
fJSstcamer Queen Will be dispatched
Ytt52s. 900 worth OF disinfectants, medI-
S,nd food supplies ordered purchases,
|tfror of Philadelphia.
Id States cebleshIp Burnside Will
h 1day With another big cargo. Or
-eostern cities are pouring in
on, stevedoring md other charges
IL In view OF railroad freight con-
Turing the week.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
TRAINLOAD OF SUPPLIES,
Salt Lake Alone Forwards Another
Five Cars.
Special TO The Tribune

Special 10 The Tribune
ODGEN, Utah. April 22-Anothcr pro-
vision train from the East for San Fran
cisco relief, passed through Ogden to-
night containing twelve cars. 1t was
augmented here by five cars from Salt
Lake two OF there were from Taylor g.
anderson. one from Redman and one a
general contribution. Another train from
the East went through at II p. m with
Twelve cars, and another at $3.50 Monday
morning.
The Ogden relief committee forwarded
one more car OF provisions, put at the re-
quest OF private contributors. one-third
was l"tt Tor their contributions 1t is
10" aothcntic that no matter how large
the relief fund of Ogden may be. fully 30
per cent of the total amount that Will be
supscTioed may be added as private con-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
MANUFACTURERS AND MER.
CHANTS EXCURSION
TO MANTI

Via D. & R. G., Thursday, April 26.
Fare $3.50 for the round trip. Every
body Invited, Special train leaves SnIt
Lake i;3O a. m, and returning arrives at
Snlt Lake III: 30 p. m. making stops at
al Pflncipal towns Refreshments
served on train. Come along. soc rho
country; get acquainted. Boost for
Utah and her industries,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
Pittsburg Fund S225, 900.

PITTSBURG. April 22.-Charles l.
Taylor. president of the Carnegie Hero
fund announced last night that arrange
ments have been made to land $50 600
worth OF supplies at the San Francisco
harbor on Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning. Instructions were sent to
Lawrence c. Phipps at Santa Barbara to-
day to charter a vessel and ship the
supplies at once, This makes the total
subscription OF the Carnegie Hero fund
$4,000 The Pittsburg fund now aggre-
gates S225. 600
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
MANY TRAINLOADS.
Shipment of Supplies Is Assuming
Large Proportions.

CHICAGO, April 22-The amount OF
supplies that Is being sent through to
San Francisco from Chicago and points
east OF here is assuming tremendous pro-
portions, and agents OF the railroads and
express companies say that the movement
s barely commenced.
During the last twenty-four hours about
150 cars have left here on passenger train
schedules ia of them being from the
East 1t is said by railroad men that the
present movement of supplies Will be
more than doubled within the next
twcnty-four hours
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
KUBELIK'S CONTRIBUTION
Violinist Gives Concert for Sufferers
Netting About $4,000.
Special 10 The Tribune.

'I'NNT''I 10
SEATTLE. Wash, April 22.-The re-
celpts OF $1,000, with 500 tickets not re-
turned, a crowded house, this afternon.
were j hnbclik's contribution toward the
relief of the destitute and homeless OF S,n
Francisco. The Bohemian vIoIinist made
a special return trip here today, doubling
BACK from Portland. in order to play for
tne benefit The amount turned over for
the relief OF the sufferers was about 5000