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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
CUBAN cioARMAKERs.
While They Work Novels and News
 papers Are Read To Them.

A Cuban cigar factory of the best class Is by no means a stupid place to work Not only does every cigarmaker have plenty of light and air, a leather cov cred chair to sit on and the privilege of keeping on his hat while he works, but he Is entertained meanwhile with novels and newspapers. song and discussion.
 The factory reader sits at the rear Of the work room, enthroned upon an ele- vated stand. He is paid from the private funds of the cigarmakers, the cost to each man ranging from 10 to 15 cents a week.
 This covers the cost of the books, novels and newspapers as well as a salary of $39 which is paid the president of the read ing committee to make up the time he is supposed to lose from his work while en- gagged in counting votes or making the weekly collection.
 According to the Cuba Review and Bull letin these readers earn from $40 to $50 week, reading for a period of three or four hours day. As a rule each factory has two readers and newspapers are taken up in the morning and books or novels in the afternoon.
 The selection of the book or novel to be . read is an interesting feature. It takes the character of a political election, each man voting for the book he wants. The pi esident of the reading committee counts the votes and announces the winning book, which Is forthwith bought and placed in its turn to be read.
 The cigar maker is a very independ- ent work kman. He has no fixed hours but can go and come as he pleases. If he remains away no more than a req sonable time he can have his old place back again.
 All work is piece work, but wages are according to the size and the kind of cigar he can make. He is allowed to talk and smoke while working, but the reading keeps the men quiet and industrious.
 Those who cannot read or write are yet kept informed on public questions and are able to discuss intelligently problems of national and municipal in terest. They seem to be well posted on scientific discoveries and oth CT mat ters.
 It is common that the newspapers have editorials or articles which arouse the patriotic feelings of the men. Then the reading is stopped, voices are heard commenting on the subject treated and their knife of chayeta is struck vio- lently on the flat surface of tn cir work ing table.
 This Is their mode of applauding. Sometimes the national hymn and other popular airs are entoned but singing Is reserved for important, occasions, such as the victory of a Cuban in a foreign country in some athletic con test, in A hard game wrung from some of the baseball teams which visit Ha- vana each year.
 The excitement. however, only lasts for few minutes. work is at once re- sumed and the only voices heard in the big room Is that of the reader The waQesz earned by the cigar makers vary. Some make as much as $50 a week. while others who are not experts in making the selected sizes draw a weekly salary of $10 or s15 a week.
 Some cigar operatives need only to make a small number of good cigars a day to draw big wages, because the cigar they make Is an expensive one for which they get 15 and 25 cents,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
A Lake of Burning Ice.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
 Gold? Then we'll set fire to some ice and warm ourselves
 The speaker made, with the heel of his skate, a hole in the ice He applied a match to the hole. The ice blazed up instantly with hot bright flame.
 "Oh, how good it feels,' said the young girl. She removed her gloves to warm her slim hands the better. "But isn't it rather odd," she said, ito warm ones hands at a fire of ice?"
 You are a stranger to Atchison," said the young Kansan, Tor you wouldn't find it odd. We are used to it here. AL ways, when we skate on Lake Doniphan, we set the ice afire if we are cold"
 She watched her own little fire.
 What is the explanation of this mir acle?" she asked.
 "A very simple one," said the young man. This lake is full of natural gases. When it freezes over, gas in the form of bubbles impregnates the ice. You have only to burst open a bubble and put a match to it, and up shoots a magical flame"
 "Wonderfulr' said the young girl. ''What fine thing it would be if the ice of all skating ponds could be impreg- mated in this way with gas. Then skat- CTS would never need be cold"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
The Death-RolI of Railroad Accidents.

William J. Wood Indiana Railroad Com
 missioner, in Beslie's Weekly.
 If I were to tell you that an earth and killed 100 persons, if I were to read a telegram that yellow fever had become epidemic in all southern cities, if l should announce that war had been declared be- tween Spain and the United States and 1000 killed in battle, your attention would be instantly attracted. But l am not so sure of persuading your practical in- terest when I present to you the solemn, disgraceful fact of the railway death roll. During the eight years, from 1897 to 1904, inclusive, there was "a steady total number of killed during that period was 62. 219-as if a community as large as Salt Lake City had been wiped out by sudden and terrible catastrophe-while 451 262 were injured-as if every man, woman and child in Buffalo had been maimed or otherwise hurt. If casualties continue to increase at the same rate for eight succeeding years, from 1905 to 1912, there will be 115,9S9 killed and ,0S3 in- jured. That is, at this rate there are up- ward of GOO people in the United States on the railway before the close of 1912. and a larger number are doomed to be maimed or otherwise injured than the entire population of the District of Co., lumbia, Delaware, Montana, Arizona, Wyoming, Nevada, Alaska, Idaho and the Hawaiian Islands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the rev Terminal Station. Birmingham:
 (Enective December 8, 19o7.) i |
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
NOTICE.
Alabama Great Southern Railroad
 Company.

Notice is hereby given that special meeting of the stockholders of Ala bama Great Southern Railroad company has been called by resolution of the board of directors and will be held at the principal office of the company in the city of Bir- mingham, Ala, Tuesday the 31st day of December, 1907, at 10 o'clock a. m.
 The purpose of said meeting Is to con- sder and take action upon a proposed extension of the First mortgage per cent bonds of Alabama Great Southern Railroad company which mature January 1. 1908, and such other business as may lawfully come before the meeting.
 Transfer books will close at D. m. Fri day, December 27, 1907, and be reopened at 10 a. m. Tuesday, January 2. 1908.
 By order of the board Of directors.
 R. D. LANKFORD Secretary.
 November 27 1907. 11-30-12-9-16-23- 30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30

Ran away from home, 231O 7th Ave-, one brown Shetland pony. Finder return and re- ceive reward. B. H. Cooper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30

SEABOARD, Popular Allan ta Line, leave Birmingham 500 a. m. and 4:15 p. m. Complete Pullman and Dining Car, also Parlor Broiler Service Atlanta, Richmond, Washington, Balti- more, Philadelphia, and New York and all points East. The Smooth Way and on time line. Holiday tickets on sale Decem- Der 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Gasoline Engine, 20-horse for sale cheap. 2025 Third Ave.
FOR SALE.

Lease on Peerless Saloon corner for three years and nine months. Also Bar Fixtures. Inquire Peerless Saloon Go. at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30
Thought He Could Buy Them Cheap.

From the January Bohemian.
 Elderly German (of the Weber and Field type, as he calls at a lodging house door)-"Gind lady, l saw, yes, der advertisement in der evening paper dat you have a pair of pajamas to sell, yes?'
 Boarding House Mistress Undignantly)- "Pajamas You old fool, do you think this is a department store? Where is the advertisement?''
 The German (producing the advertise ment and reading 1t aloud)-" For sale, von almost new bed room suit, cheab! Gall and see it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30


 As a result of the speculation resulting from gold depreciation and advancing prices. and the weakness in the character of certain investments of trust tnstitu- tions already pointed out the tropic conditions natural in hothouses Of infla- tion rapidly developed. The volume of cIearings increased not only in quantity, but also in value on account of higher prices The demand for currency to transact business, became really a practi- cal question for the bankers. Without studying the causes, Congress has pro- ceeded to remedy this real though un- natural demand for more currency. Like the man who by tugging at his boot straps to reach higher plane, pulled so hard that he not only seriously in- jured his back, but tore the straps out of his boots, so the insistent demand for more currency to transact this un- natural business, resulted In further in fatfon and Increased speculation. The increase In bond-secured notes has amounted to $400000,000 within a few years an imitation by fiat money on top of natures imitation through the cheapen- ing of gold. The Aldrich bill assisted the bankers in this imitation movemen. by directing the secretary to deposit all the government funds in the banks. Dur ing every fall, when on account of our ineastic currency and the genuine busi- ness expansion on account of the harvest business, this demand has been intensi- fed
 This legitimate demand for an elastic currency presented at successive Con- gresses by MT. Charles N Fowler, chair han of the committee on banking and currency, has been consistently shelved by Congress, although the system of as- set currency as used in Canada and else where is in every way sound and practi- cable. That the currency should be elas- tic and vary with business demands is not only reasonable, but conclusive. The short-sighted policy of Congress of con tinuing to make the bank-note circulation depend on the government debt, if con- tinued, will produce in the end a great crisis. For in event of war, the $600, ,ooo, 900 worth of per cent bonds. held by the banks against the bank-notes now selling above par, would. if the government hon ored g, 900. GOO or $3,0O0, ,0oo,O 900 for war purposes, greatly depreciate, since 50 large a sum would require at least per cent interest, on which basis the 2s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30

would not be worth over 50, jeopardizlng to this extent the s600, 100000 of the present assets of the banks by at least 40 per cent
 When, then, these conditions of infia- tions had been carried to a pitch, and many investments believed to be good were in reality only contingent annuities without value in case of foreclosure and the inelastic currency system was la boring under heavy discount rate. which is the safety valve of an inelastie cur rency, the psychological blow was struck which caused the crisis to become ac. 3 and universal, the failure of the great Knickerbocker Trust company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-30

WANTED A legitimate business proposition or devel- opment enterprise. Willing to put hard work and some money into it. "Business," care Age Herald.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
BATONYI HORSES
SOLD At AUCTION,
WOMAN A RECLUSE

NEWPORT. r. l.. Sept. 23.-Mrs.
Fanny Burke-Roche Batony's famous
stable of thoroughbred horses are being
sold today at public auction OH her
Two.NIile Corner farm. near Newport
The sale marks the beginning Of the
breaking I'D Of the home. Mrs. Batonyi,
back again from her visit to her father.
Frank Work. the dying millionaire, in
New York, has shut herself from the
world. and refuses TO acquaint even her
nearest friends with her plans, If she
has any.
To her two sons. Morris and Francis
she said Eood-by on their departure for
Cambridge, to resume their studies at
Harvard today Rumor has II that the
two sons. though they at first took their
mothers part when her father cast her
off after her marriage to the profess
sional whip. Aurel Batonyi, are largely
responsible for Mrs. Batonyis pledge to
Frank Work 10 give up her husband.
Newport society generally agreed that
the sons treated Batonyi coldly when
they returned from Harvard for their
vacation; that Batonyi left Two-Mile
Corner farm and his wife to shift for
himself: that the sons soon visited their
grandfather, and that the final COM
Inand 10 his daughter either 70 promises
never to see BatOnyi again OF TO give
up all hope OF future financial assist
ance from him quickly followed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
TOD SLOAN A WINNER,
SAYS MEDITERRANEAN

NEW YORK. Sept. 23.-If the mother
Of Julia Sanderson, youngest and love-
lest Of light operate priIna donne. ever
haG any real opposition ID the wedding
OF her child with Tod" Sloan, former
premier Jockey Of America and Europe,
she has been persuaded that Tod" is
the finest thing imaginable in under
sized sons-in-law, and at a wedding
feast at the tavern or the Green Dragon
last night she was one Of the happiest
Of the party OF fourteen.
Tod" trained to weight and stag
gering under the burden Of a Havana
cigar OF thrice mans size. proudly said
that he and his wife were happy In the
possession Of each other and that the
father and mother Of his bride were
not at all opposed to the wedding.
The couple will go to Europe as soon
ss Mrs. sloan's present engagement
ends
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
GENEROUS ENGLIsHMAN.

Could you have been with me on top
of one OF the old horse drawn buses
on a certain afternoon. you would nave
seen a middle-aged gentleman. signify
the worse for wine. take couple OF
half sovercigns from his purse. Before
him sat two little Eton boys, in short
Jackets and diminutive beaver hats.
with much chuckling. the gentleman,
leaning forward, dropped his half sover-
eigns down their backs, next their
shirts, and II would have done your
heart good TO have seen the express
sions on the countenances of those boys
alter from dismay, as the cold coins
slipped down their spines, TO wonder
and delight. as after much wrigEling
each lad extracted the money from the
vicinity of his sOck.-From Famous
Arteries Of Travel by Aubrey Lans-
ton, IN the Bohemian for September.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
THOMAS ]. OWEN & SON. AUCTIoN5ERS.
Six Beautiful Houses on South Ca-olina
Avenue Southeast, Nos sI<, sIo, sls,
azo. aaa. and zzA
gao, 327, and ga

BY direction OF the owners. 1 viii one for
sale al public auction. THURSDAY. SEP
TEMPER NINETEENTH 1907. AT FINS
=. NJ lots l. p fs. "a. 10. and 16 IN square
79f improved by houses numbered as abOve.
containing 6 rooms bath, closets latrobes.
range. etc. All rooms ami bathroom heated
Terms deed OF trust on each lot OF
81 600. with interest at per cent from sale.
10 be assumed. 500 cash. and balance In
monthly payments OF $50. with interest at six
per cent. ali cash. at the option OF tho
purchaser. A deposit OF 500 required upon
each lot at time Of sale ConveyaES.ng. re-
cordiag. etc. at cost OF purchaser. Terms
20 be complied with within Is days from day
OF sale or deposit forfeited. Houses rem ling
at $3.50 per month.
GEORGE W LINKINS. Secretary Of the
District Of Columbia Real Estate Invest
UIent Company. 500 18th st NV. The abovl
ale is postponed on account OF the rain
until WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER PATH
1907. Same hour and place. by ordor. the
Secretary. 0ea0. 21.2s.24
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY
COMPANY.
SCHEDULE OF EXCURSION TRAINS TO
AND FROM CHESAPEAKE BEACH.

SCHEDULE OF EXCURSION TRAINS TO
AND FROM CHESAPEAKE BEACH.
SEPTEMBER 2sD TO SEPTEMBER 9TH.
INCLUSIVE.
Going-s:z5 and HOO a m. and $40 p. m.
Returning-s:sO q m. zoo and 700 p. m
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH
eoins-o:as and Il a. m. 1850. s;4O. a:4s. and
s:G p. m
Return,ng-s;sO a. m. 1915. 900 500 500.
and 1000 p m.
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 18th.
eoine-s;2s al 400 a n. ESQ., 400 I:S.
and Gas D. M
Reruraing-7:OO a m. Ia:45 2aO 500. $500.
and 1906 p. m
Going. all trains leave District Line Station
PAUL Y. WATERS. General Manager.
sez3-7t
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
Both Boston
Clubs Agree
On One Park

BOSTON. Sept. 23.-Arrangements
are being made for the discontin-
uance of the old South End baseball
grounds. on which National League
games have been played for nearly
forty years. and the joint use Of the
American League grounds by the
Boston clubs Of the two leagues.
The National grounds have been
found to be too small on crowded
days. and Manager Dewey. Of the
Nationals. has made proposition to
President Taylor. Of the American
.tani, Tor continuous base
20 on the latter's grounds next
season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-23
INSANITY AMONG FRENCH
TRACED TO ALCOHOLISM
(Snecial cable.N

PARIS. Sept. 2s.-An official report on
the relation in France OF alcoholic ex-
cess to mental alienation shows that,
in the public asylums for the insane.
there are 1882 cases affected by alco-
hollsm out OF total OF H.54T. OF the
Q e32 cases of alcoholic alienation Asp,
or approximately half, owe their degra-
dalton TO absinthe.
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CAVALRY TO ATTEND
H'KINLEY UNWILLING

CHATTANOOGA Tenn, Sept. 23.-The
eight troops OF the Twelfth Cavalry,
United States Army. stationed at Fort
Ga. near here. leave Friday
for Canton. where they go to attend the
Of the Mckinley monument
The other four troops Of the regiment
are at the jamestown Exposition.
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FREB NIGHT SCHOOL.

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RAILROADS.
BALTIMORE & OHIO h. 3.

BAL lMUhE & OHlO X. h.
LEAVE STATION. NeN Jersey ave. and c st
ROYAL Blue LINE.
Every Other Hour on the odd Hour
10 PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
NEW TERMINAL. I'D ST, NEW YORK
200 a-ms-Diner. Pullman Parior.
1900 a-m--Bunet, Parsor. Hr. Train.
900 a-m.-Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
Ill:0o a-m.-Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
100 p.m--Diner and Pullman Parlor Car.
800 p.m.-"Royal Limited" All Pullman.
1900 p-m.-Coaches 70 PHILADELPHIA
900 p-m.-Diner and Pullman Parlor.
$500 P.m.-Coaches 70 Philadelphia.
-lls9g p.m.-Sleepers-
30 a-m.-Sleepers.
ATLANTIC CITY. 1900. 900. t11:Oo a m.
II 200. 1900 p. N.
ANNAPOLIS. week days. 500 \. m. 2.o5
noon, 4.s5, e.00 pm. Sun. go am, $50 pm.
Every 5wsI1, HOUR on THE HOUR"
TO BALTIMORE.
go, Is 90 16 30 100 100 1900. $50. . 90.
s-Sys -lyso0, 90 a m. 1920 noon. III: %.
y 90 sis. tz:Oo 400 tS:zo. $50. f4oo,
~ 40 TD-03 $50 1900. $50. - 90 900.
Ts-s9, 'lo'oo,- 'l0.S5. -u.50. -II.S5 D. N.
>,,,.- WESTWARD.
Sa4SAGO. $40 a. m. sI-22, $50 p m
GINGlNNATI ST. LOUIS. and LOUIS
IILss, Ss:lo a. m. '4:O5 =. m. $3.50 night.
90 "a t3SC HG $40 a. m. IT, $40 p. m /.
CLEVELAND. $40 ,. N.
COLUMBUS. $50 D. m
, t.E-E-l-l-SGs : 10 a. m, . 30 p. m.
1naELD1EkICk, fSs2o. 1910. '"s:15 am, $50
HAGERsToWN. fs.10 a. n, f5.o0 D. m.
Daily. Except Sunday. ssSunday only.
., aEL.-P HOMES at all OF the follo,Eing Ticket
C.nees: I4t1 = St. Main 1881; 619 Pennsylvania
ave. Main rs. Station. New Jersey Ave.
and e St, Ticket Office East gg7. Iuforrnat OF,
bureau. East "a Jest
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SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY

NOTICE-FoIIoWing schedule not guaranteed.
For Raleigh. Wilmington, Columbus. sa-
vannah, Jacksonville. Tampa. atlanta. Biz
mingl-z-7 Memphis and New Orleans.
g-Q5 a. m daily--Saabosrd Mall Through
coaches and Pullman sieepers 10 Savannah
and Jacks 0nville- Through sleepers Washing
ton Hamlet and Hamlet 20 Atlanta and Biz
minEham. Dining cars
500 p m daily.-Seaboard Express. Solid
train with coaches and Pullman sleepers to
Savannah. Jacksonville and Tampa. Through
sleePers 20 Atlanta and Birmingham. Dining
cars
r II sTANsELL. District Passenger Agent.
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MISERY LOVES COMPANY.

who is herhusband's bosom friend7"
why, don't you known Her first
husband" - Translated -Or Transact
lantic Tales from Fliengerde Blatte-.
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