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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
METALLIC LADDER,

Much Firmer and Easier to Climb
Than IA Rope Ladder.
Only those who have had the ex-
perlence Of going up or down rope
ladder know how trying 1t is 1t
would be almost impossible for any
nervous person to attempt it without
falling, Being light in weight, the
ladder naturally swings to and fro, es-
pecially If the end is not secured to
something. Generally it is not possible
to do this. A ladder which. theOretI-
cally, seems to be far superior to n
rope ladder, has recently been patent
ed by Brooklyn mechanic. The ac-
companylng Illustration clearly shows
its construction. 1t Is a series Of al
ternate hand-holds and steps, made out
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
SIrRnRe TnILk.

"What was that sound | heard?" ask.
ed one express wagon driver of an
other.
al guess 1t was my wheel spoke an
swered his funny friend.
We'll, it wasn't with the tongue of
the wagon" retorted the first, and
besides the wheels are quiet because
they're all tired Ameri-
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
TAE MIsMANAeEp PosToEE1cE pEPARr1Eur

T.@@zH1N HE Postoflice Department Is managed with
IL reckless extravaganza, such as would not he
tolerated for single day by private enter
prise. 1t carries advertising matter in enor
S1gTXsNNE nous quantities at a great loss at the re-
SA=oA=&J quest of a powerful lobby, and charges the
people twice as much is actually neces
sary for the transportation of letters 1t robbed I'M
mercituy by the railroads. 1t has had nine posma
general within the past twenty years OF them ex
perenced In the work and many OF them absolutely In
capable of tranSacting the departments business The
department as Il whole is preposterouSly mismanaeed
Ana yet public opinion would not consent to allowing
The department 10 he conducted by Individuals however
costly ana inefficient conduct by politicians may The
business Of transporting the peoples correspondence NAV
not be inrustcd TO Individuals but retained bv
the peoples government This may be only sentiment
but it is powerful and will persist There reason
to object to private ownership of Of letter trans
portaton any more than there private ownership
If railways or express companies But belief that gov
rnment should care for the aers citizens so firmly
estahl shed that it Will be oNerthroxn Time will
remedy the abuses in the PoStore Department. In tne
meantime Uncle Sam is rich enough afford the annual
dehct.-ChCago Journal.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
CHAPTER VIII

One bright, frosty day in January.
when the icicleS shone in the sun and the
blue sky was cloudless, the open carriage
of Lady Avon drew up at the rectory
gate. After the marriage Of Mr. Baum
garten Lady Avon had occasionally at
tended Little Wilton church as hereto
FORE but Lady Grace never. She had al
ways excuses ready, and her mother
who had never fathomed, or even suspect
ed the true cause of Grace's caprice as
TO the living-put faith in them. The
countess declined to alight, and Mr..
Baumgarten went out to the gate.
Would it be troubling you very much,
Mr.. Baumgarten, to come to Avon House
occasionally and pass an hour with meT'
began she, as they shook hands.
Certainly not, If you wish It," he re-
piled. IF l can render you any service
/ shall be very happy to come"
Lady Avon lowered her voice and bent
toward him. II am not happy in my
mind, Mr.. Baumgarten; not easy. The
present world is passing away from me,
and ! know little of the one am enter
Ing | don't like the rector of Great
Wilton; he does not suit me; but with
you feel at home. l shall be obliged
TO you to come up once OF twice week
and pass q quiet hour with me-"
Il will do so. But l hope you find
nothing more than usual the matter with
your health"
Time will prove" replied Lady Avon.
"How Is your little boy?"
He gets on famously he Is a brave
little fellow" returned Mr. Baumgar ten
his eyes Frightening. Would Won like
to see him? will have him brought
out"
Il should like to see him, yes; but |
will come in"
He helped her from the low carriage
and gave her his arm up the path and
the most comfortable chair by the narlor
IRE. The child was brought in BY Dinab
"a pretty babe in white frock and
black ribbons, the latter worn in memory
Of his mother
Lady Avon took him on her knee.
lie will resemble you" she said. scan.
ming his face "he has your eyes exactly
deep and dark'-and she had nearly add
ed beautiful The child put his hand
upon her ermine boa.
MY pretty boy !" she exclaimed. fond
". What is his name?"
"Cyras l know 1t would have nleasef
Edith to have him named after her faith
ar"
"Ah! Poor Edith :" sighed Lady Avon
as she gave the child back to Dinah. ant
arose. Not the least distressing featur,
Of that loss was Its suddenness. | wishef
could have come over 10 say farewell.
Mr.. Baumgarten sighed in answer. a,
be again gave his arm to Lady Avon. "B,
the way" she said, as he was settling he,
In the carriage. II must congratulate,
you upon getting into the rectory. 70,
paid the cost of the repairs yourself
believe"
Yes. had some money left me nm
sxpectedly. and used It for the purpose
Well, | am glad you're In Il Good
DAY"
MI Baumgarten paid his first visit I,
Avon House on the following day. Lad,
Grace was alone In the room when h.
entered. Her countenance flushed Grim
son. and then grew deadly pale.
ar. baumgarten took her hand. slmos
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

The summer girl and the summer
young man met again.
Darling" he cried, advancing with
open arms, do you recognize me-"
Throwing herself upon his manly
bosom, she said: "Well, dear, your
face looks familiar, but l can't recall
your name"
And thus the summer engagement
was renewed for the season.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

not sing with any
particular distinc-
ton, but now her
voice a bassO
profundo OF ex-
traordinary range.
power and timbre
is said to have
no superior and
perhaps no equal
on the operate stage
today
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
The Dreadful Farmers.

City Girl (who has been to the coun-
try)-Don't you know, | think the
farmers put preseryatiyes in their prod
ucts. saw one scattering some chem
ical mixture on ground he was pre-
pairing for green corn. Later l saw
him sailing his cattle. l don't think we
get any pure food anywhere nowadays
Kansas City Times.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

of wire rods bent to shape. An add
tional advantage lies in the fact that
this ladder Is made In sections. At
the top of each section Is a threaded
opening to receive a corresponding
threaded extension at the end of the
section above. In this way the ladder
can be made any desired length very
quickly,
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
Got What Was COMING.

II wish you'd write this letter over
and correct the spelling" said the on
cious man who had neglected to pay his
stenographer for three weeks"
That's the best can do for the
money get" she replied.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
BetteR Than Nothing.

II suppose you are glad to have es-
capped all notoriety In connection with
these financial exposures7"
II dunno" answered Mr.. Cumro1
sometimes l think mother and the
girls would rather see my name in the
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
A REAL TRILBY.

Girls Marvellous Voice Brought Out
by HypnOtism.
Miss Edna Murray, of Texas and
New York. is a Trilby in real life
Until a year and half ago she could
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

"Give me plenty of rope said the
poor but honest youth, "and I'll get
there"
And he did.
Ten years later he had acquired =
fortune from the manufacture Of cam.
paign cigars.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
WOMEN, MEN AND FOOD

wv ., 5:";; Al: {; :;
auz~rr.u. trouble hangs black above the home It Is
BSFSET<R she, nine times out of ten. who looks into
EezSsNzAzEH the face of the future most severely
Mark Twain, In his autobiography now In
of publication, pays this tribute to his wife who
died several years In Florence: "She was ALWAYS
cheerful, and she always able to communicate her
cheeruness to others During the nine years that we
spent in poverty and debt she always able to rea
out of my despars and find bright side to the
Clouds and make me It, In all that time | never
knew her to utter word of regret concerning our al
tered circumstances, did know her children 70
do the like For she had taught them and they drew
their forttude from her"
Too many get discouraged too easily They should
learn lesson from the When business goes to
the bad grin and the quicker will fortune be retrieved
There is better medicine for shattered health than
a sunny spirit The discouraged man is beaten before
the battle begins; the cheerful man always has fight
ing chance.-BoSton Globe.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
A WOMAN AND HER DRESS.

NEW YORK woman has been talking with
reporter about her clothes She says she
spends 100000 a year on them, and consid-
ers that she is not extravagant. There is
no end" she added, ito the amount / could
spend, If l wished to do so. l think l am
very moderate"
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

Leaving aside the question of values she has at least
hundred gowns year, every three four
days In addition to her house dresses Then she has to
attend to the purchase of shoes stockings ribbons hand
kerchefs hats wells, gloves and the other things that
make up woman's wardrobe to say nothing of furs and
clothing for of doors there only three hun
dred and sixyhve days in year, It is apparent that
she must give up her whole time to dress
What can life be worth to a woman of this sort? What
Is there in it for intellectual exercise, for learning
for emotional eXcitaton for pleasure? When does she
get time to Think She must be automaOn shifting
her clothes continually. Does it not astonishing
that human being gifted Originally with brain sent
into this world between two eternes, staying here but
a moment her existence in this empty fash
ion, thinking only of her little vanity, devotng all her
time to decking out her body? Such creature is
low In the scale of real existence amoeba wriggg
feeby in the sea.-Indanapolis Sun.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

No use talking. 1t is very hard to feel
just right towards a friend after you
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

furnished them. The officials of the
road have given out what is called opinion to
the effect that carrier of passengers is bound
furnish reasonable accommodations for the
number OF passengers carried by it. passenger has
right to seat in train hut he has right to a seat
In any particular train The opinion goes state
that If the passenger insists having he must
wait until a tran comes along with vacant
This opinion open to criticism. In the first place
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16
DOES A TICKET IMPLY A sEATp

5 a railroad legally under contract with the
purchaser Of a ticket between any two sta
tons along It's line to furnish the traveller
a seat? This old question was raised again
the other night on the New Haven road by
the refusal of Ex-Governor Chamberlain and
two cnInnnnl nns To rirn IN thnir tinl.ntc ~.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-02-16

He gives double who gives unasksd.-
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

, from ST 600 To 81 900 were er1tted In some of
these instances it does not appear on the rec
oTds that the excuses OF masters and owners
were sufficiently good to warrant such a reduc-
ton in their fines.
On TWO occasions the Laura NJ Starn violated
the inspection laws regulating the carrying of
certificates. She had been inspected and ordered
TO procure additional equipment. Before being
relnspected as to obedience of these orders she
carried an excursion. One fine of $500 was in
hlcted and the other remitted. This excursion
boat was equalled by another the William
Storey. which although warned 10y inspectors
that she was carrying siXty-eight more pas
sengers than the law allowed, went the
Cursion in defiance of 5 warning. and was
fined 81 900
Captain Luther B. Dow president of the Mas
ters. Mates and Pilots Association says: The
laws al To blame for the present bad conditions
existing in the marine service l don't believe,
Tor instance. that any accident has happened to
a boat because of her age | consider the SlOCum
and the Larchmont disasters due to the inefT-
cheney of the crews 1t is open question
whether local inspectors have the power to desig-
nate the number and character of a crew which
a steamer shall carry. The laws invest them
with this right which they have exercised in
past years. but the Attorney General insists they
nave not The right. but that it is vested in
the supervising inspectors. who meet only once
a year These supervising inspectors insist that
the power remains in the hands OF the local IN
Spectors- In view of such situation as this no
regulation Whateyer Of crews can be effected
Il believe that boats are inspected as we'll as
they can be under the present laws. The trou-
he is principally with boats that do not come
within the jurisdiction Of even what laws we
have, and which operated by irresponsible
persons TO the constant endangerng Of the lives
Of those travelling upon steamers which come in
their path"
Captain Ira Harris, supervising inspector for
the district which includes New York: Captain
c. r. Parsons. representing the Marine EN-
change in the committee Of the whole; Mr.. Ham
ilton. Of the Department of Charities. represent
mig the Marine Engineers Beneficial AssoCia-
tion. and other expert marine men, were unanl-
nous in the statement that more inspectors
are required for the district of New York and
that new laws are necessity 10 cover situa-
tion undreamed Of when the present obsolete
laws were formulated
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

Mr. Burke supposes. beyond these three wheels
within wheels untu AZ the end Of the series comes
his nth nucleus" the group of carbon atoms de
composing like radium. and furnishing the energy
then. like the non-uving. wholly at the mercy 3f
It's surroundings it possesses store of energy In
lt5 own right, To Use as dcadthluc cannot
We must. however. pass 20 the most striking OF
living "radobes' which he m9de 20 illustrate it.
Why; reasoned Mt Burke, should there he only
should o1iy nTotopasm i,a ' an anv rsIe M
Burke dId md that he could make a sort Of life
stun out 90 radium chloride and beef tea and tina;
this new artificial radium- based life s,uf actually
formed itself into individual beings unlike any
thing IN heayeH earth or water. These grew. de
bodies reproduced themselves by division after the
through their lie cycIr. died and dsapPelred
Mr. Burke will have IL that any creature that will
reterate that the life of such being is not natural
life, but far simpler matter-an experimental l.fe
far tTat aTV TricTos.@pic Fr9nkensre nYonstrs'
will escape from Mr. Burke's tubes and invade
a terrified world.
In general then Mr. Burke aims 10 adjust two
conflicting opinions on the one hand. ne is
with the great psychologists of the early twentieth
chemical machire on the other hand, he agrees
with the equally great psychologists IN the early
nineteenth century thdt there Is something IN Nv
ing things that Is not ordinary matter. His ideas
How far they are sound can hest he determined
after in a second work. he has replied TO sundry
Sir oliver Lodge. to turn now to the other sgni-
meant contrlpution 10 TINS topic agreeing In many
respects with Mr.. Burke is far more thorough
going and radical. Especially suggestive Is his dis
cussion Of the analogy between life property
of protoplasm ana magnetism a property OF iron,
From time immemorial there have been found in
the earth certain iron lOadStones Nobody knew
where they from. where they got their
strange power of drawing To themselves other bits
of iron. Nobody knew. besides, whence came
other property-the ability 10 mpart this mys-
terious power To certain other bodies For Ii
soon discovered that long a bar OF soft
remained in contact with lOadstOne, with
other piece of soft iron which itself in
with the loadstone the IRON itself became magnetic
Nevertheless. no matter how many magnets are
"a mol ftGfn FrnV WDfh hAF
magnet. the original supply OF magnetism remains
undiminished. A Magnet broken IN halves becomes
All this is very like the phenomena of life. Life
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

few people on excursion steamers have seen the
required number Of deck attendants. even out Of
uniform.
We can do great deal toward enforcing the
laws that exist while necessary laws and re-
visions are being formulated
Mr.. ConaUt is as much interested in procuring
safeguards Tor people on small craft as for
curing better conditions upon larger boats
Numbers OF men lose their lives every month
on toWcd barges tugs and sCoWs because no
ratings put around these craft 10 save them
from falling overheard" he said. Scarcely a
day clapSes without report coming in that
some ignorant foreigner has fallen from one of
the dump SCoWs in the harh0r and been drowned.
Even experienced Seameu fall from unprotected
decks of tugs and barges and are drowned The
of the humble station Of these and the fire.
Queucy with which such accidents happen little
attention lis paid 10 them
Another frequent cause of death is the tow
iug. system for scuws and barges. \ long hawser
is attached 70 tug and at the end of this is
barge orr scow. usually laden. and sometimes
too heavily and manned with from two To seven
mon. although there IS no regulation as To the
number upon such craft. \ slight storm will
sink such cEift. NUmberIess cases are on record
whore haws"rs have snapped under strain and
the helpless mon the barge drowned. These
craft usually are without rudder any steering
gear. they cannot handle the heavy haWser
ropes So as 10 get within safe distance of the
tug. when the hoWseT snaps oT when the sea is
rough. when another vessel is in collision
browns / can mention number of recent in
stances where from one TO seven men have lost
their lives because not the slightest safeguards
have been r~pVidod for them
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

been done one 10y one. and construct an artificial
which iu these days divides tho quick from the
The rnecharical theory OF life has. then abundant
~ JASihcd itself hy am appeu to the facts Of
NOR" complex machine than the printing press
IGs- PI.,-tic.,IIl a." sre,k nt,.l'y..,II, tL IN
CRY tends To- break down under the weight of "vi-
doing ouc,haif The things that crratlrrcs hy no
TO Dee capahl" ot doing. becomes so iucoucsivahly
,omplicatcd TO pass altogether beyond the range
of tho human Imagination The more We know Of
the WAYS Of the ant the less can picture To our
ants brain. The more know of tho potcutiali-
ttIld now so much can be shut up within H. At
the present rate, the m"chaucal theory of life viii
soon cease 10 he think1bie az all and will become
within the last y.ar or two oor il IS The boast
ploded superstition Of Yesterday may become the
attempts to mediate between the Old .yitalistic ez-
plantations Of life and the current mechanical con-
both oddly enough the work Of students of physics
foremost mon of scle9Ce in the Fnajisl spr1ls ing
world less a personage, In fact; than Sir oil
paratively unknown man. John Butler Burke a
member Of the working staff OF the famous Cav
Nh Burke sees in radium the analogue of life
it apparently does gives OFT amount of energy so
incomparahy steatrr ih3n that Of burning coal or
parson. something analogous To the disintegrat-
2E Taqiam iga atom is he holds t4e physical basis
Rurkes own researches into phosphor-senoe have
grafton Of complex atom chain, and I've looks
upon radiun. fire. phosphorescence. huoresconce
Now, it is already known-was, i'm fact known
n"Inle Nj P&uTke & was 5orn-ihat the protoplasmic
It has been known almost as long and equally well
are governed at least in partly smaller though
tbe rc,as is m a turn yro eeTned ets bI b so m
called chromatin bodies. also visible and countable
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

Chinory are I'M bad condition on many Of the
waters I'm and adjacent 10 New York City. Few
steamboats, arc equipped with wire ropes for the
lowering az lfobo9ts. Most Of them have hemp
or cotton ropes-suCh were on the SlOCum-
many Of which are in q rotten condition. Few
have the legal number Of lfeboats provided, and
those furnished are not equipped the law pro-
Vldas. NOT hung according 10 law. thar they
may p" easily swung loose and hoated. Many
of them cannot boz IoOscucd at AN when re-
quircd. or In the of fire cotton ropes ignite.
and tho boats are thus rendered useless Few
passenger steamers and harEes for excursion
purposes carry the trail lg lfsboat manned bv
an expert seaman. which tho law requires II
would be difficult 10 find excursion boat with
% crew drilled sufficiently TO understand any
thing M an about tho saving and diseWbarkinE
of passengers, and how many could hui
with proper equipment OF life preservers I'm "a
condition III for srrEice' The fire apparatus
and hose. about which the law is very strict,
are rarely lu good condition " tho proper mum
her are provided. I'm sizes and lengths prescribed
Ny law. they are frequently i'm disabled coH-
Glti"u and with rotten hose. There are uumer-
ous regulations regarding the safety of pas
~'uE"rs "u tG" water which have been long
jisroSarded Thar pcoUi" fancy they do NOT exist.
'n" rf the most important regulations lis in re-
gard 20 uniformed watchWeu and attendants ON
every deck and az regular posts their number
being determined by the number Of passengers
to Ie guarded. In cases Of accidents such uni
formed Watchmcn have not been provided. and