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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
The Y. M, c, A. and the Fleet.

Myron A. Clark in Leslie's Weekly.
 The greatest summer excursion on rec ord spite of all the steamboat lines and private yachts. is the one being conducted by the United States navy. Our fleet may have a few other uses, but it does give hundreds of sailor boys chance to see the world, and the Old World incidentally IS glad of a look at the sailors. The whole population of the Pacific coast has been suffering lately from a bad case of eye strain But they have done more than stare at the blue jackets in San Francisco and the other towns. They've made it absolutely sure that those boys shall not find any better place to stop than Home, U. S. A. And mighty close after r. s. A. comes Y. M. c. A. For in San Francisco the entertainment committee turned over to the Naval Young Men s Christian association a whole clubhouse and two stores to make the men feel at home in. Six hundred sailors slept there each night half of them on the floor. When daylight came there was one chanty they all sang-"Ham and eggs and pie" And they got thems The hens and the pieman joined forces and laid and baked away like mad; and the result of their labor was that out of 1000 mer who visited the Y. M. c. A. quarters only 10 were drunk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14

which are to be followed by elections of members of the Prussan landtag. have been a terrible disappointment to the Kaiser and the government, es pecially because of the unexpected strength shown by the socialists.
 That the socialists would capture several seats in Berlin was expected but that they should have been able to muster such a number of votes as they actually did came as a great surprise, and can only be explained by the un- pleasant fact that a large number, of government officials holding minor of fees, disgusted at not having received the long promised raise of salaDes, have voted with the socialists. It was also noticed that many small business men in the districts where working men live voted the socialistic ticket or did not vote at all, because they feared boycott If they showed anti-<pcial- istic sympa thies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
x-RAY CURES BLINDNESS.
New York Physician Makes Discovery
 While Treating Cancer.

From the New York American.
 That blindness can be overcome and the eyes regenerated by a new method of utilizing X-rays is the discovery claimed to have been made by a promi- nent New York physician and surgeon, Dr. Finley R. Cook.
 Though he has made no formal an- nouncement concerning his discovery to the medical fraternity Dr. Cook has had the advice and assistance of several gen. era practitioners and eye specialists In using it upon some 30 persons suffering from loss of sight in varying degrees.
 Dr. Cooks discovery of the method which he uses in applying the X-rays to the eyes was made while treating cancer with the powerful light While trying to hit on a plan for preventing his patient from being burned he de- cided the only way to do this was to make the exposures of the light upon the ',-'iect iptermittently. When he tried this he found the rays were just as ef- lectne, while they did not leave any harmful effects.
 He concluded, therefore, that the fault lay in the fact that the rays were used for a continuous period, which resulted in irritation following quickly upon the stimulation which was sought. After that he modified the treatment to 'e' she's these being for just second but of great power. e.
 shortly after this step had been taken a young woman who had been blind for 27 years, applied to him. The result in this case was not very promising, as the young woman suffered very severely from cataract, but it was sufficient to show that the rays had a regenerative effect upon the eye.
 Through discussion with Dr. David Webster, well known eye specialist and others familiar with diseases of the op- tics, he was enabled to obtain patients for further experiment
 Where the weakness of the vision was caused by degeneration of the nerves or detachment of the retna, uniformly good results have been attained, 1t is said. Where the patient has been the victim of cataract, the improvement has been less marked. This is explained from the fact that the cataract covers the eye with a film, which must first be removed hefore the eve can be regenerated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
NEW ARLINGTON
PETOSKEY

The center of the North Michigan re- sort region.
 Low tourists rates on all railroads, and steamship lines-on Lake Michi- gan. No mosquitoes, no flies, cool, pure air, bathing, golf, dancing, good fish ing inexpensive side trips. Always something to do.
 Write to s. H. PECK, PROPRIETOR, NEW ARLINGTON HOTEL, PETOS- KEY, for full descriptive matter of largest and most complete resort hotel of this region. Accommodations first class. Rates s2.50 per day up Special weekly. Finest table in the north. Fine orchestra. 6-14-7t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
THE HAUNTED SENTRY BOX

petitions of the English and the Dutch during times of war, with more or less success, Fort El Morro has never been captured by an enemy and its only sur render was to the Americans, together with the surrender of the whole island. On more than one occasion the invaders captured and sacked the town, but since the completion of Fl Morro in 1906, It has successfully withstood every attack and bombardment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14

Seaboard, the best route to Atlanta. Two trains daily, leaving $40 a. m. and 4:15 p. m. Only through sleeper Bir- mingham to New York via At- lanta, leaving mornings. The smooth, on-time line. Ask us. Bell 2382.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
STAG ISLAND SUMMER RESORT.
 EVANSVILLE. MICH.

Open July 1. Rates this season to suit prevailing financial conditions. Twenty cottages to rent. Two hotel buildings have accommodations for 200 guests
 Dairy and garden produce from our own farm. Fresh fish for every mea . Boating, fishing bathing. tennis, danc- ing and all amusements. Write for booklet rates and reservation to Man ager, Stag Island Summer Resort. Marysville, Mich. 6-6-13t- sat su we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
GREENBRIER WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEST VIRGINIA.

(The "Old White" Sulphur). Open June 15. Famous for it's Sulphur Baths. Modern improvements. with private baths. Permanent orchestra. Terms. $15 to $25 week; $50 to $90>per month. Write for illustrated booklet. Ad- dress until June 1.
 GEO. A. MILLS Manager. Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
 5-3-39t- sl- tll- thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS.
ASHEVILLE> E"rns ns. t;ss ;s,: of

vertabe outdoor paradise the nmo angler the lover Nature in Mountain Scenery clouds and sky Located
 the highest of the Aeghane the climate peesy cool and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14

Captain Hyde mentions an interest," ing fact that although for centuries Por-
 to Rico was considered the legitimate prey of freebooters, and was attacked as various times by regularly organized ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-14

The elections held during last week,
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
Aluminium is Puzz1ing the Chemists

problem would not seem very dlthcult,
Inasmuch as all claws contain large per
.centages Of aluminium. Every clay bank,
= might be said. IS an aluminium mine
Bat the difficulty lies IN extracting II.
In bauxite the metal occurs III the form
Of al oxid, and is easily separated out by
sl1mmoning electricity to the aid OF
chemistry. But in ordinary clays 1t
assumes the shape OF sillcate, and IS
costly 70 extract. 1t remains, then, for
some ingenious chemist to devise a
process bv which the silicate may be COM
Ielled TO Weld the metal cheaply. When
this has been accomplished, the problem
viii be settled for all time
Deposits Of bauXite are found oTer!ald
by surface soil TO the depth OF few feet,
which. being removed, dlscloses the ore
beneath: Just as IS the case with the won
derful iron deposits Of the Lake Superior
region. which are extended like blanket
50 that. when the overburden has been
taken away, stuff that IS sixty per cent.
OF more pure metallic iron can be dug
out with shOvels
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
ERON

FkON what source Viii i he practicable
70 Obtain aluminium already TeCog-
1l1ec as one ~ the most indispensable Oi
e1ais-"heu the deposits Of bauXIte
slNe out, Early IN its history the white
= l1'lai "'as e--traered from cTyolite, q com
yek ore brought all the way from Green
-'lle icy mountains. i was expensive
.>1l3 and aluminium sold Tor a high price
I those days. Later It was discovered
-i-41 nanAlte was a more convenient and
6SS9l5ie source Of supply.
bauzlte is KIND Of clay, Of which de-
ssGSt1s have been found IN Georgia. IN
z1i@.SiLla, and IN Arkansas. The deposits
= aiaharna and Georgia have already
zen pretty wei worked out. Those IN
.1lhaailsas, which are much more eX-
--LSiFe, wlH last for quite awhile, but
7l-1SL 7I-1 De exhausted before very long.
11at Snail be done then,
DaoAlte IS undeniably scarce. Other
-ei'oslis o. u may he discovered; but ap-
P0leh'iy, II aluminium IS % remain at a
l,fioet other sources Of the metal must
Uncovered On the face Of It, the
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
The Autobiography of Mark Twain
-cr"rasz %Uv DzFe :

for furnishing q certificate Of each record
and 50 Oh. Everybody had toll road
franchise. but no toll road. But the
franchise had TO be recorded and paid for.
Everybody was a mining corporation.
and had TO have himself recorded and
paw for it. Very well. we prospered
The record service paid an average OF
a thousand dollars month, II gold
Governor Nve was often absent from
the Territory He liked TO run down 10
san Francisco ever little while and en-
iov a rest from Territorial civilization
NOBODY complained. for he was pro
diqiouslv popular He had been stage
driver in his early DAYS in New York or
New England, and had acquired the
habit Of -eTnern beT1ng names and faces,
and Of making himself agreeable 70 ms
passengers. As politician this had been
valuable TO him, and he kept his arts IN
good condition by practice. BY the tune
he had been Governor year, he had
shaken hands with every human beng IN
the Territory Of Nevada, and after that
ne ALWAYS knew these people instantly at
sight. and could call them by name ne
whole population, OF twenty thousand
persons, were his personal friends, and
he could do anything he chose 10 90,
and count upon their being contented
with it.
Whenever he was absent from the Tern
torv-which was generally-Orons served
his Office in his place, as Acting Governor,
4 title which was soon and easily shortened
10 " Governor" He recltlessiy built and
furnished a house at q cost OF twelve
thousand dollars; and there was no other
house in the sage brush capital that could
approach this property for style and cost.
when Governor Nye's four-year term
was drawing to a close. the mystery OF
why he had ever consented to leave the
great State Of New York and help IN
habit that lack rabbit desert was solved
he had gone out there III order TO become
. United States Senator All that was
now. necessary was to turn the Territory
into q State. He did it without any dlt-
ficultv. That undevelOped country and
that sparse population were not well
fitted for the heavy burden OF State
Government; but no matter, the people
were willing to have the change, and 50
the Governors game was made.
onion 5 game was made too, apparently
for he was as popular because OF has non
estv as the Governor was for more sub
stantial reasons: but at the critical mo
nent the Unborn caprciousness OF his char
acter rose up without warning, ana dls-
aste- followed.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

even 10 distribute a blotter Il have a
cousin Who writes poetry Did YOU ever
hear of nm Writes for The Hide and
Leather Journal not regular poetry, YOU
know. but i reads smooth
| am not pessimlstic. ! do not hate
ny lob | would rather do q funny col
u1lln. since ! must labor, than any other
kind OF work. In spite and on account
Of the things ! have mentioned. 1t IS lots
Of fun 1t was fun writing about It, and
So much for humor and the daily
humorlst Think Of him now and then.
dear reader-and as a human being.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

is iust fne.-aat1-ly clever How do YOU
keep Il up"
'FOh. Il easy enough
4 couldr- V-lre poetry 10 save my
he | coul6r- even make a 1l-ne.
7TorE.-Ar-is-s -eading this Will -ecog-
ME the pe-s.- who looks over their
shoulders and SAYS. ~ Do YOU know /
couldn't eve draw q straight line:
SUBSoTR We are no better. | have
ted z clothi-- salesuan that l dldn
zhink / could convince man 70 buy
buttonhole, arE ! once heard a famous
author tel AZ Insurance agent, admir-
ingly, that X r-es-lCned his own ability
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

o'clock II the morning At that, ,nour the
Governor was serene. genial, comfortable
c0nteuted. happy. and sober although
hs was SO fu-l --a- ne couldn' : laugh with
0Ut sheddirg lla-upagne tears. Also, at
mat hour the .asc 7oke- Joined his com
'ades unde- the table. drunk TO the last
leaeCtion. The Governor remarked.
This Is q dry Place, sam. Let's 60
znd ge1 something % drink and 60 TO
BED
Inc Cove .-s official nenageTle had
0eeu draw --s-- The hu-nblest ranks Of
Us constI-ue--- n h0me-haTmless good
eiows who had helped II his campaigns,
zad now the had their reward II petty
salanes paEa-a IN greenbacks that were
worth nex- O. thing Those boys had
hard time q. -.ake both ends meet.
1non's s sala-r WAS eighteen hundred dol
ars vea-. a- ne couldn even support
us dlcti0ra-. H. But the 1Tlshwo-TaIl
ThG had come .--- 0l the Governor s stan
charged the r-e-ag age-Ie only ten dollars q
week apiece t.- egard and lodging O1on
and were a- .e- bOarders and lodgersi
and 50 OF these cheap terms the silver l
lad b-ough- ---- home held out very
Wel
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
Which is the Better :

Both stores are illustrated
bv the cleveTest artists Of
the dav. They ar closely
matched for literary merit
but opinions VIII differ Be
sure 10 express YOUR e. taNor
Of vour choice
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

by NIr-. N.-r + Wilkins
Freeman. ~ Auc-lga Both
star7es are masterpieces iHat
viii delight the admirers q
the.r authors. but
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19

A I first I -.4-red about the country
seeking -a-. but at the end OF
o. OF the beginning Of o., when ! came
T 1Io-n A--.-- % begin a jouTnal1stlc
lie on The Virginia City Enterprise, /
Tas present. sent down 20 Carson City
so report the legislative session OT1on
vas soo1 ve-- popular with the members
q the leg ---e. because they found
that where rle. Cauidn : usually trust
each Other r.- anybody else, they could
trust nm ie easily held the belt for
honesty II th-- country; but II dIdn
&c nm a-T good m q pecuniary way be
cause nc had -. talent tor either persuad-
ing OF soaring Legislators But | was dlt-
1eTently situated ] was there every day
u The leglslacura TO distribute compliment
sno oeIsure with evenly balanced justice,
And spread rle same over half a page
N The Enterprise every morning
consequent ] ras an influence.
got the legislature TO pass a wise and
-eTy neoessa-E l1E requiring every cor
t'o1@-lon dong business IN the Territory
. record is charter II full, without
sAlppIng Wo-l. IN q record TO be kept
os he Sec-eta-s of the Territory. my
oIotheT. Al the charters were framed
Il eAactlT rlg same words For this
record seTvlCe he was authorized 10 charge
io-tE cents < folio q one hundred words
@o' making The record also tlTe dollars
New-York tribune., 1908-01-19
The New York Herald's
Anglo American Competition
England Us. America

taiavs S-udav NE~ loFK HERALD appear
opening chapters of great trc TWO great authors
of great countric. Either eterE. alone Would i+ a
but they matched against each other and pub
sted simultaneously. opposite page Readers are invited
vote tr their preference each wecs. teg coupon pun
with each rstarcut and large
pre- VII hc awarded the author RECEIVING The greater
number al the completion ot tie storlcs
Richard E-goute. ! tv Max IenfcrtoH q England
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-11
ANOTHER ROBBERY
TAKES PLACE
George Thomen's Saloon is
Entered by Thieves
and Robbed.
CIGARS AND MONEY STOLEN
Entrance to Building Is Effected
Through George Heiser's
Cigar Mandatory.

Another saloon robbery of a nys-
terious nature has been added to the
list of robberies in Hammond, and If
is seemingly shrouded in mystery as
much as the others.
The George Thomen saloon at the
corner of Sibiey--and- SohI street was
entered last night by burglars who car
r1ed away 400 cigars and s5.35 in change
which had been left in the cash drawer.
Entrance to the building was gained
through an east side window in the
rear of the saloon. The window en-
trance landed the burglars in the cigar
shop of George Heiser. Here the
burglars forced the door leading from
the saloon to the shop and began rob
ping the place. They had as their in
struments putty knife and a hatchet
Hear Noises About A. M.
The family of Charles, Demmerling
lives upstairs and someone in the house
remembered hearing a noise last night
ABOUT O'Clock as though somebody
was walking about in the place below
out the people upstairs paid no more
attention to it
Every thing on the job has the ear
marks of local talent, and with the
ponce WORKING on the case there may
be some development in the near
future.
When George 'Hoopy'' Heiser heard
that burglars had gained an entrance
through his cigar store he found him
self in tight place for a little time
when his bantering friends
told him that he too had been robbed
of 5000 cigars and that he NAV he
held responsible for having door
leading from his cigar shop into the
saloon that was not burglar proof.
The loquacious 'Hoopy" however
soon showed his wise friends where
they are barking UP the wrong tree
with their voices pitched too high.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-11
CONTRACT FOR NEW
CHURCH IS LET
Lavene and Dickover Get
Big Job For $4,000 and
Will Begin Work Soon.

Much to the delight of the parish
toner's of All Saints parish, of which
the Rev. Edward F. Barrett is the
pastor. the contract for the church and
school building was let last night. tbe
contractor being NJ G. I.avene and N
A. Dickover. The contract price ia
$23, 900.
The plans and specifications nrovida
Tor two-story brick building over a
large basement, the building to have a
frontage OF 81 feet and a depth of ia
feet. The church site will be near the
present one on Sibley street, between
the convent and Father Barretts resi-
dence. Ground for the new building
VIII be broken within two weeks. II
being the intention of the building
committee to have the church com
pleted by next fall. The building will
be modern in every respect and of such
capacity to answer the needs of the
congregation for years to come. The
upper story will be built for church
purposes and the lower floor will he
used for schoolroom purposes. The
present church and school building
which is frame structure, will be re-
tanned temporarily for school purposes
out may later on be disposed of.
Several bids were sent in and opened
last night, but upon opening them it
was found that M. G. Lavene and M
A. Dfckover. who will be in partner
snip In this contract. were the lowest.
They were overbid by Contractor ]. II
Mcclay by only twenty dollars.
The building of the new church for
All Saints parish is carrying out one
OF the dearest wishes of the congre-
cation. but it has been uphill work for
Father Barrett, the trustees and build
ing committee.
The plans will be sent to Bishop
Joseph Alerding of Fort Wayne for ap-
proval and they will undoubtedly meet
them
The church trustees are John MaIloy.
John Lynch and Frank O'Shea. The
committee is composed of ]. !
Hill Peter Dufrane, John Malloy and
Albert Gehring.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-11
n. r BRAKEMAN
KILLED AT OSBORN
Sad Fate Of F. G, Cheyney,
Who Came Here From
England.
HAD BOTH LEGS CUT OFF
Dying Man Showed Wonderful Vi
tally Just Before Death Ended
His Career.

FRANK U. Cheyney, 22 years old, who
left his home In London two yearS apo
70 come to the United States to make
his fortune, met his doom while en-
pioyed as brakeman last night when
ne was caught under the wheels of an
Nickel Plate. engine at Osborn, losing
both his legs.
he died this morning at ST. Marga-
ret's hospital shortly after six o'clock.
The accident happened on Nickel
Plate train which Cheyney was helping
to make up and ready to take another
switch. Cheyney attempted to Jump
onto the pilot of the engine but missed
his footing and was caught beneath
tho wheels
Showed Wonderful Vitality.
he retained his consciousness until
Emmerling's ambulance had arrived
and death to him at that time seemed
10 be far away Those who saw his
sunerfngs were surprised about his
wonderful vitality that he displayed.
He told those standing around how
two years ago he had left his home in
England but thinking that his accident
was not fatal he left no instructions.
not last message to mother who
today is wondering how her boy in the
States is getting along.
Came From Kent Here.
Cheyney halls, from West Blean.
Calcott-Kent. London, where he has
several brothers on the police force
He made his home in Fort Wayne.
His funeral arrangements have not
yet been made, they pending the inquest
which Will be held this afternoon by
Acting Coroner DR.. Chidlaw.
Dr. T. W. Oberlin attended the un-
fortunate man in the hospital but loss
OF. blood left no chance to save the
young mans life.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-11
Hammond Fire Laddies Are
Proud of New Acquisi-
tion at Central"
DIDN'T COST CITY A CENT
Many People Stop to Admire Work
e Hammond City Fire
Department.

Hammond recently came into pos
session of a small park, which adds
another beauty spot to the city without
a cent of cost to the city itself.
The new park is that created by the
boys" of fire station No. 4, who have
bcen working diligently all spring on
several acres of ground surrounding
the fire station. The park is now fin
ished and is turned over to Mother
Nature to be nursed.
Fire station No. is located on Cal
umet avenue, near Conkey avenue and
stands on city property surrounded bv
several acres of land also belonging to
the city.
Change 1t Into Beauty Spot.
When the station was opened two
months ago the boys" including AS
sistant Fire Chief William Mil. began
to change the unsightly plot into. a
beautiful spot. The work was not
compulsory, but the whole force work.
ed just as hard as though their lively
hood depended upon it. Now thev have
evened off several of the undesiroI,,o
sand hills and have created q rnopnd
near the station in which blaze pref
ty flowers
Farther away in another heart-shaped
bed are more flowers and still another
large circular bed contains flowers os
equal beauty. Near the station Is
white gravel bed In which the letters
H. F. D. (Hammond fire departmentl
are implanted
The whole is a pretty site and much
credit Is due TO the firemen of Station
no. for adding this beauty corner to