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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

Fairview defeated Owenton college Sat urday afternoon by the score of to 3.
 Features of the game were the all round good playing of Fairview, especially the pitching of Fancher, he striking out Il men and allowing three hits.
 Batteries, Fancher and Fillmore; Cannon and Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24

Woodward. May 23.-(Special. )-The Woodward Iron company defeated the Birmingham Athletic club in a we'll played game. Features of the game were pitching of both teams and The three base hit by Reid. Score. Wood ward 3; Birmingham Athletic club, q Batteries: Reid and Farrer; Thomas and Sweeney.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Leesburg and Vicinity.
.ciaI Correspondence of The Star.

Special correspondence ol
LEESBURG, Va. February 1. 1908.
Samuel Kidwell died at his home, In
Hfllsboro last Thursday evening OF heart
trouble He was in the Seventy-fourth
year of his age. widow and three
daughters. Mrs. Walter Potts, Mrs. w. r.
Sagle and Mrs. w. L. Potts of Hillsboro,
survive him.
Henry Chambfn. a farmer of near
aged seventy-one years. One daughter,
Mrs Jackson of Charlottesville, Va, and
two sons Eugene Chamblin OF Missouri!
and W. H. Chambin of MiddIeburg, Va.
survive him.
. Pey,on H. Davis has sold his farm near
Leesburg. containing seventy-three acres,
to John Hall
Mr.. and Mrs Claude Van Sicklen of
North Fork. this county. have returned
from a visit to friends in Washington,
d. C.
Miss Grace Cunningham of Hampton,
Va, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. II.
Burke of this town.
Mrs. Scott Ferguson of Pittsburg. Pa,
who recently purchased the Belmont es-
tate near here. from Alfred Stanton.
has been spending several days in Lees
burg.
Miss Mamie Poland and Miss Nellie
Hampton of Airmont. this county. are
making an extended visit in Washington,
D. G.
Miss Fredda Bowers OF Lovettsville.
Loudoun county, is visiting her cousin,
Mrs. Compiler Of Washington.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Six Ponies to One.

With the number of different makes or
automobiles now on the market 1t GER
tainly has become task for prospec-
tive buyer to make a choice. 1t is es-
pecially so with the man of moderate
means who wants to buy one for business
use and expects to care for 1t himself.
says J. c. Cunningham in January
Country Life in America. The advertise
ments and agents of the different makes
all tell of perfect scores and victories in
different contests. until the buyer. be-
wildered. believes them all good and
buys what he thinks is the most popular
that comes nearest the size of his pocket
book. Spea king only user after
seven years experiepcc. and not as an
expert authority OH the subject.
look at the situation in the light that the
perfect car is not built, and that the old
user, as a general rule, in irving to get
something better buys a new make of
car each season, endeavoring to find the
perfect car. This has been my case,
at least until last season, when l ran
across 6. car that appears nearer perfect
than any other car [ have seen. If six
cylinder runaboutecars were built at the
popular price of some of the single and
two cylinder cars. the average buyer
the man of moderate means-would buy
the six-cylinder car instead of the one
and two cylinder kind. He would do
this regardless of the fact that he is
buying more to care for than he really
needs. In my opinion it is like buying
four or six little ponies to do the work
of one or two big, stout horses There
is, no doubt. more grace and more style
accompanying the four and six h,tle
ponies. but they will be found to require
just about four or six times more trouble
to care for. also more expense to feed
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Specials to Ormond Races.

The racing committee of the Chicago
Automobile Club has arranged for a spe-
cial train to the Ormond races and Chair
man Gregory of that committee, has OBJ
tanned the names OF n merous Chicago
club members who have expressed their
intention of witnessing the speed contests.
Word has been received from the Min
neapolis and st. Paul Automobile clubs
who have always shown a keen interest i'm
the Ormond races. to the effect that they
are contemplating making up Il special
train to the races. and a special commit
tee has been appointed to ascertain the
support which will be given the special
train project
AS plans are already under way where
by the Automobile Club of America will
run a big special to the scene of the Or
mond-Daytona battle of road giants tha
attendance. considering the fact that the
speed carnival will be ileld when tho
Florida season is at its zenith. will be the
largest ever assembled to witness the
races on this fast course.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
SCIENCE NOTES.

The perfection of the automatic piano.
player has been followed by that of the
violin player. which is said TO operate
with great satisfaction. despite the fact
that this instrument offered such difficult
ties that by some it was regarded as an
impossibiity to get good music from it in
any other way than extracted by the hui
man hand. The present invention is said
to be perfect in every respect, all the eff
fects being secured at will. The instru-
ment requires no alteration in the violin
itself and any violin may be placed in
the player and removed without injury
The parts are pneumatically controlled in
a manner similar to that of the ordinary
piano player. A perforated music sheet
selects the notes which are to be sounded.
This sheet travels over "tracker board"
provided with the usual ducts, in which
an exhaust is maintained. There are two
ducts for each note. and as these are un-
covered by parforations in the music
sheet. the air rushing into one of the
ducts through the medium of the usual
valves and pneumatics presses a finger
down on one of the violin strings at the
proper point on the finger board. while the
air in the other duct puts into operation
the bowing mechanism of this string. The
bowling is done by means of four crystal
disks one for each string.
The experiment OF carrying live fish on
shipboard for consumption during the voy-
age has been successful. and 1t is now as
sured that passengers travelling on the
large liners will be served each day with
fresh fish just from the water. The point
in dispute in relation to this proposition
was as to whether the fish would with
stand the fatigue OF the voyage. but the
test made on one Of tine largest boats ply
ing the Atlantic showed conclusively that
the scheme was entirely feasible. Here
tofore 1t has been the custom to store fish
for consumption during the voyage in ice
but it will be a decided advantage to have
the fresh fish served at the table.
A remarkable piece of work was recent
ly shown at German exhibition in the
shape of well-eXecuted landsca pc made
of colonies OF dfferent-colored bacteria
thriving i'm gelatin and meat extract. The
thing was shown at All exhibition of ec-
centric art. where there were also artis-
tic compositions in spinach and egg and
other effects secured by resorting to the
use of spices of different colors as the
media, instead of paint.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Greatest Cycle Track.

Cycle riders who take part in the Olym-
pic games in London this year will make
their appearance on one of the finest
tracks ever devised. 1t will be a great
oval. inclosing a second oval to be used
by the contestants in the running races.
Within the second oval is the stadium
proper, a turfed inclosure no yards along
Its longer axis. and almost one hundred
yards across. These dimensions are larg-
er than the external measurements of the
superb marble stadium at Athens and
show that the curves are calculated to en-
able runner to take the corners at full
speed. The cycle track will be of smooth
cement. scientifically banked to permit
great speed. A broad passage for the cir
culation of the public will be between the
outer edge of the cycle track and the
tiers of boxes
Evening star., 1908-02-02

the German reichstag has voted a MIL
lion and half sterling for the fortifica-
tion of Heligoland and its conversion into
naval base. This is understood to be
in reply to England's new departure at
Rosyth. In the naval race or, at least,
rivalry between England and Germany.
which has now become more intense than
ever. this Heligoland vote is an incident
which deserves illustration. When In
1890 Great Britain surrendered this de-
in exchange for Zanzibar public opinion
in that country was by no means FAVOR
a BILE to the deal-the less so as Birmarck
pronounced 1t to be most one-slded al
fair. all the advantage being with Eng
land He bitterly blamed the emperor
for giving away so much in return for
practically nothing. but the kaiser Knew
his own mind and resolved to blde MS
time.
That time came five years later. In 1879.
with the inauguration OF the halser VIZ, w
helm canal connecting Icl with the
mouth of the Elhe. thus giving great
strategical value TO Heligoland In the
hands of Il naval adversary or derinahS'
Heligoland would now be 1nValuaole
while in the keeping of Germany 1t Of
fers a decided. almost an insuperable. OBJ
stacle to the blockading OF the Eide
mouth undertaken with view TO pre-
venting a junction between a squadron
from kiel and another from Nllheiihs-
haven. Heligpland IS some tWelNe oi
miles only from the shore, so
that with seven mile range guns OF the
Dreadnought type mounted on the lsiet
and on land it would be Impossible for
the ships of an enemy to get through.
That the German authorities at least nave
come 70 the conclusion that Heligo!and
can he made to play a role in naval
war is proved by their decision to fortify
it in a very expensive manner; ana II II
has a stratesical Importance for them IL
must equally now have come 10 nave d
value for England
L. II. MOORE.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Her Confidence Restored.

From the New York Times.
She was little old lady. SO little ard
SO old that with considerate friends she
would never. never have been allowed
alone in the hurried throng on the busy
streets. She was such an old little lady
that she had only just learned that there
had been, trouble in the banks, and she
had made such haste az she could to a$
sure that her money-all the money shs
had saved-was safe.
Have you got my money!" she asked
tremulously when she finally reached the
teller window.
How much did you have?" asked the
teller kindly. No one could help being
kind to such a little old lady.
twenty-five dollars" she answered.
Two tens and five. I didn't wish 10
take it out" she continued apologeticaliy.
but l should feel better IL you could
Just let me see It, =
SO they showed her carefully two tens
and a five" Her faded eyes brighte&el,
and with a grateful ''Trank you. shs
left every line OF her bent little figure
showing happy contentment and cpnde
dence, for she had seen her money!
Evening star., 1908-02-02
News of fredericksburg.
Special Correspondence of The Star
FREDERICKSBURG Va.

Special Correspondence bl Inc 'tai
FEEDERTCksBURG, Va.
February |, 1908.
The, residence of DR.. w. III. TAFT, near
Tackett's mills Stafford county, was
DESTROYED by fire yesterday. Several
hundred dollars in money in the house
was also destroyed
The remains of the late Councilman T..
Mills were taken to Caroline county
Yesterday and Inferred beside those OF
his wife who preceded him about seven
months Services We're conducted at MS
late residence in this city by Rev. T.
Aubrey Williams, assisted by Key Dr. l.
s Dunaway and Rev. III. ii. Barber. An
escort from the city council ana 'he
local lodge of Elks attended the obse-
quies.
The Branans Bible class of the Metho-
dist Sunday school celebrated It's first
anniversary in the chapel of the church
last night by giving musical program.
following which refreshments were
served. The members of the Baraca
Bible class OF the Baptist Church and
the Somerville Bible class of the 1 res
bvterian Church, respectively, were spe-
cial guests.
Mrs. \. l.. Magrath of this city suffer-
ed a stroke of paralysis Thursday. Her
condition is serious
Mrs. J. Garnett entertained euchre
club at her home on Prince Edward
street Thursday evening from 3:3O to 6
O'Clock Mrs. Thomas S. Shepherd won
the first prize. Mrs. r.. j. Smith second,
and Miss Edmore Fitzhugh the guests
prize.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Sparks

A new York court has ordered the conn
pany operating motor buses on 9Th ayenu,
to remove all advertising signs from them
A stethoscope is recommended by |
young auto engineer who is also physi
clan to locate knock in an auto be
yond doubt
One Of the latest suggestions Of a rouh
for this years Giidden tour is from Bu-
falo. N. Y. to Washington. d. c., va
Pittsburg, Pa.
Some of Londons electric motor bu%s
carry lights backed by reflectors on their
tops. go outside passengers can read news
papers as they ride.
A motor iceboat, propelled by four
horsepower motor. which drives an aerial
screw. makes speed of thirty miles an
hour on the Hudson river.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club Of Newark is waging an active cam
paign to obtain more than !, 800 members
by March /.
For use in the harbor New York cfy
police have purchased two il-horsapover
motor boats capable of speed of thirteen
miles an hour.
Wtnln tnfee years the Guy or New prk
has spent SI50GtD for automobiles for its
officials and departments. and has on its
pay rolls at least fifty chauffeurs.
Don't run your car to the limit of its
power Any car-one. two, four or six
cy!inGers-wll run better and longer if
it's power is not taxed to the utmost.
Robbed of their business by the fnroeds
Of motor cabs. drivers of horse drawn
to devise plans to avoid starvation.
Concrete pavements reinforced by steel
forms so closely constructed that a wheel
of any width rests partly on steel and
partly on concrete are being tried out at
Paris.
An automobile surrounded by a papier
mache form TO represent a full-sized loco
motive, the smoke being produced by
overlubrication. recently took part in
show parade at New York.
A large S.. Louis bank has placed In
service an electric delivery wagon fitted
with safe for transporting money be-
tween the bank and subtreasury, express
offices and other banks
London physician has designed
landau motor car, the back of which
opens and allows a sick person to be
lifted out on a movable seat, which forms
part of the cars equipment.
Three important French motor firms
have added dirigible balloon and aero
plane departments TO their works. and
new company has been fioated in Paris
solely for the construction of machines
for air travel.
One of the novelties at the recent Ber
lin show was an electrically driven tricar.
The battery was placed underneath the
body of the vehicle and consisted Of twen-
ty-two cells. giving travelling tadius of
fifty miles.
The company which is seeking the privi-
lese of operating motor buses in this
city proposes to use electrically driven
cars seating thirty six passengers, .and to |
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Mercy! Here's a Pome.

The poet in-ordnary of the Kansas
City Star gave birth to six exultant
stanzas in honor of the six-day grind
the opening and closing verses being as
follows:
Half lap. half lap.
Half a lap onward.
Along the stretch Of track
Rode the six bikers.
Forward the Pedal brigade.
Climb tho speedway. one said.
Then UP the incline like mad
Rode the six bk"rs.
When can their glory fade:
oh. the wild sprint they made.
Bully fast hikers
Honor the sprint they made.
Honor the Pedal Brigade
Bully fast bikcrs.
Evening star., 1908-02-02
PREVENTS CHILD FALLING.
Novel Attachment Which Eliminates
Danger of Falling.

Two Indiana inventors deserve credit
for an attachment for childrens high
chairs. which they recently designed. AS
shown in the accompanying illustration,
this attachment prevents the chair from
falling. should 1t be accidentally knocked
or otherwise tilted. Every one knows how
Evening star., 1908-02-02

run them on sx-minute headway over
specified routes.
Make it a practice 10 declutch at the
instant of crossing a hump in the road,
thus relieving the strain upon the car by
checking the driving force and allowing
its momentum to overcome the extra re-
sistance which the obstruction presents.
Virtually driven from business by the
advent of taxicabs. three New York cab
bies drove up to the curb in front of
a leading hotel and publicly auctioned off
their horses and cabs declaring they were
going to join a chautfeurs school
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Diamond Market Troubles.

A severe blow has been dealt the South
African market by the announcement that
the recently declared Premier Diamond
dividend of los per share. involving
fl@D.OO. cannot be paid. owing to the
critical state OF the diamond market es-
pecially In America. J. understand that a
certain member OF the diamond-b buying
syndicate. with remarkable foresight.
started some time ago selling his De Beers
shares, after having seen them hoisted to
about EGO. The former market value ap-
proximated E3n.OO00OO, so that there has
: been a shrinkage of over f15.O0O 900.
which must have severely hit buyers at
the higher prices.
In the city people think Mr.. "Solly" Joel
and Barnato Brothers have been dealing
freely in De Beers and that they have not
scored a brilliant success. Il is even
whispered that the great Wernhcr- Belt
firm was very willing TO part with It's
shares at the high prices. and It is posi-
BILE that the BarnatoS were trying to wrest
from them the control of this great dia-
mond monopoly. The present trouble
with the Premier may. perhaps. be due TO
the fact that during these times of crisis
an equitable adjustment of the conflicting
interests of the two enterprises. which
recently made a working arrangement,
are not easy to establish.
AS usual too. troubles never come
singly. The De Beers Company, having
lost its case regarding the payment of in
n very heavy sum- The panic and con-
sequent depression in America were also
adverse factors. for they have paralyZed
the best diamond market in the world
Finally, Sir Julius Wernher's experiments
in the artificial diamond trade with the
Frenchman Lemoinc. whom he has now
had arrested. have not exactly enhanced
the prestige of the diamond magnates as
hard-headed business men or proved a
hull point for De Beers. hitherto re-
garded rs one of the most prosperous,
best-managed Industrial enterprises in the
world
Evening star., 1908-02-02

asily a babys high chair is upset. The
shild itself very often endeayors to squIrIn
out, thereby overbalaHcing the cnair and
causing 1t to 1all. The addition of this
support or prop prevents such accidents.
The prop consists of a pair of legs con-
nected by cross5ar and pivoted TO the
sides of the chair near the top When the
chair Is in it's normal position the ends
of the prop are quite a distance above the
floor. Should the chair be suddenly tilted.
the prop will naturally swing outward
and arrest the chair in its descent.
Evening star., 1908-02-02

The residence of A. Alexander. supss!es
tendent of the Frederick mine. twenty
miles west of Trinidad Col, was Eartiy
wrecked by an explosion OF dynamite Fri
da.y The explosive had been pitced
under a bedroom in which thres c1ildraD
were sleeping. :;
Evening star., 1908-02-02

Gees and Go61-The coat and skirt suit
is very popular among up-to-date wom-
en-. chiefly because 1t is so practical and
so becoming. The coat shown in the illus
tration Is one of the new 32-inch semi fit
ted models. with single-breasted closing,
shawl collar and patch pockets. The
pleated skirt has Il straight lower edge
ornamented with " de trimming band.
which may be used or not. as desired. The
pieating is arranged In the graceful dou-
be tuck effect. being stitched down TO fit
smoothly over the hips. while haring at
tractively at hem Chiffon broadcloth h.
serge or cheviot would develop attractive
~ by this model. one of the new
shadow stripe materials might be Sc
lected For the medium size 3Is yards of
4.-!nch goods will be needed for the coat
and liz yards of the same width for the
skirt.
Two patterns: 606--7 sizes, 81 to Al
inches bust: GU61-6 sizes. % to 80 inches
waist.
The price of these patterns is 2Oc, but
either will be sent upon the receipt of
lUc
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Plenty of Funds.

Last year the parliamentary levy was
Increased from one penny per head to two
pence. Despite this heavier tax, only one
society-a cooperative one-has dropped
out. and the aggregate membership of the
party now exceeds one million. The CEN
trail organization does not bear the can
didate In each case The main expendi-
ture of the party. therefore is the main
fenance of its thirty-one members of par
lament by means Of the two-penny capi-
tation levy The income of the party
fund for the year has been Es.932 lis I'd
and the expenditure G5,990 SIS 1Od the
balance to the good being G7.734 It's 91ad.
The party is thus in a strong position
financially. and could maintain many more
labor Nj. P.'s IL seats in parliament were
to be found for them. An interesting
summary of the work done or attempted
in the last session of parliament is given
and. in the absence of keir Hardie, it
Is signed by D. j. Shackleton who ac-
centuates the influence of the young
party in parliament by the remark tina t
mo industrial measure has left the house
of commons without being substantially
amended by the la Dor party
Evening star., 1908-02-02
Smokeless Furnace Requirements.

1T is now possible to design and operate
boiler plants burning high volatile coal
which will be virtually smokeless under
usual operating conditions. giving off no
black or dense gray smoke, except wnen
a fresh fire is being built.
"Al of the authorities on the subject
of combustion and smoke prevention
agree upon the following conditions as
requirements for d smokeless furnace:
THE coal should be supplied to the
furnace in small quantities at frequent
intervals. The more nearly the feed ap
proaches a continuous and uniform sup
ply the better the results.
"The air supply should be slightly in
excess of the theoretical amount required
and be admitted principally through the
fuel bed, with an auxiliary supply ad-
nitted at the front or rear of the fur
mace to burn gases from the coal.
THE temperature in the furnace should
be sufficiently high to ignite the gases
given off from the fuel bed.
There SHOULD be fire-brick COM
buston chamber of sufficient dimensions
and so designed to cause the thorough
mixture of the gases and the air, per-
hitting complete combustion before the
mixture reaches the boiler surfaces.
The technologic branch has found, as
have other investigators, that. contrary
to general opinion. with extremely high
temperatures. more smoke is produced
and more unburned gases are lost UP the
stack. High temperature is of course
due to a supply of air approaching the
theoretical amount. and on account Of
the difficulty of obtaining complete
mixture of the gases and air some gas
is allowed to escape unDurned.