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SECOND HAND GLASS. -
Many Practical Uses Found for Old or
Broken Plates.

Among the innumerable things that
may be bought second hand is window
glass. What with the demolition of old
buildings and the breaking of windows.
old and new. there come into the market
large quantities Of second hand glass; but
for all this there ia a demand, for one pur-
pose or another. down TO the last scrap,
When a dealer in second hand building
materials buys building to wreck for the
materials contained in it ne is not likely.
IL this building should contain plate glass
front, to take that out himself. Dealing in
second hand plate. or, as it is called, sal
wage glass, is a business by itself.
so when the house wrecker has a plate
glass front to sell he sends to a dealer in
salvage glass who comes and looks il over,
measures the plates and notes their con-
dition and makes an offer; an offer that is
likely TO be satisfactory, for plate glass is
a valuable commodity, and the dealer is
ready to give what it is worth. Salvage
glass in good condition can be sold at
price not very far below that of new.
Broken plate glass the house wrecker and
dealer in second hand building materials
takes to his own storehouses. and this he
may sell along In smaller or larger guam
NAlAco W NhAAOuo bhyDi5 hONPlh8
is not sold in this manner until he has ac-
cumulated a lot of such glass, enough
to pay for handling when he sells the lot to
dealer in salvage glass. And the dealer
in second hand building materials can sell
broken sheet glass to glaciers for repair
work.
Much OF the salvage dealers stock comes
from the plate glass insurance companies.
r-A.- H., AZ ,y,athsN1a
One company, for instance, keeps no
stock Of glass on hand, but buys whenever
glass 10 required to replace a broken pane
selling the broken pane, il enough OF 1t re-
ma ins to sell. to a salvage dealer. Another
company may keep a warehouse Of its own
TO which it removes broken glass that may
still be in At condition for use.
Perhaps one corner has been broken from a
big light, practically new; such a pane can
be cut down to fit some smaller window
In these days most plate glass every
where is insured, but not all Of it is. II an
uninsured plate is broken the owner goes
TO a dealer, new or salvage, and gets a
/ fresh plate put in, selling the broken glass
| to the salvage dealer; and 90 from the insur-
| ance companies and the house Wreckers
and from uninsured glass the salvage dealers
accumulate great stocks OF second hand
plate glass, which Is disposed Of in various
| ways.
Some OF il may be in such condition that
| it can be reset anywhere; some OF It may be
| sold to 60 into windows in streets less con-
aplcuous A big plate may come In with q
| deep scratch m the middle. From such z
| plate they oue out a strip containing the
| scratch, leaving perhaps two clear smaller
plates available for smaller windows.
Architects may specify that new glass
| shall be used in construction, bat more or
less salvage glass is used In repair work and
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GIRL TO EFPH HER L/L[/|VC rs
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Batavia's achievement in demonstrating.
that blind girl may make her living as
a stenographer is its chief distinction from
other American schools for the blind. But
other schools for the blind have been and
are sending boys TO college.
Dartmouth has in its sophomore class
Joseph Bartlett, who has passed all ex-
aminations with Phi Beta Kappa rank.
Batavia has four boys in New York univer-
stiles, and although blind, most Of them
earning their way by means of the indus
trial education obtained at this school.
Gregory Martin is now a senior in the
University OF Rochester. He stands well
in rank among his seeing brothers. and
has adopted the profession OF "A masseur
as a means of paying part, il not the whole,
OF his expenses. Sometimes he makes as
much as t12 a week; and he ought 10 make
more, since for some unexplained reason
this blind boy possesses a more gentle and
effective touch than the seeing rubbers.
There are over I 900 blind masseurs en-
ployed in Yokohama. Japan, where for a
while, in order 10 encourage the blind TO
take up the work. the Government would
not allow seeing masseurs to work. There
are few in New York city working with the
help of the New York Association for the
Blind, and it has been very hard for them
to secure emplOyneLs. Blindness is not
only bitter handicap to the blind, but in
the United States, when they have proved
their ability TO earn their bread in some
branch Of work, the soepticism OF the pub
lie has often denied them the opportunity
to work.
John Fowler, another graduate of Batavia,
is a student in Syracuse University. lie
learned to tune pianos at the school, and
during his first year in college paid all
hut s25 of his expenses by following that
trade
He has distinguished himself for scholar
ship, and his instructor in mathematics
has written to Batavia that in algebra
he considered him the best Of the twenty
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eight men in the class. His instructor
in German has written that his blindness
has been an advantage rather than dis
advantage for language work, since the
importance of learning a language through
the ear alone cannot be overestimated.
There are two graduates OF the Batavia
school in Columbia University, Benjamin
BERNSTEIN. who entered without conditions
on the credentials OF the State Board Of
Regents, and James Mullen, who passed
the examinations successfully. These boys
are qualified TO do work to help TO pay
their expenses. BERNSTEIN can do type
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in replacing sheet glass. In a downtown
city building that was built with windows
of sheet glass the windows have been re-
glazed with salvage plate, as have been also
the glass windows in the partitions OF the
Offices on the ground floor. You might
find scratch here and there on this glass II
you looked for scratches, but the salvage
plate is the old sheet
Glaciers buy the salvage plate to replace
broken glass in smaller windows or to re-
place sheet glass. There is an interesting
detail Conpected with the use Of plate glass
in place OF sheet glass in windows that are
made to be raised.
Plate glass weighs about three times
as much as sheet glass, and Of course to
make the windows work properly the sash
ights must he correspondingly increased
in weight Now, in the sash weight pockets
Of the window framing as originally con-
structed for windows with sheet glass there
wouldn't be room for iron wei ghts OF the
additional length required by the added
weight needed Tor plate; for with the added
weight required the sash weights would
be 80 long that you couldn't raise the window
to its full height or pull il down oorre-
spondingIy So when they replace sheet
glass with plate in a window that opens
they replace also the iron sash weights
with weights Of the same size OF lead, which
is three times heavier.
Salvage plate that Ia too much scratched
to be used again for window glass may
he made into ground or frosted glass
for use in Office partitions or doors.
Some OF the salvage plate glass too small
for use in window purposes Is used for the
glass doors Of refTigeTators: larger pieces
may be used for glass table tops. A good
many small fragments are cut for USE az
small hand mirrors. though only clear
pieces of glass can be used for this purpose
Quantities OF salvage plate OF pieces too
small for any sort OF windows are used
for making glass signs. A dealer in salvage
glass would not consider as remarkable
an order for 10000 strips OF plate glass cut
TO specified dimensions to be made into
glass signs.
80 the salvage glass has many uses, but
after the last merchantable piece has been
cut from IL there still remain the scraps and
| fragments that accumulate In the cutting.
Even the scraps and fragments can be
sold; they don't bring much, but they do
| bring something. and these are melted up
and used in the manufacture OF bottles.
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especially successful at the New York State
School for the Blind at Batavia.
Not only has it trained large number OF
Young men and women along industrial
lines, enabling them to earn their living, but
Il has also four graduates going through
college, some Of them earning their way
II has opened the way to the employment
Of blind persons. a. stenOgraphers and
typewriters.
Miss Elizabeth G. Miller Of Buffalo is said
to be the first blind woman TO earn her
living by stenography. To quote o. H.
Burritt, superintendent Of the Batavia
school, who directed her training, there Is
mo other young woman who is totally blind
who is similarly employed anywhere in the
United States or Canada" But the girl
who would follow in her steps must possess
the genius of hard work, unlimited patience
and at least be endowed with intelligence
equal to the average A great misfortune
Of the blind is their frequent feebleness Of
mind.
Miss Miller worked hard to acquire her
ability 10 compete with her seeing sisters.
She had the handicap Of being Obliged TO
Use a shorthand writing machine, where
the seeing writer is burdened only with
Miss Miller must write her notes in em-
bossed dots. the language OF the blind known
as Braile, and the dots must be translated
into written language at the typewriter
The picture of Miss Miller at work in the
Office of the Batavia school before she Sc
cured employment in mercantile house,
gives a fgfT idea of what the Braillo type
writing fmachine is.
Mis@ Miller has passed the same tests
give4 to seeing students of stenography.
BSeore her graduation from Batavia at the
Regents examinations she passed with
honor both the so and the 100 word a
minute test prepared by the Department of
Education of the State.
Then came a long and trying period Of
waiting before the head Of a responsible
business establishment had sufficient faith
in her work to give her place. She is now
earning $40 a week in a mercantile house in
Buffalo, and, living at home, is practically
independent.
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writing as Miss Miller does, and has con-
tributed articles to newspapers, and both
are eager for something to do to aid them
in paying their way through college.
There has been much experimentation
at Batavia as to the best line Of industrial
work for the blind. Broom making and
chair Gaming have received much atten-
ton. but as a mainstay they have not been
altogether satisfactory.
When there is sufficient musical gift,
combined with mechanical ability, the
work Of tuning and repairing pianos seems
suited to the blind. This has been demon
The sun., 1908-02-16
IN THE SUBWAY.

The Policeman with q Baby and the on
Duty Conductor without q Seat.
1T was just the other day" said he. that
l saw two odd things in the subway at the
same time. One was a policeman in full
uniform carrying a baby in his arms.
Now it happens that have seen lot
OF policemen in uniform carrying all sorts
Of things, but never before have seen
one carrying a baby in his arms. Mrs.
Policeman was walking into the car after
her husband and apparently that was the
greatest child in the world.
In the same train there was a subway
conductor OF duty who did not have a
seat. never saw one OF them hanging
on 70 a strap before. hoped when he got
out OF the car the guard would yell at him.
"A little lively getting od there"
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started in Boston, where the Perkins In
stitution for the Blind has given to many
boys the ability To earn a living in this
way, and piano manufacturers have been
glad to employ them. Some OF the recent
graduates OF Batavia have become free
lances as tuners. One of these reports that
he has earned as much as ga a week and in
spring and summer averages about SIS
a week.
1t sometimes happens that an educated
blind man will work out his own salvation
along lines not suggested by the intellectual
or industrial training in the schools. One
man in New York is the proprietor Of a
successful livery stable. He does not
drive his horses. but he hires men who
can. and he can harness and hitch up or
unharness and stall his own horses. and
he possesses the business sense TO make il
pay. But he became blind in later years.
Glen B. Wheeler. graduate Of Batavia.
desired to be a physician after he had
tried broom making for a while. He be-
came an Osteopath, married a seeing oste-
opath who was graduated from the same
college with him at Kirkville. Mo. and the
two together have made a success OF the
business.
1 FINANCIALLY, ne WTlJeb 10 uAS hOmu
school at Batavia, I'VE have averaged
about $50 a week. For n month back il
has been about $40, and bids fair TO keep uI
! to that figure or better
| In recent years all educators OF the blinc
| have discovered the value Of a vigorous
! course in physical culture for their charges
| The pictures printed with this article show
some OF the stunts performed at Batavis
| by the blind.
The usefulness Of theee movements lies
| in making boys and girls self-reliant, ir
4, curing them Of the habits they formed
as blind children. such as extending theil
arms as if expecting to run into something
The work in physical training is the mos
spectacular thing about Batavia.
The first out Of doors meet took place
4ast year, and was such a success that i
will be repeated every year. There wer'
ten events and each blind contestant cOulC
only enter in five. II he won first plac'
he received FIVE points. three for second
two for third and one for fourth. Their
we're three gold and four silver medal
awarded for high scores.
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MAKING THE FACE LIKE NEW
ADVICE FOR THE WOM.iN VINO
HAS LET HERSELF 90.
A Pretty Face Not Neces sarily an EXpen-
sive POssessiOn-Egyptian Beauty
Method for Home Use Good Looks
with the Physical CuIturist's AID

with the Physical CuIturist's AID
"Many woman" said the physical
Oulturist, would like to begin the beauty
quest, but theStrouble is that she does not
know how to make a start. She is afraid
It Ii too expensive, that beauty, like every
thing else worth having, comes high.
But the woman who is really in earnest
f, and wants to improve her appearance can
< do great deal without spending any money
( at ALL or at least any more than she is ac-
! Customed to spend.
1T is not necessary 10 begin by laying
out large sums. She will need a little jar
Of finely powdered pumice stone, which is
cheap and one Of the best Of all toilet
(. requisites. For five cents she can get enough
n TO last a year.
II ~Then she will want little box Of borax
powder, and here again a nickel will do a
4 great deal for her And as she goes along
4 fitting up her toilet shelf she will find that
<, it is rather knowledge Of what to buy than
plenty of money that is essential to the up
\ keep of pretty face.
"There are many women who have good
4 features but have let the face become fu Il
z OF blemishes. To make the face look like
new is the function of the beauty expert
but the amateur who does not want TO spend
much money can manage very nicely for
herself without a beauty doctor.
The main trouble is that the skin gets
olOgged, and the first step is TO wash it
The daughter Of Pharaoh used to go down
20 the river bank and, kneeling in the bul.
r1lshes. gather a handful Of fine sand ang
scrub her face with it. 1t smoothes ths
skin and makes the complexion glow.
THAT was the old Egyptian method o
making the complexion good. and those whC
spend the winter in Cairo will tell you tina
the method is still in vogue among th'
modern Egyptian beauties. 1t is not Away
feasible to go to Egypt to wash ones fac
In the waters Of the Nile, but woman
can 90 through with the same process
using domestic water.
'For such a woman It is best TO begr
by a good rubbing OF the face with pumic'
and very hot water. IL is not necessary
10 take the skin of. but the face can b.
rubbed with fine sand and then lathereC
and rubbed again.
"A spraying OF hot water will remov'
both sand and soap and leave the Skin
glowing and pretty. IL now needs nothing
but a coating Of skin food TO make it as faiI
as one would desire.
sIf the patient is a stout " oman the physi.
cal culturist will advise her TO leave on coYec
IN the morning I'd to drink nothing at al
The sun., 1908-02-16
ANOTHER CANDIDATE READY.
The Head OF the Family stood Ready to
Meet an Emergency.


In one OF our largest night schools q
woman entered not long ago with her hus-
band and son. She announced that she
wished to send her son to the school.
What is his name?' ask ed the man at the
desk.
Husband tried TO answer. but he was
waved aside by his wife.
Samuel came the reply.
Several more questions were put and
answered invariably by mother, In spite OF
fathers weak attempts to have his say.
Finally came the question: How old 10
hal'
Having once more squelched her husband,
The woman replied Twelve years.
sTwslvs ?'Said the man at the d@sk. an
that case ne is too young 70 be admitted:
dsmay. An idea came. She smiled
blandly az the school official.
AN right. Rhen | send my husband
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.ATYPEWRITER, THOUGH BLIND
MISS MILLER FIRST OF HER
SEX IN THE FIELD.

F0ur Wen Graduates Of the school &C
Batavia Now Earning Their way
q Through COllege-A Blind Physician
Athletic Feats OG the SIKhtIess.
The modern education Of blind children
aims to give 10 them the capacity TO be-
come wage earneTs. The system has been
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
Fairfield County.
BhthAl-H K. Kvle. [.

Bethel-H. F. Kyle. r, Bridgeport--F A Bartlett, r; F. c. Clark. r: A. McNeil, jr.. d; Stephen Boucher, q.
 Brookfeld-A R. Taylor, T. Darien--C. F, Williamson, r. Danbury--N. R, Rogers, r; c. Fl. Tomlinson, r.
 Easton---Jesse H. Wheeler, r. Fairfeld--W S. Banks, r; Simeon Pease, r.
 reenwich.-Byrnes r; Lockwood, T Huntington--C A, Shelton, r. New Canaan-Lewis Provost, r, Monroe--Robert Sinclair, T. New FairAeld--I s. Knapp, r; E. H. Byrons. d.
 Newton-W. c. Johnson. r; H. H. Curtis, r.
 Norwalk--M. R. Bennett, r; F. H Qulntard, r.
 Redding-F. B. Banks, r: M Con nery, d.
 Ridgefeld-C. B. Northrop, r; H Davis. q.
 Sherman-G. A. Barnes, r. Stamford-H. L. Eckard. r; F. w Huxford, r.
 Stratford-C. H. Peck, T.
 Trumbull--J. W. French, r. Weston-J. r. Bulkeley, r.
 Westport--s. E. Banks, d.
 Wilton-G. W. Ogden. r.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
LlLLEY WINS

Continued from T. d Page,)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
Hitchfeld County.

Barkhamsted--H. J. Williams, r; L, A. Coe. d.
 Bethlehem-J. F. Allen, q. Bridgewater-E. c. Northrop, d. Canaan--M. c. Dean. r. Colebrook---Howard Smith, r; c. B. Humphrey. T.
 Cornwall--W. J. Wilcox. r; Frank Loucks, q.
 Goshen-F. J. FailI, r.
 Harwinton--A. J. Fenn, T, George Eckart, r.
 Kent-N. NJ. Watson, d.
 Litchfeld--F A. stoddard, r; J. T. Sedgwick q.
 Morris-.C. N. Duff, T.
 New Har.ford--J. c. Smith, r; W. M Beckwith, r
 New Milford--D D. Kyle, r; c. B. Marsh r.
 Norfok--W A. Thurston, r; J. H. Root, d.
 New Canaan E. B. Norton, T. Plymouth--F. A. Scott, T.
 Roxbury-W. D. Humphrey, r. salisbury--G IT Knight. r; J E Selleck. r.
 Sharon--D. M Bggleston, r; c. L. P. Everett r.
 maston-Benedic Lyons T; J M Chatfeld, q.
 Torrington-G E. Atkins, T; c. G Agard, '.
 warren-R. P Strong, r.
 Washington--J. c. Brinsmade, r; W H. Dougall, r.
 Watertown-R V. Magee. r.
 chester---Winslow Goodwin, T e. M Darlington, r.
 Woodbury--H. S. Dermitzer T; H s, Hitchcock, T.
 Total---Republicans, Ss democrats &.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
Windbam County.

AshfordR E. rift, r; R. H. Wright, q.
 Brooklyn Lewry, r. Edward Baker, r; E. F.. Bennett, r.
 Chapln-T. A. French, d. Eastford--C. F. Buell., r.
 Hampton--C. E Burnham, r, Killngly--E, II. Beach, r; Urgele LaFrance, r.
 Pomfret--J. P. Grosvenner r; A.. r. Grosvenner, r,
 Putnam-E A. Dady, r; J. o. FoXd. Scotland--A E. Gallup. r, Sterling--J. A, F'rinke, q. Thompson---J. H, Perrin, r; L. M. Child, r.
 Windham--Gulforl Smith, r; D. P. Dunn, q,
 Woodstock-M Riddlck, r; r. o, Chaffec, r.
 Total--Republicans 19; democrats,
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Continued on Fourth Page.l
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
Knights of Old

The way they adorned their heads, both for peace and war, shows a true appreciation of the honor and glory due the HEAD.
 And why not /? A head well and becomingIy attired means much for the WEAKER and his MEIGHB0R.
 We'll sell you a KNOX or our own "J. & r."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
Hartford County.

Totals .,.,.. s02S3
 Tilson's plurality, s,4l3.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
Vote for District Congressman.

First Dlstrict-Henry (r) 25, 451 Gerth (d) l4,5s5 Henrys plurality, 1o,s6s
 Second District--sperry tr) 16,7S3; Reilly tdD 1S,455. sperry's plurality B.. PTS.
 Third Dlstrlct-Henry (d) 14,s44; Hunter (d) a,29o Henry's plurality, E. s64
 Fourth Dlstrlct--Hlll (r) 3iOB; Will son (d) ls,tsl, Hlll's plurality, 12,5S7
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04
NIiddlesex County.

Chatham---C. Fl, Strong, r; R. A, Wall, q.
 Chester-A. c. T. Smith, r
 Chnton-E A. Kelsey, r.
 Crom well--H. T. Hubbard, r.
 Durham--d. J. Francis, r; Frank Arrogonl, r.
 East Haddam-Azro Drown, r; c. c. Simpson, r.
 Essex--N E. Gladding r.
 Haddam-G. w. Scovill, r; c. A. Dickinson, r,
 Killingworth--A Fl. Stevens, d. A. E. Parmalee. q,
 Middletown--F c. Smith, r; C. A. Appel, r.
 Middleheld--A. c. Fowler, r.
 Old Saybrook-E. c. Spencer. r,
 Portland--O, w. Mack. r. Saybrook--W. c Laplace, r; T, E. Burroughs, r. Westbroolt-N. A. Post, r. Total--Republicans 19, democrats 3
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-04

Brlstol-w J Maine, r; q. R, Rock well, r.
 Burlington--A. A, Moses, r, Canton-B, N Bristol, r. East Granby-W w, Viets, T, East Hartford F, E, King, r. A, S. Bidwel, r.
 East Windsor-F M Thompson, IT; H F. Helm, r.
 Enheld-A. R Leet, r; J, T, PeaSe, T. Farmington--C w. Humphrey. r. F. B, Glynn d.
 Glastonbury--1> w Howe r; C. D. Dean, r.
 Granby-F M, colton, r; W, Fl Dewey. r.
 Francis Parker, r; salva- tore, r,
 Hartland-E, E. Emmens, r; F, c. Feeley, r.
 Manchester--H M Burke, r; A, John son. r, | Manchester-H, M, Burke r; A, Johnson. r,
 Marlborough-L. l., Buell., T, New Britain-E. s, Chamberlain, r; Charles Mueller r.
 Newington-J. x Fish. q. Plalnvllle--Edwln Hills, r. Rocky Hill--G. B. Chandler, r. Simsbury-G. F, Welden, r; c, F, l.. Curtiss, q.
 southington-A, Carey, r; I. B. Walkley, r,
 South Windsor-c, J. Dewey, r; o. N, Pelton. d.
 SufTleld-E A. Fuller, r; Joseph Barr, r.
 West Hartford-W. g. Grlswold. r. Wethersfeld-W G. Griswod, r; Gideon wells. r,
 Windsor-W, 8. Hastings r; c. R, Hathaway. r,
 Windsor LocksH. R. Coffin, r. Republicans, 42; democrats, 1.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-03-01
SUBMARINES TO PHILIPPINES
SMALL FLEET OF THESE YES
Sells WILL BE SENT TO THE
ISLANDS FOR SERVICE.

Washington, Feb Special
Two submarines. the Shark and the
Porpoisc, will be shipped on board
the Caesar next week for San Fran
cisco. whore, with the Grampus and
the Pike, they will be forwarded to
Manila
No intimation OF the further
movements OF the submarines are
given at the navy department ex.
ccpt that their presence is desired
At the Philippines and that there ha-
been FOR some time plan under
way 10 take them there. It is be
licyed that they will remain indefi-
mtcly In these waters. to be joined
later by other submarines and posi-
bly, war vessels and other crafts.
o. ]. understood that Prcsid ,ut
Roosevelt suggested that smal
fleet of submarines bee dispatched 10
the Philippines, where they could
materially aid i'm defending the har-
lur of Manila Mining al Manila lay
has not proved successful owing to
the swift current and army engl.
uocs have added a voice I'm favor of
having a small fleet on hand before
the new defense plan of the island
is well under way
The submarines probably will not
accomplish any part Of the journey
under their own power. but will be
taken aboard colliers from San Fran
cisco after they shall have reached
that port