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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
MECHANICS.
A Vase Of Flowers in the Corner Nay
Light Your Room.

IL is bewilderins maze OF strange and
powerful machinery which. il the promises
Of the mechanical world are fulfilled viii
move the giant wheels OF progress for the
ensuing year. That many tedious years
Of experimentation will find their harvest
in the approaching twelvemonth is strong
~ evidenced by a myriad of curious de-
vices already come 20 startle even the
scientists and engineers.
Pre-eminent in the sphere OF power de-
velOpment is the gas producer. which gen.
crates gas from raw coal and supplants
the necessity Of steam or gasolene. Al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

suument cannot vary mere than a hun
dredth of 1 per cent.
One thing that may next year change the
whole aspect of the Great White Way
is the invention OF light without heat II
Is not practicable yet. il is merely strange.
Ia little laboratory in West 18th street be-
hind heavy shades objects are cleaning
With the new pale tight that is spoken Of
as the light of the future. The light comes
from a substance that can be painted on
any object, causing il 90 glow in It's own
coiors and giving out luminous mist %
light by which il Is easy 70 read. To have
instead Of lamp or electric drop or
chandelier a vase OF tan flowers in the
corner glowing with light sufficient 10
Illuminate not only themselves hut the
whole room would b. a wonderful turn
~ the magic wheel Of modern Efe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
EXPLORATION.
South Pole May Be Discovered in the
Coming Twelve Months.

\ sketch OF the exploration field for 1910
supplied by cyrus G. Adams. editor % The
Bulletin Of the American Geographical So
ciety." shows that there are plenty OF TN
pOrJant discoveries impending in the frozen
seas and dcsOlate lands
Captain Scott. Of England. is going back
70 the Antarctic with good prospects OF
reaching the South Pole. unless he decides
that IL is unsafe az present for any one 70
find more poles. Lieutenant ShacSeton,
who holds the south polar record. also has
designs in the same direction. II is pOssi-
BILE that an American expedition VIII enter
the Antarctic.
d.. CharcOt. the French explorer now IN
Grahamland. and not heard from since
year ago, is expected 10 return 70 civilizs-
zion next year and report whether Graham
land is an Antarctic island OF a peninsula
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26
PHOTOGRAPHY.
You May See Pictures Taken IN
Natural Colors.

To take pictures in their natural eoiors
Is the philosophers stone OF photography.
which. indeed. has strong prospect of
discovery in the ensuing year. The Lumiers
invention OF three years ago. which gives
tho colors OF objects on glass plates. Is
likely 70 oe perfected 20 the point OF trans
ferring color 20 paper. Any one can i'm
asine the enormous possibilities OF such an
achievement. and how IL will relegate
black-and-white photography to a limbo
OF crude antiquity. IL will elevate OF rival
art. assist medicine and foster science in a
thousand ways
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-26

Touching those vital improvements which
are mothered by necessity. the manufact-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
DESTRUCTION BY WHITE ANTS.
Eat Away Timbers of Military Build
 ines in Philippines.

From the Manila Times,
 White ants have wrought great de- struction at Schofield hall at Fort Will liam Mckinley, and it has been neces- sary to temporarily brace the building to prevent it from collapsing. The chief damage has been done to the tim bers and braces of the rear portion of the structure, and pending repairs the use of the rear gallery has been for bdden.
 It was feared that if many persons used the balcony at one time the whole structure would collapse. The destruc- tive work of the ants was discovered several weeks ago. but it was not thought that the building was in a dangerous condition. closer exam ination made several days ago, how ever revealed the startling fact that many of the heavy timbers were al most entirely eaten away and that un- der any strain would have fallen 10 pieces.
 The residence of the governor gen eral, at Malacanan. has also been found to be in very bad condition, and repairs are necessary to prevent it's collapse Experts from the bureau of public works have decided that it win be unsafe for the new governor gen eral to occupy the building until large amount of reconstruction work has been done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

ing to woman the rights of suffrage on the ground that they cannot bear arms in battle is rather disposed of, and one begins to sec as claimed by the scrub woman. that the soldier is a mere loafer by the side of the woman who performs a woman's function.
 The soldier destroys; the woman pro- duces
 Now the statesmen of England. whose fighting is done by proxy, have prohibited Shaws play.
 You see, they don't want the women to get the scrub woman's argument into their heads.
 The statesmen want the mothers of the common people to go down into the val ley of the Shadow of Death about once T year in order that they may bear sons who will be food for t<e dumdum bullets of the dervsh- driven natives of Arabia, the fanatieal fighters of South Africa or the mutineers of India.
 The women of England and of the world have been furnishing this battle food for many generations, and down through the centuries has come the mourning wall of the Rachels refusing to be comforted because their children are not.
 When woman comes into her own, wars will eeasei
 Fully emancipated. she will refuse to bear sons to support statesmen who de- clare blood feuds for pure purposes of greed. She will tell the lords of war to go do their own fighting.
 And that will end war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
CAMP PA|GN STARTS
 IN ENSLEY TUESDAY
Contracts to Be Awarded for
 Street Work
SLAV CUT WHILE IN CHAINS
Humane Society Will Take Action Against Shackling White Pris- oners-Personal and Gen.
 eraI News of Ensley.

Ensley. September 25.-(Speeial) )-The petition that is being circulated by the leaders of those who favor the adoption of the constitutional amendment, calling a mass meeting at the opera house next Friday night, is being freely signed Gnd a large crowd Is anticipated.
 This will be the starting point in the campaign and as the anti-amendment forces are working quietly but persistent ly, hotly contested campaign is pre- dicted
 While the announcement of the gigantic improvements by the Tennessee company are the main topic on the streets yet the active workers on both sides are talking the amendment pro and con, each side claiming a majority. Some of the lead ing business men deplore the agitation at this time as the effects of the period of depression have not yet entirely disap peared and they consider the introduce tion of a heated political campaign will retard the era of prosperity that everyone believes is in sight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Contract to be Awarded.

Mayor D. F. Sugg and the improve ment committee of the city council will meet at the mayors office on Tuesday, September 2S, for the purpose of award ing the contracts for the proposed street and sidewalk Improvements.
 The ordinance calling for the work was passed at the last meeting of the coun- ell. It makes provision for several miles of sidewalks at an estimated cost of $55,- GOO. The bids will be opened on September 2S. as advertised, and the contracts award ed. The action of the committee will be reported at the next meeting of the city council for ratification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Effects in Concrete Residences.

From Popular Mechanics.
 The roughly finished. crudely executed examples of concrete in residence con- struction are rapidly giving way to or- nate and attractive homes, many of them costing well up in the thousands.
 Because house Is small 1t need not be inartistic, serving merely as shelter and little more. The best architects are taking advantage of the infinite adapta- bility to which cement lends itself and what was once only a poor imitation is Many of the early types were built after the often cratic ideas of the owners with the result that imitation pillars which in real stone would support a massive edi- fce, were made to uphold a porch roof about as expansive as a dining room table.
 When builders began to use cement as cement, the result was as pleasing as the initiative efforts were freaky and atro- cious. What is being done in the way of handsome residence effects in cement will be seen in these pages (Popular Mechan- ics) during the next few months.
 Smoothly finished cement. either in the white or a gentle tint, makes a back ground with great possibilities and the planning of a cement residence is an in- stance where the landscape gardener and the architect should work together from the start if the most satisfactory results are to be obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
A Pleasant Duel.

From the Kansas City Star.
 A duel with happy ending seems an anomaly, yet one is commemorated in Blackwood's Magazine, in an article on Irish Fire-Ea ters" The duel as arranged was between John Egan, a county judge, and Roger Barrett, mas ter of the rolls. Both men were hu- morous, and the meeting upon the fair ground of Donnybrook was character istic. Upon the combatants taking their ground, Barrett, who was the chal- lenger, promptly fired without waiting for the signal to be given, and then walked coolly away, calling out: Now, Egan, my honor Is statistical" The judge, however, was by no means con- tented, and shouted: "Hallo! Stop. Roger, till I take a shot at your hon or!" Barrett thereupon came back, and planting himself in his former station, said, composedly: "All right, then: fire away!" Egan presented his pistol, and, taking most deliberate aim, first at one part of the master of the rolls anatomy and then at another, seemed determined to finish him outright. At last. however, he cried out: q won't honor you! won't be bothered shoot ing you! So now you may go your own way, or come and shake hands with me, whichever you may like best" Barrett chose to shake hands, and amidst the plaudits of the crowd the antagonists departed from the field in much good humor, the best of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
An Old Woman's Say.

~George Bernard Shaw is an eccentric Irishman who writes problem plays.
 Once in a while Shaw gets hold of q big truth.
 In rectnt play of his a scrub woman gets up from her task of mopping the marble floor of the English war office and engages in argument with the chief of the war council
 Decidedly the shrewd old woman gets the better of the war lord in tho debate, which is about war and equal suffrage.
 The working woman very bluntly says that woman in childbirth runs a greater risk than the soldier on the bat tlefield-and for a better purpose.
 Which is a poser for the general.
 Moreover
 Tn the course of the discussion the -plucky female says that men are sol diers because the loss of men in war is less injurious to the world than would be the loss of a like number of women!
 There, now.
 Is there not lot of truth in the old lady's homely statement? The more you think of 1t the more you are like to compare 1t with the bows wad, which, 'the more you shaw 1t the big ger it gets
 The old, threadbare reason for deny-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
William Curtis Ponder.

Few babies are handsomer than Master William Curtis Ponder, the bouncing baby boy, whose picture appears above. He is the son of MT. and Mrs. T. D. Ponder, who reside on Avenue D, and is the lead CT this week in the baby show contest at the Franklin, having distanced all his competitors by many votes His picture has always been greeted with applause, though his parents say it does not near come up to the original. He is hand some little chap and deserving of the heavy vote in his favor
  children: Frank McGinty, Jr., and Mrs. w. c. Grashot of Pratt City; Mrs. Will liam Curran of Indiana and a grown son in Scotland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Marched Two Miles to Jail.

Officer Andy Rammage arrested a ne- gro named Will Brown this afternoon on a charge of cruelty to animals and peddling without license The negro was selling fruit in and around Fairview when arrested. Officer Rammage on investl- gation found the horse in such horr- ble condition. after placing the negro un- der arest that rather than submit the animal to further punishment he made the negro dismount and marched him to the city jail distance of nearly two miles. The negro was locked up and the horse placed in the city pound Brown halls from Birmingham and will be given a hearing Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Funeral of E. McGintv.

The funeral services over the remains of Frank McGinty, who was accidentally killed in No. mines, will be held at St Catherine's church, Pratt City, Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. MT. McGinty was born in Ireland 60 years ago. At an early age he went to Scotland where he married After spending some years in Greenock he came to America in search of fortune about the time the Pratt mines were being first opened and settlement was started around No. 1 slope.
 Mr. McGinty was one of the first miners to locate in the new settlement and since that time has been a continuous resident of Pratt City. He won the respect of everyone by his straightforward man. ner and had the good will of his fellow workmen. His untimely end is greatly regretted by large circle of friends and acquaintances.
 He Is survived by widow and four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
"Bound in Chains"

Mike Kosteith, a Slav, who is a city prisoner, fell on scythe while cutting weeds this afternoon, severing an artery in his right arm.
 Kosteith, though a white man, was chained and as consequence lost his bal ance which resulted in his injury Much indignation was expressed over the barbarous practice of placing chains on city prisoners, especially white men, who it is stated are put on the streets to work out a fine for some trihing offense.
 The officers of the Ensley Humane so- ciety state the matter will be taken up at it's next meeting and effort made to remedy this practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
To Women Who Dread
 Motherhood!
Information How They May Give Birth to Happy, Healthy Children Ab- solutely Without Pain
 Sent Free.

No women need any longer dread the pains of childbirth, or remain childless. Dr. J. H. Dye has devoted his life to relieving the sorrows of women. He has proved that all pain at childbirth may be entirely banished, and he will gladly tell you how 1t may be done absolutely free of charge. Send your name and ad dress to Dr. J. H. Dye, 545 Lewis block. Ruffalo. N. Y, and he will send you, postpaid, his wonderful book which tells how to give birth to happy, healthy chill dren, absolutely without pain; also how to cure sterility. Do not delay but write today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Police Make Raid.

Officers Webb and Crenshaw made a raid on a craps game this afternoon and bagged a couple of white men. who 1t is alleged were rolling them high" The game was in progress in a room in the Ensley hotel and it is stated had a large number of players. most of whom sue ceeded in making their escape when the officers approached.
 Officers White and Eubanks arrested T. M Warren, who runs a lunch counter on Nineteenth street, on a charge of sell ing whisky.
 The officers searched the place and found a small quantity of whisky War ren made bond to apepar before the police court Monday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
School Rooms Crowded.

At meeting of the board of education held last evening, Miss Jessie Ingram, a former teacher, was elected as a teacher in the Bush school. The heavy enroll ment made the employment of an addi- tonal teacher necessary and even when the new school building is completed some Of the classes will be crowded
 Superintendent N R. Baker gave up his office in the Bush school building for u class room, while number of children have been accommodated in the spacious railways. The board of education are visiting the schools daily and doing every thing possible to make the children com fortable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
 Theatre

The increased attendance at our theatre is the best evidence of the excellence of our show.
 At a considerable expense we had new slides made for our baby show contest, showing the pretty dears to the best ad- vantage.
 New subjects on the lsst films manufactured.
 Our object is, to please.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

$225o-s25O cash and s25 a month if sold next week; new broom house on pike, at Helena station; this is fine, one-half block from the car and really big bargain; lot about feet above the street on the shady side. $2250-s250 cash $25 a month; new broom house on hill near the Minor (Tuxedo) school; this is fine house, being built by MT. W. E. Hyde, the eminent Ems ley contractor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

s2250-O -One-third cash, the balance 1 and years, broom house on Ave. F with plumbing and all conveniences in. s2f0O-$loO cash and s25 a month, broom house on pike road. near Shadyside. This is fine and a nice place to live. s275-Fine lot across from the Baptist church in Tuxedo. $50 cash, $l0 month. s15OO-Fine little 4-roomN house on Ave. c, near 29th. Do it now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

$125o-one-third cash, fine 50-foot front lot right at Palmer Terrace station, next to the new brick store. worth s1500 easy. s660-Fine lot in Burgin place. SG50-Fine lot on Fair Ground avenue, in Ensley Highlands. $9OO-Extra fine lot on Ave. E, at 2eth st. This is just fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Parental Privilege.

From the Washington Star.
 "Clear out O here, ye sassy little bratm shouted the cook humping the table with rolling-pin.
 The little girl gave the cook naughty look.
 .'I never allow any one but my mother to speak to me like thatn' she said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Soft,

From the Detroit Free Press
 Brown has soft snap at last" Whats he doing?"
 ''stunipx feathers in sofa pillows,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
"C. T. THOMPSON,

R. NJ. Johnson of the firm of Johnson Bros left Thursday for a trip to New York, Niagara Falls and other points. MT Johnson has disposed of his inter- est in the firm of Johnson Bros. to M. M. Johnson, and will open a business in West End upon his return in October
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
WiIIsons Good Feeders.

Repeating this to an old habitue of the mansion-a man who frequently drops in" for luncheon and breakfast-he said: "Yes, that's right; Wilson certainly does his own marketing, and say-let me tell you, they have the best things to eat in the state. Maybe, the butcher doesn't like him to stick his gubernatorial finger steak on his table,
 Maybe, MT. Groceryman would prefer to get a phone message about the vege- tables and melons, but no siree, that man is downtown when most of the housekeep- CTS are yet In their morning negligees, humping melons and seeing that the mistress of the mansion Is not getting anything but the best in the market. Mrs. Wilson doesn't have to worry about things nowadays, and all the governor asks of her is to keep up the heroic fight against that badly injured hand and to keep the little blue devils away. It is certainly crying shame that this same hospital little woman-during the first years of her occupancy of the old man sion, must just bear the pain. Can't pass time by writing letters. Can't sew "a fine seam" Can't even do" her own hair that's the iron in the soul.
 Fancy trying to make ones hair respec- table with a helpless right hand! Only a French maid could make 1t comfortable do you think?
 For all the poor aching hand, it is said Get us whisper) that Governor Wilson s "a good scout" Ia wise one' and "a good governor" but 1t was man who whfs- pered to me the other day that Mrs. Will son was the best politician, and I am free to say l would rather have her champion my cause than the man who has his hand just now on the tiller of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
Personal and General.

Mrs. Alfred Eubank. Mrs. Felix Black burn and Mrs. Gus McCarty were in the city yesterday visiting relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. Holman Terrell who were married last week, have returned from their wedding trip, and are with MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Pennington on Ave nue k and Twenty-first street.
 pr. T. J. Springfield has moved his of flee from the Averyt pharmacy building and has fitted up an office at his resi- dence on Avenue G and Nineteenth street
 Judge s. D. WealNey will address the Ensey Highlands Sunday school at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. He will speak on temperance"
 Mrs Frank Thompson left this morn- ing for Gadsden, where she will spend several days.
 c. T. Thompson church clerk of the Baptist church, has issued the following circular: "To the members of the Ems ley Baptist church. You are urged To be present at the Sunday morning service, September 20. A matter of great import ance will be presented to our church. Fraternally yours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
GOVERNOR DOES
 THE MARKETING Kentucky's Executive Supplies
 the Home Table FEEDS ONLY ON THE BEST Governor Wilson Gets to Market Early and Relieves Mrs. Wilson
 of All Such lrksome
 Duties.
FEEDS ONLY ON THE BEST
From the courier-Journal.

From the Courier-Journal
 Frankfort, Ky.-How would you like the governor of Kentucky to do your marketing?
 Last fall when the Grocers' association held forth at the Coliseum with canned goods and bacon and hams, one of the managers, at a stall. who knew and admired Governor Wilson, told him he could have the ham he wanted to buy if he would carry it home. A few moments after that the ruler of the proud old com monwealth of Kentucky was seen swing ing along home with ham in one hand and several packages he had purchased in the other.
 Thus handicapped he could not even lift his hat when he met his acquaintances of the gentler sex, and he was the target all the way to the mansion of good-na- tured sallies.
 Someone has said that It takes a man of unusual good sense to have keen appreciation of the funny side of life. Then Augustus E. Wilson has stored un- der his hat a lot of horse sense, and then some.
 A caller-an early morning caller-a few mornings ago came upon MT. Wilson bid ding his wife goodbye on the front porch. He remained, and while chatting with his visitor suddenly jumped up and said: Ladies. must bid you both goodbye I have my marketing to do, and it's high time I was at the office.
 So, even If you wanted him you couldn't get him, for Mrs. Wilson can't afford to do without his stewardship yet-while that poor hand is still in state of in-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1909-01-28
Cattaro.

Caltaro, the Austrian sca-gate of
Montenegro which is now said to be-
threatened by Prince Nicholas guns.
has been held by Montenegro once
for little time. The principally ac.
CURED 1t IN 1873 with the aid of a
British squadron. Any inhabitant of
Cattaro who was contemporary with
the rise and fall Of Napoleon must
OFTEN have to pause and think what
country he belonged to at any mo
mcnt For, having been Venetian for
centuries. CattarO became Austrian BY
The treaty of Campo Formio, and Ital
ian in 1905 by the peace of Pressburg
II was absorbed in the French empire
IN 1910, and wrcsted from 1t in 1873
and finally, in 1874 Russia compelled
Montenegro to give it up TO Austria