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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

they were under the impression that the blocks would last for years and continue to give off their most pleasing coolness.
 Then, too, the enterprising Yankees were met by the equally "enterprising' officials who taxed" the icemakers un- til all of the profit disappeared and final ly the plants were abandoned. This was just to the liking of the natives. who promptly began to run outfits for their own profit.
 While many persons are under the im- pression that an fee factory must be delightfully."- cool place to work, a visit to one will demonstrate that for heat such place can scarcely be equalled. On the principle that all heat ascends the ice-making apparatus is below where one walks, consequently on the top of the fioor all the heat of the building is concentrated.
 A 200-pound cake of ice Is pretty, but there is little poetry in the handling of one and those who sling these blocks about perspire freely. It Is remarkable how dexterous the icemen become in the handling of ice. Unconsciously they apply natural laws of physics and swing the huge cakes on their shoulders with apparent ease.
 Then, too, in the cutting of ice the men display their skill. To split a cake man taps 1t gently several times with his tomahawk-like pick and 1t breaks true. In estimating how much of piece of ice it will require to make up given weight many experts in ice houses can chop off piece that will weigh within an ounce.
 One of the features of the annual con- vention of Ice dealers is the competition in handling ice. This consists of carry ing 200-pound blocks by means of a pair of tongs, splitting block into from five to ten pieces and each piece to weigh the same and in tossing small pieces to teammate who catches them with tongs.
 The rivalry among the icemen Is keen and not infrequently a dealer will bring his most expert handler to compete with some man that another dealer has brought for the purpose, thus introducing a little fun into what is ordinarily Il rather prosaic occupation entailing little hut hard work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
AHlS2 2aZp acIce

~wEW American industries have
 "A. grown as rapidly in recent years
 as has artificial iee-making and re-
 W frlgerating in Its various phases
 In the manufacture of lee the strides have been enormous, while the conditions of the supply and the demand that is always increasing indicates that there Is to be an even greater extension.
 It was but a century ago when the shipping of natural ice became a busi- ness, and in Frederick Tudor, of Boston, originated the idea of shipping the natu- ral product from the great fresh-water streams of the North to sections of the South. where the chances for harvesting a crop of ice-in the winter were slight.
 Throughout New England, and indeed in the Middle Atlantic States. every farmer had his own icehouse, which he filled in winter for his use in summer, and while those who had more than they needed sold 1t to their less fortunate neighbors the transaction was confined to nelghborhoods.
 Tudor. however, with Yankee fore thought, had an idea that ice would bring a good price in the South and he loaded a vessel with blocks of frozen water and set out to see what he could do He found that after he had settled for the harvesting and had allowed for that which melted he had some profit, which encouraged him.
 From then on he became an ice baron, his cargoes went as far as the West h. dies and he laid the foundation of what In 10 years became a vast business that . employed hundreds of men and scores of vessels.
 Today the ice industry has attained an enormous business and in the two phases, the natural and the artificial, hundreds of thousands of men are employed and millions upon millions of dollars are in vested in it. The industry having been started in this country has been largely developed by Americans and they have become the greatest consumers of ice In the world.
 The combined cry of all physicians against the partaking of iced drinks pre- walls not in this country. Ice Is no longer luxury. It is a necessity. The poor and the rich alike demand it and they have 1t. For those who are too poor to afford It free ice funds are raised an nually in every city.
 Ice enters into dozens of phases of our daily life. The butchers, grocers and others who sell edibles use ice to keep them. In iced, or refrigerator cars
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uleI.
 These public baths in the past have accumulated huge piles of refuse for fuel, and even piled tons of this evil smelling material or their flat roofs in red-hot tropical sun. It was such sur roundings that made Cairo in the native sections absolutely impossible for Eu- ropean to live in.
 With the keeping of the refuse for fuel in cool underground vaults of enormous size and with the carrying out of the plan to partially cook the garbage into a sort of charcoal the British commis- sioners hope to get q start on cleaning up Cairo-a job no other of its numerous past governments ever gave thought to as being within the range of human pos sibe accomplishments.
 FACTS AND FIGURES.
 South America had newspapers as long ago as 1594.
 The men of Australia outnumber the women by 247.OOo.
 In the prisons in Great Britain there are 1,50O youths, their ages being be- tween 16 and 21.
 There is not port in Europe, and few. if any, in the world, where the matter of tides Is of no consequence.
 The rate of divorce in this country is twice that of Switzerland. thrice that of France and five times that of Ger many.
 Meefschaum, used in the manufacture of fine pipes, when freshly mined is very soft and is sometimes used as soap, giy- ing a plentiful and cleansing lather.
 The policemen of Chicago, who number almost 5000, have been asked by their chief to contribute 50 cents each month, the money to be placed in a fund to aid at service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

There are two Pasteur institutes in In- dia. In the last year the one at Conoor treated $40 cases, only two resulting un- favorably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

. HOUGH Moscow Is an old city, great effort and large sums of money have been spent making the V place modern and attractive. Every
 where are the houses surrounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

The railroads of Germany are experi- menting with cars operated by storage batteries, but as yet none of the cars have taken the place of the regular ve- , hicles.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-27
PASSENGERS.
Arrived.


Per S. S. Korea, October 81, from
San Francisco, for Honolulu-Chaun-
cey Abbott, Jr. Mrs. Chauncey Abbott,
Jr, r. B. Anderson J. F. Austin, Mrs.
j. F. Austin, Jose Bertines, A. j. Boil
find, Rev. Father Bons, " S. Clark, b.
Crop Col. r. L. Denny, Mrs. F. L..
Denny, Captain R. Dobel, F. A. Haze
nisch, ]. F.. c. Hagens, N. Haskns H.
Nick. Harrison c. H. Hitchcock, Mrs,
g. H. Hitchcock, Dr. A. G. Hodgins,
Mrs Henry Holmes, Mrs. j. A. Hopper,
Miss NJ. L. Hopper, Miss Helen Hough,
Miss S. e. Hough f. X. Howard, r. w.
Jones, F. b. Kellam, Thomas Kelly, j.
A. Kennedy, Mrs. ]. A Kennedy, d. F.
Dowda, G. V. Patten P. w. Robinson,
Mrs. M. Roth, Miss Alice Roth w. r.
Ryan Mrs. Matte SackwitZ, Mrs. G. l..
Seybolt, Miss Bessie Seybolt, Miss Ruth
Seybolt, Y. S. Spalding, Mrs, A. Thomp-
son A. r. Traphagen Joshua Tucker,
Rev. Father Verhaeghe, L. j. Warren,
Mrs. L. J. Warren, Miss Winifred War
rem, ]. o. Watkins, Miss S. Winter, Miss
f.. R. Yarrow Alexander Young, Mrs.
Alexander Young, Miss Bertha Young.
For Yokohama-Miss. Ellen A. Bill
ings, Edward G. Bouncken, Charles
Bryai, e. N. Dixon, Mrs. E. n. Dixon,
G. V. Hubbard and wife, Miss Esther
Hibbard Master Lowell Hubbard, A.
Kaechelen, p. G. Knapp, C, Machida,
&. N. Meuser, M. Miyoshi X. Monami,
Mrs. J. Moore o. NJ. Poole, Miss A. de
F. Thompson G. o. Gallenberg and valet
Miss G.. Wytne, X. Yamaguchi.
For Kobe-Faoul Grenade, C. V. GU
terres, Miss Della d. Lavens, Miss A.
Mcqueen, H. Nose, Miss Matte S. Tate,
w. e. Thomas.
For Nagasaki-MiSs M. E. Andrews,
Miss G. CLANCY, C. H. Derr, Mrs. G. H..
Derr, Miss Ruth Derr, ]. c. owen Mrs.
]. c. Owen, Miss Leila Owen, Miss Mar
garet Owen Miss Rebecca Owen, Mrs.
l.. f. Phipps Mrs. A. NJ. Williams, T.
g. White.
For Manila-Frederick Anderson,
Mrs. Frederick Anderson and infant,
Miss Elizabeth Anderson, Ulysses S.
Andes, Barry Baldwin, Mrs. Barry
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-27
STEAMERS ARRIVE.

15-AW1IICd WdIu. 'IIOuBhOnB
31-Nippon Maru. San Francisco
~ Calling at flaming Island.
Calling at Manila.
U. S. A. transport will leave San
Francisco and Manila, and will arrive
from some ports at irregular intervals
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Baldwin and servant, Miss Dorothy
Baldwin, w. A. Blossom, Mrs. f. w.
Brooks, Miss Helen Brooks, Captain j.
G.. Bittner, Mrs. j. c. Bittner, E. j.
Carpenter, Fay &. Cole, Mrs. Fay G.
Cole, Mrs c. H. Connor, Chester b.
Cox, Charles s. Derham, James r.
briggs G. f. Getchey, Mrs. A. w. Hast
ings, Charles G. Huey, Mrs e. F. John
son, inant and maid, Miss e. Johnson,
Commander Hilary p Jones, U. S. NJ,
J. r. Klepfer A. j. Mitchell and wife,
Mrs. Fred Paine, r. p. Robinson, Com
mander George r. Salisbury U. S. NJ,
G. H. Schultz, L. d. Weeks and wife,
Harold e. Young.
For Hongkong-A. c. Barghoff, DR..
A. Bonthius, A. e. Bradley, j. Ches-
hire, r. N. Clarke and wife, Miss A .
Duryee, John H. Eagle and wife, F. w.
lC. Foster and wife, Miss Alice c. Fos-
ter, Rev. w. H. Giebel Fred j. Halton,
wife and maid, Fred Halton, Gerald
Halton Lawrence Halton, H. L. Hig-
gins, G. S. Lerrigo and wife, R. Lever,
w. H. Lever, Miss Annie Lewis, Lao
INgantow, Mrs. Lao Ngantow, infant
and servant Lao Sing Quang, Miss
Isabel Lao, Miss Victoria Lao, Miss
Susie Lao, Miss Ines Lao, Master H.
Lao, Master c. Lao, Miss L. Wander
Linden F. Lindsay and wife, Miss Ellen
Logan, D. A. Loomis and wife, P. N.
Maockett, Miss Georgia Moreland, G. B..
Perkins G. Poncin and wife, George
Robinson and wife, julius Rothschild,
Mrs. G. e. Wolf and servant, Miss Biz
die Wood.
Booked.
p. M. S. S. Korea, for Orient October
PIP. B. Bell, Miss H. Pott, George
Gerdes, Mrs .Gerdes ]. A. Macaulay
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Shipping i'll Port

(Arny and Navy
Iroquois, U. S. station tug, Moses.
U. S. L. T. Kukui, Middleton.
(Mercnant Vessels.)
Kaiulani, Am. biz, Colly, Newcas'
tie, Sept. 20.
P. M. S. S. Korea, from S. F., Oct. ~
ARRIVED.
Wednesday, October q.
p. M. S. S. Korea, from San Fran
cisco, s a. m.
DEPARTED.
tuesday October 26.
S. S. Mikahala, for Molokai, Maui
and Lanai, p. m.
S. S. Kinau, for Kauai 2. m.
S. S. Likelike, for Honokaa and Paa-
uhau, 5 p. m.
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SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
uater shipping News on Page Fivel

TIDES, Sun AND MOON.
Full moon Oct. 2Sth at 11.36 a. m.
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Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
Togo Kisen Kaisha S. S. Co.

Companies will Call at HONOLULU and Leave
his Port on the mentioned below
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-27
RHEUMATISM.

More than nine out of every ten cases
of rheumatism are simply rheumatism
of the muscles, due to cold or damp
weather or chronic rheuatism. In such
cases no internal treatment is requir-
ed. The free application Of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm is all that is needed,
and it is certain to give quick relief.
For safe by all dealers, Benson, Smith
& Co., agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-10-27

SAIL TODAY.
P. NJ. S. S. Korea, for Orient, 5 p.
m.
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DUE SATURDAY

P M. S. S. China from Orient, a. m.
S. S. Mauna Kea, from Hilo and way
ports, a. m:
H. l., j. NJ. cruiser Idzumo, from San
Francisco, p. m.
A. H. S. S. Ple.ades from Seattle and
Tacoma, a. m.
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Times Of the TIDE are tSBen from the
o. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ia
bles. The tides at Kahului and Hilo
occur about one hour earlier than at
Honolulu. Honolulu standard time is
10 hours 30 minutes slower than Green
wich time, being that Of the meridian
Of 1877 degrees 30 minutes. The time
whistle blows at 1880 p. m. which is
the same as Greenwich, hours, 0 min
utes. The Scn and Moon are for loca.
time for the whole group.
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DUE THURSDAY.

M. N. S. S. Hilonian, from San Fran
cisco, p. m.
S. S. Claudine, from Maui, a. m.
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SAIL SATURDAY,

p. NJ. S. S. China, Friele, for San
Francisco, 5 p. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26

Folly Of Assassinat ation-The late Jno.
Hay was not addicted to many sweep
ing statements, but one belief which
he expressed time and again was that
assassination never helped forward
the cause in which 1t was committed.
It defeats its ends. The murder Of
Lincoln did more to check the devel-
opment Of the south, and to increase
her difficulties, than any other event.
The anarchist who killed Mckinley
merely strengthened the conservative
feelings Of the world, and to that ex-
tent postponed the change which he
sought. Prince Ito was killed in Man
churia because he had been at the
head of the Korean government, and
because Japan's methods In Korea
had been drastic. Instead Of being an
apostle Of severity, however, Prince
Ito himself constantly stood for mod
ern, gentle and conciliatory methods,
at least as compared with his coun-
trymen in general. When he was
picked out, therefore, the folly Of as
sassination received a fragrant Illus
tration. The murderous Korean was
undoubtedly filled with motives en-
tirely patriotic. Ito likewise had been
a patriot all his life-enlightened also.
He was the victim Of large, unreason-
able forces, which often seem to lie
beyond the control Of man. Just as
the assassination Of Ito is likely to in
crease Japan's severity in Korea, and
thereby undo Its purpose, so did the
execution of Ferrer stimulate liberal
feeling over Europe, and thereby ac-
complish the opposite Of what the
Spanish government intended.-Col-
lier's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26

A Whistler Story.-Charles L. Freer
of Detroit Is Americas leading collec-
tor of Whistler paintings, among Mr..
Freer's treasures being the famous pea
cock-room decorations from the dining
room of the Leyland House In London.
Mr.. Freer Is also a collector Of Whis-
tier anecdotes. one Of which he told at
a recent dinner.
whistler" he said, "once undertook
to get fellow painters work into the
autumn Salon. He succeeded, and the
picture was hung. But the painter,
going to see his masterpiece with
Whistler on vanishing day, uttered a
terrible oath when he beheld 1t.
"'Good gracious he groaned, you're
exhibiting my picture upside down.
"'Hush,' said Whistler. The COM
mittee refused it the other way"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26
SAD NIGHT TREE.
Old Mexican Landmark Where Cortez
lamented About to Fall.

Old Mexican Landmark Where Cortez
Lamented About to Fall.
After having stood at the roadside
of the old Tlacopan road since the me-
morable night when Cortez and his
troops were driven from Mexico, and
having borne since that date the more
or less dubious legend that Cortez sat
beneath its boughs and wept because
Of the reverses and losses his army
had suffered, El Arbol de Ia Noche
Triste Is in imminent danger Of being
no more.
The department Of public works Of
the Federal district has just been no
titled by the jefe politico Of Tac2ba
that the trunk Of the tree near the
ground, where much Of it was destroy
ed by fire fanatics years ago. and has
since gradually been weakened By de-
cay, Is far too weak to support its i'm
mense and weighty top. The notifra-
tion Of this condition contains he
statement that the merest earthquake
or heavy wind is likely to cause the tree
to fall.
Two famous legends Of the conquest,
both Of which are vigorously denied by
Bernal Diaz de Castillo in his famous
"Verdadero Historic de Ia Conquista de
Ia Neuva Esptana," are connected
with the memorable fight Of the van
quished Spaniards on the Dismal
Night" Bernal Diaz was present snd
took an active and vigorous part in all
that went on. One Of these stories, is
that of the famous Alvarado leap, which
gives rise to the name Of the street
forming a portion of the old Tlacopan
road. The other Is that Of the tree be-
meath which Cortez wept, or did not
weep, according to Bernal Diaz.
The tree is Of that species Of cypress
called by the Aztecs Ahuehuete, or
Old Man of the Water, on account of
the manner in which the tree thrived
along the edges Of the marshes and
lakes of this valley. The great age
attained by these trees Is shown in
the example in question and in the
magnificent specimens in the bosque of
Chapultepec, beneath which the priin-
tive Aztecs under Tenoch and Hutizili-
huitl sheltered themselves before be-
ing driven into the snaky fens and
marshes Of Texcoco, where they built
the then greatest city Of America and
became conquerors and lords Of those
who had despised them.
Should the Noche Triste tree die or
become destroyed, the tourist will per-
haps be more broken hearted than the
Mexicans themselves. 1t has for the
two decades since this species of
American invasion began been one of
the principal features Of attraction for
their swapping cameras, and not a few
of the bolder representatives of the ilk
have attempted to carry Off branches
and small limbs Of the tree by means
Of the instrument made famous by
both a great American man and a no
torious American women-a small hand
hatchet.-Mexican Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26
THE WOMEN OF ICELAND.
They Work Like Men and Therefore
Want Suffrage.

The women Of Iceland are never idle
Each family supplies its own wants
in food and raiment. The people live
principally by sheep rearing and fish,
ing, and the women work as hard as
the men for livelihood. They also
take a large share in the agricultural
work that Is done on the island. They
ride about the country disposing of the
things they make, and they may be
seen loading up the cargo boats. Dur
ing the long winter evenings they spin
knit stockings, mittens and shirts, en-
broider bed covers and saddle cloths
and weave carpets, they are also eX-
perts in the use Of vegetable dyes
Their outdoor work is very hard, fol
they have to fetch water for the cat
tie from long distances and to help the
men mend their fishing implements
besides the bearing and rearing Of
children and the household work. II
spite of all, however, the average du'
ration of a woman's life is considera.
bly, longer than a mans.
There Is no society in Iceland as We
understand the word, but there |:
much practical hospitality. The womer
are proud Of their long pedigrees ant
the broad acres which have been II
their families for centuries. No one l:
rich, yet no one Is very poor. They
are dignified, simple and polite ant
are all extremely well educated. i
Is rare to find man or woman VIII,
can not read or write. The genera
culture has been a very high order fol
centuries and many learned societie:
exist in the country. The girls receive
the same education as their brothers
there are also middle grade and gram
mar schools where they study, ant
they are allowed to qualify and prac'
tice as doctors. There are only about
thirty schools in the island and those
who can not attend them receive in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26
JURIES IN ENGLAND.
/ hoy Get Through Their Work Quickly
and With little Fuss.


The working Of the British jury sys-
tenn exhibits a marked contrast with
that of our own. 1t Is possible that my
experience in British courts was ex.
ceptional, but In not single instance
did see a juror challenged or reject.
ed. In all of the courts requiring tu-
ries the necessary number Of mer
were present. and they were sworn ir
without question. In the sheriff's dep
uty court in Scotland the presiding
Judge gave notice to the jury that he
expected to adjourn the court at
o'clock and stated that II they could
all remain until that hour he would al
once dismiss the men who had beer
called for a second panel. The jurors
conferred together and decided to re-
main till / o'clock, whereupon the
Judge notified the other men to appear
at 1890. The one jury impaneled fol
the morning session rendered six ver-
diets in cases involving prosecutions
for thefts, fraud and burglary.
In the court of quarter sessions al
Taunton, England, I saw a single jury
in one day render eleven verdicts.
found that 1t was customary in the
several sorts Of court that I attended
for the same jury to act in successive
cases. In no instance did see jury
leave their seats to make up their ver-
dict Usually the issue before them
was made so plain that all who gave
attention knew in advance what the
decision would be. I made note of an
exceptional instance Of delay when the
court was forced to wait nine minutes
for the report Of the jury. In this case
the Judge who gave the instructions
was himself in doubt as 70 what the
verdict ought to be.
A Scottish jury consists Of fifteen
persons, and a majority may render a
verdict. In England the number is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26

- Washington, November 10; Open
defiance Of millers Of bleached -four
to heed the governments warning to
cease the manufacture Of II It article
Of food, on pain Of ita being seized.
has led Secretary Of Agriculture VIII
son to take drastic action to compel
obedience to Federal regulations. An or
der has been issued by Secretary Will
son to inspectors Of the department of
agriculture to seize all Of the bleach
ed -four in the country and information
has been received here that as a re-
suit Of that actor, fourteen consign-
ments Of bleached flour, comprising
several hundred cirloads, have been
seized In the west. Further seizures
are expected today. The millers have
been ordered to stop the manufacture
Of this kind Of -four but It is said that
a number Of them disregarded the sec
retary's command. It Is supposed that
about a million dollars worth OF
bleached flour was manufactured during
the past year and that most Of what
is remaining Of it is now believed to be
in the east, especially in and about
New York. where further seizures are
looked for. About year ago the de-
partment Of agriculture, following In
vestigation and experiments. decided
that bleached flour Is injurious to
health. Then the secretary issued an
order to prevent the manufacture OF
such -four, but for various reasons the
millers were allowed six months to get
rid of their stock Some Of them
obeyed his order, but others, it Is said.
continued their operations. with the
result that Secretary Wilson decided
that vigorous measures should be TAX
en-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26

Would Help Both Parties.-We be-
lieve Senator Cullom Is mistaken
when he says the south would go into
the Republican party II the negro
vote could be eliminated, but we do
believe there would be large and re-
spectacle Republican party In the
south-one that would be big enough
and powerful enough to make the
Democratic party more deserving Of
allegiance than 1t Is now. The elimi-
nation of the negro vote. or at least
the restriction Of It so that 1t could
r. ver be a menace. would benefit the
Republican party, but 1t would benefit
the Democracy just as much.-Ander-
son Daily Mail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-26

twelve, and unanimity is required. But
I noted no difference as to practical
results In the two countries. The
twelve men In the English jury were
as prompt and certain in their action
as were the eight out Of the fifteen in
the Scottish jury.-McClure's Maga-
zine.