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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
SMALL CONCERNS WILL DO THEIR PARI
 70 MAKE BIRMINGHAM 4 GREAT CI71

mess here, and is a good patron of local industries for the things it needs in its operation It has recently equipped it's plant with an individual electric drive, using for its main power unit a 1000 kw. generator, which was installed by the Oliver Electric company of Birmingham.
 Here is also to be fond a plant manu- featuring iron beds, bed springs and sani- tary touches. This is the Birmingham Sanitary Bed and Manufacturing com pany, whose place is at East Birming- ham. John W. s. Jones and w P. Jones are the proprietors and they are meeting with marked success.
 Their special article is a sanitary couch which has exceptional features. The Jones brothers have patented lock which is used in all of their iron bed construction, and which is claimed to be the only satisfactory reversible lock on the market, and which 1t is impossible to break under weight
 Columns of matter could be written about the varied successful industries of Birmingham. The further a person looks into the matter the more he realizes just how great is Birmingham in this respect. But with all of its greatness, there Is still the crying need of other industries. competency awaits the man with en- ergy and common sense who starts the manufacture, even in an extremely small way, of some article in demand here. The list of such articles runs into the hun dreds and thousands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

Another invention conceived by a local a company especially organized for It's manufacture is the rapid tunneling and mining machine invented by E. W. Hays. This adds another industry to Birnning ham, and the plant when put in operation will employ large number of first-class mechanics.
 This machine has special features which 1t is claimed will do much to revolutionize the working of mines This invention was gotten up by MT. Hays after many parently success is awaiting him in it's manufacture.
 Birminghams list of industries covers a variety of things. One comparatively new industry is the Reed Bros. Steam Stone works. They have full and com plete machinery for the saving of stone. this part of their equipment having been installed within the past two years. Until the time of it's installation Birmingham was without a plant of this kind, and as the roof before the ornamental and other stone arrived. With this plant, however, much time has been saved to builders, and as a result the Messrs. Reed Bros. are meeting with marked success. The plant gives work to several men, and 1t has been found necessary to work over time to fill all orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
BY JAMES B. KEELING.

One thing about this concern which has had much to do with its success, and which means the success of every small industry, is the fact that it delivers it's orders at the time promised. Failure to live up to this part of their business has been the cause of the failure of a num- ber of industries. For instance, a large years ago for the manufacture of a product for which there was a great demand here. Despite the fact that the plant was splendidly equipped with machinery, loose manage ment resulted in the slow filling of or ders Contractors here begged for prompt delivery but without avail.
 It was possible to secure orders from the north quicker than right here in Bir- mingham, and the trade turned there The result was that the owners, disgust ed with the man they had in charge, shut down the mill and refused to try another man. The great sum of money which they had invested went to waste simply because of lack of common-sense man agem snt. Every contractor and architect in Birmingham will tell now of just how badly is needed a plant of this kind which will deliver goods on time and of the suc- cess that is bound to meet it.
 The Standard Portland Cement company of Leeds Is a concern which is almost within the local class. It does much bus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 There Is nothing cheap about aero- nautics whether followed as a business or for amusement. It is not known what has been spent by the wrights the fore most American inventors, but 1t Is esti- mated that 1t is not far from $10o 900. And 1t may be said that no other in- ventor has had such returns for his in- vestments as have these Wright brothers. They are practically the only Americans who have been to any extent reimbursed. From the Weller syndicate they received N00,000 and 5000 has been paid to them by the French government as an option on their machine. And they still have chance to get contracts with the English and German governments. Last year Wilbur Wright picked up the s4000 cash prize that accompanied the Michelin trophy in making a flight of two hours IS minutes and 80 seconds. They receive from the government s25,Oo0 for the flying machine delivered at Washington.
 The only other inventor In this coun- try to fly in a heavier than air machine is Glenn H. Curtiss, who recently came into prominence by his remarkable flights at Mineola, made in his machine, the Golden Filler, built for the Aeronautic society. MT. Curtiss is one of five men who composed the Aerial Experiment as- sociation, at the head of which was Dr.. Alexander Graham Bell. The late Lieu tenant Selfridge and two young Cana dians, F. W. Baldwin and J. A. D. Mc- Curdy were the other members. Dr. Bell had been experimenting with tetra- hedral kites. and it was at the suggestion of Mrs. Bell that association was formed. Four machines-the Red Wing, White Wing, June Bug and Silver Dart were the outcome of the consolidation of talent. In the June Bug Glenn H. Curtiss won the Scientific American trophy, and with the Silver Dart McCurdy made some long flights in Canada. After ono year the association disbanded and 1t was estimated that s3O000 in cash had been spent.
 A. M. Herring, another inventor whose interests have been united with those of Mir Curtiss, has spent years and good sized fortune in his efforts to perfect the aeroplane. MT Herring built a machine for the government for which he was to receive $2O 900 if 1t succeeded. MT. Curtiss has the distinction of being the first in- ventor to sell and deliver an aeroplane in this country-the one purchased by the Aeronautic society. The ideas of the two inventors are amalgamated in this ma- chine, although 1t was ordered from MT. Curtiss before the company was formed He also won the first cash prize of $25O offered by Cortlandt Field Bishop.
 Mr. Curtiss will represent the Aero Club of America at the International ayia- tion contest to be held in Reims August 22 to 29. He will try for the $5OOO cash prize and $2500 cup. Purses of $400O0 have been offered for aeroplane events during the week.
 It is said that Bleriot. who recently startled the aerial world by his daring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
FREE LIST MARvELS.
Foreign Turtles Are Now in Reach of
 the Humbest Citizen.

From the New York Times.
 The silver lining of that dark cloud, the Payne tariff, is the rree list. Foreign turtles are placed within reach of the humblest. The blessed air we breathe Is not freer than spunk, which Is not what the casual reader propably thinks it is, an unpurchasable and desirable attribute of human character, singularly lacking among the associates of MT. Aldrich and MT Cannon, but merely what most folks nowadays call punk, or touchwood. Cud- bear, myrobalans, kieserite, and pulu can be brought in without duty, as compen- sation for the heavily increased charges on things common humanity knows by name. Cudbear Is @ dyestuff made from lichens by digestion with ammonia. Peo- pie who want cudbear probably want it very much. Dragons blood Is not a the atrical property but a brown resin and myrobalans is a dried, prune-like fruit from the East Indies, useless for ordi- nary boarding house purposes, but excel lent for making ink. Kieserite, named for distinguished scientist of Jena, is a magnesium sulphate, while with pulu the Hawaiians stuff their sofa pillows. Of course, everybody knows now that turtles are ''hinsecks."
 There remains, among the more cryptic contents of the free list, diva-diva. The appearance of diva-dfva on the free list, however, has nothing to do with the greatly increased interest in opera. Diva diva does not signify two divas. or twin prima donnas for such works as "Girofle- Girofla." It Is merely tropical American tree, the reddish-brown pods of which are used for making dye. There Is much consolation, by and large, for dyers in the free list. It is pity so few of us are dyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
CONQUERING THE AIR
 IS COSTLY ENTERPRISE

flight across the English Channel, has spent approximately $2OO,0OO. A few weeks ago he captured the $2S00 prize in a cross-country flight of 56 minutes, and he received the $5000 offered by the Daily Mail for his channel feat. Bleriot, who has built 13 machines. is only 37 years old. He also received S10,0O0 of a special fund annually appropriated for scientific achievements.
 santos-D -Dumont. who has spent his large personal income on experiments. captured the $1O,O00 prize for circling Eiffel Tower. He has used both biplane and monoplane.
 In his experiments Langley spent $50,- 900 appropriated by the government, be- sides much of his own money Sir Hi- ram Maxim is said to have expended something like $15o,Ooo of his money earned in other inventions. Lilienthal. Chanute, Ludlow and Pitcher have put large sums in gfiders. Both Lilienthal an, P lCher lost their lives in making tests of their inventions, and Ludlow se- verely and permanently injured his back in a fall with glider. Out of the vast experiments only small number have accomplished flights in power driven ma chimes. Latham and Bleriot have made splendid records with monoplanes and the Wrights, Delagrange, Santos-Dumont, Cody Curtiss and Esnault-Peltrie have successfully demonstrated the biplane. Not less than $50,000 has been spent at Morris park, where number of inventors have their workshops As yet not one of these machines has flown.
 Count Zeppelin is an illustration of what has been expended to perfect the airship It is well known that he used s10O.000 of his own money and $1500o0 of that subscribed by the German public. Then there are the two Clement-Bayards, the Paris, La Patrie, the Vile de Nancy, La Republique, the Parseval and others that represent vast sums In this coun- try Captain Baldwin, Carl B. Myers and Stroebel have been the chief builders of the lighter than air craft. Captain Bald win had the distinction of selling the government it's first airship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
EXTRA SESSION PROBABLE.
May Be Called in October, 1910, to
 Consider AIdrich Monetary Report.

Washington Dispatch to New York Tri-
 bune.
 It is probable that a special session of Congress will be called in October 1910, to take action on the report of the na- tional monetary commission.
 The prolonged debate on the tariff bill has impeded the work of this commis- sion, and 1t Is now certain that it will be unable to make anything like a complete report before next April or May. Sena- tor Aldrich, chairman of the, commission, realizes that 1t may be several months or longer after the submission of the re- port before Congress will be ready to take it up for serious consideration.
 While no formal steps have been taken for the calling of special session, the republican leaders think that 1t will be necessary for the President to convene Congress in extraordinary session six weeks or two months before the opening of the regular short session next year, for the exclusive purpose of considering the recommendations of the monetary commission.
 Before Mr. Aldrich leaves Washington for the summer he will have a confer ence with Representative Vreeland the ranking house member of the monetary commission, with view of formulating plans for the commissions work this year. Those members of the commission who are not now in Congress have been doing systematic preliminary work since early in March.
 The various experts in this country and in Europe and Asia who were em- ployed to prepare and compile special re- ports and tables relating to banking and finance have begun to send in their re- ports. These reports are being assembled and analysed, and in few months the commission will be ready to begin the work of formulating its deductions.
 It is understood that the commission s report will relate to a demonstrative banking, and the second part to the fun damental changes which are desired in our financial system. Every phase of banking and currency will be covered in the reports of the commission, and in every case the findings of the commis- sion will be supported by the most ex- pert authorities here and abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
The Ellis Patent Electric Sign Go.

The Ellis Patent Electric Sign Go. 1894 Fourth avenue, have placed on the market an electric sign that will take about half the number of lights that any other ordinary electric sign will take. which is saving of 50 per cent to the merchant. Then, too, they use the Tungs- ten lamp, which saves 25 per cent, so you can readily see every wide-awake merchant will want one of these signs.
 MT. Ellis, who patented this sign, said special feature of the sign was that you can read the words at an angle and they don't look broken. The sign is made of galvanized iron and will stand any kind of weather. lasting for years.
 The stock has already been sold and the company will be ready to begin oper- ating their factory in six weeks time. Already number of orders have been taken and this sign will be sold in all the leading cities of the United States, making Birmingham famous as a manu- featuring center. So our merchants no longer have to send away for electric signs, but keep your money at home by patronizing home industries
 This sign Is on display at 1894 Fourth avenue. This company extends to you an invitation to call. See this money-saving sign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
How He Won Her.

He studied palmistry and was looking for a chance to marry money. They sat in a corner behind big bank of potted
 plants. One of her hands was in his.
 The little marks that time is so fond of distributing had begun to be visible
 around the corners of her eyes. She was still a pretty woman. however, and. notwithstanding the fact that she had buried one husband and divorced an- other, was inclined to believe that there might be a good, lively romance in her still. He bent low over the slim, soft hand. He noticed the splendid rings upon her fingers. He had heard of the fortune that was at her disposal 1T hate to tell you anything he said, that will be likely to make you feel uncom- fortable. but-shall I tell you what really see?" Yes" she said, drawing a quick breath. Tell me everything" '1t looks to me-" he went on, ''as if great sorrow were in store for you. It will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

Take your pick of these. A $20 Suit for $13.35; an SIS Suit for S12, and $10 will get you a $15 Suit. Come now. Var ley & Bauman Clothing Co., 1910 Sd AvC \
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Smallest House in Paris.

From the London Globe.
 The smallest house In Paris is said to be situated in the curious Rue de la Bucherie, which formerly was devoted to the sale of firewood and wooden buoys. The house in question is No. ST. Crushed under a high roof this little place is only one story, and contains two small windows. It dates from the end of the sixteenth century, and makes a singular contrast with the high build ings which surround 1t. One of these was for long time the studio of the celebrated painter Gustave Courbet, and there he Is supposed to have painted some of his principal works.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

come along about the time you are 2 years old Two weeks later the gos- sips were asking one another how in the world she had become engaged upon such a short acquaintance. Why, he can't be over 30'' they declared 'and she's at least 40."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Feet Become Smaller In New Yorkf

.Tet me tell you a strange thing about Naw York" said the tall actor who came here from Chicago four months ago.
 s.,rhat is this. Your feet get reduced in size after you have been here even lit tie, while. When arrived in New York I wore 91l shoes. They fitted me to a dot when I bought them in Chicago but grew loose and wrinlSled after l had been here awhile. When I got new pair the other day was surprised to ma tha, l could get into an S1k very comfortably. This set me thinking and l hunted up neveral friends who had likewise come here from western cities. All had the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15

same thing to tell--they were able to wear a shoe from half size to a size and half smaller than those required in Chicago, St. Louis or Milwaukee. Can any physician or scientist give an explana- tion? I have often heard of western heads being reduced by a sojourn in New York, but never knew that tho big city had the same effect on western feet.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-15
Quite So.

From the Louisville Courier Journal
 "One would think they were always rich"
 ''Well, there's nothing one can get ac- customed to more quickly than luxury"
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY

Order as to it's Observance From Ad-
 jutant Generals Office ..
 The following order was issued from the office of the adjutant general.-
 Memoral Day, May 30, with it's gar lands of flowers and attendant ceremon- ies, is fragrant with recollections of a hundred circling camps, the steady tramp of over million of men, volleys of musketry and the canonade, incident to the great war of 1861-65, and conv1nc- ing proof, as the years roll by, that the heroes of the war of the rebellion, living and dead, did not serve their country in vain, that their sacrifices gave this na- tion new birth of freedom and equal rights to all; bequeathing to every true soldier of the organized militia, spirit of patriotism worthy of emulation.
 Asa mark of respect it is therefore ordered that the national flag be dis played May 30, 1909, at the state arsenal, state armories and Soldiers Home at Noroton, at half mast from sunrise until midday; at noon the flag will be hoisted to the top of the staff and remain there until sunset. Permission is also granted for organizations to parade under arms on that date.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-27
CANAAN, CONN. THURSDAY MAY 27, 1903

would be transferred to positions on Mir. Scamerhorn's person. Some would en- twine themselves about his arms, others would appreciate the warmth of his hands and would draw their cold bodies through his fingers; still others, as is seen in the picture, would secure the DO. sition of advantage about his neck and survey the remainder of the squirming, wrigglnR mass from that superior loca. tion. MT. 5camerhorn enjoys it all and caresses his novel pets with as much fondness as an old maid lavishes on her family of beloved felines.
 At this season of the year there is no danger of the pets succeeding in effect ing an escape. The heat of the sun and earth is not yet sufficient to have warmed through their bodies, which appear to have absorned the full measure of the winters cold. Their fGcu ties are still only partially restored, and they move about sleepily, berett,' fir a ti.ne tt least, of the agility for which they are noted. This agility will return with the warmer weather of summer. Then it will be more difficult matter to keep them to- gether when taken to an open space such as the one pictured here. The lightning quickness which enables black snake to kill the dreaded rattler, will return when it's body is thoroughly warmed through and limbered up. When that time comes, they will be attracted ire. sistibly towards the old den on the side- hill, and, unless the foRdness of MT. Scamerhorn has been reciprocated, it is only too likely that they will show him their heels-or rather their tails-and still another tale will be recorded of un- requited affection.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-27
CANAAN HAS A
 SNAKE CHARMER
FRED scAMERHoRN HAS 21 PETS
Captured Them This Spring in Den Near His Home Where Last Year He Killed 100 of the Reptiles a Positive Fondness for Them

The snake charmer to be seen in the picture given below is not native of India, nor of the land of the Nile, as one would be likely to conclude upon seeing him wrapped about with the wriggling, tooned from every portion of his perso n Nor is it the portrait of some king of the circus ring fondling the slimy folds of his chilled and fangless serpents. As a matter of fact, the scene of the picture presented below lies very near Canaan, and some may recognize in the features of the charmer Fred Scamerhorn, who lives at Weataug on the banks of the Hor ltonic river.
Connecticut western news., 1909-05-27
LINES FROM THE LEGISLATURE

Matters That Have Oceuppied The
 Attention of The Lawmakers.
 The appropriations committee heard Representative Knight of Salisbury. House chairman of the committee on humane institutions, in behalf of the bill for three county homes for tuBer- culosis patients. The committee on humane institutions is to give the appropriations committee figures on which the latter committee can make an estimate of the annual maintenance cost of these institutions, if provided
 Hundreds of Waterbury residents and numerous residents of Litchfeld county appeared before the committee on cities and boroughs at the hearing on the bill to repeal the act of 1908 giving Water bury the right to take water from Ban tam lake. The people from Waterbury opposed the bill and despite this fact took the floor at the commencement of the hearing. Litchfield county people favored the bill, believing that if Water bury should utilize 1t rights to Bantam lake, the lake would be ruined.
 The state board of education is to be investigated, in accordance with a rsso- lution introduced in the house, and fol- lowing the discussion which has taken place in the house on two different occasions in relation to the resolution paying about $1, TOO to AsAhel J. Wright. clerk of the board, as extra compsnsa- for work done out of hours prior to 1s9S- The Wright resolution was adopted by the house, Wednesday, but only after a sharp debate in which the board oams in for some sharp criticism. The new automobile law passed the Senate un- animously. .#
 It is not likely that favorable report on the bill prohibiting the importation of tuberculous cattle into the state will be made by the Committee on Agricul- ture. Strong opposition has been en- countered by the measure and it has been practically abandoned by the State Board of Agriculture, that body having turned tail" since its approval of ths act at the annual meeting of the board