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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
RAILROAD FIREWORKS
TOrpedoes and Fusees as Signals to
 the Ear and Eye
From St. Nicholas.

From St. Nicholas.
 "'Pop pop, or perhaps single pop, sharp and distinct, like that of a giant firecracker heard not only on the Fourth of July but on every day in the year, | Sundays included-what did it mean ?'' | "And almost any night as l look out
 of my window see the edge of the woo
 or the fields lighted up by the red or yell | low fireworks Why this strange ilumi-
 ation H | As all these queer happenings took i place on the railroad a few rods from my house l made inquiries of the rail way officials and here are some interest," | ing facts about the use of these curious fireworks ueperal Supt B. R. Pollock
 of the New York, New Haven and Hart l ford Railroad explained as follows
 Our rules provide for the use of
 detonators Commonly known as torpe- does) as audible signals and of fusees as visable signals. These torpedoes are attached to the top of the rail on the engineers side of the track by two small flexible metal stra ps. which are easily ben. around the ball of the rail and hold the torpedoes securely in place until exploded
 by the first train passing over this track
 The explosion of one torpedo IS a signal to stop; the explosion of two not iiioic tidii ApV itVt apart IS d SlStldl tD reduce speed and look out for a stop signal The fusees are of similar con struction to the well known Roman candle
 used for fireworks celebration except that
 they burn a steady flame without ex- posions. sharp iron spike at the bot
 tom and will usually stick in the ground or in the crosste when thrown from, tn. | rear of a train and holds the fusee in ar
 upright position, where it is more plainly visible.
 | A fusee must be lighted and left by | the flagman whenever a train is running | on the time of another train or betInd | its own time and under circumstances
 which call for such protection. A fusee
 on or near the track burning red must
 not be passed. When burning yellow the train may proceed with caution wher | the way Is seen and known to be clear Standard fusees burn red for three min | utes and yellow for seven minutes and can be seen for quite distance.
 " You will gather from the above ex plantations that the red glare of a flaming fusee on or near the track warns the ap preaching engineer that a preceding traif has passed over his track less than thre,
 minutes ahead of him, and under no cir
 cumstapces must he pass fnsec while 1t is burning rcd. When tllc flEn.c turns to yellow, he may proceed with caution. only ss tue xax k seen and known to ba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

are letters to Henen Kellar, when she was quite wee girl from Bishop Brooks, from the poets. Whittier and Holmes. A book profit unconscously absorbed to any and every child.
 Miss Gibbie Gault" by Kate Langley
 Bosher (Harpers), New York. s1.
 Just readable. Many hobbies are ridden through it's pages Many pet aversons the fear that Mary Cary was a happy accident-but such happy one! Mary Cary"-such a winsome, wise little book it would have been hard to find any sequel satisfactory, and Miss Gibbie Gault falls far short of the high mark that Mary Cary" set. "The Stolen Singer" by Martha Bellineer
 (Bobbs Merrill.) Indianapolis.
 Not worth worrying over by any one not brought upon baked beans and brown bread. There is a sort of mental provin- cialism of a sort New Englander (and the sort produce many books) with which it is very hard for the rest of the world to become en rapport. Here Jimmy who makes jokes. where the fun hides fast as the figures in a puzzle picture card: it is not the fun of Arstophanes, or the humor of Rabelais, nor is it akin to the testing of Bernard Shaw. But Jimsy has a supply of it ready amid shipwreck, falling in love. fever and the ministrations of an old country doctor who continually "thrusts out his chin dis concertinsly.' mild book full of many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

be forgotten. There are some who even shamelessly evade payment; these arc the ones who in the euphonious and pert:- nent slang are termed dead beats.'
 Tt might not be an overestimate 70 assert that of a general practitioners s annual earnings almost 20 per cent will never be cc.leeted. The physician is precluded to a z, eat extent by the e. quette .f his profession from enforcing g payment of his .ides in the same man . her IS ''e:nters os ,,ther professions and trades would enforce payment, and, therefore he would seem to be a'm1sr hopelessly handicapped. The most bitter feature of the I..si:.cn is that those least able n Lear less a. the ones who are usually mulcted'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Troubles of Doctors
rom the New York Times

4NtN IT -
 American doctors continue 10 bewai the fact that their incomes are descreas ing. From statistics published iron time to lime in the medical jon itnals, i is plain that this decrease is gc'hg oi fast
 Compared with other countries I seems that the medical profession X overcrowded in the United States. Fo instance there are not many more doe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Rather Mixed

From the Catholic Standard. There goes Jenkins's widow" ''Yes, but he was married twice. you know"
 well what of that?"
 Well, is she his first or second wdow?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

WANTED YOUR ELECTRICAL WORK. SEIMAN HEATING AND PLUMBING co. PHONES: 3311 BELL, PEOPLES 3J7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
SEABOARD ANNOUNCES ANNUAL EXCURSION TO MASHINGTQN

SlS round trip, August 19, tickets good until September 3, 1911. Route of
 the Birmingham Atlanta Special City office 1927 1st avenue
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

authorities to bis hidins place. the man
was taken 10 the place, where he was
captured. BY signs they managed 20 con-
vey to him what was desired The idea
grasped. he proceeded in pantominne and
by signs 10 tell the story Of his wander
ings
Indians from the whole countryside
have been brought to talk with him, and
white men acquainted with many Indian
languages have also been here. To all he
is an enigma None of them can under
stand him. nor can he understand any Of
them.
The Deer Creek Indians were originally
proud and wsrlike Their frequent depre-
dations upon the white settlers led TO an
organized war against them.
Two years ago q surveying party drove
the Indians from their last hiding place.
AS far as could be ascertained, the rem
nant Of the once proud tribe at that time
consisted OF four bucks and squaw.
It is believed that the Indian captured
Is the only survivor of this land and
hence the least civilized man in America.
san Francisco Examiner.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
couEhed Up a stapIe.

Ernest Heeren, IA years old OF a Oak
street, Corona, Long Island. q patient IN
st. Mary's hospital, Manhattan, c6ugbed
up a mating tack he swallowed eight
years ago. After the nurse in attends nee
discovered the bit Of metal in the bcy's
mouth, two surgeons who had operated on
him three times without success in an
effort to get the two-poIbtrd tack, CT
staple, said the youngster viii 1--we No
attention was paid to the incident OF eight
years ago, but in the last few months
Heeren's lungs were affected. and II was
thought he was suffering from consump-
ton. An Xray examination dieclosed the
staple, and an operation was decided on.
The nurse found her patient coughing
early yesterday, and although the boy
was asleep. she detected the nard sub
stance in his mouth. The doctors say
the wound in the lungs will heal-New
York Mail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
FLANDERS "TWENTY"
GLIDDEN PATHFINDER

Participants in the Glldden tour of 1911,
which starts from New York October H.
with Jacksonville. Fla. as Its destina-
ton. and ten days of running time in
which to make the trip. will have the ad-
vantage OF the most graphic road direc-
tons with which an event Of this kind
was ever favored.
A. l.. Westgard, the American Automo-
bile associations official pilot, is a civil
engineer by trade and a mAp-maker by
speciality On the trip Of the FLANDERS
80 pathfinder, he divided the entire
run into strips Of about 20 miles each.
and made OF each strip a road map,
showing every crossing. bridge, ford or
other land mark. including grades, road
surface and other Information. All Of It
will be available for the use OF each tour
st In fact one will be able TO tell at q
glance every detail OF the highway which
lies ahead. The graphic nature Of the
strip-map system will make the highway
en- open book even 70 those who have
never travelled It.
To those who accompanied Mr. west
gard on his pathfinding trip in the Fiand-
ers go. his ability TO chart the highway
was a source of unending admiration.
Up and down the mountains OF Virginia,
over rocks and through deep. rough fords
Mr.. westEard's pencil was always busy
on the level, winding stretches, which
form so large a part of the highway. he
caught crossroads and other landmarks
often at speed Of from thirty-five Il
forty-five miles an hour.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

.eThev enjoy the work Tt is soothing
after business hours they say, as they
puff at a pipe and commence stitching
torn glove"
An interesting opinion on this subject
was also obtained from a well known
needlework expert.
An Increasing number Of young men
she said. are taking an interest in sew
ing generally. They are certainly be-
coming more domestcated.
ION the other hand, the twentieth cen
tury girl can think only Of golf. hockey
theaters and dances-everything else Is
rot
Inquiries made at a department store
show that large numbers Of housewives
Cbags containing needles, cotton, WOOL
etc. are now sold to young men.
Even middle-aged men are devotees OF
the needle" said a salesman. They
sometimes bring with them piece OF
colored wool I want a skein Of WOO
this color they say, TO mend my socks
1T is chiefly among bachelors how
ever, that this domestic phase has be-
come so prominent They probably find
the work Of 'mending' oongenial and rest
full for the mind
IF men are content 70 DO their own
sewing and mending, marriages, when
they are made, will be more IDEAL than
they have been in the past" q well known
novelist said--St Louis Globe Democrat.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
BACK TO THE Boo1JAcK
NOT Tor Use, but for Memories
Of the Tool of the
Fathers.

Time was when there was At least one
eootjack IN every home for in those days
father and son wore boots. and when
ooots were wet OF tight bootjack was
q necessity.
Then all Of q sudden. some fifty years
or theEeabout ago. the great majority
OF men took TO wearing shoes. Then IN
many homes the boouaek passed out OF
use and out OF sight and out OF mind
There are many persons OF the present
generation who never saw boouaek or
sven heard OF one. And still there are
sold az the present day some bootjacks
Tor there are still some men who wear
boots, either as their customary foot
apparel or at times in pursuit OF labor
OF recreation.
There are still some fine old gentle
men who continue 70 wear fine ealfsl,in
boots There are hundreds OF Thousands
OF farmers who stin wear boots. but IN
the boots worn by farmers there has
been also . wonderful revolution. Vvhera
once they al wore cowhide boots. now
almost without exception they wear rub
Der boots, and II they buy. with than
the sooka intended 20 be worn with then,
the rubber boots pull off easily ana
there Is no need OF bootjaok.
The original boetjack was made OF a
strip OF wood foot or more in length
by three or four inches in width and
an Inch or 50 in thickness. You sawed
out deep notch in one end Of this piece
OF wood or you rounded out there a
deep opening TO put the heel OF the boot
into ana a little back Of this notch You
haiieo across the under side OF the
board eleat 70 raise that end OF the
ooouack off the floor. Then YOU put
one loot on the bootjack al the END on
the toor and you put the other heel in
the ooouack's jaw and you pulled on
mat loot TO Try TO pun il out OF the
boot. Many man and many a boy has
oao 70 DO some right smart Juggling IA
BET his boots off. even with a bootiaok :
New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
BRANDS OF DOMESTIC HUMoR
sects Prevailing style of
Smiles.

''Humorists OF the present cycle" re-
marked the editor OF a humorous but
successful periodical as he accepted a
match from a prospective contributor,
who had also supplied the fuel for Il,
seem to be either bachelors or married
men, though Just why they should be !
don't quite clearly see
The prospective contributor shook his
head as though he couldn't see very well.
either, and the editor 'went on.
Now" he said. fumbllng over q pile
Of manuscript on his desk. let me read
you few OF the things we have TO con-
tend with. Here is one evidently between
two bachelors. Says one, I'm going to
get married. and the other retorts. All.
looking for trouble. are your what's the
use OF making marriage any worse than
It isG But here's another A young man,
still in the rainbow sone. says. Nflss clara
has such lovely little feet And a mar
ried man or a bachelor. soured replies,
Don't Judge her by that, young fellow.
You can't always tall by the size OF a
woman's feet what kind of kicker she
may be-
'As though the right kind Of q woman
was ever a kicker. But here is another
one after marriage The wife says, I
could have married q better man than
YOU are, anyhow and the husband comes
blackwell why in thunder didn't your
All OF which makes me tired. and no relief
In the next one Two men meet and one
says, I saw Hilker on tho street today
and he looked lonesome To which the
other answers. He is. His wifes at
home Now, that amt fair to the wife,
Is it8''
Maybe Mr. Hilker had something else
the matter with him" ventured the Wis
itor but the editor passed II ana went on.
Here's one hitting at the widows" he
said, picking up one tied with a purple
ribbon. one person says, She's a widow
all right. Her husband is dead And
the other unfeslingly answers. Couldn't
she get rid Of him any other wayr'
Not satisfied with knocking the wild
ows. the same writer hits the old maids
He makes Mrs A say TO Miss T., You
should have a husband at your age. my
dear. There's no trouble getting mar
| ried II you so about II right, and Miss
z, takes her fling BY responding, I sup
| pose the trouble comes afterward does
| itY Now. / don't believe there is any old
maid alive who looks that way AZ mar
rage"
Certainly the dead ones don't" again
ventured the visitor, but got no response.
for the editor went on with his quota
ton from the Joke supplies.
NOW, win you listen 10 this7 BY heel,
these iokesmiths even go into history to
bang at the sacred institution Here's
one makes a man say, Well you may
say what you please about the way the
English treated Napoleon. but think
they were very considerate. To which
the woman Is made TO reply that she
didn't see how that could be. and the
man says Because they didn't send his
wife 10 81. Helena with him. It's a
shame 70 slap right and left like that al
marriage. liant Il? And the worst OF il
is that the public like 20 read such Joke
and we have 70 print them"
The visitor was silent for a moment
We'll I don't know as Il counts I,
much" he said. You see. I wrote mos
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
BACHELORS DO THE TRICK
sew on Buttons, Darn Socks and
Mend Things-Independen
of Women.

Is the slump" in the marriage market
due to the increasing domesticity Of the
modern bachelor, who does not need a
woman to look after him?
Bachelors are becoming more and
more domesticated," woman well known
in the social world says. They can sew
on buttons. darn socks and mend rents in
their clothing.
Gradually they are becoming indie
pendent OF women's aid in these matters.
They can look after themselves instead
Of marrying in order to get a woman to
do these things
The growing domesticity Of young
men and the increasing worldliness Of
young women is am sure. responsible
for the present slump in the matrimonial
market.
Il know young men who have pur-
chased their little housewives and
calmly set to work in their leisure hours
darning their socks or sewing buttons
on their coats
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

the Great Spirit, when his story dealt
with death.
Wilder than other tribes, the Deer
Creek Indians fled before the white mans
approach-fled into mountain Businesses
where they lived as the beasts.
They suffered and starved They num-
Der dwindled till only four remained
three braves and a souaw.
The wild waters of a mountain torrent
carried to death two Of the braves
The Indian just found and his ma
hala" had wandered on and on, until she
too, was called by death
With the idea that he might lead the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

r H. schmittdiel, who recently came
to Omaha az manager Of the Regal
Motor company business in Nebraska,
western Iowa. Colorado and wyoming.
is one OF the most thorough going auto
mobile men in Omaha. A salesman? Well,
a regular salesman 10 this popular fell
low and he 10 getting orders pretty regu-
larly, too. With all, this chap 10 a mys-
terry. Yes. everybody is puzzled. The
answer cannot be gained by either talk
ing or looking at him. The question still
to be solved along auto row is whether
Sehmittdiel Is Irish or German. Anyhow,
his efforts have been constantly recog-
nized and he has been promoted from one
position OF responsibility and trust until
he landed in his present berth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

The man who was about 10 pov- ont
was showing the prosp sctiye tensSt
through the building.
In this attic" he said, you will fina
lot OF infidel books left here nv
somebody who occupied the house before
! moved IN You can % what you please
= see How long have you lived here,
M equallop1"
Since 1851"
''Yesr' said the other. picking uo one q,
the volumes and looking al the title paFs
This book. notice. was printed I'M f9o5.ii
MT Spurlong," said Mr., Squailop, after
painful pause, Il have decided 20 tell
you the truth about these books bought
nem ana put them up hare myself -
Chic4go Tribune
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

wanderings.
That he il the last surviving member
Of the Deer Creek tribe long believed TO
be extinct, at one time regarded as the
most savage aborigines in America, there
remains no doubt.
He is a savage of the most primitive
type. He speaks no dialect that can be
recognized He understands no word
spoken 10 him.
But with gestures more eloquent and
expressive than could have been the
spoken word, ne laid bare the tragedy
Of his people in a silence brciien only
by his mourful nominations chanted to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
CHANTS THE TRIBES TRAGEDY
An Indian, In AfOurnful PRntOmime,
Reveals Fate of His
CavnraAsa

In the weird psntomims, which in all
ages has been the medium which peo-
pie Of different tongues converse, an
Indian found in the mountain wilderness
near oroville. Cal. told the story Of his
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01

OF those jokes. and my wife wrote the
others and / Just came in TO see what
you intended to DO with them."-New
York Herald.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-01
A Total Eclipse

Of the functions Of stomach, liver, kid
neys and bowels is quickly disposed of
with Electric Bitters. SOC. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22

faces gradually disappear, either get
ting married or becoming tired of the
hard work."
Nov, in the Heart Breakers" my
latest musical play which will be seen
at the Gennett matinee and night,
with Mr.. George Damerel in the lead
ing role, we found we We're really up
against it. as we used neither show
girls or broilers, simply using medi-
ums who not only had to know how
to sing, but had to do buck and wing
dancing. We managed, however, to get
them, as we have over 5000 names on
our books. But that taught me a les
son. Now, wherever we stay for over
day or so, Mr.. Damerel spends an
hour each day at the theater around
noon time hearing applicants sing
and Mr.. Uttery, my stage manager
tries them out in regard to their dane
ing ability. II they show any talent at
all, we take their name and address
and they are duly entered in our Chi
cago Office. so when summer comes
and we are organizing our road com
panies, we send from Maine to Cali
fornia for girls and l guess that is
/ why my material always looks young
and fresh"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22

ton of Textile Workers associations.
The membership OF the international
Federation is estimated at about AGO.
900 and its headquarters are in Eng
land.
Seventeen states make it mandatory
for employers to report all accidents
to an authorized state official, SO that
accurate vital statistics can be readily
obtained for the further advice and
information Of the people as to the
needs of additional legislation for the
conservation Of life and limb.
The building trades in Switzerland
have been unusually active this year,
ell classes of labor being we'll employ
cd an remunerative wages. The cost
of living has increased materially. bu-
there has been little complaint on the
part OF the labcring classes. for the
reason tina. wages have increased in
proportion.
That the proposed amalgamation OF
all the shoe unions in Lynn under ONT
head is the beginning Of II national
| movement among the shoe workers
to wrest the cotrol of the shoework
ers' unions from the American FEEDER
alton of labor, is the opinion Of many
of the leading shoemen not only ir
Massachusetts but elsewhere in var
| ious centers of the shoe industry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-22
Aborn Opera Company.

The fact that the Aborn English
Grand Opera Company will appear in
only four cities in Indiana, and that it
confines it's attentions mainly to Ion
ger engagements in the very large
cities, has created much interest in the
coming Of this famous organization to
Richmond. Consequently the local
management has received many votes
and requests by mail as to which of
the eight operas of its repertoire will
be given here: 1.-The Tales of Hoff-
manu." "Thais.' Madame Butterfly
Carmen" Lucille di Lammermoor,
Martha" Faust" or al Trovatore' -
The result of this voting contest will
be announced shortly and seats will