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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Passed Safely Over Piston Rod.

An express train from Inverness to
Perth, Scotland. had a miraculous es-
cape from serious accident, the other
day, on the summit of the Grampians
near Dalnacardoch. One of the piston
rods of the engine gave way, and get
ting on the line was passed over by
the wheels of the following vehicles.
The passengers were disturbed by the
Earring, but the train kept the rails.
The locomotive succeeded in proceed
ing slowly with lone piston to Blair
Atholl. where fresh engine was Sc
cured.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Perils of the Aviator.

During one Of the aviation meets
young woman went through the han
garC under the guidance of a me.
chanic- After asking all the usual
foolish questions that aviators and
the assistants have to answer during
tour of inspection, she wanted to
know: But what if your engine stops
In the air-what happens? Can't you
come down." That's exactly the
trouble" responded the willing guide
There are noY three men up in the
air in France with their engines stop.
ped. They can't get down and are
starving to DEATH"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Personal

Vice President Marshall celebrated
the fifty-ninth anniversary of his birth
day.
Ferris A. Thompson, who died in
Paris, February IS, left more than
100000 to Princeton University. He
made other requests of upwards of
100000.
That former President Taft may be-
come president of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, Baltimore, is a prospect that
is being looked upon as quite possible.
The matter has been discussed by
members of the Board Of Trustees.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller,
Jr., sailed for Panama from New
York.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Equally as Good,

A Sunday school teacher in the mid
die west asked all CT her pupils who
wished to go to heaven to hold up
their right hands. All did but one
little girl.
why, Mary" said the teacher, why
don't you hold up your hand today,
just as you did last Sunday when !
asked the same question:"
Il know" said Mary, but papa has
Just got tickets for Los Angeles"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

The receipts OF the Brooklyn Post.
offics for 1912. amounted to s2.s27.4lS,
a gain of s127,s12.
Governor Sulzer requested the resig-
nation OF Colonel Joseph F. Scott.
Superintendent OF State Prisons.
The Arkansas Legislature has de-
cided to abolish the State National
Guard.
Indiana has joined the States desir-
ing direct election OF United States
Senators.
The slashed skirt has come under
the ban of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and
Mrs. Marshall.
Assemblyman Mckee introduced a
bill at Albany providing for free text
books and school supplies in the State.
Mrs. Mary Waters, aged forty, of
Yonkers, N. Y, was arrested charged
with teaching young boys to rob
freight trains.
Governor c. L. Blease, of South
Carolina, again pardoned his negro
chauffeur, who was arrested second
time for speeding, and fined s15.75.
District Attorney Whitman received
more information involving two New
York police inspectors in downtown
districts in the police graft net.
Henry F. Hollis, Democrat, was
elected United States Senator from
New Hampshire, giving that party a
safe majority in the National Upper
House.
The Illinois committee investigating
girls wages and vice will extend their
inquiries to the stage, restaurants,
stenographers, popular songs and dis
orderly houses.
twenty-five leading citizens Of New
York, opposed to Tammany Hall, is
sued call for a fusion conference at
which slate will be drawn up for the
city campaign.
Senator Rats introduced bill in
the Indiana Legislature providing for
an annual rat killing day" The bill
was passed and signed by the Cover
nor.
Every piece of fire fighting appa-
ratus in Camden, N. j., was called out
to subdue fire at the storage ware
house of the Camden Van Company.
The loss is $4,000.
The Larrimer bill, providing for a
five cent rate for any telephone con-
versation between any two points in
New York city, was passed by the
New York State Assembly.
"Tama jim" Wilson, who broke all
records as Secretary of Agriculture.
having served sixteen years, ar
rived at Ames, Iowa, his home town,
where he met with great reception.
Frank Lemoyne, wanted in Boston
on charge of swindling bank out
of $4,000, was arrested at Jackson.
Vile, Fla, as he alighted from train
He had $5,420 in his pockets when
searched.
Jack Johnson, the pugilist, will &c
on trial before Federal Judge Car
penter, in Chicago, on April 7, charged
with smuggling a diamond necklace
a present to his first wife, who com
mitted suicide.
Harriet Tubman, once a slave, de
scribed by her biographer as "the
Moses of Her People," died at the
Harriet Tubman Home for Aged Ne
groes, at Auburn, N. Y. She was re
garded by many as one of the most
remarkable women of this continent
She led 400 slaves to freedom by the
underground railroad.
Governor Fielder, of New Jersey
signed the grade crossing abolition
bill which he introduced when a Sen
ator. The essential difference be
tween the measure and that vetoed
last year by Governor Wilson is tha
the present bill authorizes the Public
Utility Commission to determine wha
grade crossings shall be abolished.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Honor RETIRING Engineer.

Daniel T. futile, Lucky Man." al.
he was known among his co-workers,
was surprised by 100 of his friends
and neighbors at his residence, says
the Chicago American. futile never
killed person during his 81 years
of service as an engineer. He has
been retired on a pension, The La
dies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Oakland chap.
ter, presented bouquet of roses num-
bering the years Of his service in the
railroad, the Brotherhood itself pre-
senting him with diamond pin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Were Only Bent.

She weighed only 2s6. so that when
she trod on a banana skin she sub
sided very gently. A polite shop
keeper came out to assist her to rise
from a box of his best new-laid eggs
"Oh, | do hope l have not broken
them!" she cried.
Not at all, madam" said the polite
one; "they are only bent"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
ANYHOW Boy Had the Riqht Idea.

An overgrown schoolboy who found
English grammar entirely beyond him
was given the sentence THE girl pur
chased hat" to diagram.
Now, of what word is hat the OBJ
ject?' asked the teacher, encouraging
~.
Hat is the object of girl" STAN
mered the youth.
Perhaps you're right" replied the
teacher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Enuineer's Adventure.

1T must be hard work to run loco
motive"
Yes. But think Of the satisfaction
In being able to get off In front of the
first car instead of Juggling a suit
case the length of the whole train
Washington Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Warnlno to Women.

Very Meek Husband-I Just finished
writing your speech for the club.
Mirah.
His Wife mot so meek)-What's
the subject?
Very Meek Man-"The Lady Who
Will Strike Her Husband Is No Man"
Satire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Why Conductor Couldn't Hurry.

good railroad story has started
on its rounds: A man was exasper-
ated because of the slow speed of the
train. Finally he could control him
self no longer and said to the conduc-
tor: Cant you go any faster than
this?" Yes, sir" politely replied the
conductor, but you see have to stay
with my car. kansas City Star.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
LARGEST In the World

The largest railroad shop in the
world u.s. according to one authority.
that of the London & Northwestern
railroad at Crewe, England. which en-
ployes 10000 men. A rival claimant
for the distinction is Altoona, Pa
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

with a thorough
ness and fire.
quency that would
delight the tidiest
housewife. and on
a scale so enor-
nous that 1t would
make her throw
up her hands in
amazement. Think
of going through
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Expected Result.

What did Name do when ma told
her she must take that dress to
pieces?"
Il tell you she was ripping mad"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

hra winslow's Soothing Syrup for childrqp
teething, softens the gums, reduces innammR
ion.allays pain.cures Wind collie sc = bottle4S
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

However. the man who knows just
how to manage a woman never tried
It.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
New Idea for Freight Car Heat.

Denatured alcohol. burned in spe-
cially designed apparatus, is used to
heat a new type of freight car.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
CLEANERS KEPT BUSY
MUCH WORK IMPERATIVE IN
GREAT RAILROAD YARDS.
Housewife Would Be Delighted With
the Thorouehness and Efficiency
Shown-Most Modern Appll-
ances Are Put to Use.

Housecleaning on a railroad is
continuous performance. 1t is done
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21
Only One "BR

Only One "BROMO QUININE-
That is LAXATIVE BRONO OUININH. Book
for the signature OF Il. w. GROVE Cures q Cold
In One Lay, Cures Grip IN Two Days &c.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-21

The world likes a good loser. espe
cially II It gets some of his money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
New Device for Baby

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
IL be hasn't reached the playtime of his
Young life give the baby something for
his own comfort or his mothers conven-
ience on anniversaries. If he is very,
very young and his mother has not one
get him baby scales, for there are sorts
that come for his particular use They
may be as simple or elaborate as YOU like
from the plain little affairs that hold
wicker baskets on top of the measuring
arrangement to quite beautiful affairs
with white enamel baskets that are rib
bon trimmed and padded so that the pro-
cess may be more luxurious for the Young
| person.
| Dainty white toilet baskets NAV be-
made at home if you are at all clever
! They are small fiat baskets, covered with
White-swiss might be used and pale pink
or blue used a foundation-with pock-
cts to hold the little accessories and min
cushions to hold the quite necessary ar
| ticles.
| One of the gifts that commends itself
strongly to the mother of a baby lust he
ginning to creep is the creeping fence !"
| a little latticed pen. hinged together so
that 1t may be folded fiat and set out of
| the way when not in actual use To be
used with the little play pen for the
small one, fascinating robes are shown
some made of felt, with stitched on kim
! dergarten figures in contrasting color.
while Others are genuine bath mats in
| pretty deft coloring capable of standing
| any number of "tubbings' and therefore
always fresh and clean.
The creeping fence incioses q space
| about five feet square giving the ba by
| PLENTY of room to scatter and toss about
his playthinss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
AUSTRALIAN SONG BIRDS
Lyre Bird as Mimic-Bower Birds
Play House

From the New York sun.
One of the great charms of bush life
in Australia. and especially in Queens
land. is the melody of the birds which
are among the most beautiful in the
world. \ movement is now on fool 10
prevent the destruction of the native
hirds-at least those which do no dam
age.
The children are being taught to en-
courage birds to build their nests near
the habitations of men and to feed
them. so that they viii not depart for
the unsettled parts of Australia. where
they can seldom or never be seen.
Probably the finest songster in the bush
is the Tyre bird. says a correspondent
OF the London Globe and it is a great
loss 10 bird lovers that il has become
SO rare It's striking plumage has been
largely responsible for It's downfall.
The gorges along the mountain slopes
Where the costal rivers take their rise
are it's favorite natural abode.
There is mound nest is to be found,
and its liquid melody can be heard at
almost any hour of the day but partic-
ular1y about sunrise ana just before
sunset. The lyre bird Is also known Is
the moeking bird, and many a sports
main has been deceived by these BIRDS
into the thieket under the impression
that ii was inhabited by the numerous
Eirds which the Tyre bird mimics.
The bower bird is another beautlful
bird 4 peculiar characteristic OF these
birds is the habit they have of construe-
ting bowers or playhouses In. which to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
WEDDINGS ABSORB
LONDON N'SATTENTION
Princess Victoria Louise
Puts Her Foot Down
PLANS OWN WEDDING
Futurist Colors for Doors and VIM
dows-W edding at Which the
Brides Father Outshone
Everyone
PLANS OWN WEDDING
by LADY MARY

London. May 3.-(speciall-We eddings
are the sole topic of conversation wher-
ever you go this week. That of Lady
Beatrice Cecil. eldest daughter of Lord
and Lady Salisbury, oversize married, as
you know, Lord Harlech's son and heir
at Westminster abbey last week-the de-
tails of the nuptials of the Hon. Diana
Lister. youngest daughter of Lord Rib
besdale and Of Princess Victoria Louise
the Kaisers daughter, are occupying
everybody's attention.
AT the Hon. Diana's most picturesque
wedding, to which she drove in the old
family coach drawn by six sray postil-
lion horses. that took her own mother
and later her sister, now Lady Lovat, to
their weddings, the brides father, Lord
Ribblesdale put every one into the shade.
lie is one of the most picturesque old
gentlemen in society and was most aptl5
named "The Ancestor by the late King
Edward.
'Ribblesdale looks exactly as if he had
just stepped out of one of his ancient
family portraits with the utmost dignity,
the late King said of him once.
lie is very good looking, nad mas the
kind of looks that so admirably with the
early Victorian costume. which he al
ways wears. Even if you didn't know
him, you could not fail to spot him at
any fashionable gathering Besides being
one of the most strikingly aristocratic
looking men about. he wears the old high
collars, that used to ne known commonly
as 'chollers they have high points in
front that embrace the cheeks on either
side, and have wide soft ties wound sey-
eral times round and tied in bow in
front His coats and overcoats are am
pie as to skirt. and often Of the old bot
tle-green color one reads of in stories of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
The Latest Cure for Obesity

Fsom the London Daily News
Berlin.-The latest development in tbs
rhysieo- -chemicai treatment of disease is
the reported discovery of Doctor Mas
Kaufman, lecturer at the Halle nnivar.
sitY, who has simultaneously injected
patients suffering from excessive cor
ptience. and even fatty heart with a
solution of palladium Ga metal OF the
platinum group, made eolloidal or
plastic, and utilized in a parafin solu-
ton.
: Two injections weekly. it is said pro-
dueed a daily loss of two pounds weight
moi only without i'll effects but with q
feeling of pleasant relief Palladium
acts on the system by chemical reaction
increasing the natural oNydisation OF
food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

more Elm the egg of this bird than from
those likely to be doled out by employ
ors under a fixed salary system He
is afraid the latter might be that kiud
of egg which has very little yolk.
A second point he makes is that the
giving of q good tip after a good din
ner is pleasure for the diner Of
"iich ii would be the refinement of
cruelty TO deprive him.
Another of the gentlemen who will sit
on the tipped side of the table at the
forthcoming conference speaks thus:
Let us have a fixed wage; then We
can agitate for shorter hours
The employers seem to be Indifferent;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

Tips or No Tips
From the London Daily News
Iaris.-"Tips or no tips" is beconu-
ing something of burning question
just now, and tippers and tipped are to
meet in conference at Tours on April
IL, IL and 13.
One who proposes to attend the con-
ference. and will. presumably sit
among the tipped. is strongly of the
opinion that no ancient system should
be changed without the most careful
consideration.
To abolish the tip, he says, would
he very much like killing ,the goose
that lays the golden eggs; there is much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
Difference

From the Buffalo Express.
Mayor Gaynor of New York was lis
tening with good natured smile to the
complaints of a reformer
"And another thing, Mr.. Gaynor," the
reformer said. rs these sacred con-
certs, so called. Can you tell me, sir.
wherein a sacred concert differs from
am ordinary one?'
why certainly" Mayor Gaynor an
sN cred. "A sacred concert is always
given on Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
New York, N. Y.

Daily June 1st to Sept. Both. with re-
turn limit of 60 days. Going via Gin
cinnati and direct to New York, re-
turning steamer 10 Norfolk and rail to
Birmingham direct or boat TO Washing
ton or Baltimore and rail .... .S41.e5
Going via Cincinnati and Chicago $45. SIS
Going via Cincinnati and Mont
Going via Cincinnati. Chicago and
Montreal ............. .54.35
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
A Kansas Girl TRAINER

From the Kansas City Journal.
A Centralia high school girl has a beau
tiful muff which she has made from skins
of muskrats She trapped the animals,
tanned the furs and made the muff. Next
year she expects to make a, neck piece to
match the muff. If she does and the wo-
men hear about il half the good cooks
will desert their homes and take to the
woods as trappers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

anuse themselves. The bowers of the
spotted variety sometimes reach three
feet in length. These are constructed
OF twigs and beautifully lined with tall
grasses arranged so that the flower
heads nearly meet. The numerous In
ternal decorations consist of shells
small pebbles and bones Of animals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

We have a number of other very at
tractive summer rates. Be sure and call
us for information, descriptive litera-
ture, etc.
II. r. EATIHER
Division Passenger Agent
r. H. JOHNSON, City Passenger Agent
Phones Main -9J, Gs6s. BirminS nam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

and as for the tippers. their case is
we'll summed up by the following. II
don't care what they decide. They'll
atke it out of me whichever way it -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
Boston. Mass.

Daily June LIST TO Sept 30th, with
return limit of 90 days. Going via Gin
cinnati and direct TO Boston, return
ing steamer TO Norfolk and rail to Bir-
mingham or steamer to Norfolk and
Washington or Baltimore and rail to
Birmingham ....-...-... S4o.So
Going via Cincinnati and
Chicago .................... $49.65
On Sale Daily June LIST TO sept. 3Oth
With 30 Day Return Limit. Going and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
S91 10, San Francisco, Cal.

zone way via Portland, Seattle or
Victoria)
Tickets on sale May 81. June /, ., 3
A limited to return July 31st. Tickets
on-s sale June q, %, 23, "a, %, 26, 81
2S 30: limited 10 retnrn Angnst 22nd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

Tickets on sale June %, %. "a, 2S, %,
July ), 6. IL. 10. with return limit of
IS days Privilege of extension to
September 30th upon payment of $10O
extra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
S7.85, Knoxville, Tenn.

Tickets on sale May 49, 20. 81; limit
ed to return May 2S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
STATS, Baltimore, Md
S5.10, Marion, Ala.

Tickets on Sale June ), G, Z; limited
to return June 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
Notice

Ax$0 be emadeef Monday, May s.
HIGHLAND AvE-LAKEvIEW LINE-In on list street,
thence to avenu Sd
to
dout
stree
to to
and o
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to
BoYLEs iNEn 18th thence
ltherce to am out
to
l2oth
BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY LIGHT POWER CO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
SPECIAL ROUND trip
FARES
$3.50, Cincinnati, 0

Tickets on sale July 26, 27, 2S; limit
ell to return August 5th, with eXten-
sion to August Goth, for 81 extra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
s6.10, Monteagle and Sewanee,
Tenn.

Tickets on sale July 1-3-10-l5-26-31.
August 4-14. limited to return Septem-
her 5th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
Expert on Women's Clothes

a past age. while his head is almost in
variably crowned by low topper with
. "a Ini. ct1t.l,. hrit1,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
S21.70, Richmond, Va.

(Via Cincinnati or Bristol)
Tickets on, sale June 18th and Sth
limited to return June 10th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
s3.10 Chattanooga, Tenn.

Tickets en- sale May "a, 30, 26, 27, 2S
and morning OF the 29th; limited 70 re-
turn June 5th; extended to o,Juhe 25th
upon payment of soc extra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-04
1926, Coden, Ala.
"a OK pauo17 To PatJrn a Ia

Tickets On sale May 81, June 7-14-21
2S, July 5-12-19-26, August 2-9-16-25S0
Sent. 6. WITH return limit of 10 days
The Washington herald., 1913-01-12

gle or double harness, as her father,
brothers or husband are prepared.
1t used to be considered in some sec
lions OF America quite a cowardly thing
for a man TO worry his wife with his
business affairs. 1t was his idea OF pro-
tecting her from the rough edges Of life
TO keep her in ignorance Of his financial
condition, and SO II often happened that
she helped him to a speedy ruin just
because she did not know what he
could or could not afford. and all for
the sake OF an absurd ideal Of manli-
ness.
should Keep Up Her End.
Wen suppose two men entering into
business. The one OF them is capable,
well informed. thoroughly equipped for
the work which lies ahead of the firm
The other man. we'll say, is more in
terested in te superficial than the real
things of life and comes into the part
nership I'll informed in matters pertain
ing to the business, uninterested and
without enthusiasm. What would you
suppose the chances would be for the
success Of such a firm?
OF course. you'll say that this cannot
happen, that no man would enter into a
partnership with a weakling. But stop
a moment and think OF the hundreds OF
well equipped men in their line of the
business OF matrimony who 90 blindly
into a partnership for life with weak
lings. women who are as spineless as
jellyfish in any great crisis of life. The
greatest hope for the elimination OF this
sort of woman who is like milestone
hanged about a mans neck. dragging
him down 10 misery and ruin, is man 5
own awakening to his need of a we'll
informed partner in the business Of life
who is capable OF holding up her end
OF the burden.