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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

strokes, all the paddles being slid along the gunwhales on the recovery Then. at shout of Yep vail" and the signal of raised paddle, given by the bow paddler. the stroke suddenly changes.
 At the signal the paddles are dug deeply into the water with the full power of brawny arms and backs, the water is thrown upward in a minia- ture cataract at the end of each stroke, and the heavy boat is fairly lifted from the water, until, at another signal,
 the short, lazy arm-stroke is resumed
 All is done in perfect time and unison,
 the brown arms rising and falling, the bronzed backs bending, and the pad dles flashing like one. while on the
 brow the bowman perches with -his
 enormous paddle ready to swing tho craft to right or left at sight of sub
 merged rock or sunken snag; and at the
 stern stands the captain, the big steer
 ing paddle s1ung to the gunwale by a plight of rope, and its handle gripped firmly in his hands. Of all the crew the
 captain is the most important He must be skilled in handling the boat,
 and must know ever eddy, current rock rapid, snag and island of the river
 He is responsible for the safety of hte
 boast and passengers, for he is licensed by the government. after long and searching examination, and his word
 is law when af1oat upon tho river.
 Until one has travelled through tho
 rapids with these men, one cannot re- alize what consummate skill and know1-
 edge they possess.< On every hand are
 the Jutting rocks with foaming, roar ing torrents rushing between, and everywhere upon theN black waters swirling eddies indicating sunken reefs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
oily Hears Mrs Caud Dee Very Pointed Curtain Lectures

I swear? We'll, If that wasn't swearing, I don't know what 1t is; the very air was blue. Such language has never been used before a lady as you used this morning.
 You evidently don't know what you say when you fly off at a tangent. like you did about your shirt buttons You aren't responsible, of course. MT. Caudle. That's
 the only way I can possibly excuse, you,
 sir. don't know what a passion is MT. to know what 8 passion is and I'd be very stupid if didn't by this time, when I've seen you in So many fits of rage. And all about poor, insignificant, little old shirt button being absent I live with a thread and needle in my hand. I'm sure I'm never without one and haven't been for 25 years; not since the fatal words that pronounced us man and wife were uttered by the preacher. I'm a perfect slave to you and the children; and what thanks do I get? Being sworn at; that's all. Don't you say oh in that tone of voice to me- MT. Caudle. You know it's the truth. Don't you think I get tired of being slave? Don't you think have soul above buttons? Don't you think I'd like to go to the movies and the theatres and pink teas and purple lluncheons like other women?'
 "Yes, it is. worth talking about; I'm sick and tired of 1t all; I'm going to strike-strike for modernism and the higher feminism--the feminism that is above mere swearing and shirt buttons!
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Of course you don't sympathize with me; men never do; what does my poor little sayso amount to anyway? The few times I get chance to speak my mind, you Ignore me; that's natural, because you have always done the talking yourself"
 T never did believe that the button was off of your shirt to begin with, MT. Caudle; yes.' if you think that Is saying you lied--you guessed right the very first time. It seems very odd to me that a button should be off of your shirt when only last week as soon as the laundry came in, I got out my work basket and as usual mended all your clothes, every pair of socks you possess. Oh! MT. Caudle, I dread to think what your sec- ond wife will do to you. And it won't be long before you have one. for day by day I'm fading. MT. Caudle, losing my youth and high spirits. and soon I will be gone. You'll miss me then, Mr.
 Caudle-yes, you will, for if you are like every other gay old man of your age, you'll marry some spring chicken who will take you, because she thinks you've got money, and she'll treat you like a dog and never sew e button on your clothes and more than she'll see that you put on your flannels during the first cold snap. Of course I've done all these things for you. MT. Caudle, because I've been poor, belated fool and you ought to be ashamed of yourself to treat me as
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or dangerous currents. There ara no marks, no buoys, no beacons to guide. and far and near are countless wooded islands separated by winding. tortuous waterways, one so like another that no one who had not spent his life upon the river could distinguish them.
 It was after passing a waterfall that we had our first taste of danger. when, in padding furiously to stem series of small rapids, our boat was caught by an unseen whirlpool and, despite the frantic efforts of the men, dashed full upon submerged rock. With q blow that almost threw us from our seats. the heavy craft crashed against the reef, rode half its length upon it. swung as on a pivot to the rushing waters, and tipped perilously. Ere it could cap size or fill, the men leaped overheard, some breast-deep, others buried in the torrent to their mouths, and others swimming, and by dint of sheer strength they lifted the boat and pushed it into deep water. Then, with the agility of monkeys. they clambered over the gunwales. grasped their pad dks once more, and drove the craft through the rapids in safety. It was a splendid exhibition of skill, pluck, and concerted, instantaneous action. Had they hesitated. had one failed at the critcial moment, nothing could have pre- vented capsize and probably loss of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
ARRANGEMENT OF INCUBATOR CELLAR

dom found in buildings above ground. especially in frame structures, hence the custom of running incubators in cellars and basements and the popularly ac- cepted idea that they must be run in such places. Where only 8 few ma chimes are used they are uSually operated in the cellar of the poultryman's dwell- ing, which is a good idea, except that it is advisable to partition off a tight room for the machines, so that the heat from furnace, if there is one, or drafts from windows or doors will not affect the hatches Where the incubator equipment is extensive, particularly where mann moth machines are used, best results are secured when the apparatus is housed in cellar specially built for the purpose.
 It Is often desirable to hatch in the late spring and even in the summer months. but if the incubator is run in house above ground, which is quickly heated by the suns rays, it is difficult, almost inn possible for the operator to keep the tenn perature of the egg chambers low enough. Because the temperature of most structures above ground varies widely every 24 hours. and because it is virtually out of the question to maintain moisture in such places except by radi- cally artificial means, operating incu- bators under these circumstances necessi- tates constant regulation and watching
 ESSENTIALS OF A GOOD CELLAR
 The ideal cellar or structure in which to run machine is built about two-thirds below the ground level,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
sHn11 7 R. CAUDLE, certainly I, 4oo lM hope you are in better Jl\JIt frame of mind tonight than

you were this morning There! Therei You needn't begin to whistle. Well bred people don't whistle in bed; it isn't done in the best circles But that's just like you; I can't speak that you don't try to insult me in one way or another. used to tell my friends that you were perfect saint, the best man God ever let live, but that has been ages ago; now it's different"
 Do let you rest? No won't. mean to tell you about your shortcomings just as long as I have breath left to talk. It seems pretty hard that I who have, no- body to speak to from morning until night shouldn't be allowed to talk with my husband in the evening. Besides, it isn't often that I even open my mouth then. to say wordp
 I'll never forget your tirade this morn ing MT. CaudIe, if I live to be thousand years old; and all because for once during your married life of 25 years a button was gone off of your shirt, when you were getting ready to go to old Tattle- tales Christmas party. Fie upon you, MT. Caudle. Such language I have never heard in my life; no, not even from a politician or a chorus girl. The air was blue with your damns and be-damneds! You didn't swear? Why MT. Caudle, how can you have the nerve to lie there in your bed and say that you didn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

you have And you call yourself a Christian gentleman, too, MT. Caudle Won't hold my tongue? will not Am I to be sent to my grave by your swear ing at me every morning over mere shirt button? Neverl
 MT. Caudle, aren't you snoring? How dare you, sir Oh, it's just like my friends have predicted; you've gone to the bad-absolutely! I knew it would come to this some day: and now the buttons have proved 1t. The whole world ought to know of your cruelty and un- appreciativeness, MT. Caudle. You can hire tho shirt buttons sewed on? Indeed and that's what it's come to, MT. Caudle I'm to be turned out of my own home not allowed to sew buttons on my hus- bands shirts or on my children's clothes You have no heart, sir; no heart; you are a cruel. mean, inccnsiderate brute a coward; think of a great aD1ebodied man threatening his own wifel Threat. ening her by saying he could hire some female to come in and do his sewing Think of 1t! And all because I just hap pened to mention a-a-button; and your bad humor over getting ready to go tc the Christmas partyi'
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grade Is regained-or "regenerated by gravity"-while descending Every cleo tric engine has meter to measure the consumption of power, and while descend Ing grade this power is "regenerated by gravity" The restored current auto matically sets back the power company's meters and credits the railroad with the amount, so that the electric current not only saves but records it's savings.
 From what MT. Coors told me, if all the railroads could be electrified, the Atkinson eight-hour law would not be a terror to them. He said that the electric motor increased the speed and thus short
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
Electricity supplanting Locomotive

John A Sle1cner III LeSlles.
 The wonders of electricity! Who that rides daily in the trolley cars would imag- inc that electricity is replacing the steam
 locomotive. over the heavy grades oi the Rocky mountains, for over 300 miles on the St. Paul. and promising to do the same in due season on all other trans continental lines. Look at the map of Montana beyond Helena and you will find Great Falls Here is one of the finest water powers in the country. It is har- messed to propel the gigantic electric locomotives on the St. Paul. and carry the heavy freight and passenger trains that cross the Continental Divide These motors are now operating for distance of 80 miles from Alberton to Hardow- ton, and in February will be running no miles farther to Avery. Idaho, a total of 40 miles.
 The electric locomotive used on the St. Paul is the mightiest in the world. It towers above you like a black giant of steel. It is 112 2-3 feet long and weighs 6oo,ooo pounds. It has s2 wheels. 1s on each side and no tender, as 1t uses neither fuel nor water. It can cover 1000 miles without overhauling. having no f1ues to clean nor boilers to inspect. Forty-two of these monsters are required for the traffic of the road in its electrified noun tain district. There Is no smoke, or gas, or cinders in the tunnels or snowsheds. Tho motors are always ready to start and operate best in cold weather. Frozen pipes and snow drifts have no terror for them. One electric takes the place of four steam locomotives, and on heavy grade will handles It's full tonnage at a speed of from 15 to 16 miles an hour as against 8 to 10 miles for the steam To- ccmotive. Nature really does the hard work of the St. Paul. The Montana Pow CT company, with it's plant at Great Falls on the Missouri river and smaller plants at other points, delivers to the railroad at substations, 90 miles apart. 100 00o- volt alternating current, and this is util- ized at reduced pressure of 5000 volts. the highest direct-current voltage em- ployed in railroad work anywhere In the world. This Is more than five times the pressure used on the trolley car In- stead of brakes, the pull-back force of the electric motor is used to slow up. Strangely enough. a portion of the elec- trtc enargy consumed in climbing the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

blowing on tho machine. The windows
 are therefore fitted with double sash,
 as shown, the inner sash to open in and
 down, and the outer sash to open out and
 up. In this manner free circulation of
 air is established. The windows are
 spaced about four feet apart. It is
 good plan to fit them with cellar-window
 wire or small mesh netting, to exclude
 cats and other marauders.
 The roof Is framed with 2x4inch raft CTS, spaced about two feet on centers, overlaid by sheathing boards and cov- cred with a reliable grade of ready-to-lay
 patent roofing: or, the rafters may be
 shingie-lathed and a roof built of singles The ceiling joists are 2x4-inch material, secured to the plates. which are of simi- lar material, and spaced about two feet apart. The loft space between the cell ing and the under side of the roof should be ventilated in some way, either at the gables or by a ventilator If half-story lis built over the incubator cellar, this loft space makes a good strage room and a particularly suitable place for dryina and curing feathers
 Most mammoth incubators are heated | by coal-burning, hot-water furnaces consequently chimney or flue of somt kind Is required. A concrete chimney may be built very easily, using terra cotts l tile lining for the inside form. and { wooden structure for the outside form Build the entrance steps as shown. ant provide a substantial, generous door.
 l Since the advent of the incubator { | branch of the poultry industry ha evolved, which was never even dreame' of by the most visionary, and which ha exceeded the most sanguine expectation --the day-old-chick business. There vii ] be an interesting article on this subjec l for next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

When one uv desc heah .dignified High Brows" cums erlong, Ole Miss, an squelches one uv dem Fluffy -Ruffles Debutantes de po' li'l thing don't feel no bigger en CT Cake uv Lye Soap after CT hard days EWashin'! NaW'm!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
Piles Cured at Home By New Absorption Method

If you suffer from bleeding, itching. blind or protruding Piles. send me your address, and will tell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorp- &ion treatment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for trial, with references from your own locality if requested. Users report immediate relief and speedy cures. Send no money. but tell others of this offer. Write to- day to Mrs. M. Summers. Box P. Notre Dame, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

Boating in the Guiana Wilderness A. Hyatt verrill. in Harper's Magazine for January.
 The method of paddling adopted by the natives is very peculiar and con- sists of about a dozen short-arm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
Human Nature

From the Louisville Courier-Journel.
 "Old friends are best. 1T know. Still, we all like to make new friends. We can chuck bluff be- fore them for awhile Tho old friends have our number"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

ened the hours of work 50 that trip could be made in seven and half hours which. with a steam motor. would take 10. Thus the eight-hour day could be provided with no extra pay for over time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
After That the Deluge

After That the Deluge From the Boston Transcript What did you say to your wife wAsn you got homo at n last nishtr' My dear.'' { "Is that aliT' Yes; she began talking then"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14

, which affords "a fairly uniform, cool temperature and one-third above the ground, which permits of adequate ven- tilation. In selecting a site, the first thing to consider Is drainage. and on this account hillside or high, dry ground is preferable. It is well. also. to consider tho location of the cellar in relation to the brooder house, dv eiI- ing and other conveniences. Rem Der that 1t will be visited often, from early in the morning until late at night, and in every kind of weather, which means some very bad weather. consequently 1t should be built with tho idea of accessibility.
 The cellar may be erected in con- junction with brooder house. laying house, granary or other building, or 1t may be built as shown in the accom- panying sketch, as separate unit, of this article we will consider it as an independent building, though t is easily converted into any other modi- fication.
 The cellar should be large enough to allow the attendant to work around the machine conveniently. If small machines are being used at the time of building the cellar 1t is best to provide for the Installation of nam ' moth machine at some future time, that is. to make the cellar wide enough to acommodate one of the large. coal bulhing types. Mammoth machines re- cuire cellar width of about 12 feet and ceiling height of seven feet. Eight feet is better Most machines are of the. two-sided type--with com partments on both sides. Passageways at least three feet wide should be al- lowed for the handling Of egg trays. Two mammoth machines may be set up side by side in a, cellar 20 feet wide, with plenty of room for convenient operation. A 120o-egg machine requires . cellar length of IS feet. and each additUnal section of about 800 eg9s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-14
CONSTRUCTION IN DETAIL

In order to save on the labor of ex- cavating we recommend making the finished floor level about three feet below the natural grade and using what earth Is removed from the hole to throw up an embankment around the cellar. This will secure the de- sired depth below ground at the least Axpense. The walls should be built
 stone. brick or concrete. and the |A V should be made of cement, also thu Ayance steps and areaway. Tn ne ss> S>Ranytng diagram ws present | desia4 W collar Of concrete, 70 foet long Snd 14 feet Wids. outside
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INSURE PERFECT YENTILATION

Proper ventilation is imperative. The egg chambers of the incubator must be generously supplied with fresh air at ell times, yet there should be no risk Of driving rains or direct currents of air
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
RED CROSS GOT
TRUCK DRIVERS
Eleven of Them Have AL
ready Sailed for France
and Active Duty.

Eleven experienced American motor
truck drivers have just sailed for
France. where they are to serve in the
Red Cross Transportation Service
SiXty.one more men are being trained
BY the Red Cross in motor.car factories
at Cleveland, Detroit and Buffalo, and
are to sail soon.
The seventy-two men have been re-
cruited in response to a cablegram
from Major Grayson Mp. Murphy.
head Of the Red Cross Commission 10
France, asking for expert motor truck
drivers without delay. The appeal fer
truck drivers was made in FairmOnt
and there were three or four responses.
but for one reason and another the
local men were not called upon.
Owing to the congestion OF the rail.
roads in France, large quantities OF
Red Cross supplies are being trims.
ported by motor truck from seaports
TO Paris and other distribution centers
Drivers are being organized ,Cto
crews, and will be handled on a aili.
tary basis, working as a part of he
Red Cross Transportation Service, un
der the command OF Major James II.
Perkins. Major Perkins went over rs
Deputy Commissioner with the rel
Cross Commission to France, and was
commissioned in the Quartermastcr'J
Corps attached to General Pershing's
STAFF. He is vice president Of the Ma
tional City Bank. New York City. and
is an authority on industrial organiza
ton.
To meet the salaries anil transporta.
ton expenses of the men now berC
added TO its foreign motor Transports
ton Service, the Red Cross War Ccun
Gil has voted an appropriation of $l7,-
900.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24

~ don't feel exactly like a soldier"
said one of the departing men at the
station Thursday. Soldiers wear un.
forms, and it doesn't seem as if we
get our new toys" Bless you, young
fellow, clothes may make the man,
hut they don't make tue soldier. Sure.
ly YOU have good company in your
lack OF uniforms. II we remember
our history correctly, the men at
Lexington and Bunker Hill scarcely
knew what uniforms were, and Wash
ington's little army at Valley Forge
had only few remnants of what had
once been uniforms. But this didn't
affect their fighting qualities III the
least. No, the public know that you
are soldiers now, and while your new
uniforms may add to your soldier-like
appearance, they won't add mite to
the admiration and esteem which the
general public has for you
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at ArnettsYille.
Mrs. Harry aud Miss Glenna Nc.
Cuteheo mare spending q few days az
Redwood.
]. w vanata has returned from .
hunting trip near Independence.
Walter Stealey. OF Clarksburg, spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward johnson on Morgantown avenue.
Miss Catharine Cox accompanied ;
motoring party to Elkins yesterday.
Mr.. cambridge, OF Greenmont, Pa.
is visiting his son. Rayman cambridge,
here.
Miss Ethel Holt left today for Lum.
berport TO take up her work as teach.
er in the Lumberport high school.
Harry Henry. who has been employ
cd here at the B. d n. station. has
gone TO his home at Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Wilbur Mason, who has been
receiving treatment at Cooks hospital.
was taken to her home on Raymond
street yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. 4 Brummage spent
the latter part Of the week in Pitts.
burEh.
Miss Gertrude Criss went to Morgan.
town the LATHE part OF the week to visit
Miss Jessie Shuttlesworth.
Miss Josephine Beth and Jack Ker-
rigan, OF Wheeling. were guests Of
Frank Beth on State street Sunday
Mrs. Della Moran went to Grafton
yesterday to spend a few days wiz
her son, French Moran and family.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24

safe Homecoming Of each departing
man. However, such prayers and
hopes are not always given departing
troops, at least according to what
Dan Anderson, well.known colored
man of Fairmont says. Dan served
several years in the regulars. and was
in some OF the Indian campaigns OF
the Northwest. He tells the story OF
his enlistment in Washington, and his
departure for the west According to
Dan, the regiment marched to the
railroad station, headed by the Ma
rine Band which played patriotic airs
until the time Of the trains leaving.
But, alas and alack! As the train
pulled out, the band struck up a new
tune, not exactly in keeping with the
occasion. Il Don't Care II You Never
Come Back" was the selection played.
That's the way when colored folks
20 to war" says Dan. ITS fine going,
but the coming back is a different
proposition"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-09-24
EAST SIDE
= NEWS =
Interesting Meeting.

a very interesting meeting OF the
Worth While Girls" Missionary 50.
ciety OF the Palatine Baptist church
was held at the home OF Miss Josephine
Maple Saturday afternoon. \ large
number Of the girls were present and
an interesting program was given
The following officers were elected by
the society: President, Ethel Rich.
Crds; vice president, Marie McNeely;
secretary, Josephine Maple; assistant
secretary, Alice Hughes; treasurer,
Beatrice Mckinney.
y missionary box was packed and
will be sent to an Indian mission.
Dainty refreshments we're served by
the hostess.