The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-30
POSTMAN'S DEATH. REVEALS CACHE OF LATE MALL
Cupid's Aide Fails In Ar magh-French Letters
 In Lot
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LONDON, Nov. 29.-The postman, who is unusually one of the best of Cupid's lieutenants, has proved other wise at Ready, County Armagh, Ire land. When Thomas Sleator, who car ried Kcady's fail for many years, died recently more than 1900 undelivered letters and post cards, some of which were posted decade ago were found secreted in various parts of his home.
 It transpired that at least two of the missives contained proposals of marriage and in each case fhe gTl married some one else There is no telling how many other faithful lovers lost the ladies of their choice through the old postman's habit of holding out on tie mail.
 Among the letters which have finally reached their destination were num- Der written from the trenches during the war, bills long overdue, belated good news for persons who did not live to receive it and some bad news for others who did not care to get it.
 Nobody can explain why Sleator held up the letters but the postal authori- ties are doing their best to find the ad- dresses. many of whom are gone from Ready now.
 Claims Brick Record
 The latest world record claimed here is the laying of 800 bricks in an hour, or more than 13 minute. The feat was performed by Christopher Hull, fore man bricklayer of Sheffield, for a wager of ten pounds Sterling.
 Hull was allowed four laborers to wait upon him, but nevertheless the performance was regarded as remark able display of strength and skill. His achievement meets with no admira- ton among the trade unionists how ever, and one of the union officials is quoted as saying:
 ''This mans crazy and ought to be made to eat his bricks. A fair average is forty an hour"
 The builders on the other hand, say many men could lay 500 daily if they chose but that the average is around 800. They have long complained of deliberate slowness since the war, which they claim is largely responsible for the housing shortage.
 =, Buy The Fixins'
 In Great Britain as we'll as America, father pays for the family automobile but mother and the girls buy it for its fixings and such affairs as mechanical features receive only secondary atten- tion from the women at the motor shows Therefore it was not a matter for surprise when, at the opening of the Glasgow show this week, the boss of the household found cars the bodies of which were covered with a sort of changeable silk, permitting the match ing of favorite gowns and having the additional advantage of cheap repair when damaged by collisions with tele- graph poles or other cars.
 English and Scotch women were all ready familiar with French bodies covered with leather fabric but the silk covering was an innovation permitting the use of ali the colors of the rain bow and it has already proved exceed ingly popular.
 The makers explain that the new covering is stretched tightly over a wood and metal framework, treated with a kind of liquid celluloid and then covered with ten coats of varnish, creating a scratch-proof surface of great brilliance.
 Another innovation is a four-seater with the two seats completely concealed except when in actual use, thus en- abling the owner to decline on the plea of limited accomodations when a stanger or some unwanted person asks for a lift.