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Show ways lntle Woman Who is an Expert Machinist py diversion PETERS LIKES crime Melt f'l NOISE AND MOLDER. and Pour Metal ae Well ae Workman Skilled Proficient Through Tutorship of Husband. That a woman la capa utrsukee. of mechanical development h, tt,e equal to that of any man la fully D. ipllSed In the case of Mildred a young re, of Rice Lake, WIs., jn who, by her own desire and machinery and under the her husband, has become Hedged machinist, er three years of work In her md's machine shop and foundry lD gs the Rice Lake Iron 'Works, Peters has become so proficient there is now no Job comes Into She jijop that is beyond her skill. from making a to anything, aklng fit" or "keyseatjng a cou-- 1 to manipulating the trip ham-m- d other massive machinery in lor ship of does e Is re not take a back seat for a Full Fledged Machinist. the skilled .machinists who with her In her husband's es- - of k ihment knowledge of machinery Is not to the machine shop, for she Into the foundry, which Is an ad t to the shop, and there can cast old anything In the line of ma-jreven to the pouring of the ng hot metal Itself, molding, , which is regarded as ring much experience and skill event defects in the castings, she h erfect. She turns out clean she pours from the heavy, idle very steadily, as required in class of work. If It be a thin to be poured fast, something all molders look upon as difficult, often with fear, she never falls t a perfect casting, handling brass, she makes those ngs without difficulty, and melts pours the metal herself. Jt it Is in the machine shop that heart Is set, and the noise of the erous and powerful machinery is ic to her ears. It is to her a hap er laed Taking out new circulation is easy enough, It would seem, to make even the laziest banker willing to have his institution carry its limit, says the American Banker. It was formerly thought that the signature of one official should be actually written on national bank notes before they were Issued, but this now seems to be regarded as unnecessary. Bank tellers say that a very large proportion of the national bank notes that pass through their hands have no signatures at all written on them. Not only are the signatures of the treasury officials printed on the notes with the rest of the engraving, but the presidents and cashiers of the issuing banks have fallen Into the way of having their signatures printed on the notes Issued by their banks with rubber stamps, or by other means that save the necessity of their writing their signatures on the notes. signatures are really becoming He was a sad looking stranger, snd BT BREWING as he leaned against a lamppost he TROUBLE SAID TO TWO. BETWEEN THE said to a policeman: "It is strange how unlucky some days are. Unless Reduction In Clerical Budget . "It la curious. Anything had hapIs Obtained from Vatican Rupture 7 the asked policepened to you Is Likely to Take Place. man. "It the "Well, stranger, replied which the Vatican has The started with my finding my watch been struggle on with France has recarrying stopped; then my razor slipped, and sulted In many of the exiled orders my chin well, Just look at It; then, at taking refuge in Spain and this has breakfast, my son spilled hot milk created a condition of affairs there down my sleeve; after that, as I was that has brought the question of the rushing up the steps to the station, a relations of the Vatican to the church fellow trod on my umbrella and broke In Spain to a cllnmx, so that there the top off, and I lost my train through seems to be no doubt that, unless the talking to him, and- government of Spain can sucBut here a water cart came quickly present ceed In Inducing the Vatican to accept around the corner and drenched the a reduction of some 1200,000 in the stranger from the knee downward. He clerical budget and acknowledge the gazed around him with a sickly smile, regularity of the civil marriage, a rupand remarked: ture will take place between Madrid I "There! What did I tell you? and Rome which may even lead to the dont care a straw about what bas denunciation of the Concordat of 1851. In the meantime, the cardinal prlmato f r the country at large of the thousand of monks and friars who have established themselves after being driven out of France, and founded schools aud colleges for both sexes; and tha immense amount of .treasure which the vatlcuu annually takes out of the country however high may be the ex- y at Sea in GEORGIA'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE. I change from paper money Into gob!. In gold the vailcan is paid, and tha tithes which It gathers from all sources in Spain are said to represent annually some $9,000,000. The state spends annually for tha church some 41,000,000 pesetas, or $8,200,000. According to the latest statistics. the total number of religious communities throughout the country is 3,115, containing 50,933 members. Of these, 2,586 communities are for women, with 40,188 members, and 629 for men, with 10,745 members. The number of those which sought and obtained registration by the government was 2,611, the registration being of a permanent and definite character In the case of kind! 1,201, and of a provisional for 1,410. Registration was temporarily withheld in the case of 150, pend-ln- g further examination of their titles and description. Of the 354 which remain, the greater part are orders of the Concordat ami exempt from regis- tration. Of the 41,000,000 pesetas paid by the state to the church, about $6,000,000 Is devoted to the payment of Income; $750,000 to building, maintenance, and repair of churches; $225,000 is destined for religious seminaries; and some $25,000 Is allotted to religious congregations, cloistered nuns, and others. The sum of a little over Is divided among the higher clergy, leaving less than $1,000,000 for the ordinary priesthood. As the latter must number considerably over 20,000, the average Income of the secular priest cannot be more than $50. Nor does there seem to be much more margin for economy In the salaries paid to the superior clergy.. There are nine archbUhops, whose incomes range from $8,000 to $5,500; there are 51 bishops who receive from. $5,500 to $2,000; there are 50 deans-an500 canons, whose average yearly income Is less than $1,500. But even-ouof this poverty the Spanish church, contrived to donate to the government last year $750,000. Meanwhile the native orders and their French) guests barely make a living; the village curate starves; the tower of 00 Monsignor 8ancha, Cardinal of 8paln. Primate of Spain, Mgr. Sancha, archbishop of Toledo, Is doing his best to effect an understanding by reminding the government of the obligations for moral support both monarchy and dynasty are under, and seeking to impress upon the Roman curia the necessity of making certain concessions toward the liberal movement in Spain. The problem to be solved Is really more of a financial and a social than a religious one. The financial side Is aggravated from three sources. The money which the government pays outright to the clergy, the expense to t Cuenta Cathedral crumble and fall for the want of timely repairs; and the' country, which has so long regarded: such matters with Indifference, Is beginning, especially the liberal, progressive part of It, to be disgusted with' the whole' question of religious dominance. , . waves. Finally both men, good swim8allors Reach Norfolk, Va., After mers, got atop of the cabin roof, and Terrible Hardships aa Castalthough the waves rolled over this for many hours, they hung to it until aways. were rescued. they uorfolk, Va. From Monday morn-1The cabin tablecloth, which they at eight o'clock until Thursday found on a hook, an oilskin hanging was coat and a nlng following, as darkness pair of overalls were hoist- lng near, thirsting and starving tor three small fishes which were t up by the aea upon a Mt of wreck-o- n which they rode and were fil'd and devoured raw, John Koerber Karsten Berntsen, seamen aboard late three-masteschooner Nelson N'ewbury, of New York, Capt. Per i. rode on a raft on the sea oft this t alternating between faint hope I dpp despair, until the steamer enme along and saved them, e story, which they told simply, their escape from death and the olng of their shipmates, Is partly pathetic. They said that the "bury sailed from Port Royal, 8. C., Xew York, with cargo and a deck of lumber; that they were be-e- d outside for eight days, but on Monday morning when the cook 1 they were off Charleston, a bur- struck them, which, within 15 'to, stripped every sail from the the lee side overboard. the schooner dipped her stern the cabin deck was washed away, 'hln a few seconds the vessel was wd over and all hands tried to s over the weather side. A big tame then and swept four of the an off the wreck and the sur-,1who never saw them again, be-j- ? lVv wore drowned. who Is 27 years of age, 1 if 'warn years of ,rrn,,'on ; ut two hours, alternately in the r ln,l upon some of the three-incnf which the deck load was Waed. or torn from these by the 1 r. n e d 1. BORE UNDER RIVER AT NEW case of the trolley tunnels built further south, the tubes rest In the soil, for YORK MARVEL OF SKILL. they will not have to bear trains of great weight The Pennsylvania tunSuccessful Completion of Gigantic nels, on the other band, must support 100-toelectric locomotives, and' Task That Has Taxed the Ingewas necessary to provide-Irohence it nuity of the Best Enfoundations extending all the gineers. way down to bedrock. The method of construction has-beeThe railroad tunnel which has just the same as In the trolley tunbeen completed under the North river In the East river Bection of and nels, from New York city to Weehawken, N. J., is a marvel of Ingenuity and the Subway. As the shields are pushed-- ' forward through the soil, or through skill, for It was found when the two an occasional uprising ledge of rock, bores made from opposite ends apare knitted together, Iron cast rings proached within 125 feet of each other of the tubes. The of an forming the links that they were only cast Iron Is to be of inside the lining three-quarteInch out of alignment aud only a part of which will be of an Inch out of grade, concrete, already described. which, considering the Blze and the Much been told of the Manhatbas length of the tunnel, Is something tan terminal. It has been decided that never before heard of. this Is to be a railroad station from The completion of this seventy-fivwith only such submllllon-dolla- r tunnel now makes It pos- top to bottom, as are necessary- departments sidiary sible for one to walk from New York city Into New Jersey, and It will not be long before trains will be speeding through them. K Is now five years since the first announcement was made of the project of building the tunnels, and It was only after a strenuous campaign of criticism and opposition that work was begun. The route of the tunnel Is from the Jersey Meadows, beyond Bergen II1U (Weehawken), to Thompson avenue, Long Island City. According to the plans as announced, every safety appliance and mechanical protection against accidents known to railroad science Is to be Installed in the tunnels. Electricity will be the only motive power. The current for lights will be entirely separate, as In the New York Subway. The city police will have jurisdiction, Interior of Tunnel, Showing Safety and the city health department will Walkways of Concrete. have sanitary supervision. The newest ventilating apparatus will bo pro- to the comforts of railroad passengers. vided. The railroad company has al- There will be restaurants and arcades, ready ordered steel cars, to replace of small shops near the waiting room. the wooden ones now In use. The new 300 feet long, but there will be no theater or hotel or beer garden Pullmans, too. will be fireproof. A special safety feature will be the despite frequently published rumors. concrete walkways, or sldowalks, built To the various train platforms, below Inside the tubes on a level with the ground, the passengers will descend: car windows. If there Is an accident In elevators, and at tho top of shaft will be electric signs, or a long delay, the passengers will be able to reach these walkways from showing what trains are due or waitthe car windows or doors. The cables ing. In short, there Is to be no confor power, water pipes for protection venience tacking, and the plans seem, for roominess and comfort against fire, and part of the signal to provide wlrea will be beddnd In the concrete enough to supply the demands of tha future New York, however fast beneath these sidewalks. Increases. The construction of the tubes has been designed with a view to safety. Quits Important Sid Issue. Instead of resting upon tho river soil, British government gets an InThe Iron are by supported they of come $25,000,000 from the railway, surlt screw piles, tlons known, as In the river boats and forests of India. a a used for lighthouse rs 1 II A Wonderful Tunnel one-eight- h Peril for Eighty Hours vttt the deck load on anhcd and blown The Pope and Spain W cast-whic- rift on Raft Many of Them Are Printed Instead of Few Things Left to Happen In the Written, as the Law Requires. Chapter of Accidents. Pen-writt- I! shop. UNLUCKY ON HIS BIRTHDAY. from tne humdrum and monotony of housework, and Bhe enjoys it. She takes as much pride In turning out a perfect shafting or set of pulleys or some intricate part of an epglne as any housekeeper would In making a good cake os lij doing a choice bit of embroidery work. Mrs. Peters can fire the boiler, keeping up the proper amount of steam and water, and can run the engine. And more than that, she could put it all together again without any trouble were It to be taken apart for her. "Threading" a piece of steel, a Job requiring accuracy and speed at the same time, she does with as much ease as threading a needle for sewing, although the operation Is Indeed very different. In "making a shrinking fit, wherein a casting must be heated to a certain temperature to avoid bursting, a Job in which all machinists often fall, she has no trouble. This is a Job that Is common In all large engine works. As one watches her at her work he GENERAL GORDON FOR CONGRESS . la Impressed by the scene of the big machines responding with surges and groans to the delicate touch of these skillful feminine fingers. Since It has always been believed that good machinists must have a natural talent to be able to develop the skill successfully, it makes this womans work all the more wonderful. None of the timidity and fear that woman has, as a rule, around machinery, is seen In Mrs. Peters conduct in the shop. She pursues the work with a confidence that Is associated only with an expert knowledge of the business. That Mrs. Peters Is the only woman in America with the pluck to tackle this sort of a business Is probably true. She does the work, not because she is compelled, but because she finds real enjoyment In the handling of machinery. There seems to be actual affection in her gentle touch of the cold steel machines over which she presides In the foundry. It must not be inferred because Mrs. Peters has proven her adaptability to such a calling that she Is lacking in the charms and accomplishments that go to grace womankind. The feminine side of her nature is equally interesting. Possessing a good education, she can converse Intelligently upon most any subject, and can play the piano and sing with considerable ability. Her husband declares she has the In the nomination of Gen. George W. Gordon for congress on the demmost perfect health of any woman he ocratic ticket from the tenth Tennessee district another solever saw. He says her unusual labor dier has been honored. Gen. Gordon, wbo is a native of Giles county, enhas not tended to detract from her tered the war when he was little more than a boy and served till the war womanliness, but that her heart is as was over. He was once taken prisoner. He ts a lawyer by profession and has served on the railroad commission and in the Indian service. Recently full of womanly tenderness and symhe was made superintendent of the Memphis schools. Davy Crockett once his besame was as she when it pathy represented the tenth district wife. . . Mrs. Peters, when asked how she so Vso uWo (Viso wtyW njftww happened to learn to work in the shop, rare on national bank notes. The re- happened up to now. What worries replied with a modest smile: Well, we had no children, and I sult is that millions of national bank me Is, what on earth will happen would get lonesome at home. As my notes are In circulation that bear ab- next? Answers. husband and I always were compansolutely nothing In the way of a sigDanish English. ionable, I spent much of my time in nature, In the legal sense of a signaThe following amusing advertiseto I of ture the him. the hands to be made with perthe shop began by use a hammer and a vise occasionally, sons whose signatures are regarded as ment is copied verbatim from a Danish paper: "The hotels charmingly and then I got to trying my hand at needful to validate the notes. situation, surrounded of a nice garmaking things Just for fun. Pretty A Natural Trait. den the good cuisine, the kindly acsoon I found I could turn out Borne of Grabsby I dont see what's the commodation with moderate charge the simple jobs that came In without matter with this baby of ours. It al- and good conveyance with easy occaInstruction. husband's Naturally, my some- sion for salmon and trout fishing, the I felt an exultant pride over my ways wants Just the thing that has else got! body ascending of the surrounding mounachievements, and wanted to do more al(absent-mindedly- ) Friend Ive tains has done this place well known difficult things all the time. Now, my looked like Its mother It beard and praised of all travelers. N. B. ways husband tells me I am safer in some Detroit Free The Landlord Is spoken English very of the difficult work than any other but took after you. Press. goood." machinist in the shop." of a foundry. SKILLFUL A IGNATUHES ON BANK NOTES. Gov. Joseph M. Terrell, of Georgia, who ordered out the state militia to quell the race rlota In Atlanta, was elected In 1902. He was born In Greenville, Ua was admitted to the bar In 1882, and began his career as a country lawyer. In 1884 and 18K6 he was elected a state legislator, and In 1890 wav sent to the state senate by hla constituents. He became a candidate for attorney general on the state ticket la 1892, and was elected by a sweeping majority, lie held the office for ten years, stepping from It to the governor's chair. PLAYING THE GAME IN A STRICT MANNER Rev. C. II. Mead of Now York, whose was one of the features of eloqucnco The Man Signaled with the Cabin Chester Heights camp meettha great Tablecloth. ing last month, said of children: We are prone to forget that chiled above the raft and were waved by the men, who also shouted and dren have clear eyes and sharp eyes. screamed when passing ships were Because they don't criticise ns we Fifteen steamers passed think that they don't heed us. A great sighted. of them so close that they error. Children watch ns closely and some them, could see their rigging, before the we should try to set them a good Egda came. "There was a poor lady the other day who hastened to the nursery and said to her little daughter: Minnie, what do you mean by shouting and screaming? Play quietly Uka Tommy. See, he doesn't make a sound.' 'Of course he doesnt,' said the little girl. 'That ts our gamo. lie la papa coming homo late and I am you.' Chicago Chronldo. each-elevato- pro. |