The age-herald., 1900-04-15
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Astrologer Raphael's prophecies for this day. Sunday. April 15, 1900:
 Visit thy friends
 Thou wilt have a troublesome and tin- settled year, and thy money will waste like dew; keep thy expenses down. and do not speeulate; those in employ will lose 1t. Young females may have attention from the opposite sex, but it will not result in marriage.
 "A child born on this day will be gener ally unfortunate, and will have much diff ficulty in finding and keeping employ ment."
 Everybody is glad that the political dis turbance, which has so long and so tire somely interfered with the ordinary affairs and occupations of the people, has passed away for moment Yet none is so tired of it all as to fail to sympathize with the men who were defeated in yester- days contest. Some of them meant the best they knew, others perhaps had selfish ends in consideration. But. whatever their purposes, their disappointment is very great, and upon some of them defeat doubt less leaves material burdens hard to bear. The preliminary canvass has been pro- longed one, and in some respects almost as troublesome to many of the public as it was to the candidates themselves. Now, that partial relief is come to many vot- CTS, and the rest of the democrats, there will be not only unayailng regret on the part of some of those who failed to win. but the venerable charges of fraud D corruption" stealing" and the like, will ring in the newspapers and the public places. Yet those who received an in- sufficient number of votes will be accorded the poor enough tribute of sympathy. Isn't II amazing that people free by law will suffer the constant imposition of political claptrap forever?
 The Hanover National bank of New York, which is and has been for so many years intimately connected with the de- velopment and general interests of Bir- mingham has determined to increase it's | capital stock from s1,00O.O0O to s, ,O0O 900, a step rendered desirable by the increase of business. The result of tie increase in stock will be to increase the banks re- sponsibility to its depositors to sl1 900 0O0 including capital, surplus, individual profits, and double liability of sharehold- CTS. It is determined also to increase the surplus fund by $2.000OOO. In the matter of deposits the Hanover is third amongst the banks of New York, it's figures aggre- gating $45, ,0O0,00o Thus it is one of the strongest of all the American banks Its stock sold recently at 71O. It pays a divi- dend of 10 per cent The president of the bank, James T. Woodward, is a director
 
 been for some twenty years largely inter- ested in Birmingham real estate. MT. Woodward was chosen a director of the bank in 1873, when the deposits were but $1.00000 and two years later, when the deposits were s25OO.000, he was elected president, a position he has held ever since. The extraordinary success of the bank has been chiefly due to his wise di- rection. Another Birmingham man, as he may Joe called, William Halls, Jr, is one of the banks two vice-presidents. MT. Halls is president of the Birmingham Realty company, successor of the famous Elyton Land company, in which MT. Woodward was early and largely interest ed. MT. Halls has other important inter- ests; and he comes here three or four time year.
 ''The talk about ante-election promises reminds me of the experience of a man whom knew at my old home" said Will fam Snyder. "He was a candidate for constable, and just before election day I asked him concerning his prospects oh, I am certain of a two-thirds majority he answered most cheerfully.
 What causes you to feel so positively certain?' I asked.
 "Ive got the promises
 "'You place the proper value on election promises, it is hoped?' I ventured to say.
 Sure! he said, sure! Everybody has promised to vote for me; but I count third of the voters as liars. The truthful two-thirds will vote for me-
 "In the election the trusting man did not receive any votes at all. Seeing him I asked him how about it.
 "1 expressed to you the opinion,' said he, that one-third of the voters were liars didn't I?'
 "'rhats what you said,' he was as- sured.
 May I amend my observation?'
 Certainly
 Then 1 strike out "one-third" and substitute "alr'-thus, all the voters of our town are liars
 "So saying, the defeated one made a bee-line for a drink"
 It is definitely stated that MT. Cleveland lis not expected to be present at the din- ner to be given next Wednesday night by the Brooklyn Democratic club on which occasion Hon. Joseph J. Willett of Annis- ton will make speech MT. Willett's fellow-notables present will be former Governor Campbell of Oho former Assis- tant Secretary of the Navy William Me Adoo, William Ralph Walker of Missouri, and Norris B. Osborne of Connecticut
 The women of the Church of the Ad- vent are serving cake and other refresh ments at the Adams drug store, Second avenue and Nineteenth street The object of this laudable undertaking is to earn money for church purposes.
 Who's you gwinter vote fer fer