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COTTON MARKET FIRM BUT LIVELY Rapid Advance Due to Strong Public Interest PRIVATE CABLES ARE GOOD South Wac an Aetivs Buyer at New York and Bad Weather Reports Were Treated With h.
 difference.
 

New York, February 7.-The cotton market opened firm and quite excited at an advance Of to T points and imme- diately developed still more pronounced strength and activity March contracts which closed last night ahs.95 were soon selling at. s.oi. while May, which had closed at 01 showed si2 The rapid ad- vance here was due chiefly to unexpected strong public and private cables. The latter stated that the foreign advance was due to the strong statistical figures Of last night cabled from this side. Egypt ian cotton speculators were reported to have re-entered the Liverpool market as active buyers The spot situation at Liverpool was called particularly strong with spinners driven to the purchase of the more remote future deliveries in an effort to secure cali on supplies need ed against orders for goods already in hand or expected. The south was an ac- tive buyer at New York The western was rumored that the late bear leader had finished covering his shorts and now stood heavily long of the market There was still buying by export houses. July and August were preferred. Traders showed indifference to bad weather re- ports from the south, saying this was discounted by estimated receipts. Few parties were disposed to secure profits; but this proved insufficient for the in- creasing demand and tthe market at the last showed >a strong under tone.
 New York February 7.-Cotton quiet; middling, 9.20c; net receipts, Ss4; gross re- ceipts, 19907; sales. 1907: stock, 154iS15; exports to the continent, 1902.
 Total today: Net receipts, 24,259; ex- ports to Great Britain, SSS7; exports to the continent, All; stock, 969,935.
 Consolidated: Net receipts 24259; ex- ports to Great Britain, SSS7; exports to the continent, All.
 Total since September 1: Net receipts, 6075,2T; exports to Great Britain, 1,eOS,- SIP; exports to France, 559,71 exports to the continent, 2031 ,101.
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Treasury Statement.

Washington February 7-Today's treas ury balances. exclusive of the gold re- serve. show: Available cash balances $224, 75s, ,0l1! gold $1o2, 4070sS.
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Chicago Change.

New York, February 7.-Virginia-C Caro- lima Chemical company 66 preferred 124.
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cocoanutsAFresh, per leo, s2.75@s. Celerv-Per bunch, E0c.
 Cranberries-Per box. g O.. Bananas = Per bunch. cuils. 50d75c; straiehts. s1.25Ql1 50.
 Apples-Fancy King, per pari eI. ss.0o: Ben Davis, fancy. s3.00: Ban Davis, choice. g. .25@2. .50; Baldwins. S3. 00QS.25. Dried Apples-Caiifornia evaporated' Sc; sun dried. Gc.
 Irisc Potatoes-Per bushel. 751s0c. Sweet Potatoes-Per hushel S0090c. Cabbage-Northern 90c; Mobile gresn. si.35 per crate.
 Onions Per pound. Pc.
 Turnips-Rutabagas per pound i4kc. Peas Black-eyed. per bushel. s2.25 Lima Beans-Per pound, 5Ac. Navy Beans-Per bushel. S2.6o02.75. Raisins-Fer box. H .7o
 Garlic-Per pound. 10c.
 Give Oil-Per gallon. s2.00Q2.3. Spas agheiti-Im2or.ed. per box. s2.0O: do nestle. sl.25.
 Macaroni-Imported per pounds. TAO domestic. 6i2c.
 Consarra-Per dozen 75c.
 Roman Cheese-Per pound. soc
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Room f6. Chalifoux1 Bldg

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Cash quotations were as follows: Fiour-Steady; winter patents $S6Od9. 75; straights s3.30d3.50; spring patents $35o@ 3SO; straits s3.1OdS4O; bakers $2.45d2.70. Wheat-No. spring 7SdSOc; No 3, 771ac, No. red, 751s@7624
 Corn-No. 2, 43Ac; No. 2 yellow 4Ss4c. oats-No ?. s5c; No. white, 3Sc; No. 3 white, B 50m3.60.
 Rye-No. ?, 49Ac.
 Barley-Good feeding, Aa4sc; fair to choice malting 4S@52c.
 Flax Seed--No. 1, s1.16; No. l north western, $1.2l.
 Timothy Seed-Prime. $3.60. Mess Pork-Per barrel $16.S71sG17.W. Lard-Per 100 pounds. $9471s@9.50 Short Ribs Sides-Loose. $9.00@920. Dry Salted Shoulders-Boxed, $S.121A@ S.25.
 Short Clear Sides-Boxed, S9.37i@9.50. Whisky-Basis of high wines, $1.3O. Clover-Contract grade, $l170 Butter-Quiet and steady; creamery, IS @25c; dairy, 15423c.
 Eggs-Weak, 19c.
 Cheese-Steady, 13G14c.
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Local staple oroeerles.


 Apples-Western evaporated, 7h1sisc- Flour-Fancy patent, s425; half patent $3.S5.
 Sugar-Granulated, Dc. Y, C.. 4lSc. Coffee--Green. 7is0i9Iac. Arbuckle's s packages. s10. 30; Lion packages ss.soi Cordova packages. $10.sO; Porto Rico $1030.
 Meats-Dry salted ribs. 10c; clear bel lies. 131ke; dry salted rib bellies, 1O%ci hams. fancy, l4c medium. 13e; Call fornia. 1Oc: breakfast bacon. lie. Cheese-New York full cream,-44ik0l5c. Lard-Leaf. 1O7sc.
 Compound Lard-Snow drift. Sssc. Molasses = Centrifugal, 15935c; sugar. house, 4Oe; Georgia cane. 36c. Corn-Mixed. 67lkc; white. CSC. Meal-Bolted, S1.15; water ground. s115. IIay-Per ton, timothy No. 1. $23.0O, clo- yer. mixed. $2l.oO; prairie. SIS; Johnston grass, $15
 Oats-Mixed, 49c; white soc. Cotton Seed Meal-Per ton, $24.00. Pearl Grits-92 lbs, $1.6 Bran-Pure wheat, s22. 50; shorts, s2I hominy feed, S21.0o.
 Beans-Navy, s2.75 per bushel; Lima. Go 6I:c per pound.
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BIRMINGHAM AND ATLANTIC R. R.

Schedule Effective November 9, 1902 pooa Down Read Up. N, Mo a No. 2. No.4
 am. pm. 7.95 zoo Lv... .Talladega.. Ar. 1O:eO GAO s.95 500 Ar...Pell City....Lv $50 6:3s e.bS 10;0o Ar. Birmingham. .Lv. 6:OO 3:4S Trains run daily. Quickest route te- tv cen Tailadega. Birmingntm am and west ern points.
 Ship your freight via Birmingham and Atlantic railroad.
 J.F. FLEETWOOD. c. F. X P. A John C. Soley. General Manager.
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Gas for lighting, heating and cooking. B'ham Ry., Light and Power Go.
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Mew orI,ana cotton Market.

New Orleans, February 1.-The spot cot ton market was decidedly strong today. but factors tables had been pretty well cleared off by yesterdays transactions, and there was little stock tabled for 1n- spection. The sentiment among factors was strongly bullish as result of the bulge in contract values, predicted up- on brisk continental buying at Liverpool, free covering by shorts and the wretched weather prevailing In the belt. Sellers had no difficulty in moving stocks at a gain of 1-16 cent to 1s cent, and all or ferings at that level were promptly taken. Sales 7050s bales, including 4250 to arrive Quotations revised. Low middling was advanced lsc and higher grades 1-16c. The short session today was period of jublation for the bulls in the cotton con tract market. Liverpool moved up S-10o to 4-1O0d on deliveries, and on this side the advance was quickly responded to by free covering influenced by weather conditions in the belt and growing ap- preciation of the fact that consumption is cutting wide swath in visible sup plies. The opening was 5 to points above yesterdays figures, followed by an ad- vance of to points At that level halt was called and free realizing to GOV CT in profits sent prices off bit This in- fluence was combatted by heavy buying by the bulls, however, and on the sound of the gong the local board showed net gains for the day of 9 to F points.
 New Orleans, February 7.-Cotton fu- lures firm; February S.96 bid March 9.O1@ 9.O2, April 9.O7G9, ,O9, May 9.14a9.15. June 91S@9.2O, July 9.24@9.25, August s.SSqS .91, September S.37@S. 40.
 New Orleans February 7.-Cotton firm; quotations revised; sales 7050 ordinary 715 good ordinary s, low middling 7-16. middllng g, good middling g 7-16, middling fair lO1s, receipts 7564, stock 360,206.
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s,rmInoham city sonds.
Ernit and Proeuce.

Birmingham city bonds can pc bought on about a per cent basis.
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S4,61s,o57.14

w.. HARDING President j. H. vcePresdenL H. w. w. CRAWFORD Cashier AZ FORSYTH Assistant Cashier DREcToRs-T T. hIman M Tu~sr B. P Moore 2 D N.be Rob Walker, W S. Brown Walker N 5akss w. p. c. Harding ]. H.
 INTEREST ALLOWED ON CERTIFIC ATEs OF DEPOSIT
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RAIL WAY SCHEDULES

In Effect January 5. 1so2 Arrival and departure of all trains as Union Passenger Station. BIrm' 1giam. Ala.
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Locai lrcn Marpee
Local sroeks and Bonds.

(corrected Daily by Caldwell & Ward Bankers, 20l5 First Avenue. Tele-
 phone 753. (See Card)
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LOCAL MARKETS.

Local Cottor Market. (Corrected Daily by W. D. Nesbitt. Man oRPr for Tnman .N Col
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MORTGAGE LOANS

Place your mortgage loans direct with the United States Mortgage and Trust Go. of New York. capitatsur. plus and undivided profits over S5,ooo,. coo. Interest rate the lowest.
 6. GAzzAM, AGENT.
 Room 16. Chalifouxl 1Ida.
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L. q N-NortI,.

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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07
BY oREN ROOT.

On graduation from Hamilton College Ii
1se. 1t was to find myself adrift with some
prospect OF capsiZing.
My father was professor Of mathemat-
les IN the college, as was his father before
him. and was valedictorian Of his class
My uncles. Elihu Root, now Secretary OF
War. and walstein Root. who has earned.
perhaps. more fame than fortune as a
chemist, both stood at the head Of their
classes.
I was not so fortunate, but did succeed in
getting one Of the Phi Beta Papa keys
and so escaped complete disgrace.
My father strongly intimated that the
best thing young man in my position
could do was to teach school.
Perhaps 1t Is because some persons would
rather learn than tsach-myself among 9TH
ers-that led me to decide against school
teaching.
fesson. But it was necessary to do some
thing and to do 1t at once, or else 20 hun
cry.
So, as nothing turned up in some time. the
| hungry period came soon. Facts are hard
things to digest.
1t happened to be zero weather, and hun
ger and cold are bad bedfellows.
This period, by the way. occurred after
had left The college and had gone back to
nv early home in Missouri in search OF
hope and work.
Some three weeks after getting my sheep
skin I was crossing the big bridge spanning
the Mississippi at st. Louis, and then be-
gan an uphill time.
One of my brothers was reporter on a
newspaper there. but as he knew no one
save newspaper men and politicians. the out
look Immediately became gloomy.
HE SLEPT TO
AVOID EATING.
The month that followed still seems an
age to Mccullough most of it was spent
In bed.
Yes. For as my small capital dwindled 1t
became necessary-or at least advisable
for me to remain estensibly asleep until
after noon each day in order to save buy
ing breakfast and luncheon.
Things went from bad to worse-as they
generally do when one Is out Of employ
ment-until reportorial position was Of
fered me on one Of the st. Louis dailies.
The paper would have lost money on me.
for the first stofy-in the frst person singu-
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the securities of the various companies con-
trolled by the Metropolitan interests.
Meanwhile the spasmodic hand Of the
clock was moving east-by-southeast toward
the appointed hour. and as a sudden tick
denoted its arrival. the door opened and
General Manager Root came in-on time to
the minute.
This was another and even a better
answer to my question. They who win sue
cess say promptness IS the right bower in
the game.
This successor to President Vreeland had
1ust returned from a conference with Will
liam c. Whitney. August Belmont. H. H.
Vreeland, and other Interurban and Metro
politan directors, and veterans of industry.
whose combined wealth would pay OF the
rational debt. and still leave them million
aires.
His -my-busy-da step and manner
did not promise protracted interview. His
time belonged to the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company.
HIS VAST
CROWD OF VISITORS
Several interruptions were occasioned by
clerks and minor officials from the hive Of
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during his tireless daily inspection of the
road. and Its collateral branches.
Without waste OF time or words. he s.t-
tied most OF the questions concerning the
con- fort and convenience of some millions
of patrons Of the twentysix lines under his
control.
Tall. broad-shouldered. raw-boned, keenly
alert and hardly more than boy in general
| appearance. this young. self-made man con-
veys the impression Of being the Industrial
young athlete that he is.
Perhaps 1t requires an Industrial athlete
to wrestle successfully with some of the
problems. which daily confront the manager
of system controlling PIG miles of track
age. 100 cars. representing an investment
o. sa0o 0oU.OO0 and giving employment to IA
900 men.
His clear gray eyes are an admonition and
example to the sallow army of Sophisticated
youth who seem only to make both ends
meet by burning the candle at both ends.
Early to bed and early to rise is one OF
the unbroken commandments in his deca-
logue.
This is with the proviso his work does not
keep him up the greater part Of the night
For his time mast be Its time who goes
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Sc A WEEK.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
They said at the Metropolitan Stree. Rail-
way Company ot1ces, New York, the other
day. on the writer !nquir.ng for General
Manager Oren Root, that he was attend
Ing meeting OF officers in the Gable
building. some fifty blocks away
They said he would be back in half an
hour.
The spasnotio hand o: the big electric
clock in the ONCE was then pausing at
2:3o. SO there was q half hour for pre-
urinary survey OF the surroundings.
II was big room-the room that had
been occupied by President and former
General Manager Herbert H. vreeland-
and It was big chair that accompanied
the big desk standing exactly IN the cen
ter OF the room. Bigness and precision
were visible everywhere
One could see It without straininE his
eyes.
But was the present incumbent Of the
big chair and the bigger ofice-a young
man barely e years old, who had just been
called to one OF the most remunerative and
responsible position, in all thi, corpora
ton OF States and Territories-bis enough.
mentally and physically. to ill the chair
i4ldoe vacant Dy EEeslueII Nree!dEQ!
NOT YET THIRTY AND
A GENERAL MANAGER.
Still under thirty and the executive head
Of the greatest street railway system on
earthI
Was he young Fortunatus, born with e
golden spoon in his mouth. or had he en-
braced a fighting chance IN the strenuous
game and won on his merits?
h,l = e.
ship of the greatest street railway system
in the land at an age when most young men
ere still casting about for opportunities, or
rather waiting for opportunities to come
their way?
What. in short was the secret Of his
amazing SUGGEST
Success always Is a secret to those who
fail. But this one promises to be of interest
to every young man with ambition to sue
coed in his chosen calling.
Doubtless many a man whose mirror and
friends told him he was growing gray rather
than rich also would like to know how
this young man had forged ahead with
such -giant-killer strides
LIBRARY OF BOOKS ON
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
As my glance travelled around the room
with 4 place IN II LOT everything, and with
everything in its place-it was arrested by
a number OF volumes dealing with labor
and capital-those Siamese twins-and other
facts and factors in the most absorbing in
dustrial problems of the day.
Tracts on fractions. precepts on precepts,
lines upon .ines-street railway lines made
UP the small library
There was nothing superfuous about It.
nothing that DID not appertain to some
branch of the street railway industry or
some of its numerous sllies-nothing of par
amount interest to the average young man
under thirty years of age.
This library was eloquent of facts. Some
of them were fairy facts-the kind that
science is filed without all were facts
nothing hut facts.
ROOT ARRIvEi ON
THE MINUTE
Already 1t was becoming plain how Oren
Root had become the youngest street rail-
way manager in the world commanding
salary which runs well up into five figures.
and holding In his name MANY millions Of
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forth to manage Metropolitan Street Rail-
way system.
So young Root is frequently abroad In the
small hours of the morning. when only
ghosts and physicians are supposed TO be
estir. What is he doing? Studying the ner
under hirl-studying every possible means
of remedying traffic conditions on the island
OF Notwithstanding his trade.
For this young man of to-morrow-hke
his predecessor and superior officer-rose
from the ranks. He began with the con-
struction gang. He. shoveled dirt, dug UP
cobblestones. helped lay rails. was motor
man and became timekeeper-most every
thing but q timeserver.
He knows the men as they are. and in
quiry among them revealed the fact that not
only are the men loyal to him. but they are
becoming so many Barkises. willing and
anxious to hitch their troIleys to his star
Here is his remarkable story told for the
first time:
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offices honeycombing the big building COM
ing in to consult with the busy managerial
bee.
Many Of the consulters were ancient and
obsolete, a few We're honest workers in the
hive, asking no odds and receiving none;
some were droneS
They came for directions regarding every
| thing under the street railway sun One
| was tnquiring about the proposed new
crosstown line in Eighty-sixth street. which
| the property owners are contesting, and
] which will involve the expenditure of mil
| lions OF dollars in case q subway has to be
constructed.
Another came with a report that sixty
persons had declined to obey the car-ahead
| order and had been travelling back and forth
over town for six hours on one fare. Still
| another came with report of an acct
dent on one of the lines in which a woman
and child were the victims.
TIRELESs DAILY INSPECTION
OF THE ROAD.
Occasionally the young man to whom
| they reported for orders was already aware
i of the business which brought thern-havtne
acquainted himself with 1t at first hand
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have come under my notice of men vhat
entered the employ Of this road brimful al
enthusiasm but unwilling to make anyJ
sacrifices OF personal comfort or COM
venience
When called upon to work overtime thsiI
demurred and when called upon to assi.t n
fellow worker without any prospect of sx-l
ira remuneration they begged to BE- en-
cused
Every man has a right to do this-enI
take this stand-but It 1, tie man who -
capable and willing to do anything ana
everything who attracts attention ana,
climbs the ladder soonest.
MEN SHOULD WAIT Rxsi
FOR WIVES. "-|
During my eight years connection vttM
thi, road have frequently been called mn
on to work sixteen hours a day at the ats
OF 10 cents an hour.
mat Is hardly union wage. But tAsI
thing was to convince my employers that
was worth more than was getting A.
soon as an employee can do that honestly hsI
Is on the road to promotion.
No employer IS going to pay an EMPLOYS
every cent he Is worth. for tina. wouIn
leave no margin OF interes. on the inv.stJ
ment, and when man or a company en-.
ploys q man. It Is an investment pure ann
simple.
As for young men marrying-or couryaIi
every man must be his own Judge In that,
matter, which Is largely an affair O, terA.l
permanent
But I certainly think young man WITH
his way to make in the world is handfl
capped by marrying before his position q
assured.
A man with q wife has many duties to-
ward her to perform; one Of which Is 20
give her as much Of his time as possible. /
In my own case I always have been at
liberty to give all my time to my work e
necessary and no one was inconvenienced |
Marriage and a family mean much less
time and attention to be given by man Il,
his work; hence. the head of family win
hardly be able to provide for those de-
pendent upon him with the same Iiberalttr
as he might by laboring and waiting n
while longer. Z
This is my only reason for advising a,
young man-one who has to be the archt-
tect OF his own fortune-against early mar
rage. Z
He who invests as much Of his time an
may be necessary with his employers re-
ceives the best returns in the way of bust
ness success.
This is day of strenuous competition.
and one Of Its most important Iessonsis for.
the young man to learn TO labor and r.
wait-for a wife.
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. Kew ROOTS INDUSTRY 4

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. n WAS OBSERVED. 4
. Grin Root is nephew Of the Secrs- q
. tary Of War. but despite this handi- q
. oap-as was his novel reference to ths Z
. connection the other day-hs has q
= toiled upward from the bottom Of the q
. ladder-done It in the night q
. Until five years ago President vres- q
. land had not evinced either by word q
. or sign that he knew such a person q
. was in the employ OF the road: nor .
. did William C. Whitney. who owns q q
= controlling interest In the Metropou- q
= tan. know Of him until few months q
. ago. a
. 1t was not until he had pushed his q
. head above tho surface Of men of az. q
. erase ability and industry that the q
= young man was discerned by his I'd. q
. periors-ths men In the coming q
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Oren Roots Answer to the Query,
Are Corporations Good Employers?
0
nm
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o
wthoutany o
Everym has 10 it is who capahen
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-11-06
To Guess Four Cards.

To guess the cards which four per-
sons have fixed thoughts upon: You
Jake four cards, request him to Sc,
!ect one Of them in thought, and lay
them aside. Then take out four other
cards, let a second person choose one
If them, place these four cards upon
the table beside the first four, but a
little apart. Proceed in the same way
with the third and fourth person.
You now take the first PERSONS four
cards, and lay them separately, side
by side. Upon these four cards you
place the four cards Of the second per-
son in the same order, and so with the
our cards Of the third aud fourth per-
son.
You now show each pile to the four
persons, one after the other. asking
Zach in which pile be finds the card
he has thought of.
AS soon as you know this, YOU dis
over the cards thought of in the fcl.
owing order: The card thought Of by
he first person is, Of course, the first
Il the pile in which he says it is con-
aimed: the second persons card IL the
second of the pile. SO also the third
III fourth persons card is the third
md fourth Of the pile
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-11-06
INDUSTRIAL AND SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

Switzerland produces no coal.
Spain, cereal crop is valued at $751;
600, 900.
The imperial palace at Picking is to
have electric lights.
In Indianapolis % per cent. OF the
population is German or OF German
oarentage.
Seven million persons in India are TO
be vaccinated with plague serum; .,
The value OF timber is considerably
increased by floating in rats, because
its sap, albumenous and salty mate
rails are dissolved out.
The so-called oil Of roses is nanuiac
turcd from the grass Andropogoo
schocnanthus.
Psychology is especially popular as
all elective study in all American tint
versitieS. A.
Not more than II per cent OF the
deaths from hdart disease occur at ages
under ~forty-iye>I
Scrap steel snow welded into no.
mogcneous mass by new composition
under pressure.
OF whites, who contracted tubercl'io
sis during the war, one out OF two and a
half died, while OF negroes twelve ont OF
thirteen died