The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-09

Inspected Schools.
 Judge William II. Thomas of the city court is back from a trip to Jamestown and other cities in Virginia and Maryland. He was accompanied by Mrs. Thomas and their daughter, all of whom spent some days at the Jamestown exposition. While away Judge Thomas met Rev. J. M. Mason and J. M. Dannelley of the new Methodist college commission and they made inspection of colleges in sev- eral cities with a view of putting in Mere any specially good features.
 Judge Thomas relates that while there Is much to see and all of great interest at the big show at Norfolk, he would im- press upon every one who goes there the importance of making q trip to the old island, the site of the first settlement on the Virginia soil. It Is forty miles away and can be reached by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad. The ferry to the depot of this company should be taken at Nor folk and the train boarded at the depot When you get there." said Judge Thom- as, "be sure to stop at the Williamsburg hotel. the quaintest and most unique place in the country"
 Jamestown Island.
 From Williamsburg. the old town, the drive to Jamestown Island is only seven miles, over a good road. There will be seen the old Jamestown tower in a good state of preservation, the government house laid out by John Smith, the Raleigh tavern and many other interesting points A great sycamore tree has grown up and forced the stones of the graves of the founders of Mary and Henry college out of the ground. and hard by Is the grave of Lady Francis Berkley On one of tho timbs Judge Thomas saw the following inscription. which he copied; Here lies -: great sinner who rested in the hope of a joyful resurrection"
 'It Is well worth the time of all who go to Norfolk to see this old part of the country to visit Jamestown and Will liamsburg. SO full of history that Is es- sential to the American" said Judge Thomas. There may be seen Old Bru- ton church. organized In 1632; College of William and Mary. founded in 1893: the old court house built In 1769, and the headquarters of General Washington. These places are at Williamsburg, where the early history of the country Is i'm pressed. Among the interesting places was the old debtors prison Dunsmore's wine cellar and Fort McGruder These and hundreds of other things make 1t imperative that every American should see this historic old country at this time.
 Insurance Report.
 inc total income of the state depart ment of insurance for the six months ending June 90. as compiled by Deputy Insurance Commissioner A. c. Sexton, is shown to have been $l13,074. 49, with expenses of S1.674.73 leaving net to the state for the time 3111 399. .96 This shows q cost to the state for the maintenance of the department of .O15 per cent of the income. The net gain in companies for the time was sixteen. twenty-five having come in and none withdrawn.
 For all of 1906 the receipts were s10S,- oT .07. or less than for the first half In this year by $3302 .S9 Premium taxes were s77.575N in 1906 and s44l1.4 49 the first half of this year. The receipts from the other sources for the six months mentioned were agents licenses sl3,335 and company licenses $i5,32s
 The receipts and disbursements make a good showing for the conduct of the office by Commissioner Frank N. Julian and his deputy. and indicate that there is going to be renewed revenue all the time with ever stationary expenses In this department of the state service. The report in detail shows:
 Receipts In Detail.
 Company licenses: Il fire, at s101, s717; 45 life at s10i, 4545; 32 miscellaneous at $10l, ss232: 19 mutual aid at s20, $3s0 To- tai of 167 companies. sl5328.
 Agents licenses: PROT Are at 8. 30, s9S24. 50: 6s life at s3. 50, s2443: 305 miscellaneous at s35O. s1067 Total 3810 agents, s13,335
 Premium tax: Fire l per cent on B. S.,,32e. s2s. .0s3. .26; life. 1 per cent on A. 889. .79G. s4sS .96: miscellaneous, per cent on s3i2,069. $3420 60; mutual aid, 1 per cent on s30O.so9 $3oos. .09; Under 26O5 of the code. s149 Total on valuation of $8,44l ,1i9, sS4,- I1.49
 Grand total. sl13.074.49 %.
 Expenses: Including salary deputy com missioner January. s457. 42; February. s33s 13; March, s2l9 .01; April, s219.01 May $1s3 Al: June, $200. 91 Total expenses, 31674.53
 Net to state, $l11 .3S9. .96