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to $4,000 each. There are thousands of
bundles of this paper money, each bun
die containing 1000 notes of one de-
nominate ton. Inside a main bundle of
the size indicated are forty small pack
ages. each containing 100 notes. Thus
Il bundle containing 100000 in ten-
thousand-dollar bills is no bulkier to
handle nor no more trouble to count
than a package containing $4,000 in
One-dOllar bills.
An official of the Treasury will have
personal charge of the count and working
under him will be force recruited on the
ratio of about five counters to one bailer
and sealer. AS the count progresses each
package in turn has the heavy wax seal
broken and is unwrapped by one of the
men, who hands 1t to one of the woman
counters, taking her receipt for the bundle
of money She proceeds to count the bills,
and. if the package is found to contain the
amount called for. turns 1t back with an
Endorsement as to its correctness. and the
receipt which she has given is destroyed
or returned to her. Each package which
is pronounced o. X. is taken in hand by
the bailers and sealers. rewrapped. labeled
and sealed with the great daubs of red
wax bearing the official Treasury seal. so
that at the end of the proceeding the
package looks just as it did before work
began.
The women employed at the Treasury
Department are famous as the most ex-
pert currency counters in the world. and
the most highly skilled of the force will
be drafted for the forthcoming extra un-
dertaking. Contrary to the suppositon of
many people, the counters at the Treasury
in going over package of currency ac-
tually lit each note by the upper right
hand corner. The women are aided in
their work and have check on accuracy
by keeping tab on the progression of the
numbers printed in blue ink on the face
Of all notes.-the notes in a package being
placed in regular rotation: but aside from
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Mr.. Samson said that he had felt no fear.
but he had no hunger for another slice
off the same pie.
"You see," said he. with no trace Of
egotism conceit, "a man on the force
who is called in case like that is never
afraid. If it's up to him to get a man.
he can't go to sleep on the job; he's got
to get i'm, or do the best he can to do it.
When l went toward the man, all l had
to go by was his white shirt and sort
of outline of his white face. When l got
to him, he grabbed me SO quick that |
didn't have time to know what was up,
and all l could do was to try to stay on
the roof.
Il never once thought OF being afraid.
If had I would not have been able to
hold my own. When I first went up there
! had no idea whether 1t was a drunken
man or crazy man had to deal with,
and ! wasn't any clearer when I got
through. He had the strength of ten
men, and that's the case with men hay
ing delirium tremens as we'll as with the
violently insane. The only thing for me
to do was to prevent him from killing
me and try to subdue him. Tim was very
difficult on account of the pitch darkness;
l could only see the faint outlines of
things. and once right at first, as we
were struggling with not more than a
few inches between me and the brink, l
looked down: 1t was just fieetlng
glance, but l did not look again for
there was nothing at all inviting in the
black space that meant death if l couldn't
hold my own with the chap i was fighting
with.
you were frightened. them"
mo, that is not fright. Any one is
weakened by the fore consideration of
pain, and 1t is that rule that applies to a
man in my position. I knew that death
was right beside me. but l had not time
nor incliu afian To sion and think III over
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PRAYER and Politics.

DAVID II. LANE, the republican
- leader of Philadelphia. was telling
stories at a republican banquet
And it's always a mistake" said Mr..
Lane, Ito mix politics and religion
politics and prayer.
There was preacher out Cinnamin-
son way who mixed politics and prayer
to his cost. He prayed on the eve Of q
Grant. o Lord. that the great re-
form party may ali hang together
Amen" cried a scoffer.
mot, o Lord resumed the preacher,
in the sense in which that profane
scoffer would have 1t understood: but
let the party hang together in accord
and concord
Its all one to me- the scofrer again
interrupted. what cord 1t is, SO long
as it's good strong ONE"
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WOMEN COUNTERS
Il AT The. TREASURY
~. SURROUNDED ~Mnl1oN
1N RAPERNoNEX
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this official DIS by law charged with the
moneys not only In the Treasury at
Washington, but also In the subtreasuries
al Boston. New York, Philadelphia Baltl-
more. Cincinnati, Chicago. st. Louis. New
Orleans and San Francisco, and In the
national bank United States repositories.
He is also trustee for the bonds held to
secure national bank circulation ard the
public deposits in national banks, so that
this head paymaSter of the government
has in his keeping not only all of Uncle
Sans wealth, but hundreds OF millions of
dollars of other peoples money, which
he must keep In such shape as to be able
to render an accounting at any day and
hour.
Now, when the new treasurer OF the
United States takes over the office ne
will be expected to give the outgoing
money In his keeping. Naturally he will
not want to do this without assuring
himself that all the funds are intact 10
the last dollar and penny, hence the plS
praisal OF what Uncle Sam has laid by
for a rainy day cannot be exactly CO
incident with the entry and exit III the
treasurer's office. To count. one oy one,
all the bills and gold pieces ana SILVER
and copper coin in the governmental
hoard Is a time-conSuming task ana the
new treasurer will probably nave oeeh
in Office three or four months, and per
hapS even SIX months, ere he 10 III p""i
ton to hand to the outgoing official
formal receipt closing the transfer "
course, if the count of the money and
securities should show any shortage from
the total amount called Tor by the DOCKS.
the retiring official will have to make
good out of his own pocket. which Is
rather hard, since subordinates handie
the funds and DO all the counting. out
this has never occurred since the present
scheme of settling accounts was adopted.
While this lingering over Of all forms
of legal tender will be countrywide In
scope owing to Uncle Sans Gordon OF
branch Offices stretching across the con-
tinent. the big end of the job and the
most spectacular phases Of it will have
their locale in the Treasury building
at Washington. where the bulk of Uncle
Sans wealth is stored. There are up
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A LII of Uncle Sans
4 4 Money Must Be Re-
counted - Experts Will
Handle Each Piece Many
Times-Change in Position
of Treasurer Cause of the
Counting - Young Women
Are Most Skilled in Count
ing All Kinds of Money
Weighing of Coin Also Plays
Important Part in Work.
Every Penny Must Be Ac-
counted for-Bills Range in
Denomination From ST to
$4,000.
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A Dec0y.

A SA PAINE, vice president Of the
y American Automobile Association,
said in ST. Augustine of the automobile
industry:
Cars are now made to last. The rich
man no longer finds his 1907 car unfash-
ionable, like his 1907 coat In 1909.
LAT the beginning Of the industry q
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y T1NG billions
Of dollars in all
forms of money
and all kinds OF
securities is the
herculean task that
now confronts an
important branch
OF our national gov
eminent The ne
Cessity for thus
taking stock Of
Uncle Sans hoard
ily Indeed. such an
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managed to hold my own until help came
You see. any officer would have done
as did; he could. do no more. and GER
tainly no less and live It was not a
question of my life. it was a question OF
taking into custody a dangerous man
who might commit some violence on help
less women and children If he was not
caught, and l was there to get him. that's
all.
eve face death many times. We have
to do our duty; that's what we're here
for, and we don't know when we go out
whether We'll come in again or not. Oh.
of course. the chances are that we will.
but, then, me might not.
Yes. 1 blew my whistle for help. and
time, but I brought the man down the
ten flights of stairs by myself. No, it
wasn't a pleasant job. but after we got
him out he came quite peaceably to the
station, and he talked as nationally as
possible until something made him mad
while they We're searching him, and he
jumped straight up on the captains desk
with both feet, and without touching a
thing with his hand, too. 1t beat any
thing l. ever saw in my life!' There was
a note of admiration in the officers voice.
WAS he really insane, or was he
drunk?' =
His brother told us that he was to be
tried as to his sanity SO that his family
might take steps to have him treated,
and when they went to arrest him he
bruised or downed forty men before they
finally got him. He said that one drink of
whisky would send him crazy, and he had
been drinking when / took him. though
we could not find out how much. He
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panied by several hall boys and the clerk,
and was rushed upward to the roof,
where he got out of the lift to Investigate.
\ CLEAN Of white near the edge of the
roof caught the eye of the bury guardian
of the peace and as he started toward
it the elevator shot downward, leaving
him in tota! darkness Wits the unknown
man he was after and nothing but the
faint white spot to guide him.
Not being then able to see where his
feet were going, he warily made his way
d expeditiously as possible to where the
man was sitting on block of some kind
Hello, my boy" he said to the dfmly
outlined man. and was met by the en-
phatic assertion that he was going TO be
sent to a place that is supposed to be OF
torrid temperature. and that in the course
OF the next couple of minutes, and the
journey was to be made possible by my
boy"
Come on, old man" demonstrated the
policeman. nothing daunted by the above
information. being accustomed to such
unfuIfil.ed threats. The next moment he
was struggling for his life in clutch
that made the strength of a gladiator
seem puny, as the unknown made hercu-
lean efforts to hurl the policeman from
the roof to the street below. The latter
could only fight on the defensive. merely
to save himself from the awful plunge,
and 1t was no use to bring into play the
gentle persuasion of the billy" for the
mans head felt the blows no more than
would have granite skull. So they
swayed and gripped and struggled, one to
kill and the other to live until reinforce
ments arrived and the maniac was Sc
cured.
Afterward in telling Of the experience
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IGHTlNG with a
mailman for NOIIr
life is not to be
considered in the
light of an attrac-
tive form of ath-
letic exercise at
any time, but when
il comes 10 having
the bout on the top
of a ten story
building, within a
few inches OF the
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the big eagle is, I'm sure, and I can't
say that I'm very curious. either" The
big policeman laughed in a comfortable
manner one who feels that he Is quite
able to protect himself, and anybody else
when necessary, and, taking his hat, went
to dinner in happy unconcern, rocking
nothing of his enemy.
car was antiquated in no time-so anti
quated that people laughed at It.
They tell a story in Detroit about a
dealer who had. In 1900, an antiquated
1899 car. He tried vainly to sell this
car. He put lower and lower price-tags
on it-$1oO, so, S10-and finally he put on
tag TO the effect that the car was to
be given away.
Even then there were no takers
so one evening, desperate the dealer
left the 1895 car III vacant lot beside his
shop hoping that some one would steal
1t in the night. But when he came down
to work the next morning not only was
the old car still there, but another one of
similar pattern had been placed beside it,
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acted like a man who was craZed by
drink but in his case that might not mean
that he had taken very puch.
when he went away he told me he
would bring the big eagle and get me
yet and threatened my lie hercely.
though in other respects he was as quiet
and sane as you or l. l don't know what
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7 HE

edge u assumes an appa.HhS aspect
This was the experience OF {. X. sam
,ou. an officer OF the first precinct poEce
station few weeks ago and he considers
4 about the most exciting and uncertain
,ew minutes lie has ever been called upon
"a pass H. the course of his years OF
service on the force.
Til, night was as dark as the often
quoted stack OF black cats when
,trurc weL-appearirg man took upon
himself To create a diversion in the Ra-
leigh Hotel and his demonstration took
he original form OF terrorizing every one
IN .gAt. including the walters and bell
boy. after which he fed 10 the roof and
gel!tG defiance There was quite nat
nral objection TO his presence there by
he management ana guests of the hos
ielry. and policeman was summoned TO
remove the disorderly one
Policeman Samson was doing duty on
that beat on the night In question and
went TO the scene of the lively .'doings"
Big and strong ana fearing no man is
Mr. Samson. ard he hesitated not a mo-
uent, but got into the elevator, accom-
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has to be kept by tellers who stand be-
side the scales and record the outcome of
each operation.
For all that the weighing of coin will
doubtless be resorted to for the major
portion Of the forthcoming accounting Of
Uncle Sans cash. there will be tons of
coin which for one reason or another
will probably have to be gone over by
hand An expert woman counter can
handle about $1,000 silver dollars. half
dollars quarters in a working day.
method of work is now being displaced in
Uncle Sans money storehouses by an
ingenious new type of electrically oper-
ated machine. which counts coins of any
denomination at the rate of 900 per min
ute. An automatic registering device
keeps count with absolute accuracy.
Dimes, nickelS and cents are more diff
cult to count by hand than the larger
coins, but the handling OF these minor
coins has been greatly facilitated in re-
cent years by the Introduction of count
ing boards. which fill mechanically when
stream of coin is poured over them
given number OF coins. Bags when filled
with coins are duly sealed on the same
principle as the packages of bills are
sealed, but the closing of the opening Of
coin sack is not done with a stick of
wax In the case of the currency par
GELS, but with a mechanical appliance
that can be held in one hand and some
what resembles In appearance the punch
used by the average street car conductor.
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Something Coming, Sure.

from TUCK.
Mistress-You know. Melinda. we're all
very fond of you. l hope you like your
room and are content with your wages.
I'm thinking Of giving you my silk petit
coat
Cook-Foh de Lawd, Mis- Howard How
many folkses has you been done gone an
asked fob dinner?
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ing that much more from the people by adding 1t to the price of sugar.
 Not many months ago, in burst of confidence, Senator Aldrich expressed mild surprise that he should be consid- cred a Standard Oil man, when in fact, as he explained, his business affiliations were such as to identify him with quite another financial group. He said that in truth he had never had any business relations with the Standard oil people, and ought to be regarded rather as of the Ryan crowd He said he had but the slightest acquaintance with John D. Rockefeller the elder, had met him only three times, and was done much injus- tce by the efforts to discredit him as Standard Oil statesman.
 Handling a tariff or any other great measure is to Aldrich what mapping out a campaign would be to a board of strategy. He works, works, works, playing interest against interest, making deals and concessions and compromises. till he is sure of votes enough on all essential propositions. He slaves off the tests till he has made a combination with which to meet each one He knows, for instance, that with the dom inant party pledged to revise the tariff a bill must be passed With that to start on, he must organize one force to protect HIS Steel ScneQule, another to defend sugar, another to carry through his textile duties, and so on through the list. Some of the men who are with him on the steel rates. he discovers, will de- sert him when 1t comes to sugar Some who are with him on steel and woolen will go over to the enemy when 1t comes to cotton.
 50 his army is shifting and chang ing force, but he has resources from which he almost invariably commands the necessary majority. He never un- covers all his force save in time of need. It Is always possible for him to go over to the democratic side of the chamber and muster a handful of the political opposition to pull through proposition in which he is deeply interested. So, if he finds himself unable to pass his tex tile schedules with the republican votes. he will draft a few democrats who have cotton mills in their states: or if sugar is doubtful the sugar senators of the south and west and middle west will have to furnish the recruits to make up the defection.'
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Washing Summer Gloves.
the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
 An experience that is common to every woman who is not a millionaire in sum- mer time Is glove washing
 Gloves last a great deal longer, besides looking better, if they are properly wash ed.
 Cotton and lisle thread gloves will stand ordinary washing. although If colored they should first be put in salt and water, to set the color
 Silk or cotton gloves may be washed in luke warm, soapy water, and rinsed in clear water of the same temperature
 If the gloves are colored and the color is faded few drops of ammonia may be added to bring back the color, but it should never be used on white gloves, as 1t may turn them quickly
 Chamois gloves may be washed in warm soapy water, with little borax added
 They should be squeezed through the fingers until all soil Is removed, and rinsed In water that Is still slightly soapy. This keeps the leather from be- ing stiff and board-like when 1t Is dried
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LEGAL NOTICES
Noff(A

As required by section 19 of city ordi- nance regulating the inspection of weights of the city of Birmingham, notice Is here by given all peddlers or vendors of ice, coal charcoal, milk or any other mer- chandise bought or sold by weight or measure to call at the office of the city inspector of weights and measures on the corner of Twenty-third street and Morris avenue, between July F and July 22, 1909, between the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. and have their scales and meas ures tested and sealed as required by law A. J. HALL,
 Inspector of Weights and Measures.
 ]. 7-S-10t
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FOR RENT.

SOUTHSIDE. 8 rooms, two-story dwelling, all modern conveniences, 1901 South 18th street, at S25 per month. 6 rooms, cottage, GIT 25th street 2 rooms, two-story, 140S 10th avenue.
 FOR RENT-NORTHSIDE rooms, cottage, S2s First avenue (West End).
 rooms, cottage, 1907 Park avenue 6 rooms, cottage, 2608 7th avenue. rooms, cottage, S09 26th street. 4 rooms, cottage, 2605 Tompkins avenue. g rooms, two-story, 1905 7th avenue. 6 rooms, two-story, 624 18th street. 16 rooms, two-story, 720 Fist street. j, H. HEINEkE R. E. & |. A. CO.,,
 AGENTS. Phones l5. H4 N. Fist St
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On July 18th Southern Rail- way will sell round trip tick cts to Charlottesville, Va, for S19.60. To Richmond, Va, for $18.40. These tickets limited 15 days and can be extended until Sept. 30. BIRMINGHAM SPE- CIAL leaves 9:30 am.
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1 Should Say So!

From Everybody's Magazine.
 A love-smitten youth who was studying the approved methods of proposal asked one of his bachelor friends if he thought that young man should propose to girl on his knees.
 If he doesn't" replied his friend, 'the girl should get off"
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WANTED-BOARDERS

ROOMS and board 22O9 9th ave. 7-1-aOt ONE or two gentlemen or couple can secure delightful board in private fam fly on the South Highlands; location most desirable in city; large, beautiful room and all conveniences. Address R-18 care Age-Herald 6-g-tf NICE rooms and board reasonable. 1872 7th avenue, north. 7-9-4t ROOMS and excellent meals. Bell phone 3197. Phelan flats, 2016 9th avenue.
 7-11-7t WANTED-A gentlemen can get room and board at private boarding house; terms reasonable; references exchanged. Apply at 2200 4th avenue, north.
 7-11-2t
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WANTED
WANTED-MALE HELP

WSGfES1cR2a1lfffW ffWaT man clerks. posfof-
 fee clerks, carriers. Salary $500 to Sl60O Examinations in Birmingham November r. Preparation free. Write for sched- ule. Franklin institute. Dept. 2-D.
 Rochester, N. Y. 7-7-26t
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FOR RENT,

Central stores on 1st avenue, 2d avenue and Morris avenue. Possession October 1.
 w. B. LEEDY 6 GO.
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ONE CENT 4 WORD

RATES-One cent a word a day; no ad. taken for less than 25c for first inser- ton. Cash must accompany order.
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WANTED-Men to learn barber trade;
 few weeks required; best paying work within the reach of poor man can have shop with small capital; wages S12 to go weekly; wonderful demand for barbers;
 catalog mailed free. Moler Barber Col lege Atlanta. Ga. 7-10-6t
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BUSINESS CHANGES

ANTED-Informatio regarding good
 business for sale; not particular about character, size or location; prefer to deal with owner. Give price and full de- scription. Address L. D., Box 9S4-H.
 Rochester, N. Y. 7-11-tf
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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE. 40 acres S. R. 91a miles south of city; $600; terms one-third cash, balance long time if desired with interest; in origi- nal timber. 25 lots and 4-room house, Sayreton, 5000 cash.
 Northeast corner 11th Ave, south and 18th street, 70x120, rents for $62.5O per month; {; $10,300, terms easy
 L. G. PETTYJOHN. Phones 1101 and 465. .s261h Sd Ave.
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ONE GENT A WORD

RATES-One cent a word a dayJ no nd. talxen for less than 25e for first inser- ton. Cash must accompany order.
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Rooms - WANTED = Board

WANTED-To rent one unfurnished room with all modern conveniences,
 near in, by a couple without children. Address Y-21, care Age-Herald. 7-4-tf
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WANTED-Situation by young man age
 22, experience in hardware, will do
 any kind of work must have work
 al once; best of references. Address
 R. J., 316 N. 18th street, city. 7-l2-2t SITUATION wanted by young man IT
 years of age, who Is willing to do any
 kind of respectable work. Must have work of some kind and will start in <. on small pay Have had two years experience in retail grocery business and can give good references. Ad- dress E-25, care Age-Herald. 712-2t
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-STRAYED-STOLEN

IOST~scarf pin with figure of bull dog in ivory at Fair Grounds Sunday. Re- turn to J. B. Cobbs & Co.,, and receive
 reward. I-6-It
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FOR SALE
HALLS SAFES.

TALK WITH ALAN JEMfsoN
 BELL 100. PEOPLES 61 6-4-t
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MONEY TO LEND

MONEY to loan on city or suburban
 property In amounts to suit yon. Minge Mortgage and Realty Co.,, 210-2l1 First National Bank bldg. 6-5-tf
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.QNE CENT 4 WORD

RATES-One cent a word fl day; no au'
 taken for less than Zoe for first inse'-
 lion. Cnsh must nccompany order.