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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

of Chicago banks during the year now drawing to a close and the total invest
 ment in new banking shares Is nearly s13,- OOO,00o. Of the additions to capital stock A,700.0o0 was contributed by existing banks, $3,200.000 by new banks and g, ,300,- 900 by stock dividends or the transfer of surplus to capital stock account. Nearly all of the new stock issued was sold at a premium, some of it as high as s220 for each s100 share. On April 1 the First National bank increased its capital from $S,000000 to s10,o0O,0o selling the 5000, coo of new stock at S200 a share. Of the to- tai of s4,0o0,O00 which the stock produced $2.O0o000 was charged to capital and B. 00O,00O to surplus. On the same date the First Trust and Savings bank increased its capital to s2 500 GOO by transferring s50o.- coo from surplus to capital account. In the combination of the Continental and the Commercial the stockholders of the former were not obliged to put up any new capital, but had the benefit of a stock dividend of 20 per cent. or S.soo.ooo The Fort Dearborn National increased it's capital $500 GOO at par, making a total of S1 .500,000, the Western Trust and Savings bank from sf ,o00O00 to s1,5o0.000. Among the new banks started in the city during the year those having the largest capital are the Standard Trust and Savings and the LaSalle Street National. Each began with s1 .no0.000 capital and a paid in surplus of s25o, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
IONE CENT 4 WORD

RATES--One cent a word day; no nd
 taken for less than 25c for first inser- ti0n. Cash must accompany order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

LOST-On trailer of East Lake car about D. m. December "A, small grip contain ing piano tuners tools and materials. Call Peoples phone Main 11G4 12-29-2t LOST-Overcoat, black, with velvet col lar Name of maker, Alec Rice, Mont gomery, Ala" in inside pocket; reward if returned 2B Chamber of Commerce Bldg, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

to learn barber trade; few weeks required: best paying work within the reach of poor man; wages up to go weekly; small capital starts shop; few barbers take apprentices; demand increasing; write for free particulars. Moier Barber College, Atlanta, Ga
 12-24-st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
HEAR ROBSON TONIGHT,

Train Schedules A., B. & A. Information cheerfully furn- ished at A., B. & A. city office, 1903 First avenue. Bell Main 1486, Peoples 2401.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

EANTED-A stenographer capabIe or acting in capacity of general office as- sistant; must have good appearance and address; operate mimeograph ma chine, be accurate with figures and have rudimentary knowledge of bookkeeping. combined with plain, legible hand; state salary expected. age, experience and references. character and trustwortni- ness first letter in own handwriting
 Address Painstaking. Box 175. Bessemer, Ala 12-23-7t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

FOR SALE-New 7-room house. furnace and fireplaces. All modern conveniences- Hardwood throughout: storm sheathed. Easy terms. Owner leaving city; must sell. Located No. 1215 South 18th street
 Address R-25, care Age-Herald. R-2S-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

miners, machine run
 ners machine loaders and track lay CTS for a new mine in southwest Vir- ginia; steady work guaranteed; good roof and no gas; drift mines. Apply the Virginia Lee Company, St Charles,
 Va. 12-11-30t
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WANTED-At once competent, sober and reliable mechanic familiar with all makes Of cars, to take charge of paying garage and repair shop In Birming gham on commission basis; married man pre- ferred. For particulars address M-25,
 care Age Herald i2-28-t
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W WANTED-FEMALE HELP

w AIN lED@E EmAlxHl llLllI WANTED-Four solicitors for city work Call at 2501 5th avenue, north. Miss Howard. 12-2S- 3t NANTED-Good house worker; must be clean and neat: references required; :; none other need apply 1500 18th avenue, south. corner 18th street. 12-2S-2t KANTED-Northern or German woman as housekeeper for small family; away all day good home to right party. Ad- dress U-25, care Age-Herald-
 WANTED-Girl, 15 or over, office work experience unnecessary Apply 10 a. m. Keener-Edge Co, 233 Clark Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

An adequate water supply for a big city like Chicago without provision for high pressure system is certain to re- suit, it now is said. in just such dis asters as swept away Chief Horan and his gallant firemen, Chief Horan and one of the strongest champions of the high pressure system and addressed a city council committee regarding 1t a few hours before his death. With old Lake Michigan at hand, failure to pro- vide the modern system of fire pre- vention has been due to the watch dogs of the city treasury" who have made capital out of objecting to the expen- diture of city money for that purpose. Business men, fire chiefs, insurance men and some of the aldermen time after time have attempted to bring about the reform, but each time the project was defeated. The fire seems likely to bring 1t to accomplishment. No one ois- putes the fact that an adequate supply of water would have prevented the holocaust at the Morris & Go. plant In the stock yards fire, for the fire would have been extinguished in a few min- utes when the first engine arrived if the stream had been larger than a mans thumb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The tribute exacted of the public by the Chicago packers for slaughtering. refrig- erating and marketing meat. as revealed by Armour & Co.'S annual financial state naent. proves to be 2.33 per cent or less chan 21t cents on every dollars worth of product sold to the retail butchers. The company's sales for the year totaled s25o.- 0UO0O0 on which the margin of profit of 2.SS per cent on sales earned on the cap ftal investment of s9S9S3.313, the net Of S5,Sr772. The company's investment in the business now includes SIS, 9s3, S13 of sur plus accrued by the expansion of the bus- hess in the half century since 1t was founded by P, D. Armour. and the capi-, tai stock of s2pO00,001. The recent report of Morris & Co. showed net earnings. aft CT the deduction of bond interest and ad- minfstration expenses, to be H.4oe,5o0, an amount which the big fire loss will almost wipe out even when the insurance Is ad- tusted J. Ogden Armour. the president of Armour & Co.,, made this terse com ment to the stockholders: "The earnings, which equal about 6is per cent on the net capital investment, are fair. considering the unusual and unfavorable conditions under which the company operated dur ing the year." The earnings of the pack ing business for 1910 were less than in pre- yious years notwithstanding the highly
 
 ucts. the net income of Armour & Go. having shrunk about ssOo,ooO from the 1909 totals, and that of Morris & Go. propor- tionately, such unusual losses as fires and similar contingencies being not considered. If the margins on which the enormous packing business is done grow much mar rower the time honored boast of pack ingtown, everything but the squeal is used" will have to include the squeal for something more profitable than graph aphone records. The magnitude of the business has been more or less obsoured in late years by the loud outcry of the consuming public In fro9t and of the farmers behind about prices charged for meats and prices paid for livestock. On the basis of Armour & Co.'S financial re- port the profits have been made by enor- nous bulk of business and management so close that in the net results the mar row margins has been kept on the right side of the ledger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

Additions aggregating more than s10- 100000 have been made to the capital stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

The lure of Broadway, once the boast of Chicagoans and of late years deprecated in public out of loyalty to Chicago's own grand opera, caravan series and growth, nevertheless has swept New Yorkward for New Years a contingent of westerners which Is dis tinction and numbers Is humiliating to the Chicago civic pride. Regardless of the bright lights at home the trains to New York have borne away blue book" throngs seeking. brighter illum- nations. One special reason for it tnIs year is the fact that D. H. Burnham, the Chicagoan chosen by President Taft for the craftsmanship of the federal art commission. was the architect for the Hotel Rector with which the famous Rector cafe has been replaced at Forty fourth street and Broadway. Dining with "the four hundred" has its fascin- ations when a man has the price, and many men were detected stealing quiet ly eastward with their wives and their wives best gowns helping, notwith- standing their professions in respect to the west, to make the opening of Rec tors an event almost national One req son lay in the fact that Charles B. Rec tor made his start as d successful res- tauranteur in Chicago. Before his cafe was torn down to make room for Ho- tel Rector almost nightly William K. NdnQeTDllt, JOnD w. 1dteSs JOIil OIcN, William E. Corey and others whose names are widely known were among the diners and Rector's became a name to conjure with, one famous in play, song and story. The restaurant of the new hotel follows the Rector tra- ditions of being on the first floor and is said to be one of the most richly decorated rooms in the world, the col ors being gold leaf against French xryttI 6roV rnh fnr pf French cardinal rose. The hotel itself Is conceded by architects to be one of the most graceful and artistic struc- lures In Gotham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

WANTED-A Watchmaker. IV4 BfOWn-
 Marx building. 12727-3t WANTED-Position open that will pay from $125 to $200 per month, according to results Must be a hard worker. An experienced salesman or capable of learn ing salesmanship. Address with refer
 ences, stating present occupation P-25,
 care Age-Herald. R-zS-7t
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WANTED-MALE HELP

to learn the automo- bile business and accept good posi- tions. we have -he best equipped gar
 age in the south: write for terms
 New Orleans Auto school. New Or lears, La. 12-S-24t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
WANTED-HELP

F0U are wanted for government po- sition; SS0 month; write for list of positions open. Franklin Institute. Dept. 2-B. Rochester. N. r.
 12-11-1mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29
WANTED-BOARDERS

ED-BOARDEhS
 PHEASANT room and board. 21O9 11th ave-, south. 12-1S-16t COSY, elegant room, with board; pri vate home all modern conveniences; centrally located. 713 N. Fist. Bell phone 2179. 12-27-7t ROOM and board. s5 per week. 52s N. 23d st., between 9th and 9th avenues.
 12-24-7t TWO rooms with good table board. 1920 9th ave. Mrs. Mcclure. Peoples 754.
 12-25-7t ROOMS and board and table board, 734 North 21st st.: home cooking 'like mother did" All conveniences. Bell phone 6519. 12-25-ot ELEGANT rooms with splendid board at i2s0 s. 2Oth st. Bell phone 4ll2. 12-25-7t ROOM and board to young men or cou- pie; modern conveniences. Call Bell phone 2656. 12-25-6t
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FOR SALE

T1IK WITH ALAN JEM1soN.
 BELL, 1oo PEOpT.Es a. 6-4-tf ICE CREAM, best made. Weldon-Nasn:
 Both phones 9o6. 1-n-u
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

FOR RENT-Large six-room cottage on
 Is lots, four blocks from car; beautiful place. Norwood. Price s20. Owner, Room 40 First National. R-29-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

RATEs-one cent a word a dayy no ad. taken for less than 25c for first inser- tion. Cash must accompany order
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

FOR SALE-Ffve-room cottage, Fountain Heights near car: good neighborhood: price S2300. Easy terms. See Owner.
 Room 40 First National. 12-29-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-29

WANTED-Have money to invest with
 services in established business, firm or
 corporation; living here since 1885. Ad- dress B-26. care Age-Herald. 12-29-3t
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
POST OFFICE OFFICIAL
VISITS CITY

The contest for the local postmaster
ship between the present postmaster
II. G.. Kress and Berlin Hall received
considerable of an impetus on Monday
spector, arrived from Washington, ID.
c. to investigate local conditions and
procure information upon which to
make a report to the department. MIR.
Reddy interviewed number Of the
business and professional men OF the
city with regard to the situation here
50 far as the contest for the postmaster
ship is concerned, but left the city
without giving any indication as to
what his recommendation will he.
The contest has been progressing
quietly for some months. Mr., kress
has been postmaster for twelve years
e. t,e expired on Tues
{ . of ut r.'s- The rules
OF ss department ne continues to hold
Office until his successor has been APP
pointed and has qualified. Mr.. Hall
has gone into the fight to procure the
position of postmaster with the same
energy and determination which
characterizes his action generally and
has procured a large amount of sup
port for his candidacy for the position.
The contest will probably be decided
With . fav days hr- thus far there j.
no indication of what the outcome VIII
be.
LATER-The name of II. G.. kress
was sent to the senate Wednesday by
President Taft. That settles the con-
test. The senate ofcourse will confirm
the appointment and Mr. kreSs will be
postmaster for another four years and
will then be succeeded by Democrat.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
IN EARLY DAYS CT COFFEE
BEVERAGE Met with Strong Dsap-
proval of English Sellers OF
Strong Liquor.

There is a quaint reference to cof-
fee in Burton's ANATOMY of Meian-
choly." The Turks" writes Burton,
have a drink called coffee Cfor they
used no wine), so named of berry as
black as SCOT and as bitter (like that
black drink which was in use among
the Lacedoemonians and perhaps the
same), which they sip still Of, and
sup as warm as they can suffer; they
spend much time in those coffee
houses. which are sOmeNhat like our
own ale houses or taverns, and there
they sit chatting and drinking to drive
away the time and to be merry to-
gether, because they find by expe-
rience that kind of drink so used
helpeth digestion and procureth
slacrity."
The introduction of coffee into this
country dates from the period of the
protectorate, says the London Chron-
icle According to a restoration
pamphleteer, Coffee and common
wealth came in together" The first
coffee house in London was estab-
lished in 1862 by Pasqua ROsee, the
Armenian servant of a city merchant
Others were quick to follow. Natu
rally the sublicans and owners Of
licensed houses viewed these innOva-
tions with alarm. Mr.. Hackwood in
his recently published book on The
Inns, A!es and Drinking Customs of
Old England" recalls the case Of one
James Fare, who was accused of
making and selling a drink called
coffee, whereby in makinge the same
he annoyed his neighbours by evil
smells, and for keepinge of fire for
The most part night and day, whereby
his chimney and chamber hath been
set on fire, to the great danger and
affrightment of his. neighbours"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
PPOINT COMPLAINT COMMITTEE

THE local society of saloon men held
meeting on Tuesday afternoon at
eer's Hall and decided in pursuance
the suggestions made at their recent
hnquet to appoint a committee on
bmplaints which will work with the
blice officers and the local courts to
oate the causes of complaints against
he liquor business and generally to
ork for the elevation of the saloon
usiness of the city. The committee
|ppointed consists of Henry Beers,
hartman, Joseph Kestley, John Her
be-. Joseph Hammel and Harry
|piegel. A number of other reforms
tere discussed at the meeting, an
|nportant one of them being the CO.
|peration with the authorities in cor
|ecting the present evils growing out
h the posting of dfunkards by the
[ity council. The saloon men will CO.
|perate with the authorities in the
|revention of the sale Of liquor tC
)hese people. This move on the part
If the saloon men should receive the
lpprobation of the citizens Of the city
| nd is entitled to the cooperation OF
hose in authority in carrying out the
York which they plan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
DIu-,ENES ENCo HIS QUEST
After Centuries of Search He Locate.
His Honest Man in an C.'Tkirt
Of Athens.

Dospa'ring of finding an honest
man anywhere in the business dis
'rict, Diogenes took a suburban car
running into the outskirts of Athens
and dropped off at a golf club This
was Il very pleasant place, and espy.
ing a rond of bright water which
some OF the players were shooting
over. he walked over there and sat
down by the sand box with his trusty
lantern beside him
Here he rested him for an hour, say
ing nothing and scarcely stirring
Groups of players, the st. Louis Post.
Dispatch says, came up to the pond,
shot in and over and all around II.
and passed on to the green, all gloat.
ing or swearing, according to theii
luck. These We're old men and young
great men and small, some giants in
the life of Athens, and others no more
than occasionally carried a spear into
the Peloponnesus. Yet the philosopher
observed that in this way they were
all alike-either 1t was the first time
this year they had shot into the pond
or else the first time in two months,
or the first time since when goodness
knows when.
Presently threesome came up
These men Diogenes did not know. but
they were quarrelng among them.
selves, from which be guessed that they
were expert players and were prob.
ably playing for couple of balls AT
any rate one Of them teed his ball
exclaimed:
That's the first time I've done tina,
In six months,"
A second player thereupon ad
dressed his ball, bat'ed it down in the
water before him, and cried:
by Jove; that's the first time I've
done 1t this year'"
Diogenes would have laughed out
right but he knew something of the
etiquette of the game and covered ur
his mouth with his hand.
The third man stood up to shoot
He measured the pond with his
trained eye. He looked off to the
green upon the hill He shifted his
stance, swung slowly-and also hi
into the pond.
There was candor In his face as he
turned around.
That's the fifteenth time I've shot
IT there this week" he groaned
Diogenes came out of the grass AS
If he had been on a spring
You'll do" he said, scizing his
man.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
CALL FOR SPECIAL SESSION
OF The COUNTY BOARD

To Frank Vra,ey, County Clerk,
Manitowoc County Wisconsin.
Sir:-The undersigned members OF
the County Board of Supervisors OF
Manitowoc County, constituting a
majority thereof, hereby request you
to call special meeting of said Board,
to be held at the Court House in the
City of Manitowoc on the 10th day OF
May, 1910, at > o'clock i. NJ. for the
purpose of organizing and transact
ing such business as the board may
determine.
Dated this 10Th Of April, a. ID. 1910.
Signed
\. A, Lyken, Anton Hamernik,
Alb. Zych, Thomas A. Sullivan, Christ
Muth, Albert Petska, August Last,
Geo. j. Pfetfer, David Lorfeld, Christ
Rhein, Henry Wilke, Jos. Willott, Jr.,
c. H. Sweeting, Fred Wilsmann, G.
r. TorriSon, A. II. Alison, Adolph +
Schulze, J. Z. Watt, Emil Vettng.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
HISTORY

/. Name six important things that
Franklin did for his country.
,. Who were the Quakers? Tell
something about their customs and be-
liefs and tell briefly about one or two
of their leaders.
}. Give ten of the greatest inventions
of the Nineteenth Century, If possible,
tell by whom each invention was made
and about what time.
I. Give an account Of how the Phillip
pine Islands came under the control Of
the United States,
). Give clear and concise statement
regarding each of the following men,
stating what he did and if possible
when he lived,
Patrick Henry Drake, Raleigh, Og-
lethorpe, Whitney, Tecumseh, Greene,
Standish, Garrison, Champlain.
g. Write a brief account of the condi-
tions in Manitowoc County about eighty
years ago.
I. Who were some Of the important
men in early Wisconsin history. What
were the great industries in Wisconsin
in the early days,
8. What is meant in history by the
underground railroad?
9. What were the great difference,
between the New England and tn,
Southern coloniesY Consider the in
dustries, kind Of people, education, re-
ligion and other factors that you may
think Of.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
WRITTEN ARITHMETIC.

|. What will it cost to carpet room
- #. long, n #. wide, if the strips run
lengthwise and there is no waste in
matching. Width of each strip is ~
inches, and costing $l.37i per yard.
,. You sell to John Jones the follow
ing:
II pieces of timber 6x6 a. $24 per NJ.
5 NJ. shingles "a 1915 per NJ.
36 boards ks by Is "a 323 per NJ.
Ii scantlings 2x4 by - a. $lS per NJ.
10 joists 2XS 10y II "a $50 per NJ.
Make out MIR. Jones bill. He pays
you in cash.
,. Bought 32O yards of calico At 10
cents yard and sold it at reduction
of 2l%. Find the entire loss and sell
ing price?
4. A farmer sold 300 bushels of wheat
at 81 a bushel, corn and oats to the a
mount Of $50; with the proceeds he
bought l20 head of sheep at So head.
one pair of oxen for 800, and - acres
of land for the remainder. How much
did the land cost him per acre?
D. Work 10y the shortest methods;
(a) 37l per cent of 1928.
(bl % multiplied 10y "a.
(c) 80 per cent of 6-7.
(d) .I5 times As.
(e) 22XS-9X9-22x2i.
8, The following is John Smith 5
cheese card for the month Of March;
(a) Name of Patron, John Smith.
(b) No. of pounds of milk ... 4,250
(c) Patrons test. 4.l%
(d) Amount of patrons fat. ia 25lbs
(e) Value of fat per pound. $.3S2
20 Amount received by patron sos SO
(g) Price of milk per 100 lbs. Sl.566
Show by work on the paper that d, f
and & are correct.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12

HARD TIMES IN SHEBOYGAN.- Our
friend, Mills, of the Sheboygan Journal
gives the following gloomy account OF
matters and things in Sheboygan
County:
"On Friday last we took a ride into
the town of Sheboygan Falls, and on
Saturday into the town of Lima.
Wherever we went we found very
poor show for incoming crops. Winter
wheat is almost an entire failure: and
the spring grains and grass are in
,tatu quo awaiting the coming OF a
warm and soaking rain. Farmers are
extremely "hard up" and say they
will be obliged to abandon their lands
and leave for a more favored locality
if their crops fail them this year. AL
together, matters and thing now look
squally in this portion ofthe state, and
prospects are decidedly bad"
If the Journal wishes to do a good
act for the people of Sheboygan, it
will Immediately advise the farmer,
out there to move into Manitowoc
Comfy, where crops look good, anC
where the people are prospering, and
where hard times are never uttered
We always prophesied that the soil of
Sheboygan County was too poor ever
to sustain "Gophers'. Move up this
way,
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-05-12
PHYSIOLOGY.

|. Tell how the pure air gets into
your school room. Tell how the foul
air is taken out. Why is window ven
tilation bad in a school room?
,. Why should we eat variety of
foods? Discuss
}. Tell how and why exercise causes
muscles to become larger and strong
er.
I. Write what you can on the struc-
ture Of the ear, Briefly tell how We
hear.
5. If you drive on a very cold day,
will an alcoholic drink better prepare
you to continue your journey? Discuss
this fully.
6. Locate: clavicle, scIerotic, pleura,
cerebrum, humerus.
T. Write fully on one of the follow
ing; Bones, The Hair, The Nails.