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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
''TlPS''

We do not mean tips on the races
or on stock deals, but the combina-
ton of blackmail and robbery from
which we all suffer when we under
take to leave our boarding houses for
time and take meal at restaur-
ant or at hotel. When customer
deals at store of any other charac-
ter, he pays the price demanded for
the goods purchased, but is not ex-
pected to pay the salesman who
hands the articles from the shelves
to the buyer.
On going into a restaurant or a
hotel, however, all is different. The
articles on the menu have their prices
set, and besides paying these prices,
the customer is expected to pay the
waiter who serves the meal, sum
that may equal a tenth of the cost
of the food. However Independent
we may be, there are few of us that
can stand the glance Of utter scorn
thrown on the one who has moral
strength to Withstand the blackcoat-
ed sturdy beggar," and the inevitable
stip'' is forthcoming despite all our
strength of mind and feelings of self
respect.
1t is said that in early days box
was set up in a CONSPICUOUS place in
| the London inns on which was paint
ed the words "To Insure Prompt
ness,' and no customer received more
than the most perfunctory service
who did not contribute to the box.
The inscription gradually contracted
to ''T. I. P" from which the modern
word has come. Primarily it is a
bride and so little reward have the
| walters for the honor of their calling
that they take brides as readily as if
they were members of the Illinois
legislature.
Few people have any notion of how
profitable a business this bride or tip
| taking is. The wife of waiter at
Shel RVS in New York got divorce
from her husband with alimony al
lowed at the rate of SIS week.
From Chicago comes a more striking
instance.
John Henry Williams Rehm and
Henry Won Hunnison, two walters in
the Hotel Bismarck in that city, an
nounced that they were going to
leave their tables and go a trip to
England and the continent. Accord
| ing to their statements, the excursion
will be financed by the humble tip.
They will sail on the Lusitania on
| which they will stop at the Carlton,
and Berlin. They say 1--WE expect to
tip just as literally as any of our
travelling companions, and we have
an idea that our Chicago experience
will stand us in good stead. We
ought to know just about the right
thing to do. No vulgar display will
be made. We shall hand the servi-
tor the right amount and no more" "
Now all the money that this trip
represents has been blackmailed from
the public. The extra tips needed to
be given to these walters have been
added to the cost of patronizing
hotels and restaurants and do much
to deted partrons from going to them.
A hotel that would advertise that it
paid the wages of it's employees, as all
other tradesmen do, would do much
to increase its own patronage and
would relieve the public of a nuis-
ance while raising the trade of a
] waiter to respectable basis.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14

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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Seed 1000 Years Old Grows

Y TOIII tTIe f7tIINcT fIIItS.
 Long, black ears Of corn grow in La Plata county, from kernels 009 or more years old, found in cliff dwell fngs. will form an imposing exhibit from Colorado at the American Land and Irrigation exposition, New York City, next month.
 The corn grown from this ancient seed is of an especially fine flavor quite unlike any modern corn known. It has high nutritive values and is believed to have been the chief means of subsis- tence of the dolihocephalic or narrow headed people who inhabited this terri tory long ago. si47 r.
 They dwelt in great community houses, three or four stories high built on the brinks on canyons and contain ing as many as l,4o0 rooms, The corn was preserved in sealed Jars found in the deserted homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
The results on a Valley Garden Farm

would be greater than the fore, going, as our lands are in a high state of cultivation at present and need no building up; the great possibilities of the Valley Garden truck farms can be reached by any man of moderate means, as we give the very best of terms. We give you chance to make the land pay for itself; small cash pay ments and six years to pay the balance.
 All you need to start prof itable business and get you fine country home is a small cash payment, a tent, your seed and a few garden tools and in one year you can be independ- ent. The land will pay for it. self, give you a good living and a nice profit each year. After the first payment you do not pay any more for one year, thus giving you a chance to make the money on the land to meet your payments. Other things to consider: you are on the railroad, right at the depot; on the Mt. Pinson pike. Roads are dedicated on each tract; running water the year round through the land. We are not going to leave a stone unturned to make Valley Garden the finest trucking proposition in the state. Price and terms, and all necessary information will be furnished upon application.
 COYLE 6 COMPANY
 237 rst National Bank Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
A Modern Romance

Thommas L. Mason in Lippincott' S Magazine.
 "Is it safe to love me?"
 It was evening. Their hands clasped, the two lovers sat together, their hearts and minds filled with the greatest prob lem of modern times.
 You mean--?" he said, gently.
 If we love each other too much, we might possibly forget ourselves and get married?" she replied.
 You overlook" he replied "your strong convictions on the subject, and your training, which has been dead against marriage"
 True, but I might yield"
 'If you did, would I not be by your side to prevent your taking this rash step?"
 But you yourself might yield.'
 What! With the cost of living as high as it is? Never"
 She sighed and looked across the lake
 Then you think she said that we arc perfectly safe? You think that we can devote an hour a. day to each other until weshave tired of this love, and that it will not intefere materially with our civic duties? You think that nothing harmful will come of it?n
 Nothing but what. to many of our friends, will seem a foolish waste of time,'' he replied bravely. "But who cares for that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
WATER DRINKERS HARD HIT New York Office Boy Solves a Prob
 lem With an Envelope

From the New York Evening Post l. New York Is just beginning to realize what it meant to go without the com- mon drinking cup. The new local law, which went into effect on the first of the month, has begun to reach out and smite the water drinking public in various odd ways that had not been contemplated by those who heard of 1t nearly a week ago.
 It is necessary now to carry your own cup about with you, if you would be certain of getting a draught of Oc- tober Croton when attacked by the de- mons of thirst To drink from the cup that some one else has used is mis- demeanor if the cup has not been washed thoroughly between times. -lc rule has been made to apply to all kinds of buildings where two or three water drinkers may be gathered to- gether. Hotels, factories, theatres, public schools, public halls, railroad stations ferryboats, jails and all other public stamping grounds must abolish their common drinking cups 1t even applies to many offices down town. where an inverted water bottle and q single glass heretofore have done serv- ice for the entire office staff
 The health department intends to en- force the new regulation vigorously,
 
 placing the common drinking cup. Peo- pie have been slow about making the change in some cases because they do not think the law applies to them No less a water thinker than former Justice Augustus van Wyck made the mistake of going to court without his individual cup. He was obliged to sum mon all his legal skill to obtain an ordinary glass of water The court drinking cup had gone and it was only by the merest luck that an attendant found an untouched glass.
 Van Wyck, apparently, had not heard how another lawyer, John V. Bouvier Jr., had had the very same trouble on the day before, and had been obliged to buy a glass in order to quencn thirst that impeded the progress of lne case.
 In striking contrast to the improvi- dent lawyer is the ingenious office boy who has not missed a drink since the law went into effect Business houses downtown have complained of an un- precedented increase in the demand for envelopes tnls week. While the amount of correspondence has remained unchanged, the envelopes have disap- peared by the score. Those in charge of office stationery could not explain 1t at first A boy had discovered that an ordinary envelope made a good drinking cup. First he sealed the flap then cut the envelope in two, and each half became water cup. The trick spread from one boy to another, and from office to oi.ice, until the officers who wanted to send out letters en- countered a shortage of stationery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
All Knew Him

From. Lippincotts Magazine.
 A Philadelphia woman who has expert enced much trouble with her servants and who recently found herself while indisposed, entirely without domestic help was obliged to send her husband to an employment agency one morning with a view to obtaining the needed help.
 The husband returned about l in the afternoon wearing a most distressed ex- piession.
 Whats the matter, dear?' asked the WiIe.' We're there no servants at ths employment agency?n
 There were slathers of 'em.' returned the husband 'grimly, but, unrortunately they had all worked for us before."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
RYAN'S BARGAINS

sS5O0 eaeh-S room modern, story resi- dence; also room modern, new bunga- low; wei located on South Highlands; S1000 cash, balance to suit. s!l50-S .com, modern, ? story residence, 1 block 5f car line at Fountain Heights; terms ossy or will exchange. $2co0-Ncat rom house, with hall and batt, on car line at West End: lot BOX 192; terms easy, or will exchange for farm.
 S26o0-Modern, room bungalow, brand new; well located at Crews station, near Fairview terms to suit $1S0-Neat , roomed cottage; well located near car line at North Birmingham; terms reasonable.
 $14O0-A neat room house, front and back porches; well located near junction of Boyles ana Gate City line; small cash payment balance to suit. BIO Per Acre-The best farm in the dis trlct, 100 acres in cultivation with two houses ana tenant house, good orchard and spring; 50 acres good creek bottom, balance red upland: creek runs through farm, and only one mile from station cash. balance on time, or will exchange for good Birmingham property. SS00O-1S11a acre truck farm, all in cul- t'Vation and well fenced; has good , room house, well, barn and outbuild- ings only 31a miles of car line on pike road: terms to suit.
 We have listed several other residences. farms srd truck farms for sale and ex- change cu terms to suit. Call and let us describe them to you. Ryan Real Estate Company 2026 Third Ave. Bell Phone S35. Peoples
 Phone 69-R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

An interesting piano forte contest has been arranged for Wednesday night, Oc- tober IS, al the studio of Mrs C. L.. Shaw Three prizes will be awarded as follows: $l5 in gold for the first prize: : $l0 in gold for the second prize, and S1O for the third prize. The contestants who have entered are Misses Anna Ward Edith Scott, Gussie Snow, Ola Scott, Myr- tie Snow, Carrie Lou Davis Nettie Davis. Helen McNamara, Bertie May and Mrs. J. R. Henderson. Prof. Stephen Allsop and w. H. Maxim have been selected as judges of the contest The following composition will be rendered.: "Zefferit- ta." (Sdney Smith Roses de Boheme G<owalskD; "Circus Gallop" (Groscurth) i; "Qui Yive' (Ganz); "I Trovatore" CDorn); May Freezes" CLange); Mar cissus" Nevin): 'Loin du BaP' (CilleU: Gypsy Rondo" (Haydn).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Valley Garden
 Truck Farms
Large profits from truck.

Large profits from truck.
 Energetic farmer builds up poor soil into one of the finest truck farms in his section-Also runs profitable florist business as a side line.
 P. $. Wise, at Bristol, Tenn, has demonstrated what can be done on the land In that section in the raising of truck crops.
 Five years ago MT. Wise purchased six acres of land in what is known as Fa1rmount on the outskirts of Bristol. for which he paid $325 per acre-a price regarded at that time as being very fancy. This high price was asked on account of the city location Of the tract of land.
 The soil on the place was found to be badly thtnned and worn and as a truck proposition could hardly have appeared more dfscouraging. MT. Wise, however, was not downcast: he knew the possi- bilities of the place. He began to build up the land by fertilizer, and the first season made a splendid crop, growing, beans of specially high grade table variety for the October market.
 For the past five years his six acres have yielded an average return of $350O per annum. His receipts for 1910 were close to $4000. Two years ago a western trucker offered him s1O,00O for the property.
 Last season, by using his surplus stock, MT. Wise put up 5000 cans of to- matoes, beans, corn, peaches and biack- berries--a substantial addition to hIa revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
NAT BARKER
If You Are Looking For An In vestment, Don't Fail to
 InVestigate This

1860 acres of land from , to s miles Of Gulfport. Miss. The largest tract in a body left near the Gulf of Mexico Has three miles of beautiful river front on Biloxi river-navigable for steamers or schooners to the property, giving an out let to New Orleans. Mobile and other Gulf points. Land lies rolling high and well drained; r small houses on the tract. Finest colonization proposition in this section. Lands adjoining sell for $50 per acre in small tracts. No finer land in the world for oceans, oranges, grape fruit. figs, sweet and Irish potatoes. sugar cane, cassava and general truck ing Good automobile roads to the prop erty A fortune in this to the party who can hold it. Owner must sell at once on account of mortgage pressing. $1250 per acre. Terms, 5000 cash to take up mortgage; balance to suit at per cent per annum.
 For further particulars, maps, etc, ad- dress,
 DuTT A nNT AM
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

GO0 n. VT IT, Ol.
 REAL ESTATE AND LOANS. 927-2S First National Bank Bldg.
 $35)0, EASY TERMS. Five rooms and bath, with furnace heat, OF good lot 50 feet front, sidewalks. water, sewerage, gas and electricity, convenient to car on North Highlands. Will consider vacant lot, well located, Iart payment. If you want an at tractive little home, let us hear from yed. .Hsl EAHHks
 5000, TERMS. Will take good, mortgage paper for BOOK 157 feet facing east; drains well; North Highlands, half block from car line.
 $7000. Will consider an exchange for farm prop erty in south Alabama, 8 rooms, fur nacc heat, tile bath. hardwood floors, handsome paper and electric fixtures, exceptionally large lot, house built for hone; will also consider good income city property.
 $2s5o. Lot 50x140: four good negro houses bring ing $10 per month each, close to several shops on Southside; $500 cash, balance to suit.
 s2500. Two room cottages at Central park on lots 50X140 each: sewerage, water and street improvements; owner anxious to sell and will take most any terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Notice Of Application for U nse
Notice

To Whom 1t May Concern:
 Please take notice that. C. V. Heeb and O. C. Phillips, who were formerly con- nected with the undersigned are no long CT in our employ and are not authorized to solicit, or make collections for us
 THE JONES AGENCY. Bv A. A. JONES. Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
FOR SALE

sl7oo- Good lot 50x17o; Oear Glen Iris en- trance.
 S,5C9 Modern, s room residence Central
 avenue, near Avenue K; $500 to $500 cash
 $55G0-Goo6 corner South Highlands house in fine condition; lot 50x150. convenient to two car lines: owner leaving city and offers bargain.
 S1S,0-lSran1 new. modern, South High lands house; hardwood floors; handsome chandeliers, furnace. etc: on full size lot facing east: 5000 cash will do. SLIGO -50xl40: 4th avenue, near 18th street $-4,000-100x140, close in corner, small im- 'Tuvements, fine speculation. S'o10-"5x140; 2d avenue, between 24th and . Eth streets.
 $l1,ScG-Close in Northsde corner, three white tenants. pays sl35 monthly $5Joo-TIigh class truck farm, 42 acres. cood running branch, hydrant water 5i@ miles of Bessemer; the corn, pota- toes. lettuce. radishes, etc. should bring S4000 to s50OO this year; improve ! ments alone cost 5000; terms can be arranged. MALONE MCCONNELL GO. Real Estate. Rentals, Insurance Loans.
 219 North 2lst St. Phones 1899.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Couldn't Classify Her

IT HTUIT LIppIHcOtt s.
 First Village Clubwoman-"W sort of a person is this new Mrs Hart?"
 second Village Clubwoman-" the ladies can't just make out whether she $ nobody flying high or somebody ly- ing low"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

The Ensley fire department made a freak run to the home of V. Ohl in Palmer Terrace yesterday when the lit- tie daughter of the Ohls telephoned to the department telling them her mother was sick. MT. Ohl, who is connected with the city engineering force, has an office close to the fire department and he was called with the understanding that his house was on fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Idle Hour Theatre
1919 Ave. E

The home for ladies and children. My pictures are always good. This weeks programme can't be beat. Don't hesi- tate for fear of not seeing a good pro-
 gramme. The worlds championship series of ball sgames will be called here all this week between New York and Philadelphia. This dope is direct from diamond. I will call each inning as played and give total results at 2, s and 9 D. m. for benefit of those that can't come in afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

Over hundred telephones were in- stalled by the Peoples Telephone com pany in Ensley this week and a large amount of cable was stretched by the extra force of men the company has at work The work of installing the new switchboard will begin in a few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
Nezvs of Ensley

Fire broke out in the house occupied by Mrs. J. F. Holland at the corner of Twenty-fourth street and Avenue D last night about P o'clock the house being destroyed. All of the furniture and house. hold goods were destroyed with no in- surance. The building was the property of Mrs. w. J. Sedberry of Jefferson. Tex as, and was insured for small amount The cause of the fire is not known, as it started in vacant room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

George w. Stiles, president of the Stiles Construction company of Chicago, has sub-let the contract for the new post. office building to local contractors. The work will start November l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

The funeral of Ed Wren will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from. the home on Avenue c. The Ensley High school will have charge of the arrangements. as MT. Wren was a student at the school. MT. Wren was the young man who was killed by a negro at the fair grounds Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
LEGAL NOTICES
'I1A"1 AH 4'O Ho Trustee's Sale of stocks and Bonds of

Trustees Sale Of Stocks and Bonds of Ice Companies l On Thursday, November ?, 1911, at F o'clock noon. will be sold at public auc- l ton in tie city of Boston. Mass. in the | auction room of the real estate exchange and auction board, No. Liberty square, for breach of the condition contained in a certain indenture made June 15, 1909, by and between the Central Ice Go. of New Jersey and the City Trust Co. of Massachusetts, and for the purpose of foreclosing the same, the following shares of capital stock: 2950 shares Charleston Ice Manufactur- ing company.
 700 shares Mutual Ice Manufacturing and Cold Storage company. 1150 shares Savannah Ice company.
 900 shaies Mobile Ice company. BOO shares sAvondale Ice factory. 3i7c shares preferred stock of Crescent Ice, company
 TO shares common stock of Crescent Ice company.
 s3i9,000 first mortgage per cent bonds of Crescent Ice company. For further information and details see advertisement in the Boston Herald and the Boston Journal of October 9, IS and 2s, 1911, and communicate with the un- dersigned, I2-nS Barristers Hall, Boston, Mass.
 JAM I|fo A. ips LIE I, Jl.., trustee.
 Boston, October 5, 1911 10-S-2t-su
 Notice of Application for u nse To Whom It May Corcern:
 Take notice that the undersigned, St. Nicholas Hotel company a domestic corporation, will make application to the excise commission in and for Jef- ferson county for a license to carry on the business of retail dealer in spurious. vinous and malt liquors. in the city of Birmingham. Ala, at No. 112-114-116 Nineteenth street, north in said city.
 ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL. CO,
 By Abraham Wise, President t0-15-2t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15
GUS A POPE Jr.

some one of these may interest
 Nnu. .et nle shn1u tham to VOL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

w. B. LEEDY & GO. tn phones 42. 112 N. 21st
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-15

BY A. A. JONES. Mgr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-10
GREAT FALLING OFF
 IN STOCK RAISING

San Antonio, Tex, June 9.-(Speclal).- That more farming and less cattle raising is being done in Texas each year is em- phasized in the fact that fewer cattle have been received at all the market cen ters up to the present time than in any year previous, Fort Worth leading with a shortage at the close of last week of 42 500 This shortage is not due to the fact that cattle cannot be grown here as profitable as ever, but to the increase in agricultural endeavor which is slowly breaking up the great ranches and de- voting them to the more profitable busi- ness of intensified farming. While there is no positive data at hand, it is estimated that the increase in the farming area the present year is fully 10 per cent in advance of last year. This increased area devoted to agriculture explains to a very great extent the shortage in cattle this year over that of other years The pan handle country, which has been recog- nized for years as the great cattle range in Texas, is slowly giving place to the blow, and a decrease of cattle shipments from that section is noticeable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-10
GREATEST YEAR
 AT POLYTECHNIC
Faculty Meeting Congratu- lates Students and Elects
 Assistants

Auburn. June 9.-(Special.) .)-The 1910- Il session of the Polytechnic institute was unanimously voted the most successful in the history of the college by the mem bers of the faculty when they held their final meeting this morning. The record of the students for the entire session was discussed and it was shown that in schol- arship and department of the student body it has been Auburns best year. The following students were elected to post graduate scholarships in the departments named.
 Assistant in the conditioned freshman work, F. T. Collier Montgomery.
 Assistants in civil engineering, l.. M. Bumenfeld Opelika, Ala.
 Assistant in the water works depart ment w. s. Bonner, Linevile.
 Assistant in electrical engineering. B. A. Wooten Demopolis. Ala.
 Assistant in history and Latin, T. J. Miles, Montgomery, Ala. Assistant in botany R. G. Arnold, Ham, ilton Ala.
 Assistants in pharmacy, w. c. Michael, Demopols, Ala; M. H. Eskew, Selma Ala, and J. M. Moseley. Orrville, Ala.
 Assistant in mechanical engineering, J. R. MeCaghren, Centrevlle, Ala.
 Assistant in animal industry, J. c. Ford Hamilton.
 Assistant in library, F. l.. Owsley Claud, Ala.
 The selection of assistants in the fol lowing departments was referred to the president and the professors concerned Architecture, veterinary science, chemis try. machine design. English and library