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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-02-18
WANTED-AGENTS


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right here, something
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Tor territory; new automatic razor
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lie. Wingo made $1,000 profit six
weeks. Stevenson selling 80 daily.
over quarter million satisfied custom
ers only device that homes and
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men everywhere are excited over the
mysterious accuracy and perfection
OF TINS little machine write today
for full details, free; we want 1000
agents in exclusive territory at once.
Address the Never Fail Co., 1903 Col
ton Bldg, Toledo. Ohio.
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good statesmen for
heavily advertised trade boosting
system to retail merchants; leads
furnished have openings worth net
500 weekly or better to producers.
A b., Box AIS, Iowa City. Ia.
2113t-su
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wanted at once in each city
to introduce a new office speciality,
rapid seller; one that brings in dupli-
cate orders every MONTH chance of
lifetime for live wires. For full par
tfculars of money making plans. adj
dress at. once, A. Lowell Mfg. Co., 25S
Broadway, N. Y. City 2-1S-2t-su
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WE START you in business, wholesale or
retail. furnishing everything; men and
women $50 to 5000 weekly operating our
original New System Specially Candy
Factories home anywhere; opportunity
lifetiDne; valuable booklet free. Rags
dale Co. Box x. East Orange. n. j
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WANTED-Two furnished, connecting
rooms, with moderate conveniences.
for light housekeeping; walking dis
lance from business section. Address
A-31, care Age Herald. 2-1S-2t
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MONEY making secrets exposed; shows
way to freedom from wage slavery
and points way to prosperity. Par
ticulars free. G. c. Roberts Co.,
Pennington. N. Fl.
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SALESMAN-Good opening for right
man. In replying give age. last en-
plover. business engaged in past three
years whether married or single. go
American bldg, Baltimore, Md.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

A YOUNG couple desires the best pro-
durable accommodations on the South
Highlands east of Goth street: immedi-
ate possession, please. Address M-32,
care Age Herald. 2-16-2t-f r-su
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LADY canvassers make big money SELL
ing articles used by every woman Not
luxuries but necessities. No capital re-
CURED Premiums given. Send postal
for catalog. The Moss Co.. Rochester,
N " Dent 2
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AGENTS on salary or commission. The
greatest agents seller ever produced;
everv user of pen and ink buys 1t on
. sight: 200 to 500 per cent profit; one
agents sales amounted to $500 in six
days: another $32 in two hours. Monroe
Nrf~ "a X 4T6 Lacrosse, Wis
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Wa NTED-Salesmen to sell our line in
small country towns. Salary SIPS per
per month and expenses Prefer those
with experience. Red Cross Vinegar
Co., Dept. II, st. Louis, Mo. 2-11-4t-su
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WA NTED-100 men for cutting right of
way. Wages $3.50 per day. Apply TO
H. Roe, Bagdad, Fla. 2-12-7t
200O RAILWAY mail clerks wanted; 800
month"; Birmingham examinations May
4. Common education sufficient. Pull
unnecessary. Write for sample ques-
lions. Franklin Institute. Dept. Pm,
Rochester, N. Y.
In, COZ CT, n, n MD fri ca 81,
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AGENTS-s5- daily selling our new in
verted gas burners, also kerosene man.
tie burners, fastest money makers on
the market: particulars free. Simplex
Caslieht Co New York
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WANTED-Salesmen earn $3.50 per month
sell dealers highly advertised article;
samples not necessary. Elato Co., Sta
fion New York
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a TWO MINUTE demonstration makes
every call sale. with large profits:
positively biggest agents bonanza out;
free samples and particulars G. V. Sales
Co.. 10 Nassau street, New York
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ile. Wlngo made $1,000 profit six
weeks. Stevenson selling 80 daily.
over quarter million satisfied custom
ers. Only device that homes and
sharpens any razor. old style or
sa1ety; phenomenal money maker;
men everywhere are excited over the
mysterious accuracy and perfection
OF TINS uttle machine; write today
for full details, free; we want 1000
agents in exclusive territory at once.
Address the Never Fail Co., 1903 Col
ton Bldg, Toledo, Ohio.
WE'LL WELLi Great, Grandi one
mans orders $3.50 one month, profit
$3.50. Lowry reports: "Why. / actu-
ally believe l could sell this article
blindfolded, and with a gag In NV
mouth" Rouse us. Take hold Ex-
perence unnecessary. Wonderful in
vention, self wringing mop. Quick
sales; $50 per cent profit; investigate.
Write today. U. S. Mop Co., 1921 Seiss
Bldg, Toledo, Ohio
|AGENTS-100 per cent profit. Brandt's
automatic razor stropper automatic
ally sharpens any razor in the world;
big seller; every man wants one, re-
tails 81; advertised in leading mag
azines. Write quick for terms N. f.
Brandt Cutlery Co., AZ Hudson street,
New York. 2-1S-2t-su
STATE AGENTS. crew managers, don't
waste time on dead ones; send spe-
cial arrangements; new sure repeat
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West AID street, New York.
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NICE rooms with board PIG 9Th avenue.
2-11.tf
WANTED-Borders for two elegantly fur
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2-15-4t
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WANTED-One or two boa riders for nice
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COOL
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WE want high priced statesmen to pre-
sent our proposition to business men
only. You sell nothing. Carry no sam
pies. Special training unnecessary. Ex-
penses advanced. /. Law & Co., 725
McIntire Bldg DAYTON O.
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FOR SALEM acres, about 10 acres in
cultivation. running water 30 miles
from Birmingham. mile from 8 rail-
roads. s room house, good well and pas
ture I<-32 Age Herald.
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versal Import Co., Dept. $3.50, Cincin-
natti, o.
LADY canvassers make big money SELL
ing articles used by every woman. Not
/. luxuries but necessities. No capital re-
CURED Premiums given. Send postal
for catalog. The Moss Co., Rochester,
n. ". Dept. ?.
AGENTS on salary or commission. The
greatest agents seller ever produced
evsrv user of pen and ink buys 1t on
sight; 200 to 500 per cent profit; one
agents sales amounted to $500 in six
dsys: another s32 in two hours Monroe
Mfg. Co.. X. 476, Lacrosse, Wis.
WE START you in business, wholesale or
retail. furnishing everything; men and
women, $50 to $500 weekly operating our
original New System Specially Candy
.Factories," home anywhere: opportunity
lifetime; valuable booklet free. Rags
dale Co.. Box X, East Orange, N. j.
* TWO MINUTE demonstration makes
every call sale with large profits
positively biggest agents bonanza out;
free samples and particulars G. V. Sales
Co.. 10 Nassau street. New York
AGENTs-s5-si0 daily selling our new in
verted gas burners, also kerosene man.
tie burners, fastest money makers on
the market: particulars free. Simplex
Gaslight Co, New York.
ANTI patented 1911: SAM
pies and particulars free; average man
or woman working a few hours daily
can clear S. profit; let us prove 1t. l..
Seed Mfg. Co., 80 Reade. New York
YOU-Youre the man to succeed. You
can make more money handling the
improved 1912 Radcliffe" lamp burn
err. Its demand is everywhere: used
on common lamp and gives beautiful
large white light; steady. brilliant
and restful: handsomely nickelplatcd.
simple. durable; sold exclusively
through agents who make wonderful
success in their protected territory.
Haberstick New MeXico) wires:
crush 5000 burners by freight. gross
by express" His profit, $500. Bur-
dick Comm averages two gross
weekly, profit s67. Written guaran
tees accompanies every burner. Sam
ME outfit S5c postpaid will start you
right. Remember, satisfaction guar
anteed. A trial will convince you.
"Radiolite,' 401 Colonnade. Toledo,
Ohio.
LIVE AGENTS are making $50 week
" selling our outfit which doubles
the life OF auto tires: every chauffeur
and auto owner will buy on sight
Gibson Specially Co.. Trenton. Tenn
AGENTS-An opportunity; everybody
buys: article used in home, office
factory: send sc stamp for sample and
informatior J. ~ Frorlebe Bon 40
Caldwell. N.
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class soda dispenser;
salary good. New fount- Send refer
enees. Address R-32, care Age Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02

T HROUGH the courtesy of Mr..
Charles Munter was invited to
- special demonstration of his Sven
gali-like powers over the dormant voice
and singing talent Of Miss Marion Graham,
the Twentieth Century New York Trilby.
The demonstration occurred at the
prosaic hour of noon and amid the imagin-
ation.dulling environment Of a Thirty
fourth street business office. 1ncessant
Broadway traffic and shrill Sixth avenue
whistles provided distractions. There was
nothing, either in habit of thought or
any previous experience. to predlspose
me toward belief that anything far from
the usual was about to happen.
Mr.. Munter, small man OF decided
manner, presented his secretary, a tall,
wide shouldered, deep chested girl, with
strongly marked features, clear, heaithily
pale skin, and firm, vel cut mouth.
Rather more than ordinarily good looking,
there was nothing in her appearance strik-
ingly exceptional save her eyes Large
and deep set, they were in color shading
from violet to gray as light fell at various
angles upon them. Their pupils, abnor-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02
How "Trilby" Sang for Me.
Bv Ada Patterson.

mally large, made them look darker They
were eyes of far vision, the eyes of the
dreamer. They were of that changeful,
half liquid quality that betokens the ex-
ceedingy sensitive nature.
Marion Graham told me her story
briefly. for it is a brief story. She Is a
farmers daughter. With her parents she
had lived on an upstate farm until six
years ago. When sixteen she came to New
York and entered Mr.. hunters employ.
She had been of delicate physique, but
gradually had grown stronger. Last Feb
ruary she had gone to DR.. Frank E. Miller,
the eminent throat specialist and surgeon,
physician to most of the grand opera stars:
Elsewhere on this page Dr. Miller recounts
the history Of her case from that time, as
he presented 1t at the convention of the
Medical and Laryngological Society last
month, when Miss Miller and Mr.. Munter
gave their curious musical entertainment
to Ave hundred wondering physicians.
To an audience of two, Mr.. Munter and
myself, Miss Graham sang in the little
office a stanza of Home, Sweet Home"
Her voice, sweet but small and wavering,
fatted badly, and she stood with arms
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02

7 NOW present to you Mr.. Munter and
Miss Graham. Miss Graham has
never taken lesson, but has attended
both concert and opera as an auditor.
Nothing is known of her range of voice;
she has absolutely no knowledge Of music,
nor does she possess any music1anship.
/ will now take a disc from the phono-
graph, which Mr.. Munter knows very
well, but of which Miss Graham has no
knowledge. He will show you how cas-
lily he can by his psychic method produce
a Melba, with due allowance for psychic
disassociation and limitation.
On March l met Miss Graham at the
house of Mr.. Munter who hypnotized her by
direct methods, using eye mastery and oc-
casional brow stroke, both sitting in up
right chairs for twenty minutes, until the
patient was in profound hypnotic sleep,
her head lying relaxed and back on the
chair. At this point he began suggesting
very quick and deep abdominal breathing
witn lips closed and nose open, declaring
that breath was the power of song. His
next step was to say:
Arise! You always wished to be an
opera singer, now you are the greatest
singer in the world"
The music box, already adjusted at rs,
was started ON Nine. Schuman-Heink's
record of THE Rosary" The subject
with eyes closed arose slowly, with the
help of Mr. Munter. In less than thirty
seconds she began to sing in very irreg-
ular way, then suddenly Strengthened up
and burst forth with excellent rhythm, into
as excellent an imitation OF Madame
Heink as one could expect.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02
The Medical Report ON the Real ''Trilby'
By DR.. Frank Miller.

On consultation with Mr.. Munter 1t was
deemed best to bring her out OF the
hypnotic state and try the subjects voice
with something that every one should be
familiar with. With several vigorous
shakes of her head and the statement
that her mother was waiting for her,
she opened her eyes slowly and began
to laugh heartily. Although every one
in the room complimented her, she de-
MED that she had sung-that she knew
anything of what she had done, and failed
to recognize the songs. After two min
utes of interrogation she was asked to
sing Home Sweet Home" Her rendition
was so devoid of all the artistic points
of the hypnotical reproduction OF THE
Rosary" wanting in all the requirements
of even an ordinary girls singing, the
voice so piping and constrained, that 1t
made all laugh.
On March 7, meeting was held with
Professor Hallock and DR.. Muckey, OF
Columbia College, in which she sang for
many hours under less favorable condi.
tions at first. After an hour she came
under complete control and sang excel.
lently seven times.
March "a, she was hypnotized in seven
teen minutes and sang almost continu.
ously before several physicians and other
folk from s p. m. until p. m.
It would seem from this singular and re-
markable case that the hypnotic sug-
gestive power of the pedagogus might be
given often enough to make her realize
by automatism just the necessary organs
in union between the psychology and
physiology of voice teaching.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02

closed eyes, They lifted. She looked into
the eyes of the demonstrator and smiled as
a child smiles after healthful sleep.
Il feel all right" said the awakened
Trilby in her former conventional tone;
'just as though had been asleep. What
did do?"
told her, and she looked doubtingly at
me. IF that is really true" she said, u
wish could do 1t when | am awake"
'Dr. Miller says 1t may be the bridge by
which you will cross into self.confidence,"
! said. d..
She looked at me in an uncomprehend-
ing way and smiled in the constrained
manner Of the habitually represed nature.
Trilby had vanished. The sny, routine
dulled secretary had returned.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-06-02
The Explanation
BY a Psychologist.

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thought. Self.consciousness embarrass-
ment, fear, lack Of condolences hundred
inhibiting thoughts dissipated the vastly
larger part of her mental energy, which
necessarily limited her vocal power.
The hypnotic suggestion applied by Mr.
Munter diverted all this waste energy into
the desired channel, enabling Miss GTa-
ham to concentrate all ner powers on the
song, to realize her singing ideal. 1t Is
conceivable that, gradually, in subject
like Miss Granam the concentration gained
under hypnotic suggestion can be carried
over into the conscious state, the adyan-
tage Of which Is obvious.
From the purely physiological stand
point, four elements enter into voice pro-
duction. They are impulse, nutrition, the
vaso-motor nerves, and inhibition. Trans
lated into more popular terms, this means
that there must be the impulse-that Is,
the desire to sing-a sufficiently nourished
condition OF the body In general, and,
specifically, the organs that produce sound
the muscles which control the voice, all
fan.like, beginning with the fan-like upper
lip and extending to the vocal cords
gathered together and tied fan-like with a
string; and the restrictions placed upon
voice by the lack of sufficient exercise of
will power.
In the interesting case OF Miss Marion
Graham, she had the impulse, strong
desire for vocal expression, which she said
was the greatest desire of her life Nutri-
ton was sufficient. for she has fairly
we'll nourished body with sufficiently
powerful chest. The muscles, save for the
diseased condition of the tonsils, which
can be cured, were in good condition. She
suffered from inhibition. The restrictions
Of her life and the limitations of her sur
roundings forbade her to hope that she
might ever become great singer.
The Washington times., 1912-03-29
URGE ABOLITION OF
FEES FOR TESTING
DISTRICT WEIGHTS
Bureau Of Standards Recon-
mends That Cost Be Lev
led BY General Tax.

Recommending that the system of
fees for testing scales and weights and
measures be abolished, the Bureau of
Standards today submitted to the Com
missioners report of an investigation.
Commendstion is given by the bureau
to the work of the office of Col. w. G.
Haskell. Superintendent of Weights and
Meas The force OF this office com
sists of the superintendent, two ink
spectors, a clerk and a laborer.
Concerning the fee system under
which a charge ranging from 25 cents
for counter scales to S. for railroad
track scales is made for testing and
examination, the report says:
The fee system is an unfortunate
one, and cannot be defended in any
case II is in effect tax upon the
merchant for the protection of the pub
lie. While II Is a fact that the inspec-
ton of weights and measures undoubt-
edly protects the honest merchant from
the injurious effects of dishonest com
petition by compelling all to give honest
weight. and also protects the mer-
chants from giving overweight through
ignorance of the conditions OF their ap-
paratus, nevertheless the main object
Is to protect the consumer from being
defrauded by the use OF false weights
and measures by dishonest tradesmen.
This service is OF the character Of
police protection and all residents re-
ceive the benefits of the system; There
fore, the equitable way to distribute the
cost of the system Is by general TAXA
ton"
The condition Of weights and meas
ures in use in the District and the
weights of packages done up ready for
the report says, are. as rule COM
mendable.
The Washington times., 1912-03-29

N. Taylor, president of the Illinois Coal
Operators Association.
Neilns arrival gave strength to earli-
er rumors that President Taft is watch
Ing conditions In the coal industry, and
that a final break between the own
ers and their workers may yet be avert
ed by Federal mediation. Neill an
nounced today that he is in Cleveland
to attempt a friendly settlement of
differences between managers of more
than fifty Eastern railroads and their
locomotive engineers, who threaten a
strike for increased pay.
The Federal commissioner said, how
ever, that he is keeping himself in
formed on progress made by joint wage
scale conferences of both bituminous
and anthracite coal interests.
Neil said he had not been advised
OF the willingness OF the operators of
any state to make new contracts, as
rumored, on a basis granting increases
of cents a ton on lump coal 3
cents on mine-run and the concession
Of a five-hour day on Saturdays. I'm
less compromise Is reached this week,
according to President White, of the
mine workers, work In bituminous mines
will be suspended next Monday.
The Washington times., 1912-03-29
CloudineSS Predicted
For Today and Tonight

If Washington is favored with SUM-
shine today, the favors will be bestowed
spasmodically by Dame Weather, ac-
cording to the Weather Bureau fore
casters, who predict cloudiness for the
rest of today and tonight. A slight drop
in temperature is also to be expected
after nightfall, says the forecaster. but
conditions will be better with the dawn
of tomorrow, which will be fair, ac-
cording to present indications.
This morning the thermometer regis
tered 56 degrees, or just degrees more
than II did at the same hour yesterday.
The mercury reached high point" yes
terday at 2:90 O'Clock in the afternoon,
when II touched the mark of 81 degrees.
1t began to drop after dusk and by
midnight had lowered to 50 degrees. IT
reached its lowest point of today at 3
o'clock this morning. when II went to
the mark OF 80 degrees
The Washington times., 1912-03-29
VICTIM OF STABBING
In SERIOUS CONDITION
Italian, Who Was Cut During
Quarrel Over Cards, Criti-
cally Hurt.

Stabbed in the abdomen following a
quarrel over a game of cards. Aragaro
di Francesca, an Italian, twenty-four
years old, of 2241a Quincy street north
east, Is in a serious condition in the
Homeopathic Hospital today. Jack Ric-
colo, of sos South Capitol street, who
is alleged to- have done the cutting, is
locked up at the Second precinct po-
lice station.
The stabbing occurred shortly before
o'clock this morning at New York
avenue and First street northeast. Fran
CescO, RCColio, and two other Italian
laborers had been playing cards
throughout the evening in the house at
81 Myrtle street northeast. Francesca,
it is said, won about $50 of Riccolios =
money and the game broke up in a
quarrel.