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The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
Terms of Endearmenf.


This table shows that nve forms
really but four forms-were employed
in 80 per cent Of the letters. The ap-
pearance Of the ultraformal My Dear
-" in so many cases seems to indi-
cate general acceptance, which for
many years to those unfamiliar with
conventional forms seemed even more
sentimental or cordial than the for
NAL Dear" and not a few writer's are
still afraid of the plain Dear
Mr.. -
While the beginning Friend Harry
or Friend Annie" does not appear in
the tabulations, II Is too much to ex-
pect its entire absence It makes up
one>pf the less than ten" exceptional
preliminaries to taking a pen in
hand" OF these twelve variants from
normal a few came from love letters.
the writer's of which are. of course. be-
yond the pale Of mere English. The
tabulators evidently thought IL would
be useless or of service only to an ex-
ceptional class to make statistics of
the "Dearies" and buckles" and
"Sweethearts'' and My Owns" Prob
ably 1t would not be favorable to ro-
nance to establish a form for begin
ming or ending a love letter.
The tabulation OF the conclusions show
ed that Very truly yours was the most
common form, appearing ninety-eight
times. with Yours truly appearing
ninety times. a close second By group
ing concluding phrases having almost the
same wording. We find the variations of
Yours truly in 36 per cent Of all the
letters. The sincerely group consti-
tutes 2S per cent of the whole and the
Respectfully group 13 per cent. About
sions other than the names of the
writer's. The detailed data are as FOL-
lows:
Old Spanish Way.
In commenting on these results, one
of the investigators said:
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
DID WE REALLY NEED IT!
Suggestion that We Could Have
Done without q New Nickel.

Done "unout new nickel.
From the Detroit Free Press
One of life's minor mysteries Is the
reason why the American government
finds it necessary from time to time to
make apparently purposeless changes
IN the designs of its coins. These
char ges are seldom very much for the
better, the alteration is costly, and
the principal benefciaries are the de-
signers, the diemakers, and the coin
dealers who cater to collectors. If the
United States were in the habit of hon.
oring its Presidents by placing profiles
on it's money, as some countries honor
their monarchs, there might be an un-
derstandable reason for frequent shifts
in design and the changes would re-
quire a historical significance. But the
country knows no suNh custom and ap-
parently is ruled only by caprice.
There is, for instance, the new scent
piece design which is to supersede the
one now in use. The present nickel
has seen about thirty years of service,
its first appearance being in 1883 when
Il was issued without the word cents"
anywhere on its surface. For q few
weeks this omission delighted the
hearts of certain crafty gentlemen who
promptly gilded all the niekels they
could get and passed them for IS gold
pieces. Then the government woke up,
shifted ''E pluribus unum" from the
bottom to the top OF the v and put the
omitted word in the motto's original
place. Since then the coin has been a
hard working, thoroughly satisfactory
and comely little article.
But somebody somewhere seems to
have wearied of II. Perhaps II isn't
artistically up to date. Perhaps IL isn't
progressive. Who knows? Any how. q
change was ordered and a new design
was secured from ]. E. Fraser. New
York sculptor. We are told that Mr.
something strictly American in con-
ception. So he evolved what he de-
scribes as a Cheyenne Indian without
his war bonnet and with two feathers
fastened in his hair for the diverse
side, and for the face he drew what he
says is a bison.
We have not seen one Of the new
coins, but IL advance productions or the
design are to be trusted II Is more ar
tistic than realistic. The Cheyennes
feathers have a disreputable morning
after" droop and the Cheyennes coun-
tenance has a beatific expression which
could only have been gained by indul-
gence in ire-water or by p shot of
coke" AS for the bison, It is a won-
derful brute Its hump would turn a
dromedary green with envy; its back
from hum to rump would make a fair
toboggan slide: It has a neck like a
triceratops and a face like a whiskered
sheep. But it's artistic. And since life
without art is a dull leaden waste why
here's to the new nickel with its in
ebriated red man and its triangular
buffaloi
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

its destruction have known . COM
clearer idea At all events tho coun-
try below us was free Of wood. 1t was
almost as good to realize that. a. II had
been minute or two before to be re-
assured that we were to reach II under
our own control. and not at the immedi-
ate and unfettered dictates OF the law
OF gravitation. Round and round We
swung in wide spiral curves. and even-
tuaily came to grounds on q slope plow
land. We climbed out. and Congratulated
each other on the luck of the Bulgarian
air corps. had time to look about us. On
every side rose low billows Of brown
land piowed for maize. not road any
where visible, and no sign Of life save
an eagle or two soaring very high over
head. The only sound that reached orr
ears was the distant mutter Of firing
around Adrianople on the northwest OF
US, and away on the east the mutterings
OF another cannonade. the nature Of
which We did not then understand
snowden Hedley, in London Chronicle.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

mon pin do II, even the butt end Of .
cigarette. Anyhow, whatever had done
the mischief at the moment. mere was
my wind stick" shattered and my en-
CINE racing furiously. It had to be, Of
course, stopped at any cost ! switched
on and pushed forward my slevating lev
er preparatory to . descent For frac-
ton Of a second was In the grip of 3
sickening fear that some fragment OF
the flying wood might have severed one
or more Of the very fragile control wings
that would have meant certain destruc-
ton. Minutes-they were really fractions
of q second-seemed to pass. and then
she answered the helm and turned her
nose down.
Now had lime to look below me, and.
take stock of the country with view
to securing as good a landing place as
possible. From our first altitude Of over
5000 feet I could see very little indeed.
only that we were above tract of wide
and rolling downland, but as We came
down in a spiral volplane, began to get
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

while our present-day methods of
opening and closing letters may not be
ideal from the point Of view Of the
waste-motion experts, they must admit
that we have already made notable saw
ings over bygone methods. The modern
business man can certainly congratulate
himself that he no longer has ITO sub
scribe himself all sorts Of things IN
fiowery language for two or three lines
at the bottom OF an acknowledgement.
"Of all forms of closing, one Of the
oldest, I think, Is that used by Spanish
business houses. Not many years ago
Spanish merchant was compelled by
everyday business practice to close even
a perfunctory business note as follows:
7 subscribe myself your humble and de-
pendable servant who kisses your hand
After a century or so Of wasting ink
and paper in this way, they probably
grew envious OF our Yours truly
so far this closing, which frequently
took more lines than the body Of the
letter, they reduced It to I subscribe
myself IS. &. b. s. M which
stands for the same words. An Ameri-
can. wishing to adopt this economical
plan. probably would write: remain
y. t."
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
Bomb Dropping.

Just why they let US pass over un-
noticed on several occasions when We
must have presented a comparatively
good mark, and then elected to fire at us
when we could only have been audible,
/ am at a loss to conjecture. Possibly
We were flying lower than We thought;
possibly the noise of our engine was con-
veyed downward by the fog and they
thought we were nearer than We We're.
Anyhow, 1 know both Popkrissteff and
myself were very reassured when We had
climbed to some 5000 feet and heard only
the purr of our engine
Most of US took our turn at bomb drop
ping. I did so both at Adrianople and
Chatalja. The first Of my experiences
was a representative one The day
chosen was very clear, the clearest We
had, think, and Popkrissteh and / got
of about a. m, the latter holding on
his knees three ordinary percussion
shrapnel shells. We rose to about 4, 900
feet after we left the aerodrome, but long
before we reached that altitude we could
see over Mustapha and the rolling down.
land beyond it the city of Adrianople,
like a blotch of purple gray, and the four
white minarets Of the mosque.
We few our usual course, passed over
one Of the main forts on the south at
about 5000 feet. then turned of to Or left
and crossed right over the town. an in
distinguishable tumble of houses, nina
-ets. and domes, cut by interesting
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

From Boston Post
One of the most important matters
which was allowed to slide by the late
Congress is the salvation of Niagara
from the despoilment of commercialism.
The Senate of the Sixty-second Congress.
failing to approve the renewal Of the act
OF 1905. left the door open for calamity.
There can not be too speedy action re-
storing Federal control OF the use Of the
water pouring over the falls to its earlier
competent Jurisdiction. The State OF New
York cannot or will not assume RESPONSE
bility. The great waterpower interests
lie In wait to grab more than they have
already acquired. It is attributable to
them that the lapse of the late Congress
was brought about
A Philadelphia janitor has invented a tool cnn-
II ~
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
The Hammock's Fate.
QUESTION.

From, Judge.
QUESTION.
Hammock swinging meath the trees,
Stirred by every passing breeze.
Old and ragged. tell me true,
OF what use this year are you?
ANSWER.
Last year, when I was still new.
] held lovers. fond and true;
This year, though I'm old and staid.
I'm the cradle for their babe.
-Estelle May Nolte
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
BEGINNING AND ENDING LETTERS

not take on his hat and nod or bow by
way Of greeting. At any rate. every one
found II expedient or comfortable or
profitable to assert that they were really
true or sincere or expecting obllxa-
tons
Among other things established by
this popular vote was the, overwhelm-
ing preference for Gentlemen" over
Dear Sirs" in beginning a letter to
a frm. Another interesting fact was
the entire absence of the very formal
and once popular "Sir" without any
hxings-
The inquiry also showed that people
are. still somewhat reluctant about
using Dear Miss" as only seventeen
employed this form to 16s who wrote
Dear Madame" thus avoiding the
chance of calling q married woman
Miss or of rubbing In the Miss on a
reluctantly maiden lady. The follow
ing table shows the different saluta-
tions In their order of frequency:
The Washington herald., 1913-05-25

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couple
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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

ais ih 5licrit geip1blt tuiirbe unoL
meine 5ohter nit in Den Sislrngs.
ioal nahm, On mcinte tic nnd)ocilfltdl:
.Sei ms in Der Slide bit on octl
cin golt5 itottliter Mann, Fopd.
slbcr bier iii nIft piel nit Cir los"
@roBcs @elGdlter rlfcn praf d.
/ dc @ntaleiiunQcn herpor,
10 pcnl J. 3. Cir Milliom Sort
9pfe idgtc, Ofr. 2oiutbcr bat ell
ner groBcn Sild ) IN ieir 9tcs &c
fangcu lilto lit ~Oc5lpegcn bis oltf Die
Cutie ocs 9altnlcs acflrttert." Gin
SinunSminiitcr pcriidcrte: ultc
Sfritte Ser Ncgierrulg gchcn Sdnb
in @ono nit Den Snterciien Der 6o'
brifanten." lltb eit onoerer wornte
9opor, DAB Die fonititutionellen
&efte hes @olfes nid,t pon %acpur5er'
ten Sdlliten nicbcrgctram NJ
pclt milroen."
3ablrcidl iinb oic fom den
@ablgefdl / totem 60 er5dhlt
Der Sauptrconer scr Surifreinrmpors
tci. Cir George 3 pughtn, mic CT
eilca Cages in Niln ollf o%ffcter
StroSr cine Nnlprodc biclt, Der
Siid,. an Dem er itpuo, umfippte,
unb or lih geraoe nod, ol cilicn ga
t%crlcnpfuhl flommern fonultc. Gr
benrcrftc MN. boB Ho%terncnpfohle
Ichr nilelid, mGrcll, nm ctiuus horurl
81, bdngcr, lulb crhiclt Die Antmort
citca @cgncrs ans Der Wenae: IA,
ullb Sic limo nid,t Der cinSige, Der
bos beronsgeiunocn hot.."
Webr trogifpnliidl lit nlldl bns
WohlgciprGdl boa Der Sbgeororete
ISornc bclnirid)tc. Gin @dhler
itlioiertc Ole 8ciidltcr Der bciben aun-
oiootel, uuo ais CT acfragt miiroe,
men CT mdbleu miirOe. meinte c.
o%d,iel5udeno: sd peib BON feiucir
mas. aber nad) ocnL mas ih bon
linen icbe, onnfc id) DEM Sinmcl
ouB mir elmer bon ihncn gcp0hlt
peroen fanr."
AZ
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

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BON gSise
|rihlu8 III
Sung hciocr
amocrsmp
tent. @cs
BON cilcnr
s. gitnltiN
Gage 6lln,.
8ez
mn
/ %erpienlt
|ctrcifcubeu
Su Der
[it ipides
Ert9c1pttenc
lie cbeuio
b.. ais iih
pdn6curbcit
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

Gngliidjcr EarlamcntSbnmur.

Sic erilite Tolitif bot oiid) ibrc bel.
teren Seiten, mo bicie lpcroet be.
ionbcrS i'm engliihen Yorlonlcnt &c.
pflegt, no ma fir ieoen fomiid,cn
3ipiidenfnll Den red)ten Sinn hat.
Tas benefit cine amiilaute 9liitben.
leie BON 8eidlid)teu nn0 @iteu ans
Dem llntcrhauie, Die Soiepb Scisbton
i'm nStrano @a9o5ine" 5niammcu.
geItclt.
Selten bo6en iif Die @atrcter oes
engliifen TolfeS beiier Wlterholten,
als bolnols, oa DER icsi0cs Miniiter
@initpn & bnrhttT lpogte.
mGbrenb elmer Gadtiieux in chem
hlofan6nG cincfls eanr Yoll-
toffeln nno cinem wsidxH hmlege.
fragen ourd) oen SisMtasidpl 5u.
ihliipien. Or lit in Eniamos!"
ifrie es bon allen SeifeHs mo an.
ocre Hiife: .NltsSicben, Ebnrdia!"
antporteten. Sogor icina Solleac
2lopo. 9eorac manote lid NIT elmer
pcripurfspollen Sepealng aegell oeu
criten 2oro Der Itinirulit1t. mcralli
ieler lid lducl 5ilr Sl,,d,t ouididte
inter Dem Ssiibel ocS Saifrs. Limo
oa5u nod gor5 in Hcio!!" nit bicien
@orten iub SlopO.@eurac fopiihiit.
telnO BENT Gntcilenocn nnf).
Gin Miniltcr i'm Sdlaiapsug lit
aber nod nidtS gegen einen M / II l.
it er obne Soicn. Spbnep
Burton fam mGbrcno elmer Giieu-
bobniabrt in oieien 3uitonb. Gr
bate lid aiif Scr Citation porber alli
cine 9anf geIeBt, mo babel bntter
Mmeiien in ieinem Nod unb ieiner
Weite ibr Semi mligeitlaJen. SIN
3ug merit er OaS unangenebme
Sndcn mo 5iebt Die aleioungsitiidc
aus. I'M tic oroentlif 'ulisSild)iitteln.
Iber Die Sbicre babcn lid nun in Ole
VeinfleiOer gercttct, mo er mus audi
bieic pNt lid, tbun. Gr b1lt lie Srl
Dem Seniter ieiucs Nbtbeils eritcr
alaiie bernils; % - ein nefiIfer
@inOltoB entfiibrt oie llnansiprcdli.
hen. slui ser nGd)iten Citation tbeilt
CT Dem Shaiiner icin llngliid NIT.
@as bleibt iibrig; Elm Sclc9ramul
gebt nah Sings GroB ab: .Sier lit
cin &abinettsminiitcr I'M 3ugc. ser
Ieine Soien ans Dem Senitcr gemor.
ZEN bat. Bitten nm ein anOercs
Eaor iiir ibn." Mls Sponep 9urtpit
i'm 3plitber mo @cbrod, uher pbne
Weintleioer in Sonbpn unfum. mlBtc
er lid nit eincm Enar 1riiner Spicn,
luie lie Die Sdaiiner tragen. beguii.
gen mo nabm 10 an Der anbinettS.
IiBllna tbeil. ein 0eNcnltollo mncn0l:
d,cn 8elGhters iiir Ole Serren Sol.
lcHcl.
Gas Eriuotlebrn Der Miniiter
miB nid,t iclten fiir cine tonriid)c
Nnlpicllng h~erbaltcl. Hcglnui0
M cacnna MAJ iulg perhcirnthet
ais or has AltcrapcnIipnSacict rnr
Dem &oiic pcrtbcioigtc. qGS lit rcr'
h0ltniBm1Big billiacr. ipclut 5ruci Ecr.
lplcn 5nIommenlcbell, ais cine
ollcin," GuBcrte or babel. nGoa Mill
Icn Sic ia iebt aar5 9ellot mi'Icn."
rici borollf Der wiBiac @il Groofs
bon orr Irbeiterpartci. Mcarmno
crrothctc mno anhportcte bonn Ia.
dclnb: r@epib. ih boiie, bel min
mirb'S ictt oild biQigcr iein,"
@il GroofS er5Gbltc .ciuC
luitiac @cifid,tc nnpon, mic itolS iid'
hic Nbdcnronctcn fihlcn, mciln liz
Siim critcn Male bic ShriAn i'm Ab-
georouctcubouic berumiiibrcn. .Aber
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

Frfpl9 ibrer
fplge Deilell
sSepeIheu
he boB hie
lis crrcidt
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

Itinlmt. Hahoem Die lestc Stropbc
perflungen lit, meint err tebaieruo:
Gas NOR iebr ifon-aber Jest mllb
id) inns arretiererL meme Scrrcn.
Solaen Sic mir sur Wodc!"
- y "
@as lit cin Sdulmciitcr?
Ger Sdllmeiitcr lit Gin pom @cib
geborcnes,
Gum 2eioe erfprencs,
gtie miioe mer0cnoes,
Sid INNER %freiunOlid, 9cb0rOenbcs,
Siel Bidder fuufenocs,
0amit g(uslaaen hai,ienoeS,
Inn fnrgen 9pbn lid miibcnOes,
@%lodcnitrid 5%iebenbes,
Gor alen lid neigen0es,
g(ild) @ottesbienit h%altenbcS,
llnb ionIt nod, piel pcrmoltcnbes,
Siele 9riefe Id)reiben0es,
s(lli Der @cmcinoeiitrng laugc blei-
beit0es,
2anoitiife permejien0cs,
Sn Der Shltle ales jei9cnoeS,
Ydpicrc porlelenoes,
Sdriiler porbereitenoes.
ltno Singltinoe leitenbcS.
0afiir aber nihta erbolten0es,
ssm gifer bennoh nidt crfoltcnoeS,
@enn babel uiid)l nift lahenocs.
9(ber aiid) feill' bos' @ciid,t ma.
hen0cs,
Sonberm lid INNER mlcbr perseb.
renocS,
@eil in Der Sd)llle piel crfldrcnoea,
SSm @inter bnielblt oft fricrenSes,
3itm Sdyul5en bin marihiereuoes,
I'm 3illage flebenbes,
Gafiir aber .fprtgebcnoeS",
Siir anoere .allcs miiletoea",
9ofiir Ben Sanf pcrmilIcn0es,
&ot pielcn geingtcs, =.
Turd) piel slrbeit g%cplo9tea,
Nm Ilter 5nnehmemoes,
Nah Hllbc lid, enolid) ichncltoeS,
aeinen 3ehrpiennig b~abcnocs,
Im Sungertlldl id, labenoe5
Sid ielbit iiberluiienes,
Son oaen perloiiencs,
Ton ollen geIhimpftcs,
8erunglimpftes
....... @eneillbemobcl.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

tc uilb bes
I 1913 lit
Der Iftipz
IS Nbnurul
n Hcurz
II Cont
Sunllliunz
llntcrIeut>
a" .Otichis
bio" .
Den am l..
uirung in
llnb eas
perbleibcu.
I6cit lpers
pen Eicuit
lien Sc
a., .9Iciu
nbgcloit
y ms 10
6iiihpcb
uuabGitcil
|ihiigc ct.
Ichrnuhcn,
|ciht.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01

gen, in bas err iinmiafiirlif nit eill.
Itinlmt. Nahoem Die lestc Stropbc
perflungen lit, meirt er hebaierno:
nIos NOR iebr ifon-ober iebt milb
id) inns arreticrcr, meiilc 3crrcn.
iplaen Sic mir SIR Wadc!"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01
HiiihtaciGh III.

Gin NndlhpGd,tcr h0rtc Don clni.
.Ncr olacbcittrtcn @crrcu lem Sicbs
ling$lico: Still riibt Ger Sec" lin.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1913-04-01
2pbncnscr @crnicnit fir gsentcu!
0ans= mnD
Tamilten SIher.
Satbpliihes Gpangelicm. uno
Grbaunugsbu6.

NoltStbitnti6e GrtIGrun9 Der Souttogss
|lio SeittagS @~pdngsliem. SouS 6uiheus,
|prieitsr. Mit 1853 Stuit,atiouen, 80 Sou.
~|jloeru, 3 6romos NIB 10 tppo9rapbii6eu
|sinihnltSblloern, S~amilieubronif. 704
Ssilrn. S.uarto.
EHalbleoerbuuo nit Rotbi6uitt $3.50
Rotblelnpaub. yeoerriIden, @plSihm. $500
|5as 9cben uniercs lieben Serrn nnb
SeilnnbS Seius Gbriitus.
Bon Y. %uiin9er. Wat Gpromobilo. IS
lanjleitigsu Sluitratiolen, 575 Sertilluiiras
E%ioneu. 1910 Seiten IN S!marto.
|Nalbieoerbauo III Rotbibnist. $3.50
Rotbe Seiumaub, ssberriiten, Selis
9ololdNitt $S.OO
Sas 2ebcu Der &eiligcn BDttes.
Bon Gater >. 8itiduau, :. 9. q.
'tuu-Ansaabs. Mit Gbromos Sitel.
Itartsr 9ano pom 1900 Seiten.
t.i9inalsinbano init Rotbihnitt $3.50
G5rnHr iilulfrirtc @nartu : Aus
subs. Vi. 4 Narbeuorudbilosrn, iarblgeln
Sitel. 6amiliens Hs9iter H.. $50 Nol;l6nitts
rSllultrationen. 1915 SuartieiteM.
2eoerriiten, Y~einipauooede, 6otbi6n. $3.50
Rotber eeberritden. Selnlpanooede,
a Seinsoloi6nitt -.......... ..... $500
Maria mnb Spiepb.
Bon Batter y. Nobner, .. .. y. Wit
Sbromobilbsrn, 740 SolIiduitten uno l04O
Seiteu. Nuartp.
eeb.rriiden, p~siupanbbede, &otbitu. $3.50
Rothsr eebsrritsu, yeinwauobsde.
NeiisoIblduitt -. $500
Die W%IambcnS. nnb Sitteulebrc Der
fGtbcliihen Stride
ausiiibrli6em untsrridte~ oarseteal. Mit
%yanulisn Re9iifer. 9 Sarbeuorud, s 6ins
fdaltsbiIbern II. 4S0 polilbu., 1868 Seiten.
Reberriiden, g~einponbnede, Rotbidu. $3.50
Rptber 9sberriiden, ge'uwanohede,
Teiusoloi1mitt ....... .,.......,. .~. $500
Ouifine w..
llnterihtss NIB Grtcmn9sbut, obsr
4atbsliihe S,aappsniue.
Olit ebromotilb, 6arnilicn4ronit, s eins
fhaltSbilberu. $50 Seiiel.
Wausi.iawanb ..r-,-,- Sc ~~."~"~~"Sl.SO
afau perlaag. unis,n eomplstsu sataios
poR 5eiti6en Webst, u. Gr5aunii9Sbnt)erll.
gu baisben onr1 iebe Su9banblnu9
fomie brett pom oen Ssrleseri.
Benziger Brothers,
New York; a6-3s barclay St, D..
C~incinnati: 343 Main st.
Chicago; 2l4-.td W. Monroe st.
A|. RI" =.
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MaicrncnbpiblItb

llnteroiiisier (5h Den Hcfrlltcnl:
"@ie man bod i'm Gcrfchr nit cub
ieinc - NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. aennt.
niiic bereid)crt I"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
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Montgomery Trust Trans
fers to Exchange National
Part of It's Business

Montgomery. April 2s.-(Special)-
A big bank deal has been closed in
Montgomery by which the Montgomery
Bank and Trust company has trans
ferred to the Exchange National bank
ali of its commercial business and de-
posits, amounting to something like
$500. 600. This represents the largest
financial transaction that has taken
place in Montgomery in long time
The Montgomery Bank and Trust
company will continue to conduct a
trust business, its capital stock of $780,
900 remaining intact. The transaction
merely Involves the transfer of all de-
posits and commercial business to the
Exchange National bank.
1t is understood that the deal had
been in prospect. since January ], and
that President Michael Cody of the
Exchange National bank is responsible
for the change President I, e. Love
10Y of the Montgomery Bank and Trust
company will become a vice president
CT the Exchange National bank.
The change went into effect today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
MANY TEACHERS
SEEK CERTIFICATES
List of Applicants Largest
in History of Educational
Department

Montgomery. April Especial )-The
list of applicants for teachers certificates
in the examinations Just closed was the
largest In the history of the Alabama Ed
ucational department, according to Prof.
p. w. Hodges, secretary of the state board
OF teachers examiners. Altogether the
number of applicants will exceed 1000,
which is nearly double the number of ap-
plicants at the December examinations.
In December the total list of those who
took the examinations for certificates to
teach in the public schools of the state
was 23o7 Examiner Hodges says there
are yet several counties TO send in the
examination papers, which will probably
run the list up to double the number in
December.
The heavy examinations are accounted
for by reason of the fact that large ma
jority of the rural schools had closed
their session. A great many of the
teachers of these schools took the exami-
nations for a higher grade certificate,
while, on the other hand, many of the
graduates of these schools took the exam
nations for third grade certificates.
The next examination will be held in
July, though it is not expected that the
list of applicants will be as large as in
April. The educational department will
be busy for the next three months grad
ing the papers of the numerous appli-
cants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-29
MONUMENT MUST
BE HELD SACRED
Public Generally Warned to Keep Off
Confederate Monument on
Capitol Grounds

Montgomery, April Especial. y
All children and older persons accus-
toned to spending considerable part
OF every afternoon on the capitol
grounds have been warned to keep
off the Confederate monument. This
is the latest capitol edict and it has
been followed up with instructions to
the capitol guards and watchmen to
place all persons under arrest who vio-
late the order.
The fence around the monument was
recently taken down. since which time
a large number of children have been
congregating about the monument in
the afternoons, climbing over the stone
statues near the base of the structure
and amusing themselves in other ways
around the handsome monument.
The fact was brought to the atten-
ton of the Ladies' Memorial associati tion
cf the city, with the result that a re-
quest was made of Governor O'Neal
that he issue order prohibiting chill
dren from playing about the monu-
ment
The capitol grounds is popular place
for children and grown people in the
afternoons. and while the governor is
delighted to see the young people play
ing about the grounds, he declares thar
they must be careful and not destroy
any of the flowers or climb upon the
monument