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Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-02-11

And in accordance with law and an
order of the Board of Directors, made
on the 31st day of December, 1904, so
many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be
sold at the company's office, Deseret
National bank building. in Salt Lake
City, Utah, on the goth day of Febru-
airy, 1905, at II o'clock a. m. of said
day, to pay delinquent assessment
thereon, together with cost of adver-
Using and expenses of sale.
ID. SMELLIE, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
story Goes the Rounds.

While 1t by no means embraced the
heaviest gambling In various forms in
which Wolcott was known to have en-
gagged before and after. the story, more
or less mutilated and mashed, of his
plunge at Long Branch in the summer Of
1885 gained the widest currency through
out the country.
The real story Of that little recreative
stunt Of the Colorado Senator. as related
by man who was Wolcott'S companion
at the time II occurred, only recently
came out.
Wolcott. visiting the Sheepshead Bay
race track one day while on n vaca-
ton sojourn In New York, made what
turfmen call ''hunch' bet on the horse
Lamplighter On that day the track was
fast. Lamplighter had already shown his
ability. as a marvellous mud runner, but
the bookmakers doubted IL he could beat
the crack field he was entered with on
the first track. so that Lamplighter's price
was to l. Wolcott entertained the view
which is held by some very keen horse
men that "a real good horse can run on
any kind of a track" and he wagered
5000 on Lamplighter at the. prevailing
odds. Lampligbter won his race in a
gallop. wotcott cleaning up $4,000. After
beating" that race, Wolcott left the
track with his companion End went to
Long Branch. He felt lucky" as the say
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Did Not Hurt Popularity.

Wolcott's gambling never injured his
prestige in the least in his own state of
Colorado. 1t was the supreme Indifference
with which he viewed the opinions of his
own following which finally cost him his
quite unregretted seat In the Senate. The
people of Colorado looked upon Wolcott's
gambling propersities In much the same
way as the voters of a certain Kentucky
congressional district looked upon the
horse-race- playing penchant of promi-
nent member of the Kentucky delegation
in the present House of Representatives.
While up for recollection, this Kentucky
member of the lower house was trapped
In a poolroom raid planned and carried
out by his political enemies. The opposi-
ton made n great to-do over the mat
ter Circulars were sent all through the
district denouncing the candidate for re-
election as a common gambler and an
habitue of poolrooEas. The candidate for
reelection stood pat, admitted that he
had been nabbed in the poolroom raid.
stated for publication that he'd been play
ing the horses ever since Hickory Jim
was a -year-o1d, and added that he all
ways intended to play the horses as long
as he had a bank roll to bet with and
the energy to get a bet down. He was
returned to Congress by an increased ma
jOrity of 6000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Hated Card Cheats.

Wolcott had an uncommon hatred Tor
card cheats. He was crossing to England
a few years ago on one of the American
steamers. He did not visit the card room
of the ship until the third day out. and
then only to look on, for he never par
ticipated in card game in public. AS
soon as he entered the steamers card
room he recognized, playing poker at one
OF the tables with three other voyaeerss
man of former standing In Colorado,
who. however, had gone to the bad, ana
had finally been driven out OF Denver
for cheating at cards. after when ne
had taken to the transatlantic steamers
as a card sharp.
Wolcott signalled the man out of the
card room with an uplifting OF the eye
brows. and the shark Joined the Seha'or
on the promenade deck
How much are you ahead OF the
gamer" briefly inquired Wolcott OF the
shark
Two thousand" replied tho short-card
man. knowing the uselessness OF lying TO
Wolcott.
Very well. Two thousand will be your
contribution to the seaman's fund. sara
Wolcott. you'll make that contributor
anonymously and you'll refrain from lur-
Their playing on this cruise.
Rather than be exposed the professional
cheat put $1,000. his winnings INTO an en-
velope. with an unsigned note 10 the =,
feet that the money was for the seaman
fund, and the envelope reached me pur.
ser without the latter knowing Whence IL
had come. The cheat himself toio tne
story when he reformed quit gamp.hs
and started into rehabilitate himseil
couple of years later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
Visit to jackson City.

One night year or so ter Woleott
came to Washington as a senator. he de-
cided to have a look at Jackson City, the
huddle of gambling shacks at the Vir-
ginia end of the Long Bridge. After dim
ing at Welcker's he got into a barouche
alone and was driven across the bridge to
Jackson City. He took $1,000 WIN him.
All of the jackson lily games were
then, as they remained until they were
closed, exclusively on the "nrace" or
der. 1t is certain that Senator Wolcott
was aware of this. but he probably calcu-
lated that the proprietor of me Jackson
City game he patronized worlo recognize
him and give him a chance to divert him
self with a little square bank"
The proprietor of the faro hank Wolc Dit
pulled up at didn't recognize him. and it
may well be that 1t would have made no
difference if he had recognized MIN.
The dealer dealt the cards on. of the
tricky box just as ne did for the other
good things that drifted along. SEN
ator Wolcott was quick to sec lind of
deal he was getting, but he did not
complain. The brazen erookadness of the
dealer seemed rather to amrse HIM. He
watched the dealer working the double
sIip-out on him with considerable eufios-
ity. not unmixed with admiration for the
sheer nerve of the box manipulation.
Then Woleott exhibited the strong sense
of humor for which he was distinguished.
When he had dropped $500 worth of chips
at the brace game, with II not very
exalted hope 1t may be. that he might
be able to master the dealers system and
beat him out at it, he arose. yawned,
stretched his arms, and then threw his re-
naming $500 note on the tab.o in front of
the dealer.
whats the use of working so hard?'
he inquired. with an amiable smile. 'There
isn't a doubt In life that the bank needs
the money" and he strolled out and
stepped into his waiting barouche leav-
ing the $500 note on the faro table.
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Tourist Sleeper
10
CALIFORNIA
VIA
Louisville & Nashville R. R.

A through tourist sleeper leaves Bir-
mingham every Monday at ago P. M.
for San Francisco, California. going
via the L. & N. to. New Orleans and
The Southern Pacific.
For reservations, and other informa.
fi1n, call on or write
p. SID JONES, r. @. PIERCE,
D. p. A. c. p. A.
Both Phores ELS. birmingham. Ala.
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Intimate With Reed.

Wolcott and tom" Reed were intimate
personal friends. One summer night. while
the fight over the famous force bill'
was raging. and the session of Congress
had been protraeted far into the warm
weather, Reed went to Wolcous Wash
ington house for a chat after the House
had adjourned. The two men repaired to
Wolcott's library for a smoke.
"Wolcott" said the noted speaker, ,.fter
they had eonyersed for a while. you
know lot about gambling and don't
know anything about 1t. But l know
something about luck, or chance, or what
you please to call It, in the ordinary af-
fairs of life and 1t seems to me that In
every matter in which there is an element
of chance the odds seem to be against a
fellow
"Elucidate," said Woleott
well" said Reed. 81 see you have
the works of Shakespeare stacked up over
on that table-which Is what reminded me
of the subject. Now, do You know that
l have never gone to a set of Shakes
speare's works, heaped up in pile like
that to look for a certain volume Ham
let we'll say--that haven't had to work
my way almost to the bottom of the
stack to get the book I wanted? Never
vet have | found my Hamlet at the top
of the pile or anywhere near che opal
ways in fact, down near the bottom, II
not the very last volume in re heap.
wouldn't that go to prove that even in
the little affairs of life the chances are
generally against a fellow?"
Wolcott was too experienced gambler
and had too acute a knowledge of the
thing that Is called the maturity of
chance to be impressed by Reds doc
trine.
Try your system out now" he said to
Reed. you want Hamlet now Wen say.
Go to that pile of shalSespeare-there are
thirty-eight yoiumes-and see how far
you have to delve for it,
The Speaker crossed over to where the
works of Shakespeare were heaped up,
took the first volume off the top, glanced
at the title of It and laughed
IT'S Hamlet y, he said TIC Nolcott.
THAT explodes your theory at the first
trial" said Wolcott.
mo, 1t doesn't" said Reed thought
fully. cit proves It, There never was
time when I was so anxious to have
Hamlet turn mp at the bottom, or near
the bottom. as now, for I warted to Illus
trate my theory But the chance was
hopelessly against me-the topmost book
on the stack Is Hamlet.
"You win," said " olcott wi smile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19
LATE SENATOR WOLCOTT
MOST DARING PLUNGER

ing goes, and he knew tnat he could get
action" without any limit at his favorite
game. faro, at the Long Branch gambling
clubs.
In the course of three hours play at
the Pennsylvania club at Long Branch
WoIcott won $32, 900 buclling the tiger. It
was only II o'clock at night vrhen Wolcott
cashed in and retired to the room In the
hotel at which he had registered 1t was
a very hot night, even on the verge of
the sea, and he found himself unable to
sleep. He tossed for couple of hours
and then he arose, dressed and returned
to the Pennsylvania club. At o'clock
in the morning, the luck having switched
against him, he had played in his $s2 600
bank winnings, the $4,000 he had won on
Lamplighter on the previous dav and $685.
600 of his pocket money! loss of $4,000
in about four hours buelking the tiger.
He was the most cheerful loser imagin-
able, and the high play at Long branch
was merely an incident with Ira Often
before at Denver and other western cities
he had pressed a winning o. fought a los
ing streak in faro play that ran in much
higher figures. But Wolcott's Long Island
Branch play had been so high, even for
that Monte Carlo of America. as it then
was, that the tale of it, worked up into
all manner of impossible dramatic seem
and situations. to the acute disgust of the
main figure in the story, went all over
the country-all over the world, in truth,
for the London Times and other English
and European newspapers commented In
solemn editorials upon the degradation Of
country which tolerated such exhibit
lions of depravity on the part of its
public men Wocott. chagrined over the
publicity which had been given the affair
was too honest man to deny the essen
NUT n
the question. and thus he nvoluntarily
received the name. or the stigmatism. of
being the most distinguished of American
gamblers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-19

Vulcan" the man who painted MIN Is
located at 10 N. 10th st. hermitage, OF
course.
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orgla Railroad.
Southern RAILWAY Co.
Schedule In Effect June 10. loo

ocnedule In Effect June 10, 1908.
Trains leave Birmingham az fololvs:
o'io q m.--No. 3S. for Atlanta. Washing.
ton, Baltimore. Philadelphia.
New York and the East. Pull.
man Drawing Room Sleeping
Car. birmingham to New
York.
$40 a. m.-No. 10 for Montevallo. Ma
plesville. Selma and way sta
iz'zo p. m.-No. IS. for Columbus, Wes,
Point. Winona. Greenwood
and Greenille; also Shenield
and Florence and North Ala
bama points.
o'p p. m'-No- l5 new train, for Cordova,
Oakman. Corona and way sta-
tious; also Blossburg.
S~ D. m.-No. q. for Admission and way
stati--.5: al Talladega.
o;lo p m.-No GO for Atlanta. Jackson.
Vile end all Florida points;
also Charlotte. Richmond.
Washington. New York and
the East. Pullman Sleeping
Car Birmingham to Jackson
Vile; also Birmingham to
Richmond. Va.
ioi2o p. m.-No. 81. for Columbus. West
Point. Winona. Greenwood
and Greenville. Pullman Draw
Ing Room sleeping Car Bir-
mingham to Greenvilie.
'z'lo a. m.-No. q. for Selma, Mobile and
way stations Pullman Draw
Ing Room Sleeping Car Bir-
mingha:, to Mobile.
i;SO p. m-No. IS, new train. for Atlanta.
Admission and way stations.
Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping Car Birmingham to
Atlanta. Sleeping car can be
occupied at Union station $3.50
p. n
For detailed Information and sleeping
car reservations apply passenger offics
Morris Hotel building. Telephone SIT.
= n. HARRISON Dist. Pass. AIT.
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South .rn HALLWAY.
ousen and Crescent Route.


Arrive from Denart ia
Memphis =. 1855 pm Memphis .12:2o nm
Memphis =. $40 am Memphis ..1o:s0 pm
Win'fd 1000 am Winfield +. Ago pn
Central Of Georgia Railroad.
Arrive from Densrt 70
savannah ..1015 pm Macon -. $40 am
sava'h .....12:o5 pm Savann'h :. 400 pm
All trains run by Central time. Trains
marked thus ~ are daily except Sunday.
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VIA
PORT TAMPA.

Account of the above occasion the
Southern railway will sell tickets to
Havana. Cuba, at ono fare plus 81 for
the round trip to include meals and
berth on P. & O., S. s. Co.'S steamer.
Tickets will be sold from all points in
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and Ken
lucky, on March Fl and q, SO as to.
connect with steamer sailing from Port
Tampa on March 70. 1905. Tickets limited
to return passage on steamers leaving
Havana until April G, with extreme limit
of April 8, 1905. Tickets will be validated
for return passage at Havana, Cuba.
o. at last stop-over point In Florida,
where stop-overs arc --llowed.
Rate from Birmingham $3.50.
For tickets. sleepin; car reservations
and other information. call on nearest
Southern railway agent or address
r. b. CREAGH. T. p, A..
]. N. HARRISON. D. P. A..
Both phones GIL Birmingham, Ala.
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Phone ZIG People's) II you want the
Gewk Engraving Co. NJ
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

showing the arrival and departure II
Birmingham:
Enec''ve January 8. 800 p. m,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-08
Mosqultos Lie Low.

I "As a general thing the mosquito
lives close to the ground" said a man
who takes an interest In CuIex Ano-
phalese aid others OF the aggrayating
and pestiferous tribe, but 1t is not at
all uncommon now to find them on tho
third. fourth and fifth floors OF build
ings, and. suppose, after a while, the
whining insect which has been accused
of 30 many high crimes and misde-
meanors on account OF the poison he
carries around with him, will take to
the skysorapers OF the giant type. Mos.
qutoes hover close to the ground be.
cause they cannot battle with the air
currents found In regions higher up.
MOSQUITOES do not take 10 the wiad
But changed conditions in the city
have made It possible for the insect to
get further away from the ground than
has been his custom. Water and food
were the erstwhile factors in keeping
the mosquito close TO mother earth.
There are a number of reasons why the
insect should get further away from
the ground now. In the INST place, he
will experience no trouble in getting
the required amount OF water, even NJ
breeding purposes. and in the second
place there Is to be had an abundance
OF food. They can get water aud food
10 the pipes which run up through the
buildings. No doubt, if you nave had
occasion to notice the thing. you have
found mosquitoes in the faucet when
YOU turned water on. They often como
out ia swarms. There 10 another poiut.
I have found that mosquitoes often
thrive In great numbers. and they arc
about the latest and sieekest OF their
kind. Ia the well severed sections Of
the city. and where water Is never per
mlttsd 10 stand Ia the guttera The
statement may sound BIT curious IN
view Of ths accepted theories on the
subject, but a moFne9t's reelection will
clear the matter up. and without sny
sort OF Tlolence 10 the theories Of the
experts. The fact is dus to openings
left In the sewers. Mosquitoes hyA
breed aud grow fat in these deus.
That's Why they are SO thick on some
OF the street corners where the sewer
age System has been perfected--NsW
Orleans Times Democrat
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-08

school treaties or physiology and ny
glene, which diffusion began between
thirty ana forty years agl. Girls or
20 ytars OF age AT the present day
know much more about aratomy and
physiology than did their srandmotners
AT the same age. and the married
women are much better informed as 10
the means BY which the number Of
children may DO limited than were
thlae Of Thirty years ago II come
extent this may also be true as regards
the young men, bat l d. not think this
is an important fac.9r.
Marriage Is Less Desirable.
ere seconi cause has been tie
growth OF the opinion that thr ahstain-
ing from having ehildret on tbs ravt Of
married couple is not only not in it,
self sinful. or contrary q .hc usual
forms of religious creeds. bur thai IL
may even bee. under certain circam-
stances. commendable.
The third cause Is the great in
crease IN the use Of things which were
formcrly considered as lux1;ies. but
which now have become al1'aat heees-
stiles.
"On the struggle for what Is consld-
cred deslnble mode of existence at
The present ,iay, marriage rs teing hcid
less desirable ana It's bonds / IS sacred
than they were forty years ago. Young
wo9en are gradually being imbued
with the idea that marriage and mother
hood are not 20 be their chief OBJ
lecis IN life, or the sole methods OF
obtaining sur sistense; that they shoEld
aim az being independent OF possible
OF actual husbands and should n them-
selves to earn their own llNlng In some
one OF the many Ways m which females
are beginning 20 find increasing sources
Of rempnefatiye employment that house
Fseping Is sort Of domestic slavery
and that Il u best 20 remain unmarried
until SOMEONE Offers who has the msans
10 srasify their educated taste
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-08
WICHITA CLIPS THE
FEATHERS OF. SPRING
FIELD
BY SCORE OF / TO 0.
TOpekaBeatSJ Wichita
to Play Blues.

The baseball season win soon be over.
Only en- days more 10 eajoy the Ameri-
can game Of sport, and the fans vino
have been most interested win feel like
shaking hands with themselves for hav-
ing been able TO Keep the attraction alive
through the season under the very dis
couraging and disheartening conditions.
AS Individual players the Guthtie aggro-
cation Is away ahead Of any other ;eau
In the associations but team work has
always been bad. with a few exceptions
the boys always played conscientiously
and hard. rhe fans are not dlspleased.
Let us hope we win have better luck
next season. The big trouble with some
o four players is the fact that their heads
have been swelltI sith "big league" as
pirations
The next series OF games and the last
on the home diamond win commence to-
morrow and run six games. Then the
team will go to Oklahoma City and play
the last three.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-08
JFFFRIFS IS CUNNING
Champion Slug Artist Aware
of His Advertising
Capacity.

san francisco, Sept. S-jf his friends
Of this city are correct IN their estimate
" Jim Jea~' disposition the former
c.---...,,ion will refuse to referee the Britt
Nclsor dght When hr arrives a. san
Francisco pnisht. JaTries is OF an iqfe-
pendent mind ara 81 vle;r Of the cu;i-
cism by Nelson's manager. it is very
lik, " he viii not act 10, any amount OF
money
Nith Jenfries out OF the referee prob
lem attention naturally turns Go EDDIE
t,raney who has acted as referee to all
the big ring contests brought on ia This
cliv Ia recent wears While .he Efitts
have insisted ON their objections OF Graz
NJ there is rir.ng belief sen.olg spor.-
Ia, men that this slowed dlsiaste for
Graney Is not sincere nrd If Jc9ries de-
clines 90 De further considered Graney
win be selected
Britt is SIN a strong favorite the pre-
vailing odds being 10 10 Z. with now and
then the more liberal odds OF 10toS.
The work OF training is over Both mel
are within striking distance Of tbs
weight are most perfect eoadition
ana win not find any more hard work
TO do
Nolan. Nelson's manaGcr. said in re-
gard TO the referee;
III they try to force 1eifc-ies upor us
there will not Doe :.ny fight; that's al
there ls TO q. I've oonceded everything
else to the Britis and ] 10 iot interd to
concode this referee matter. Totwith-
sanding Nolan stubborn stand In the
matter no one thinks at this time that
the fight would bc called on.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-09-08
KEEPING PROMISES.
Guthrie Appreciates Always When Promi-
ses are Kept.

Every time you read about Doan'a
Kidney Pills you are told they cure every
form Of kidney ii from baclxache to
urinary disorders. How are our promises
kept7 Ask any citizen who has tried
the treatment. Ask the man who makes
the follow ing statement:
Samuel Truitt, the well-known stone
mason. residing at 412 South First street,
says; I took a COURSE of treatment OF
Doan's Kidney Pills in the early spring
OF 1901. getting them al J. n. Wallace'S
drug store. was so wen pleased with the
result obtained that l freely gave for
publication an endorsement OF the REM
coy. Il Is now over two years since
first gave my original statement and
now have this 20 say about Doan's Kid
rey pills. When they cured me they
cured absolutely. have thoroughly test
ed the effects OF long continued work at
my trade. which Is very trying on the
hack. For eight years. on ana on, pre-
Vious TO taking Doan's Kidney Pills Z
worked ia misery while now h Is a pleas
ure. II I should ever have another at
tack Doan's Kidney PiHs Is the first rem
edy would appeal 10. ans know
would not have 70 use any other medi-
cine II they are used according 90 di-
rcctions"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Poster -ArilbuTn Co. Buffalo. New York.
sole agents for the United states.
Remember the naHe-poan's--and take
~ other.
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so long AS the present tendency %
people TO aggregate in cities continues.
as it Is likely to do until our coal sup
plies begin TO shrink percepuby. with
a CORRESPONDING increase in .ae cost OF
power for -nanufaouwing ana transpor-
tation so long the death rates are like
~ 20 nurase, and therefore the rate OF
increase IA population due TO excess OF
births over deaths ain win diminish.
This state of things has occurred
before the worlds history IN certain
regions. as FOR instance. IN southern
and western Europe, during the dseline
Of the Roman empire; and. IL the in
CREASE OF population had not been
checked, slt then was. the world
would now be ovorcrowded"