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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-14

Wilson G. Arents of Woodbridge is recovering from the effects of eleven abscesses which have appeared at dif- ferent times on his left arm.
 MT. and Mrs. Frederick H. Voigt, who have been spending several weeks with Mrs. Voigt's parents. General A. H. Embler and Mrs. EmbIer of Sylvan avenue, sailed erom New York on Wednesday on the steamer Cosmos for New Orleans. After short stay in the south MT. and Mrs. Voigt will re- turn to New Haven to attend the we'd ding of Miss Tennie EmbIer and Arch CT D. Merwin, which takes place on Tuesday, February 14.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-14

During weeks animated become much excited undermusn and their enthusiasm and anxiety or others bad wrnkled that they replaced the regular stock To added
 ration making quite extensive sale of goods equal quality the only the touch transform them original of spickness If you're willing take them they then bargains await n
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

but pretty well sized up in financial circles on this side of the water, and even better in London. J. P. Morgan. Jr.-"Jack'' Morgan he was called in his college days--is one of the million aire heirs apparent from which great things are expected by and by.
 Born in 1867. he Is two years under forty, of the first generation entirely clear of direct civil war influences. and distinctly a product of the multi millionaire age, so-called.
 The general impression among those who know him well Is that Jack" Morgan is a good all-round chap, not exceptionally intellectual. but full of solid horse sense, sturdy both in mind and body, and likely to be so stimulated by the stress of the responsibilities placed upon his broad shoulders as to make him a creditable successor to his remarkable father. Though him. self educated abroad. the senior Nor gan sent the junior to Harvard. There Jack" Morgan carried himself with average ability, unlike the father fail ing to score a noteworthy mark as to scholarship. He gave a good deal of attention to athletics, though he made no unusual records and never became exactly famous in the shell, on the football field or on the track.
 He was graduated in 1899 and mar ried the rich and we'll connected Miss Grew of Boston soon afterward He went to work in his fathers banking house as a clerk almost immediately after getting out of college.
 It is the custom of some rich men
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
LITTLE KNOWN HEIRS
 APPARENT TO MONEY THRONES
BY DEXTER MARSHALL.

public than William G. Rockefeller. eldest son of William Rockefeller and
 in the line of succession. as head of the
 younger Rockefeller family.
 William G. Rockefeller is now thlr-
 ty-two. and among all the sons of very
 wealthy men he has the distinction of
 having confided directly to his friends his personal ambition. It Is to be worth billion dollars before he dies to be richer than Uncle John is now"
 and his friends believe that he will | make good. sa William G. Rockefeller lives at Greenwich, Conn.,, where his father first settled after moving to New York l from Cleveland to take charge of what
 was then the Standard Oil's Eastern
 branch. He is as different from his
 better known cousin, John D. Rocke-
 feller, Jr, as his father William is
 from his brother, the great Baptist. William once described himself AS the
 bad Rockefeller" meaning that he was not an enthusiastic supporter of
 the church, and possibly referring also
 to the fact that he did not incline to spectacular gifts of money to mission
 ary causes or the founding of universi- | ties.
 William c. Rockefeller doesn't lead a
 Sunday school. he doesn't worry about the personal morals of the Standard oiTs clerical force and nc doesn't push
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
2S Per Cent Discount on All
 Shirt Waists.

The tremendous sales with which this department is credit ed for the past week has in no way crippled the. Jet5 Jet5jss5sS s5S and sizes. and 'yii.eSSll.sf it be Silk, Linen or Lawn Waists that you want, come tomorrow and be pleased.
 $1.00 waists 25 per cent. off
 ...... .... JUG $2.0O waists, 9 per cent. off ...... -. .. ..$1.5 50 All other waists reduced in same proportion.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

a general practice. since he has plenty of legal work to do in connection with his fathers property and the care of other estates in which he is interested. As a matter of fact. the father. now well along in life. has turned over t" his son the conduct of many affairs in which he has hitherto been interest ed. Young Gerry is really a we'll equipped lawyer. and considered amply able to take good care of the familys interests.
 Curiously enough. despite his fath- CTS enthusiasm as a yachtsman. the Gerry crown prince takes no special in- terest in sea sports. He Is an enthu- siastic hunting and coaching man, however, and Is active in the society affairs of the so-called Four hundred. Alfred Vanderbilt and he are very chummy. One year they "horsed" and drove the famous coach Pioneer be- tween New York and Ardsley on al- ternate days. Young Gerry was at one time acting master of the Orange
 County Hunt. and undoubtedly will some day fill tho place of master. He Is a skillful and tireless rider.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

Time was when 10 be the son of a very rich man in this country, to be the Their apparent to miilionaire's throne" was to be set down by the public as one who. probably. would spend his life scattering wealth as eag- erly and. perhaps, more rapidly than it had been gathered.
 This view was not altogether a fair one, yet 1t had some Justification, and every one who reads these lines can re- call more than one great fortune of other days which was dissipated with a recklessness that was simply appali- ing.
 In those days few rich men had learned how to bring up their sons. They were not trained to be rich. In many cases they were allowed to "come up without much training of any sort. and so they often lived riotous. unre- strained lives. ending up disgracefully. It is not surprising that the general public came to regard rich mems sons as inevitably profligate. There were shining exceptions. which any one can recall for himself. but to most people they seemed few and exceeding sell dom.
 But times have changed. The rich man of today puts his son through a course of training almost as severe and comprehensive as the training of a prince of the blood royal.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

Ills younger brother, Peter Goelet Gerry, Is rather more retiring than Robert L., but he hunts, drives coach es and otherwise has a sort of good time in life that falls naturally to the lot of an American multi millionaire's younger son.
 It has not transpired whether or not either of the younger Gerrys will take up their fathers work in the "Chil- dren's Society" when he is ready to lay it down.
 STANDS FOR HIS FATHER IN 1.-THE BRITISH BRANCH"
 "Jack" Morgan, Big, Joity, Athletic
 and Fond of KnOckabOut Yachting, is Better Known In England | Than on this Side of the Water. l Little known to the general public,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
30 Per Cent Discount

, who put their sons at work to make life in the office easy for them. but Morgan senior didn't do that. He ad- vised the boy to begin at the bottom and master every detail of lAe bank ing business, and, while Jack" prob- ably never swept the place out, he practically did just what his father suggested, and liked 1t, too.
 Jack Morgan" says a man who knew him well in those days, can get more fun out of hard work than hA can out of anything else, and more sdaA ara other man I know" He used tq w,~S from six to ten hours regularly six days in the week in cod weather and five in summer. On Sat urdays he always took a half holiday: sometimes he knocked off work all day.
 He was steady as the clock in his movements week in and week out. He lived in New Rochelle. on the New
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

increase with rapidity. Like the Astor fortunes. 1t is made up mainly of New York real estate. the Commodore be- ing one of the heaviest private real es- tate owners in the city, and his riches being due mainly to the "unearned increment" which singte-taxers so de- plore It would be only a guess to name specific figures in speaking of the Gerry wealth. but man who as sumes to know something apout iI mentions sixty millions as q conserva- tive and eighty millions as a by no means extravagant estate.
 Robert Livingston Gerry is college bred man, of course. After leaving college ne studied law, was admitted to the bar. and now has an office at No. 2s1 Broadway. his fathers head quarters for so many years. Young GArEx has made no effort to secure
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

The heirs of most modern American multi -millionaires. indeed. are about the most carefully educated young men on this green earth; they are not only trained in the schools. but they are taught how to live the lives of very rich men and also how to conserve the vast fortunes that. by and by, will be theirs.
 When they succeed to their heritages they are well poised, capable of taking care of themselves and their own: quite the equals of those fortunate youngsters in other lands who succeed to titles as we'll as wealth. There are exceptions, to be sure, but the public of today is justified in expecting the heir to many millions 10 be at least as leyeI-headed as the young man who is working for living and enough be- sides. if he can get it, to start him on the road to ~millionairedom for him- self.
 m one respect most rich Americans are much wiser than most ricn and ti- fled foreigners. Here, as well as abroad, it is now customary to make the. eldest son the head of the house, butstt has never become customary here to cut off the younger son with a few thousands and let him shift for himself, so completely unfitted to cope with the problem of earning his bread am 10 make his future utterly hopeless. On the contrary. being the younger son of an American millionaire is about as pleasant a calling as one could wish fo have. He almost always gets enough of the family wealth to enable him to live in comparative magnifi- cence and, what is more, without wor- " of any kind. since whoever may manage the general estate. whether Ioider brother or hired trustees. looks sgier the younger brothers income as eieeely as he looks after everything eisa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
THE GERRY GROWN FRINGE.
Robert L., Eldest Son of Commodore EIbridge IT., of old Colonial Stock and Famous as the "Childrens'
 Society Man."

New York society knows Robert Liv- ingston Gerry, eldest son of Commo- dore E. T. Gerry-more famous as the
 grandson of a "Signer" an enthusias- tic yachtsman and the "Children's so- ciety" head than as a multi millionaire very well, but the general public has heard little about him.
 Yet he Is a young man of much per sonal force and by reason of the grow ing family wealth has before him life of great possibilities. Few people. ev- en in New York. understand that the Elbridge T. Gerry fortune is one of the notable ones of the country: that 1t is of exceptional solidity and bound to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

10 Stamps with pkge A. X P. Oats ,. ..1Oc 10 Stamps with lb A. & P. Salmon .... 13c 20 Stamps with Pint Olive Oil .. .. 35c
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
5OR Discount On Taffeta Silk Suits

Tafea Silk Shirtwaist and Tailor Made Suits in all coors except black and every perfect specimen of the seasons and best style the unheard of of 30 cents on the dollar.
 $125O Tafea Dresses in colors only $6.Z5 $15OO Taffeta Dresses in colors only $1.oO $2OOO Tafea Dresses in colors only $1OOO $25 co Tafea Dresses in colors only $125O
 In this remarkable lot of Half Price Dresses offer about one dozen White China Silk Suits from ago. Reverse the sleeves and you have new dress.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

riage of Miss Elsie French to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt The business re- lations between William Rockefeller and the vanderbilts have long been close.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

William G., Now i'm His Early Thirties, Hard-Headed, Practical, and Bound
 .He Says, to be Worth a Billion.
 No heir apparent to many millions has shown himself less to the general
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11

WILL HEAD THE WILLIAM ROOKIE TELLER DYNASTY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
SYSTEM TO BEAT ROULETTE.
Englishman Says It Is Easy to Win
 Money at Monte Carlo.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
 w. Percy Davis, an English engineer, who arrived in this country yesterday on an engineering project which he refuses to disclose, was seen last night at the home of relatives, at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island and asked as to the rumor that he had broken the bank at Monte Carlo. said:
 '"The story of breaking the bank is a myth. I have been making study of the game for three years from mathe- nautical point of view. I believe l have solved the problem. l made it business proposition. pure and simple, and played according to my deductions. My scheme is winner. My capital was small, but I never lost.
 Sir Hiram Maxims ideas are over shadowed by mine, and, during my eight weeks, playing daily, discovered that for a man to follow the game, as a strictly business proposition, and follow my de- auctions, he can stay as long as he likes. l do not care to state the amount of my winnings, but they do not reach the high figures"
 MT. Davis is a typical Englishman, tall, well-built, with Van Dyke beard, and slightly bald head. He says that when his trunks arrive he will be able to give a scientific story in connection with his study of the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

verse, the dimple of Alabama" the most fertile agricultural section of the state. Years ago these Tennessee valley lands sold at government sale at $50 an acre.
 Decatur, the older city, takes It's name from that world-renowned hero of many wars and many battles, Commodore De- catur. Eighteen years ago New Decatur was not in existence and where the city . now stands was then nothing but cotton fields. Decatur and New Decatur join and are separated only by an imaginary line. They are practically the same city, though they have seperate governments and sep arate postoffices. There Is at this time strong movement on foot in favor of uniting the two Decaturs under a com mon name, and the day is doubtless not far distant when the advocates of this cause will see their wishes fulfilled.
 Geographically the Decaturs will com pare favorably with any city in the south. Their streets and avenues are broad and well shaded and well lighted with electric lights. Sewer telephone, telegraph, elec- tric lights and electric street car systems are equal to the best.
 The Decaturs, or the Twin Cities as they are called, form a city of magnificent church edifces and public school buildings. Almost every church denomination in the United States Is represented here. The public schools will compare favorably with any to be found in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
Queen Maud of Norway.

Charles loses his baptismal name and his hereditary title as Prince of Den mark, whereas Maud retains both and gets a queenship in the bargain. This is the effect of an old court ordinance in England, which prescribes that a Princess of Great Britain and Ireland in marrying shall have the right to append this most envied of all English feminine titles to whatever name or title she may receive by marriage.
 The Queen-to-be of Norway Is pretty, stately girl, who seems to be quite de- voted to her husband, though it was said before her marriage that she was in love with a British noble who did not rank high enough to marry her. She has been reared almost exclusively in the atmos- phere of court life, and takes only a perfunctory interest In the outdoor life which her husband has made his by pref erence Very likely the fresh breezes of Norway will have a salubrious effect on Princess Maud They may tend to make her more of real human being and less of a court parsonage. The couple have a 2-year-old son, Alexander, who will be the Crown Prince of Norway, and who as King will probably wear the title Of Harald ", as the Haralds and the Haak- ons, it has been decided will hereafter alternate on Norway's court roster.-Re- view of Reviews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 TT NOFFICIALLY, 1t has been known
 for month that the Princess Ena as o she is known among her intimates, is to be the future queen of Spain.
 The wedding day was not announced, but the semi-official newspaper, La Cor respondenea de Espana, has already de- clared that the marriage will occur on May IT.
 The Princess is only IS years old. She honor given by her mother last May. The Princess Ena is the only daughter of King Edwards youngest sister, the Princess Beatrice, as she was known in England before her marriage to Prince Henry of Battenberg.
 The Princess was the Queens favorite child, and her constant companion for years. The Princess Ena shared this love.
 The furture Queen of Spain is fair and slender She is not beautiful in the strict sense of the term, but is declared to have a very sweet disposition. She Is highly accomplished and speaks five languages. That she does not lack for vivacity and daring was shown at the Isle of Wight two years ago, in private theatrical con ducted by her mother, Princess Henry, when Princess Ena appeared as a vivan- diere, gave a skirt dance and sang a song Two of her brothers, one of them dressed as a negro, also sang and danced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
Christmas Presents

Parties intending to ship Christmas presents to dis tant friends for delivery during the holiday season, arc requested ito do so as early as possible, insuring greater care in handling, and premptness in delivery. Local agents of the
 Southern Express Go. are prepared to furnish you with suitable labels for the address, stickers for date of delivery of packages. and useful information as to proper manner of packing and marking your Christ mas packages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
YachtsWomen.

Society shots and society whips have often hoated into the llmelight, but little has been said of their ability to sail yachts. In the United States at present, says the New Yorker, there are several well known women of the ultra-fashiona- ble set who are experts at the tiller but those whose social position in England corresponds approximately have thus far kept away from the calcium's glare. Nevertheless many women, including the Duchess of Sutherland, the widowed Duchess of St. Albans, the Marchioness of Ormonde and Constance Countess De La Warr, are fond of yachting; but only few can understand the management Of a boat, and can sail and steer 1t to per lection. Of these latter are Mrs. Oliphant an aunt of the present Lord Gerard, and also the Marchioness of Londonderry. who often takes a practical part in the ladies match during Cowes regatta week. And the Countess of Wicklow and Miss Victoria Legge steered two boats to victory at the Guards Regatta of 1905.
 People who suffered from rheumatism have taken Hoods Sarsaparlla and found lasting relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
Women Amonq czar's Spies.

Some of the most valuable and least suspected spies that guard the Czar are women of high rank, who frequent the aristocratic salons of Petersburg and Mos COW. and even go as far afleld as the Si- berian cities of Tomsk, Tobolsk and IT, kutsk.
 There are also spies among the Imperial Guards, and for these men the entire army and reserves of imperial Russia are ransacked. Among them one nnds men from the Don and Dnieper Cossacks the Mohemmedan forces from kazan, the Caucasian provinces, and even rom iai Kashgar in Central Asia, as well as rom the Imperial Probrajensky and Pavlovsk guards. The unquestioning and doglike fidelity of these men Is wonderful. sayi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17

In ante-bellum days the Tennessee val ley was known e the gem oS the uni-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
ChildIess Duchess Bars Fairies.

The Duchess of Somerset has ordered the teachers of her village school no longer to read fairy tales to the children. She ex- plains her abhorrence of myth and legend in these peremptory words: "I protest against filling childrens minds with such impractical ideas. They should be taught of the lives of Caesar. Dante Napoleon, Mlton," etc. It seems strange that the Duchess should have mentioned these names, for Napoleon Is credited with the statement that history is fable agreed upon while Messrs Dante and Milton are the authors of great works of imagin- ation. As for Julius Caesar. he was no novice at fairy tales. The Duchess has no children of her own.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
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Harper's Weekly. They are absolutely fearless, of great physical strength, and mentally of unusual acumen and fore sight. There are nearly one thousand of these military guards constantly en- ployed and about the park and palace of -Selo.
 One might suppose that the Emperor Nicholas would sleep peacefully, sur rounded by this amazing human network of protection. Yet revolutionists pene- trate the royal apartments, and leave let ters of sinister menace and warning which must often suggest to the unhappy mon- arch that it might be as well for him to do away with this far-reachng system of espionage and mingle freely with his peo- p1o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
Hetty's Diamonds.

Hetty Green keeps about $S00,o0o worth of diamonds on hand at all times. She never wears any of them, but she knows that they increase in value at the rate of per cent year and holds them as an investment. Hetty wears no jewelry at all. Her sole possession in this line is a marriage ring. The increment on her diamond hoard this year will be much larger than in previous years. Diamonds have gone up nearly 10 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-17
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