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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
The odor from it is pleasant and whole.

The odor from it Is pleasant and whole some.
 Dandruff and sor1e scalp troubles are greatly improved by use of resinol soap. but a fine tooth comb used two or three times a week keeps the hair in excellent order. If there Is much dandruff 1t is a good thing to use some carbolized vase- line on the scalp each time before the hair Is washed.
 The red spots that come and go on the face and look like a rash are often the result of a nervous temperament and nervous indigestion. They can be corrected by avoiding hurry and excite ment, and by eating slowly. The following rules for the care of the baby have been sent out by the Mayor of Huddersf1eld. England: Always feed the baby at regular in- l tervals, every three hours. Always keep the baby very clean. Always bathe Cor sponge all over) the baby once a day in warm water. Always let the baby sleep In a cradle or cot: a wicker basket makes a good cot Cor even an empty packing easel. Always use fullers' earth to powder the baby. not starch or four
 Always attend to the baby when it cries. The baby cries for one of three reasons: CD The baby Is hungry, or (2) the baby Is uncomfortable or some- thing hurts. or (S) the baby Is i'll. Never give the baby soothing syrups fever powders or anything of that sort
 Never give the baby bread or soups or gravy or any other food except milk till 1t Is more than months old.
 Never give the baby skinned milk or milk tha. is not perfectly fresh and good.
 Never use a feeding boddle with a long tube. Nobody can keep the inside of a tube clean.
 Never carry the baby sitting up" un- til 1t Is 5 months old
 Never neglect to send for a doctor If the baby Is i'll. Babies are soon over come and easily die. :
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
REMEMBER THOU THE GLAD.

In the dim silence of the House of
 The rich and proud. with. those of Kneit. seeking refuge from the outer
 strife
 Then. from the high and holy altar place
 The preachers voice rose reverent As to the throne of Goodness Infinite
 He drew his people near. Pardon, he prayed. for soiled and Strength for the weak and comfort
 for the sad;
 Yet I, close listening. heard no gift of
 Besought for all the glad. An. God! Thou knowest am used to grief;
 That sorrow was the partner of my Today great joy hath come to bide with me, And I am blind with light and deep amaze.
 As earthborn souls just entering Par adise,
 smitten with glory. stand confused. afraid
 I. bidden so late unto the House of Love, Sink on its threshold, trembling and dismayed. 0 Everlasting Arms, encompass me. And in thy case for weary ones and sad, Remember those with burden strange and sweet, Remember thou the glad. Mary Easterbook Hale. Her-My only objection to Mrs. Pryor is that she's a business wo- man. Him-Indeed! What business Is she engaged in? Her-EyerybOdy's
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
LIGHTNING's WORK.
School House i'm Eufaula Is Struck ana
 Somewhat Damaged.

Eufaula, Aug. 0.-(Special. )-During thunderstorm that passed over the city this morning lightning struck the Sanford Street school building tearing away some of the shingles and other wise damaging the roof.
 The first bale of the new cotton crop received by wagon came in this morn- ing. It was raised by Calvin Bullock. a. negro, who lives in the County near White Oak. Seven or eight bales have reached the city by rail from Georgia towns.
 The military boys enjoyed a dance at the Alabama Club rooms last night.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Mir. Yoe's office Tuesday and yesterday and strengthened out the pay roll sat- isfactorily to the men who had com- r1ained of MT. Yoes administration.
 Mir. Brassell having left Birmingham yesterday afternoon, J. A. Oliver, formerly a policeman of Montgomery, was put in charge of the Birmingham circuit. Mir. Oliver since the quaran- tine was first put on this year has been acting as a general inspector for the State Board
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
Farmers to Meet.

Huntsville. Aug. s.-(SpeciaL)-Tho Farmers Central Club and Southern Cotton Association of Madison County have arranged to have a big barbecue at Gurley on August 26. Hon. Harvie Jordan, President of the Cotton Asso- ciation; Wm. H. Seymour. Prof. J. A. B. Lovett. President of the Alabama Association, and Judge William Rich ardson. Congressman from this district, have accepted invitations to be present l0nd make addresses
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
BRIDGE AND CLUBS CAUSE
 DECADENCE AT HOME

Lady Colin Campbell of London In The Daily Chronicle Is quoted as hav- ing the following to say apropos of the close of the London season: The wife does not attempt nowa- days" says Lady Colin, ito become the comrade of her husband. She thinks her duties fulfilled when she has seen to the ordering of dinner. The rest of her time she tries to kill as best she may. Hence home that is the haven for the husband becomes a wearisome prison for her from which she Is only too gald to escape on any pretext
 "In the fertile soil of likeness have sprung up three evil weeds which have done more than anything else to de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Dr. John Guiteras, an eminent Cuban physician and yellow fever expert, who is now in Tampa. Fla, and will go to New Orleans on a tour of inspec- tion. Is quoted' as saying:
 Tt Is too late now to light yellow fever in New Orleans on the basis of mosquito conveyance. The time to be- gin It should have been in 1902, at the meeting of the American Public Health Association in New Orleans. when ev- erything was done to persuade the pare to meet yellow fever on the mos- quito basis"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
Washington StOp-Over on New YOrh
 Tickets.

Purchasers of hrst-class tickets to Philadelphia or New York over Penn sylvania Lines may have them routed via Washington for the asking. permit ting ten days stop-over at the National Capital and Baltimore without addi- tional fare. Trains for Washington leave Louisville p. m.. Cincinnati e;SO a. m.. ll5 D. m, 4:l0 D. m. and S;sO D. m, daily. For further particulars tn- quire of R. H. Lacey. 8. P. Agent. Nash vile, Tenn 6adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
PICKETT SPRINGS CASINO.
"Just from Japan" Is a Very Funn!
 Comedy.


 Comedy.
 Owing to the unfavorabie weather conditions prevailing last night only a small audience witnessed the opening performance of the Heisman Stock Go. in its cleve~ farce comedy Just From Japan"
 This play is one of the best put on by the company during the engage ment and has many funny climaxes all of which the audience applauded heartily. The work ot Dick Costillo as Obadiah Dawson. the uncle from Japan, was very good. while that of Will Rath as Robert Racket, the young husband, also deserves favorable mention. Mrs. Bon- nie Vance as Mrs. Tolman was also very good.
 The specialties. were as usual. up to the sta lard.
 Same Dill tonight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
Quarantine
 Proclamation.
-" Mayors Office, rftv nP Mont0oTnary Aia

July Z4, 1SOo,
 Under and by virtue of the power vested in the Mayor of this city by the Legisaturs- of Alabama and the City Council of Mont gomery, and In accordance with the rec. concentrations of the Board of Health of
 T. c. r: McIntyre. Acting Mayor of the City of Montgomery. do hereby proclaim a quarantine against the city of New Or leans. Louisiana, and persons living in any of the towns lying along the line of the Louisville and Nashville. Railroad. between the said city of New Orleans. Louisiana. and the Alabama State line, and any and all places that now or which may here- after be infected with yellow fever. to the effect that no person persons from such infected point or points shall be allowed to come within ten miles of the city Of Mont. gomery; except under such regulations and State Board of Health. or for the purpose until public notice shall have been given of the discontinuance of this quarantine.
 In witness whereof. l have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the city of Montgomery. this 24th day of July, 1905.
 c. P. MINTYRE.
 (SEALa Acting Mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Mfr. and Mrs. L. D. Guy have re- turned home after a pleasant visit to relatives in Coosa County.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
PERSONAL ITEMS


 Miss Frances Wolff has returned from visits to friends in Columbus and Eufaula-
 Mir. Tendon B. Mabson left this morning for a visit to New York and Atlantic City. N. J.
 Mfr. and Mrs. L. D. Guy have re- turned home after a pleasant visit to relatives in Coosa County.
 Miss Lena Frances Newton of Los Angeles, who has been visiting Mss Nellie Wolff. has gone to Omaha
 Mir. and Mrs. Bert Carson have en- gagged a suite of rooms at the Glen more Hotel where they will in future reside.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Halls and daughter, Anne. have returned from a visit to her sister. Mrs. Robert Goldth- waite. in New York. Miss Mary Fariss of Houston. Tex. and Mir wm. B. Paris of New York are visiting their uncle. Mir R. c. Fariss. who is quite i'll at his home or McDonough Street. Miss Matte Lacey Carter of Mont gomery, who has been visiting Misses Hildah and Mary Tankersley at Nor ganville, attending a protracted church meeting, has returned home. Mrs. M. Bloch has returned from New York where she has been visiting friends and relatives for some time She visited Sc verdi summer resorts neal New York during her absence. An important parsonage in Washing ton society nowadays is Miss Margaret Wade, a native of Pennsylvania. who has been appointed social secretary tc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
lUcn1en and Society.
RY KAs. ;. A. DE cOTTEA

boflivers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Miss Lena Frances Newton of Los Angeles, who has been visiting Miss Nellie Wolff, has gone to Omaha
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10
Mayors Office.

-.:~.. '-. City of Montgomery. Ala. ..5..- July 24, 1905. I hereby offer reward of s1o0 for in- formation that will lead to the arrest. with evidence to convict, of any person who may hereafter enter the city of Montgomery in violation of my proclamation of Quaran- tine dated July 24th. 1905.
 C. F. MINTYRE. If Acting Mayor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Mir. and Mrs. Bert Carson have en gagged a suite of rooms at the Glen more Hotel where they will in futur' reside.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Miss Frances Wolff has returned from visits to friends in Columbus and Eufaula-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Mir. Hendon B. Mabson left this Atlantic City. N. J.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

An important parsonage in Washing ton society nowadays is Miss Margaret Wade, a native of Pennsylvania. who has been appointed social secretary tc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-10

Mir. and Mrs. George Halls and daughter, Anne. have returned from visit to her sister, Mrs. Robert Goldth- waite. in New York.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
4 Trial of Endurance.

The excitement which gathers
around the two or three remaining
contestants is often very intense:
and. occasionally. fights grow out of
the remarks of praise or disapproba-
ton, which rise TO the lips Of specta-
tors The saloon keeper, at the end
OF the contest, hands over the win
nings TO the lucky owner of the bird
adjudged to be the best singer The
winner is supposed to spend a good
deal of his money on beer for the
crowd, and thus do the ''publicans"
obtain their share-Often a large one
of the winnings. Other contests.
with linnets, black birds. bullfinches
and canaries. are conducted on simi-
lar lines; though usually the entry
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

Many devices to catch the unwary
are resorted to by the street sellers.
Birds having all the outward appear
ance of real canaries prove. wnen
their bright yellow paint IS washed
on, TO be merely sparrows; and
sometimes real prize winning sing
ers' are concealed beneath the cages
of birds that could not sing a note
to save their necks. The painting
Of birds is done very cleverly. often
so as TO deceive even the elect; but
woe betide the seller if he is caught
by the irate purchaser. As a rule
the police refuse TO interfere in these
cases. and the HooIigans resort TO a
back alley and pound each others
faces until one or other concludes 10
''holler nuff"
Altogether, the bird gambling con-
tests that take place on Sunday
morning in London are among the
oldest sights to be seen in the Brit
ISL capital. The so-called Fair
lasts until about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, when the saloons are
&C npelled TO close until 6. After 6
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

ices are smaller-from cents up to
> cents-for other birds than larks
Naturally, large traffic in sell
ing is done in the streets near the
places where contests are held
These birds are placed in cages, and
hung on the walls of the shops out
side as high as the first-story win
dows. The larks and linnets are
placed on the upper rows (otherwise
they refuse to sing), the canaries
and others below. There are also
many street vendors who sell sing
ing birds, each one supposed TO be
winner. You hear on every hand
cries such as:
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Miniature Monte Carlos.

The system of bird gambling is run
on almost as scientific a basis as that
of horse racing. Everybody who
has bird that can sing a few notes
has a chance OF winning something;
depending, of course, on the nature
Of the contest he goes in for. The
highest winnings are made with
larks and piping bullfnches. II a
man has one of these birds that can
sing fairly well, he takes il TO the
back room OF saloon, or public
house. as II is called in London. and
the bird. with others, is placed in its
cage on shelf which, as a rule, ex-
tends entirely around the four sides
of the room. This shelf will some
times accommodate as many as
hundred cages. In other places the
cages are hung on one side of the
room, from the ceiling to the floor.
The gambling audience. consisting of
owners Of birds, seat themselves on
benches in front of the cages or
stand in rows. while the birds are
encouraged by whistles TO sing their
best. Each bird owner must deposit
with the publican" or saloon keep
er, before entering his bird, the sum
of u cents Gl English, sixpence).
AS there are often as many as one
hundred entries, this means that
fund of Sc is put up as the winning
stake.
Larks, as rule, have very long
songs; and sometimes the men will
sit for over an hour in almost dead
silence, save for the songs Of the
birds. Each lark has in its cage a
small square piece of grass-grown
sod, to make the poor creature think
Of the green fields whence it came.
and the bird sings and sings inces-
sanity, each bird trying to outdo its
neighRor The bird singing the long
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Remarkable Bird Singing Contests That Some
times Bring Owners Comparatively
Large Winnings

the day is out, make anywhere from
$3.50 to SO ont Of him in various
singing contests that take place in
the back rooms of certain saloons
in the neighboThoOd. AS the aver
age weekly wage Of most of these
men does not amount to more than
So TO 81, the making of SO on Sun
day morning is something worth
striving for The people who en-
gage in the Bird Fair''-or, as it
should be called. the Bird Monte
Carlo''-do noc seem to look on the
reverse side Of the picture, and con-
slider what a big hole the loss of a
dollar or so makes in a small weekly
wage. The fascinating fairy tales
that float about of how certain win
ners' have made as much as $50 for
their owners in the course OF a few
singing contests lead most of these
people into looking for similar
feathered gold mines. Needless 10
say, however, the bird owner who
brings the average songster to the
Sunday fair goes home a sadder if
not wiser. man; only to come
again the following Sunday with re-
newed hopes.
As matter Of fact, this bird
gambling is one Of the greatest of
evils among the working classes of
the lower type. Gambling in some
form or other, together with drink
ing, are the two great evils of Eng
land Much il said every year Of the
terrible sufferings Of the unemploy-
ed; but II Is recognized that If the
gambling and drink evil were check
ed, these suflerings in many cases
would not exist; or. if they did. they
would not be nearly so acute Dur
ing the week days, British laborers-
not the men making from 81 per
week and upward, but those earn
ing less than S5-spend large poT-
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

est time, and showing the greatest
range Of notes, wins the pot" Not
infrequently, at the end of two or
three hours, only two or three birds
will remain singing, the rest having
become tired out or silenced by the
more brilliant work ~ their rivals.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
A Profitable Gamble.

IL is singular thing TO see Lon
don Hooligans playing the role OF
bird-fanciers, and yet, on Sundays,
bird life seems to occupy their whole
attention. Salvation Army officers
have made repeated Efforts to break
up these assemblies, and persuade
the bird gamblers-for such they
are-to abandon their Sunday morn
ing trade, and even the police have
attempted to stop it. But the Bird
Fair" has held its own despite all
interferences from outsiders. There
is no specific act Of parliament
against dealing with birds on sun
day morning In London, and, until
such an act is passed. the bird fair
is likely TO continue.
The peculiar attraction Of the hire
fair to the HoCligan consists in the
fact that one may buy a singing
bird for about 15 cents and, before
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

Ere yer are-'oo says a singin'
lark for a pot c beer-'OO says a
lark for fourpunce?" (S cents Ameri-
can money!. Larks can be bought
anywhere from s cents up; but
whether they viii sing or not re-
mains to be seen-and often. it isn't
seen.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
ANOTHER VICTIM.

Satan he tell me
Ter stan my groun',
Den &c sen a airthquakc
Ter swaller up dc town
Amt he a trouble,
Always in de way
Projickin' an projickin
Ter git you ever day:
Atlanta Constitution.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

London, Nov %.
~ NE OF London's least
:: :5:s: $:..:s5 :ss e. .::s 5s' !: E: En-. ..,.
held every Sunday
morning in the famous White
chaDel district As early as Z O'Clock
members Of the "Hooligan" hordes
that infest this district begin to as
semble in ScIater street. not far
from the Whtechapel road. Each
man carries a small square parcel.
wrapped about with a black cloth.
All the little black parcels contain
hirds-larks. linnets, black birds.
canaries, and bullfnches. Even
sparrows are brought TO this strange
assembly; but, they are more or less
disguised-many Of them being
actually painted 20 represent can
aries, linnets, and other birds.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

the public houses are crowced witx
bird gamblers spending ;hor win
ninss and brsgsing about their res
pective birds.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

C.The Ammonia Cylinder the ira
story of this series, will appear mex
SupdaV).
The Washington times., 1905-12-03

ton of their wages in backing tips"
from various sporting papers on
horse racing; and, when Sunday
comes, and there is no race, they go
in for bird gambling, rabbit cours-
ing, dog and cock fighting, and other
forms of betting amusements.
The Washington times., 1905-12-03
Counterfeit SOngSterS.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-18
THE CLUB CoTlLLoN.

Immediately following the horse show will be the winter ball at the Country club, the date being set for the evening of November ?. The occasion will be one of unusual brilliancy, the new ball room to be used and the arrangements to be on most elaborate scale.
 The Improvements made at the club during the summer including the ball room, the billiard room and the rathskal- Ter, are now completed and the club members are being congratulated on the artistic beauty and elegance of every ap- pointment. The picturesque architecture of the club house and the interior have not been departed from in the new addi- tions and the simplicity and furnishings conform perfectly to the general scheme of the club house.
 The improved facilities mean a great deal for the comfort of the members The ball room provides ample space for the largest and most brilliant of cotillons without intrenching upon the living room of the club house. The rathskaller is con- sidered by all the members to be the piece de resistance.
 The club, amid the rich autum foliage now so noticeable, presents picture these bright days. while by night the October moon rising over the lake gives new glory to the scene
 The weather is so fine that the golf enthusiasts were never more in evidence, and besides the usual Saturday evening dinners, there are always small parties for luncheon or for an informal dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-18

modest home where contentment dwelt amid poverty. He must have a $l,OOOOOO or a $5, 600 residence, and his wife, whose fingers have ached many time over the washboard must adorn those crooked fingers with sparkling jewels worth kings ransom. Is 1t remarkable that thoughtful men are beginning to re- call Lord Macaulay's remarkable proph- ecy, made not quite fifteen years ago. in which, in writing to an American citizen. he said:
 Tt is quite plain that your government will never be able to restrain distressed and discontented majority, for with you the majority is the government, and has the rich, who are always the minority, absolutely at it's mercy The day will come when, in the state of New York, multitude of people, some of whom have not had more than half breakfast, or expect to have more than half a din- ner, will choose a legislature. Is it pos sible to doubt what sort of legislature will be chosen? On one side is states man preaching patience, respect for vest ed rights strict observance of public faith. On the other is a demagogue, ranting about the tyranny of capitalists and usurers, and asking why anybody should be permitted to drink champagne and to ride in a carriage while thousands of honest folks are in want of necessa-