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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
MOBILE.

Mobile, October 6.-(Special.) )-Mrs. Will liam II. Ross, Miss Ross and MT. Frank Ross have returned home after summer spent in Pennsylvania.
 MT. and Mrs. ]. T. Schley and son, Claiborne, have returned from delight ful trip through Colorado.
 Mir Stewart Brooks and children and Miss Stella Brooks have returned from a trip to Colorado.
 Major and Mrs. William Buck and Miss Suck are visitiig MT. Bucks sister, Mrs. R. V Taylor. They will leave shortly for Columbia, Tenn.
 Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Rush and family have returned from a summer trip which was spent at Virginia springs Washing ton and Selma.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry McMillan and fam ily have returned from Point Clear.
 Among the Mobile families who have returned iron. Point Clear are Mrs. I. $. Fry and family, Mrs. s. S. Rubira, Jr., and children, Mr. James M Phillips and family MT. and Mrs. John M. Phillips and child Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Maj. J. K. Glennon and family, MT and Mrs. Harry McDonaell and child, MT. J. F. Ross and family. MT. and Mrs. E. D. Ledyard, MT. and Mrs. C. A. Hall.
 The Rev. A. C. Harte and his Eu- ropean party have returned home.
 Fast Midshipman Arthur w. Frank, U. S. N the honor man in his class left Tuesday to Join the Kearsarge, after d weeks visit to Ills mother.
 Mrs l.. Goulon and Miss Emily Goulon are visiting in Enterprise, Miss.
 Miss Evelyn Harvey has returned from New York.
 Mrs. Robert Hunter and family Mrs. " N Hunter and child and Miss Nir- ginia Sims returnel home Sunday from Lake ToXaway.
 MT. and Mrs. Louis Lowenstein and family have returned from a vacation spent in the mountains Of North caro- lima
 Miss Katie Hurtel has returned from stay at Coden.
 Misses Lula and Anna Mary Vincent have returned from New York
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Byrnes have re turned from Tate Springs.
 Miss Maggie Boyles has gone to Bristol Tenn, to enter college.
 Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Hannon of Mont gomery are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Charles Lebaron Taylor.
 pr and Mrs. Moody returned Sunday from Bailey Springs, where they spent the summer.
 Mrs. A. w. Brooks is in Chicago with her parents, MT and Mrs. J. c. Bush.
 MT. and Mrs F. C. Hughes and Mrs. l.. r. Irwin returned Monday from months stay in North Carolina.
 Miss Molie Irwin leaves early in Octo- Der for a three months trip to Japan. She will go with her cousin, MT. Robert Crawford of New York and his daugh ter, Mrs. J. l.. Talcott.
 Mrs. Robert Pope and daughter have returned from a visit to their old home. Franklin, Tenn.
 Mrs Rhett Goode and Miss Mabel have gone to Detroit. where the latter will en- ter college and Mrs. Goode will visit her mother, Mrs w. H. Hutton.
 Mobile will sustain a loss in the depar- tlre of Dr. and Mrs. Greenwood Ligon and daughters for New York. which place they will make their future home. Mrs. Iigon has already opened an office there and is most successful Dr. Ligon and Miss Lucille will join her in November. Miss Lucille was to have been a debut ante this season and her departure will be disappointment to the young peo- pie.
 Mrs. George Lyon and son have return ed from Waukesha.
 Mrs. J. T. Billips and Misses Margaret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
Always obIialna Office Boy.

Charles Belmont Davis in 'sfhe Rialto,
 in the Outing Magazine.
 There was an incident which happened last summer which gives some faint idea of the mystery of a theatrical manager s suite of offices newspaper man wno had an appointment with the manager but no time to waste over the office boy, hastily entered the reception room.
 Are you ready to go out to lunch2'' he called to the manager through the transom of the private office
 Yes came the answer, "Ill be out in a moment
 The visitor turned to the office boy and said in the way of satire. Could you tell me if your boss is in?'
 Well, really" said the boy, without any sign of emotion "I couldn't say pos itively. but my impression is that he went down to the seashore about noon time. ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
GADSDEN.

Gadsden. October 6.-(Special )-Mrs. R. A Mitchell and daughter. Miss Myra have returned from visit to friends in Birmingham.
 Mrs A. F.. Goodhue entertained the Elm brodery circle at her home on Forest avenue Thursday afternoon.
 MT. O. R. Goldman has returned from a business trip to Chattanooga.
 The young men of the city gave a dance at the Printup hotel Monday evening in compliment to several visiting young ladies'
 The Twentieth Century club met in the parlors of the Printup hotel Tuesday even- ing and resumed their work and outlined their plans for the coming winter season.
 Sidney Mitchell, who has been the guest of his uncle, R. A. Mitchell, has returned to his home in New York.
 Mrs. Lula McCracken and son of Hunts vile have arrived here and will make this city their home.
 Mrs Edward Moss has returned from a visit to relatives al Guntersville.
 Mrs T. i. Keith is visiting her mother ct Cnat.anooga.
 Mrs William Fleming has returned from a visit to friends at Birmingham. MT. and Mrs. ". W. Petree have ar
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ANNIsToN.

Anniston, October 6.-tspecial) )-The first regular meeting of the Wednesday Study club for the season will be held next Wednesday with Miss Louise Cam eron, who will be leader. The club will outline it's usual excellent course.
 Mrs. R. l.. Adams of Huntsville is with Mrs. L. M. H. Whetstone.
 Mrs. Jennie Miller has returned from a several months visit to friends at Huntsville.
 Mrs. Griffin Lampllin has returned to her home in Birmingham after being the guest of Mrs H. D. McCarty.
 MT. and Mrs. D. w. Fleming have re- turned from several weeks stay in New York state.
 Miss Carrie Knox left yesterday for a visit to friends at Stubeonville. O., and Pittsburg.
 Miss Nell Hopkins and her sister. Mrs. Chapman, of Selma have returned from an extensive western trip. They spent most of their time in Colorado.
 Mrs E. M. Martin and little son of Meridian are visiting her parents. MT. and Mrs. C. D. Woodruff, on Marvin Hill
 Miss Rosa Jones left Thursday to re- sume her work at Emmerson College of Expression. She has already taken one sessions course at the institution.
 MISS Della Strickland has returned from visit to friends in Birmingham,
 Mrs. J. F. Iedbetter of Gadsden is with her parents. Mr. and Mrs NJ. A. Smith.
 Miss Mande Edmondson attended the lL,.ay-Caldwell nuptials at Jacksonville Thursday.
 Mrs. Jessie Dean Smith of Gadsden is ! with friends in the city.
 Mrs. Walter G. Scott and little daugb- 1 ter Evelyn, left today to spend some weeks in New York City.
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THE DECATURS.

Decatur. October 6.-(Special. )-rhe first meeting of the Lost Heir club, held this season, was at the charming home of Mrs. T. M Jones on Friday afternoon and 1t proved to be most pleasant meet ing, This club will meet regularly dur ing the winter
 An elegant reception was given on Thursday evening py Mrs. John L. Brook at her charming home in West Decatur. in honor of Miss Hedgcoxe who is visit ing here. Refreshments were served dur ing the evening.
 Mrs George L. Bowles gave reception on Moncay lftern 0on in honor of her sister, Mrs J, B. Bunch of Elizabeth town Ky. The reception was from to S and was "Flower Wedoing." Tine par lors were very beautifully decorated Mrs ". H. Simpson and Mrs B. w. Wat son assisted in receiving. About fifty ladies were present Refreshments were served
 An oyster supper was given on Saturday night by the ladies of the Woman's Home Mission society. A neat sum was realized for the church.
 T he Ladies Aid society of the west minister Presbyterian church held mos5 pleasant meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. II. B. Scott
 Mir, and Mrs. J. T. KrSwlen of Selma are the guests of their son and daughter, MT. ard Mrs. John F. Knowlen.
 Mrs E. P Jennings is visiting in Co., lumbus Ind.
 Mrs. Harvey B. Crocler of Mobile is visiting friends
 Hrs D. l.. Smps 2n is home from West Tennessee.
 Capt. and Mrs. J. N. Rike are home from Ohio.
 Miss Maud Wilkinson is home from Athens, Tenn.
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rived from Russellville and will reside 1 here in the future. MT and Mrs. R. M. Johnson of Phila- l delphia have taken apartments at the
 Printup hotel for the winter Tennis is a popular pastime with the l young people here since the cooler wealth. | CT has commenced.
 Mrs. A. w. Mccullough and little daugh- ter have returned from visit to Pende-
 ton, Ind. She was accompanied home by
 her mother, Mrs. Rogers. | Mrs. Charles Eehols has returned from l Asheville, N. C.. where she has been for
 the benefit of her health D. J. F. Kinnett of Huntsville is visit ing his parents on Sixth street. sam J. Powers of Rome, Ga, was a vs- | itor Wednesday. John Ward of Sanger, Cal, is visiting his brother. C. S Ward. 1 J. H. Harden and family of Anniston | have arrived here and will make thsi i city their future home l Capt w. H. Weller and family arrived | from Anniston Wednesday and will reside | here again.
 | MT and Mrs. w. G. Brockaway will re-
 move from Birmingham to this city next week where they will make their home 1 Miss Carrie Brooks is visiting friends
 in Anniston and Jacksonville. ] Miss Annebelle Vandiver of Talladega, who has been visiting Mrs w G. Bel l lenger, has returned home. Miss Annie Williams has returned to her
 home at Birmingham. 1 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Christopher have
 returned from a visit to Atlantic City. 1 Mrs. M A. Smith of Texarkana is visit l ing her daughter, Mrs. w. T. McGlath- | cry.
 ] Mrs Eugene Thompson and children of i Baltimore are the guests of Mir and Mrs. | W. T. Beggs. l Mrs. Ira F. Hawkins and little daughter
 have returned from visit to Portland.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. V. Vaughn have ar
 rived from Selma to make this city their l home
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STATE SOCIAL GOSSIP.

and Saida Bllups have returned from c trip to Washington, New York and Hart ford.
 Mrs. William E. Gordon and Miss Nellie Gordon have returned from Waukesha.
 Miss Ella Wheeler is at home again atter an absence of four months.
 Mrs. Mark Lyons. Jr., and children have returned from Waukesha.
 Miss Marie Marston is visiting friends in Ft Worth
 MT. and Mrs R. H. Dewberry and Mrs Violet Bidgood have returned from their summer trip
 Miss Louise walthan of Richmond is visiting here
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Liar on Wheels.
From the Denver Times.

ToHl lHe DtHNer lllleS.
 Ananas did not invent the automobile. He was liar enough without it's help, which is said to have graduated a crop of prevaricators that can discount the slick est and the biggest lie he ever got off. It is given on the authority of a member of the auto club in Milwaukee that every one of the forty members of that club is liar when speaking of the cost of his ma chine, it's speed and what it has accom- plished in the way of hill-cimbng. Men who wouldn't lie about anything else on earth will lie about these things and ex- pect to be believed. If they strike a 20 mile clip, they will make it 40 in telling each other, and if it is a 30-mile gait they will go into court and swear it was only
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
All Misfortune.

From the Philadelphia Press.
 Pop" said Farmer Korntops little boy, what does it mean when you say 'ms- fortunes never come singly?'" Wal" replied Farmer Korntop, "thet's just about the truth. First comes wet spell that'll spie the tomatoes. an then comes a dry spell that spiles everything else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07
JASPER.

Jasper October 6.-(special1-M r.. h. hosamond of Blocton has been visit Ing relatives in Jasper.
 MT and Mrs. J. P. Shaw have removed to Dora where they will live.
 Miss Susie Brunbach of Sheffield is visiting Mrs. J. H. Hayes in East Jas per
 Miss Annie Collier of Tuscaloosa is the guest of Miss Hausie Norvell.
 MT. A. r. Fte, who has been visiting III IeXas and Oklahoma for the past few oays, has returned to the city
 MT. and Mrs. A. Floyd of Sheffield are visiting relatives here.
 Miss Hausie Norvell has returned from Tuscaloosa where she visited relatives and friends. s,s
 Miss Douglas Rowe. after spending the summer in California visiting relatives. has returned to the city.
 Miss Ada Gray has returned to Carroll ton after spending her vacation with rel atives here
 MT. and Mrs Moses Newburger will oc- cupy the cottage on Sixth avenue recently vacated by MT. and Mrs. A. A Fuller.
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Birmingham & Atlantic R. R.
schedule Effective June 10. 1906

ScheduIe EnectfVe June ID, 1OO6 No. l (daily) leaves Talladega at 7:45 a. m.. arrives Birmingham
 (Southern Railway) ... 1O:15 am No. (daily) leaves Talladega at
 APO p. m., arrives Birmingham
 (Southern Railway .7:30 pm Leave Birmingham (Southern or
 Seaboard) at 6:45 a. m.. arrive Talladega at. .10.i4 am Leave Birmingham tSoutherr or
 Seaboard) at 4:05 D. m.. arrive
 T1lladeEa at. .7.oS pm For further information apply to O. F. PATTBERG, G. P. A.. w. M. TARP- LEY. A. G. P. A.. Talladexa. Ala.
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cARROLLTON SHORT LINE RAIL
 WAY COMPANY.
SCHEDULE.

Effective July 16. 1906.
 No. 1. No. 2 S:4S p.m .Ly. Reform, Ala. Ar. .12: :10 p. m. 405 p.m.. .Lv... Stansel ....I Isy. III :50 p. m. 42S p.m.. Ar. Carrollton ..Lv. .1:S a. m. 4:iS pm. .Lv.. Carrollton Ar. 20 am. 505 p.m.. .Lv.... Dillburg ...Lv. u:0O a. m. 523 pm. Ar. Alceville ...Lv. .l0:.- am. For further information apply to John T. Cochrane. Prest.. City Bank Building. Mobile Ala- Alex Jackson. Supt. Alice vile. Ala
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RAILWAY SCHEDULES

showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the Union station Birmingham:
 tEffective August 19, 19O6.)
 Louisville and fisabvjII. p.u..a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-07

WANTED-As messengers, bright, energetic boys, of good character, who live with their parents. Can earn from $50 to $45 per month.
 POSTAL TELE.-CABLE co.
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VALLEY RAILROAD
 COMPANY.

Trains No. I and NO. T meet NO. 23. northbound on the Southern railway from Mobile.
 Trains No. 2 and No. 8 meet No. H on the Southern railway, southbound, and No. ll6 northbound to and from Mobile. Connections are close and passenger, can buy through tickets and can check baggage ,nru to sil ponis H poiT's on south vice versa
 JOHN T. COCHRANE. CHARLES P. DUKE. President
 Superintendent
New-York tribune., 1906-05-13

ities Of his voice. He had been buying and
selling for ten years in yell that would put the
savage Indian TO shame.
But what becomes of your larynx?" asked
the visitor why doesn't Il snap?"
Cant tell you, my boy. The vocal cords ap-
parently thrive under the vibrations, contrary
TO advice for-well!-you heard me (proudly)
But 1 can say one thing When return from
a vacation and start up again I get as hoarse
as a toad That is what rest will do for my
voice; cannot speak above whisper. and have
heard others say the same thing. It wears of
after few days"
DO these old corners remind you of London7'
And all three gazed at the cafe jutting out
across the street, with "Delnonico" in large let
tiers cut in the brownstone. Why not have
something refreshing? I always feel tagged at
the close of the market"
As they strolled along the visitor still had a
mental vision OF the scene he had left shortly
before The Cotton Exchange in New York is
the great centre of the cotton market of the
world He had naturally expected an imposing
sight of some sort and>yet the scattered group
had about as much dignity bunch OF school
boys let out in the backyard for recess Around
the wooden railing probably by T. feet in size.
a scattered group of men were assembled, all
with their faces toward the centre. as though Il
held some unseen power, to which the older men.
astride camp stools, praying. Several Of
them leaned on the rail and half dozen sat
with their heads on their arms. like worshippers
in church They were taking advantage OF the
iuIl. The young men paid no attention to them,
/ but kept walking around with one eye on the
blackboard and the other on their neighbors
who were playing mild tricks. kilograms were
arriving from the score OF operators. and tho
floor was strewn with bits OF memoranda paper
few Of the men were dressed IN fashion, but
the majority were Indifferent TO changing styles
Some had on comfortable Office coats. In some
way the whole thing reminded him of market
days in Banbury. England. where the farmers
bring in the livestock once a week and sell IL
around ratings at public auction Exchanges
Of the present day. which create the prices OF
the world. are conducted much the same
primitive methods. but 1t is impossible TO regu-
late these things without an open market and
strong competition The Cotton Exchange is
limited 10 40 members.
What VIII you have?" asked the broker. rs
they were seated at table In the cafe which
has played prominent part in the history OF
New York brokers from all the exchanges.
Anything to celebrate your coming down 10
this part os the town? l have been trying 10
get you down for years.
Glad ] came; and ] want TO thaak you Tor
New-York tribune., 1906-05-13

refuse to print It, The common explanation II that
Il comes from a medieval oath by Our LADY,
But that would scarcely clear the leap from an
the derivation from the -blOOds'' Of the Georgian
days. the common view OF their conduct. the com
mon expression or the common view OF 70.
The "carmine adjective'-as John Burns called
u at Derby when some applied 10 TO Mr.. Cham
berlain-rings through the streets. and is as CONF
mon as The hairpins that NJ ZOla found in Pic
Webster. sOlemnly- And whether you spell Il
"bluggy," with "Helen'S Babies or 'Fuddy'' with
The Sporting Times" you admit that here e
perfectly innocent word which Is not put Into
print. An invaluable pOsseSsionl-LOndou ChEOn-
New-York tribune., 1906-05-13
COTTON EXCHANGE BROKERS WHO MNGE FUN WITH BUSINESS

one man on the floor felt sorry for. He wore
blue glasses and must be the veteran of the
flock"
Yes. and the finest broker on the exchange.
His memory for figures is wonderful Regard
ing the new fellows, had a laugh over the
mistake OF a man who came in last week He
had then just returned from a trip TO Europe,
and after buying seat had few thousand dol
lars left as capital The first day he made $500
profit. and exclaimed 70 me: oh. what a cinch!'
To-day he got order from a customer TO buy
1900 bales Of cotton. but getting ratified sold
instead. Before he discovered his mistake he
had lost s2.2OO-a very large percentage OF his
remaining capital couldn't resist saying It's
not such cinch after all"
''F4e replied that It looked more like 'singe'
70 him.
However, 7 remember a mistake I once
made, and cleared exactly $1,000 profit on It.
by accident Nearly all OF our orders come in
kilograms and got one ordering two hundred
bales OF cotton. In the dispatch the two looked
like ten. so bought ten hundred. and the mar
ket went up jumping. When went TO confirm
the order found that I had eight hundred
bales on my hands by mistake. netting a
neat profit Of $1,000 II the market had gone
the other way 1 would have lost the $1,000 just
as easily and just as uncOnsciously. for would
have been held personally responsible for the
error. There never was a man on the market
who aid not make just these blunders at start
fns. One cannot help IL in the excitement
New-York tribune., 1906-05-13
THE MILK QUESTION.
Demonstration of Unsanitary COndi-
tiOns an Baltimore.

Baltimore. May u (Specia).-NIothers and
housekeepers have learned many valuable les
sons this week at the Maryland Milk Exhibi-
tion at Johns Hopkins University. given by the
State Board Of Health, the Sanitary Livestock
Maryland Association for the Prevention and
WOmen's Clubs
All the leading physicians in the city are In
terested in it, and many OF them also benefited
by the demonstrations given Of some OF the evils
lurking in the lacteal fluid and its preparation
and preservative methods. The exhibition
marked the progress Of the educational crusade
against unsanitary milk In the model kitchen
and model nursery throngs OF women paid close
attention to the demonstrations The hundreds
OF uses to which milk can be put were shown.
and there was an illustrated object lesson to the
housewife to always wash her milk bottles be-
fore returning them 10 the miIkman.
1t was made plainly apparent that IL this is
not done more germs will collect in a bottle in
an hour after the milk begins to sour than there
are people in the Chinese Empire In some OF
the bottles ShOWn-bOttles which were actually
returned in the state they are now tn-there are
samples OF coal oil, old preserves, sour milk and
vinegar, while frescOing the inside Of one large
quart bottle is a generous smear Of molasses. IN
which lie five husky reaches. stiff in death The
number Of germs which IL is possible for these
incubatOrs 70 produce has not yet been COM
puted
The dangers OF uncIean nursing bottles were 50
forcibly displayed as 70 make some young El.lfs-
erS shudder. DR. Charles Harrington, ses-etary
Of the Massachusetts State Board OF HezaIsh ard
professor OF hygiene at Harvard; c. r DOaT,e
OF the United states Department OF Agriculture;
other experts on the milk question gave in
structive talks
New-York tribune., 1906-05-13
SKATERS NERVES.

'Do you know" he continued. some men
never get over that ratified feeling az the criti-
cal moment I have known men who persisted
IN losing their heads so continually that they
were obliged 20 sell their seats and so into some
other. business on that account. They get thor
oughly demoralized. and have no idea what to
do They see a stream OF money flowing in
front OF them all day long. and are afraid to
stick their hands in and pull some out. Often
they lose what little they have rather than take
a. chance az the stream OF wealth How can men
make money in the backwoOds. where there Is
none? New York Is the dumping ground for
the rich products OF the country, a new mem-
ber from North Carolina said to me to-day: Oh
Il / had your luckr replied: Luck. / have
told you what 20 do. You have no opinion OF
your own and haven't nerve enough to follow
other peoples
.eThat was a hot dose.v
I'VE are good natured lot. There are few
real stings behind our thFusts. Half OF the
members are Southern men, and We understand
one another pretty we'll"
Il noticed that to-day l saw one hig man yell
ing and swinging his arms. as though II were