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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
MONTGOMERY SOCIAL.

Montgomery, July 25.-(Special)- Tuesday morning Mrs. G. H. McCombs entertained at breakfast in compliment to Miss Christine Glass. Covers were laid for fl, and the guests progressed at every course. Souvenirs were presented the guests at each course, consisting or Jap anese fans, parasols, and other little ar ticles. The guests who partook oi Mrs. McCombs' hospitality were Miss Cecelia Payne. Miss Clara Ellen Forbes, Miss Frances Jones, Miss Annie Laurie snarkes. Miss Lucia Richardson, Miss Flora Young, Miss Eugenia Metcalf, Miss Helen Steiner, Miss Flora May Ament, Miss Julia Henderson, Miss Frances Stakely Miss Flora Stakely and Miss Roberta Roberts
 The members of the Inter-Se club en- tertained a number of their friends at dance at Oak park Tuesday evening. The party was chaperoned by MT. and Mrs. John T. Walker Jr., Mir. and Mrs. McD. Cain. Jr.. Mir and Mrs. George Harris, MT. and Mrs Brooks Flowers and Mrs. R. A. Chapman.
 MT. and Mrs Julius Pierce, who are spending the summer at Robinson Springs entertained at a weekend party, when their guests included MT. and Mrs l.. F. Richardson. MT. and Mrs. stewart Washburne and Prof. T. c. Galloway.
 Miss Alice Lahey is at home a1ter spending several days with MT. and Mrs w. l.. Stewart at their country hohe' "Loch Laurel" Miss Elizabeth Mcknight of Birming- ham is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. L M. Johnston.
 Mrs. w. B. Kelley and children, accom- panied by Miss Fedora and Jule Ran dolph, will in a few days leave for Blount Springs. where they will spend the rest of the summer.
 Miss Carrie Culbertson, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. G. W. Van Pelt has returned to her home in Moor- field, Ind, accompanied by Mrs. Van Pelt Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Dillar have returned from Hot Springs, Ark, where they have been spending some time. Misses Lucretia and Sadie Wyman left on Tuesday for Tate Spring, where they will be for several weeks, after which they will go to Forest, Va, for the re-
 mainder of the season.
 Miss Fanchon Armstrong, who has been in the city some days with friends, left
 Wednesday for the mountains of North i Carolina.
 l Miss Edmonds of York who has been visiting her brother. Rev. H. M. Edmonds, has gone to Coden, where her parents | have a summer home.
 | MT. and Mrs William Fuller who have been some time with her parents, Mir. l and Mrs David Thurman, in Arkansas ] has returned home.
 l MT. and Mrs Joseph Scheussler, who l spent the past two years in Mexico, are
 the guests of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Weiss
 on Jefferson street.
 Mrs. H. C. Roquemore and children, ac'
 companied by Miss Marie Alexander, left i on the 18th for Ashevlle N. C., where | they will be for some time 1 MT. and Mrs. W. E. Coburn have gont
 to St Louis, Louisville. Nashville ant
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one direction it shall always be spun in
 the other direction for the next coup, the
 ball being always thrown in a direction
 contrary to that taken by the wheel.
 When these men are sufficiently expert
 to manage the ball and wheel with pre-
 cision they are tried at the playing tables
 to see if they have the requisite steadi- ness of nerve. The management went , over this system of training the men with Q view to discovering, if possible, whether il offered any clew to the Englshmans 2
 methods.
 It took some time to find out what his
 system was, and ever since then it has
 been rule that each man who rolls shall
 stay on duty for very limited time, usu- ally 40 minutes. At the end of that tims he is promptly relieved. It is probable that not one person in a million that goes to Monte Carlo knows the Englshmans s
 system or has the nerve to play it; but
 there is no relaxation of the precaution- ary methods adopted by the management
 to protect the game against the only thing that ever really beat it.
 The immediate result of the change was
 that the Englishmans winnings were re-
 duced very considerably and that he soon tired of the game probably because he was not gambler by nature, but was simply making a little experiment with
 an idea of his own for hier. For sew eral years atter ms nrst Vlslt ne used 10 drop into the Cacino now and then jus. for a f1utter as he expressed 1t, and al- ways came away a winner.
 There are still some people who play lis system at Monte Carlo, and for those
 that have the nerve to stick to 1t it is still a winner, although only in a small way. There are only few gamblers that can stick to system, win or lose, without deviating from it for a single bet. ! and this is what the Englishmans system
 requires. It is the only system which the Casino has never been able to beat, and
 the managers are probably thankful that there are not enough people with the nerve to play it, or that 1t is not well enough known to be dangerous.
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SPECIAL RATES
 VIA
 zy2'S|l

Boston, Mass. and Return ... S.3O
 Tickets sold July 30-31; Aug 1-4, limited to Aug. 16; may be extended to Sept 18th.
 Seashore Camp Grounds .... SS.75
 Tickets sold July 18th to Aug. 1st, limit August 31st.
 Summer Tourist tickets on sale daily until Sept. 30th, limited to Oct. 31st. St. Louis, Mo-, and Return ... .S15.55
 Tickets on sale Aug. l, ?, 8. Limited to Aug. 10.
 SPECIAL HCMESEEKERs' RATES to the West and Northwest. Tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays of each month.
 For full information, call on or write to P. Sid Jones, D. P. A., Both phones s77, Birmingham, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
White Steamer Wins Eyervwhero

Makes perfect score In all important events; won 1907 Glidden and flower Trophy-Quaker City run. Double vic- tory at Harrisburg. Chosen official ma chine by United States and Brazilian Governments Goes through sand. mud and mountains. Southern warehouse open in Atlanta. Order supplies here Write for three works on Automobile Development. containing the finest highway illustrations ever printed. Ad- dress
 THE WHITE co, 12O Marietta St., Atlanta, Ga,
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Cincinnati. They will be away about ten days.
 Miss Corrie c. Smith, en route to Bor- den Wheeler Springs, is stopping a few days with Mrs. George Hughes in Bir- mingham.
 Miss Katherine Mcdonald of De Funiak Springs, Fla, is visiting her cousin, Miss Eleanor Burns, at her home on Sayre street.
 Miss Elizabeth Wiggins of Sewanee, Tenn, and Miss Nell Rainer of Union Springs are visiting Msis Gertrude John- stone at "Fairview," the suburban home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. F. John- stone, at Cloverdale.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Austin and chill dren have gone on visit to relatives in Nashville and points in Kentucky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

w. R. Gum, candidate for reelection for alderman from the Fifth ward looks like certain winner tomorrow. There are few if any abler or better qualified men in this city than Dr. Gum. He Is the business mems candidate. MT. Gum has been eminently successful in his busi- ness life; he is a heavy tax and license payer. and his friends insist there is no man in the Fifth so sngularly equipped to handle the business of Greater Bir- mingham and look out for the interest of
 his ward as w. R. Gum. The next year or two will bring about the actual welding together of Greater Birmingham. Im- portant and far-reaching business propo- sitions will come before the Board of AL dermen to be elected tomorrow, and every man In the Fifth ward should consider before casting his ballot the business ability, the honesty and the loyalty of w. R. Gum.
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DO YOU WANT MONEY?
We have several Automat

we have several Automatic Regina Music Boxes that play by dropping a nickle in the slot. We sell them for 8 small cash payment and wait for the balance until the box takes 1t in. This is a chance for you to make money and have music in your store without an obliga- tion or investment except first payment. We sell talking ma- chimes on easy terms.
 E. E. FORBES PIANO CO.,,
 1909 Third Ave.
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FOR SALE

Lot 100x200 on Hickory Street, one block off Highland Avenue; beautiful location; the price will interest you. White & lief lin, 201-2-3 Brown Marx Bldg.
 New and beautiful home near Highland Avenue and Country Club; a chance to get an elegant home at a bargain. White 6 Hefin, 2O1-2-3 Brown Marx Bldg.
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NOTED RUPTURE
 SPECIALIST HE E
Seeley, Who Fitted Czar of Russia.
 Called to Birmingham.

F. H. Seeley of Chicago and Philadel- phia, the noted truss expert, now at the Hillman hotel, will be in the city this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday only.
 He said:
 ' With the Spermatic Shield Truss we retain any case of hernia at once and close the opening in 10 days on the av- craze case" MT. Seeley says if any in- terested persons call during his stay he will be glad to show same without charge or fit them If desired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26
What He Meant.

From the Bohemian.
 Housewife-Why don't you get job and keep it?
 Hobo-Tm like de little bird dat keeps fyin' from limb to limb
 Housewife-G' wan, you're only bum! How could you fly from limb to limb? Hobo-I mean de limbs O de law, mumI
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Spaniel's Affection.

spaniel belonging to a gentleman in the neighborhood of Hounslow had long shown an extraordinary affection for his master. The latter became a confirmed dipsomaniac. He separated from his wife and the home was broken up. The dog,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-26

| - no matter where summer ramblings might lead.
 American women who potter about Europe say that nothing is more de- lightful than to stay at a pension, notE- ing more stupid than to stay in hotels I think that 1t is the same way Tn America, only we have no word that seems as significant as pension. When we potter about in this country and avoid hotels we are apt to have unpleasant experience. and wise wom- an will avoid the American boarding house as she would the plague.
 1 am not in hotel; neither am Tn boarding house. I suppose it is what the American woman, with French phrase, would call a pension But whatever it is, it is quite charming, and you can be just as independent as In Paris about your hours for breakfast ing and dining You may have your coffee and rolls whenever you want them, luncheon when it suits you, and perhaps a little more punctiliousness is snown for dejeuner.
 No matter what 1 ask the young woman who presides over it. she an- swers that l may do as l please about it.
 What is your breakfast hour?" I ask.
 whenever you want it." she an- swers.
 And luncheon?"
 Just when it suits you."
 "Dinner?"
 What hour would you like it?"
 Then my next anxiety is dismissed with the same sease.
 How about my letters?" I ask. When must they be ready?"
 Take your own time,' she said.
 But my letters go south," I said. "The trains-p
 Your letters shall be sent when they are ready" she answers with the most charming grace.
 If you would only write them for me- I said, 'I should have nothing more to wish for"
 The Third Woman here has books and magazines which she seems wiI4 Ing to loan. She says that she is tired of books and does not want to hear of one for weeks, but that she had 70 bring them because she. is going to Egypt in the autumn to prepare a monolith and would need them. But she likes to talk about books and art and people, and analyze the loves and crimes of people like Lucretia Borgia
  LeCouvre. And something occurred to- day which made us speak of Marie Louise's lonely life at St. Cloud during Napoleon's ill-fated Russian campaign.
 Lonely, perhaps" said the Third Woman, but not because she wished for Napoleon. The happiness of Mari ! Louise did not depend upon Napoleon"
 Then we considered the young King Of Rome. Perhaps he filled his moth CTS life.
 But the sadness of his own life" remarked the Dear One. Was 1t not the son of Marie Louise who said there were but two epochs in his life?"
 Two epochs?" the Third Woman re- peated.
 The one of his birth, the other that of his death," said the Dear One.
 The only occasions or excuse where a woman's name to be put in a news paper" said the Third Woman.
 T always put on extra long point on my pencil whenever I hear won- an make such a remark" I said.
 ''Why?" The Third Woman looked I'D with surprise.
 Because she does not mean it," said.
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adjusting our own minds to receive It, no matter where summer rambiinss might lead.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
FORT BILLS
INTRODUCED
IN SENATE

TRENTON, Feb. 4:-Many of the
administration bills were introduced
in the senate last night. Senator
Samuel X. Robbins, of Burlington,
leader of the republican majority in
the upper branch; Senator Bloom
field H. Minch, of Cumberland. and
William j. Bradley, OF Camden, in
troduced the measures that are in
tended to carry out the recommends
tions of the states chief executive.
Four bills introduced by Mr.. Rob-
bins provide, respectively, for the
abolition of the State Board o. Sewer
age Commissioners; comforting the
powers and duties of the commission
on the State Board of Health; for the
abolition of the State Board of
Health, and for the creation of state
board to take over the powers and du-
ties of both bodies and to have in
creased authority. The new board
will have six members, named by the
governor, one to be designated as
president and one as secretary. The
secretary must be a medical man of
at least four years standing. The
salary Of the members will be $4,000
each per year, with $500 additional for
the secretary.
The Minch administration bill
would wipe out the State Board of
Riparian Commissioners and would
establish cingle-headed department,
the commissioner to receive $4,000
per year. The bureau is to be known
as the Department of Riparian Lands.
The Bradley bill seeks to create
the Department of Public Account
ing, wiwth an expert at its head. TO
go over all books and state accounts.
The proposed experts salary is fixed
at $4,000 per year.
Senate bill No. 67 creates the office
of Commissioner of Reports, to be
named by the governor for term Of
five years; salary S2,500, with a
stenographer at $500. The commits
sioner shall determine what part, IL
any, Of the reports of state officers
and departments shall be printed.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
WIRES IMPEDE HOUSE
Must Gut SixLines
TO Move Josef.
son Building.
EARLY SUNDAY

More trouble has been experienced
in moving the former Joselson build
ing from State street near Jefferso1
street to lew Brunswick avenue, neas
East avenue.
The six main fed wires, leading
from the Public Service power house
at Metuchen to this city, will have ts
be cut at New Brunswick and Madi
son avenues SO as to allow Of the pas
sage of the building, which is a two
and-a-half stories high. Wires OF
State street were cut for the sams
purpose several days ago.
Local representatives of the Pub
lie Service Corporation have confez
red with Chairman Schultz Of thu
lighting committee of the council
but he declined to take the mattel
into his own hands.
The wires must be cut at tims
when the street lights are not re
qu1red, no motors are running and
very few private electric lights in use
for when all six wires have ben cut.
there will remain no power to rui
the sctreet arcs nor any other cleo
trfc lights or motors of the Publif
Service Corporation. An agreemens
may be reached to have the job done
early Sunday morning, possibly be-
tween and o'clock The cuttins
of these wires will not impair trollel
traffic.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
SCHOOL
BUDGET
Board of Education Prepares List
of Amounts Needed for Com.
Ing Fiscal Year.
TO BOARD OF ESTIMATE
Amount is Expected to Be Higher
Than Last Year New
School Needed.
TO BOARD OF ESTIMATE

A special session of the Board of
Education was held last night at the
high school to make up the list of
appropriations for the ensuing year.
All of the commissioners were pres
ent except John G. Arner
The figures decided upon last
night will be submitted to the Board
of Estimate at a meeting to be held
shortly. The Board of Estimate con-
sists of Mayor Bollschweiler and two
members each of the school board
and council, or five In all. After the
Board of Estimate has considered
the needs of the schools, they will
prepare the recommendations to be
presented to the Board of Aldermen,
who will be guided by these recon-
mendations in fixing the school ap-
preparations in the budget.
When President Bradley, of the
school board, was asked whether the
amounts asked for the running ex-
penses are higher than last year, he
said 1t would depend on circum-
stances. AS to new school, he said
that would have to be decided later.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
SENATE CONFIRMS
ALL NOMINATIONS

TRENTON, Feb. All Of the
eighteen nominations for state offices
made by the governor to the senate
were confirmed at the session of that
body last night. With the exception
of Pierre P. Garven, who was nomi-
mated to succeed William H. Speer as
prosecutor OF pleas in Hudson county,
there was no disagreement, but in
this case every democrat except Sena-
tor Silzer, of Middlesex, voted against
the appointment. The opposition was
led by Senator Fielder, of Hudson,
who declared that while personally he
had no objection to Mr.. Garven, his
lack of experience in criminal pro-
secution made him unfit for the Office,
as did his position as Mayor OF Bay
onne.
The other nominations confirmed
were; Chief Justice, William S. Gum
mere: Attorney General, Robert H.
McCarter; Judge of Circuit William
H. Speer. of Hudson; Judges of
Courts of Common Pleas, Hudson.
John Blair Morris, Alfred E. Mills;
Union, Edward S. Atwater; Warren,
George M. Shipman: Prosecutors Of
Pleas, Mercer, William j. Crossiey;
Union, Charles A. Swift. Members
of State Board Assessors, Obediah
c. Bogardus, to succeed Robert P.
Bud, an Charles E. Hnnrickson, Jr.,
to succee Stephen ]. Meeker. Mem
ber State Board of Equalization of
Taxes, Robert Carey, of Hudson.
Port Warden of Hudson county, John
]. Toffey. Judge District Court Of
Elizabeth, Clark McWhittemore.
Trustee State Home for Boys, Ed
ward Spaeth.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
n
PENSION ROLL
STILL GROWING
More Jerseymen TO Receive
Monthly Allowance from
Uncle Sam.
THE COMMITTEES ARE MOVING
THE COMMITTEES ARE MOVING
fFrom the NEWS CorreaDonde,,

fFronr the NEWS Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4:-Senator
Kean has been advised that pensions
have been granted 10 Halmagh Posi-
of Paterson, at s15 a month; to Mrs.
Jennie Ker Of Jersey City, at SIS a
month: and 50 fer a minor child 4
and to George Gathercole of Paterson.
at $12 a month.
Representative Howell has been.
advised that pensions have beeu
granted to c. C. Frick OF Highlands,
$12; H. E. Gravstt of Ocean Grove.
at s12; George D. Bergen of Prospect
Plains, at s12; Charles H. Long OF
New Brunswick, at S12 a month.
Representative Hamill has been
advised that pension has been
granted to Mrs. Mary More of Gutten.
berg, at sS month from February
26, 1906.
Representative Loudenslager has
been advised that a pension has been
granted to Edward F. Magill of Had.
donfield, at s12 month from July
81, 1907.
J. Martin Miller, formerly of East
Orange, and later United States Con-
sui at Rheims, France, is spending
few days in this city prior to leaving
for a long western trip. Mr.. Miller
was formerly a newspaper CORES
spondent here, and is now engaged
In some special work for magazines,
While in the consular service he calls
ed attention to some changes that
could be made that would be benes
fetal to the service.
Representative Gardner, as a meu-
Der of the House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, has been att
tending the sessions of that commits
tee. An inquiry into the conduct OF
the post Office department with view
to improving the service in any way
possible has been mad of late.
The committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, of which Representa-
tive Howell is member, has moved
to the new Office building where ii
has a suite of TIN 9e rooms. Mr..
Howell's committee TN immigration
and Naturalization, is still in the
capitol building.
Representative Leake had a dele-
cation from the Board of Trade OF
Jersey City here yesterday, and took
the party to the Treasury Department
TO see Bekman Winthrop, assistant
secretary of the Treasury, with refer-
ence to the selection of a site for
the proposed post Office building al
Jersey City. c. S. A.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
BUILDING code READY
By
Alderman
Cannon.
FOR INSPECTOR

A building code was introduced
by Alderman B. M. Cannon last
night. The code, which contains 1856
sections. covers forty-four pages of
typewritten matter.
The ordinance provides that no
person shall commence to erect,
move or alter any building without
a permit from the inspector. There
must be filed with the application
drawings and specifications, and
every permit must contain the esti-
mated cost. This is for buildings
costing more than $4,000. Permits
shall be acted on by the inspector
within ten days from filing. Permits
shall be valid for one year. Permits
for removal of buildings shall be
valid only during the time specified.
Anyone who allow. |. ncrse to re-
main ir street over the time grant
ed is subject to fine Of $10, and
$40 for each succeeding day. No
buildings can be removed without 3
permit under penalty of SIS, and
$25 for each day in which it re-
mains.
Penalties Provided.
No buildings shall be placed on
any street or public place under
penalty of $50. The removal of
wooden structure from without the
fire limits within the same, is pro-
hibited, and, If the inspector finds
this being done, he can order 1t re-
turned to its former site, or demol
fshed within twenty-four hours. The
owner is subject TO fine of $50.
must be in general conformity to the
line of the street.
II plans are rejected, they shall
be returned, and If an attempt is
made without the necessary permit,
the offender is liable to fine of
800. The inspector will report
every three months to the aldermen.
With an application the Inspector
shall receive 81 for every $1,000 or
fraction thereof of the cost. If plans
are not approved, rs per cent. shall
be returned. Money received by the
inspector shall be paid to the city
treasurer. All such money will go
toward the expense for the inspector.
The Fire Limits.
The fire limits are to include
Smith street, from Arthur Kill
sound to Davidson avenue, and $50
feet each side; State street, from
Smith street to Pulaski avenue, and
$50 feet each side; Hall avenue,
from State street to the Elizabeth
port and Perth Amboy railroad,
same number of feet; New Bruins
wick avenue, from Smith street to
Eehigh Valley crossing, same num-
ber Of feet. All walls in the fire
limits must be of brick, and shall be
rooted with metal or slate, under a
penalty of $50. Any person who
works on a building that does not
conform is subject to a fine of $40.
This ordinance will not affect wood
en- buildings erected prior to the
passage of the ordinance.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-02-04
.ENCAMPMENT
. HAD TO ELECT
OFFICERS ANEW

The annual election of officers of
Hornet Encampment. Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, had to be held
over again last night.
! At meeting January 13, William
G. Goeser was elected chief patriarch.
Since that time he has left this city
and is residing in New York.
The following were elected and in
stalled by District Deputy Thomas
Orr and staff, of Westfield; chief
patriarch, William Rankin; senior
warden, Frank Rankin; junior war
den, George Merrill: high priest, VIII
liam Frost; recording scribe, Wal
ter Rechnitzer: financial scribe, DR..
Frank Crowther; treasurer, Nels Kis-
trup.
Following the installation, speeches
were made by District Deputy Orr,
DR.. Crowther, several of the new Off
GERS and others. Refreshments were
served and social time enjoyed.