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FOR RENT UNFINISHED.
HOUSES
1Ii1 st. NV, Or. bath, steam heat So %
1919 w ST. NV. ior. 2b.. furnace heat. ~. 30
1926 " Y. ave. NV. Ar, b.. st'm heat. 81 80
STORE
Ills G st. NV. large 3-stcry building.
with hne store. per year. ............. 9. 600
GAScH BIRGE. 1926 n. Y. NV.
mhHO-tf
FOR RENT-I3S3 NORTH CAROLINA AVE
me-. containing six rooms, tiled bath; con-
crete cellar under tn entire lt..ss.- 49, =.
heat: good hack ward ard loart ri -,
lawn. This house is in excellent condition and
may he hai for only So. 80 per month.
JAMES +. SHEA, 643 La. ave. NV.
mhoS-eo5t
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FOR RENT-HOUSES.
UNEURNISHED.
UNFINISHED.

fOR REM .--.
THoS. ]. FISHER 4 CO. uNC.).
Real estate. loans and Insurance.
a3S 18th ST. NV.
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rcp RENT-HoUSES.
UNFTrRN1VHEn

ron RkNI-BY SHANNON 4 LUCHS
NJ. ESQ. I,S 1Ath st. NV. N. 2a%o
HOESES
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON.
D. c.. March %. 1y08.-Seaied proposals will be
received at this department until o'clock pm.
Monday. April Il, 1853. for the removal Of ashes
and rubbish from the Treasury building and its
annexes in the city OF Washington ID. c.:
cleaning carpets and washing and ironing towels
for the department. and for purchase of waste
paper. during the fiscal year ending June 30.
ticns to bidders. can he obtained upon app lea
ton to the chief clerk. Treasury Department.
any and ali bids. or any mart OF hid and 10
waive defects. W. W. LrDLOw. CHIEF Clerk.
NH M
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FOR RENT-HcUSES.
UNFURNISHED.
EOR Rent

81 is s. u: s.: e: ~ :'?:
s,ss' ,sssl 18th NV: *. Sc. ,rore:s Glen Nd ,sr
sloo 1873 2ath aw. ~ ga 50. he Lssdnors s.
500 lslo NV: ,or e. :" o., The i'ho-nia g.
sSi- The Milton. o.. fur E2'.Gn. .10l4 ed NV ar
So Lenox At. Chevy Oh. TIE darlington. 8. 4. 3r
IS 100 e'' ,7ts NV. ,r @ 1 ks No nm NV J,
SIS. is2s o NV ior So 50. 1855 + NV d
SIS lcii ~ NV is $40 S. ssis 18th a NV "" r r.
SEQ, ISL Adam; : yiII 81. The I.nS%ses i
8. :sS is 81 s.: i, $40: ,.ss NV !:
1896 NV. IT sss s's NV .w mn ~: =
SIS. The MISSIONER. sf so7. 50 1874 rneleside Tor
S. i2os NV. s sss $3.50 She ss.ns.r d. 81 81
81 2os Ind ay NV. llr s2a. SOS 9th NV Or
$50 90. lois 22d NV, @ s2.. $40 Quincy NV. II
$50 sS0s champ.a IS % s,s sse ~ aT s.
SO so5 NV II s2i So sosss : "a = s as 81 n
$50, at! 18th NV Or so 20. sos ad Sc. sr
$50. 174a Kib'ne nv lori $is 30. 1920 ,itb nv. sr
$50. 3o1e 18th NV isri fi54o logo 18Th NV ST.
st is2a T.. ,Sr SIG ,ss =, n. y
FL n: :1f sos f pan, nw ses
S45. 1919 9th NV. Tor $1O so 1I2i Cth GO ar
The Y 1es ssS 10 ssS HsIf e. r r
st2 30 z. The Victoria. 81 $74o. $3.50 NV. sr
4l 05.. .e21 18th NV. 9r " "
For complete list of property for rent send Tor
swARrzrrI* es sHEf nTIlssip a~x.v~~
127 18th nv
ar2-sa tn. th.tf
FOR RENT-WE HAVE ON OCR LIST SEW.
e e.al desirable houses. which we are allowed to
oner at reduced rates. For further inforna-
tion Apply at the Office OF
swAhIzELL; RMEEM & HESsEY CO..
ap3-eod.3t 721 18th ST. NV
FOR RENT 1923 18Th ST NW-A TWO.
story and basement brick house, with nine
rooms and bath: location central and suitable
per month.
SWARTZELL. RHEEM HENsEY CO.
an3-eod.3t 127 18th ST NV
FOR LEASE-12e4 14TI ST. N.W-A WELL.
located three-story and basement house Of ii
rooms and bath: splendid location for q phy-
sieian: occupied for the past fifteen years as
PHYSICIANS office. Rent. SEQ o. per month
SWARTZELL. RHEEM 4 HENSEY co.
ap3-eod.3t I2I 18th st. NV.
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FOR RENT-HGUSES.
TYFJRVTgHEp

FOR RENT-pwELI.ING 1870 ETH ST. w.
10 rooips: $50. colored tesant will he ac-
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CATERING.

GRAY & BRO. CATERERS AID ICE CREAM
manufacturers. 1905 81 ". Phone ".
4oG5 Y. We PREPARE: 70 serve all soriai
functions wirh sslads. oysters. crUai.rfss. TER
ranin. sandwiches. Ice cream and Ices. n sny
quantity. on sherf notice. trial order wtn
prove excellent service t3in9cf
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1874 Riggs p. ar.b$4ooo 1415 Q. Tor, b. s37 50
1917 RGg pi.9 b. 1000 2soS r. ar. b. %. 81
Mass apis, 81. b...5r50 Apt 1928, 18th Or. % 80
ap3-3t f. W. GRAHAM & CO, 81. l4fh
FOR RENT-FI OYD f.. DAVIS. 7TH & Z S.W
81 NJ So. Or. b. $3.50 80 Sc. 6r. $l2 so
$40 Va Nv sw.9r.b. ~ 0o 406 Sth sw. Sr :. 10 ~
llS f. Sc. ar, b. %. 90 1922 I'm sw, 6r 50
81 So, 5r. Zoo 1900 " NV. Or. b ~ 90
PSI NV, Or. ID. 80 80 1925 NJ NV. lar.
l2i8 Md ay ne Or b26.on Oh sta. yr. L 500 90
80 SO. 6r. -. AGO 1926 I'm ST 5r. L. ~
65e 18th ne 6r, D.. 80 G13 9th 6r. b. 20 So
1893 Sd Sc, sta 16.se i35 Ith Or st. ~ 01
12f4 Tn stsw.5r IL. 40 1920 Tth sw. 6r rs 80
?2S sw. 81. go 434 10 sw. III. b. % 50
10th and Va Nv 1344a r Sc. o.. II, ID 20 y,
.w. n Or. b. .33 90 1909 Sd sw. 5r - 90
1874 Del az eva 1880 1913 sc. Or .... 10 So
1857 lst sw Or. 9,"0 13hS Del av sw 6r. - 81
1881 ne. 5r 1885, g53 Golden sw 5r 81 so
12.6 Half sc, Or .l.5o 800 q sw, ST. Sd fl. IL 80
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| culture. ONCE OF the Secretary. Washington. ID.
| c.. March "a. 1909.-Sealed proposals viii be
ceived at the Office Of the discussing clerk until 2
| pm. Tuesday. April Is. 1893. for furnishing ma
teriai and installing a ventiating system for
hoods at No. 2l6 18th ST. s.w.. Washington. IL.
Z. Specifications and full information furnished
upon application to the disbursing clerk. Bids
must he sealed and addressed 10 the Secretary Of
Agriculture in accordance with Instructions given
| on schedule JAMES WILSON. Secretary.
mh27.ap3
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FOR RENT-BY II. L. r
21st & o. Tor. b. $18D. 90
1897 2Ist. Tor. Oh. rs. 90
1927 II I av. Or. b. rs. 90
100 10th. 12r. b. rs. 90
s07 L. 11r. 2b. :. $500
1881 21st, Or, b. 80. 80
1920 9th. 10r. h. sta. so 90
1881 T. Tor. b. .47.6O
1928 Riggs. Tor. b. As. 10
1Its Ore av. Tor. b. IS. 90
1925 O. Or. b. -. A. 00
IL r I av, Tor, b. 40 a
APART
203 Florence ct, 6r.
Saranac. Or. b. =. 40. 90
Nantucket. 5r, b. .31.00
1919 L. Or. b. .35. 10
Nantucket. At. b. .30.50
Jefferson. Or. b. 80. 90
10 Akron. 5r. h...27.50
2I5 18th. Or. h. ...21.5C
767 Girard, 5r. b. 1850
lob 18th ne. 4r. b. IL. M
1920 K NV. 3r. 90
COLORED TENANTS.
202S K NV. 6r. b. 81. 0N
1920 18th Or. 300
anil th ~ r., -
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.-SEAI.ED PRO
posals In duplicate for washing of towels eieln-
ing and laying OF carpets. purchase Of waste
paper, shOeing Of horses care Of horses and re-
moral Of ashes. rubbish. etc. for the Depart
ment OF Justice during the fiscal year ending
June 80. 1910. will he received until O'clock
pm. April ~. 1909. and then opened. Blank
forms Of proposals. with ns, ructions 10 bidders.
will be furnished upon app icat!on to the chief
clerk. The right to reject any all bids II
reserved. GEORGE W. wICkERSHAM. Attor-
my General. mh2l ,ap3. 10
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FOR RENT-332O 10TH ST NV: I ROOys
and bath; hot-water heat: 1st-hoor kitchen:
semi-detached: rent. $3.50 per month.
HARRY A. WAGSTAFF, 9O4 14th st. NV.
ap1-3t
FOR RENT-451 ST. NV: 8 ROOMS AND
bath and stable; furnace heat: will be vacant
April 15 rent, $1,000 per month
HARRY A. WAGSTAFF. 3O4 18th st. NV.
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UST. 6Os 14TH ST. NV.
1912 S. Tor. b. 80. $3.50
1919 Kenyon. l8r. 2s,40-e0
! 1927 Ore av. Tor. b.3S. 90
/ l141 22d. Or. b.. $3.50
1407 9th. Or. b. .25.50
439 Q NV, 6r. b. .25. 50
! ITO @. Or. b, $3.50. .5.s0
| 1886 y ] av. Or. b.. $50
. 1875 Marion, 6r- 16. 80
! 6S6 4th ne. 6r.. 1850
BAT \ sw, 5r. ..10.50
"a Y Sc. 6r. .....10.3 so
MENTS.
1873 y Sc. Or. ..1O.50
Rosslyn. Va. Sr. :. 800
212l Chester ct. 4r.S.5O
OFFICE ROOMS.
COS 14th. Pr. So and $40
STABLES.
1915 f. "a stalls. n. 90
r 2O12 Fl nw.5 stls2U. 30
X 1921 Marion .2stls. 8. 90
STORES.
n12 Fl sto. DIV. sta. 80. 90
3os 18th. sfo. dwg.3 80. OF
10th & r I av. 80. 10
. 225 18th sw. sto. ..25. so
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SALE OF OLD MATERIAL AT THE NAVY
YARD Washington. n. C.-There will he sold at
the navy yard. Washington ID. c.. material be-
longing to the navy. condemned unit FOR use
therein. consisting OF lathes. shapers. plane S,
milling machines. etc. The sale will he for
cash to the highest bidder by sealed proposals
to he opened at IL O'Clock nom. April g. 1909.
Schedules containing form OF proposals and terms
OF sale can be- obtained upon app icstion the
general storrkecper. navy yard Washington. 10.
c. BEEKMAN WINTHROP. Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Navy. 3-20-ne. mh21-iaw2t
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PROPOSALS.-U. S. DEPARTMENT OF
Agriculture. cf.ce CT the Secretarr. Wash ngton.
n. C.. February 10. l909.-Sealed PROPOSALS In
du,licate will be received Mt the Office OF tie
disbursing clerk until pm. Monday. APRIL l..
,aaa. for furnishing miscellaneous Supplies Dur
ing the fiscal year ending Jure 3n. 1910. fol-
lows: Laboratory material. tncluf'ng chemicals
packing boxes. ear seals. tags and meat brandin:
devices: cleaning carpets and washing towels
waste paper. meteorological instruments. towers,
wes Their eags. and printing and ifthogra phic ma
tcriai. Full fnforma ton FURNISHED on application
to the disbursing clerk. Ri6s must re ses,ed ard
addressed to the Secretary OF Ayr culture N ac-
corfarcc with Instructions given on the schedules
JAMES WILSON, Secretary.
w. q - N %
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"bA<AN -. " IL
l4l2 G
1911 RI av.l2r.h.furi25
1871 RI av NV. 12r. hS5 90
2i2l 18th. Tor. h. 1880
1912 W. Tor. 2h. 40 20
2 81 r NV. Sr. h. 81. so
1890 10th. Sr. +. ..35.5o
a..n Fla Ry nw.Gr. h29 20
S7 l. Sc. ST. b. -. 10
1925 G. ne. Sr. b. 20. SO
@24 Wis av. Or. h. is ~
= NJ sw. Or .....f2.OO
c24 Expr'sS nw. 5r. 10. So
SeIJ for our up-t,
10
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Thinning AND HEATING.

TIMING HEATING; PAPERH N3INts. PAINE
ing and johb,r- In general: phone ders; work
promptly afforded TO- Phone y. 1868.
ia-S.la,.4 ATCUIS0N BROS laaI Il NV.
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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT
| OF Columbia. Washington. d. C., March 20. 1900
Sealed proposals will be received at this IN Q
until IL o'clock April &c. 1909. for Construct
Ing Falls branch sewer fro River road TO Wis
c"nsin avenue. Forms Of proposals. specifications
and necessary information may be obtained at
R:om No 4eT Dlstrict building. b. 7: MAC
v. JrnS0N. Commissioners of the District II
Columbia. mh21 ct cSu
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PROPOSALS For PLASTERING.-oFFtCEO OF
building for National Museum. Library 81 Com
sress Washington n. C.. March ~ 1a0a-
Sealed PROPOSALS for plain and ornamental pias-
terins II the south pavilion and the basement
partitions incindng the Are proof lathfng there
for. III the new building for the National Ma
scum In this city. will he received at this ONCE
until O'clock saturday, the 10Th ,iay
OF April 1909. and publicly opened Immediately
thereafter. Specifications and other Information
furnished On application to this Once BER-
NARD X. GREEN. Superintendent Of Censtrlc-
tion. mhoO 90 - anl.a3
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STONE 4 FAIRFAX,
1912 New York ave. NV.
FOR RENT

1912 New York ave. NV.
Adjoining cor. 14th st. NV.
Is 1861 s' l7 tim nv, g. i4is nw.7rs
rs 425 18th NV $50 So $50 14th ne. 81
g isss 2tth NV. r,sh $s9 80 so, 1879 Cap 81
% 127 1grI S2S 20 q 81
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FOR RENT - no. 80 RHODE ISLAND AVE
n.e.-a new 1-room and bath house hot-wa ter
heat: high elevation: never occupied: IN per-
feet condition: rer $31.5O. THE WASHING
Ton Loan AND TRUST CO.. REAL ESTAT
DEPARTMENT. mh31 d eSu If
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garage. 10. 90
2121 Chester CO. sfo. 8. so
1915 9th NV. stable. 90
110a 10Th nw,stablesS. OU
Rear 1888 18th NV.
. auto sheds. 400
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PROPOSALS. FOR STATIONERY. ETC
Government Printing Office. Washington ID. c..
February fS l90a.-Sealed proposals will be re-
eeived at this office until O'Clock c.m. Mon.
day. APRIL IL. 1909. for furnishing STATIONERY
fuel ice. hardware. plumbing and electric sup
plies. lumber etc. for the of the govern
ment printing cfi"e during the fiscal year ending
June 20. 1910 The right to reject any ard all
bids and TO waive dc. ects is reserved. Detailed
schedules OF the stationery. fuel. Zee. etc. rs-
CURED. accompanied by blink proposals, and Civ
ing the regulations with which bidders must
comply, may b. obtained bv addressing this OF.
Office. SAII'L B. n0NNELLY. Public Printer.
o. mr..
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
me Manual of stati.tics,

The 1909 edition of The Manual of Statistics has just appeared, being the thirty-hrst annual issue of that uae- full standard publication. The past year has been productive of many changes in corporate affairs in the United States and Canada as well as in the financial position of different railroad and industrial organizations. The 10s4 pages of this handsome and compact but carefully compiled refer ence volume present greater fund of information for the use of invez- tors and speculators than can be ob- tained in any other work of its class. At the same time 1t covers ample in- formation regarding government se- curities. mining stocks and the grain and cotton statistics. Its utility is fur ther enhanced by an arrangement rem dering references to the contents of any section easy and satisfactory. The present edition also Ievotes much at- tentfon to the newer industrial and mining companies, and gives the many changes in dividend payments which have occurred down to the date of it's issue. It gives throughout evidence of accuracy and careful compilation. and Is brought down to date in its re- scriptive and statistical details, mak- ing the volume one which investors ana all who are interested in the fin ancial and other markets of the coun. try cannot afford to be without. It is published by The Manual of Statistics Company. 20 Vesey Street, New York. Price, $6.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
FOUGHT TWO BURGLARS: \
 GOT A TRIP TO EUROPE

London. May 2s.-Three American schoolmistresses arrived from New York a few days since with aT police man. The policeman was not bring ing them over they were bringing him. to demonstrate In an entirely novel way their gratitude for an aot of bravery.
 Some time. ago the three teachers. Misses Emma, Lillian. and Mary James. were awakened by the sound of burg lars at work in their seminary for younk ladies at Trenton, New Jersey. They found two men had broken in, and had collected all their yaiuahles. so they screamed for help.
 Then Constable Hamilton Crisp earn cd the iaureis of heroism and a tour through Europe. He broke open a window attacked the two burglars. The cries of the three schoolmistresses spurred him on so effectively that after a tough struggle he captured the two men. though he was severely wounded In the fight
 The grateful teachers, as soon as he was well, asked the authorities to give him two months leave. and they are going to show him around Europe as a reward for his bravery.
 The quartette will go to Etratxord-on. Avon, Paris, Germany, and probably Switzerland. Crisp. who is q well eds1@ cated hero. aspires later on to enter . higher pursuit of the law than that of a mere policeman,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
Enterprising Americans Have Built London a Pleas ure Ground Like Coney Is- land.

 more friendly relationships between capital and labor.
 The ship was christened Asiana by Lady Furness.
 The Crown has purchased 1s.oe0 acres of the Duke of Bedford's Thorney estate in Cambridgeshire for . 500. 900. It Is understood that the object of the purchase is to give the tenants facili- ties to acquire their holdings. The Duke announced in February that he intended to sell the estate by auction in July. Tt is with great regret" he said in a letter to the tenants, that feel myself obliged to sell an estate 'that my ancestors reclaimed and ere ated." A deputation of the tenants afterwards waited on Lord Darlington to urge that the estate should be bought by the Crown. The whole es- tate comprises over 1e,o00 acres. Tn the case of the portion not bought by the Grown, negotiations have already been opened with the tenants for them to purchase their holdings. The movement for the acquisition of small holdings is rapidly growing in this country and in time many of the fa- nous landed estates will be split up.
 The cigar manufacturing trade of Nottingham, which is one of the most considerable industries In the town, is facing ruin owing to the new tobacco taxes in the budget. and already q large number of employees have been discharged-aAsA.
 MessFs. Edmund Alton & Co., one of the leading firms. gave 8 weeks notice to 250 members of their stan. The notices termiuese on Thursday next. and it is stated that unless trade irn- proves before then further discharges will have to take place.
 Messrs. R. I. Dexter 6 Sons. who employ about 400 persons. declare that they have been so hard hit by the budget that unless there Is an imme- diate improvement in trade they VII VI, have to close their factories immedi- ately. A number of their employees have been discharged already.
 A representative of Messrs. D. Riley &. Sons, who employ about i60 persons, stated that since the budget night they have recenved practically no orders. Retail customers demand cigars at the old prices, which. of course. the man ufacturer are unable to supply.
 MessrB. w B. Coppock gave notices to a large number of their employees, and they have already discharged about sixty persons.
 Many of the employees discharged are women. The lace trade is also depress- ed now, and it is feared that there will be much distress in the city. 'sThe new tobacco duties mean death to the British cigar trade" leading Nottingham manufactures said. "The tax does not mean very much on the high class imported cigar. but 1t bears heavily on the 3-penny and 4-penny cigar. The effect of the tax will be that the imported cigars Will benefit al the expense of the British-made cigar, If man is going to pay 6- pence or 6-pence for cigar he will want A Havana, and a Havana of kind can be sold at this even with the new taxation"
 There are 100000 retailers of tobacec in the United Kingdom. and majority of these will be forced to abandon | their trade.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
A QUEER CONSPIRACY
 AMONG INDIAN POLICE

Calcutta, May 2S.-Details of an ex- traordinary crime have been received here from Bahraich, in the United Pros vinces.
 Two sub-insepectors of police there were taken to task for the occurrence of frequent undetected robberies in their district. The sub-inspectors or- ganized two gangs of watchmen and one gang. with torches ana arms. masqueraded as robbers while the other gang remained on duty to de- teot them.
 A number of landholders, including one from Nepal territory. were asked to help in the arrest of the bogus rob- bers. But when these latter had been captured and brought out of the jungle they were released. and the landhold- CTS substituted for them Later the innocent landholders were convicted of robbery.
 When the lieutenant went shooting in Terat. NepaL a meeting of chiefs brought the matter to his notice. Inquiry followed and the trickery was exposed, a watchman making a clean breast of the affair. In- spector Abdul Hakim, son of Khan Bahdur Abdul Karius of the Viceroy's bodyguard, also confessed, but to es- cape arrest and humiliation committed suicide.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
BROTHERS FIGHT OVER GIRL
 SHE WEEDS ANOTHER MAN

Budapest, May 2e.--A remarRable duel has been founght to no purposs by two brothers ct Vinkovtse. Holek and Albert Baksho, who lived together on good terms. recently discovered that they were both in love with the same girl. Neither had proposed to her. but when they discovered they were rivals they agreed that the sword should decide their differences
 The combat took place accordingly, and Albert, the younger, was wounded by his brother. The matter was set- tied. HoIek was free to make his pro- posai.
 Meanwhils the aii~unconscious Frau lein Schneider had engaged her affec- tions elsewhere. and when Holek went to press his suit the lady introduced him to her fianoe. The Unfortunate young man was so overcome with grief and vexation that he went home and shot himself. His brother is recover ing
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30

stantiy on duty not only to give the bedtime signal but also fo sound the bsll as an alarm In case of . confia- grafton. Long after the custom of us- ing the bell in this connection had been supplanted by the present system. fireman was stiil detailed to ring the curfew. Years ago. however, the Ire department objected strenuousiy to furnishing . man to ring the bell and as no other arrangement was made the custom became back number. Now, however. 1t is to be revived. but in place of a human ringer the bell will be operated by electricity. But al- though the method is new the custom is old, and Hariemites will be expected to make themselves inconspicuous hereafter when curfew rings--that is
 Playing Bridge.
 This city, 1t Is now estimated, will devote 500 feminine years to playing bridge during the next six months. Feminine hours, of course, contain just as many minutes as any others, so that the figure simply means that a certain number of women will devote Q cer- tain number of hours each day to the game. Bridge for some reason, as yet undiscovered. has never achieved great popularity among the men in this city. but now that the social season with its operas, dinners and dances is over, women, with whom the game is always popular, will give increased attention to it for the next half year. It Is es- timated on good authority that there are in the city at least 12.0oo women who devote a minimum of two hours each day to the game. during the six months when society is moribund. Fig ured on this basis the 24.oo0 hours which will be devoted Go the game daily equals 1000 days spent in It's pursuit every twenty-four hours; 30.0o0 days every month, and lso.00o days for the season, or to tai of 500 years. Figuring a worth of three dollars . day as the value of sthe time of those engaged in playing the game. this in- vestment will amount, in an economic sense. to s540.oo0 in the next half year. This sum. large as it is, is only a frac- ton of the amount of the stakes which will be involved. since it is estimated that more than s2.oo0.00o will change hands during the summer craze for this pastime. as the game is practically never played among women without a stake.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30
A CHARMING GIFT BOOK.
The Changing Values of English
 Speech.

The Changing Values of English
 Speech.
 The changing Values of English Speech by Raley Husted Bell. publish ed by Hinds. Noble and Eldridge New
 York is just as its name would indi- cate. Q historical survey of the Eng hsh' language. but not by any means written in . dry historical manner. for there Is no 4tiresome list of dates. but the author evidently has gone at the root of the matter. and has facts and figures to prove his statements, but the facts and figures are inter woven with clever bits of humor, and the whole book abounds in witty stor- les and illustrations. But aside from the rare qualities of the book. as a source Of instruction and entertain ment it Is a book which no literary worker or teacher can afford to be without. There are chapters on The White Island. The Aborigins. Chang Ing Values. English. Early English. Language Change, the Soul of Words, Poetry and Threadbare Themes. Sym tax and Word with Professor 'Louns- bury