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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
PARIS BETTING SYSTEM.
Method Not as Perfect as Some People
 Seem to Think.

From the New York World
 The new betting laws in several of our states have brought into notice the French plan of betting, which for some reason not so very clear to the average mind is supposed to be mild and i'm proved manner of placin a wager.
 In the first place the management of the tracks assumes the whole respon- sibility of receiving and paying and no bookmakers are in the game. There are two sets of socalled machines, although the machinery consists simply in clerks and computers-one for s2 bets and one for $5 bets, and each for straight, place and show.
 Tickets are sold and handed out When a horse wins, Says Bit and Spur. all the straight tickets sold are multiplied by the number five in the s5 machine to gel the total of dollars there. In the g di- vision the multiplication, of course, Is by two.
 The amount in the pool obtained, the calculator at once in the interest of the association, deducts per cent for prof and expenses. The amount Is then divf ded by the number of tickets which ha6 been sold on what has proved to be ths winner, and the payment for each ticke is the result.
 little mathematical cogitation will give light on the next process for place and show horses, the only difference be ing that the division into two or three ,, parts for distribution of the payments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
A SOCIETY PRESS AGENT.
Boosting Would-be Climbers Affords New York Woman Good Income.

From Letter to Cincinnati Times-S Star.
 One of the finest little gratis in New York is that of society press agent. There's a handsome young woman who occupies a good suite in one of the three principal hotels in town, who makes something more than good living out cf it. She Is able to go to Europe every year. keeps her own motor and dresses better than any princess of the blood that has ever visited New York. Her lit tie scheme is to pick up outside million aires whose women folks have passion to get into society, and boost them through the papers. One of her recent clients Is wealthy Colorado man, the women of whose family want to figure in the inner ring here. The press agent must have shaken him down for about the cost of flock of locomotives She goes about to the newspapers with ex- tremely striking photographs of the la dies They are ordinarily accepted, for. apart from whatever news value they may possess, they are real works of art, while the gowns displayed win ooh and an aah from every woman who sees the portraits.
 What good does that sort of work do?'' a member of the real New York aristoc- racy was asked. Docs newspaper ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

necessary for distributing the pool money The house keeps all fractions as well as its per cent, and when dead heats are run the money is divided in a way which makes provision for the extra horse sharing in the first position.
 Among the absurdities of the pari- mutuel system Is the fact if only straight tickets were sold and they all on the winner, the bettor would not win any thing, but would get back his money less the percentage and the fractions. This could hardly be possible condition of race and the machine men guard against too much money coming in on 8 prime favorite by cutting his name out of the card.
 Another fact that is patent in this as in all percentage games is that if the play goes on long enough the persistent deduction of the 5 per cent will eventu- ally (and not so far distant eat up all the money on the grounds not in the hands of the machine owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

quick showing lem up that there was never moren eight went into the pot
 'The way he worked it was slick enough for Herman. He had 'em all counted into stacks ten high, and he Just grabbed a stack when any one wanted to buy chips and passed 'em over. saying: q guess you'll find that right and of course they did So when he makes a bet he just grabs a stack the same way, but the two top bones was held up in his palm the slickest ever, while the rest fell in heap among the others in the pot.
 When any one raised it before the draw Charlie started yarn right off. Something snappy and short. When it come round to him to say he was always just at the climax and was sorting his cards with both hands at the same time, SO he could only catch his breath and say, All right, Pm In too, and go on with the yarn. If the fellow that won that pot want sharp enough to collect on the spot, he never got chip out Of Charlie.
 'The way he could get the attention of the fellows that want playing was something wonderful. They want never tired of listening to his jokes and laugh ing their heads off. When there was three men in and two or three not he managed both teams like circus rider, did Charlie. When the real players asked him If he was going to call or not he always had to be told how much 1t was, and then, pretending to see the anxious looks on the faces of the fellows
 that want playing, but was waiting fol the end of the story, he said, kind of hurried and don't bother me like, All
 right. I owe fifty If he didn't win the pot end the man that did win It looked l at him too hard or asked for his nfty | Charlie would still be busy with the story it being cut to that length purpose
 and would say offhand like. Correct! i That's fifty I owe you,' and go on with { the story"
 Put all that talent on the table Tor | twenty-five cent limit gamer asked the 1 barkeeper. contempuously.
 1 Sure! He was too wise to try that or
 any real sports. Another great stunt he l had whenever any one put any real l money In the pot was to pull 1t out anc
 put in chips for 1t, and always one ol 1 two shy, stuffing the cash in his pockei
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Schumann-Heink's Way.
Mime. Schumann-Hei eink in the Delineato for September

Mime, Schumann-Heink in the Delineator
 for September.
 It was my love for my children that gave me the energy, the will power. to reach great heights in my profession. I practiced, l studied my great roles and arias seated at the plano. the baby at my breast, the others playing around me none too softly. I memoriZed my parts while standing at the oil stove cooking our sim pie meal. or while busy at the wash tub with my little ones always around me. Singing, learning, studying. I was su- premely happy because they were with me. I brought up my children and they were my comfort and my support; they made a brave, courageous fellow of me. And it was no difficult task. If had to hurry to the theatre for rehearsals I would give the children their supper at o'clock and put them to bed. When returned at 10 or II o'clock, I would be greeted by merry birds twitter from the different little nests, and I would divide my sandwiches with them. Then we would sleep as only the happy and healthy may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

later when no one was looking; never right away.
 'sHe done the same thing with red chips, always putting 'em in and taking out cotton. That's how it was that he always had cotton to bet and never had many chips to cash in at the end or the game. so that he didn't never seem to be a big winner
 Another great scheme that was part of Charlie's system was never to give no one a ch&ce to buy chips from the bank. He had his eye open all the time, and the minute he seen a players stack getting low he would say with a haw haW. .Ain't it about time you went to the boneyard partner? I've got more chips n any one else. Here's stack all counted out ready for you, ana over no shoyes 'em; but noticed he never toucn- ed a. card nor took hts eyes on that Iei- low till he got his pay for them chips.
 "Where the money goes to Tn theill little ten cent ante games is something l never could understand. I've sat behind charlie Taylor in a game with five other men in 1t that thought they was poker nlavers and every one of 'em quit loser from three to ten dollars, cording to their own count, and no one o1ont win nothing. When they said Charlie must have got 1t all, he always appealed 10 ms chips, saying he had only hfty cents moren he started with, or something like that and then off he goes with an other yarn. turning round or running ar ter the fellows that was moving 10 tne ! door if it was special for them.
 1 1T kind of recollect that Charlie ray Tor A system got me to thinking lo' about the way little things get DIE some
 times. so one night when they started ul
 a little ten cent limit game with soms 1 drurnmers at the hotel I got card an.
 a pin and set behind Charlie prickee
 holes in one side for the chips Cnari.' l went shy and holes in the other sloe i for the chips he sold and the nIty ceH''
 that he stuffed in his pocket
 ..I,ye been told by them fellows Una 1 figure things always to take 'em in hun ] dreds. so I kept tab for just nunore. deals That took from about o'cioci until little after l.
 "In them hundred deals Charlie Taylor
 went shy of anteing just thirty-six time l at a dime each. That's $3.6o- He dion l mt LID for the raise twenty-eight time
 at quarter raise. That's s7 more. H didn't pay to call twenty-two times II l nots that he lost, which is $50 more
 'cording to my reckoning.
 seThat's s16 he pulled out Of twenty l five cents limit game in nve hours. n | was in Mempris for six weeks ana h player poker five nights a week seeaus | What's the answer?" demanded tn' Colonel. rising and stretching hfmseir.
 .orhat beats faro bank" was all th' 1 barkeeper could think of to say. rl.'
 that system couldn't be worked m oll | pame where the chips would be wortl
 while. That sure beats faro bank
 Maybe it does and maybe 1t doesnt,'
 answered the Colonel; but l know on' | thing. It beats any sure thing system of playing poker that I've run up agains 1 in forty years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Ruth Was Temporarily Absent.

From the Kansas City Journal.
 A Clay Center mother was in the house of a neighbor, visiting. The child was out in the front yard with several others playing.
 Ruth! Ruth! Are you there?" called the mother.
 No mama; not now" answered the . child.
 well, when you do come" replied the mother. 'Iet me know right away, for we must go home before 1t gets dark" The visiting went right on, the playing went right on, just as if there had been no interruption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

ploitation ever land an aspirant in soc- ety?"
 The society man grinned "Ill tell you," he said. Tt reminds me of what Glenn Curtis, the monoplane man. said about the experiments with his flying ma chine. It was easy enough, he said. to get up in the air. But I never landed n the same field I thought l would.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-16

In the seventeenth century in Eng.
land the practice Of Juvenile smoking
was almost universal. ut least accord.
ing TO Jorevin de Rochefort. Q French
traveller Of that period. In an account
published IN 1911 he gives q dsserip
tion OF an evening he spent IN Worccs-
ter. lie WINS catechixed BY one Of the
fownsmen as 10 the habits OF the
French people. while we were walk
Ing about the town." he writes. "hc
asked me n II was the custom IN
France rs In England that when the
children went 70 school they carried
IN their safchel with their books a pipe
Of tobacco. which their mother took
care 60 flll early IN the morning. II
serving them Instead Of breakfast. and
that NJ the accustomed hour every one
laid aside hts book 10 light his pipe.
the master smoking with them and
teaching them how 20 hold their pipes
and draw In their tobacco. thus accus.
tomlng them to II from their youths.
believing Il absolutely necessary for a
mans health
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-16

"A man Ia my county" said n Kan
sas congressman. was always anxious
10 bet on his game OF checkers. One
time he was about 10 play game fos
$50 with n fellow called Three Fin
gered lack. suddenly enc Of bis
friends exclaimed:
Don't bet. Charlie. Don't you
know that fellow wore Oh two fingers
playing checkers; That's why he's
called Three Fingered Jack
THAT settled a. The bet was never
made. A man Who had worn OH two
fingers by brushing them up and down
the checkerhoard was too much foI
my friend - Kansas city Journal.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-16

Fresh bread. rolls and cnKes always
IN hand. also nice line OF fancy can
dies Mrs. Otto Boehme
Full line of cotton CALCULATIONS. gin
books, marking ink. and brushes.
HaswelI's Book Store.
Just one more day Of our half price
sale. you had better hurry. Brandon
A Lawrence iSs
The !. a q. \. pay car went through
today and the railroad boys we're all
made happy viii checks for their
past months services The I. A. G. y.
has a right nice monthly payroll In
this city aud Il Is a great help to the
retail trade of the city.
Anyone desiring ice delivered IN the
evening. please &c, their orders In be.
fore 4 o'clock. Bryan Ice Co is7
Just one more day OF our half price
sale. YOU had better hurry. Brandon
A Lawrence. iss
Woe unto the person who has to
fight mosquitoes all night You get
up in the morning feeling like you
had been ridden TO finish by night
mares One OF those elegant bars az
conller's win insure you refreshing
sleep iss-i0
For Sale al BargaIn--A Jersey
COW with heifcr calf. See n. o. Smith
at Eagle office or phone is7. 1879
Father Cummings OF Shreveport. La.
Is the guest OF Father oiIesmer.
Il the guest OF Mrs A. u. Carr and
Mr., Chas. Carr In This city.
Ladies' and gentlemen's clothing
cleaned and pressed Phone Sc,
Brandon a Lawrence. 100
W. h. Bell has returned from a sew.
erai days sojourn In Galveston He
is much improved in health and re.
ports a most enjoyable vacation.
When you go on your summer ysea-
ton have the Daily Eagle follow you
and keep up with the news
Mrs. r. l.. Webb who has been. MS.
lting Mr. and Mrs Jesse wheelcs OF
Kurtcn. left today 10 Join her hus.
band Ia Austin. Mr.. wheeles accom-.
panied her to this city
We are told that Dives was In tor.
men, day and night. The fellow that
has not a good mosquito bar Is In the
same boat. Get one at Coul,ers and
sleep comfortably. gss-4o
The Eagle Is especially equipped 20
do printing for ginners on short no
tIcc. lss-wil.
Rev. N. T.. Weaver left today br
McGreggor to continue revival L.
In that city.
Phone us for your ccaning and pres
sing. All work guaranteed. Brandon
a Lawrence. 100
@. w. Dunlap. a prominent planter
and bushes man OF Milliean. was IN
Bryan on business today.
Phone US for your cleaning and
pressing. All work guaranteed. Bran.
don a Lawrence. 100
Rev. A. Z. Whitaker returned 20
weatherford today after holding a
successful revival at Kurten.
Ladies' and gentlemens clothing
cleaned and pressed. Phone SC. Bran.
don a Lawrence. 100
Rev. J. J. Pipkin left today ON trip
through central Texas In the interest
Of the Bryan Baptist Academy.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-16

@S$SNo Avn pSV0SNSso-
C. c. Morgan was In today from Re
lance.
Monday viii be too late TO get 80 per
cent of on that new suit. Brandon
4 Lawrence lss
W. T. James Is attending the Rock.
dale fair
Monday will be too late 10 get 80 per
cent off on that new suit. Brandon
4 Lawrence. iss
N. 8. Freeman was In this afternoon
from Harvey
Jas. NJ. Dunn Of whecIock. was In
the city today.
W. n. McNIchacl OF near Tabor. was
I'M the city today.
Mrs. n. n. Myers left today for 4
visit 10 Martindale.
Fifty per cent off on all suits In
our house tomorrow only Brandon
4 Lawrence. 1879
Miss Aiine Rhodes Is visiting relati'
YES IN jacksonville.
J. G. CLANCY was over today from
his home near lola.
8. u. Jones was a visitor 10 the city
today from Harvey.
Jim Henry was In town today from
his home near Tabor
Fifty per cent OFF ON all suits In
our house tomorrow only Brandon
A Lawrence. 1879
Uncle Steve Harlan ef Alexander.
was In the city today.
Mrs. n. p Hood returned today
from a visit to Thornton.
stand Them OF with bar. Coulter
mas them. all sizes and prices. 1870
Mrs and Mrs. E A. Hood of Deni-
SON are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il.
Kills.
Tommorrow will be the last day Of
our half price sale. Brandon a Law.
renee is9
when YOU 20 on your summer yaca-
ton have 'hc Daily Eagle follow you
and keep np with the news.
Wiley Kelly was In the city today
from his home az wixon.
Paley billiard OF Galveston. h. In the
city on visit to relatives.
Tommorrow viii BE- the last day OF
our half prlca sale Brandon 4 Law
renee. iss
J. r. Smith was In the city today
from his home az Reliance
When you go on your summer saca-
ton have the Daily Eagle follow you
and keep up with the news.
n. n. Elliott was In the city today
from his home near whcelock.
Just one more day and our half
price sale closes Brandon a Law
renee. 1S9
J. }. Jones OF near the A. and NJ.
college. was In the city today
Ben @. Bond Of Prospect. was among
the visitors In the city this morning.
just one Muit u"t anu t"i u1tt
price sale closes Brandon & Law
renee. 1879
The Eagle Is especially equipped 20
do printing for einners on short no
tice. is5-wii.
Prof J. A. Thompson of Zack, was
looking after bushes matters IN the
city today
Mrs l.. NJ. Hewitt and daughter Miss
Hazel left Inst night for n v.sii to
Erie. Pa. Mr.. Hewitt accompanied
them as far as Texarkanna
A good mosquito bar insures you :.
nIrtt 81 sweet sleep. Get one at Cn.l
ter's 1890
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-07-16

MERRv-co-RouNp m TOWN.
The Goldthwait Merry Co Round Com
pany win open Saturday night at the
Farmers Union Warehouse and invite
the patronage OF the people OF Bryan
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-08
jim HAMILTON AMONG THEM.

The following patents were issued
this week TO western inventors report
ed by ID. Swift ~ Co., patent lawyers,
Washington, ID. O.:
Colorado: j. L.. Hamilton, Grand
Junction, orchard heating device,
(soId); II. j. Hibschle, Victor, rock
drill, (sold); G. l.. Mckeeson and o.
5. Black, Colorado Springs, ore con-
centrator; Il. j. $. Miely, Gunnison,
gate and door fastener.
Kansas: j. Il. Dempsey, Kansas
City, automatic device for elevators,
(sold); ID. Il. Hardin, Hoyt, camping
wagon; +. W. Wieman, Lawrence,
self cleaning rake; j. Il. Yost, Arkan-
sas City, dry yeast compound.
Utah: NJ. Keller, Eureka, steam
turbine.
Copies of any of the above patents
will be sent to any of our readers
upon receipt of ten cents by ID. Swift
q Co., Washington ID. O., our special
patent correspondents.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-08
TO-DAY
ARR: TWO
MEN
A. 7. Jaynes Acquitted.-The Hudson
Case Dismissed Yesterday-Will
Teachout Fare as Well in the
Federal Court at Denver7
THE CASES ARE INTERESTING

Alfred T. Jaynes, the well known
Grand Junction ticket broker, who
was tried this morning in the federal
court in Denver on the charge of viO-
lating the interstate commerce laws
by the sale of interstate transporta-
tion and by entering into a conspir-
acy with Henry Hudson to procure
railway employee transportation, is
free of the charge today.
Judge Lewis, of the federal court.
this morning in the Jaynes case ruled
that the evidence was not sufficient
to show that Jaynes had violated the
interstate commerce law and ordered
Jaynes' discharge.
The case against Hudson was dis
charged in the same court and prac-
tically on the same grounds yester
day.
George Teachout, who as announc-
ed by The Sentinel, was arrested here
yesterday charged with an offense of
a similar nature, that OF violating
the interstate commerce laws, and
who is connected with the Jay mes
agency. was taken TO C1nver fast
night and will be arraigned for trial
either today or tomorrow.
1t is said that the evidence against
Teachout is no stronger than that
against Jaynes and many expect his
dismissal.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-08
CRIMINALS HEADED
FOR THIS COUNTRY
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Geneva, Dec. S.-The police today
confirmed the report of a wholesale
exodus of members of the Black
Hand, who mean to find new field
veloped also that GO of these shr
of operation in America. 1t de-
veloped also that sixty of these char
acters of whom forty have before
been expelled from Switzerland, are
making their way by circuitous routes
to the United States. These men
formerly were a part of the gang of
1000 Italians employed in the con-
struction of the Loetchberg tunnel
through the Berner Alps. This scene
of industry became hotbed of Black
Handlers, forty of whom are now in
custody there awaiting trial on
charges of blackmail, assault and
murder.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-08
INTRODUCE BILL
FOR THE PROJECTS
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Washington, Dec. Provision
for a $3O.O0O,000 revolving fund to
be used in the completion of govern
ment irrigation projects is made in a
bill that has been introduced by Sem
ator Borah. 1t provides for the is
suance of 3 per cent bonds to the
amount named, payable out of the
reclamation fund at any time not
earlier than 10 years from date of
issue and not later than 90 years.
The irrigation commission, which
visited practically all of the projects
during the summer and fall. has not
endorsed the Borah plan. and sharp
controversy is anticipated in the eff
forts to have il enacted.
Senator Borah declares that the
public land fund, aggregating reve-
nues of s9,000,000 a year, is INSULT
cient to complete within a reasonable
time the many projects under con-
struction. The Borah bill does not
contemplate any appropriation from
the treasury for the redemption of the
bonds.
The daily sentinel., 1909-12-08
SENTINEL'SCONTENTS

Page
Associated Press. State news
Fruit shipments. Interest in
mountain water fight grow
ing very intense.
Editorial comment. Local
news.
3-The proposition to build a
gravity system High Line ca
nal. State is after the delin-
quent corporations. Bill to
protect fruit trees. Local
news.
Future of reclamation SER
vice. Sports. Report of sec
retary of the treasury. Fif-
teen years ago column. Flot-
sam and Jetsam.
Important movements con-
cerning Grand Junction made
at Washington. Colorado
leads in fruit. Large number
of brief local items.
6-List of performers in big
home-talent production. Sew
eral lodges elect officers. The
Grand Valley ditch board
board elects new officers.
Mrs. A. w. Post dead New
developments in marriage sto-
ry. J. j. Matthews gets big
office,
S-Local cattlemen benefited.
Basketball lineup announced
Correct vote on irrigation di-
rector. Mrs. Carson dead.
Dispatches.
9-Local officers notified by navy
department to take deserter
to Mare island. and a most in
teresting story is revealed.
Local growers to answer i'm
portant question. Program
for big musicale. Local para
graphs.
10-Up to the people to boost
park. Serious wreck near the
city. Realty transfers. Lo-
cal paragraphs.