The age-herald., 1901-09-29

ITO be or not to be:
 Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer And to bear the slings and arrows Of
 outrageous fortune,
 Or to take up arms agin sea of people Who take ye unsuspecting agents for a
 school of suckers
 Or a phlock of Wards proverbial geese
 or ducks.
 Who went the way where all de sinners
 go?
 An, dare's de rub
 Dat am de almighty question"
 Hamlet (Revised).
 De abuve tex am spozed ter be frum MT. Spokeshake's Hambletonian solilo- quy, but Rastus am fully swaided in his mind-dat tex longed to Squire Shake s immortal eppervescence of LOVES LABOR LOST"
 The practical application of the phil osophy contained in the above text as applied to the real estate business is found in the fact that although we ad- vertise "The Earth" for sale, we dare not tell you where to find it Gin these ads.) until we know what manner of man. ye are and whence ye came.
 We desire to change this state of things as far as our realty sales business is concerned, and want you to help us by listing property in proper business shape.
 We want those who desire us to sell their property to place it with us ex- clusively, just as you would place your case In the hands of your lawyer. and then when some smart fellow tries to settle things the "short cut route be- hind the attorneys. send 'em right back to the captains office, who did the work. No one who wanted the best services of skillful lawyer would think of telling him: "Sir, you can take my case, but 1 am going to give 1t to every other lawyer in Birmingham, and the one who gets to the tank first will get the fee." If this method were pursued you would never reach the tank; or if you did, 1t would be found awful empty when yer peeped in.
 Yea, empty uv brainsi empty uv re- suits! empty uv fees! empty of cash re- turns! empty of everything, except, per- haps. the empty skull that would take a case on such terms, over which relict you would only console yourselves by growing tragic over your own folly and the vanity of life, and in sadness ex- claim: Alas. poor YoricK," has it kun to this?
 No capable lawyer would take your case on such terms, even where no other cost than his service is at stake. Is it to be wondered that these real estate firms who spend thousands of dollars to come in touch with buyers and sellers can be
 
 and conflicts these loose methods entail ? From this time forward we promise to pay special attention only to those prop critics that are under business-like sale | contract with us exclusively and where | the owners will see that we are fully protected.
 MORAL proper exclusive authority secures the best service. Our best service means the sale of meritorious property. ADDENDA. Then we can read our titles clear" To mansions meath the skies, And write plain numbers, without fear Of wiping weeping eyes. EBoRN & JONES. BUSINESS PROPERTY. Dx10o-Four-story brick. Nineteenth street opposite Hillman Hotel s6500-Store property Twentieth street near Second avenue. | s2O, ,0Oo-Four story brick, 25x125, Twen- tieth street near union depot. s3700-Improved business lot Third ave- nue near Eighteenth street. | s2S50-Tomorrow, 25x140, Second avenue near Seventeenth street; easy terms. | s3O00-25x10, Third avenue near Twenty first street.
 $200-Lot 50x14O Fourth avenue, north, near Nineteenth street; part cash bai- ance easy, per cent. $1o,o00-Splendid three-story brick near Second avenue. $tS00-Rents $636 brick, lot b0x140 near Twentieth street. $50 foot, close in, corner 100x145: Second avenue.
 $6750-100x145, corner Avenue B and Twenty-irst street. First avenue brick paying 10 per cent