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The age-herald., 1901-05-03
THE FERD MARX STORE.
ON SALE TODAY.


 while the consolation was a silver bon bon dish.
 Mrs. Nabers was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Nance, Mrs. Byrd, Mrs. T. l.. Robertson, Mrs. James McCary. Mrs. Charles Abbott, Mrs Alice Smith. Mrs Robert Munger and Miss Kate Smith.
 The afternoon was an unusually charm ing one and the guests enjoyed to the fullest extent Mrs. Nabers' cordial hospitality.
 MT and Mrs John H. Raine of Atlanta. who spent some time in Birmingham winter ago, are spending several weeks of the late spring season in Birmingham and Highland residence.
 Mrs. Alxander Troy London issued invi- tations yesterday for a reception on Wednesday afternoon, May s, from to ' o'clock Mrs. London will entertain in honor of her guest, Mrs. Robert London of St. Louis; Mrs. John Manager London and Mrs. George Huntington Clark, a charming bride of the season. Mrs. W. E. B. Davis. whose recent ill., ness has made her greatly missed from the gaieties, has almost entirely recov- cred.
 Mrs Leland. charming young matron of Tuscaloosa and Miss Leland. one of the fairest of the society women of that city, are the guests of their aunt, Mrs. Margaret Nixon Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street. Mrs l.. NJ. N Stevens. National Presi- | dent of the Womans Christian Temper | ance Union, was entertained by Mrs w | s. Brown at an elaborate luncheon yes | terday. Mrs Stevens will meet members I of the w. c. T. IT. in the Frances Willard | Assembly room at the Mercy Home this morning and luncheon will be served in l her honor.
 1 Miss Rebecca Hamilton will entertain l the Amaranth Club this afternoon. | Mrs. S. W. Wilcox and her little girl | in the city.
 Mir Walter Gulley of Tuscaloosa is ir | Birmingham.
 This afternoon Mrs. B. H. Cooper will entertain at her home on the Nortt Highlands the Victoria Circle at It's fina | meeting for the summer. A full attend ance is desired.
 Miss Fannie May Mason of Birming ham has been selected maid of honor tt Miss Mamie Ryley of Montgomery, wht will be the sponsor for Camp Lomax a
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Business Meeting.

The regular monthly business meeting or the Weman's Club will be held Satur- day 3fternoon at o'clock. Officers for the aensuing year will be elected and an Sther delegate to the Federation will also be elected and Federation matters dis cussed. ....,
 The meeting Is very important and every member Is urged to be present or to send her proxy.
 By order of the president
 MRS. M. N. DUE, Secy.
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FOR SALE.

$45oo-9-room house, 23d st., near 5th ave. i; rents for s540
 $3750-Northside corner lot, 50x240; rents for $750. $4000-Corner lot and three cottages; white tenants: rents for $500. s4250-Choice and large South 20th st. lot. $3150-Avenue D, near 20th; rents for $40. s450o-100x140. Avenue B; rents for S600 $15,0o0-North 20th st., store. $S00-Nice broom cottage. good cistern, best neighborhood in East Lake. $1750-Beautiful Groom house, half block of car line, Woodawn; a lovely home. $2350-6-room cottage. corner lot. 150x140; variety of choice fruit Lucille station, Woodlawn.
 We buy, sell rent and insure property.
 R. MCCONNELL & CO, Phone 46 No. 3020 Third Ave.
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In Society.

Prof. Weissner will repeat the Carnival of Dances at the Jefferson Theatre and requests all children who took part in the entertainment to assemble at Elks' Hall May 1, at p. m. The entertainment will be held May Is.
 Mrs. Zach L. Nabers entertained de- lightfully yesterday at cards at her home on South Highlands. The decorations were of roses. carnations and palms, and an elegant luncheon was served at the close of the games. There were eighty guests and six-handed euchre was playdd The prizes included set of cut gla5 tumblers, cut glass bowl, silver ladl{
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ic. nervous, blood and private diseases.
 EVERY FORM OF PRIVATE DIS- PLAIN GUARANTEE.
 Consultations at office or by mail are invited free.
 Treatment by mall to parties who can not visit me. No written prescriptions we furnish all medicines.
 Birmingham Daily News: '"The News comments him (Dr. Dozier) most cordial ly to all those in need of his services."
 Age-Herald: His long record and ap- proved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head of his profession"
 Alabama Christian Advocate: 'TIis pro- fessional standing is unimpeachable and his character as a gentleman and a clti- zen is above reproach."
 Office and dispensary corner Third ave nue and Nineteenth street. Birmingham. Ala, aaf
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As vaccination prevents smallpox. and quinine chills and fever. so TEETHINA prevents and counteracts the effects of the summers heat. much dreaded by mothers with small children. TEETHINA relieves the many troubles incident to teething and the hot summers. and no mother is excusable for not giving 1t. for 1t costs only 25 cents at drnggists; or mail 25 cents to c. J. Moffett M. D., St. Louis Mo.
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"APRIL SHOWERS. ''

"APRIL SHOWERS"
 s6oo0-Beautiful house, 24th st.
 $S5O0-Two brick residences, pays 10 per cent. $850-50x100 avenue G and 27th st. $1250-Lot, avenue H. near 20th st. SIP, ,000-Handsome residence, South High lands.
 $50OO-25x1S2 Powell ave, near 20th st. 000-Jonesville, cor. Rush and Allen. $9500-Lovely 9th ave. home. s6OO0-Highland ave-; lot 100 feet.
 s40O0-Resdence, South 17th st.
 $4500- -SO-foot lot, South 20th st. s25O0-100x140, avenue D; improved.
 s6OO0-Resdence, South 20th st.
 $15O0-Residence, South 27th st.; monthly payments. $40. O0o-Handsome business block. s3500-Third ave. residence. $700o-Avenue D and 21st st.; 1o0x14o $s0O0-Avenue and 14th st; improved. $3150-Resdence. E, bet. 18th and 18th. $16,5O0-First ave. storehouse. Ss1 00o-First ave- storehouse s25O0-Second ave-, bet 23d and 24th sts. w B. LEEDY & CO. Phones 42 tnew and old). No. 112 North Twenty-first Street.
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FOR SALE.

$7750-Eight-roo house, in good repair, lot 100x200. Arlington avenue. $3500-6-room house, 14th avenue. South Highlands. 22d and 23d streets; hot and cold water. electric lights, sanitary sewer. good out-house, abundance of fruit lot 75x1S0. See this. $3500-6-room cottage, Arlington avenue, lot 100x200
 s4O00-S-room house, Juniper avenue, LOOK 1S0
 $45OO-Two S-room houses, rent for A5 per month 18th street. south.
 VACANT LOTS. 100x212, beautiful lot 17th street, south; $40 per foot LARGE LOT on Arlington avenue; $So per foot.
 LOT on 14th avenue, South Highlands, 75x 1S0; $25 per foot. 57 beautiful lots, North Birmingham, ranging in price from $50 to $500. $20O0-Lot 5Ox19O 20th street, north, be- tween Sth and 9th avenues. We have other very choice lots, both in the city and suburbs, at prices to suit all and terms very reasonable. $1OO,00 to loan on business and residence property in Birmingham at low rates.
 w. N. MALONE & CO.,.
 Real Estate and Insurance Agents. Phone SIS. 2o17 1st Ave, Birmingham. Ala.
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He Went.

From the Philadelphia Press
 ''I suppose you'll take in the Buffalo exposition" said MT. Brem
 T think not replied Miss Sharpe, SUD- pressing a yawn.
 No? well. I simply must go for" "Oh Must you. really? Gracious! It is late, isn't 1t? had no idea"
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the approaching Confederate Reunion in

the approaching Confederate Reunion in Memphis.
 Mrs J. L. Yancey will entertain the Edgewood Club Friday afternoon at her home in Eleventh avenue. south.
 Miss Bonnie King of Rome, Ga, is wis., iting Miss Hollon Harris She will re- main in the city during the fair.
 Mir and Mrs. A. M. Prude announce the engagement of their daughter, Lucy Elizabeth to MT. Robert Pou Hewlett. the wedding to take place at the East Lake Baptist Church on June 12.
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LOST.

s~>SS~>-~~~~~-~-S ~-S~>----~S-~------ LOST-Use of horse by not having Scott S Arabian Paste in the stable; positive cure for any soreness from any cause. Blacksmiths and harnessmakers.
 5-3-3t-fr-sa-su
 LOST-Between Auditorium and Metro politan hotel Wednesday night. black leather purse containing two $5 and about g in change, return coupon ticket Birmingham to Calera and card of Emmett Jones. Finder please return to 2026lz First avenue.
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FOR SALE

s6O0-Lot on 23d st., North, bet. 11th and 12th ayes.
 $S50-50x140; 2d ave, bet. Sth and 9th sts., fronting south; curbing, sidewalk, etc, all done
 $2750-50x140; ave. c, near 18th st; new Improvements that rent for $32.5O per month; on two car lines. f $3OO0-50x190: modern cottage, 7th ave..near 18th st., North; half cash. $5O00-100 feet cor. 23d st. and 9th ave.
 S. E. THOMPSON & CO, Telephone 24 223 Twenty-first Street.
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REAL ESTATE.
BARGAINS FOR SALE.

$3Oo-Lot 5Ox2os. avenue K, bet. 24th and 25th sts
 $750-House and lot, 16th st., near ave. H. ss50 Each-Two lots. 50x19O avenue F. S1400 Each-Two excellent lots, 23d st., North.
 5000 Each-Two lots. 18th ave, near 22d st.. North.
 $75O Each-rwo lots, 22d st. North. s12O0-Lot 60x240, near 18th ave. and 24th st, North.
 s500O Each-Two business lots. 4th ave. near Hillman Hotel. $7500 Each - Two business lots, 1st ave, near 18th st.. extending back to railroad. $12,000 For two business lots and tm- provements, 4th ave, near 20th st. $4500 = Good 2-story residence, 5th ave. i; close in.
 $425o-Two-story residence, modern in ev cry way, 4th ave-; close in. $50oo-Excellent 2-story residence. near 9th ave; close in. $4OOO-Residence, 4th ave-. near 22d st. Let us sell you beautiful home site on Fountain Heights, overlooking the city; streets graded and curbing put in free; lots $500 to $1250; terms easy.
 M. P. MESSER & COMPANY,
 Real Estate and Insurance. Phones S19. 224 N. Twenty-first Street
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Explained.

From Harper's I,azar.
 Hodkinson-Spittcr automobile is something of Il novelty is 1t noto It seems to be made F, two separate parts
 Porter-Oh, you mast have seen 1t since he divided it with lamp post. From the Ph;l;,lenhia Press.
The age-herald., 1901-05-03
Among the most promi- nent arrivals for the Elks' Fair is
 ELKS' BEER, Alabama Brewing Co.'s
 special brew.
For quick and good repairs on any kind of machinery. phone 2lO. John D. Lykes

Birmingham Musicians Protective .Association's An nual Concert under direction of Phil. Memoli at East Lake Sunday, May 9th, 3 p. m.
The age-herald., 1901-05-03
"TickIed To Deathv Two.stcr

"Tickied To Death" Two-Stcp.
 For a copy of the famous three coon. rag-time. two-step entitled "Tickled to Death" send 10 cents in postage or cur rency to B. w. Wrenn. Passenger Traffic Manager. Plant System of Railways. Sa- vannah, Ga 4-27-tf
The age-herald., 1901-05-03
DR. o. T. DOzIER, Specialist
Genito Urinary Surgery.

Cutaneous and venereal dis eases. All deli cate disorders of sexual organs and pelvic vicera of m e n a n q women. Cystit- is, stricturc. sexual weak ness, prostititis. irregularities of women. impedi- ments to mar riage. and all forms of chron-
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The Ferd Marx Store
The Ferd Marx Store
9oI\et ArAc\es on 5a\e 3odaA
Lnxures and necessities for the and toilet all on sale
 under price today

PERFUMES
 Rogers Violet de Parme... Cogates 75c odors.... soc TOILET WATERS
 Colgates Violet 75c Colgaes Violet Caprice and Lily of the Valley. soc SOAPS
 pure clvcorre soap cake - - - = - s1sc Carnaton 21c Packers 14e Gycerine 13c Coges Windsor Honey and Glycene box cakes Pic Cogaes Cashmere Bouquet, large sze 21c POWDERS
 9c
  Lyons Tooth Powder sc TOOTH BRUSHES
 Briste Tooth Brush 5c quality... ... 1Sc Briste Tooth Brush 35c quality SSc Briste Tooth Brush, 5Oc quality Ssc NAIL BRUSHES
 back quality. ec French Bistes, bone back 39c quality. sc Trench Bristes, bone back 50c quality. sSo HAIR BRUSHES
 All Brisles, quaiy zoe All Brises, 75c Quaiy fSc All Briste $10O quality osc All Briste $12P quality ose - THE MILLINERY ANNEX.
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FOUND.

FOUND-Ladies' watch on 20th st.. the owner can obtain same by proving prop erty and paying for this advertisement. Apply at 220 Fist st.
The age-herald., 1901-05-03
LAND TILES.

ALABAMA ABSTRACT CO. 2005 First avenue, examiners of land titles: the only complete set of abstracts of title to this district. with plats. In existence: our abstracts show everything of which a purchaser or money-lender should be apprised. u-22-tf
The age-herald., 1901-05-03
MONEY TO LEND.

MONEY TO LENDING have $25oO00 to lend on Birmingham property at very low rate: we avoid long delays, and lend from $500 up; call on us. 4A Chalt- foux Building. D. F. Allen & Co. e-19-tf
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FOR SALE.

Roberts & Son. 1909 2d avenue. 4-2S-7t FOR SALE-We have another letter filing cabinet for sale. Roberts & Son, 1909 9d avenue. 4-2S-7t
 FOR SALE = Mammoth Bronze turkey eggs; largest poultry farm in the south. Glengarry Poultry Yards, Somerville, Tenn. 3-6-tf
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FOR RENT-One front room, nicely fur nished, suitable for single gentleman;
 hot and cold bath; telephone service; price $7 per month. 2212 4th ave 5-1-tf FOR RENT REASONABLE-6-roo
 house No. 5l4 North 24th st., JOG North Fist st. 4-28-tf
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IMPORTANT CHANGE OF TIME
On the Kansas City, Memphis and Blr-
 nIngham Railroad.

On and after Sunday. April 2Sth. the Southeastern Limited No. will leave Birmingham at 12:So p. m.. fifteen min- utes earlier.
 Train No. S. Winfield Accommodation. will leave Birmingham at 4:30 p. m., one hour earlier.
 For further information call on
 c. M BILLHEIMER.
 City Passenger Agent,
 1914 Morris Ave. Phone 97l
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For a beautifully illustrated deck Of playing cards, write B. w. Wrenn, Pas senger Traffic Manager. Plant System. Savannah. Ga, sending 25 cents in post age, or cash. d-H-tf
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FOR RENT-Nice new modern broom
 cottage, we'll located on North High
 lands in one block of cars: s15 per month: or will sell on easy terms. Smith & Stillman, 220 Fist St. 5-2-3t.
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MATURED STOCK! THE ALABAMA HOME

BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION is paying off the 9th series of matured stock.
 This stock is paying the holder splendid profit on his savings.
 During the past ten years "The Ala bama Home" has aided its borrowing members in building over one thous. and (1ooo) new homes, and it has paid It's investing members in savings, profits and matared stock over seven hundred thousand (s7oo,ooo) dollars. New series now open; call at the once, 2oo9. 1st avenue. w. V. M. ROBERTSON, Gen'l Mgr,
 xOOQ First Avenue.
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FOR RENT-one cool furnished corner room, first floor; two gentlemen pre- ferred. 23o1 7th ave. Phone 1177 5-3-tf FOR RENT-New store in a Klondyke locality at s20 per month. New broom cottage No. S07 23d st., on car line, S5.
 We buy, sell and rent property A. R.
 Dearborn & Co.,, 1921 1st ave. 4-27-tf
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WANTED-Good accident and bond n- surance agents to represent our corn- paniss in towns and cities of Alabama. Liberal contract. M. P. Messer & Co.,. general agents. Birmingham. Ala.
 3-6-2m
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AGENTS WANTED.

WANTED-Lady agents to canvass and travel; good salary. Apply PIP 4th av- enue. 4-2S-7t
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT = One large cool furnished corner room on car line. on first floor; two gentlemen preferred. Apply at No. 2301 7th ave. 5-3-tf FOR RENT-Three nice rooms suitable for light housekeeping. 1921 avenue F.
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PERFUMES
 Rogers and Galet's Violet de Parme. .. Cogates Assorted 75c Odors...... ..
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-24
EMILE lola AT sIxTY.oNg.

ZOla IS sixty-One. He is generally regarded in
cessant worker but although he has done than
most he is not by any always at it." has
learned the secret that in his words ct the conn-
uaton Of effort which makes big monuments" and he
works quietly and persistenty writing his pages of
manuscript day. and less. Time was-and,
though it long ago, lola has vivid recollection
it-when be made up parcels Of books for sovereign
week and when he thought himself rich his promotion
to publishers advertising department twice that sum
In those days Zoa would spend spare hours in writing
manuscripts and by the time he tweny-six he lad
written six novels.
There is lola novel there is a Kipling novel
which has never seen the light OF day 1t was written
while lola school, long historical story
Zoa has the manuscript to this day-he never destroys
anything he has written-but he declared long ago
that he had read it. 81 never been able to read
word of it," he said $50 utterly iegble was my writing
at the time" He must surely be the only man in the
world who has novel Of his which he cannot read
lola the best loved today; but his life is
supremey happy in comparison with days that have
gone For eighteen months he the streets Of
Paris wandering about in rags His overcoat was SO
shabby that when he stopped to look at the secondhand
volumes the bookstas the booksellers would drive
him He never read newspaper because he could
not afford to buy he entered cafe; he never
smoked He speaks of this time Of the most utter
misery, without money, without work, without position
starving OF the time and dressed in rags If ever he
had copper he would spend it a candle with this
he would sit through the night in his garnet reading
writing books. Those days part dim past now;
when in England not long ago lola refused 100000 for
three novels.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-24
cANADAs GAINS IN IRON AND STEEL.

Under the influence Of generous bounty system Can
is developing such iron industry the
Dominion may have be taken into account very
seriously international competition for the metal trade
Of the world
great establishment is being completed at Saut Ste
Marie the Canadian side Of the boundary viii
test various conditions It win especially determine
just what be accomplished with the Of
machinery making steel where iron good quality
is cheap fuel has to be brought from
distance It is possible that the question
whether electricity generated from water power
prcftaby employed in making steel will be thoroughly
tested.
Another very large enterprise is that Of a big
pany which is erecting very complete steel plant
Cape Breton island There coal fields are hand
and coke Of excellent quality be made from fuel which
is convenient and cheap ore, also had
far away especially fine deposits being available in New
foundand The position of Cape Breton with all the high
ways lying open its ports and Europe closer
by many miles than that continent
Philadelphia makes the success of great Canadian
plant there immediate international
trade
Meanwhile the older iron and steel works of the Do
mhion are very busy the rising demands for pay
bounty system Canadian officials
what the limit Of expense the government
expiration of the period covered
by the bounty law It only seven years. The ndica
tons that before the government stimulus is with
drawn or lessened there viii very important and
panding steel industry over the Canadian border.
This is of the many directions in which the great
natural Of the Dominion will develop rapidly
henceforth The country reached stage of growth
which viii enable it Of its forests Mines
its water power and its channels for ship
ping degree hitherto impossible. The decade
ought be easily the most prosperous in the history of
Canada.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-24

one OF the most promising signs that own country
IS not to be allowed lag behind in the industrial and
commercial rivalry now so active among the leading ma
lions to be found in the fairly large number Of measures
Of scientific character which were passed at the late SEES
sion Of congress Foremost in importance among these
measures is the bin establishing national bureau Of stand
ards to take the place Of the old bureau of weights and
measures The necessity Of such government institution
has for some time been urged by both scientific men and
societies and by engineers and manufacturers and the
tact that the bin enacted with scarcely dissenting
voice is evidence that national legislators have become
alive TO the important bearing Of pure science mon The
Welfare Of the people Another measure equally eieia
cant is the b creating four new bureaus in the deps
ment OF agriculture the bureaus of plant industry
forestry chemicals and soils Furthermore the eceDcv
OF the Geological Survey was enhanced by an increase IF
$4,000 in the appropriation made for chemical and nbv
ieal research in connection with the geology Of TIE United
Sta5es
No people surpasses our own in mechanical ATTITUDE
IN inventive genius in Qucness to seize upon and utilise
every scientific discovery which can be applied in snv way
to the Improvement of the arts We have too numerous
scientific and technical schools established and supported
by private munhoence although their function has been
the teaching CT what IS already known rather than expe
Iaentaton and research. Su candid ANALYSIS Of yfat
Americans have accomplished ia this fel5 If ntr-s
brings oat the fact that while for ingenuity IN devsin
lahorsaving machinery and IN The application Of fsnsa
mental mechanical principles We have taken and sin hold
foremost place set IA the greater part OF those cases IN
which we have contributed 70 the improvement Of sn t
by utilizing the results of scientific Investigation We have
been indebted for the fundamental matter to foreign
sources. The profound and often long continued -
searchesthose IN eisctricty for exampe-wbicb have
furnished the material Ct scientific fact have been made -
the old World laboratories. Moreover when . come =.
industrial products of the finest grade-thosa -a-rf
technical skin of the highest order-we are SIM in crest
measure dependent upon foreign Eaauufacurers NE hss
engines resaers printing presses sewing machines TYNE
writers and so on but We are stl compelled 10 import
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-24
History Of nEben Holden"

One Of the most renarlxa bic OF the
present day successes IN the book world
is ''Eben Holden" which has already
sold to close TO the $4,000 mark. Irving
Bachelor, the author. IS an example Of
the newspaper man who makes a sue
cess Of literature. although, as could be
expected he did not make a success OF
both at the same time For many years
Mir Bachelor was q broker In special
articles and stories for magazines and
papers. and then, after an Interval, did
newspaper work ia this city FOR a couple
Of years Tt vas during the interval be-
tween the two occupations, amounting In
ali 10 only one month. that "Eben Hol-
den" was created. and as a result AR.
Bachelor has made 10000 from that
one work
Originally the story ran for about thir-
" thousand words under the utle ~
Uncle Eb'' Periodical after periodical
rejected the manuscript with startling
uuanirnity. Discouraged Mr. Bacheller
took I'd newspaper work. and for two
years the story lay neglected Then a
new publishing house. the 5sothr0p com
pauy. Of Boston. asked him for something
ard FOR them he gave up hiss newspaper
work and enlarged Uncle Ed" and made
II "Eber Holden" the hook which ranks
as the success OF the century The char
acters of the book and its scenes were
drawn from fhe old country home q Air.
Bachelor. and al the book Is. therefore
on familiar ground While other publish
ers now seek the author. ar BacheileT
declares ne viii stick 70 his nFst love
and stand By the people who brought
him ont into the EEEt o. fame