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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
BIG DEMAND FOR
 CANVAS OXFORDS
Shoe Dealers Cannot Keep a
 Supply on Hand
LADIES ALL WANT THEM
Cool White Shoes Make Ideal Foot wear for the Summer, But
 Many Cannot Be 5isl Supplied. mF

The demand among the ladies of Blr- mingham for canvas oxfords has become almost a frenzy and the shoe dealers are at their wits end.
 The cool, comfortable white footwear appeals to every woman and there have been Just enough of the oxfords sold in Birmingham to make all the others want pair.
 It Is this that has exhausted the supply and that has set the telegraph wires busy between the dealers and wholesalers for fresh supplies But the answers that come are discouraging.
 The demand is just as great in other cities and as a result the manufacturers are all working over time to make "can- vas oxfords."
 Tt is strange how these faneies strike people at certain seasons" said a dealer yesterday. During the past week 1t has reached a pass where 1 dread to see a lady come in the store because I know she Is going to ask for canvas oxfords' and I know also that we can't supply them and that no dealer in the city has them. If we only had them 1t would make business fine. Why can't they take notion for something we have? When ever 1t is impossible to get thing the demand will increase hundred times as fast as for something we have In stock"
 Can't Keep a Supply. All the dealers talk the same way. They have had ''canvas oxfords" some time during the season but they can't keep enough.
 T received two dozen pairs last Friday night" said one man, land they were gone before noon Saturday. have never seen anything like the craze for canvas oxfords' "
 One dealer has had a streak of especial ly bad luck He had a good customer that he did not want to lose and yet the customer kept demanding "canvas OK fords." In desperation tl.e dealer wired to Boston to a big retail store to send him pair by mall and that he would pay the retail price. The Birmingham dealer had been selling them at s2.5O @ pair and had to let the customer have them for that and still the Boston dealer sent him a bill for 8 50 in addition to the postage.
 Just look at this message l got from northern travelling man today" said one man. Please don't order canvas oxfords. The very name makes me sick. We don't know what to do. People have quit ordering anything else. If they are in trouble what are we local men to do?' !"
 Az. CooI cad o4..nn
 And It Is no wonder that canvas OK lords" are popular. They are white and cool and strong.
 The soles are of leather and will stand hard wear. and yet they are dainty and go well with light summer costumes Hundreds of pairs have been sold in Bir- mingham and they have been a literal walking advertisement of their merits, and every woman who sees them wants a pair.
 The desire for them has spread so rapidly and the demand for them has become so unusual that a few more days of the strain is sure to tell heavily on the worried dealers.
 Every little while consignment of 6 few dozen pairs is received by one dealer or another, but they last but few hours and serve only to add fuel to the al- ready raging flame of demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
Weather Conditions.

Birmingham, Tuesday, July 26.
 Temperatures, though still low Tor the season. are slowly rising In the central and western portions of the cotton belt; in Georgia they were slightly lower. The average maximum in any district for yes terday did not exceed 90 degrees, while the average minimum in north central Georgia was as low as 60 degrees. Cool weather prevails at all points east of the Rockies, but there is not wave now in the North Pacific states, where tempera- lures are as high as 100 degrees.
 Rainfall, as a rule, has been light and scattered. In the cotton belt and the country generally It was confined to the Atlantic states and the districts between the Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains.
 Temperature and precipitation as report ed by the weather bureau for selected southern stations duri.;g g 24 hours ending ! a. m.: Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
Deaths in Huntsville.

Huntsville. July 26.-(spcoial.)- )-B. G. Meadows, a cotton mill employe at Mer- rlmack. died yesterday. aged s5 years. He was well and favorabiy known in the city. A widow and four children survive him.
 Miss Maggie Gibson died Sunday at the home of Jack Grayson in the country. She was 50 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.

Summer excursion tickets are now on iale by the 'outhern railway to all prin- cipal summer resorts Thoss who con template taking a trip thir summer should get a cop of the Summer Homes folder. which gives full and com pleto information regarding the different resorts along the line of the Southern railway. For a copy of this Colder. rates. and other information write to
 R. B. CREAGH, J. 4s. HARRISON. Tray. Pass Agent. Dist. Pass. Agent.
 Bir-ninrham. Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
A NOVEL SUIT.
J. F. Mccary Asks $19ee From South
 ern Bell Telephone Go.

J. F. McCary. a merchandise broker, has filed a novel suit in the circuit court against the Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph company, for s1999 He asks this amount as damages, claiming that on November 15, 1903. the defendant pub lished : telephone directory, as was it's custom at certain intervals, and failed to give his name as a subscriber. The plalnt- fir says that he was a subscriber, and his business was damaged by the absence of lis name, to the amount asked for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers were filed in the probate court yesterday:
 P. E. McAllister to George A. McAIlis- ter, lot on corner of Walker street and Lacey avenue, in smithfed; considera- tion s4150.
 P. E. McAillister to George A. McAllis- ter, part lots 1 and ?. block 2S, J. M Wares addition to Birmingham; consid- eration s1soo.
 P. E. McAllister to George A. McAIlis- ter. lots in blocks 2s, 3S. fl. and 4s. Smith, field; consideration 5000.
 L. W. Johns to Mary Price, acreage property in section ?. township IS. range 8 west; consideration s2250
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses were issued from the probate court yesterday as follows:
 w A. Griffin of Avondale to Miss Ilyda Burgin; II. D. Crow of Lewisburg to Miss Lillie Coleman; E. D. Martin of Aubrey to Miss Ruth Scott; Ed Mason of Brook side to Miss Generva Brumbough; Dr. Devotie D. Jones of woodlawn to Miss Rowena Weaster
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Harriet A. Ferguson.

Mrs. Harriet A. Ferguson, aged 54 years died yesterday morning at her residence in Woodlawn on Flfty-second street. The funeral services will be conducted thls morning at 1O:3O o'clock from the resi- dence and the interment will be in Wood lawn cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
CITY ITEMS.

Street Pavng.-The Nashville Roof ing and Paving company has large force of men at work paving Third avenue, between Twenty-f1rst and Twenty-second streets, with bitumin- ous macadam. When this block is completed the work of paving Twenty second street from Morris to First avenues and First avenue from Twenty-first to Twenty-second streets will be taken up by the company.
 Announces Candidacy.-Von L. Thompson has announced as candi- date for one of the judges of the cir cult court as provided for in the Lusk bill. MT. Thompson has been for a number of years member of the Bir- mingham bar, and he Is quite well known. This is the second candidate to announce, Sam WilNJohn being the nrst to enter the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
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TO THE EAST.

Through sleeper. Birmingham to New work. via Chattanooga, Bristol. the Nor folk and Western railway. Lynchburg and washington. Finest dining car service An informatoin at Alabama Great South ern passenger office. Mir. A. B. Freeman, 'T P. A., and at Union station. Warren T., Rohe, w. P. A.. Chattanooga. Tenn I; W. B. Bevill. G. P. A.. Roanoke. Va.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
RECORD OF COURTS.

A. J. Stringfellow has filed suit in the circuit court against the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company for sl5,OOC damages for alleged personal injuries
 George Ellis has filed suit in the circuit court against the Alabama Steel and Wire company for s1o,OOO He claims that his arm was crushed between two freight cars while he was in the employ of the de. fendant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
Hattie Hancock.

Hattie Hancock. the year old dangh- ter of Mr and Mrs. c. c. Hancock. died at their residence 2325 Avenue c yesterday afternoon. The funeral services will be conducted from the residence this morn ing at 10 o'clock and the interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
Mr,. wInsJow,s soothlno svrun.

The best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Winslow's g Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS bv MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD, ,SOFTENS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLO. and Is twenty-five cents a bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
EXCURSION RATES
To Eastern Cities Via Savannah ans
 CteamsE1jps.

The Central of Georgia railway and ,ts connections sell excursion tickets to east ern cities and return via Savannah and Ocean Steamship company or Merchant and Miners Transportation company at greatly reduced rates Tickets Include meals and berth aboard ship. For further information apply to nearest ticket agent or E. H. Fell. Travelling Passenger Agent Birmingham. Ala e-1-eod-h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
THE WEATHER
Weather Report.

Washington, July 26.-Following is the weather forecast for Alabama: Fair Wednesday, Thursday scattered showers and thunder storms light variable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27

Finest Rocky Ford Canta- loupes of the season today at Costello Bros, Woodward building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27

E. T. Shaw & Son. undertakers, 812 North Twentieth street. Both phones g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27

Personal instructions on the economical use of Gas Ranges at 2O26 Second ave- nue Tuesday, July 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
A BANK

A BANK is the safest place for money not in actual use. Safe from thieves, safe from fire, and the temptation to spend it Is lessened.
 PROMINENT MEN say that our handling of their accounts is the best ever" Call and investigate our facilities and rererences. Four per cent interest paid on say ings deposits. AMERICAN TRUST & SAVINGS
 BANK,
 5iRM iNGHAM, ALA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27

w. A. MITCHELL, Observer.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26
THE EATON WILL.
Disposition of the Late Governor Ea-
toms Estate.

Denver, Nov. GA Greeley dis
patch says: The will of Benjamin H.
Eaton was flled in the County Court to-
day without contest. The property
covered by the will is valued at $685.
900, of which 100000 represents the
realty and $4,000 the personal prop
erty The will was signed on May IL.
1904, and was witnessed by G. Law.
A. F, Eaton, William Mayher and
James w. McCreary.
Mr. Eaton bequeathed to his son, A.
]. Eaton, to whom he had previously
made advancements, all of sections %
and the east half of section 81, town
ship 7, range &C west, except sixty
acres covered by the reservoir, Lake
Roscobie, together with four eighty
water rights in the Larimer and Weld
canals and six water rights in the
Windsor reservoir.
To his daughter. Mrs. Jennie Eaton
2etrikin, he gave, in addition to GER
tain property conveyed to her several
years ago, an annuity of $1,000 during
her natural life. payable in quarterly
installments of $500.
Rebecca ]. Eaton, his wife, and
Bruce G. Eaton, the younger sen, re-
ceive all the remainder of the estate,
to be held by them in common or di-
vided and partitioned as they may
agree, or partitionod according to law.
Bruce G. Eaton was appointed sole ex-
ecutor and trustee, to take possession
of and care for the property, to sell
or convey the estate, or re-invest tho
property thereof subject to the right
OF election CT tho wife, to the end that
so far as practicable the estate may re-
main undivided for five years. The eX-
ecutor, after paying all expenses and
charges Is to pay over annually to the
wife. unless she elects to make rarti-
ton, the net proceeds Of a half inter-
est in the estate.
The will provides that the executor
shall receive $1,000 per year for his
services for five years and at the end
of five years shall be discharged as ex-
ecutor and trustee. No bond is re-
quired by the executor except such
bond as is necessary to protect and
provide for the disbursement of the
annual income of the estate, and in
any case the bond is not to exceed
S25,000.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26

AS she had foretold, he was too un-
certain regarding their position to
dare contest their order, little as he
liked it. In something less than an
hour, the five women, fur-wrapped
and flanked by pages and soldiers,
were passing under the deep arch of
the New Gate into the great city
itself.
DO you purpose to visit the palace
first, noble one?' the leader of the
guards inquired with a respectful, il
uneasy salute.
The seed had rooted so far tnat Elf
giva did not disclaim the intention;
but she hesitated long time, pulling
nervously at the embroidered top of
her riding glove. (which way lies the
palace?"
Down the lane on your left, noble
one."
Turn then to the left"
They obeyed her, but their gay
chatter died on their lips. If the road
bore none Of the responsiveness of the
shambles, it was still little more
cheerful than the graveyard. On
their right. an ice-stiffened marsh
reached to the great city wall, while
remnant of the primeval beech for.
est lay along their left, leafiess, wind
lashed and groaning. Ahead, behind
its walls and above its gardens of
clustering fruit-trees, rose the towers
and gilded spires of the kings pal
ace.
AS they neared the arched gateway,
red with the cloaks of the royal
guards, it seemed to Randalin that an
icy hand had closed about her heart.
The blood was ebbing from Elfgiva's
face, and it could be seen that she
was forced to keep moistening her
lips with her tongue. Nearer-now
they were in front of the entrance
All at oncl, the lady thrust spur
into her horse as he was slackening
his pace in obedience to her tightened
rein.
ITO the goldsmith's first" she or
dered. "On our way back" Her
words were lost on the frosty wind.
The master of the first booth in the
row of wretched little stalls was
bumped with steaming breath over
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26
Beet Sugar in Colorado.

For 100 days C. S. Morey and
Charles Boettcher and the men asso-
Ciated with them in the sugar beet in
dustry in northern Colorado, will pay
out $50 900 a day for beets and oper-
aung expenses of their factories.
This means an expenditure in north
ern Colorado of $5.OOOOO0. OF this
amount 81 100000 was sent to the va
rious factories Tuesday to pay the
bills for October says the Denver Re-
publican of November 18th.
In northern Colorado the yield Of
sugar beets is from twenty to twenty
five tons to the acre and the farmers
are paid So a ton for the beetS. 1t is
cs.imated that the northern fields
will produce 10000 sacks of sugar
beets of 100 pounds to the sack.
The factories controlled by the
Morey-Boettche company are at
Greeley, Fort Collins, Longmont,
Eaton, Windsor and Loveland. The
product this year is said to exceed
that of any previous year. 1t was
feared at the beginning that this
would prove poor season, but not
withstanding the dry season, the yield
will equal that of 1903.
The Fort Collins factory will turn
out 100000 sacks of sugar this season
and the Loveland factory has turned
out 100000 pounds thus far. The other
factories are doing correspondingly
heavy work. The season is wholly
satisfactory to the owners of the fac
tories.
The annual meeting of the corlpa-
nies controlling the Ea,on and Greeley
factories were to have been held yes
terday, but they were postponed until
December 1st, owing to the absence
from the city of Mr.. Boettcher and
one or two other heavy stockholders.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26
(To be continued.)
Blue Stockings of To-day.

The last few years have seen mark
ed changes for the better in the blue
stocking" She has, after causing
friends, come to the conclusion that
the "ologies" and pretty frocks are,
after ALL not so incompatible as at
one time they seemed, and that her
learning, combined with a pleasing
outward seeming, carries far more
weight than it did when she wore
shapeles garments and neglected her
coiffure.
The "blue stocking" is indeed Civ
ing up the tailor made" for festive
occasions, the severe tie and collar
and rigidly plain hat which was one
of her phases, and she has begun to
revel with her more frivolous sister in
frills and furbelows, and hundred
pretty things which a comparatively
short period ago she would have felt
it incumbent upon her to scorn, says
Woman's Life.
She is acquiring a taste for the
joys of suitable attire which marks
the well dressed woman, and she has
by no means made the pathway of
learning easier for the rising genera
ton, whose parents will no longer
put stumbling blocks in the path now
that eccentricity and Sweet girl
graduate" may be things apart. All
mothers and the majority of fathers
strongly object to seeing their daugh.
ters sacrifice looks to learning.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26
A Million Colorado Sheep.

"a million sheep are being fed in
the feed lots of Colorado" said Fred
p. Johnson, who is on the committee
that is preparing for the meeting of
the National Live Stock Association,
to be held in Denver January 9th of
next year.
"There are also $4,000 cattle in feed
pens in this state and the banks of
Colorado are carrying $i50,000 in
stockmen's negotiable paper as re-
suit of a revival of the winter feeding
industry here. 1t seems that every
thing Colorado people touch this year
is turning to gold. The stockmen in
the East are not doing so much win
ter feeding this year as formerly. They
could not get cattle and sheep cheap
enough. The Colorado stockmen
went into the range country of Idaho,
Montana, Oregon and the coast states
and bought all the sheep and cattle
they could find. When eastern feed
ers went to market to buy feeders
they found them all gobbled up by the
Colorado men, who will make lot
of money this year They bought
their feeding stock right and will come
out ahead in consequence.
THE banks are ready to loan money
to stockmen who are feeding. The
men who conduct Colorado banks
have been enthusiastic from the first
about the enlargement of the National
Live Stock Association. They know
what it means to this state. The state
of Colorado is becoming the great
feeding ground. A few years ago
stockmen of this state went to Ne
braska and Kansas and unloaded their
stock there to feed. Now they feed
hem at home. Colorado money is
keeping up the industry, and when
the stock is sold next spring more
than S3,000,OOO will be brought to the
state to pay for the Colorado-fed
sheep and cattle. Well may the bank
crs be glad that Colorado is forging
to the front as a feeding place. 1t is
money for them as well as for all
who are connected with the business"
Denver Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26
CHICAGO SUBWAY
VAST UNDERGROUND scHEME
viii Transfer all Freight Under ths
sTsets-Starts with Fifty Mil
lions OF Capital.

Chicago. Nov. 22.-The Chicago Sub
way company, with capital stock Of
S50,000,000, and composed of men who
represent ninety per cent. of the rail-
roads having Chicago terminals, was
organized to-day and took over the
S30,000,000 capital here which has
built fifteen miles of freight tunnels
under the city streets.
The vast tonnage of the railroads
represented by the financiers In the
new corporation will be converted into
the company's tunnels, which are al
ready under every street Of the busi-
ness district
Apparently in connection with the
mammoth deal, Sir Ernest Cassell.
financial adviser of the King of Eng
land, was in Chicago to-day with ia
com Schiff, head of the international
banking house of Kuhn, Loeb & Co..
which is heavily interested.
Men who will enter the directory
of the new corporation are Edward II.
Hartman, the principal factor in the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific;
James Stlllman, president OF the Ma
tional City Bank of New York and
factor in the control of large num-
, ber of great eastern and western rail-
ways, notably the Chicago & North
western and the Chicago. Milwaukee
& st. Paul; Jacob Schiff a member
of the Wall street firm of Kuhn. Loeb
G Co., and a big factor in the Penn
sylvania system.
] The deal is declared to mean the i'm
mediate diversion of traffic and freight
| from the streets to the tunnels the
transferring of all newspapers for out
of-town circulation to the early trains
through the tunnels; for transferring
of mail between the main Dostofiice
and the railroad stations and between
the stations; it provides means for
the transportation of freight and Of
handling it expeditiously without COM
pelling the railroads to absorb high
priced property in the center of the
city for freight purposes, and freight
yards can be moved out ten or fifteen
miles and the freight transferred. The
trains will run into the passenger sta
tions with electric locomotives and,
do away with over eighty per cent. Of
all smoke in the heart of the city.
The Glenwood post., 1904-11-26

you Will tire yourself more if you
consent to the entertainment | came
hither to propose. | was thinking
how it might cause amusement to us
to ride into the city and see what
the soldsmiths have in their booths"
Elfgiva threw aside the candle to
come close and lay her hands upon
the girls breast. DO you think it
likely that | might fall in with the
king somewhere in the city,"
This was going a bit faster than
Randalin had planned, and her breath
came quickly, but she took the risk
and admitted it. Il did hope that
it might happen that we would see
the king" she said, "and-what is
more important to us-that the king
might see you"
Slowly, the kings wife went back
to her seat before the mirror, and
sat there lingering and turning the
jeweled rouge-pots in a deep study.
Deliver me your opinion of this,
Teboen?" she said, at last, to the
big raw-boned British woman who
was her nurse and also the female
majordomo of her household.
Teboen, after becoming delibera.
ton, replied that she thought rather
favorably of the plan, that certainly
it could do no harm, while it would
be almost as sure to do good if the
king could be reminded of how beau
tiful a woman he was neglecting.
Elfgiva's laughter was like return
ing sunshine. How. You say so?
Then will we make ready without
delay! Tata, l could find it in my
mind to scold you for not thinking of
this before. You must mouth the
order for the horses, though" she
added as an afterthought. Il should
expect it would be told me that l am
a prisoner, whereat l should weep
for rage"
Another flash of daring lighted Ran
dalin's eyes, though her mouth re-
mained quiet. "A good way to keep
them from thinking you prisoner
lady, is to act like free woman" she
said. 81 shall tell them that you are
going to the palace to see your hus-
band" Sowing her seed, she left it
to take root, and went away to CON
vince the head of the grooms.