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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Highland Avenue Property.

"A hundred and seventy dollars a foot
is the newest record for Highland ave-
nue. residence property" said real es-
tate man yesterday. mo trade was
closed at that price, but bona fide offer
of $4,000 has just been made for prom
inent Highland avenue hundred foot cor
ner, not far from Five Points, but the
owner declined and is holding out for
$4,000. The present house on the lot did
not cut much figure, as the would be
purchaser intended tearing it down and
building another.
THE next highest offer for Highland
avenue property is said to have been
made year or two ago for the Kaul lot,
cornering on Sycamore street, the price
being something over s1Do front foot.
Around on the newer part of Highland
avenue, where the houses are not so
numerous, there have been several offers
of a hundred dollars a foot, and num-
Der of sales at slightly under that figure.
At this rate 1t seems that the day Is not
far distant when Mr.. Fuenwider's pre-
diction that the Realty company will get
500 foot for the plaza lots overlooking
Lakevlew will be fulfilled. If the paving
company ever finishes Its work. Highland
avenue will be by far the handsomest
street In the SOUTH
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
indemnify and Sakhalin.

Rupture or delay will grow out of
today's session of the peace conference.
A deadlock over the indemnity prob
lem, as we'll as Sakhalin, exists, and
today's session will determine the pos
sibility of breaking it. 1t must be
broken IL negotiations are to be carried
to a peaceable settlement of the war.
Interest has been conferred to con-
siderable extent since the adjournment
of last Friday on what is going on at
Oyster Bay. 1t Is said the President
proposes arbitration of tho two points
upon which the two warning nations
firmly disagree. The President is GER
tainly still hopeful of peace, and he
knows a great deal more about the
situation than the people do. If he
were not hopeful he would not be apt
to take hand at world-powering at
this stage of the proceedings.
President Roosevelt desires peace at
the hands of the conference that he
was instrumental in summoning. The
whole world wants peace. But the two
nations are the best judges of their
respective situations, and there is no
reason why any undue pressure should
be brought upon either Japan was ten
years ago the victim of wicked out.
side combine, out of whose actions has
grown the present war. and 1t is GER
tainly best to leave the two nations
TO win peace as best they can.
Beyond an appeal for arbitration OF
the indemnity question 1t is difficult to
see what the President can do. Today's
session may be dramatic or 1t may sim
ply result in another adjournment. An
other adjournment would to some ex
tent presage settlement of the wal
by the present commissioners without
a resort to long-drawn-out arbitra
ton. The crisis of the conference is at
any rate near at hand. The disputed
points have been fully reached, and
they can no longer be passed over.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
DR.. c. II. BarnweII.

DIR. C. II. Barnwell. professor OF Eng
fish at the University of Alabama at Tus-
caloosa, was In Birmingham yesterday
seeking new students. DR.. Barnwell Is
making a short trip to ascertain the pros
poets for enrolling large student body
during the coming session at the uni
versity.
Just at present the prospects for
favorable opening are very bright said
DR.. Barnwell. I'VE anticipate an enroll
ment fully as large, If not larger than
that of last session. which was the larg-
est since the civil war. The university
alumni have rallied to our support and
we expect to wage lively campaign for
new students from now until the opening
of the session, September 6. Many alum
nj have signifed their intention of being
at the university on the opening day In
order to impart the necessary enthusiasm
to the occasion"
DR.. Barnwell will leave this morning
for Admission, where he expects to spend
two days
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
IN THE HIGHLANDS.

By Robert Louis Stevenson.
In the highlands, In the country-places.
Where the old plain men have rosy faces.
And the young fair maidens
Quiet eyes;
Where essential silence chills and blesses.
And forever in the hill-recesses
Her more lovely music
Broods and dies
., to mount again where erst l haunted
Where the old red hills are bird-en-
chanted,
And the low green meadows
Bright with sward;
And when even dies, the million-tinte
And the night has come, and planeta
glinted
10, the valley hollow
Lamp-bestarred
o, to dream, o, TO awake and wander
There. and with delight to take and rem
der
Through the trance of silence.
Quiet breathl
Lo! for there among the flowers and
grasses,
Only the mightier movement sounds ana
passes;
Only winds and rivers,
Lae and death
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Anne Rittenhouse In Ainslee's Magazine.
~ HARLESTON is without doubt
~ the most exclusive ci,y IN Amer
~ lea. 1t gives nothing out to the
stranger beyond its physical beauty and
tempered climate. One keen observer SAD
of it: "It has only one equal-a German
nrincipality. where almost every one is
noble and all intermarried Other places
and social codes exist OF course-New
York. Chicago, Denver-but for Charles
tom
A small child of that city was asked
where Charleston was placed. Proudly
she said: ut Is between the Copper ana
the Ashley rivers. which join ana form
the ocean,"
When the Bostonian speaks grandly OF
the Mayfiower, the Huguenot OF Charles
ton smiles He is remembering that Jean
Ribaut landed Huguenot emigration IN
port Royal flfty-eight years before tne
purjtans landed In Massachusetts bay.
Charleston was settled by aristocrats
from France. and later from England
man who came from the court and wore
the garments and spoke the language OF
fne world 8 nlBHt5l tii SiSs %~f'NN -'~''
leans, It sprang into life as cultured
community.
When the Philadelphian speaks serene
lv of the Liberty Bell. the Charlestonian
smiles and remembers that In l765 South
Carolina took the first step Tor the con-
t,nentai union. and that In Charleston
was formulated the first independent con-
st,tution In any of the colonies; also that
she furnished three signers OF the de-
claration of ndependeuce-Authur Mid
dleton. Thomas Hayward and Thomas
Lynch, Jr.
The Charleston negro who belongs to
1.-THE quality shares and echoes ms mas
ter's pride of birth and social tradition.
A certain northern woman who was
kindly received in Charleston gave
large ball She asked this colored man
to carry the invitations for her. In look
ing over the list he made several sugges-
tions concerning people who should be
crossed out and, those who should be put
on.
The northern woman asked If he was
ouite sure he knew where all these peo-
nile lived. His answer was delightful.
madam he said IF there is any per-
son m Charleston who lives where don't
know, that person shouldn't be invited to
your ball."
The first evidence of social quaintness
In the town Is the way the first families
live Here comes the strain OF French
blood The venerable houses are placed
among dense foliage, the side. never the
front. of the house facing the street. In
this side are the parIor and upper bed
room windows. which are never Oman to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Russia is too easily insulted.
UNCLE BILLY KISSED.
He Found Pocketbook at coney Is
Iand-She Got 1t With q Hug.

From the New York World.
Uncle Billy Fordham, 50 years old, OF
Port Jefferson, L. l., found a pocketbook
containing 81 at Coney Island. Up rushed
beautiful maiden, fashionably attired,
wringing her hands.
ooh! You have found It," she exclaim-
ed, clasping Uncle Billy's hands-also the
pocketbook.
Uncle Billy gasped, his cheeks glowed
and he passed over the pocketbook.
''You are dear duck said She "and
I'm just going to kiss you"
She flung her arms around his neck
and pressed her lovely lips to his.
please give me your name,' PLEADED
Uncle Billy as she broke away.
Its Della" she said, as she vanished,
land l live In Brooklyn"
The crowd cheered.
Uncle Billy spent the rest OF the day
looking for pocketboohs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Animals Rur, Loose.


IN my opinion the pound men eo"'a ~
good nights work by coming OUT Oh
Avenue II, near Twenty-ninth ana lhlr-
tleth streets. and corrallng the horses
and cows that run loose there every
night said capt. P. Sid Jones yester-
day.
Last night ten or twelve cows were
roaming around that neighborhood' seek
ing what they might devour, and as a
result all the vines and flowers in sew
eral front yards were completely destroy
ed and the lawns were trampled under
foot.
THE people turn their cattle out after
dark and gather them together early in
the morning before any one can catch
them. All my neighbors are ohieeting,
but our objections have SO far accom-
plished nothing. It looks like this trouble
could be remedied If an officer would
come out there once or twice week and
eapture all these stray animals and lock
them UP In the pound. II the owners
had to pay to get them out of the pound
several times they would soon learn to
lock the animals up a. night and not al
low them to prey on other peoples flow
ers and vines
u wish that Mayor Ward would look
into the matter and send an officer out
to arrest the COWS and the owners also"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Cotton Prices in September.

The new crop year is near at hand,
and the prices of the new crop will
soon be settled by the bulls and bears
--ey producers and consumers-by the
thousand and one things that enter into
the marketing Of the country's fleecy
staple
At the start 1t will command about
ten cents, and If the farmers who grow
cotton would sell It by installments.
t4us limiting the supply to million
bales a month, which is about the nor
NAL demand Of the world, the price
would not fall below ten cents.
Even If we take the outside figures
of the bears, there will not be too much
cotton. Put the new crop at 100000
bales, and add two millions on account
of the old crop carried forward, we
laen have a total of 100000 bales,
or just enough to supply the world
w.n q million bales q month, leaving
a reserve supply of million bales,
which Is none too much to carry for
ward
Few believe these figures will be met
by the new crop, but even II they
should be, cotton should still command
ten cents. The world now consumes
twelve million bales of American cot
ton a year. 1t will do SO In the new
cotton year. The farmer can keep
prices steady II he will market his
crop in monthly installments, covering
the entire cotton year. The farmer
who makes twelve bales can well af-
ford to carry bale only to market a
month il he can thereby assist in main
tanning the price at ten cents, and he
certainly can. The steady, even mar.
keting of the crop is something the
south has never attempted on a large
scale, and perhaps never will, acause
so many varied circumstances affect
the marketing of the crop, but it Is
really the key to the price situation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Change In JeweIry.

1.-THE most radical changes have been
made In the jewelry for this fall said
James L. Gaines, the well known jeweler
yesterday. Everything is new and every
thing is In colors for the fall and a
number Of new trinkets have been intro
duced.
Among the new pieces of jewelry are
the eolarettes, which are very hand
some and are to be worn with evening
gowns; festoon necklaces, to be worn at
any time and which are less expensive
than the collarettes; stock supporters and
veil pins. The stock supporters are used
for making collars and take the. place
Of the whalebone which has been used
in tho past. The veil pins are for pinning
the veil to the hair.
"There Ia practically no plain jewelry
this year. Everything is eolored, even the
gold being given a decided coloring.
Stones of every color are being used for
the collarettes, the necklaces, hat pins,
scarf pins, bracelets, veil pins, combs
and watch fobs. Enamels of all colors are
also being used for everything.
II have never seen such a radical de-
parture in the styles for jewelry as there
is this year. At first one does not like
the change, but the more one studies
the fall jewelry the prettier it becomes.
Very little plain jewelry will be car
ried in stock this fall and I believe that
the public will find this years trinkets
the prettiest that have been offered In
many years. The designs are more elab-
crate and are therefore prettier."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Mississippi City.

All information concerning the ap-
pearance of yellow fever cases at Mis-
sissippi City, coast locality three
miles from Gulfport, was suppressed a
full month, and the disease In that time
obtained firm foothold. DR.. Wasdin
of the marine hospital service stood
ready to handle the first case. and IL
that case had been promptly reported
there would today be no fever at Mis-
sissippi City.
Governor Vardaman, who has been
esnacially vigilant In protectins his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

ton A Good Government club mas been
organized, and nothing that would tend
to improve the condition of the city ID
left undone or dlsregarded by the citi-
zens. Twenty avenue has grown
from small road with one or two frame
buildings to an avenue lined with brick
structures. and the advance of the other
parts of the suburb has been little less
remarkable
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
Children hardly ever learn not to tell
the truth before they can talk.
1t IL not being kissed that a girl objects
to SO much as the way 1t is done.
1t is an awful comfortable sensation TO
be fat when you sit down too suddenly.
Wickedness would not be nearly -
much fun II there was no risk OF getting
caught.
You couldn't make a woman believe
that some man was not trying 10 BIT
with her unless he was.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
ALABAMA PRESS
Montgomery Times: The main trouble
with the peace situation is the Gear.

Montgomery Times: The main trouble
with the peace situation Is the Gear.
Admission Hot Blast, II Mr.. Carnegie
really wants to die poor let him order
Japan to mail her little indemnity bill
direct to skibo castle.
Decatur News: We don't envy the man
who owns an automobile. If we were in
olined to be enyious at all we would GER
tainly want to be the man who owns the
repair shop.
Mobile Register: The Baltimore Sun
speaks of him as ex-Judge Ex-Governor
General, Secretary OF War, Honorary
College President William II. Taft, NJ. A.,
LID. But Taft would like to over
shadow them all with a title expressed
in one word: President
Huntsville Mercury; The returns of the
tax assessor of Jefferson county shows
that assessed valuation of property is
over fifty-three million dollars, an in
crease Of over two million over last year.
The classified statement develops some
humorous comparisons For instance
valuable paintings are assessed at s24. 4ss
and firearms at s31,S2S.
Cullman Tribune: Among other bless
ing for which the south should be de-
voutly thankful is the fact that 1t has
no duplicates of Town Topics" nor its
stock In trade OF Smart Set society scam
dals, nor any Smart Set" to furnish
them. With great satisfaction this sec
tion disclaims all aspiration to compete
with eastern 'culchah'' and the exclusive
-Four Hundred on this line or In its
tainted money-ocraoy.
The ambition of the south is for hon.
estly achived industrial prosperity, devel-
opment of its boundless resources and
competitive commercial success Both
socially and politically its people are
conservative, and not easily enchanted by
any fetish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The women of Wisconsin are said to
be behind LaFolIette. It Is much pleas
anter for LaFollette to have the women
behind him than it would be to have
them after him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Missionary Conference Held.

San Francisco. August 21.-At the
international missionary conference of
the Christian church today E. w. Allen
of Fort Wayne delivered an address
and several missionaries made brief
talks. The various standing commit
tees for the ensuing year were an
nounced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The government recently accumu-
lated 10000 pairs of shoes so odd In
size they would not fit our boys In
khaki, and they were sold at heavy
discount.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
Roosevelt Struck BY Tornado.

Ell Paso. Tex, August 21.-A tornado
struck the town Of Roosevelt. Ariz.,
today. Alost every house was over
turned, but only one person was in
jured. The town is located In gorge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
DANGEROUS PRACTICE


From the Washington Post
This New Orleans practice of taking an
arsenic pill with each drink Of whisky is
dangerous. Even IL the doses are small,
1t would seem to be unsafe to take forty
or fifty arsenic pills In day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22
North eIrminoham's Growth.

THE growth of North Birmingham In
the last five years has probably been
more wonderful than that of any local.
lily In the district" said resident of that
suburb last night.
NORTH birmingham has been very for
tunate In having a progressive citisen-
ship. More interest is manifested In
municipal affairs in that town than in
any place in the state OF equal pQpula-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The yellow scourge is under control,
and big effort all round may stamp
1t out of New Orleans, although 1t may
linger until frost comes in the frowsy,
undrained little towns of Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Minooka, Pa, is such a good town
that Its entire police department has
been discharged. There is no graft in
that part of Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

With twenty-nine comic opera com
panies in sight at the Biiou, Jimmie
Hyde may conclude to make Birming-
ham his favorite winter resort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Secretary Taft and his party rode
from Malabang to Lake Llano in Min
danao on horses. When Secretary Taft
rides horseback it is hard on the horse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Lord Curzon steps down and out, but
he has demonstrated that he is a man
of ability and his work as the viceroy
of India will be remembered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The Japs are regular jokers at Ports
mouth, but they don't care to be 1oliied
out of an indemnity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Russia will continue to be insulted
by demands for indemnity that she her.
self would have demanded II her army
and navy had been victorious.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

We may yet have to boycott the
Chinese laundries unless the Chinese
students at home relent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The indemnity was taken up and
passed as readily as if 1t had been a
ten-dollar claim instead of billion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The automobile is no respector oil
persons. M. Witte has already had
one accident.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The supply of kings is short and Nor
way will doubtless endeavor to worry
along with a president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The automobile hits Its victims open
ly and aboyeboard. 1t Is not a bit sly
about 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The crops are so big the tramps may
lose their travelling facilities in side
door Pullmans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Prime Minister Nicholson Of Norway
may become his country's George
Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

"Titian locks" are said to be popular
again In London. There Is no account
M for tastes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The Pan-American railroad will soon
be carried to the Guatemalean frontier.
1t will yet reach Buenos Ayres.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Root, Shaw and Taft are all up
against Fairbanks and his elongated
ambition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The Russian prisoners held in Japan
are In no hurry to secure peace. They
are enjoying themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Rockefeller never gives away his In
come, thus enabling him to fortify each
year his unequalled principal.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The water wagon has come into
prominence by contrast after reading
the evidence in the Taggart case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Let us pour oil ON the wigglerin-
tested waters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The 161 Norwegians who voted
against secession should form union
and have their pictures took"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

President Roosevelt proposes, 1t
seems, to arbitrate the indemnity prob
lem.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Chauncey Depew's Equitable explain
alton is delayed by policy OF mastery
silence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

There is more bluff at Portsmouth
than any other American town pos
sesses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Cuba is prosperous, and doesn't care
who knows 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Last Sunday was dry in one respect,
and wet In another-dry inside and wet
outside.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The optimists and pessimists will
have their final bout this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Expert bartenders are needed In the
Taggart case to translate the evidence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Yellow Jack is against the ropes and
breathing hard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Iowa should not attempt to monop-
olize the Idea. 1t Is good for all.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

Huntsville is suffering from sugar
famine, but she still has her girls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The spit ball is insanitary and is
under the ban.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-08-22

The Taggarts took water as chasers
only.