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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-21

rich shrubbery and its rose bushes. Be
tween the rose bushes and shrubs are
found little violet beds rich in their color
ing of green and deep purple From the
front garden one wanders to the side
lawns and the vegetable garden, for the
place is not stinted in the area of land
that it covers. This Battle house was
built by a DIR. Alfred Battle in 1S4O The
house itself has many interesting fea-
lures the most prominent of which is its
portico with the glaring white wood pan
eed pillars. The capitals and bases of
these are without precedent and are, in
deed, a novel creation-yet with these
grammatical errors they are well pro-
portioned, well spaced, and have an en-
tasis that shows the designer of this old
home to have been one of ability.
Stroling further up the sleepy old thor
oughfare of Greensboro avenue, with its
sidewalks shaded by the giant. oaks, we
catch the sweeping silhouette of the
Snow house, a mass of yellow buff stucco
with dazzling white columns against the
deep green setting of the live oaks with
their covefing of vines which have
roamed without restraint high up among
the spreading branches. The house is OF
brick with this yellow stucco covering
and dates from 1880. 1t was originally
used as a school for girls, but during the
Sos ii was owned by one Richard Nc
Lester. whose descendants still occupy 1t
as a home The interesting point about
| its interior is the spiral stairway-quite
unique feature. The peculiar archway
in the hall is not a motive which interests
us, and is supposed to have been added
some years after the erection Of the main
| body of the house.
| The Governors mansion, or the Somer-
vile house. at the end of Broad street.
and the Spence residence We're both built
| in 1927 by Mr.. Deerng. who was a man
of much wealth and VINO was very en-
| thusiastic as a builder. These two houses
built by him have many points or SINH
larity, although the Spence mouse portlco
Is pseudo peripteral and the portico OF
the Somervilie house Is prostyle. The
somerville house is generally known as
the Governors mansion. as 1t has been of
late years supposed to have been the OF
fetal residence of the Governor OF Ala
bama when Tuscaloosa was the capital
city The fact has recently been as
i closed that Governor Collier IN the early
sos was the only Governor who ever occu-
MED this residence, ne being its owner
ar that time The stone dogs at the en-
trance are quite interesting as specimens
Of sculpture of ante-bellum days and are
fairly good pieces of work
An interesting old relic OF slavery days
in Tuscaloosa, which is always pointed
ont to the stranger. is the old slave block
at the corner of Greensboro avenue and
BROAD street 1t is Of solid brick ma
sonry and now serves as sign board.
In the plantation district to the south
and vvest Of Tuscaloosa we find few old
houses of Interest from an architectural
standpoint. This is a fact hard TO ex-
plain as the land was rich and the PLAN
tations teemed with slaves out THESE rn-
raj districts never seemed to be attractive
TO The ante-bellum gentlemen as places Of
raei1aurp
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from the Foster place. Is another survival
of this late stage of the Georgian It's
front portico, however, Is not SO good IN
nronortions and detail as that In the other
colonial example.
AS we trace the Greek Revival IN Inc
south from its birth, we are stilNihsis
surprised at its short life oil pefnaps ~
odd years About 1910 is the time II .iaae
its first appearance In this sectloh oi eie
country and from 1S50-o5 we oeslii 10
see signs of its decay; first in the absence
of entasis to the columns, badly modeiea
and badly designed capitals, columns OIL
bad proport.on and the use or fancliulls-
shaped brackets in the cornices IN isoo
its fall was lost in the maelstroil VI ne
civil war. which attracted the a'teh'i ~,
of the people of the south as completely
as II did those of the north During the
wears between 1850 and 1860 the period OIL
as well as In other towns in the south
aswel | as in other towns IN the SCUM.
Every STYLE Of architecture seems 70 haNe
been tried the horid Gothic. tine roman
villa, French Louis XVI and XVI. ana
even Moorish arches are sometimes iounu
Some can be called clever limitations but
on the whole they are very lamehtapie
class of buildings.
Perhaps the Eddins house Is the most
purely Greek design in Tuscaloosa. Be
sides the co1umned portico its front door
WAY and the ornament over the WINDOW
lintels are all of Grecan design. This
house was built in 1890. The entrance
steps to the house lead almost immedi-
ately down to the sidewalk, so that much
is lost by its not Being situated back from
the street TO the left or the house can
be seen the vestiges OF its former garden,
which must have made charming scene
F., In it's palmy days Now the flower beds
have been trampled under foot the
hedges have gone untrmmed, and the
shrubs and rose bushes sadly neglected,
for the tenants of the house IF post
bellum times have been more or less in
different as to its welfare.
No garden in Tuscaloosa or almost any
where over the south has been better
kept and more closely TO its original de-
sign, than the one of the Battle or what
is now the Friedman nome; and 1t Is
quite a unique and interesting one. Its
surrounding hedges stretch along the
Greensboro avenue side the whole length
of the block and down the side streets to
points opposite the main house, and be-
hind this barrier the interior is made
quite secluded This surround ing hedge
has at places been pierced by openings
which allow one to wander to Its outer
walks from the quaint old garden within.
The walks are all of white sand and are
constantly kept so fresh as to shine out
through the deep luxurious green of its
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She was hardly out of that eastern port
three days when the first centipede came
UP through a yentlator and rolled about
on the deck until he had acquired % pairs
of sea legs. He scuttled down a crack.
TO ventilate the hold a hatch was left
open, and that very night the centipedes
came on deck and basked In the moon
light They sat by thousands on the
combing watching company of their Eel
lows dancing in a bewildering tarantelie
movement to the throb Of the engines
All Sin. who had no fear In his heart
was sent to brush those centlpedes away
At the first pass of his broom they formed
into brigade. and while a hundred or
so covered the retreat by making a di-
version I'm the direction of the bare feet
of the Chinaman the others leaped into the
hold. The rear guard put the matches
in place and then craw1ed down venti-
lator
They behaved themselves all regular at
first" said one of the sailors, and never
neglected TO salute an officer or to make
gangway for the men. But they got so
familiar In a week their ways grew an
moving. They tried to be obiRing by
driving the cockroaches out of business
but II wasn't pleasant to wake up in the
middle of the night and feel a hundred
feet running over YOU They had way
of turning In until the foreeastle was
buy shoes for their numerous feet they
got to occupying ours. It was friendly.
but Inconvenience When man sat down
to eat those critters would come around
and by and by they lined up In front
of the galley on their own account fhey
reached The limit by chasing cookey on
ton of his stove one afternoon when ne
refused to deal out grog sorse with the
plum dun.
I'VE spoke to the officers about the
state Of affairs that had come TO pass
on that vessel. The centipedes went up
on the bridge every fine morning, and the
stanchions took on a fine brown color
made bv the bodies of those consequent
tiar insects. The young ones PLAYED see
saw by means of the gimbals of the com
pass and so companionable and genial did
thew become that the btnnacle looked
like a living tower. II was all right untn
hthev wound themselves up In masses ike.
and we mistook them for hawsers.
went to see the old man about 1t. 49,.
of hear another word says he, far
ing up i put the whole crew in irons
The thought Of being defenseless with
such creatures crawling everywhere made.
MS show the white feather and we com
promised by All Sin working through the
inseeticide watch
second OFFICER Sparks said that the py-
fhon which, belonged to All Sin. met his
death through the overconfdence or his
master. The reptile was crawling over
the deck when he met cohort OF cent?
pedes ON a century run. He turned tan
and fed. and. the last seen OF him ne was
diving into the Indian ocean. The mon
Keys picked up a few hundred pairs or
feet and thought better of II. They
dropped from the bow on the same day.
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cENTlPEDE sToWAWAYs
Ten Million Strong Forced Crew to
Verge of Mutiny.

From the New York Herald.
One billion legs cavorted through the
hold of the steamship Satsuma, carrying
10 900 900 wriggling stowaways. The crew
of the vessel had only been kept from
mutiny BY the establishing Of a cent?
pede watch. during which All Sin killed
as many of the pests as possible and
droyes the others back to the bales of
rattan and bundles of hemp. from which
thew had emerged. One python and two
monkevs are on the roll of the missing.
and a thousand centipedes are said to
have neglected to report
THE satsuma was discharging her car
on 81 the American stores in Tompkins-
vile s. l.. preparatory to taking turpen-
tine. corrosive sublimate and Dalmatian
powder as ballast. one ~ zane - from Ma,
thai she did not take aboard centipedes
in any large numbers until she received
a consignment Of rattan at Singapore.
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should be white or cream colored are
sometimes found a dun red.
Why the houses of the Greek Revival
sprang up so numerousiy over the south
in all their elegance of detail and proper
lions is an interesting study. And when
consider the men who built them,
their classical education, and the great
interest taken in Greek literature at the
early part of the nineteenth century, we
are convinced that their interest and adj
miration of Greek civilization was the
prime cause for their building such state
ly porticoed homes Among the other
causes for this outburst of Greek archi-
lecture was the need for such portico
features The houses must have shady
verandas during the long summer, the
glare of the brilliant sunlight must be
shut off from the rooms, and at the same
time the south breeze from the gulf must
be given the liberty of circulation through
the house. This desire for free ventila-
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Newest Earl.

From the Chicago Journal.
81 .isteu my dear" said Mrs Pettigrew-
smythe; have you any cards you could
exchange?'
"Pm sorry returned her friend, but
don't collect picture postcards"
mo. no my dear! You don't under
stand. Visiting cards. | mean
Visiting cards?'
Certainly. For the card tray in the
hall, you know. was noticing your
collection just now, and ! should so like
10 get a bishop if you've one you could
exchange"
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Phone 21s fPeople7, II you want the
Gowk Engraving Co.
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mucus membra,e. and BE-. b. sends q rich,
tingiin 9 flood ot8arm. rich, pure blooddirect
to the paralyzi nerves, mucus membrane
bones md idnts, giving warmth and
strenpth inst yhere 1t Is needed, and in this
way making a perfect, lasting cure OF
catarrh In al Its forms.
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Bargain they are and we are ready to
prove it. Il we don't you may have
your money back. Could you ask any
fairer proposition? They have been
selling right along for $3.50, your
tavorite styles and colors, now reduced
to $3.50
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
STRIKING ACTORS ARRESTED.
One for Boycotting, One for Giving an
Unlicensed Show,

Trouble hetvean Samuel Agid, manager
OF the Clinton Vaudeville House at 30 Gin
ton street, and labor union of Yiddish
actors eliminated last night in the arrest
Of David Me.owitz and Louis Coppersmith.
two Of the actors, and Jake Cohen, manager
OF hall at +s Attorney street. Merowitz
vas charged with conspiracy and boycott
the other two with running a theatrical
performance without a license.
The Yiddish actors belong to Actors
National Protective Union, Local No. S.
They say they have a charter from Local
No /, with the proviso that no member of
any local except No. 5 shall be allowed
to play longer than a week in any of the
ten Yiddish vaudeville houses of the city.
Two weeks ago Victor Idabora of No.
did a weeks work in the Clinton house
and made such hit that the manager
engaged him for another week. No. s
protested and its members were promptly
locked out.
Last night Yiddish circulars made their
appearance on Clinton street. They in
formed the public that Agid was fighting
union men and was encourag ing scab 'abor.
Acid went to the police OF the Delancev
street station and had Merowitz arrested
on the conspiracy charge.
Tho others then held an indignation
meeting in the hall in Attorney street.
In order to hold their audience some of
them danced and sang. They accuse Agid
OF tipping of the police in regard to their
meeting. ANYHOW Coppersmith and Cohen
we're arrested there for giving a show
without license.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
BLAMES JEWS At ODESSA.
Governor Says They Caused Recent Dis
order on Land and Sea.
Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sc

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE Sun.
ODESSA, July 26.-The Governor has
issued a proclamation in which he states
that he has received letters from Jews
charging that the police are preparing a
Jewish massacre. He declares that this
is wholly impossible. Moreover. the Gov
eminent would not allow anything OF the
sort.
He adds that he is astonished at the Jews
addressing such letters to him. inasmuch
as they themselves caused all the recent
disorders, while all the bombs, revolvers
and seditious literature which the police
found were discovered in Jewish houses.
The Governor adds:
But for the Jews there would have been
no state OF siege. no disturbances. and no
Kniaz Potemkin incident, and yet the Jews
have the impertinence to bring such charges
against the police
The proclamation will be posted about
the city tomorrow. 1t is feared that the
extreme anti-Ssmitism already prevalent
among the troops and the lower classes will
be vigorously increased by its apr earance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
NO COMPLAINT on MUSIC HALLS.
Probation Omcer Finds No Young People
I'm HOboken. Beer Resorts.

Richard Stevens Of Castle Point, Hoboken,
who is probation officer Of Hudson county,
recently made an investigation Of the
conditions existing in the concert halls Of
that city for the purpose Of ascertaining II
the resorts were responsible for starting
young girls and boys on the downward
path.
As result Of Mr.. Stevens's tour he will
not file any remonstrance, and the licenses
of the places where sailors go to hear short
skrted females sing and to drink with
them will probably be renewed.
What he saw led him to believe that the
Hohoken concert hall. although not Of q
particularly high moral tone. Is not injuring
the youth OF the city. Mr.. Stevens said:
Il am not reformer. but am interested
in the morals Of the boys and girls. have
heard much of these concert halls. and
l visited them to see If any Of the boys and
girls in whom ! am interested were In the
habit Of going there.
Il didn't find any young people in these
places, and, from what could learn, they
are not wanted there. The resorts are
mostly patronized by sailors and men who
arc old enough to take care Of themselves"
Mr. Stevens said the woman performers
in the concert halls also are old enough to
take care of themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
BL0XTO ARMOR PLATE TRUST
MIDvALE cOMPANYs PRODUCT
STANDS THE TEST.
Its Armor. Manufactured by secret Proc
ess, Makes q Better showing Than
Any Ever Tcsted-The Combine May
Have to Lower Its Bids In the Future.

Au AfmOr, MANUFACTURED W y Secrot TTVS
ess, Makes Q Better showing Than
Any Ever Tcsted-The Combine May
Have 10 Lower Its Bids In the Future.
WAsHINoToN, July 2e.-The first official
test Of steel armor plate for vessels Of tho
navy manufactured by the Midvale Steel
Company Of Philadelphia was made to-
day at the Indian Head Proving Grounds
and was, according to an official announce
ment at the Navy Department, very ex-
cellent." Passing the test Of to-day con-
stitutes an acceptance by the Government
Of Group A Of the contract awarded to the
Midvale company in December, 1903, for
about 5000 tons OF armor plate for the bat
ueships Mississippi and Idaho. Group A
comprises about $50 tons.
While the official announcement says
that the plates passed q very excellent
test, 1t is understood that the penetration
Of the six inch shells was slightly less than
two inches. Officials OF the Navy De-
partment refuse to tell the precise result
Of the tests. II, az reported. the Midvale
plates withstood the shells fired at them
to such degree the armor manufactured
by an unknown process has made a better
showing than any armor ever tested or
purchased by the Government.
Since the Midvale company took the
contract for the arrnor for the Idaho and
the Mississippi away from the Carnegie
and the Bethlehem steel companies, which
have divided contracts for armor for many
years, the keenest interest has been dis
played In the Navy Department over the
Midvale plant and its products. The proc
ess used by Midvale in manufacturing is
absolutely unknown at the Navy Depart
ment, but II the armor passes the required
test it makes no difference by what process
1t is made. This fact, however, does not
alleviate the curiosity Of naval officers
or OF the Carnegie and Bethlehem steel
companies, which are In a fair way of being
forced to lower their bids on armor plate
in the future.
The Midvale company first entered the
armor plate competition in 1903. 1t was
then that it received the contract for the
Mississippi and Idaho armor. Again this
year the Midvale company bid lower than
either OF the other companies for con-
tract for 5000 tons OF armor plate for the
cruisers New Hampshire, North Carolina
and Montana. A board was appointed
by Secretary Morton at the time to investi--
gate the capacity Of the Midvale plant and
its ability to handle the new contract as
to-day. 1t was finally decided to give
the Carnegie and the Bethlehem compan-
les the entire contract for the New Hamp-
shire, North Carolina and Montana, but
later Secretary Morton directed that a
contract be made with the Midvale COM
pany for furnishing something less than
one-third OF the entire lot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
BIG NEW OIL COMBINE.
indie pendents to Build . Pipe Limo From
Kansas to tho Gulf.

PrrrsBURa, July 2o-Announcement was
made in this city to-day that battle Is 70
be waged in the West between the inde-
pendent oil companies and the Standard
A deal Is on whereby the independents
will form a combination and fight the trust
to finish.
According to George L. Craft, for many
years with the Guffey interests. Col. j. M.
Guffey, the Democratic politician and oil
king, is at the head Of the movement and
interested in it with him are r. B., W. l..
and A. W. Mellon. bankers Of this city; the
Cudahy interests OF Omaha, and the Shell
Transport Company. One Of the first
things that will be done by the new com
bine will be the construction Of gigsntic
pipe line from the Kansas field to the GUN
1t will also tap the Texas field.
The Union Trust Company OF this CITY
and will at once float a. 100000 bond
issue which will be used for the construc-
ton Of the pipe line, which will be go miles
lonR ,.....,.s 49,. oss,-ad y, q s,,nn,v .,
probably 10000 barrels Of high grade Oil
daily. This will be the making OF q strong
fight in that section against the Standard
interests. 1t Is reported also that the new
combination will have the moral support
OF the independent refineries and other pipe
lines in the East.
William Coser, Mayor Of Peru Kan, is
in Pittsburg for the purpose Of closing q
deal for 5000 acres Of land. included in
which are 129 producing wells. with daily
production Of LOO barrels. This property
has been operated under the head OF the
Interstate Oil and Gas Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
DIED..

BRoDERIcK.-Nichsel c.. at Rowayton, Conn.
on July u.s. In his 01st year
EGNER-On July -. 1905 At her residence $50
Mount Prospect av.. Newark. N. j.. Florence
g. Carter. wife Of Frederick ". Egner.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
FLIoHTNER.-ou July 26. 1905. At Ipswich, Mas,
the Rev, George Frederick Flichtner. In the
Ssth year Of bis age.
Funeral service 81 the Church of the Ascension
Ipswich. Mass. July u. 1905. at2P.M
HANILToN.-Suddenly.s NJ the Hotel ST. Andrew.
July Is, 1905, Penelope Borden, wife Of Louis A.
Hamilton and daughter Of the late John Gall
and Ellen L. Borden.
Funeral services private. lnterment Wood
lawn.
KINKEAD.-At Peekskiil, N. ". At $50 A. NJ. July
u. 1905, the Rev. Thomas l.. Kinkead. chaplain
70 the Franciscan Sisters ct Peekskill and for
mer supe rvisor of charities for this diocese
The funeral will Do 81 the Convent Chapel on
Saturday. July q. 81 1880 4. H. Friends who
should fall 70 receive personal notification VIII
kindly consider this - such.
ToLER.-At bis home. Madison. N. j., TuesdaH'
July Is. 1905. William Pennington. son OF ms
late Hugh A. and Mary PENNINGTON Toler'
Funeral services At Grace Church. Madison on
Thursday, July u. on arrival OF p. NJ tram
Barclay and Christopher street ferries In
terment At convenience Of family.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-27
THE REV. N. o. HALSTED MISSING.
superintendent Of st. Jehnland Home Not
Seen Since Friday.


The Re-. Newberry o. Halsted, super
intendent Of the Episcopal Home OF st.
Johnland at Kings Park, is missing, and
thus far his relatives and friends have
been unable to get trace Of him. He left
home last Friday to come to New York
city on business, expecting to 60 back at
night. ill.,. .,
OF money, which he intended to deposit here.
He went to the National Arts Club. IN West
Thirty. fourth street, and when he left there
he said he was going to the bank
His friends have learned that he did go
to the bank and deposit money. but after
he left there they have been unable to learn
where he went. He was in good spirits
and apparently in good health when he
left the club. When he failed to reach
home the next day his family became wor-
ried and began to make inquiries for him
Mr.. Halsted u about As years old. and has
q wife and several children. He has been
superintendent Of st. Johnland Home for
the past fifteen years While he was
bookkeeper in the institution ne was ad-
mitted to the ministry. He became
minister so that he could become the super
intendent.
The police have not been asked to look
for Mr.. Halsted. 1t Is known that his rela-
tivee and friends have searched the hospitals
for him. When Mr.. Halsted disappeared
be wore dark gray suit with a straw hat
He has mixed gray hair and beard and
s feet 10 inches in height and weighs about
ITS pounds.
James D. Halsted. a brother lives In
rive.