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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
NOrthside Homes and Investments S50OO and Up.

$7200-Rental s72O; a valuable corner with
 5000 building; 4th avenue, north; near
 the court house. s7500-25x1s21a; 1st avenue near 22d street. s25 0Oo-25x140; three-story DrcK, near 2Oth street s100OO-2d avenue store; 5000 cash, balance 10 years. ssO o00-50x14O; valuable 2d avenue corner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

s4000-1O0x190; Avenue E, near 18th street s45oo-Rental s54 per month; corner Ave
 nue E.
 s4200-Present rental value $45 per month;
 can make 1t pay $75 per month. It Is BOX
 15o, with Groom cottage and oOxloo with
 Groom brick.
 s7bOo- o-1O0x10o-2-story, Broom dwellng;
 Humboldt avenue, near 2Oth street ! South Highlands.
 $4500-55x175; new, modern, S-room house; ] fronts car line; Glen Iris: easy terms. s42o0-New, modern. s-room nome lot BOX + 1e0; fronts Highland avenue car line; ! South Highlands; choice location, par 1 gain.
 sB5Oo-A lovely corner home; 2-story, s.
 rooms: 150 feet of street front; over 100 feet wide on rear; near Eleventh Ave ' nue Methodist church.
 s550O-60x16o 2-story modern, S-room house < 18th street, near 11th ave-, South.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

s10oo-Ouick cash, 20Ox200; tenant houses rental capacity 1925 mo-, near Mary Lee mines and North Birmingham. A sac rifice for quick cash.
 So0o-Two-s.ory. S-room modern corner home; rents s32.50 per mo-; fronts car line: splendid location: Woodlawn. s100o-A neat. well built, nicel: furnished, 4-room cottage, kingston, Va cash. bal ance 3 years. Close to car line. s200o-5-room cottage; well; 2s lots; fronts car line; 5-cent fare ssO an acre-Quick cash-A large tract one to three miles of city limits; sacrifice for immediate sale only t2500-15Ox165; nice 7-room brick residence; fronts car line; 5-cent far; choice loca- l ton.
 sl35o-Corner; Groom cottage home; well located: Smithfeld.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

ss75o-10Gx240. corner; present rental over $40 per mo-. can make thls pay s1Oo per month. s3l50-5ox2t0. I-rooIn and s-room dwellings,; near esth st. North Highlands. s95OO-5Oxloo; corner; store and dwelling; 24th st. s25oo-looxis0; valuable corner; 2ith St, north. s5oo-lOOxsoo; Broom house; North High lands. ss5oO- -2oOxis5; with s-room cottage: near churches. school and ear line; Fountain Heights
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

sl5OO-60x2i0; lovely lot; Wares Grove. s125O-5Oxl4o: near I2th ave. and ssd st, north.
 s110o-A Groom corner homo; lot S0x1I0: 22d ave.
 $SOO0- 4sxi60; nice Groom cottage; seth st..
 A block Capitol park. S2200--70xl40 Groom negro tenements Sth ave, north sSO0O-G0x190 between eth and 7th ayes. N. s2500-6-room house, near 24th st; North Highlands; s5C0 cash. balance easy, S2500-60x1l0 between eth and 7th ayes. N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

450x140-Railroad front 27tn street. sl5,00O-1o0x240; central corner; 8th avenue. S75. 0OO-A central investment that will pay
 s1o00 per month. S25. d0O-4Ox14O; two stores; close In; 1st ave-
 nue. $500 Per Foot-2Oth street; near union
 depot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
You Bet.

From the Houston Pest.
 Do you think that Schwab will be able to create Russia a navy that will be worth anything?"
 ''Yes, to Scnwab."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

sILURIA LIME wORKS-Capacity 15O bbs per day. Quality of limestone unex- celled and inexhaustible. Situated at Si- iuria, Shelby county. Ala, on main line l.. & N. R. R.. 20 miles south of Birming- ham. For further information address
 DIR. F. WAGNER,
 Montgomery, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

FOR SALE. s23O0-Good Groom cottage 18th street, North; near Sth avenue; good for comfortable home or investment. s25O0-1s cash, balance 12 months; good r room two-story hote and lot; in first class repair: bath, gas and electric lights; near 30th st., s. Highlands. $2250-l00x190 feet. with four-room tene- ments and room for two more well lo- cated on Avenue E; can be made to pay good rent.
 S420O-Good Groom house; also Groom brick house; two lots; one 5oxl50 feet and other 50x1OO; choice location on South Highlands.
 SMITH & S1sLLMAN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
FOR SALE IN WOODLAWN.

FUR DAIT< IN 0OOl(i@<1 W 4Ns 16 lots in a body, convenient to both car lines, only s3200 $50 cash and easy monthly. will buy a new Groom modern house l block of East Lake line, southern front, only $500
 ss5o-5-room cottage or 5Ox24o, $50 cash and very easy monthly; choice location; fine shade.
 S-room, strictly modern, one-story, on corner lot 58 feet front at crossing Gate City and East Lake lines; very choice just about completed. 5000; good terms.
 8-room, 2-story. now building on corner 61st st. and 2d ave, south; thoroughly
 modern and first-class; choice location; 1 block car line. 5000; good terms. s2S5-Choice 50x150 lot, fenced on two sides. southern front, a bargain. We can suit you in any kind of a prop erty vacant or improved, in the best suburb of the district. Several good homes for rent. COUCH & DALBEY, 55th St. and 1st Ave, Woodlawn. Bell phone 1S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
FOR SALE.

$11, ,500-100x14O, Ave. A and 2ith St.. rents $50 per month $1250-Ave A and 23d St, 25x1O0. $i755-rwenty-third St., between Ayes A and B. $3OO0-G, near 27th St. rents sS40 per year. $l2, ,500-25x140 1st ave. And 22d St. $2900-50x140 Ave. C. near 16th St; rents $32 per month. $75OO-West goth St.; also fronts on 18th St. SIS, S,500-Fronting Capitol park; well im- proved and rented $10,000-Elegant South Highlands home.
 BEASlEY BROS, Bell phone 1435. 2026 1st avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
FOR RENT

TON NEIV
 NORTHSIDE. $50 15-room, modern, 16l1 5th ave. S55- S-room; modern; 63l N. 10th st. s50-- S-room modern: 629 N. goth st sl5- 4-room cottage; 14l9 Tth ave. S15-- 4-room cottage; 1l23 7th ave.
 SOUTHSIDE. s25-9-room, 2-story; 6l9 S. 22d st. s15-4-room cottage; bath; 2413 Ave. D.
 T. L. ANGLIN & CO, homes 1928. 2024 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

We have for sale bargain in a prac- tically new pebble dash, double fioored, storm sheated house. with six rooms re- ception hall, pantry, bath, trunk room. and hall, gas and electricity, located on large lot an North Highlands. Servant S house on rear. Easy terms.
 R. F. MANLY & CO, Insurance Real Estate, Surety Bonds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Hermitage. sign writer. has moved .cross the street to Vulcan sign shop 10 ' 10th st N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
R. F. EBORN 8O2 Title Guarantee Budn0 Peoples POn6 1911.

FOR SALE. We have exclusive sale following strictly cesltral business blocks paying SEVEN PER CENT OR LORE. sixty-ore Thousand Dollars,
 Avenue corner 10 1t. front. sixtv-fiye Thousand Dollars
 Avenue corner 10Ox140 feet. Seventy Thousand Dollars,
 Alley corner 40x100 feet. Twelve Thousand i've Hundred Dollars.
 Alley corner 40x50 Fifty-two Thousand Five Hundred,
 Avenue corner 50x100. w. B. LEEDY & CO.,, Phones 42. Bell and Peoples. HE forth Twenty-hrst Street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Perhaps 1t is not etched enough: send It to the Gawk Engraving Co. Peoples
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

FOR SALE. S26 00O-Fine investment; property on I'd ave; party selling to invest money Ill business. S7O00-Elegant modern residence; 5Oxl55. $450O-60x190; new modern residences Z4th st., N. Highlands. 6OOO-Residence; all modern eonyenlenees; 7th ave; lot 50xl90. s675O-Elegant modern residence on South Highlands. s2lO0-Three 3-room houses; lot lOOxl4; rent for SIS. We have nice houses and business prop erty to rent in all parts of the city and in the suburbs. Call on us when you want fire' laDiiity, plate glass, steam boiler, burglary, per sonal. accident and life insurance. Write all kinds of bonds. Negotiate loans. Do not wait until October to make selection. Underwriters Real Estate and
 Rental Company, A. D. Smith. w N. Malone and Judge
 J. P Stiles Managers.
 zOS-2l0 N. Fist street.
 Both ', jnes 613.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
FOR SALE.

We have an elegant lot 15o feet front by 40 feet deep on Avenue B and 2th street that can be bought reasonable. Fine building location.
 HURLEY, HoRR 6 CO,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04

Bel phone sse. '1a N sth st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-06-04
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE OR LEASE.

Phones COG. 11s No. Twenty-firss s,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
TWO GREAT LEADERS.
DisraeIi and Gladstone and Their
Enmity Toward Each other.

Disraeli wit was too much for Glad
stone The great Liberal had but one
adjective for his Tory opponent, and
that was "devilish." Never during the
years of their opposing leadership had
the two any social relations. Each
made light Of the others literary eff
forts. Some one asked Lord Beacons-
field to define the difference between
a misfortune and a calamity. and I'M
hesitatingly 1t came. IF Mr. Gladstone
should fall into the Thames, it would
be a misfortune. If any one should
pull him out, it would be calamity"
The best Of all the Gladstone Disraeli
stories tells how once at London din.
ner party the ladies at the table were
asked which they would marry if they
had to marry one or the other, the
great Liberal or the great Tory. All
declared promptly in favor of Beacons-
field save one, who FASTENED to explain
that she had rather wed Gladstone that
she might elope with Disraeli and so
break her husbands heart This hap
pening was Of course retold to Disraeli,
and SO pleased was he over 1t that he
suspended a cabinet debate on the
chances Of continental war In order
to relate it-Warwick James Price in
Criterion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09

A story Is told of Mr.. Coke. an an
cestor of Lord Leicester, which Is like
the John Alden and Priscilla Mullens
romance read backward. "At about
seventy years Of age" says Home
Notes. Mr.. Coke was a bachelor and
very anxious that his heir presnmp-
tive, nephew, should take unto nim-
self wife" So the uncle selected a
handsome and clever young woman,
and the nephew obediently began TO
his addresses, however, In q half heart
"a way. When he at length proposed
the girl rejected him, and when Mr..
Coke begged her to reconsider her de-
eision she promptly replied 10 the old
man. "Iil never marry your nephew,
but III marry you II you like" He did
like. ana the child OF their marriage
cut the nephew out of an immense for
tune.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
AaaaAAl ANTipATHlEs.
yA~ Fear ssorses Have Of Cameis aas
Catsae Of Dogs.

ne Fear Ssorses Have of Ca meis and
Catsae Of Dogs.
I'm come towns they won't let us
show" said the circus animal trainer.
sunless we have no camels with US.
Camels are serious drawback to
shows. Horses are 80 much afraid Of
them that lots of towns won't let n
camel enter their gates.
"A horse won't go near piece Of
ground a camel has stood on. The
very smell Of a camel in the air will
make horse tremble and sweat, and
this fear isn't only found occasionally
In horse here and there. 1t is found
in every horse all over the world
Queer, isn't It? / often wonder why IL
is. Cattle hate dogs in the same way.
and cats hate dogs SO too Here.
though, we can account for the hatred
Dogs in primitive times fed On cattle
no doubt, and even today here and
there they kill and feed on kittens.
Horses love dogs. I'm sure | don't
know why. Dogs fear no animals but
pumas and leopards. You can take a
dog up to lions or tigers cage, and
he will show no fear, but take him up
to the cage of puma or leopard and
he will tremble and moan ana stink
away out of sight
'All very puzZling, isn't N?"-Phila.
delphia Bulletin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
NEW GOWNS FOR DINNER AND THEATER.

NEW GOWNS FOR DINNER AND THEATER.
guard of fashion strive to display an
effect of simplicity in style and finish.
fortune on the quality Of their ma
terials and trimmings.
The elect skirt of the season must be
very simple, very soft and fluffy and
have very unobtrusive trimming. The
new tendency appears in the models
illustrated. A dress Of chiffon plush
offers study Of hydrangea tints in
combination with its full frilled bertha
fiounce, finished of with cravat folds
and the broad silk muslin putting on
the trained skirt edged with a pretty
ruche OF valenciennes. Especially orig
inal are the long, close, almost skin
! tight sleeves and narrow panel of tam
hour lace. Crepe de chine incrusted
with pendent arrangements OF old
venetian lace In another example of
costly simplicity.
The notion Of displaying soft line
Of white fashioned as chemisette
around the deooiietage is one of the
many dainty items which from time to
time are introduced In q clever man
ner and prove particularly attractive
In the true Partisan toilet. Many
becoming evening eorsages have IA
dainty little tulle or lace gathered
chemisette effect appearing above the
rsvers or collar snveloping the shout
dsrS. adding a fascinating yet simple
nnish TO an evening gown.
The skirt of a chiffon cloth costume
In the lovely new almond green shows
how the modiste Will set In her fine
wosk in spite Of any decree Of Dame
Fashfon. This skirt appears much mar
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
THE BIG, DIPPER.
N IL the Hour Hand of the Wood
man's Celestial Clock.

~ IL the Hour Hand of the Wood
nan's Celestial Clock.
The pole star Ia really the most i'm
portant Of the stars In our sky. 1t
marks the north at all times. 1t alone
n 1xed In the heavens. All the other
stars seem to swing around IT once. in
twenty-four hours.
But the pole star of Polaris Is not a
very bright one, and II would be hard
to identity but for the help of the so
called pointers In the big Dipper," or
Great Bear" The outer rim Of the
dipper points nearly to Polaris, at a
distance equal to three times the space
that separates the two stars OF the
dipper's outer side. Various Indians
called the pole star the Home STAR
and che star That Never Moves" and
the dipper they cali the Broken Back. !"
The ~Great Bear" 10 also to be remem-
bered a. the pointers for another reason.
It IL the hour hand Of the woodlands
clock. Il goes once around the North
star In about twenty-four hours, the
rsverse way Of the hands Of a watch
that h, II goes the same way as tie
sun-and for the same reason-that 1t
n the earth that In going and leaving
them behind Country Life In Amer
lea.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09


I'm describing theli possessions and
their environment professional beggars
use nAcknames. Thus cent Is known
NJ an t'fndian." Other coins are known
a. white money" A detective liz a
bull" and a policeman 10 bull in
harness." A thief In a gun and a
pickpocket Is a dip" A gold watch is
. red kettle" Stamps are known as
'stickers." Money Is ''cush." A horse
car Is RATHER" When beggar is
arrested he Is said to fall" The
workhouse is known as the band
house." The penitentiary Is known as
the rbig house." A revolver Is rod"
A beggar who gives out cards on
which are printed appealing bits OF
rhyme is known as throw out"
One who, sits cross legged on the walk
Is known as Hopper" One who
holds you UP on the sidewalk is known
a. strong arm" So 1t runs on, with
30 many expressions covering so many
figures OF speech that one not familiar
with their argot might listen to their
talk for hours without catching the
real meaning Of the conversation
Theodore Waters In Everybody's Mag
axine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
SHELVES IN A RECESS.

the fireplace with mantel does not ex-
list On the other hand, the opportuni-
ty is usually present for introducing
marks Alice NJ. Kellogg in making the
following suggestions in the Delinea-
tor
In the illustration variety of arti-
cles has been gathered in q row upon
plate shelf, some blue and white Chi
ma handed down from grandmothers
closet with some modern examples of
mineral painting and some odd bits
picked up in trips abroad. In arrang
ing any such collection both form and
color should be carefully studied to
make a pleasing result Pottery Of
the same color, but Of different shades,
should be separated by some harmonic
ing color, and pieces Of one height and
size should be varied by contrasting
shapes
A shelf for the dining room seems at
FIRST thought to be almost entirely utili-
tartan in purpose, while in reality 1t Is
distinctly ornamental. The china that
IL exposed to the dust and dirt is never
available for emergencies, and the va
cancies 1T leaves when taken away rob
the room Of its attractiveness.
"Plate" shelf Is the popular name for
a narrow shelf built against the war
Of dining room, but 1t may be used
for pieces Of pottery, copper or plaster.
In fact, the older fashion Of keeping
bric-a-brac on the mantel and tops of
tables has very much been given UP TO
the newer style Of having 1t appear On
the wall shelf. Cups and saucers can
be displayed by standing the latter en-
the shelf and hanging the former fren
q small hook that Is screwed to the VA-
der part Of the board. This plan is If
ten followed In corner cabinets W.T.
glass doors, where the china can te
examined from the outside.
The plate shelf becomes an apchitae
tural feature Of the room when It n T.
signed TO correspond with the linas e
the other woodwork. Although simp<e
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
CORPSE RINGS.
what They Are and why They Are
Worn by Sailors.

what They Are and why They Are
Worn by sailors.
Corpse rings, eh?" said the visitor
"It's curious, a grewsome, name
What are corpse rings?"
corpse rings" the collector an
swered, ARE rings found on the bodies
Of drowned Observation-Disclosures rings.
look at this thick gold one. Run
ming around 1t on the outside, you see,
there Is carved in big, plain letters
william Ratline, born In Camden,
Me-, 1895. Home. Malabar.' Ratline
was lost of the Needles In the big
storm Of 1897. Malabar was communi-
Gated with, but It appeared that he had
no relatives there.
"Nearly every sailor when the blues
overtake him imagines he will die of
drowning. he hates to think Of his
body washing up on strange shore,
Of his nameless grave and Of the anxi-
ety Of his friends when he doesa't re-
turn and no news comes of him. and
therefore he buys himself an dentifi-
cation or corpse ring.
"Some OF These rings are costly,
beautiful. strange. Here IL an antique
Egyptian one. a ring Of green bronze
from q rinsd tomb. Here 10 wooden
one. carved with little demons, for the
thumb. Il came, think, from sene-
gambia. This ring OF ivory 10 Jspa-
nese. II u Of beautiful workmanship.
The monkeys holding each others
tails, that go around It In circle, ara
quite perfect. Baltimore Herald.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
BAKED BEANS.
new they Are Cooked For the Tsx@-
beruen I'm Maine.

new They Arc Cooked For the Tuw-
bernsen I'm Maine.
Didst ever flear-oh, ye ,epicure-of
the Iumberman's baked beans, the deli
eatessen II thebackwoods, the twenty
one times a week. stick to the ribs
provender that floats In amber Juices
and that when mined In the morning
from the bean hole emit such delicious
odor as to make mouths water all
along the border? The cook and the
cookie Join drives In building up this
monument to high art in culinary. The
woods cook usually bakes tin wash
boiler nearly full OF beans, first par
boiling them before he gets them ready
for the pot. Then he peels an onion
and slices 1t into the bottom OF the pot
Then he pours In half the beans; then
slices over them another onion then
puts In the chunks of salt fat pork:
then douses in the rest of the beans.
Over all this he pours pint of mo
lasses and then more pork. Just
enough water is added to cover the
beans, and then a sheet OF birch bark
In placed over the top of the pot and
the cover pounded In tight. When the
water begins to steam the bark swells
and seals the pot, holding In all the
flavor. The cookee there's all the diff
ference in the world between the cook
and the cookee) builds the fire In the
bean hole. When the birch wood has
heated the stones that line the. hole
and has itself burned to redhot Goals
most OF the Goals are taken out and
the beans are put I'm. The beans are
placed In the hole in the afternoon.
They stay there all night. In the
Eaorning they are Dug out All other
baked beans are libels on the name, for
these have the sauce of the pine and
the spruce Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09

In construction, this shelf can be treat
Cd In a way to add to the dignity e
the room or to destroy its proportions.
Before adding a plate shelf the wan
spaces should be we'll looked over 10
see IL there Is any ono position that js
better than another. The height OF de
wall should be over eight feet, the
spaces not too long and the placing IN
proportion to all the dimensions.
II the shelf can be kept on a line
with the tops Of the mantel, door or
windows a better effect will be gained
than IL it forms q separate track Il D
own. 1t Is not necessary to carry tps
shelf entirely around the room. N
fact, 1t Ia often Of advantage to A<r3t
into certain angles or logs" IN f9e
room. The material Of which the q (if
b made should be the same - Tat
employed IN the doors. Window, ete..
and finished with the same taine or
stain. An inexpensive plate shsff can
b found at many Of the papeshsng9s
establishments made up IN 60. N
press. mahogany o. white enamsl. -
y sold By the foot.
The wall back q the plate shslfs -
m important ftsm- II Il - A1aisu 70
to have The pottery stand sRt 4 =
decoration the upper part u sAs 4 -
should Be az a plain color and lish2er
than the body Of the wah. A strfued
paper should not b. used in connection
with q plata shelf. but q closely Get
pattern below the shelf serves to Get
o6 plain paper that b used aboYe.
Two colors that are adopted in dfh-
ing room--green and oak. tor example
may be repeated on the walls very
satisfactorily making the larger space
green and the narrow upper portion Of
oak. The picture molding should not
b omitted when plate shelf u put
up. as 1t finishes the cornice and is Of
een Of use In hanging plate or tile
In the large Illustration an original
arrangement Of booksheIves makes a
pleasing setting for q favorite picture.
This idea could be carried out on a
larger scale and with numberiess va
r1ations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09
THE MODES OF 1905
A NEW ATMOSPHERE OF DRESS At
FORMAL SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.

The Chic skirt Of the Present In Am
ple, Soft, FUZZY and Scant of Trim
ming-The Dainty Little Lace or
Tulle Chemisette.
Gowns for evening functions and
those Of the demitoilet or dressy day
variety present an entirely novel effect
this season. Contrast the two new
gowns for dinner or theater wear. here
shown, with the models Of year or
two past.
Simplicity is certainly the present
keynote Of the chic woman'5 toilet.
Those who are foremost in the van
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-02-09

IL went out shopping the other after
noon" said well known pastor of
New York city, land, having In mind
the hymn Brighten Your Way With a
Smile l looked about to see II there
were any smiles on the faces in the big
department store.
I'm all that hurrying and pushing
and worrying real, genuine. hearty
smiles were not to be found. saw
enc smile, but It looked like plant
that had been w1ntered In cellar. 1t
was blsached and wan."-New York
Pres.