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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15

$SOO-Two 25-foot lots, Besse ave. and
 Tuxedo car line, and little house. $s0O-One nice lot, corner Alley r, between
 24th and 18th sts SOO-One beautiful lot, Ave. H and 24th st. $35O-Each, three nice lots at Rising sta
 tion South Ensley ear line. $S00-Each, two lots near Boulevard sta
 tion South Ensley car line $S00-Iot 29. block !, Birmingham- -Ensley. $5OO-Lot 9, block 1, Birmingham- Ensley Sl50O-One 5O-foot lot, Ave C, between 23rd
 and 24th sts., opposite Maxwell store $4O0-One lot on South Ensley car line
 and pike road, near Averitt $S5O-Niee lot, Ave. l and 24th st $SOO-For all lots 15 16 and IT, block ?, Bir-
 mingham Ensley.
 s5OO-Lots 20 and 2l. block 12 H.; a corner. $4O0-For four lots at Tuxedo park Qots 20 foot)
 s75O-one 5O-foot lot, Ave. c and 18th st. $O0-Lot 25, block 9 D. s1OO0-Six lots, near car line, Birmingham
 Ensley.
 S20O-uot 7 block r, Birmingham- Enslcy. $3O0-A beautiful corner lot on hill; chicken
 farm
 $42o-Lot l, block 10, Helena Heights easy
 terms.
 $42o-Each, lots 1 and ,, block 10, Hellena
 Heights; easy terms. $300-Eaeh, lots and D. block 3, Helena
 Heights; easy terms. Sl20O-Four lots, near Sherman's place;
 chicken farm $65O-One lot one block of car line, on hill,
 at Palmer terrace
 $4OO-For all lots at East Lake; Lake
 Highland
 sS50-Each, two lots on hill at Hill Top;
 these lots are fine. $40O-Half block in block g, Birmingham
 Ensley; good chance to get rich this
 is the best proposition on the market;
 twelve lots; see them. $S50-Two 50-foot lots on the car line; Pal
 mer station.
 sS5O-Lot ', block 1, Helena Heights; near car line.
 $S5O-Each, three lots, near Fairview. $4O0-Each, two lots at East Thomas; (this is your chance) $i00-Ope lot at South Park station, Bes- semer car line.
 $9O0-One beautiful lot Ave. H. between 23rd and 24th st. $200-Each, four lots on hill at Oseola
 station. $S00-A beautiful corner lot, one block of car line, at Oseola station; this lot is worth $500; there is a house on all other lots in this block $250-Eaeh, lots in block %, Birmingham Ensley.
 $14O0-Lots il and f2, block 27 F; cash; nice and higher and corner. $S00-One lot Ave. G and 25th st. $l000-Two beautiful lots on the pike and Fairview, next to MT. Hofers property. $600-One lot, c between 26th and 27th sts.; alley corner. You can get good terms on most any of this list.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
RICH MEMS INSURANCE.
Million Dollar Policies and People Who Have Them.

Men with large insurance formerly scattered it among many companies says Worlds Work. Mr John Wanamaker' for example, has s1,5OO.OOO insurance in eighty-fve policies. For long time ne carried the largest insurance in the Onls ted States. During the past ten years however very rich men have taken out large single policies.
 The first $1 100000 policy ever issued was taken out in 1897 by MT. George W. Van derblt at the age of thirty-fve, in the Mutual It is a 20-payment life. 2O-year distribution policy; that is, he Is to pay a yearly premium of $35,OO0 for twenty years. At the end of this time he will receive a paid-up policy of ,O0O and q cash dividend. If the policy had been taken out twenty years ago, at the sane age, he would have paid by this time the sum of $700000 in premiums, which at per cent compound interest would amount to nearly $1,0s5,0O0.
 The most heavily insured man in the world, however. is probably MT. l.. Rod man Wanamal<er of Philadelphia. who carries s2, 0O0 in the Mutual, in addition to insurance in other companies. MT. Wanamaker first took out his insurance in the Mutual, amounting to $20O00O, at
 
 two additional policies of $lO0,000 and $500, coo. Five years later al fl, he took two additional policies, one of $l,OOOOoO and the other of s2O000O. This makes his total insurance in the company $2.00O0OO, on which he pays yearly premium of $6S, ,226.
 The Wanamaker family in Philadelphia carries a total of $S,S55,OO0 in life insur- ance, probably more than any other in the world
 The large policies, of course, cost no more proportionately than smaller ones. Straight life insurance of $1000 at the age of 30 costs $2O year. For the same man. a s5OO,OOO policy of the same kind would cost just five hundred times as much, or $15,O00.
 The largest single premium ever paid was $663023.2S by a man in Los Angeles. It was for an income policy or annuity in the Mutual. It provided life income for himself and at his death life incomes for his children and his six grand chill .dren.
 But all rich men do not carry life in- surance. Mir. Andrew Carnegie. for exam- pie, does net believe in it, and does not carry a single policy. The same is true of Mir John D. Rockefeller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
NEW CURE FOR ucLlNEss.
Make Faces at Yourself, by Yourself,
 For Yourself.
From the Newl York sun

From the New York Sun.
 i.'Make faces if you want to improve your face!"
 This piece of advice is seriously pre- sented to all those ambitious persons who want to improve on natures idea Of what they should look like.a It is the conclusion of Prof. Anthony Barker, who can and does make faces to beat the band.
 II admit" he says that it sounds both simple and silly to tell anybody that in order 10 become handsome he should make faces which are undeniably ugly, Nut Is neither simple nor silly If you make the right kind of faces and do it regularly for ten Or fifteen minutes, either in the morning or at night, you will lind that 1t will work wonders in your appear ance.''
 The sceptic didn't doubt this When he looked at the professor making faces he was bound to admit that they worked wonders, all right enough, but he didn't feel himself stirred to emulation.
 The face maker went ont to explain, though, that he'd look better after while; better even than before he began pushing his face to such eXtremities.
 'sWhoever makes these faces" said he, twill be blessed with features which are full of vitality. He or she will have that constant power of attraction which is possessed by any one who is the picture of health.
 You can't learn to make these faces properly without practice. You mustn't think that any old face will do. No, not any more than saurmng and wriggling the body any which way will take the place of scientific physical exercises.
 You practice for while, and you will find that you are bringing into play facial muscles that haven't been doing q days work for years. These muscles will thus be filled with a bountiful supply of fresh blood, making the skin clear and rosy, the flesh firm and rounded"
 The professor has devised five faces, varying from Gorgon-lilSe. staring ap- partition of frozen horror to a twister the mere beholding of which gives the fas- cinated spectator cramp in his own face.
 Here is a sample of the directions for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
BUSINESS PROPERTY.

$l600-One large storehouse and nice 5- room house in good stand; you can buy the stock of groceries; if you want to go in business see this. $50O-One vacant store in a good stand; 50-foot lot.
 $4OOO-Two-sory brick on 17th st. $25O0-One business lot on 17th st. $2000-One business lot Ave. G and 18th st. s1500-One business lot, 17th st., between c and D.
 s21OO-one business lot Ave. E, ,iopposite city hall
 $45O0-One large store and Groom house; lot 100x140; 11th st. and Ave. c. $S500-One broom house and two 25-foot lots, E between 2lst and 22nd sts $1350--One 50-foot lot, 18th st., between H and l.; alley corner; get this quick $500-One new store house; lot 100x140; near two coal mines; in Wylam $16O0-One 50-foot lot on Ave. c, between 2lst and 22nd st. this is a bargain. $35O-Lots ' and s, block z. Birmingham-
 Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
$1O.OOO Kew a r d

For to to Ensey and invest their money The best evidence in the world of cys prosperity to every house fu of them with two families and people begging for houses to live in and unable to find vacant house in the city They do ask how much the rent is they ask if you vacant house and pay the price.
 Now don't take word for this but come to Ensley and for yourself If you do not see anything in this list that you, oce you will find here We will guarantee to find tenants for Five Hum dred houses fast they be built Vacant lots are cheaper now than they will ever be again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
East Thomas Improvements.

There is considerable activity in build ing and real estate at East Thomas aud the prospects are that this will be one of the most active centers in the district in the near future.
 The Pratt Land and Improvement com pany is opening some residence and busi- ness property at this place, and will erect several new houses of every description
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15

Beautiful lot, 68x2OO on s. Highlands, $5O.OO per foot.
 JNO. l.. EVANS.
 Room 2, Potter Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
Familiar.

From Harper's Monthly.
 q think Ethel is old enough to go to Sunday school" said the proud little wife of the newly fedged vestryman, somewhere in very suburban New Jer- sey.
 So Ethel had front seat in the infant class the same Sunday upon which her father first passed the alms-basin in church.
 The rector told the children, in his most effective style, the dramatic story of the infant Moses
 He was just under good headway, when Ethel's birdike treble piped up: ''Iss zat my farvver's Holy Moses ?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
Evidently.
.,aan n,aia non1o..

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 "Too bad about young Toozler. He is the fellow who wrote the sensational magazine story, you remember. It was the only story he ever published.'
 What about him?''
 He was arrested last night for climbing on a porch and entering a house."
 doesn't 1t ?n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
The Prize Sucker.

Marion, O.-At Martel, Dominick Angelo sucked four dozen eggs and drank a glass of vinegar. He said the trick made him little sick at de stum." Later, after eating half dozen bananas, Angelo offered to bet $500 that he could at one sitting suck five dozen eggs and drink half pint of whisky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15

I in the near future. Work VIII peglh on two business houses al once.
 East Thomas has many advantages as a residence and business section on account of it's advantageous location. In view or the extensions that are almost certain to be made at Thomas by the Republic com pany. East Thomas is almost certain to become very attractive as residence section.
 Business Growing.
 The growth of the business of the Ems lev Real Estate and Investment company since opening offices In this city about SIX months ago has been remarkable. They have recently opened a new department in an adjoining office on Avenue D, which is devoted to fire and life insurance
 This company has recognized the great value of real estate in the Ensley dlstrlcl and with commendable enterprise has pro jected many enterprises of great value to the district. The company IS progfesslVe and is working with energy for the pest interests of this city.
 Among the deals they have closed thls week are the fopowing
 Sold for J. E. Alley, three lots in Chicken Farm for s675; sold to T. M Hill, one four-room house in Chicken Farm for J. H. Wllison for s9o0; sold to Walter flames, a four-room house at avenue l anu lW9tit9 'NAN~N $500; sold to c. N. Thomas one lot at Avenue D and Thirtieth street for A J. Odom for $500.
 Notes and Personals.
 Miss Annie McCown and Miss Jessie Gllam of Huntsville are the guests or Mrs. D. r. Faircloth in this city.
 John Peterson, white man, was fined s35 by Mayor Scott, in police court this morning, on a charge of stealing wire at the steel plant in this city.
 Prof. D. A. McNell. president of Line vile college, Lineville. Ala, was in the city for few hours yesterday, the guest of his brother, Walter MeNeill.
 Miss Eunice Matson of Talladega is the guest of her brother, Sam N. Watson, at Hilltop. i fN
 A number of Ensley people attended an entertainment at St. Paul Methodist church at West Highlands, Birmingham last night.
 The Ensley Real Estate and Investment company has arranged to display the baseball returns every afternoon at their office on Avenue E in this city.
 The Rev. l.. B. Haines of St. Louls' travelling evangelist in prison work, IS in the city for a few days, and is conducting a series of meetings at the state prison at Pratt City. He will be with the prisoners at Pratt all day tomorrow. The Rev. MT Haines Is accompanied by his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
ACREAGE PROPERTY.

S65O-One acre of land and broom house in the city limits of Wylam. $1250-Two acres of land; all level; on the big road about mile of Ensey, with a nice 4-room house. this land is very rich and is worth 5000 now, and 1t must be sold next week; don't miss this chance.
 We have hundreds of acres of land in different parts Of the state, both in mineral and farm land; write to us and we will send you a list. We write all kinds of insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-15
NOTICE.

If you want to sell your property list it with us; no matter where it is located. give us the exclusive right to sell it and we will advertise and sell 1t if it can be sold: butswe do not care to advertise prop
 erty that is listed with every real estate office in the city or county: give us one trial for thirty days and if we do not sell we will have shown you that we have done our best: we keep at them all the time; our advertisement bring letters from all over the country asking about prop erty and we keep in touch with prospec- tive buyers; we keep a man that does nothing else but look after the collecting. and tenants must pay the rents that live in houses in our charge.
 If you have houses to rent in Ensley or near Ensley let us collect the rents for YOU.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
THE OUTSIDE MARKET.

'kx dividend.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
II BOSTON MARKET.

BOSTON. May THE market here to-
day acted In full sympathy with New York.
Amalgamated Copper being the weakest
feature and the most active, All active issues
show reoesslons for the day, but in the In
active group the losses were not 30 notice :
able, North Butte. however, showed a good
deal OF resistance TO the decline and was well
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02
CHICAGO CLOSING QUOTATIONS.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS
GU lot m Frmer-Metals Dull n
DIVISIONS Steady.

Coffee was quiet and rather featureless.
though some slight Improvement In prices
took place early In the day. This was due
merely, however. to covering by local shorts
and an absence OF selling pressure. The attl-
tuds OF the average member OF the trade 10
still a waiting one. While many profess to
feel confident that q materially higher plane
OF values will be established. based on the
question OF supply and demand. there Is.
nevertheless, q general dlsinclinatlon 10 buy
at all freely until more light can be had on
the prospects for the next crop.
liberal scale. the spot trade Is slugglsh and
on the other, hand supplies In the world con;
ifthere lie no particular pressure to buy neither
is there any TO sell.
Coffee on the spot was dull at s@s Lie
Havre advanced. X. Hambprg, was un:
changed to \ pig. lower, Rio. declined %
TsSSlp ss'h is,SSs. bSss;, r 'Ssfr a e. T. l saate:
sol 900. Prices here az follows:
Highest. Lowest, Closing. Ciose.
~ s:ss;;Sss;t "a $$$ i $s::sS$ii$s ss :s:I;s
generally steady In london tin was steady
at GisS Sc. for spot and El77 los. for futures.
Copper there declined q. cd: for spo, and i2s.
Cd. for futures, closing at est iSs' and Es2 iSs'.
Prices here as follows, Lake, is,So@ls. $50. 4:
clectrolytic, 10. 256ls.b0c,; castings, is0
1920. lead, 5.eodpS,7 Too; spelter. e,0b@e. &c.
The market for. pig iron certificates wss
dull and steady. Prices for regular as fol-
lows: May, tl6,eodsle,oO June. Ne,e0asie. 90;
OCTOBER. Sis, So@tie.o0,
PROVISIONS. Lard was quiet: prime West
ern. 50: refined Continent. Oh, 10; South Amsri-
can, $40, Pork was outlet and steady; mess.
~ Soasi7'1S. Tsllow sha6As, Butser;--
IKE. Chicago, May L., There was very little
change in prices, Deliveries were about as
are generally OF a builish character, May
deliveries wers reported AZ 5000 bhls. OF
pork, 3, $50 ~ti.rces Of lard and 1 soc, 900 lbs.
OF ribs, Prices aH follows.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02

SUGAR, Raw was firm at =, CSC. I " CeI / r.
ugal % test and 30. for musoovadoS No ,ssl.
Refined was firm and unchanged; graduated
<,4hGdt 500.
NAVAL STORES - Spirits OF turpentine. az &C.
Common 10 good strained rosin. Nm,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-02

Prices In the outside market, after Q fairly
firm opening. gave way all round. Some OF
the most active issues suffered ne verely. The
activity was greatest In the mining group
and here. too. receseions were relatively large.
United was the heaviest sufferer. With q loss
OF about 3 pointa on active. trading. Greene,
Boston, Nevada and the other active copper
showed oonsid erabie losses. Tennessee, AFTER
an early ad vance. broke sharply. The Mackay
general slump. Chicago subway. on q good
sized volume OF business, lost moro than 2
points. Manhattan Transit was strong, re-
sistin the general tend Standard Oil
lost 10 points, The close was weak.
Opsn- Hieh. Lop. Clos
Sales. Ing, fH. en-. inc,
100 American CAM. a. 3 u, ~
500 American Can pf.", e04 W,I
IOs Amer Light d T pr, ioo im 100 100
p 40 Amer WHIT Paper pf, sS4 ssA Is IS
COS American NieEel,". n ID " u
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-21
BENNETT WINDOW DISPLAY
Spirit of Christmas Seen In Novel
and Beautiful DecOra-
alnmn

Persons who are afiicted with the
tnouble SO prevalent during the Yuletido,
absolute paucity Of ideas as to the selec
ton Of gifts, can heave a deep sigh of ro-
lief and feel that their troubles are DER
by casual inspection of the show win
dows Of the Bennett company, Sixteenth
and Harvey streets. who, with its accus-
toned forethought for the needs Of IFS
many customers, has provided a variety OF
articles for exhibition at prices which will
At any purse. large or small
The fact that the spirit Of Christmas Is
in the air is forcibly brought to ones at
tention by the huge wreath OF holly sus-
pended over the eaet entrance to the store,
which is surmounted by a large red paper
bell so popular as a decoration in many
homes Everywhere the Christmas idea is
rampant and each window is profusely
decorated with holly.
novel feature never before displayed
in Omaha is that In the south window on
the Sixteenth street side Of the building
The attention OF the passerby is first at
tracted by the sight of beautifully
gowned lay figure stopping in what ap-
pears to be the vestibule of a palatiai ca
thedral to hand 81 bill to a poor raga-
muffin with several copies of The bee
under his arm for sale The attitude Of
the lay figures are most realistic, the boys
denoting that he is almost frozen from
cold, while charity and the Christmas
spirit of giving seem to beam from the
wax countenance of the woman,
Handerkerchiefs are the constituent ele-
ments of the church structure, the walls
and vestibule of the entrance being COM
posed entirely OF hRndkerchiefs of the
finest texture carefully arranged to give
the effect of the stone walls of a church.
The windows are of tapestry and when
augmented by the subdued glow of electric
lamps the whole presents a most realistic
and fairy-like picture which daily and
nightly attracts the attention Of thousands
of Christmas shoppers.
Pictures of pleasing variety and of more
than usual merit occupy the entire window
next to the church scene and the display
of furs and velvet gowns in tho next win
dow is a constant delight to the eternal
feminine. An ever growing crowd of
wide-eyed, and even wide-mouthed chill
dren gather at the corner window where
Santa Claus reigns supreme for the benefit
of the young persons for whom Christmas
was really invented. Toys of a thousand
varieties are scattered in the window with
heart-breaking prodigality to many of the
penniless waits who feast their eyes on
the things which they know can never be
theirs. The miniature automobile is a
feature of the toys of the Christmas of
1906 and several which look as If they
would really run are tastefully displayed
The china department of the store has
fine display of hand-painted china, as
well as the more staple grades, such as
| Haviland, Sevres, etc, and amid the
shower of colors of the decorated china
can be seen the scintillations of heavy
pieces of cut glass.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-21
CAMPAIGN OF MUD SINGING
New York Life Man Thus Desig-
mates Fight for Con-
troll.

Word has Just been received at the local
agency of the New York Life Insurance
company from Thomas A. Buckner, vice
president, confirming the Associated Press
dispatch regarding the election Tuesday and
in which he says: Administration ticket
overwhelmingly successful. Majority will
probably exceed 10000" In speaking of the
campaign which has just closed Frank l..
Campbell of the local office has this to say:
II am not a politician and have no aspir-
atoms to NEEDLE in politics, but IL had
ever entertained such idea Is certainly
would have been knocked out Of me after
going through what we have have gone
through the past few months. 1 have seen
a number Of political fights in the twenty
odd years have lived in Nebraska and we
all know there have been some pretty hot
ones, but never have / seen anything any
where that would compare with what we
have gone through in the past two~years.
Men Of the highest type of American citi
zenship have had their character and honor
assailed by a band of Wall street pirates
and their paid attorneys Nothing has been
too terrible for them to charge our officers
with, no deed too cruel for them to commit,
but we have been indicated and vindi-
Gated not only by an overwhelming vote of
confidence but these votes were cast by the
best people, by men of affairs all over this
and foreign lands.
'"The men who are most prominent in
business and professionally are the ones
who have endorsed the administration in
the strongest terms. For instance, If you
will permit me, I wish to say that as a
campaign document solicited the endorse
ment to a letter from a few Of our most
prominent and influential business and pro
| fessional men In this city, bankers, lawyers,
newspapermen, railroad ofhcials, whole
salers, etc, and secure the signature OF
every man whom saw. And to this fact
not only here but being carried out all over
the country, do 1 attribute the success of
the campaign.
"Of course the agents had something TO
do toward accomplishing these results The
agent should be and 1 have no doubt is
better posted on the past investigation
than almost any one else He has studied
every word of evidence produced in the
Armstrong inqusition, as he was more
vitality interested than any one else and in
this connection It might be well to state
that the agents of the New York Life stood
shoulder to shoulder and fought as a man,
not only giving their time, but money as
we'll A great majority Of the policyhold-
ers, as has been demonstrated, believe the
New York Life Is honestly and efficiently
managed"