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and strive to retain the position from
year to year.
Each large city. whore there Is a con
siderable settlement Of Chinese, has one
Of these dragons They resemble huge
caterpillar when In motion and are said
10 be worth about S25OOO each. as they
are made of expensive silks, aud are
heavily trimmed with gold and hne
jewels. When times are hard the dragon
is brought out to appease the evil spirits.
aud u has a prominent place IN each Chi
nese New Years Day procession. When
Il appears It always creates q sensation.
In old New York.
And now back to New York. There Is.
perhaps. no city IN sthe country that has
so many aud varied occupations as the
dear old metropolis. In the strenuous
scramble for wealth and q living the peo-
pie Of the great centers n-e driven TO odd
occupations for a livelihood. There is, for
instance. ln New York a man who ~ets
good wages Just looking after dogs and
cats while their owners are out of town.
while another enterprislng feiiow-a good
looking chap, by the way hires out as
escort 10 maiden ladies regularly. a
Young woman without q beau, we will
say. has a friend visit her. She has more
money than male acQuaintances but de-
cides 10 make good impression. She
hires the professional escort For really
reasonable sum be will make a social call
OF an evening, win take the two young
ladies 20 some restaurant they designate,
will take them to the thcatcr etc. His
employer OF course. fooring the bills. He
says that II he couil pick his employers
he would ready have a very pleasant job.
when the temperament Of some of his
''hosscs" Is considered, however, Il is
quite plain that he earns bis money sew
eral times over in SOME instorccs
Another main gets S25 week for break
ing eggs lie works Ia a big pie-bakug
plant IN the metropolis and breaks 25D
dozen eggs u day He separates the yolks
from the whites and beats up some of
them The pay seems rather high for the
nature Of tine work, nut it is said that the
mnn iu question more than makes up for
the high wages paid him by the econ
onlical way ia which he handles the eggs.
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IN THE BIRMINGHAM
REAL ESTATE MARKET


The past week in tho Birmingham real
estate market has been a favorable one
although not especially active. local
realty Is on a firm basis and prices are
steadily increasing. There were no very
large deals reported during the week, but
there were several in which amounts of
$4,000 and over were involved Trading
is generally confined to the residence por-
ton of Birmingham and the market Is
very active in most Of the suburbs. There
were no deals of special Importance re-
ported yesterday, but the market was
active in small deals in dirt.
Papers were filed in the probate clerk $
office yesterday for only three transact
tlons In which amounts of $1,000 or more
were involved These three deals in
volved aggregately s14,75O. an average of
s4017. They were as follows:
Mrs NJ. c. sweatman to james Trotter,
lot on Nineteenth street, the consideration
being 1880
John 7. Rowan to Charles Sumner, lot
In block 11p, Eiyton Land company's
map of Birmingham the consideration
being s770O.
Peyton Rowan to John T. Rowan, same
property as mentioned In last paragraph,
the consideration In this deal being $500
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FOR RENT.
1917 n. 18th street, rooms.
11S0 N. 18th street rooms.
1909 Avenue II, rooms
1926 18th avenue s., I rooms.
OIL S. 18th street. 8 rooms.
1211 s. 18th street, 12 rooms.
1926 S. 18th avenue, 6 rooms.
We have a great many calls for and
6 room houses; would be glad to have
you list yours with us
We write alls kinds of insurance, make
bonds, sales, negotiate loans, etc
UNDERWATER REAL ESTATE
AND RENTAL CO.
a. y. SMITH, President.
Both phones 6l3 40 N 21st street.
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FOR SALE.


n6oo-5ox1eo; broom cottage; near academy
West End; $500 cash, balance $40 per
month. Your chane to buy good home
on easy terms
s1soo-Two lovely lots one block north of
Princeton Station one-third cash, bal
ance easy.
s250O-lO0x200; corner IN splendid neighbor-
hood on South Highlands; will front
new car line: will double in value in less
than a year
s2ooo-75x2O0; new 5-room cottage, fronting
south on car line in one of the best
parts of West End. Terms reasonable.
s25O0-61x165; that splendid Groom cottage
near 59th street station opposite the
Episcopal church: newly papered; $500
cash. balance 1. q and years
s25Oo-Large corner. near Hawkins street
station, West End; 2-story, 7-room dwell
ing, practically new; servants house.
One-half cash, balance easy.
s27OO-90x150; elegant storm sheathed,
double f1oored. Groom cottage, near
Hawkins street station. West End. Ce-
ment walks gas. electric lights gem
of a home. Terms, one-half cash, bal
ance easy. Splendid neighborhood
s350O-5Ox196: modern Groom cottage; prac-
tically new; hot and cold water; gas,
electric lights, cement walks, sanitary.
curbing, macadamized streets all in and
paid for: half block of car line; Foun-
tain Heights Terms reasonable.
s2500-55x165; Groom cottage, newly paper
ed No. 5712 Second ave-, South Wood
lawn; half block west of Burris sore;
cabinet mantels, cement walks and curb
ing
give especial attention to collecting rem
tails. Are you dissatisfied with your re-
turns ON your property? Place it in my
hands 1t will pay you.
JOHN 3. BETHEA,
Bell Phone 1858. Room 461 Hood Bldg.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

The undersigned beg to announce hav-
Ing formed a co-partnershp under the
firm name Of Gilbert & Gasouet for the
transactlon Of any business pertaining
to the following, viz: Locomotives. rail-
way and contractors equipment. new and
rolaying rails, iron and steel scrap ma
teriais, pig iron. steel, coal and coke.
car wheels and logging cars. Office 42e-7-9
woodward building. Phone 367
HARRY T. GILBERT,
F. VAUGHAN GASQUET.
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Manufacturing Sites
% acres. fronts 3 railroads. at Ensley
City, near steel mill.
B. F. EBORN
FOR SALE.

$50 foot-south Highlands. east of 10Th
street. two lots.
$40 a foot-Lot on Elm street. South High
lands.
$500 Exceptionally large; fine house.
SOUTH Highlands very fine elevation; 100
foot lot; east of Goth street; very cheap
at the price, furnace; servant room, etc.
There is strong demand for lots on South
Highlands. and we have for sale beauti-
full lots there, from s25 to s125 a foot.
Among them we mention the following
$1,000 fine lot on street just off Highland
ave-. faces east and frontage enough for
two lots; build on one, then sell the
other at an advance
$500 Corner lot facing east; all improve
ments; 20 feet front; 300 deep overlooks
city.
S2160-Lot at head of street near Highland
ave. fine view down avenue and over
city
SIC. Splendid residence near Five
Points.
Parties desiring to locate on South High
lands would do we'll to consult us be-
fore buying, as we make a speciality of
property in that beautiful section and
are thoroughly familiar with the situa-
ton. We take pleasure in showing in
tending purchasers anything we have
for sale.
TURNER r. WEAKLEY G. CO.,
Phone 1926. 2113 First Ave.
FOR SALE. wooDLAWN.
S2400-$40O cash $50 per mo- new. never
been occupied, 6-room cottage bath and
2 porches, city water; all improvements;
large lot nothing better or cheaper on
the markets
CHAC SUMMED
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FOR SALE
$7500-25xl4O I'd ave, 18th and 18th SITS
so, 5OO-5oxl0O, well located, I'd ave. cor.
'$S0,00O-Choce central bus. property.
$75,0Vv-N. goth st. business block.
$12, 500-S. 2Oth St, 2-story brick pays $500
$0,000-4 2-story brick stores.
sS500-50x14O 4th ave- 10th st, cor. impvd
$70OO-100x140 cor 18th st, 4th ave.
$50 pr. ft.-Aye. K, 18th and 18th SITS.
S55 pr ft,-Lovely Waucoma St lots
s55O0-Large nice S. Higld. home.
$9000-S. eeth st, Five Points res.
$2750-Large lot " blk. s. 10Th st.
$3150-Neat cottage 18th St, II and l.
$2500-Norwood cor. 60x19O
S1o,000-Yery large frontage on r. Rs
Fine mfg site; rents 1864.
MCCONNELL g. ANGLIN,
Phones 1923. 201s Third Ave.
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CHAS. SUMNER,
FOR SALE.


New 5-room house, hall and bath; lot
50x150 in West End; S1400.
7-story 7-room house. 9 halls; lot 50x165,
fronting car line; $500.
4 Groom houses, lot 106x145; good wells,
Avenue c and 5th street; $500.
4-room and Groom houses on lot 39x125,
corner 9th alley and Both street; $1400.
Broom house and hall, lots, l block OF
car, Fairview; Sl700
4 rooms hall and pantry; lot J7x1IO, cor.
on car line, Fa!rview; $500.
5 rooms, hall and pantry: lot 50xl5o, l
on car line. Fairview; $3.50.
No. 1888 East Lake. rooms and Groom
servant; lot 50x165 barn and feed house;
5000.
broom house; lot 100x165 at East Lake:
$500.
No s515 Ave II. rooms and hall; lot
50x13O; $1,000
Nice corner on oath street. II rooms and
servant house; lot 95x100; $3.50.
rooms and hall: lot 50xis2. one block
car line, Woodlawn; $500.
rooms and hall; lot 126x126, corner 61st
street Woodlawn; $500.
nice lots on North Highlands for $500.
Broom house and 3-room house on lot
S0x115. Rush ave. north: $500.
~ acres on top of Shades mountain, a
miles from town: price low.
~ acres miles from Irondale; IL acres
in cultivation; 300 fruit trees. and 'front.'
ing on public road; $4,000.
$50 acres with 100 acres In the valley
well improved miles from Leeds and
miles from Brompton; 1000 fruit trees;
12-room and 4-room house; $3.50.
$50 acres, with 100 acres in cultivation;
miles of Columbiana; S350000
100 acres near Boyles. with some inn
provements; well watered, for $500. o.
4-room house and servant house: good
barn; lot 100x165. at East Lake, for
$4,000.
160 acres of land with or good springs
on it; Shades mountain near Oxmoor
for $50 per acre.
For terms call at office or call Peoples
phone 1854.
M. r. WEBB REAL ESTATE CO.,
Room No. 2O3 Jefferson County Bank Bldg.
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RimIess TOric Eye Glasses

are up-to-date, look better. fit the face
better, At the eyes better, and feel more
comfortable than any eye glasses made
The Kryptok invisible bi-focal lenses are
the finest the optical world has ever pro-
duoed. with my system of testing, fitting
and specially ground lenses, I overcome
all retroactive errors.
They feel cool and pleasant to the eyes
I do high class OF work at reasonable
prices. The only exclusive optical parlors
In the city Room 20s Hood building. over
Patton & Pope's Pharmacy, corner Of
2oth street and srd avenue
L. j. ROBBINS. Ref. D.
(Take elevator goth st., entrance)
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For Sale
$3.50

$3.50
Five lots. 50x200 each With nice SIX
room eottagei good well, 50 fruit trees;
property all fenced IN and In the best
section Of East Lake, This is par
gain and must be sold at once
$500
Nice lots. located well at Fountain
Heights.
$4,000
Nice slx-room modern cottage, hard
wood foorsi lot SOx14O' on st. Charles
street
$3.50
Four lots on Avondale car line; 94th
street, lays we'll. Cash.
$4,000
Nice six-room house on large lot, oox
1876. Jonesyllie, A bargain,
$500
seven-room modern house on Avenue
e near 2toh street,
$4,000
seven-room modern house on 24th street
near 18th avenue.
$4OO
Two lots 60x140 each, near Risns6tation,
South Ensiey oar line.
$4,000
Nice residences s-roomsi aoth street and
Avenue q, A bargain,
$500
Ten-rooms, modern, gath street, near
High school,
S476O
seven-room house on 18th avenue, south.
$500
Ten-room modern house, lot eox24o Barn
and servants house Eleventh avenue,
south.
we write all kinds of insurance, handle
rentals and negotiate loans,
Hiden- Jackson Real
Estate & Insurance Go.
2113 First Avenue, Both phones 14s5
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WE SLEEP ONCE A WEEK

From Friday sunset to Saturday sunset.
Battle Creek Turkish bath and treatment
institute. Chiropodist. now located at 1910
Fifth ave. with all kinds OF baths. cleo
trio, Turkish. vapor, Betz, hot air, bakes
and many others. Bell phone 1888. Mas
sage treatment a speciality. Jim Pearsons
Place. Open Day and Night
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The Answer.

A man desperately in love once
sought 4 philosopher for cure. II
have had" said the man, "about all
can stand Of this sort Of living. Be-
tween terrific Quarrels and midnight
mal;eups I'm about dead 1 want to
withdraw with honor and whole
skin"
Your case Is Il pathetic one" said
the philosopher. MY advice to you Is
to study the workings Of your own
mind. You will find then what you
deem real is only, after all, the phe-
nomena Of being. This creature that
you love is in reality only an illusion,
q subjective projection, and exists only
in terms Of empirical consciousness
After awhile. Ivy reflections of this
sort, you will rise above such folly"
so the man went away and began to
reflect upon the transcendental aesthet-
ic and the properties of space and time,
but he found the relief was only tenn
porary, for when the girl came and put
her arms around his neck he was as
badly off as ever, so in despair he went
to q wise man.
I'm i'll love-" he said, land don't like
it. l want to be calmer and do things
worth while"
Study astronomy" said the wise
man. After you have been at it for
awhile your own insignificance will ap-
pail you. You and your girl will fade
away. Then when you come back to
earth take care to bring only yourself"
50 the man looked at the stars.
But there was the girl behind him,
with her soft hands in his hair, and Mt
last he gave it up. What are few
picayune planets" he cried. COMPARED
with Ter carosscs:'
And then he was obliged to acknowl-
edge that still he was not his own mas
ter
And after the next quarrel he went to
an a!chemist.
Mix ME drug" he said, that will
cure me OF love-
The alchcmiSt smiled.
MY friend" he replied, ito be candid
with you, great many fine stories
have been floating around about sun
dry old potions for this purpose. but
they are Quack remedies. The only
cure l know Of is prussic acid"
The man smiled grimly Il don't
want TO die quite yet" he said. 81
want to get rid Of this love feeling.
Its the worst agony ever experienced.
1t blows hot and it blows cold"
We'll" said the alchemist, go and
ask that clown over yonder. Maybe
he'll tell you
So the man went TO the clown and
told his story
Want to know the answer?" the
| clown grinned.
Yes, yes" said the man impatiently,
Marry the girl" said the clown.
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actions in fitting language is extreme
Iy humiliating.
Wall street is made up, first, Of op-
orators. An operator is man whose
business 1t is to make money out Of
other people or to lose money that 9TH
er people make. When you begin to
speculate you Immediately become an
operator.
Operators are divided into two
classes-bulls and bears. When you
go into the street you are bull. After
you have been there a little while you
are bear Then you become locker
on. A locker ON is any one who has
seen better days.
A margin is the money you put up
when you first 60 into the street. In
creasing your margin is what you do
after you have bought any stock.
Going short" is selling out some
thing you haven't got with the idea
that if you should ever have to get it
you will lose what you have got.
A blind pool" is an organized band
Of robbers, who usually get together
on Sunday, having found out that
you have been buying certain stock,
and agree to keep on selling it until
you haven't cent left in the world.
When you are one of blind pool, how
ever, it is then a solid array of the
ablest financiers in the country.
''Riggins' a stock up is what hap
pens 10 it Immediately after you have
sold it Out at Il loss.
\ 't;;' is something given you by
an ins.der as Il guide. 1t is the evil
dcncI OF thing; unseen, the substance
OF things hoped for. and it always
turns est The opposite from what you
expected. IN ins.der is any one who
h&s required a certain amount Of igno-
r,,:.ge :,bo1t y particular stock.
: "~.,t c;,e~"l' security is anything
v':',,,. =" t. hrr f; low hiss more than
lie r-=,i,} of and w;-!i";5 to sell to you.
TIc"e are 4 great many more terms
uSe;i il Wall street. but these are all
learned. At this point my collateral
gcv" OFT "Co,l2tcral," by the way, is
WIZ an leave behind when you leave
the street
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NAPOLEON, A. Seen
by His Associates
MARRIAGE, QUARRELS AND DIVORCE
copyright. 1904, by G. L. Kilmer.l

never afferward mentioned her con-
duct in Italy or at Malmaison.
Ten years after this rupture the di-
vorce took place. Meanwhile the union
had proved childless, Napoleon was
made hereditary emperor. and Joseph
inc was crowned empress. Napoleon's
minister Of police, Foucbe, claims to
have broacl.cd the subject Of divorce
TO Josephine II the interest of Napo-
leon on the plea that France desired an
heir born to the throne. Napoleon re-
pudiated Pouches action. About this
time $500 Napoleon had prepared for
him Il list of rriageable princesses
in Europe, beginning with Maria
Louisa Of Austria. The list includes
sister Of Alexander Of Russia, and
princcsses Of Denmark, SaX6ny, Ba-
varia. Spain, HcSSe CasSel and Portu
gal. The agitation for hereditary
crown and an heir was a ghost at Jo-
sephines banquet from the time of
the coronation in 1904 until the crisis
in 1909
''He will divorce me in order to have
children" she said in 1901.
'NO, it is beyond me- said Napoleon.
Il have The heart Of a man.
The first signs of the impending d.
vorce which alarmed Josephine ap-
peared in 1869, after the Austrian cam
paign. An unaccustomed coldness,"
says Meneyal, the secretary. the clos
ing Of the doors between their apart
ments, the shortness of the rare mo-
ments the emperor devoted to his wife,
certain passing out5ursts provoked by
the most tri1ing causes. the arrival in
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LcIIin. DC NcXy Nenr In.

The ru<tc:A OF letting the new year
In II a,h3use i still prevalent in the
northern coru,lc; OF England. 4 cere-
mony which J. ,ulj be performed. says
popular superstition OF the district. by
n dark man il the household wish to
enjoy good luck during the year to
come In the writer's Lancashire home
the practice i still observed Before
the now wear is ten minutes old
trqdeSman. raven black of hair and
beard and engaged for the purpose.
pulls the front door bell, declares his
identity and steps into the hall with
the greeting, Il wish everybody In this
house Il happy New Year" The super
stition further demands that he should
walk through the house, e. leave by
the back d0or-and give and receive a
present. generally packet of sweets
on the one side and something rather
more satisfactory and acceptable on
the other
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Well. was Just wondering. l came
past your house today and noticed q
magnificent kn0cker on the door"
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Darture to command the French army
in Italy AL took place within the space
OF six months.
After 4 honeymoon of two days Ma
poleon set out for Italy and wrote al
most daily letters filed with love and Il
longing that his wife join him i'll TIA
ly. Josephine sent no responses to her
husbands passionate letters and in
vented various excuses for not joining
him. To Il friend who asked about her
sudden marriage and her young nus
band she said care!essly. Il believe
BOnaparte To be very brave man"
Napoleon said at St Helena that he
had possibly loved Josephine "a little
He thought the marriage would give
hun good standing in French society
because she belonged to Il good house,
to the old regime and the new. In
short. the marriage would make
Frenchman Of him. Il born COrsican.
Finally. after many excuses on her
part and much pleading in Napoleon's
letters. Josephine went TO Milan, and
her husband FASTENED there, only TO
find her absent ut Genoa. He chtded
her gently. but in terms which showed
q keen disappointment.
1t soon came to the ears of Napoleon
that Josephine had turned her interest
upon young officer in the suit of Gen
eral Leclerc. one Hyppolite Charles. "a
man of the kind who is most danger
Gus to a woman who is bored or does
not love her husband" In due time
Charles was "banshed from the army
of Italy 10y order of the commander i'll
chief"
Josephine. Oil her part. had no diff
ficulty in softening the wrath Of Ma
poleon. Mr. Frederic Mason, who has
made Il profound study of Napoleon's
personality, held that. 81, Napoleon
loved Josephine. the oniy hing TO do
was to take her back without re-
proaches. This view is attributed 70
the oriental element III his nature.
But during the separation which fol
lowed the Genoa incident Napoleon's
letters changed tone. He wrote news
rather than love and himself found
reasons why Josephine could not join
him. At the end OF the Italian cam
paign Napoleon and Josephine were
of 1T9T-9S the conqueror OF Italy was
the greatest figure in France, and Jo-
Sephinc shared the honors.
In April. l19s. Napoleon sailed for
Egypt. Josephine says she asked to
so with him. but he represented II as
impossible to take 4 woman on an
enterprise SO perilous. NJ. Charles
now appeared in Paris. Josephines in
huence secured him partnership IN a
mercantile house, where he made. q
fortune. Living in Il retired country
house at Malmaison, near Paris, Jo-
sephine was guilty Of indiscretions
which alarmed friends and furnished
weapons for enemies.
From Cairo Napoleon wrote 10 his
brother Joseph in Paris: Look after
my wife; see her sometimes. l beg
Louis lanOther brother] to give her
good advice"
Soon ''the veil was lifted from Ma
po!eon's eyes, says Joseph Bonaparte.
and he exclaimed TO his friend and sec
rotary, Bourrienne: Josephine to have
thus deceived me, Woe to them, |
Will exterminate the whole tribe of
Tops and puppies As for her, divorce
"a public, overwhelming divorce"
Again in France, Napoleon refused
for three days to see Josephine. but
on the ADVICE OF friends, out of regard
Tor Josephfne's children, Eugene and
Hoftense, he again forgaye all and
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X XIII.
XIII.
l YAPOLEON first learned OF the

- NAPOLEON first learned Of the
VA widow Josephine de Beauhar-
Y nais when she called 10 thank
him In person for restoring to
her son Eugene the sword Of his IA
ther, who had persisted by the guillo-
tine. She was attractive, and he took
the opportunity to secure closer in
timacy. His advances were welcome,
as may be judged by the following
note penned by Josephine to General
Bonapartc shortly after the first meet
ing:
You no longer come to see a friend who
loves you. You have altogether neglected
her. You are wrong. for she is deeply at
t1Ched to you.
Come tomorrow to luncheon with me. 1
want to see you and to talk to you about
your interests.
Good night. my friend. l embrace you.
WIDOW BEAUHARNAIS.
Napoleon responded 10 the invitation
to take luncheon with Josephine and.
says Marshal Ma-mont in his memoirs,
he fell in love with her in the fullest
sense Of the WORD. lie was twenty
six, she more than thirty-two. Al
though she had lost all her freshness.
she discovered how to please him"
NapolcCn's passion for the Creole
widow. whose life had been filed with
adventure, called forth less comment
ut the tine Of it than afterward, when
the incOngruity Of the match became
apparent. His family disapproycd. All
Paris was in Il fcrIucnt over the ever
changing scenes. and NapOle0n's con
quest Of the sections. marriage and de-
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80 a - ANaN
Yes. What Of
IT."
And when We
SCI a big hat we
know that there
is Il halter III
side"
"Surc.'
AMI when We
see Il big boot we
suspect a shoe
maker.
.GnS 1900 -