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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
Home Bargains.

We have several desirable South Highland
homes that we can sell worth the
money, and on favorable terms. Note
the following
$6300-A swell, new oalS-trimmed, strictly
modern, stucco, blocks west of Five
Points; nine rooms; $500 cash, $50 a
month for forty months and $1,000 due in
five years that can be renewed indein-
itely,
$4200-7-room, furnace-heated house, now
being built on lot five blocks west of
Five Points; a modern, pretty home.
near 18th avenue; $500 cash, balance an
nually in five years, per cent.
$4200-Pretty, Groom cottage. near 18th
avenue. SOUTH and 18th street, a very
attractive little home.
$S5O0-The SWEETEST house for anything like
the money east of Five Points.
These are only some samples Let us show
them and others to you.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
"oNc'T WE WENT A FIsHlN'.v

There is two by four triangle in the
centre of Eleventh avenue. south. near
Eleventh street where all the small boys
play cross tag usually. They call it the
park. and they have a lot of fun there.
One day last week number of the very
young ones were seated quietly around it's
curbing, each with "a stick and long
cord. 1t was very hot but they did not
seem TO mind it. They We're lost to life.
''Will you tell me what in the world
those Youngsters are doing out there. -
cried a lady whose front porch overloo<s
the park They We're so quiet,
''Doing-plan enough to see what they
are doingi'' answered a larger sized boy
her oldest--beginnng to grin.
Why those poor little kids" she sx-
claimed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
WANDERING TRAMP
TELLS HIS STORY
Funeral Jim on Joys of the
Simple Life
THE SON OF A MINISTER
Work Had No Attraction for Him, So
He Struck Out to Loaf-Likes
His Freedom and Is
Content.
THE SON OF A MINISTER

From the Washington Times.
Funeral Jim, with three of his bud
dies" was hanging around the freight
yard waiting for the psychological mo-
ment for climbing into an outgoing
freight.
Just then along came a reporter for
the Washington Times, and. being of an
evidently beguiling temperament, he soon
had Funeral Jim handing out the story
of his life, interesting as being a speci-
men page in the unwritten literature of
hohodom.
my dad was a Methodist minister, 3"
began Funeral Jim, land he had it fig
ured out that 1 was to walk in his foot
steps.
1.-The minister proposition didn't sound
very good to me until the old gent began
to talk missionary stuff-swell tales about
converting the Chinese. Africans, etc. 1
didn't care whole lot about the convert
ing part, but the talk of the foreign
lands got me up in the air and l agreed.
When 1 was 16 I was bundled off to a
boarding school to prepare for theolog-
lCdl COuISc, QdQ SCliill6 1SouSblou Oh
the price on account of being a minister,
and me waiting on table and doing other
little stunts which kept down the ex-
penses | never did like work. and it
didn't take me very long to find out
that a trip to China, in my mind, was
not worth the work | was doing to
get il.
'I wrote home to the old gent asking
L. lAffx har
l made up my mind to beat it as soon as
could. l found another kid that felt
the same way 1 did, and we determined
to hike together. New York was TO be
our get off place, but we couldn't get
the money and had to wait
Message From His "Dad.'
Vacation time finally came. and when
we got some money for our railroad rare
home we bought tickets for the big town
instead. I've never seen my dad since.
Wrote to him once. and he answered me
telling me to go to --, only OF course
he did II in minister's language, without
any profanity.
..Well, we struck the best town in the
world about { o'clock in the evening, and
inside of three hours we We're broke. We
were down in the Bowery about 10 o'clock
when IN comes a bum that looked-well,
he looked worse than | do now, and We
been hitting side door Pullmans for three
days straight. He comes up to us and
braces us for a couple of pennies to help
toward getting bed for the night We
told him that we were hunting the same
thing, and we got to talking
I'VE pushes wind at each other for a
few minutes, him sizing us up all the
time. and finally he tells us to come with
him. We goes and he leads us few
blocks half way through an alley. up
three flights of stairs into a room crowded
with men that we finds out later is the
cream Of hobo society. There was one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
earn that way and we show each other

learn That Way and We SHOW ealCl UIIeT
sometimes"
How old are your
Seven and a half.
Here Boni showed signs of flight and
the visitor held out a cent.
would Boni like penny to buy some
lemonade?" she said.
Boni looked indifferent and turned his
back.
Doesn't he care for pennies?" the wish
tor asked. ''Will you take it for him?"
mo, thank you. When he wants a
penny he can get 1t at home"
The tone was perfectly polite but very
decided. At this point Boni broke away
and his little guardian fled after him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
REAL ESTATE MARKET

THE local real estate market has prac-
tically recovered its wonted condition
after the slump caused by the continued
rainy weather. said a real estate agent
yesterday There was a marked falling
off during the wet weather. but now the
market appears to be active and firm and
steady prices prevail"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-22
$500

Neat modern, one-story, 6-room cot
tage home; splendid shade back and front
on lot 50x190 every convenience few feet
of 18th avenue car line; Norwood district.
A snap.
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A Criticism.

+ From the Bohemian.
Ibid the audience applaud when Nh.
Hytone sang?"
mo, when she stopped singing"
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SIGHTS MET WITH
IN LITTLE ITALY,
Life Led in New York'S italian
Quarter
LACE MAKERS ARE BUSY
The Women and Girls Alike Take
Pleasure in Their Work-"Lim-
onati" Stands Are Numer-
Gus in the Quarter.
LACE MAKERS ARE BUSY

From the New York Sun.
In this season of hot days and humid
nights there has been a renaissance of
crochet work among the small girls and
married women of Little Italy. You will
see groups of little girls everywhere in
the shade of the tenements and plying
crochet needles with astonishing rapidity.
Yards and yards of lace anywhere from
four inches to eighteen inches wide are
reeled off by children of who laugh
and chatter as they work and seem as
happy as if playing with dolls.
This in the morning In the afternoon
you see almost as many women doing
finer qualities of lace with equal rapidity.
The reserve and dignity and polteness
of the youngsters are astonishing
Where did you learn to do that2"
by the side of one of a group of four
little girls squatted on the pavement near
an open door.
Every one of the four gave her glance
no more-of polite scrutiny and re-
NAMED silent They took her for a
summer. perhaps.
DO they teach crochetng in the public
schools?" the visitor persisted in her most
deferential manner.
After another glance the largest of the
girls said briefly, with a smile:
mol They teach it in an Italian school
near here. but I did not learn there"
Again there was silence.
How. then, did you girls learn to Gro
Chef so beautifully" the visitor ventured.
encouraged by what seemed to be more
friendly atmosphere.
The four looked at one another and
giggled. Then answered the biggest
girl formally and without smile:
I'VE learned at home"
The conversation seemed to be closed
and the stranger walked a block before
she ventured to approach a second
group.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

gasoline is now used almost exclusive
ly. 1t can be produced much cheaper
than gaSOline-SeVen cents u gallon
was the low figure quoted by experts
before the congressional committee --
is on-eNposivc, has no odor and is in
various other ways far superior to
gasoline as a fuel. 1t gives a much
more intense heat in proportion to
the amount consumed than gasoline.
The ease with which it can be manu-
featured from corn stalks, cellulose
and other products of the farm give
promise to the farmers of Kansas,
Nebraska, Colorado and other states
where fuel is scarce and dear that the
fuel problem is about to be solved
The ''denaturized' easily accom-
plished by the mixture of some sub
stance rendering the spirit unfit for
drinking purposes. In Germany it is
mixed with diStillation of bone oil
or coal tar, the proportions being
rigidly fixed by statute For the
manufacture of inks and varnishes it
is mixed with oil of turpentine or
animal oil. Under the law passed by
Congress a few weeks ago the matter
to be added to the alcohol for denat-
urizing it is TO be determined by the
Secretary of Agricultural.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Respectfully Solicited Careful Persona
ton to Every
train that comes in from the East

| train that comes in from the East
| and North. 1t is in the midst of a
fruit raising country where peaches
ten or twelve inches in circumference
have been grown. Cattle and grain
are also important interests there.
The city has new $4,000 water
works system, modern paving, a
$3.50, 900 government building, new
high school building, a new hotel, a
$4,000 union station for the trunk
lines and Carnegie library, There
are nearly seventy-fve manufacture
ing establishments, also grain eleva-
tors and flour mills. The largest city
of the new state, however, is Okla
homa City, having population of
over 1000 and over three miles of
business blocks. The city is an i'm
portant jobbing center and cotton
market, and there is one Office build
ing occupied exclusively by CONNER
cial agents of Eastern jobbing and
manufacturing concerns.
The constitutional convention will
meet early in the fall to draw up a
constitution. Nothing then remains
but the formal proclamation of the
President before the two present
territories are made the State of Ok
lahoma, the forty-sixth State and the
first to be admitted in ten years.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
UNION TABERNACLE MEETING
On Assembly Grounds, Begin
ming july 10Th and Ending
July :SlSt.

The celebrated Evangelists Rev.
II. G. Hart and Rev. A. S. Magann,
of ST. Louis, will conduct these
meetings, and their popularity, abil-
ity and success places them in Moody
and Sankey class.
We copy the following testimonials
concerning the work of these evange-
lists:
TT. Scott, Kansas, March IT, 1905.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Hart and Magann, Eyangelists, a
few weeks ago conducted union re-
vival services between our two
churches and we take pleasure in say
ing that their work is highly salts
factory in every respect. They secur-
ed and held the interest and confid-
ence of our people to an unusual de-
gree, and the results OF their work
are proving of large and permanent
benefit to our churches and to the
community at large. No church or
combination of churches will make
any mistake in securing the service
Of Hart and Magann.
200 conversions,
M. Bamford, Pastor First M e.
Church.
W. G. Porter, Pastor First Pres.
Church.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Must Show His COlOrS.

The late insurgents can't vote for
legislative candidate who they
know will not be in line with them
on United States senator. Therefore
they are not going to vote for Good
ner. They will bolt his nomination
and nominate John Sutherland or
some other candidate by petition for
state senate.-Highmore Herald.
We have no desire to butt into the
local politics of the 25th legislative
district, but this matter is of state
importance. The Herald, the machine
organ in Hyde county, is bold in thus
committing it's candidate against the
state convention, an action taken by
twothirds of the republicans of South
Dakota in convention assembled. 1t
was known that Goodner was not in
sympathy with the platform adopted
by that convention and could be re-
lied upon to make 1T as hard as pos
sible to fulfill the declaration of prin-
ciples, but it was not supposed that
that candidate for state senator in
that district, a man who has held lu-
crative offices by grace of the repub-
lican party for years, would openly
bolt the nominations by the state
convention of the party of which he
claims to be member. In openly
opposing Gamble he is bolting the
tickets as much as if he opposed the
nominee for governor. The Herald
indulges cheap talk when it speaks
about the 'late insurgents" bolting
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

Fairmonnt, Minn., April %, 1905.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
take pleasure in commencing
Evangelist Hart and Magann as earn
est and sincere men of God, and those
who have attained rare success in
winning men to His truth. Brother
Hart breaches the gospel message
with simplicity, directness and pow
er His preaching to the unsaved is
not only persuasive, but he has the
unusual power, through his Bible ex-
positions, in uplifting the spiritual
to the Churches.
Brother Magann is very efficient
helper, both in preaching and in the
service of song. He is eminently sue
cessful in dealing with inquirers.
His inspiring leadership of choir and
congregation in song lends a great
element of success to effective evan
gelistic work.
These brethren are fine spirited
men, thoroughly devoted to their
work, and deserve the confidence and
esteem Of the Churches.
II. *. Painter, Pastor First Con-
gregational Church,
Some 400 professions at Paramount
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Canton's Magnificent Assembly.
A Royal Feast Of Music,
Song, Oratorv and Fan from
the Opening Night and Never
Haze People Enjoyed Them
selpes Better. - - -

accomplished pianists, Miss Palma
Anderson, and Miss Judith Anderson,
| with the matchless Fax and Baker
the Diamond Medal contest, and the
splendid work of Rev. Slocumb in
athletics, and the Junior Leagu ue
work of Mrs. Jones.
All these brilliant. platform stars
and Christian leaders were heard dur.
ing the first week of the Assembly
and the latter part of the program
will be just as interesting as the first
half.
II. A. Rodee. "the brilliant young
orator of the JIM" the violin work of
Miss Meberg, and the Sappho Ladies
Quartet were new features on Tues
day, and Wednesday gave us Pama-
hasika's wonderful trained birds and
dogs, and the grand old war veteran,
Gen. Howard on Thursday and Eu-
gene V. Debs as the closing features
of this brilliant array of talent, in
all, the ablest yet presented at the
Assembly.
No wonder our people are proud of
the Assembly and its brilliant attrac-
tions, and we are pleased that our
visitors enjoy themselves SO well.
The great work assumed by Super
intendent Shepherd and Secretary
Byrnes as well as the directors, to
produce this enjoyable entertainment,
is not realized by those who come to
laugh and applaud. 1t is a labor of
love on their part and their only re-
ward comes from an honest and sim
cere approval by the public, which, if
valued in money, would make them
all millionaires.
The great labor, advocate, Eugene
V. Debs, one of the deepest thinkers
of our time, will be heard Saturday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock, and an i'm
mense crowd is expected to be pre-
sent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

the legislative ticket. 1t is the duty
of all good republicans to bolt the
nomination of man who openly OPP
poses the action of the state conven-
tion of his party. The fact is that
Goodner is not a republican when he
takes stand against the action of
the republican state convention. If
he wants to fight republican nomi-
nees he should have the decency to
get into the democratic party where
he belongs-it would be hard on the
democrats but it is the only thing for
Goodner to do. The ''late insur-
gents" we're whipped to stand-still
two years ago but he did not bolt the
party. They had right to expect
the same thing from Goodner, and to
kick him out of the party if he does
not support the action of the state
convention.-DeS Independent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Short Time Loans.
New Star and State.

Oklahoma-'Land of Beauty" in
the Indian tongue-will soon enter
the Union as a State in the full flush
of prosperity, with population OF
100000, over 300 banks, 500 news
papers, 25O,OoO school pupils, a State
university and other colleges, ag-
ricultural and normal schools and
over 1000 churches. And less than
thirty years ago Oklahoma was called
"No Mans Land"
The new state will, by combining
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, have
an area of 7O,43O square miles, which
is trife larger than the combined
area of New York., Connecticut,
Massachusetts, and New Jersey. The
state will be twice as large as Portu-
gal and six and half times as large
as Belgium. The population accord
ing to the census of 1900, was 1891,
but so phenomenal has been the
growth in the last six years that a
population of l 100000 is now con-
ceded. This places her on par with
Kansas and California, and ahead or
Maryland, Connecticut, Maine, Colo
RADIO, Utah and a dozen other states.
The value of the farms and their re-
atty is over $500, 100000. The fertil-
ity of the soil is prodigious, and the
crops are more diversified than in any
other State in the Union. There are
coal mines, numerous factories, six
thousand miles of railroad, electric
light, traction facilities, up-to-date
hotels and office facilities, theatres,
libraries, clubs and associations of all
kinds.
The capital of the state will be
Guthrie, thriving city Of $4,000 in
habitants, and growing with every
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

One of the most delightful spots ir
South Dakota today, is the tented
park at Canton, where hundreds are
enjoying the charm of living under
canvas, under the shade of giant trees
by day with cool refreshing breezes
at night, where the hum of happy
voices make one think of fairy
scene.
Family groupes and visitors scat
tered all through that beautiful
grove, makes picturesque scene not
surpassed anywhere. In the evening
electric bulbs suspended by wires
among the trees light up the darkness
and makes clear the path of them
who promenade. The cottages are
lighted by electricity and the faring
canvass shows comfort within.
The beautiful little canvass town
Nesting close to the great auditorium
where splendid talent hath charmed
and delighted every night since Can
tons famous Epworth League Assem-
bly, opened, makes our home people
proud and visitors delighted.
Chow proud you Cantonites must
be of your Assembly?' remarked a
visitor to the editor the other day.
That's the way they all feel who
come here for the first time, and we
rejoice in their appreciation.
Look at the talent for this year and
then marvel at the trifling expense
to enjoy Robertson and Robertson,
a McMurray, Sam Jones, or a sweet
little nightingale-Miss Alice Stire,
the magnificent singers, Mrs. Halli-
day, Miss Bunting and Prof. Mather,
the Wendt Orchestra, the Harrisburg
band, and the eminent theologians,
DR.. Bronson, DR.. Nicholson, DR.. Hop
kins, DR.. Rifenbark, DR.. Jenkins,
Rev. Wilkinson, Rev. Loveall, Rev.
Dibble, Rev. Best, Rev. Slocumb, the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Growing Crops.

Fairyiew Eagle: The waving grain
and young corn in the fields In the
neighborhood Of Fairview look good
to this scribe, The barley will soon
have to be harvested and the wheat
is coming on fine. In field joining
Fairview on the south, and but few
rods from the Eagle print shop, the
corn is almost waist high with hardly
a weed to be seen. In spite Of the
many heavy rains Of the season, the
cultivator and the weeder have each
been through it twice, and the culti-
yators are now going through the
field the third time. Many other
fields around here are equally prom
ising and well cared for.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

these brethren to any who may be
desirous of securing the services of
successful, soul winning eyangelists.
About 400 professions at Lichfeld.
Ieno J. Rivers,
Marshall Ellsworth,
r.. p. Boulton,
John Gaby,
Rev. d. G. Blunt,
Resolution Committee.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

Litchfield, H., April IS, 1903.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
We, the members Of the executive
committee and as representatives OF
the various churches of the city of
Litchfield, do hereby express our
appreciation of the labors rendered in
our midst in the Union Revival Ser
vices by Revs. Hart and Magann, and
take great pleasure in recommending
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Farmers and HOrsemen.

Are your horses afflicted with
heaves? If so you should at once pro-
cure bottle of Luers Heave Drops, a
sure cure for Heaves, Short-winded.
ness, Coughs and Indigestion. Fol
sale by A. G. Mold.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13
Notice.

Persons visiting the cemetery are
kindly requested not to take the
liberty Of picking flowers or slips of
the plants, these flowers are planted
there out of love and respect for the
dear ones.
Canton, July 9th, 1905,
Jacob Kehm, Secty.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

Hon. j. d. Elliott has been recon-
missioned United States Attorney for
South Dakota by the President. 1t
isa worthy recognition of pioneer
Dakotan.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-07-13

Two nice rooms for rent over the
Leader Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-30
ON FORBIDDEN GROUND.
The Presidents Sister Unwittingly
Broke One of the House Rules.

Mrs. William S. Cowles the wife of Capt.
Cowles of the navy, and sister of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, was requested to leave the
lobby of the House of Representatives this
afternoon 1t was while the House was in
session, and Mrs. Cowles. who was with a
small party which included Senator War
rem, strolled down the corridor on the west
side of the House chamber and into the
lobby, misunderstanding the remonstrances
of the doorkeepers. Senator Warren had
gone on ahead on the floor, and Mrs Cowles
and her party amused themselves while
waiting for him by walking up and down
the lobby looking al the pictures of de Id
aEd-gone Speakers of the House that hang
on the walls
Finally after pages and doorkeepers had
held a conference Assistant Doorkeeper
Burke Kennedy approached the party and
informed Mrs. Cowles that 1t was against
the rules of the House for any one not
member of the body to enter the lobby dur
ing the session. Mrs. Cowles was very
much embarrassed, as was Mr. Kennedy
and apologies were profuse on both sides
Then the party went upstairs and took seats
in the Presidents gallery.
Senator Warren when he heard of the oc-
currence said that it was his fault, as he
thought that ladies were admitted to the
House lobby as they are to the marble
room on the Senate side.