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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28

traction should prove a very pleasing of fering and attract large audiences to the Bijou
 The Philadelphia Press says: The Night Before Christmas" pastoral drama in four acts as presented at the Auditorium last night, is pretty and interesting play. well acted and well told. In 1t the author has given story that appeals to all classes. and much attention has been given to the staging of it. The company presenting the play is a capital one, and some of the characters are ad- mirably portrayed
 Jack Drumier. as Judge Phillips, after wards governor of the state of Ohio, gave an excellent representation of the loving father and dutiful judge and governor. He was strong in emotional work In the court room scene and in his private of- flee as governor. Standing twlxt love and duty in this latter scene, his acting was fine, and his refusal to reprieve his own son, convicted of murder upon the solic- tations of his wife and friends, although his heart was breaking, so to speak, nov ed many to tears. The Buckeye quartette was encored several times in the first act, and more numbers of this splendid vocal organization could be added with good effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Two Biu Events.

Manager Gambill has arranged two big features for this week at the Hippodrome. A barrel race will be run Tuesday night in which a number of skaters will par ticipate, and on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday night w. ". Roberts, the fastest skater in Birmingham, will race Bob Stubbs, who will ride motor cycle.
 The race between Roberts and Stubbs will be the best two in three heats, one heat being run each night. It promises to be the most exciting race that was ever run at the Hippodrome, as Roberts will be in better skating trim than when he raced Fitzpatrick a couple of weeks ago. and Stubbs will have an advantage over Fitzpatrick. However, the race can not be a walkaway for Stubbs, as the speed of a motor cycle Is limited on a cir cular track of that kind.
 The barrel race will be an amusing event. The skaters will be encased in barrels, which will be fastened on them, and they will have to skate as best they can. A score of entries have already been received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Quite a Younester.

From the Boston Post.
 Heffelinger, the famous guard at Yale in the sos, now a prosperous business man of the west, recently told a story of a countryman who, with his wife, had come down to New Haven to see the 'footballers.'
 The rural one had walked around the stalwart Heffelfnger with an air of chiti- cal curiosity, much as he might have sur veyed horse he was about to purchase.
 "Saryr' he called to his wife.
 What is it?'
 This fellows nigh on to feet, ain't he?"
 Almost Zaehariah."
 weighs bout 220, don't he?"
 q reckon he does"
 'Well, well, welll" calculated the coun- tryman, 'it do beat all how football do develop 'em!'
 He certainly is a fine young mani" said the wife.
 "Manw observed the countryman. "Sary, one of them professors told me hsself that this fellers in his fourth year; l wonder what they feed 'em on!"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Harper's.
Contents for May:

Contents for May:
 Frontispiece in color, Howard Pyle
 "The Conquest of Mount Mckinley"
 Frederick A. McCook, M D., illustrated from photographs, sketches and a map That's for Remembrance" a poem, Mil- dred Howells. "rime and the Hour" a Story, Grace Elery Charming. "The | New Mural Decorations of John w Alex ander,' comment by Charles H. Caffin, l illustrated with photographs in tint by Curtis Bell. ''The Dream of the Morn- ing" a story, Abby Mcguire Roach, il- | lustrations by Alice Barber Stephens.
 Joan of Arc at Domremy a poem, Charles Buxton Going. "Our Navy Be-
 fore the War of Secession" Capt. A. T. Mahan, U, S. N. Tn the Second April" a story in two parts tconclusion), James, Branch Cabel, Illustrated with paintings by Howard Pyle Decisive Battles of the Law; The Chicago Anarchists Case" Frederick Trevor Hill, illustrated with portraits and sketches "The Adyen-
 turer," a poem, Edward Wilbur Mason.
 ''The Substance of Things Hoped For" story, Rose Young illustrations by Charlotte Harding. "Amor Creator" poem. Florence Earle Coates. "The
 Weavers," a novel (cintinued), Gilbert Parker, Illustrations in tint by Andre Castaigne. song a poem, Mary Coles Darlington. "A Winter Butterfly" a stoFy IOulSe FOrSSlunu, HluStrdllOn Dy H. Mathes. Ant Communes, the Prob lem of Communal Dependents" H. c. McCook, D. D., Sc.D., LL.D., illustra- tons by E. F. Bonsal. "The Death of the Poet a story, Richard Le Galienne. illustrations in tint by Lucius Wolcott Hitchcock. "Jostling the Simple Life" E. s. Martin. "A Comedy of Candestick Cove" a story, Norman Duncan, illus trations by William Hurd Lawrence. "Editors Easy Chair,' W. D. Howells. Editors Study" The Editor Editors Drawer" "On the Antediluvian Round up," by Arthur Chapman; drawings by Strohhmann. Other contributions by John Kendrick Bangs. Burges Johnson, Guiterman, Louise Ayres Garnett, Ger aldine Meyrick drawings by A. B. Walker, Anthony H. Euwer, Mark Fen derson E. Warde Blaisdel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Cash Drawer Is Robbed.

A bold robbery took place at noon today when some one pulled out the grating from window at the Alabama Great Southern railroad station, while the em- ployes were at lunch, and stole $9.30 from the cash drawer. No one was seen near the station at the noon hour and the railway employees are in the dark as to the theft. From the manner of the rob bery and the fact that nothing but money was taken has, however. impressed Chief of Police Christlieb, and he and Detective Patton say they are pretty sure they know the man who committed the deed and will arrest him soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Library Opens This Week.

Much interest is aroused in the new Carnegie library, which will throw open its docrs to the public next week If the plans of the trustees are carried out. The building is completed and nothing remains but to place the bookshelves in position and purchase the furniture, which can be done very quickly now that the carpenters have concluded their work. It was hoped to open the library on May l. but the opening day may possibly be delayed owing to delay in shipment of certain finishing material
 The new library will start out with a fine collection of books inherited from the old public library and in addition a large donation has been made by Myrtle lodge No. 153, Knights of Pythias, who at a meeting last Thursday night voted to present to the new library the entire collection of books belonging to the lodge, numbering 150 volumes. These books are all standard fiction and most of them are in fine condition
 The book committee has a fund on hand which will be devoted to buying new books and this will be increased by a series of entertainments, the first of which will take place at the Amphion theatre on Monday afternoon and even ing.
 The people are. generally gratified that the city is to have public library build ing where young and old may seek in- struction and entertainment in good lit erature and the institution Is considered a particularly great boon to boys and young men whos may spend their evenings in reading
 The members of the board of directors of the Carnegie Library association have been reduced in number from fifteen to ten, by the removal from the city of !. k. F. Smith and Father Kelly, the death of Mrs. G. P. Martin and the resignation of T. T. Huey and G. H. Stevenson. The terms of Dr. G. R. Lewis. Dr. T. F. Robertson, R. M Mingea and R-y. D. P. Taylor have expired, and the city council will be petitioned at their next meeting to re-eect these mem bers and to add Father O Brien to the board. making the total number of di- rec .ors eleven, instead of fifteen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
The Gentle Art of Tickling Trout.

From the New York Sun.
 It is q very simple thing to catch trout by tickling them. 'if you know howp The best way IS to put your hand grad ually under a stone and then if you feel a trout gently smooth It's belly and 1t will settle quietly into your hand; then move your hand slowly along until you feel it's gllls; stick your thumb in and he is yours. An expert at this can take every trout out of a burn if 1t is not too deep and there are plenty of stones or water rat holes. l have heard of tramping for founders. but never could catch any this way myself.
 Regarding Mr Nicholsons claim to have caught salmon by tickling, or as we called 1t, "guddling.a I guess the ticker he used was MT. Browns "leester" on a dark night with a lantern in the bow of the boat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Younq,s Maaazine.

Charles Stokes Wayne has written for May Ycungs, in "Fhe Marriage of Mrs. Merlin, a romance of a beautiful woman, enormously rich, who calmly buys a hus- band as she would a piece of rare bric- a-brac. It's purely a business deal. The man. in addition to being ornamental is to serve as a protection from the for tune hunters her vast riches attract He Is to be husband in name only-in reality, a highly salarled employe his service to be terminated by divorce at will.
 But the woman has overlooked the fact that young, handsome and more than commonly attractive man, like this nd-in-name-only, must have a past of more or less variegated color. When this past begins to lap edges with the present complications come thick and fast. The tale is unraveled with a swing and briskness of action that carries one along breathless.
 This novelette, will be published in book form in the fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Personal and General.

On Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock Rev. J. F. Gable, pastor of the First Bap- tist church, will preach the anniversary sermon for the Odd Fellows at Pleasant Ridge church.
 A revival will begin tomorrow at the Christian church, conducted by Rev. Howard J. Brazelton, a noted evangelist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Electric Theatre.

Lyall and Raeburn have been putting on laughable sketch at the Electric theatre, 2O14 Second avenue. the past week, and continue there this week in 8 new sketch, written by MT. Lyall, en- titled Sis Hopkins and ST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
BESSEMER REALTY
 ON GENUINE BOOM
Many Transfers Made During
 Past Week
LIBRARY OPENS THIS WEEK
Cash Drawer at A. G. S. Station Is Robbed at Noon Hour-Other
 Personal and General
 News of Bessemer.

Bessemer, April 27.-(Special. )-The ac- | tivity displayed in the Bessemer real es-
 tate market this week has been remarIl-
 able, and leading real estate men of the
 city are of the opinion that a new era is
 opening up for the "Nrarvel City" The late developments in real estate affairs have been very interesting and gratifying and 1t can safely be said that all the
 big transactions, beginning with the
 change of ownership of the Steiner block
 several weeks ago, lead up to condi-
 tion that will enhance values of local real estate greatly, and put money in the pockets of those on the ground floor.
 Property owners and business men of
 Bessemer are keenly alive to the possi-
 bilites ahead for the city, and much dis ! cussion is being indulged in regarding the
 coming of new enterprises and the great field which exists here for industrial de- velopment. The extensive purchases of property by the representatives of the
 Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Rail
 way company have opened the eyes of the citizens to the real value of property here
 and this has been followed by an upward
 general movement In real estate trans
 actions, which have been very profitable
 to local dealers.
 A prominent real estate dealer said yes l terday that business has been better this week than for many months and that | there is a good. healthy inquiry from out 1 side points, which shows that people arc 1 interested in Bessemer, and many new l residents are preparing to establish them | selves here. Residence property has made a q in rafin 1tIrf 1ao ct month. and the fact that there are no | vacant business houses residences here l is another good indication of industrial | progress. The coming of the new gas plant, the plans for securing a new court l house, the building of new postoffice | in the near future, the proposed exten- | sion of the city limits, park improve ] ments, sidewalk improvements and the
 contemplated additions to the local iron l furnaces, all tend to show that the move, | ment for a greater Bessemer is very sub
 stantial and will be permanent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Drawing the Line.

From the Chicago.
 Timpkins-rhen you do not favor a central form of government?
 Simpkins-I should say not! I married a telephone girl, you know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28

works almost necessarily. He will arise from q sick bed to blow through endless volumes in his library in search of some fact in which he is concerned. He thinks nothing of working until midnight, and often he tolls away at his books and his desk until far into the morning.
 Of moderate means when he entered the Senate. he is now poor man. and has little to live on but his salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-28
Everybody's for May.

Franz Walter Cfrom the German. Edl- tors Chat. Book Notes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
Geo. (. Whatley X Co
 Phone 3165. POS N Fist street, city.
EOR SALE

FOR SALE. si25-Beautiful lot, 5oxl70 Berney staton West End.
 S1050-100x200 feet, corner 25th avenue and Fist street, North Birmingham, half cash. balance 1 and years at 6 per cent s2o0-Each. for three choice lots in beau tiful hickory grove Elyton street, West End; sanitary sewer and city water.
 $550-Lot on Avenue II, near Lakeview; well elevated.
 $125o-5-room cottage. Woodlawn; 800 cash. balance $15 month. s1o5O-Lot 50xl9l, 34th avenue, high ter race overlooks city near Highland avenue.
 s3l5O-Lot 6Sx200 feet. 16th avenue, south, near 20th street. ou can stand on this lot and look over top of Brown Marx bldg. l challenge anyone to show ma better site for a magnificent home than this.
 sS750-2-story residence. Richmond place. A short block of goth street loop llne every modern convenience handsome in- terior finish. Just the home for young couple to begin housekeeping in. Easy terms. Ladies go into ecstasies over convenient arrangement. SG000-NeW corner residence. 10th street. south. Furnace and other modern con- veniences; terms of the easiest 9l-Jp- -SloTe, NOIll tblfnlnSnafn m, S1OU cash, balance l and years, per cent in- terest.
 s400-I4ot, 14th street, between 7th and Sth avenues, North Birmingham $100 cash balance l and ? years at 6 per cent. S1660-6 rooms on 100-foot lot block of car line, Woodlawn: terms. S1S00-Residence North Birmingham; rents SIP 50 month.
 s210o-6room. new house, West End: city water. porcelain bath, electric lights, four beautiful cabinet mantels, hard oil interior trim and other attractive fea- lures. To be slaughtered at $4OO cash and balance $20 month with interest s1e50-For eight lots suitable for negro houses. North Birmingham. Not ashamed to show anything I adver- tise. I invite your closest inspection You will invariably find my goods bet ter than l represent them. Investlga- tions by interested persons of recent bargains resulted in many quick sales
 FOR RENT. Cottage at Woodlawn. Several new and modern residences on South Highlands.
 FRANK M'DONAlD.
 2111 First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05

FOR SALE-Two 66x16 horizontal tubular boilers; 100 steam working pressure; Hartford inspection; immediate ship ment. Machinery Trading Co.,. 53S First National Bank Bldg, Bell phone 6is.
 7-l1-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE. S25 per ft-l1 ave. cor.
 S1000-62I2x100. fl ave- near Ina st. S20 per ft-19 st, 13 and II ayes. s6000-Sroom res, 24 st., new. modern. S5250-2-story res, 25 st.. near 12 ave. $l50-Pretty Groom cottage, N. r st. S2150-6room cottage IS st, and ayes. $16,500-Northside cor, close in, rents $1620. S10.000-W. 20 st. place, rent $S5 month. SIPS per ft-2 ave. ? st. quick profit. $500 per ft-Big bargain. 3 ave. cor. $500O-3 ave. lot. near 15 st. S21 ,000-Northside cor. big lot, rents s2620. $1O,JO0-Large southside cor. rents $500. S44d0-Ave G.. Eth st., houses, rents s54O. $11,600-Handsome Higld. ave. cor. res. $2000-Higld ave. lot near 30 st. S2750-Barge lot, D2 block of S. 20 st. $10,000-Mountain ave. home. big cor. lot. We rent sell and insure houses.
 R. MCCONNELL G CO.,, Phones S10. 2107 Sd Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05

People Sevinss Bank and Trust com pany. as to my honesty for my contract,
 Fully three-fourths ol my patients have been treated by some one else before call ing on me to be cured. Why not come a, soon as afflicted? You will save money distressing pain and valuable time; be- sides, there Is satisfaction in knowing that the very best treatment Is being given you by an honest. competent phv. slcian. l have treated private troubIaz as a speciality in the city of Birmingham Ala, since August 8. 1887. l cure all man. ner of private diseases. l cure many pa- tients by mail treatment. Write for prices and terms.
 1 do not use large advertisements and false statements to attract patients which merit has failed to secure. If you fail to be cured by such methods. give me a cal and get well.
 My offices are the most private and quiet i7 the city. tenth story of the new First National bank building. corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street Rooms 1006 and 1007. Take one of the ins elevators to tenth floor.
 Office hours; s:3o a. m. to s:30 D. O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
FOR SALE.
2111 First avenue.

s6500-Lot 100x19s; most desirable lot on Hickory street; one block from High land avenue. Terms. S7c50-Beautiful new home near Glen Iris two blocks from car line: best of terms If interested in a home don't fail to see this.
 sl0,0o0--South Highland residence; 1O rooms; servants house in yard lot 50X1S6. Terms. s60O0-S-room residence near Glen Iris one-half block from car line; servants house in yard; lot 50x156. s225O-Modern broom cottage on Avenue F car line; lot 5ox19o. A bargain. Terms to suit.
 SS5c0-Nine rooms; St. Charles avenue, West End. Modern lot 50x14O. Terms. TWO broom houses in Kingston very cheap
 AS F per cent investment we offer bargain on South Highlands.
 WHITE 6 HEFLIN Real Estate and Loans. 4l9-420 Brown
 Marx Bldg. Bell Phone 2373
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
TURNER K. WEAkLEY
 X COMPANY 21f3 FIRST AVENUE
FOR SALE

our Norwood property for sale; one cottage and one 2-story home below the market; s2200 buys a beautiful level lot 60x19O; all street inn proVements paid.
 NORTH BIRMINGHAM-s16 buys a nice new broom cottage home with stable: at the end of Huntsville ave nue; has North Birmingham water lot large; fronts east. on the main drive way from Birmingham. north; $700 cash. balance 1, 2, 3 years.
 PRINCETON AND WEST END-See our bargains in these growing suburbs. with city water sewerage. cement walks ani every comfort known to larger cities. $5500 buys the most complete 7-room cot tage on Northside house modern; elec- tric lights and gas; fine bath and fix lures; complete sewerage: wealth of peaches: large lot: fronts east and on alley corner of graded street; cement sidewalks and houses front east on both sides; this Is a bargain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05

If you go to ii. Hentschel, 1916 First Avenue, and drink a big cool schooner of beer direct from the keg you will never vote the prohibition ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the nev- Terminal Station, Birmingham:
 Effective July 1. -JUl)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-05
OR. Y. E. HOLLOWAY
 SPECIALIST 20 Years in Birmingham PRIVATE DISEASES

guarantee you a perma- ient cure of private troubles and that you nay know my
 uarantee Is re-
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Splendid Opportunities Offered.

Through tke suggestion Of the Busi-
ness League 81 this city yice-prcsident
". II. Dick, Of The T~aiiahatchie Lumber
Co. makes the following splendid prop
%osition to thrifty enigrants.
Greenwood, Miss, Nov. 20, 1907.
Mr.. y. W. Sterling, Secretary, Green
wood, Business League, Greenwood.
Miss.
Dear Strive have about fifteen
Thousand acres OF hardwood land in
~Tallahatehie County, Mississippi, from
which we are cutting saw logs at the
rate OF about o Thousand acres per
year. None OF this land is over three
miles from the railroad. and the greater
part Of IL is In one mile. The railroad
from Philip 10 Charleston runs through
this land for a distance OF fifteen miles
The greater part Of this is OF the best
cotton producing land in the Delta, AND
with ordinary attention produces a
bale Of long staple cotton per acre.
We will sell this land, as fast as the
log timber ~ removed, giving good title
"a same, to thrifty emigrauts from
Northern Europe, and they caa pay for
1t cut of the profit of their crops. We.
only ask that they keep the taxes up.
which are very reasonable, and pnt into
cultivation a fair acreage each year,
We will ehdsayor to give employment
In nar Saw mill and begging camps to
such as are capable, whenever they are
not otherwise employed. There is sale
at good prices for railroad ties, q large
npsiber II which can DO cut from TIM
Der; loggers leave on land, We will
also, when necessary, keep thrifty fanli-
lies iR supplies until such tine as they
are Ia a position 10 get returns from
their labor. and win construct such
buildings as are necessary on each piece
OF land sold; in short, thrifty. worthy
emigrants can get a home, and valuable
Land at a low price, aud be cared for
until they can pay for il.
Yours truly,
TALLAHATCHtE LUMBER co.
". II. DiCg, yice-Pres.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
An Order.


Prohibiting the Taking of Fish by
Means Of Gigs or Other Like Means
or Co%ntrivances and by Shooting.
Section 1. Be it ordered by the
Board of Supervisors Of Lefore
County, Mississippi, that it shall be
unlawfutfo for any person to take fish
with gigs or other like contrivances
or to shoot fish in any of the waters
of the County of Leflore from and af-
ter the 10th day of November, 1907.
Sec. .. Be it further ordered that
any person violating this order shall
upon conviction be fined not less
than fifteen dollars, or be imprisoned
not less than one week, or both in
the discretion OF the court.
Sec, 3. All orders or regulations
contrary to or inconsistent with the
terms of this order are hereby re
peated.
Sec. 4, Be IL further ordered that
this order be published in The Enter
prise and The Commonwealth for
two weeks.
G. w. CROCKETT, Clerk.
Nov. 8, 1907.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
An Ordinance.

To Prohibit Hunting and Fishing in
Lefore County, Mississippi, by
Non-R Residents.
Section 1, BE II ordered by the
Board Of Supervisors Of Lefiore
County, Mississippi, that 1t shall be
unlawful for any person, not a resi-
dent citizen OF Lefore County, Mis-
sissippi, to hunt or fish in Leflore
County, Mississippi, from and after
the 10th day Of November, 1907.
Sec 2. Be it further ordered that
any person violating the above order
shall upon conviction be fined not
less than fifteen dollars OF be i'm
prisoned not less than one week or
both In the discretion Of the court.
Sec. 5. All orders or regulations
contrary ID Or inconsistent with the
forms OF the above and foregoing Or
der are hereby repealed.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordered that
this order no published two weeks In
Tho Enterprise and The Common
wealth.
b. W. CRocxErr, Clerk.
Nov. s. 1901. as
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-12-06
Fine Cotton Seed for Sale.

Pure Florodora Cotton Seed. bought
from L. A. Stony. Of South Carolina. the
originator Of these seed, and they are
guaranteed ~ be absolutely pure. /
have handled these seed very carefully,
add refer the public to John T. Mccain
as to the quality and staple of the cot
ton produced from the seed. Apply TO
], p. Jones, Money, Miss, or John T..
Mccain, Greenwood. Miss.