davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06

For Sale Cheap
$1So0-New 4-room cottage on nice lot fac
ing SOUTH close to NJ. T.. church. Foun-
tain Heights Terms, 500 cash, balance
to suit purchaser
S3500-7-room 2-story residence, " block OF
car line, N. Highlands.
$3500-Nice Groom cottage, close to public
school, large rooms. street improvements
all paid for, n. 2Sd st.
$l5G0-Nice 4-room cottage, lot 50x171R, in
y block of car line. in heart of Wood
lawn. A big bargain.
$5500--New S-room furnace heated res
idence, strictly modern, splendid loca-
ton, n. oath ST., Norwood district.
$5250-Elegant, almost new, 7-room 2-story
on N. 18th st.
$1OOo-Modern S-room furnace heated res
idence, in one of the most desirable
places, South Highlands
l0,000-100-feet corner on 4th ave-, north.
Bargain.
$10,000-6-room cottage, lot 50x140 Just
across street from new depot. Better
buy this now: it may be worth double
soon.
S30Go-10 acres, situated in four blocks of
springs and site of proposed locomotive
works. If you want something here
you had best see this quick. Big "
crease is certain in near future. Only
$50 per lot
S51OO-6 acres of best railroad front prop
erty in North Birmingham district This
is a great sacrifice. but must be sold.
Don't delay if you want this; 1t will go.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06

Attractive ads. are Illustrated. Lei
tie Gawk make your illustrators,
A. h~-~id Rn1ldlnA.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06

FOR SALE.
$4OO0-Nice house, N. 10 St, big lot.
$5000-S-r. 2-story brick res. N. Side.
SG000-S-r. 2-story res, ave, cor.
$3500-Neat cottage, 20 ST., near s ave.
$3500-Attractive N. II st. cor home.
S6O00-2-story res, "a St, near IS ave.
$1500-Nce Norwood home; " blk. car.
$2750-24 St. cottage, near s ave.
$10,00O-W. 20 st. bargain; rents 5000.
SIG, 500-Close in, N. Side cor, rents $500.
S45, 000-Handsome bus. block, pays well.
$50, 000-Bus. property, pays $3.50 month.
49,, 50O-3-story brick, pays $500 month.
So, oOO-4Ox100; IS St, Sd and 4th ayes.
S7500-Brick store, S. > st.
$4O00-Ave. II place, " block 20 st.
$500 Elegant S. Higld. home, deep lot.
S7O00--2-story Ave. Is place, bargain.
$25 PER Foot-Nice Richmond place lot
$25o0-5Gx24O % st, G and II ayes.
S4500-I.arge Sycamore st lot; " blk. car.
r. MCCONNELL & CO.,
Phones 810 2107 Third Ave.
Opposite court house.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
Or. Y. s. HOLLOWAY
SPECIALIST
PRIVATE DISEASES,

l guarantees
you a perma-
lent cure c.
private troubles
and that you
may know my
guarantee is re-
liable I refer
you with per-
mission. to the
First National
bank, Alabama
National bank.
Steiner Broth
ers. bankers.
Jefferson Coun-
ty 8 a v l n 8 .
tr- IT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
ONE CENT A WORD.

RATES-One cent a word day. no
nd. taken for less than 20 cents for
arst insertion. Cash must accompany
every order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
3OOM with board. 22o9 9Th ave.

LOST STRAYED OR STOLEN.
LOST-On Sunday afternoon. March 3,
gold locket; initials TX. 81 Finder
please return TO 500 First National Bank
bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06
-----l-----7-----------'
MlSCElLAN EOUS.

ANY poor girl needing friendship, help.
advice. ETC., will ind ready and willing
assistance by applying to the matron OF
Salvation Army Rescue Home. SD ST.
and Ave e.. Birmingham. Ala 6-l4-u
CHERRY, plum, pear, ounce and apple
trees, grape vines. strawberry, rasp-
berry blackberry, dewberry plants;
roses and shrubbery. Write for cata-
Iogue. Chattanooga Nurseries Chatta-
1900 Tenn. 3-5-14t
PUBLISH your want ads. for sale. help
wanted. financial, personal, miscellane-
to- Thousand daily circulation. Special
trial rate, g words, every other day,
~oe week. " cents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06

WANTED-F'rst class man to solicit ac-
cident insurance. Underwriters Real Es-
tate and Rental Co., Birmingham. Ala,
21O North 21st street. 3-2-tf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-06

MOULDERS WANTED-Two sober, In
dustrious men, accustomed to loan and
dry sand work; good wages and steady
employment for the right men. Wheeling
Mold. and Foundry company, Wheeling.
w. Va. 3-3-4t
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
1 amount to the heavy weight of one
 | thousand In gold r

amount to the heavy weight of one thousand in goldp
 "You haven't 1t with your he in- quired, So quickly and earnestly that was surprised.
 "'Come, you are accounted shrewd, just try and find out. I will answer all relevant questioning
 He blushed and stammered an apol- ogy, and she sat for a moment on a rock that projected from the side of the road over the mountain edge. She had gathered stray flowers on her walk, diving under bushes and behind rocks, and was fastening them to her hat. A scarlet creeper ran around the base of the rock down the side of the mountain.
 "'Oh, that suits me. I must have 1t, she said, rising to her feet, and drop ping hat and flowers in excitement. Just then a sudden eddy of wind came twisting round the corner of Assure, and whirled hat and flowers round and round, lodging them beyond her power of recovery, on narrow ledge of per pendicular rock, juttlng out and inac- cesslble from the road.
 "'How, now, what will you dor I said, half In sport at the possibility of bareheaded companion for the rest of the trip.
 "ro my surprise, she looked the i'm age of despair and grief the color had faded out of her rosy cheeks, even her lips were ashy and pale. Her hands were clasped in the most agonizing ex- precision, as she mutely gazed at the slender shape below, mocking her with airy grace of blooms.
 "'Oh, my friends can't you recover that hat for me? Do, in pity, and will thank you to my dying day!
 NO mother, appealing for her lost child, could have been more piteous while tears stood In her eyes. I wat half angry that any woman could be sc metamorphosed by the loss of a hat The merchant whistled, looked bewil dersd, but evidently didn't choo"e tc risk his life. The driver and horse shoer came to her rescue; they fasten ed a hook to the end of a coll of rope saying:
 Don't fear, miss, nor look so anx lous we'll rig something and get youI hat
 "The driver stretched at full length with only his head and an arm over the precdpice, and anchored firmly by the rest of the party. threw his rope, har poon fashion, with an unerring aim. Ii caught on the rim, the hat was drawr up carefully and restored to the young girl, who with exhilaratlng color and
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
He Acted for the Best.

The conditions under which one per- son may undertake to correct the hab- Its or reform the manners of the pub- lie are so varied that 1t Is often a difficult matter to decide what Is best to be done. The author of "Other Memories, Old and New" describes an Incident which came under his obserya- ton in England.
 A very full train was within a few minutes of starting from Manchester for London. A gentleman had gone the whole length of the train and saw only one vacancy, and this was occu- pied by Gladstone bag.
 In his difficulty he opened the car riage door, and was about to remove the bag, when the passenger on the opposite corner told him that 1t be- longed to friend who had taken the seat
 "Well," said the other who was eyi- dently man of experience and who grasped the situation, "the train will start In a minute, and I fear your tAiSAo "iii bC too idlC. At any Idlc l must go to London by this train, and I will keep this seat till your friend arrives" He sat down and took the bag on his knee. Then he took out his watch and said, There's only half minute left. I'm afraid your friend will be too late"
 He got up and kept looking out anx- lously for the belated friend till the whistle sounded.
 "Well," he said, we're off. Your friend has lost the train, but he must not lose his bag" and with that he threw the bag out on the platform.
 Here! What are you doing?" cried the other man, but too late. That was my bag!'.
 "What plty!" returned the other, blandly. "I thought you said 1t was your friends. It seemed a pity that he should suffer the loss of his lug gage"
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
Would Not Sell His Ancestors.

A plutocratic American of the last century who had seen the green acres and stately castle of an Irish estate sought out It's impecunious owner with an offer to buy. Lord Blank, eager enough to transmute his profit less lands into pregnant gold, named a considerable, but reasonable, price as one he would be willing to take. Every we'll" said the American, "I'll give that If the pictures go with the house" After a little reflection his lordship answered, "Yes, you can have the pict- ures, except, of course, the family DOT traits." Its the portraits I want" said the other. "I wouldn't give a cent for the rest of 'em." My prop erty is not for sale under those con- ditions," said hls lordship, turning on his heel and walking away, to the as- tonishment of the paryenu, who flung "Stuck up beggar" after the re- treating figure.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

George Barr McCutcheon's new novel, The Flyers" Is story about the elopements of two couples who meet and beget complications. It Is 8 comedy of errors to make time for the reader pass at rapid pace.
 The newest biography of Napoleon is one by Dr. Max Lenz. An English translation Is coming out shortly. The Paris Figaro, by the way, is quoted as saying that no fewer than between 300 and GOO plays-dramas, comedies and operettas-have had Napoleon for their hero.
 A timely book to be published soon Is volume dealing with the economic development of the negro in the South by Booker T. Washington and W. E. Burghardt Du Bois. The Ideas advanc- ed by these men are said to be sane and logical and the remedies suggest ed for correcting the evils existing in the South are practicable and reason. able.
 The Russians appear to be intensely interested in Conan Doyles detective hero In St Petersburg five dramas clustering about the personality of Sherlock Holmes are now on the stage. Two are dramatizations of the stories 1; a third Is called Sherlock Holmes in St. Petersburg; another Is Sherlock Holiness Daughter" and the fifth Is brought out as Madame Sherlock Holmes."
 The book on German Army life, Aus einer kleinen Garrison" which reused so much bitter feeling when 1t was first published, brought little but vex- ation to it's author. A German core spondent says that Lieut. Bllse Ire celyed for its publication six months imprisonment, loss of his career, and the munificent sum of E165. The Viennese bookseller to whom he sold the right Is safd,- on the other hand, to have netted f11 ,OOO through It's sale, no single penny of which fortune came to the luckless author. The law al- lows 1t and the court awards It. The figures are well attested."
 Among the judicious utterances on the question of spelling reform Is this from Prof. Goldwin Smith: The lan- guage of Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon, Burke and Macaulay has It's qualities, and very high qualities they are, In a way, but regularity, either structural or phonetic, can never be one of them. You cannot cancel effects of English history. Simplified spelling might In a way be gain. Simplification of the notation of time might very likely be a gain. But 1t would have involved a great confusion for some years and a jettison of our books It surely is doubtful whether the change would pay.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
MISS ANN.

Prim Miss Ann, with her straight black gown, With her two little antique curls, Walks down the street of the struggling town By the racing boys and girls. School Is over and urchins are out Mischief and fun are young, And prim Miss Ann turns sharp about To hear the chorus sung:
 "Ann-Annl
 Can't get a man
 Hurry and catch him
 As soon as you canl" Prim Miss Ann, with her straight black gown, Hastens her errand late, There's a poor, quick pain in her eyes Of And a queer little halt in her gait. But she holds up her head to the curious crowd That smiles at her passing by, With gesture that once was reckoned proud, As she hears the wavering cry,
 "Ann-Annl
 Can't get mani
 Hurry and catch him
 As soon as you can" Prim Miss Ann, that straight black gown Hides tender old heart, know; Else why does that worn face go cast down And two tears trickle slow? Do you think of something buried deep Where the dear lost longings are Of something that still must turn and weep As the chant comes faint and fart
 "Ann-Ann!
 Can't get manl
 Hurry and catch him
 As soon as you cant" New York Press.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

Noah Webster, who was somewhat Of reformer in his day, would be grati- fled, no doubt, were he living, by the compliment of confidence paid to him by the House committee on appropria- tions, which has inserted a paragraph in the appropriation bill providing that the government printing office shall follow the rules of orthography estab- lished by Webster or the other general ly accepted dictionaries of the English language" This bill, when passea by the House and approved by the Presi- dent, will put an end to the feeling of public unrest which has prevailed since the difference of opinion expressed by MT. Roosevelt and Congress in the mat ter of the 300 words. Naturally It Is rot believed that the slight clash that has gently disturbed the delightful re- lations between the President and Con- gress in this diversity of view will ex- tend to more serious matters. It Is not feared that the painful disagree ment which marred the administration of President Andrew Johnson will be repeated or that the country will be convulsed by another governmental wrangle. The acorn of dissent which has been born of so-called reform spell ing will not be permitted to develop Into sturdy oak of distrust and wrath. Mir. Roosevelt has done what he could to mend-or to mar-spelling, and he still has It In his power by increased private correspondence to emphasize his convictions and repeat his conclu- sions. It Is true that his messages will be printed in the Congressional Record with the antiquated spelling, but there Is solace in the thought that, with the possible exception of the proofreaders, nobody will gloat over his discomfture in the perusal of that medium of communication. It Is pleas ant to contemplate the settlement of this minor controversy accomplished in a manner 50 tactful, graceful and considerate, for, of course, in this h. stance Mir. Roosevelt will eourteously yield to the wishes of Congress, Just as he will expect Congress will in re- turn defer to him In other matters of public policy.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
SAILOR SIGNS AND TOKENS.
Many Strange Superstitions of Those
 Who Roam the Oceans.

Many Strange Superstitfons of Those
 Who Roam the Oceans.
 There Is general Idea that the sailor Iabors under more than the one pet superstition popular tradition as- signs to each individual. J. D. J. Kel- ley, although he declares that "tars" are no more superstltious than any of their equals In training and opportuni- ties, cites In 'sThe Ships Company" many of the signs and tokens In which those "who go down to the sea In ships" put their faith.
 In the past superstition was part of every ship; 1t entered into It's keel. climbed to Its flags, ran at Its launch ing, controlled It's crew and cargo, evok- ed portents and governed it's ventures and arrivals.
 A bit of stolen wood was always nor tised into the keel to make ship sail fast. A silver coin was placed In the malnmast step to insure lucky ventures The modern christening by the wine bottle arose from the ancient llbations poured on the deck by priests.
 On sailing ship lawyers, women and the clergy are looked upon with dlsfavor, as they are supposed to bring Ill luck. Every black cat that comes on board "carrles gale in her tall" Whistllng Is much against the proprle- ties of sea life. If one whistles for a breeze he is only too apt to bring tornado.
 Ship bells are blessed and to this day If a mistake is made in striking one It Is immediately struck backward to break the spell. The belief in the de- sertlon of a sinking ship by rats is founded on reason, for rats like to be dry footed and when vessel Is un- safe It becomes leaky under deck and too wet for the creatures comfort.
 Figureheads were first images of gods, then of saints and sea heroes. Chinese junks bear two glarlng eyes on their bows, for "No have two eyes, bow can see? No see, how can goT'- Youths Companion.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04
STILL TRAFFIC IN SLAVES.
Portuguese In West Africa Doing
 Systematic Business.

sysfemat1c bustaesss
 Portuguese West Africa Is one part of the world where the slave trade still hourishes, according to Harper's Maga- zine. The writer thus describes what he saw at Benguela:
 A day or two before the steamer Is due to depart kind of ripple seems to pass over the stagnant town. Officials stir,. clerks begin to crawl about with pens, the long, low building called the tribunal opens a door or two, window or two and looks quite busy. Then, early one morning, the curador arrives and takes his seat in the long, low room as representing the benehcens government of Portugal. Into his pres. ence the slaves are herded in gangs by the official agent They are lenged up and in accordance with the decree of Jan. 29, 1903, they are asked whether they go willingly as laborers to San Thome. No attention of any kihd Is paid to their answer In most cases no answer Is given. Not the slightest notice would be taken of refusal.
 The legal contract for five years la- bor on the island of San Thome or Principe Is then drawn out and, also in accordance with the decree, each slave receives a tin disk with his mum Der, the Initials of the agent who se- cured him and, In some cases though not usually at Benguela, the name of the island to which he Is destined. He also receives In a tin cylinder a copy of his register, containing the year of contract his number and name, his birthplace, his chiefs name, the agents name and observations" of which last I have never seen any. Exactly the same ritual Is observed for the women as for the men.
 The disks are hung round their necks, the cylinders are slung at their sides and the natives, believing them to be some kind of fetish or white mans Ju-ju," are rather pleased. All are then ranged up aud marched out again, either to the compounds, where they are shut In, or straight to the pier, where the lighters, which are to take them to the ship, lie tossing upon the waves.
 The climax of the farce has now been reached. The deed of pitiless hypocrisy has been consummated The requirements of legallzed slavery have been satisfied. The government has redeemed" the slaves which Its own agents have so diligently and so profit ably collected. They went Into the tribunal as slaves; they have come out as contracted laborers."
 No one in heaven or on earth can see the smallest difference, but by the change of name Portugal stiles the en- feebled protests of nations like the En- glish and by the excuse of law she smooths her conscience and whitens over one of the blackest crimes which even Africa can show.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

The Postoffice Department wants bet ter roads for It's rural carriers, better mail transportation on American ships and safe steel cars for clerks In the railway mall service. 1t ought to have all of these things. The work of the department in preventing frauds has become increasingly effective, and It may we'll be carried still farther. It Is one of the most useful agencies on the side of sound public morals, Just as the whole great postal system of dissemi- mating knowledge Is a priceless stimu- Jus to national intelligence
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

sicaliy sound people Is as old as civil ization. Indeed. the theory goes back of civilization and extends to barbar- ism, for many savage tribes summarily killed off the unfit. So far from per mitting them to marry, they would not permit them to live. In an age when fighting was the chief end of man phy- sical perfection was an indispensable qualification. The weddings, male and female, had to go-the males because they could not fight and the females because they could not bear fighters. In this stage of the earth's progress the war factor does not enter into the matter so strongly, but all humane and discriminating people must and do agree that the mating of physical or mental weddings, and especially those affected with the so-called hereditary diseases, Is strongly to be deprecated on grounds of humanity and expedien- cy. No refiecting person desires the de- generation of the race. But the con temporary clamor over the matter by people who put the question upon a purely animal basis will lead to noth- Ing save the disinclination of most per sons to discuss 1t at all. There can be no proper objection to necessary plain speaking, but there can be and there is an objection to continual harping on a subject which is perfectly familiar to everybody already. Nobody defends the mating of the unfit. The marriage of consumptives, for instance, Is ob- yiously wrong and undesirable. But the evil results of such a marriage can not be emphasized because everybody is fully aware of them already. The whole thing, in a few words, Is the re- discovery by people who are always making such discoveries that two and two make four. The world has known It all along and to voclferate It In the market place does not make 1t either new or interesting.
Alaska sentinel., 1907-07-04

sparkling eyes, thanked the men pro- fusely. They cut short her rhapsodies by jumping on the drivers box, and telling us to pile in "Once inside. she said: "As you are my friends, I must let you into the secret of my hat. All the money I possess is hidden in the lining quilted in-and no highwayman would ever suspect the treasure hidden In such a cell, now would theyf'
 I've, of course, praised her lngenui- ty.
 "A good thousand, Is itr said the merchant.
 "'The very sum- she replied. .
 Tt was about two o'clock In the morning. We were well out of the formidable passes, driving briskly to- wards the Canadian fork. The full moon frightened our way, making the bushes and trees adjacent cast sharp, decided shadows across the road. I had exchanged places with the horse shoer. Inside they were dozing; but was wakeful and alert. We beguiled the weary hours by storytelling. Sud denly I saw something moving In the shadow of the road beyond us
 "'What Is that asked.
 "The driver looked, his eyes round ing like the moon. Nothing but burro! referring to the pack mules that frequently strayed down the mountain side. It disappear ed quickly In the shade, and from thence, instantly, as If by magic, jumped out Into the road two men. They were hidden in huge slouch son. breros and army cloaks. The stoutest caught the saddle of the leaders, the other covering us with his gun shouted:
 "'Don't, stir, or you're a dead man ?
 Advancing close, and keeping up within the range of his muzzle, he cried out;
 "'Pitch out the treasure box, quick We are In a hurryl'
 "Ths driver began to stammer re- ply, shaking as If he had an agus stroke, but I hushed him with a whis- per.
 "'Stop, stop! Let me talk to these menl There h no treasure aboard to- night I answered coolly. at the same time swinging my body to and fro. backward and forward, to get out of the range of the muzzle; the man was evidently very nervous as we'll as very near.
 "As I intended he should, he took mo for an express messenger, and as neither driver nor messenger is sup posed to possess any valuables, they arc seldom molestsd by hold-up men. "'Nons of your nonsense replied the bandit. Hand out your treasure, or you will see troublA' ~Ths man at the rsins svideAtly en-