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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
Historic Table.

Tn one of the upper rooms of the Bir- mingham Realty company's elegant build ing" said John Sparrow last night, 'there reposes in honorable retirement the table used by the directors of the historic Ely ton Land company.
 This table was the center of the seeth- ing life of Birmingham In the boom days. Around 1t sat Dr. Caldwell, Colonel Troy and the others of the big-brained band that mapped out the destinies of Bir- mingham, and declared dividends on Ely ton Land companys stock running into the hundreds of dollars on a single share. That Is the symbol of Birming- ham when it was truly the Magic City and as such 1t has a fascination TOT the imaginative But when l wish to get an image of the Birmingham of today step out of the room and look down on the main floor of the Realty company office. The quiet, orderly movement the almost noiseless precision with which the details connected with the great trans actions of the company are worked out remind me of the discipline of a trans Atlantic liner. And that's what Birming ham of 1907 is fiiguratively-a magnificent shi,. broad of beam and stout of hull ploughing her way to a glorious tuture' unmindful of waves or the roaring or the winds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
THE FIRST JEWISH TOWN

scrub oak and stunted pine and great deal of patient endurance. They had also a good superintendent, Prof. H. L. Sab- sovich, whose insight into men and things and whose unfailing enthusiasm were to help them in many a hard place. Thus equipped they started in.
 The settlers had many disappointments The fact that the soil required so much fertilizing and that there was so few local markets was against their immediate suc- cess They had. too. an idea that is thoroughly characteristic of the ghetto Jew who has through all the ages pre- served passionate attacment to his an- cient home. The Woodbine settlers, in the joy of their retur nto the land, wanted to be as were their forefathers and the crop which most attracted them was that of Palestine-the grape. The soil of southern New Jersey did not respond properly to this poetic and pathetic im- pulse, so tho pioneers to great extent gave 1t up and turned to the common place sweet potato and made a success of that.
 Of the s25,3S2. .sS actually raised by taxa tion during the years 1904, 1905 and 1906, a little over one-half was spent for the pub lie schools. Only $50 was appropriated for the poor, and this was not half ex- pended, and what was spent went not to Woodbiners, but mostly to destitute non Jews who happened along" after the fashion of tramps. There has been but one arrest in Woodbine, drunk and disorderly' Gentle from the neighbor- hood
 This is long tale, but it's significance must be the excuse for its length. The Woodbine settlement has had the advant- age jof superintendent of remarkable ability and thorough understanding of the situation, but it cannot be said that it had either fertile soil or fortunate situa- tion to help it. Sheer pluck and genu- inc love of the land created this settle ment of people bred of the ghetto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
Interest Rates and Money Strinuency

Mayor Mcclellan admits that New York cannot place a long-term four per cent loan, but he thinks that great city would have no great difficulty in borrowing money in this period of stringency at 41s per cent. and the sinking fund commission has adopted the proposition. New York has not paid so high a rate of interest in twenty years, but it needs money, and 50 the increase has been adopted.
 This is not much below the rate that Birmingham pays on recent loans. Birmingham has of late placed five per cent bonds, and New York is this season doing but a little better. It would not be wise on our part, how. ever, to put any more 5's on the mar ket this year. By keeping down ex- penses the taxpayers can meet all de. mands this year, and perhaps when we do need money from a bond sale the money market will have lost its stringency.
 Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou has decided to deposit money in the money centers that feel most severely the demand for money in the crop movement season. He will begin to make deposits of public money this week, and he hopes in that way to pre-. vent an acute strain and a panic when tbe demand for money in the croD-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
A PASTORAL.
snold s Newspaper.

From Reynolds Newspaper.
 It was a beautiful night. The gentle zephyrs of the evening played musically amid the silky leaves of the turnip trees and the onion bushes and waited from across the distant fields the delicate fra grance of the growing cabbages and the far-off odor of the bean trees.
 Betsy" he cooed, as they sat on the rickety wooden fence surrounding Mrs. Filligan's plgsty. 'Ow bee-a utiful is lub! Jes' think ov it, Betsy. When we are married we'll have a pig all on our own, all to ourselves"
 "Willyum," she whispered. resentfully why should we want ter buy a pig? | shant want ter buy pig when I've got yew!'
 Then all was silent once more, except that the gentle zephyrs still played amid the fronds of the cabbage bushes and the silver throated frog still sang from the roof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
Railway Transfers.

"I am much surprised and disappointed at the new street car transfer schedule which goes iAto effect September 1,' said a lady of the South Highlands. For in stance, 1 am member of the Church of the Advent, on Twentieth street and Sixth avenue. north, and by the new arrangement I am required to transfer at First or Second avenues. Likewise do the children of South Highlands, who are pupils of the High school, and many mem bers of the Northside churches"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

LINTON. Do you ever stop to ponder, when the
 light is burning low And here and there upon the wall half
 human shadows go, How many toilers live and die and never
 leave a trace Upon the shifting sands of time that rip-
 pies cant efface, But walk unnociced and unknown along
 the sounding shore And die the death of countless men re-
 served for millions more3
 AUTO POINTS. A "honk' in time may save a damage suit
 You never hear undertakers protesting against speed mania.
 The girl in the auto thinks she is worth two on the street
 One automobile veil doesn't make a touring car, neither does an automobile cap.
 A little smell goes a long way when it follows a trans-continental touring car. Death gets ready when an early morn- ing automobile ride is proposed after a champagne supper.
 THE SUNSHINE BROTHER. The sunshine brother goes his way And never has d word to say That will not make a smile break out On faces dark with gloom and doubt. No matter what mischances come, You'll never catch him looking grum. His days are days of pleasantness And sweet his lreams at night, l guess, Since one who makes his fellows glad Forgets the art of being sad And laughs so much at others glee His hearts no place for misery.
 HER FIGURE. She is proud of her figure" She ought to be. It Is $20,0000o0.'
 TO MORE PURPOSE. There goes q fanAus man." What does he do?' Writes books"
 Huh I'd ra ther be able to write checks"
 CONSERVATISM. It pays to advertise, you know, And yet tis also true That people wise won't advertise A thing they cannot do. General Coxey plans to raise new army" which will ride in Pullman cars. That beats walking about forty ways. If the people who are ''unspotted be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
UNENVIA5lE FAME.
Prom the Boston Post


 Lincoln Steffens, in an address on mu- nicipal politics. said in Chicago of cer- tain city:
 That city is as notorious for it's rot tenness as the town of Peebles is noto- rious for another characteristic. Here is an incident that will give you an idea of the reputation of Peebles. 'On train one day man rushed into car held up his hand for attention, and shouted excitedly:
 :" Anybody here who belongs to Pee bles7'
 Aye; I do.' said small. dry old fel- low calmly.
 "'Then. said the other. lend me yer corkscrew.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
ALABAMA PRESS

Centreville Press: No one is surprised at what Judge Jones gave the l.. N.
 Fayette Banner: Governor Conner is now listed among the Improved Order of Executive Backbones.
 DeKalb Record: It is horrible to think of the result had the operators strike oc- cured during the progress of the Thaw trial.
 Gadsden Journal We don't hear much shouting over the governors statement that another session of the legislature will be called this fall
 Cullman Tribune: Conner said the free pass was evil and got slapped in the face with thirteen editorial resolutions. Judge Jones also says the free pass is an evil and he gets boquets from the papers some of them.
 Piedmont Journal: An Alabama farmer put poison in some of his melons to catch thief. Forgetting which ones were in fected, he got one by mistake and ate it. His neighbors say he made a hand some corpse.
 Cherokee Harmonizer: Governor Conner is being overrun with applications for the high schools appropriation, and. in view of this fact, would it not be well sor the people of the counties to cons 1t and agree as to the location of these schools and thus avoid dssention?
 Marion County News: Yes, Conner has made mistakes, so did Jelks, and so did Johnston. But in each case it was an error of the head and not of the heart. Neither is infallible, but their every act as governor of Alabama was performed with an honest intent to the betterment of the people. Any fool can criticise, but it takes statesman to suggest a remedy for an existing evil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Oneonta Democrat: The only thing we dislike about the quadrennial sessions of the legislature Is that 1t will be four years now before Oneonta can be taken into Greater Birmingham.
 Mobile Register: Birmingham man has just discovered the Daniel comet and writes to the News claiming credit for it.. Fortunate that this did not happen in At lanta. Think of the headline the Atlanta paper would have put on it.
 Jasper Mountain Eagle: Jefferson county, with big, bad Birmingham as tho main battle ground faces a fight for pro- hibition. The prohibitionists are mar shaling their forces. while the liquor men always keep their forces in fighting trim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
PRESS POINTS

r Nashville Banner: MT Tafts keynote sounds a little fiat to the standpatters and a little sharp to the trusts.
 Washington Herald: MT. John Temple Graves is too generous. He is for every body for President.
 Dallas News: Anyhow, the talk that Wall street is now putting up shows that it has learned a great deal since the days of Commodore Vanderbilt
 Florida Times Union: Messrs. Taggart Folk and Johnson are troubling them selves needlessly When a democratic leader is chosen they will be few among many.
 Chattanooga Times: Senator Forakefs has launched "second rebellion" in the south. Unfortunately for the Senator he is too light to swing it successfully. His alarm will hardly be heard even in Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
SWEET-AND-TWENTY.

By SHdhe pedIt. O mistress mine, where are you roamingi O, stay and hear, your true loves coming
 That can sing both high and low; Trip no further pretty sweeting; Journeys end in lovers meeting,
 Every wise mans son doth know. What is love? 'tis not hereafter: Present mirth hath present laughter;
 Whats to come is still unsure; In delay there lies no plenty: Then come kiss me, sweet-and-twentyi
 Youths a stuff will not endure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
From the New York Press.

ioih ti4e A>SW ioRh IiSsS.
 woman likes to go visiting. so she can get homesick to come back home.
 You can nag a man into purgatory cas- fer than you can pray him into heaven.
 When man is able to support his sons they will hardly ever learn to support themselves.
 It's mighty clever the way a girl will kiss man and then get mad with him for what she did.
 A girl thinks she Is having a good time when she is allowed to do something she thought would be fun because she wasn't allowed to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

moving period is at its height. The government holds a vast sum that can be used without risk in this way, and Secretary cortelyou's programme will bring relief and confidence even before it is fairly begun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
PEOPLE OF GOOD STANDING.
From the Chicago News

But you have so few of ze hanging committees in Chicago" said the artist from France.
 My dear man." replied the Chicago cit- izen. I've have more hanging committees right here than in all Paris"
 But where do zey hang ze pictures?
 "oh. they don't hang pictures. They hang from straps in the street cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

A Harry Orchard has been devel- oped in Portugal. All countries have such creatures, but all are not fully up to our Boise specimen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The $1,o00,000 Culinan diamond has not been sold, and some American multi-millionaire may gather 1t in. This would be a shock to King Ed ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Charalamksos Despotopoulas and ried at Worcester, Mass. She didn't improve matters much when she changed her name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The champion woman barber is dead. Considering the opportunities 1t affords for conversation, the won- der is that more women don't learn barbering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The longer Morocco resists the big ger the bill of France will be. In time 1t will become so large France will have to take Morocco in lieu of the money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The Empress Dowager of China is a politician who knows when to quit In this respect she beats Platt and Depew several entire blocks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

General Drude is the French com- mander In Morocco, and his call for more troops is loud and persistent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

A great many people are in the lemon business. Those who hand out lemons are almost as numerous as those who receive lemons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The annual field day entertainment for the benefit of the orphanage at East Lake takes place at the State Fair grounds Monday, September 9 "a week from tomorrow Ten thous- and tickets have been printed. and every one of them should be sold. The pric is only 25c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Sergeant Spree of the Fourteenth cavalry is to be courtmartialed, but not for drinking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Three contagious diseases are rag ing in Ridgeway, Penn. That is a bunch of trouble hard to beat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Seventeen Anglican bishops lined up against the deceased wife's sister bill again last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Guarded by the English navy an English naturalist has come to the as- sistance of the Rev. MT Long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The radicals in Russia are beginning to carry the third duma despite strained suffradge devised by the Stnlynip government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

MT. Conner declines to accept in structions from The Hague while the railroad issue remains unsettled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Judge Landls must have been sur prised to read in the Standard Oil pamphlet that he had fined so innocent a corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Wall street got the Keynote speeches of Taft and Roosevelt ahead of time despite the strike of the tel egraphers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Secretary Cortelyou makes no key more speeches, but he keeps right on saving wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The Standard Oil bookkeepers have not listed that Landis fine as a liabil- ity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Indirect remarks in the present ad- ministration are by no means con fined to Attorney General Bonaparte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The fact that kissing is not lost art accounts for many lost heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The registration for the two fall elections-prohibition and Greater Bir- mingham-will be a great public duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Instead of putting a girdle around himself MT. Taft proposes to put one around the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The Fairbanks tours are continuous, for no sooner Is one ended then an- other is begun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

might organize the most exclusive club in existence. R. F. Pickles, an Illinois man, wants to change his name. Oh, Picklesl The average life of mosquito is said to be three days, and that's too long.
 THE GAME OF LOVE. The game is old, old, old The merry game of hearts. 'Tis played at home by lovers bold, lis played in foreign parts. Sometimes we really mean the words We whisper in her ear And all the Hitting songs of birds Could never bring more cheer To hearts that beat in harmony Beneath the silver moon, When every breaths an ecstasy, And all the worlds in tunel Secretary Root, the news relates, has gone to Muldoon's farm. Perhaps he will attend Muldoon's picnic while there. Writing poems about the prune doesn't seem to have much effect on the pruna crop.
 We are proud" says a contemporary l Ho WOtlu lS lull Ol peOple llke Indb
 OUR PREDICTION. He wrote a sentimental lay, Describing loves sweet sorrow. He will not sell the thing today, Nor even yet, tomorrow. A newspaper bard writes some lines to his purse, which is probably empty. What is a baby?" has been asked. I'd those who own 1t a dear, to others nuisance.
 STICKING TO IT COUNTS. The secret of success,
 I wis, Is nothing. more in life
 Than this
 Pick out job that you
 Can hold
 And never let your feet
 Grow cold. "There will be no automobiles in heav- en-" we are told. Hell was given such boost by the assertion that It was full of peekaboos that something had to be dons to advertise the other place.
 FIRST AID TO CUPID. Wouldst marry, sweet maid? This message we wait; Oh, be not afraid Go journey with Taftl
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

J. Pierpont Morgan does not talk when he has nothing to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

An Indiana woman's reason was up set by speech of Senator Tillman. If she went crazy over that she didn t have far to go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Wall street has sold it's automobiles and is coming down each morning in street cars to tackle a stringent money market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The public begins to demand mag azine without advertisements, and in the course of time it will get what 1t wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

North Dakota offers harvest hands three dollars a day and fried chicken for sunner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

It is not many weeks to football and that will be some relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

R. E. Pickles, an Illinois man, wants to change his name. Oh Pickles!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

fore the world" could get together they might organize the most exclusive club in existence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

The average life of mosquito is said to be three days, and that's too long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

OUR PREDICTION. He wrote a sentimental lay, Describing loves sweet sorrow He will not sell the thing today, Nor even yet tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

DeKalb Record: It is horrible to think of the result had the operators strike oc- cured during the progress of the Thaw trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

A newspaper bard writes some lines to his purse, which is probably empty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Centreville Press: No one is surprised at what Judge Jones gave the L. & N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Fayette Banner: Governor Conner is now listed among the Improved Order of Executive Backbones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

Gadsden Journal We don't hear much shouting over the governors statement that another session of the legislature will be called this fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

We are proud" says contemporary The world is full of people like that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-25

HEN in March, four years ago,
 the governor of New Jersey signed the charter creating the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
CHAPTER XVII.
THE PASSING or JAMESTOWN ANDsTHE# RISE. or
. WILLIAMSBURG


The story Of the rise and Of the decline OF Jamestown
the cradle the republic is pathetic From the
set 1t was fatetu struggle against that
failure inevitable Itnever really achieved the growth
warranted 50 dignifed title James City, 1t was always
even in its ourshing days Small poor and insignif
can't It's history ptiul story after disaster
which resulted finally in its complete abandonment and the
removal OF the capital to the Middle Plantation.
When Smilsletthe colony in 1ooot had, according to
his statement within the fort besides church house forty
fifty huts. These Of the rudes construction and
doubtless bultSWit little regard TO the very precise
plans that had been furnished in the instructions the Lon
don Company.
BY the yearloa3 these buildings instead Of having been
added to- had been diminished SO that said there were
only twenty two dwelling houses in the the pub
lie buildings These dwelling houses Of more sub
santal and perhaps capable OF accommodating
larger population than the forty fifty wrctched huts left
BY John Smith,
After the Indian Of 1922 there increase
IN the population Of the town and scarcely any progress made
at all in its improvement
In the 1886 the Grand Assembly, stimulated by in
sctons from England became interested in the improve
ment and enlargement Of the town It passed an act grant
ing house lot and garden plot to every settler who would
agree TO build thereon within six months This provision
however did not induce any great number people to leave
their country homes and seek residence in the capital city,
In 1898 TINS act was reenaced The latter endeavor seems
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07

to have been crowned with moderate success twelve
dwellings were built and also store Among these the
first brick house Of the colony This house I6xo4 feet
in its ground plan and arrangement
When Governor Berkeley came the colony in 1642 he
brought very urgent instructions rebuild the in
brick He set about this task in vigorous fashion,
As an nducement for the people into town and
build brick houses ordered that every person who
would build brick house 16x24 feet with cellar would
have additional five hundred acres Of land to his grant
Of lot and garden plot.
With all the encouragement given by the Assembly to
induce people to build in the city there still left great
many noccuped lots Of which reserved per-
sonssWho for and another, had built houses
thereupon In 1913 the Assembly ordered that whatsoever
should build OF these deserted lots would thereby Sc.
cure title to the lot provided he built OF brick paid
back taxes It was provided that if the owner Of such
lot would turn up at later day. he might be allowed
select another unmprovcd lot but would be allowed
dspossess the person who had built upon Ills lot.
In order to stimulate general interest in the capital city
and to induce regular Ysatons the part people from
tic country DISTRICTS law passed establishing market
days iii Jamestown Wednesdays and Saturdays but this
cxpedent likewise proved failure, and the law
peaed in 1905 In Of the schemes exploited urged
that the owners Of plantations should build in the
est his plantation dwelling house in which he his family
should reside the planter managing lis by daily visits
from his residence in the city It was further urged that on
Saturday afternoons all relieved OF their
with only sufficient number left upon each plantation to
protect it. and to go into the neghborng towns with their
masters and remain until after the Sabbath had passed.