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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-31
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Southern League Has
 FeW FrSt-Rate HitterS

mentioned. He is hitting .2SO even, Listers average.
 Atz of New Orelans, Gardner of Bir- mingham and Winters of Atlanta are the 270 htters. Molesworth of Birming- ham, Dobbs, McElveen and Wiseman of Nashville. Massing of Shreveport, Hen line and Houtz of Montgomery, are the 260 hitters.
 In considering the hitters of the league, there are many interesting features pre- sented. Douglass of Little Rock, the real leader of the league last season, is hit ting this year .o56. Cross of New Or leans. for many years a big league star, anu who started to set the Southern league on fire, is hitting .252. Matthews of New Orleans the old Baron, is hit ting 23s an improvement over his last seasons average. Garvin, the Baron catcher, is hitting .176 and Latimer .139. Dale Gear, who played forty games be- fore his dismissal by Montgomery, hit .203.
 There are thirty players hitting be- tween 100 and 200. There are four play CTS hitting below the 100 mark, all pitch CT as might be expected. This list in- cludes Perdue of Nashville, Teller of At lanta, Maxwell of Montgomery and Ford of Atlanta Perdue of that number. has made no run this season, this being the record of the league. Ford, Zeller, Weems and Gasloll have each made on run.
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SOME OF THE PECULIAR CASES PRESENTED BY A STUDY OF BATTING AVERAGES-PlTcH TOO GOOD.

There are very few first rate hitters in the Southern league. That is, con- sldering .2S0 first rate, and considering the number of players in Dixie, the num- be. is limited.
 more than any other pitcher in the league, err, Wells of Nashville. Smith of At lanta, Babb of Memphis and Fisher or Shreveport are the only players hitting heavier than .2eO. Fisher Is included in the list because he has appeared at bat harder than 2S0 are Harly of Nashville, and as often as several regular players. Meek, Ball and Fisher are the 300 hit ters of the league.
 The other playerr of the league hitting harder than .2S0 are Hardy of Nashville Wood of Little Rock. Manning of Mem phis, Becker and Paskert of Atlanta, and Lister of Nashville. Carlin' of Shreveport Is not included because he has appeared in 50 many less games than the others
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VQf1dV'S Weakness WiU
 EqudliZe the EleUenS

team will clash with the other. it will be easier to arrive at a logical conclu- sion.
 Vanderbilt has fought shy of South. ern colleges this season, it's schedule call ing for games with Georgia Tech, Missis- sppi, and Sewanee alone. Had Wander bilts schedule been strictly southern, the season would be an unusual one in that a greater number of representa- tive colleges meet a greater number than ever before.
 Sewanee plays Tech, Vanderbilt, Geor- gia, Alabama Auburn, Mississippi, and Tennessee. The Tech. meets all the above with the exception of Alabama, Alabama meets all with the exception of Vanderbilt and the Tech. Alabamas relationship to Vanderbilt will depend on the outcome of the games between Alabama and Se- vance and Vanderbilt and Sewanee. Ala bama relationship wit hthe Tech will de- pend on the result of the Alabama-Au- burn, Auburn-Tech. Alabama -Sewanee, SewaneeTech, and on the result of the games played by Tennessee and Misss- sipi against Alabama and the Tedh.
 It will not be hard, at the conclusion of the season, to name the winner. if the judges are not biased, as generally the case.
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SCHEDULES ARE so ARRANGED
 THAT AWARDING CHAMPION SHIP THIS SEASON WILL NOT
 BE so DIFFICULT AND UNFAIR.

If the preseason reports to the eff feet that the football outlook at Wander bit is darker than in many years is ac~ curate, the outlook for the season, as affecting all the colleges, is peculiarly bril- liant.
 If Vanderbilt is weaker than usual then it is probable that Vanderbilt will be unable to thoroughly outclass the other teams of the south
 From the schedules that have been pub- llshed, ti is found that nearly every repre- sentative college of the south plays games with each other. This in itself is quite an item, because it will result in award ing the championship on other ground than mere guess work. As d matter of fact, the championship will be necessarily decided by comparative scores, but be- cause of the fact that each representative
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Pointers to FandOf11

that the time for aposiz played Shreveport but yesterday went incidentally, this Once the time when sunshine pedominated the and sooner had he the followed and effective than Clarke Birmingham had fourteen men left bases
 
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 sp are wo @ s ssn 19e @ Sass & @ n s ys @ s ] % on the present. ssnT4s SestD sf rp s'A' was the second would Had & s0 ] s%qse s & 0q of hs p s GS' weeks P @ M 'i M M Iantas equally good as that of Babbs ~ 5 tho western G The Crackers should mop up at home @ 1os search R n s % as % % a & 5 f bsys % a saa tain Morse who relo the % team % yes frd@y s at second % M % ] op n severalw ne is itie Acording has % In u the & a9t so iGns gd @ d es D ta @ m an o of M e southen league can hope for little better Let that the first and that Charlie Frank will man $ Lave crossdo there's
 numera s prominent affair feature A % New & ogans @ Gpt G @ ssm s % Rssk y day a and each got tnTee hIs 'H' a 'A ' '" " @ ] % andep % e % ss one the moor @ g an the other CI. B-P -Propheies
 Finn he Did wihms whelmns defeat the hands of the y fs sss 'RP %15 Rss % & es es wo
 
 in he giving conne Mack yeoman service this season - . - , Bender
 
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HUNTSVILLE PROUD
 OF OLD PLAYERS

Huntsville. August 30.-(Speclal)-Char- lie Street and Lowry Bryant two Hunts vile ball players who were members of 0 team here a few years ago, are getting on in the world. Street has been catch ing for the Frisco team in the Pacific Coast league this season and has been drafted by the Washington team in the American league. He Is one of the sever al star players drafted recently to pull the Washington team out of the ruck. Lowry Bryant. who has been pitching for Gulfport, Miss. in the Cotton States league. has been sold to New Orleans.
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COTTON STATES LEAGUE.

Meridian, August "a. 30.-(Special.)- Meridian won the first game of the series against Vicksburg. The visitors presented the strongest lineup seen here this season The game was inter- esting from the tap of the gong to the finish. The locals had shifted infie-s, both being out of the game. Christian, a local amateur. played fifSt base and drove in the winning runs in the sixth inning. Sample was In the box for the locals and pitched well, allowing four scattering hits. Taylor opposed him. but suffered from the errors of ms team mates. A double header will be played tomorrow. Billiard assuming the roIs of the iron" man. R. H. E. vick sburr 900 900 10O-1 Meridian 900 O12 o0~-3
 Batteries: Taylor and Krebs, Sample and Downing. Umpire. Mackey-
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charoed With Attempted Murder.

Officer Joe Nix arrested a negro named Marshall Sims yesterday morning on a charge of assault with intent to murder. According to the statements of witnesses Sims and another negro had some diff culty in the railroad camp on Thirty second street night before last. and Sims received d good thrashing at the hands of his friend. Yesterday morning he re- turned to the camp with his gun and fired five shots at his conquerer. All of the bullets went wild. however, and no harm was done
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TWO GREAT GAMES
 IN LITTLE ROCK
WALTERS AND CASTLETON HAVE A GREAT FIGHT, WHICH PAGE SPOILS-EYLER LET'S THREE CRACKERS GET TO THIRD.

Little Rock, August 30--Little Rock and Atlanta broke even In a double header to- day. In the first game Pages two errors let in three runs after the side should have been retired and. nulllhed Walters magnificent pitching. In the second game Eyler let but three of the Georgians reach first, all on hits. two of which were infield scratches. Little Rock hit Teller hard in the second.
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Rival Committees Hold Conference.

The committees appointed from the Bir- mingham and Elyton city councils met yesterday afternoon, and held consulta- ton on the trouble over the trash pile. The history and causes of the injunctions were gone over carefully, but no agree ment was reached. The committees tenn porarily adjourned to another date. so that additional information could be col lected. An agreement will probably be the final outcome
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Birmingham ......a.... 900 010 100-2 10
 SUMMARY. TWo-b base hts-McIver, Warrender. Sacrifice hit-Benson. Stolen bases-Fisher, Warrender, Mass ing Smith. Bases on balls-Hickman 4, Turner l. Struck out-Hickman 4, Turner 9. Hit by pitched ball-By Clark l. Left on bases-Shreveport :, Birming- ham IA.
 Wild pitcll-Hickman. Time of game-1:55. Umpire-Davis.
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Flaming Mill Burned.

Cincinnati, August 30.-Fire which originated from some unknown cause early today destroyed the blaming mill, lumber sheds used for the housing of completed material and hundreds of thousands of thousands of feet of lum- Der, the property of the Farin & Korn Lumber company of Winton Place in the northern part of the city. The loss is $100,000.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Boston. A 90-Boston won today s game, the Ncm York team being unable to handle the slippery ball in the last half of the fifth. The game was called at the end of the sixth, on account of rain. R.H.E. Boston ..olo oo--o New York . . .000 10G--1
 Batteries: Young and Needham; Wiltse and Bresnahan.
 Pittshurg. August 30.-In double header today the Pittsburgs won the first game, because of the fine pitching of camnitz Only one local man reached second base in the second game.
 First game RH F.. Plttsburg .. ......0 .020 GOO o0.-2 6 o Chicago =. .. .010 900 0oO--1 2
 Batteries: Camnitz ane Gibson Fraser and Moran.
 Second game R.H k. Pittsburg '. .. . 900 GOO 0--0 ? 3 Chicago :. .. .. .. .301 GOO 2-6 5
 Batteries. Leifielo and Smith; Lundgren and Moran.
 Philadelphia. August so.-Timely hitting by the home team defeated Brooklyn to- day. Beth pitchers were hit hard. R. H F. Rrooklvn l10 0l0 000-3 10 2 Ph,ladeIphia 900 200 20s-4 10 1
 Batteries: Pastorius and Ritter; Sparks and Dooin.
 balls, Zeller l. Struck out, Eyler $, Zel- Ter [ Double plays. Page to Douglass Smith to Fox. Time Of game, 1;4o. um- pire, Rudderham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-31
BERNIE N'KAY IS
 MONTGOMERY'S MAN
REPORTED THAT TPRESENT MO-
 BILE MANAGER WILL MANAGE
 MONTGOMERY NEXT SEASON. MONTGOMERY BUYS THORNTON

Mobile, August 30.-Official announce ment has been made of the sale of Manager Berney McCay and Center Fielder Woode Thornton of the Mobile Cotton States league team to Montgofn- cry of the Southern league. McCay, 1t is reported, will manage Montgomery next season. Confirmation was also made of the sale of Pitcher Bill BruneT to New Orleans.
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Tenor Gets a Fine Contract.

Berlin, August 30.-The Royal opera has engaged Frances MacLennan, the American tenor, for five years, allow ing him his usual privileges of singing his roles in English until he learns German.
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Summary: Stolen bases. Atz 2, Sabrle, Ball. Sacrifice hits, Manning 2, Gaston. Breitenstein. Double plays. Ball to Nye, Hausen to Nye to Hausen. Ball to Nye 10 Baxter. Struck out, Phillips 2. Walsh 1. Bases on balls. Walsh 1. Time of game, 132. Umpire, Rinn
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AMERICAN LEAGUE.

New York. August 3O-Philadelphia won today's game in the opening inning ey timely hitting. h.H E. pniIadeiphia 300 O09 l6o--5 II | New York .010 100 010-3 ? Batteries: Waddell and Schreck; Doyle and Thomas.
 Washington, August S0.-Washington was defeated in an eleven-inning contest. The feature was the pitching of Morgan.
 R.H. l.. Washington ...lOO OVO Vll oV-5 Roston GOO POI 900 o1-4 8 0 Batteries: Patten, Oberlin and Block; Morgan and Shaw.
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PELICANS TRIM
 POOR PRETZELS
NUMEROUS ERRORS FOLLOWING THREE HITS GAVE NEW OR LEANS THREE RUNS IN THIRD. PHILLIPS CONTINUES TO WIN.

New Orleans, August 3c-The locals shutout Montgomery easily. Three hits and a number of errors gave New Or leans three runs in the third.
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Games Today.

Birmingham at Shreveport. Atlanta at Little Rock. Nashville at Memphis. Montgomery at New Orleans.
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Summary: Two-base hits, Carey, Carr, McElveen ?. Home run, Lister. Stolen
 bases, Carr, Babb ?. Bases on balls, Schopp ?. Struck out, Schopp ', Bills 9.
 Sacrifice hit, James. Time, 40 Umpire, Pfenninger.
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SCHOPP DEFEATS
 LEAGUE LEADERS
ALLOWS FORMER CON- RADES BUT THREE HlTS-BABB RETURNS TO GAME, AS DOES MoRsE-LlSTER'S HOMER.

Memphis. August 9o-The locals in- ability to hit Schopp was the cause of Nashville's victory today
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Wilhelm Will Pitch This Afternoon. Bill AK Predicts Baron Victory. Last Day In the
 West.
THE STANDING,
Results Yesterday.

Shreveport 10, Birmingham ,. New Orleans 3, Montgomery 0. Nashville 2, Memphis O. Atlanta 80, Little Rock 0-6.
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Little Rock .,...OOo GOO OOO-o Atlanta ......... 5UO OO0 Wo-3
 Summary: Two-base hit. Smith, Sac rifice hits, Becker, Jordan. Castleton. Stolen base. Becker. Bases on balls, Walters. 8, Castleton 2. Struck out, Wal ters 3. Castleton 3. Hit by pitcher, Cas- tleton l. Time of game, .d9. Umpire, Rud- derham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-31
BY BILL AK.

Shreveport August 30-(Special) )-The Barons found themselves at dusk this afternoon on the slim end of a 10 to 2 score.
 The Pirates had everything their own way Peerless Ginger" Clark was sent to the slab by Acting Manager Moles- worth, and he lasted but short while. The Shreveporters touched him up for goodly number of hits. and converted these into three runs. The "gingery' gen. tleman from Wooster was then ordered from the diamond and 'Invincible" Vim cent was substituted.
 Turner had everything. His customary uuid in his right cheek, his red, red face, his graceful delivery, all!
 But the Pirates got next and beat him unmercifully.
 There is little use in prolonging the tale. The only man in Shreveport who wanted the Barons to win was disgusted and would have departed had he not been tied The Barons were indifferent careless reckless The resulting failure was miserable
 An unusual feature of the game was that of the dozen runs. but one was earned
 Shreveport got this one. The Barons had fourteen men left on bases.
 Shreveport ha,. seven. Hicnman was bad and good He was touched up freely enough, walked four men, and scored a very wild pitch.
 But when he saw the bases full he settled down, and twas all up.
 1t is impossible to say whether it was Hickman's effectiveness CT the Baron's indifference that brought about the crash,
 The first. let us hope.
 The Barons got away with ten hits, two falling to Turner, two to Batimer and two to Demont, Smith, Meek, Gardner and Walters getting one each Moles- worth and Alcock failed to connect.
 Every Pirate save Massing and Hick- man figures in the batting column Me Iyer got three out of three trials, and King missed his mark but once in four attempts. Fisher and Clark got couple each while Benson, Warrender and Lewe got one each.
 The inimitable Balons piled up four elrcrs.
 Errors are generally made when Turner pitches. Demont is charged with two mis- cues Meek and Latimer drawing the remainder The Pirates infield also made pebbles. Clark, Lewee and king each going wrong on one occasion
 Another game occurs tomorrow after noon. Wilhelm will pitch. He lost his last game Clark lost yesterday. There fore the chances are excellent that thc Barons will win tomorrow. Wilhelm will do his best tomorrow. you may rest as sured
 Note-Turner didn't work this after noon.
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The ipmitable Barons piled up four elrcrs.
 Errors are generally made when Turner pitches. Demont is charged with two mis- cues, Meek and Latimer drawing the remainder. The Pirates infield also made pebbles. Clark, Lewee and king each going wrong on one occasion.
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happens 
 the in yesterday 
 i majority this sunshine pedominated
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Another game occurs tomorrow after noon. Wilhelm will pitch. He lost his last game. Clark lost yesterday. There fore the chances are excellent that thc Barons will win tomorrow. Wilhelm will do his best tomorrow. you may rest as sured.
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The Box Score.

Note-Turner didn't work this after noon.
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SCOIt Dy IIIHIIISS. Nashville .. .. .. ......... 900 l0l 0H-. Memphis . . . e. ..... 900 600 000-t
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Summary: Two-base hits. Rockenfield, Eyler Stolen base Gilbert Bases on
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Turner had everything. His customary uuid in his right cheek his red, red face, his graceful delivery, all.
 But the Pirates got next and beat him
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE~-Household furniture by private
sale. Almost new. Chance for married con
pie Apply Cnrriet street, upstairs. 99t3s
FOR sALE--secoud-h hand furniture. Mrs
Il. E. Paine, 81 Pearl street fO0t4.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
DROWNED In FLORIDA.
v. E. LaBonte Of South Burlington Met
Death on Way Home.

j.
Burlington, VII, July III. Mayor
Bigelow received Tuesday from Miami,
Fla, letter which enclosed clipping
from the Miami Record telling of the
death by Drowning Of Victor u. La.
Bonte, formerly of South Burlington
The Letter was from 7. L. Ryan, presi-
dent Of the Miami Carpenters union,
the local number being 1913. IL stated
simply that Mr., LaBonte's effects were
in the possession Of the union and the
organization would ike to know il Mr.
LaI3onte had any friends here to send
them to.
The clipping from the Miami Record
Of July is as follows:
Yesterday about noon the body of
v. II. LaBonte was found floating in
the bay, about seven miles north Of the
city near the settlement OF Biseayne.
The body was in fair state Of preser-
walton and was easily identified by
those who were acquainted with the
deceased Two small boys discovered
the body and at once reported it, and
All inquest followed. Justice Clark of
Lemon City acted as coroner, The jury
impanelled found that the man had
come to his death by drowning and the
body was sent to this city to be pre-
pared for burial.
"Mr. Labonte was quite well known
here and although he had been in this
part Of the country but short time,
lie had made many friends. He was a
carpenter BY trade and had worked here
for long period Of time in the employ
9th Ell lorida East Coast railway.
During the last year he was at work
at Long Key and was one of the sur
viyors from the Inflated quarter boat
No. 4 at which so many men lost their
lives Mr.. LaBonte was cast away on
a piece of wreekage and was later
picged up of the coast of Cuba. Since
that time he had been working at the
terminal dock in this city. Last Fri
day he set sail in small boat which
he owned and stFated northward in
tending to 20 up the coast by the in
land route as far as possible, and hav-
ing as his ultimate destination his home
ia Burlington, Vt No further word
was had of him until the news was
brought here yesterday. Both sails were
hoisted on the boat which had drifted
into the mangroyes. The theory now
advanced is that the unfortunate man
was knocked over board by the boom
and failed to reach the boat again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
Burlington public wharf Problem.

The special committee on public
wharfs has submitted TO the Burlington
city council plain in accordance with
its recent report, recommending the Sc
questration Of that portion of the lake
front Just south Of the foot Of College
street. and the city council IL To hold i
meeting Tuesday afternoon, July 10, for
the purpose Of examining the premises
The Central Vermont Railway Co. at
st. Adams, the American Loan & Trust
TO. OF Boston, the Shepard 8 Morse
Lumber Co. of Burlington, and other
parties interested in said lands viii be
notified of the time, place, and purpose
of the hearing, and also notified TO ap.
pear before said city council to show
cause why the premises should not be
taken for the purpose mentioned, and
for the purpose Of a hearing upon all
matters Of damages in case the premises
are taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
Eating DOG andl Hor.es IN eerlnany

Eating Dogs and Horses in Germany
North American Indians eat dogs be.
cause they love them so; also because
they are convenient, an moreover, an
eaten dog never bites. But in Germany
the people eat dogs because beef, nut
ton, and poultry are very scare and
high.
During the year 1906, says a writer in
the current Harper's Weekly. there were
slaughtered for food in the Kingdom of
SaXony (Which constitutes one thirty.
sixth of the area and contains abont
ne-thirteenth of the population of the
Empire) 12,022 horses and 1896 dogs.
This Is an increase Of 224 horses and
1873 dogs over the year 1908 In all
Germany during the year 1906, there
were slaughtered for food $4,000 horses
This Is an increase OF about 10000 over
1905, and about $4,000 over 1904.
Complete figures are lacking in re
.gard to the slaughter of dogs for food
in the German Empire, but fragmentary
statistics indicate that the total number
was about 7000-probably more rather
than less.
In the city Of Chemitz aloe COS dogs
were slaughtered in 1906, an increase
Of So over 1905, and during the same
period 1870 horses, an increase Of s7
over 1905.
HorseGesh is very generally adver-
tised in the German newspapers, espec-
tally in those OF the large Industrial
certTes, and most German cities have
have at least one market which makes
it speciality, claiming for It a higher
percentage Of nourishment than that Of
either beef, mutton or pork Neither
is it unusual to find advertisements Of
dog meat On for the purchase Of dogs
for slaughter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-07-12
HOUSE FOR SALE.

There Il no place like homo you can eall
your own and tho above saying applies 70 this
property especially Here ID one % the most
beautiful places Oh the French estate which
has Just been put on the market Situated on
FRANKLIN street, one Of the best residential
streets in the city not n tenement house on IL,
best Of neghhors, and property that can be
sold atany time by buyer. on this property
you can realize your cash forit with a hand
some profit on what 1t can be bought for, as it
must be sold this month, This house IL sitna-
ted on large LOT no clay, plenty Of shrub
berry, apple and cherry trees. cuffant bushes,
grape vines etc. Is full two stories with spa
ctnus attic, the best Of collars. heavy wall,
large, broad piazza, ~ 81 vide, front hall
II y ~ f.. round parlor, dining room, kitchen,
pantry and woodshed. Four large, airy sleep
nag rooms with closets and large bathroom up
stairs. Every door Ia house heavy birch veneer,
hard w0ud floors in every room. All hard wood
finish done in the most artistic style known 10
modern architecture, This house is not built
after the old style OF a dry goods box, but the
very latest design, something that is artistic
and attractive, IL you buy this house you can
rent rooms for SIS per month and then have
enough for your own family. Now do not run
away with the idea that IL viii cost too much,
for you can bay ID as cheap as yea could less
now. ii you have cheaper cottage or tene-
ment and you think II Is not quite good enough
for YOU or a small farm or timber lot / would
take either In exchange and give plenty OF
time for balance ! would be pleased 70 show
you through the house at any time. Bring
Your wife along and look 1t over. Remember
this is o new house. built last fail. For further
particulars call at n Franklin street. or tcie-
phone 1914.