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Prominent Men Eioht.

Mount Vernon. Ill, November A.
Frank Brookman was shot and seri-
ously wounded today by d. B. Archer.
The affray occurred in the Third Ma
tional bank, and because of the prom
inence of the men involved caused a
sensation. The trouble arose over a
farm, the possession of which is in
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CAPITAL STOCK s1,OOO,OOO
Owe I

You cannot buy Overton Oil
stock today and sell it tomor-
row for several times its pre-
sent price. But you are reason
ably sure to make a great deal
of money on tiff you hold it.
Buy a block Of stock at once
and put it away. Only what re-
mains of 100000 worth of
treasury stock will be sold for
development of the company's
properties in Fentress county,
Tennessee.
Three wells flowing now-high-
grade oil-through shallow
sand soil.
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PAINTING Is FINS

Paris, November 4.-Jear|
rens, the French artist, l
his painting for the col
Baltimore, portra ying the 4
Yorktown. 1t will be SHY
coming salon. The painting
Washington, with Lafayette
ambeau, receiving the swoI
wallis before the assemble
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Farms and Timber Lands


$50 per acre-SG0 acres level, fertile, Ten
nessee river farm, 600 acres in cultiva-
tion good residence. several tenant
houses. public road and ferry on this
place, three miles of city OF 10000 peo-
pie; terms or exchange.
81 per acre-1600 acres, level, fertile, Ten
nessee valley farm one of the best
investments in north Alabama, about
one-half in cultivation. balance in tim
Der, practically enough timber to pay
for the land, eight miles of city of 10000
people, on good road; terms.
so per acre-640 acres, a level section, in
the prairie in Texas, well improved;
terms or will exchange for north Ala
bama farming lands
$50 per acre-250 acres, level, fertile. Ten
nessee valley, north Alabama farm, with
q fine residence site. within three blocks
of depot, four houses, barns, 200 acres
of good land In cultivation, good pas
ture and plenty of water; terms.
$2000-3 acres with good 5-room house,
high and dry well located, three and
one-half blocks from car line; must
sell.
81. 80 per acre for 60.00O-acre tract level.
Iong-leaf pine, virgin growth timber and
land guaranteed by owners to cut at
least 5000 feet per acre; terms.
FARM REALTY co.
S15 Brown-Marx.
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FOR SALE.

ST., 500-Two-story. modern house, best Sec
ton South Highlands, on 10th avenue,
between 18th and 18th directs. First floor
has large reception hall and dining room
finished in oak, beamed ceilings, with
massive oak stair, also parlor, library,
kitchen, two pantries and bath room
floors l-oak polished. Second floor has
five bed rooms and bath raem. all floors
polished The cs.oinet mantles are
gems, electric chandeliers throughout;
one of the finest houses in the city:
basement under house contains four
large rooms with cement floors, finished
laundry and large hot air furnace. Also
bungalow cottage with plumbing on
rear; lot 52Lsx160 feet; terms to suit 2ur-
chaser. Apply to
H. M. Robertson,
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Notice..

Notice Is hereby given the stockholders
of the Textile Products Co. that there
will be special meeting of said stock
holders in the office of the company,
Twentieth street and Powell avenue, Bir-
mingham Ala. ont November 70, 1909
the same being 80 days from, date. This
October 30, 1909
D. w. C. YARBROUGH,
10-30-tf President
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REAL ESTATE

FOR SALE.
Five acres in section IT, township II,
range west; surface right; $3.50.
61k acres, North Birmingham, Belt line
along one side; very suitable for sub
division or manufacturing site.
200-acre farm, miles west of Cullmau
town; has broom house, orchard, etc. /;
will exchange for house and lot in city
or suburbs.
L. G. PETTYJOHN.
Phones 1101 and 465. S261s Sd Ave.
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ANTI-AMENDMENT|
ING-HIPPODRd

Sunday, Nov. z, rs
pm. Ex-C Congressman
Howard of Fort Pa,
others will speak. T
man band will attend t
music. Welcome to al
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Drs. DOZ|
& DOZIE
SPECIALS

Medical Colleges and Post
MEDIC
indicated bath
othern rm OF n Southern States
DISEASES
stomach Kidneys Badd9
Blood
a
Urnar
iona medicines furnished
SPECIAL
blood
So line
and most in this class of work
diseases
advis
Of of
surgic operation
fora
which
opinion
the expe to this city
AZ pm; unda 8 m till
NDORsDMENT
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dispute. Archer is report
assailed Brookman earlier
with a knife, Brookman K
opponent down.
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$3.50 Atlanta and
Return SeabOard Way

Three trains daily. Tickets on sale No
vember to 49, limited to November 1s, and
can be extended to November 80. Phone
Jack Johnson, 1882. 11-2-5t
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Tho Birmingham News: This f1rm
fDre. Doxier q Dozier) has been DOING
business in Birmingham continuously
for = number of years and they nave
vet to be accused of having dealt UNI
fairly with . patient in any way what
soeyer. They are both gentlemen OF the
highest type and carry their honor ana
Are-Herald: ORA Doxier Z Dozier's
long standing record and approved
Abilities entitle them to the proud dis
tinction of standing at the head Of
their profession.
The Birmingham Ledger: Drs- Donier
a Doxier are without doubt the best
known specialists In the South, and
their fame 10 due entirely to their great
skill
The Southern Odd Fellow: We cam
not add anything to the reputation ORA
Doxier. q Doxier have already acquired
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-STRAYED-STOLEN

8, mortgage deeds. l
forbid anyone excepting or transferring
them. Reward If returned to B. j.
Jeffcut S342 Sloss avenue. East Lake.
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In the line of their professionl
know them to be brother Odd
and can be relied upon to d
every promise they make
needing their services.
Mountain Home: The press
mingham and all over Alabau
In the highest terms OF Drs.
Doxier, ~ physicians, SURGE
gentlemen, and We have NO I
In recommending them to our
Meridian Star: ORA Dozier |
OF Birmingham are the most
and distinguished physicians
line of practice In the state Of
Masonic Guide: Drs. Doxier
come from = family Of promin
sicians and with their large q
In tho profession can be reli<
treat disease In . most success
ner.
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President. Gen. Manager
BIRMINGHAM TITLE
q GUARANTY co.
CAPITAL $4,000
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE,
TITLE INSURANCE
Every Department, of Title
investigation
225 TwENTY-FIRsT STREET
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FOR SALE
TALK WITH ALAN JEMISoN.
BELL 1OO PEOPLES 81. o4-u
HALLS SAFES.
Halls safes at satisfactory prices any
terms; safes exchanged, opened ana re-
eua paarias ahon. oe5 2-2s-tf
FOR SALE-The Multi-Copy typewriter
modern duplicating machine. A. B.
Boyd second floor Farley building
1o-s-tf
FOR SALE-Si250: beautiful lot on hili-
top near Lakeview in the coming resi-
dence district; this Is bargain; ooxi'o
feet; elevated, facing south; $3.50 uhoer
anything else In that locality; TERMS.
u-3-3t
WANTED-To sell handsome colonial
solid top mahogany extension olnlns
table, in two sections; brass locks anu
rollers; immediate sale; can be SEEM
Address H-S4, care Age-Herald.
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FOR SALE-One freproof safe; $40 net
cash; cost $40; no reductions. Address
lbs, care Age-Herald. O-Sl-u
FOR SALE-$2500; 50x200: southern expos
ure elevated one block Of LakeVle"
school; $500 cash, balance one, two, three
and four years at per cent. weak
ley & Rosenstihl, 2120 list avenue.
11-3-3t
FOR SALE-$3O00; elevated 50-foot alley
corner lot with park frontage and paved
Highland avenue; $3.50 cash, balance to
suit Weakley & Rosenstihl, 212o LIST
avenue. 11-S-3t
FOR SALE-Lot 8, in block 2, Helena
Heights $500; 500 cash. balance SIS per
month. K-S7, care Age-Herald n-9-ot
FOR SALE-Three new two-story, 10
room houses in Woodlawn The location
is ideal. the price is right, the terms
are easy; no agents commission. see
the owner Geo. Trlbble 2141s N. 21st,
or 572s Sd avenue, Woodlawn.
1o-26-eod-tf
FOR SALE-Two business lots, Avenue
e. alley corner, half block city hall,
Ensley; special bargain; terms to suit
purchaser go Brown-Marx building.
t-fri-su-tu
FOR SALE-Nice South Highland home,
in a good locality, 1920; terms; bar
gain and must sell Farm Realty Co.,
SIS Brown Marx
FOR SALE-Four-room house with hall,
one block from car line, near best por-
ton of East Lake, $3.50; terms; must
sell at once SIS Brown-Marx building.
FOR SALE-12O lots in the Fairmont ad-
dition to North Birmingham; all well To-
Gated on easy terms; get In before the
advance. w. G. Tyler & Co., 2009 list
avenue.
FOR sALE-s225; lot bOx165 feet, East
Lake, adjoining Howard college
grounds. This is sacrifice sale. Smith
& Stilman, EOS Hood Bldg. n-6-2t
FOR sALE-s15oo; $500 cash, balance easy
terms; lot 50x1O0 feet, with two 3-room
tenements; Avenue C near 18TH street;
get busy. Smith & Stillman, 2oo-S HOOD
Bldg. H-o-St
FOR SALE-Livery stable with coal, ice
and lumber in connection; will sell sta
BILE business separate If wanted or sell
all together; a good paying business
parties owning business wants to go in
other line of business; will make terms.
Address Lock Box 49, Carbon Hill, Ala
u-5-2t
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Phones A. 112 N Twenty-first st.
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WANTED-MALE HELP

WANTED-Railway mail clerks. city car
riers. postofhce clerks: examinations IN
Birmingham November II; preparation
free. Franklin Institute, Dept. 2-G.
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but prefer former. Address Ass, care
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CHANCE for experienced lady canvasser
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11-5-1t
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New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
LOUISE" AT THE MANHATTAN

At the Manhattan Opera House Gustave Char
pentier's Louise will have its first performance
of the season on Friday evening Miss Mary Gar
den will of course. have the title part and Nfr
Dalmores Will again be the poet lover. Julien The
Father will be played by Mr.. Gilbert on this oc-
casion He will probably alternate it is an
nounced with Mr. Dufranne and NJ Vieuille-
There will be a new Mother in the person OF Miss
erv1ue- -Reache. Instead OF Nine. Bressler- Gianoli
who created the part here. With few exceptions
the artists having the minor roles will be the same
including Miss Zeppilli. Irma; Miss Koelling. as
Suzanne: Miss Trentini. Street Arab Mr.. Dad
di as An Old Clothes Man; Mr.. GianoH-Galletti, as
A Rag Picker. and Mr.. Venturini, the King of
the Fools There will be q Camille in the
person OF Miss Tencredi.
The Jongleur &C Notre Dame" which has not
been heard for several weeks, will again he given
tomorrow night. with the original cast including
Miss Garden and Messrs. Renaud Dufranne.
Wales, de seguroia, vieuile and Crabbe.
La Boheue" with Miss Cavalieri. Miss Trentini
and Nessrs ZenateIlo Sammarco, dc Segurola and
o-CallettI will be she Wednesday evening bill.
Nine Tetrazzni will sing only in New York
next week-in La Sonnambula," at the Saturday
matinee.
'.Salorne" will have a sixth performance on Sat
urday evening There Will be an extra matinee on
Monday February o. Washington's Birthday. The
opera will be Louise" with Miss Garden and the
usual cast
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
NEW YORK SYMPHONY SOCIETY.

The programme for the concert OF the Symphony
Society OF New York. Walter Damrosch. conductor.
AZ Carnegie Hall this afternoon comprises the
Beethoven 'Eroica" symphony. prelude 10 DIndy' 3
II 'Etranger," Act II. and Dr. Damrosch's tran
scription 'Siesfried and the Forest Dragon" from
Wagner Paul Kefer 'cellist, will be the soloist,
and he will play for the first time IN New York a
Lied Op ls for cello with orchestra
DR.. Ludwig WGl!ner has been engaged as sooist
for the third concert in the Beethoven cycle next
Thursday His Illness. previously announced in
these columns IS only temporary and will not
change the programme. The symphonies Will be the
No IN b fat, Op. 60 Qs6), and Nc In minor.
Op. s. QSO7).
DR. wiilne- IS TO sing the song cycle An die
ferne Geliebte" GSos). The overture 10 "Corolan," "
Op. GO (s07 Will also be played by the orchestra
Air. Damrosch has prepared a series OF Ave pro
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
STORY OF DIE vERKAUFTE BRAUT. -

The scene Of the first act of Smetanas Dle
yerkaufte Braut" or The Bartered Bride Is lalo
in Bohemian village. where the villagers arc
busy with the revels Of the kermess fesuCal'
MARY. daughter of Kruschna, rich peasant, takes
no mart in the gayety, for her parents have given
tter consent to her marriage with Wenzel' son "a
arother rich peasant called Mlcha7 VINO IteS u.
another village Mary has never seen WenzeI, ana
is in love with Hans. whom she knows as a poor
servant of her father. By a Bohemian custom
ZyenzeI has not made his proposal OF marriage IN
person. but has intrusted II to Kezul' a prores-
sionaI matchmaker. who has carried on all the
negotiations with Mary's parents "hen ne aP
proaches Mary herself with WenzeIs proposal sue
sr,,-ns IL announcing her love for Hans
In the second act Wenzel arrives in person TO
press his suit. Mary repro2ches him TOT ~oolns
girl who does not love him. and nnaIIy MAKES hi"I
promise to desist from his endeavors 10 WIN heF
t7 Iyaz,I in the mean time reasons with Hans.
Narv's accepted lover. offering him money II ne
will give up Mary in favor Of her other eul,ot'
When Hans learns from the n1atchn1akes that TINS
s,,fror is Michas son he agrees TO sign contract
:, hich provfdes that none other than Miches son
sr.r marry Mary Kezul consents He gives hans
money To the disgust of all the village folk Hans
then publicly renounces his claim 10 Mary IN iVoI
Of Nicha's son.
The third act shows performance by tight rope
dancers and acrobats. Wenzel becomes enarnonFeo
of Esneralda a Spanish dancer. and in oroer 10
he near her accepts the offer OF the leader OF te
troune 10 take the part of a dancing pear JUST
as he is getting into the bearskln MS parents up
pear and request him TO sign the marriage contract
with Mary. He refuses.
Mary in the mean time is lamenting the faith
lessness Of Hans which is proved. as she sup
noses by the document of remuneration which
Kezul the matchmaker. has shown her. But she
stiu clngs TO Hans and refuses to marry anybody
else though wenzel. tiring Of the role Of perform
ing bear once more woos her ardently While she
Is lanenting her hard lot alone, Hans appears
She upbraids him, but he, nothing abashed. sum
mons all the villagers and repeats that IL is his
wish that Mary marry Michas SON Mary, seem
ingly spurned by her lover, gives UP in despair
and SAYS that she will marry Micha's son. accord
ing TO the desire of her parents and Hans.
But at this point Hans suddenly steps forward
bafore Micha who at once recognizes him as his
son by his first marriage Life at home. II
transpi-es became distasteful to Hans when his
father married again: hence his departure to take
service under Kruschina, Merys father. He prompt
" claims Mary pointing out that the document
gives him the right.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14

sramues presenting the most important orchestral
works Of Tschaikowsky, in chronological sequence
from the wear 1866 in which he wrote his hrst sym
rhonv to the year 1898, which saw the complexion
OF the Symphonic PathetiQue. AS Tschalko"shy
visited this country guest OF Mr. Dalnfosch
and the symony Society in 1890. there Is peculiar
fitness in this series of concerts.
All the symphonies will be performed with the
exception of No g. Subscription tickets for the
series are sale
At the first concert. February 21 at 3 p M une
programme will be: Symphony No. l, in { minor
On 13 dS66-'6O; Romeo and Juliet fantasle over
ture qS6s-'7W: songs, Op. 6, and symphony No :
in c minor Qs72-'73).
The final orchestral concert of the Peoples sym
nhonv Society in Carnegie Hall on Friday evening
will present a Wagner programme-'Faust over
lure "Iohengrin' Vorspiel, Prize Song from Dle
Meistersinger," Segfred Rhine Journey Sleg-
fried Funeral March. Siegfried Idyl Good Friday
Smell C,ioIin solo, and the Meistersinger overture
Edward Barrow. tenor, and Henry P. Schmitt
VIOLIN will be the sOloists.
At the invitation Of a large number Of prominent
citizens of Brooklyn, who have subscribed FOR the
purpose it has been arranged TO extend the work
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
Podereee,SkTs .Nes0 Symphony.
First Performance Here by Boston Organizaton-De Ver-
kaufte Braut'' Weeks Novelty at Metropolitan
Revival of Louise" at Tanhattan.

ing and ar this performance Nine Gadski VIII
make her re-entry in the role Of Elizabeth ana
Walter Sooner will make his first appearance, as
Wolfram. Mr Sooner comes from the Staot Ane-
atre at Leipsc. where he has been singing TOT inc
last three years. He has also appeared al Day
reuth and will be there next summer
''Manon" will be given on Saturday aftern0oh'
with the original cast
The first Of the series OF special performances
will take place on Saturday evening VIXEN /
deo" will be heard for the first time this season
Gustav Mailer will be the conductor ana 'ne C1s'
will consist Of Miss Morena, in the utular parl'
Miss Fornia as MarzeIline: Mr.. Burrian as Flore-
stan: Mr. Goritz Don Pizzaro; MI Bass as
Rocco: Nj Muhlmann. Don Fernando ana MI
Reiss. as JacQuino. -,
The soloists at the popular concert toil-s4' -
h, Kisses Aida and Ranzenberg and MessrS. Jorn.
Note Amato and Albert spalding, the Viohhls''
Mr. Spetrino will be the conductor
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

The principal feature Of the programme for the
Camp Rainsford benefit. which takes place I'm the
Irving Place Theatre on Friday afternoon Will be
choir boys and trade school boys connected with
and organst OF the church. These boys have been
tainment TO help support their summer camp.
Tickets may be had of Mrs. George Mairs No I52
East 35th street. of the clergy at the Memo
rial House. No. 2o7 East 18th street.
Edward Elgar, will be presented at the Church Of
the Ascension, Fifth avenue and 10th street at
evensong. at o'clock to-day. The soloists win be
Miss Fanny B. Rice. Soprano Mrs. John H. Flag
Ter, contralto; Mr. John Young, tenor, and Mr..
Arthur Philips, barytone.
This evening at Cooper Union Hall samonovitch
Samoiloff, from the Odessa Opera House. viii sing
the songs forbidden by the Russian government
The songs will be translated on the programme
Miss Edith Magee will give a concert on Wash
.ngtnns Birthday at Arion Hall. Brooklyn. at 4
p. n. She Will be assisted by Nathan Fryer,
piano; Henry P. Schmitt violin, and Miss Gertrude
H. Wagner will play the accomplishments
R. Z. Johnston announces a series of four ma I'll
nees at the Hudson Theatre. March 4, S, L and
Is by the children of the Duncan School of Dane
ing. founded ard maintained near Berlin by Isl-
dors Duncan. The dancing OF the children is along
the lines made familiar by Miss Duncan. The lat
ter, who is now abroad, will not come to America
New-York tribune., 1909-02-14
A NOVELTY AT THE METROPOLITAN

The fourth novelty to be produced at the Metro
poiitan Opera House this season VII be Bedrich
Smetanas opera. -'Erodan6 Nevesta." which will
oe sung for the first time in America on Friday
evening. A so-rowful interest attached to Die
Ferkaufce Brnut'-to give the work the German
title by which II is generally kaown-owlng 20 the
sact that sTretana died in a .nadhouse without
ever knowing OF the success ~ his opera which
was first given al Presds IN 1866 Tire first pro-
auction in London Was II D-7lry Lane in isg5 sn6
Il was revived al Covent Garden two years later
zSot only has -Prooana Neyesta' been given hun
orecs OF times :n Prague and often In other Euro
peen opera houses, but the composer Is now ac-
Claimed by his countrynaen as one Of the leaders
Cf the Czech national movement in music shar-
ing honors with Antonfn Dvorak- A plentiful
stream OF Bohemian fo.ksong is said to flow
through the score
The cast Of '-PIodana Nevssta'- zin be as Sol-