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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
Choice Bargains
Cripple Creek, Col.

$2160. 500 cash and s2o month will buy choice broom cottage; hall and bath: all mod ern improvements; large lot facing east In center of woodlawn; convenient to two car lines; act quick.
 s2soo. New broom cottage, large hall and bath; modern throughout; large lot, facing east, In good locality of Woodlawn, con- venient to two car lines. See this; you cannot duplicate house and lot for the money; terms to suit.
 $25O0 Brand new, broom home; hall and bath; modern in every detail; beautiful man. tes and fixtures; large, elevated lot, facing east on car line in Woodlawn; a cottage home to be proud of; see this at once; s100 cash will buy 1t.
 $2S5O. Just completed beautiful cottage home. consisting of six large rooms. hall and bath; built like a top from the ground up; modern in every detail; you must see this to appreciate; large lot in excel- lent locality of Woodawn terms to suit
 $325O A modern up-to-date 7-room. 2-story home; just completed and ready for you. MT. Buyer; beautiful cabinet mantels and electric fixtures Up and downstairs; large halls and closets: extra large front and back porch: see this and you will buy: a South Highlands home in Woodlawn at Woodlawn prices; terms to suit.
 s425O. Bea utiful. brick veneered, Groom cottage; large hall and bath: modern throughout; ; furnace heat: every room papered; built for home; if you see 1t you buy; large corner lot in choice locality of North Highlands. one block of car line; terms
 S4000 New. modern. 7-room. 2-story home in fine locality of Fountain Heights: piped for furnace: large lott convenient to car line: terms to suit, also several vacant lots elevated and plenty of shade trees; terms to suit
 Just completed, an ideal home in an ideal locality, adjoining Glenn Iris; elegant 7-room, 2-story home; modern in every detail; hardwood floors; furnace heat; storm sheeting; papered throughout: large 18x25 foot brown stone veranda; elevated lot; terms. $500 cash. balance $SO month at per cent interest; get busy. Why pay rent? We have an extensive list of bargains in Birmingham and suburbs. If you are on the market for home or vacant lot 1t will pay you to call on us and talk 1t over.
 GIBSON REALTY CO.,,
 INSURANCE, n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

DON'T YOU RENT
 Why? Because you can pay us $5OO cash and move into a modern 2-story, Groom home. located fine on South Highlands, the balance can be arranged dead easy.
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FOR SALE
IMPROVED,

IMPROVED. s11. .O00-New South Highlands home; ready for occupancy October 1. s52Fn-An elegant new. S-room, storm sheeted, double-floored Hardwood loors), furnace-heated home, with ser wants room, large basement and Boyn- ton furnace; $500 cash and $40 per month will buy this If taken at once. $5000-Splendid Groom cottage on large ele- vated lot 18th avenue near 18th street experimentation Groom cottage; Richmond Place; new and entirely modern; month ly payments.
 new, 7-room home on edge of moun- tain and near new street car line; see this Monday 33o00-New, modern home; 2d avenue near 18th street; $50o cash, balance small monthly payments. We can sell you bargain in home on the South Highlands if you have 5000 cash.
 UNEMPLOYED. ss25O-Real bargain in 92 lots, 50x130 each; South Bessemer car line: 5-cent fare; they can be sold singly for three times the cost.
 s1250-40 acres, Ensley Highlands; fine for high-class subdivision; big money in this.
 s2s5o-1oO feet Cheery street. west of Mountain Terrace entrance. $500 Per Foot-valuable 2d avenue corner. S4O0-Corner lot; Bush Boulevard station, one block of car. s2b0 Per Acre-5-acre tract near Pow derly, with pretty running branch; good for truck or dairy farm. sso Per Foot-Choice lots Webb Wood stlrvev
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
NOW T.JSTEN

NOW LISTEN We can show you any size home you want in any part of the city, at al- most any terms you name. Don't wait to see us advertise something that suits you, let us show you our list
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Houses For Rent on the
 Northside.

Houses For Kent on the
 Northside. 12 rooms, 22Oo 9th avenue. $100. rooms, 1909 7th avenue. $47.50. 8 rooms, 1217 26th street, $50. rooms 1515 Allen street. $16. rooms 1903 Rush avenue. $25. rooms, 1911 24th street, $30.
 FOR RENT NOW AND OCTOBER 1. s rooms, 15OO 10th avenue. October 1, 50. 8 rooms 710 30th street. $35. g rooms 1731 10th avenue $50. 8 rooms, 15O4 10th avenue, October 1, $50. rooms, 211s Avenue I. $S7.5o. rooms, 1905 11th avenue, $35. 5 rooms, 271s Avenue F. s25. rooms, 430 17th street, H1. rooms, 804 18th street, $20 4 rooms, 312 18th street. $16. 9 rooms SS0 30th street, $40 rooms, 1719 14th avenue, $50. rooms, 831 Bradley street, October l, $32 50.
 rooms, 1911 11th avenue, October l, $S5. 8 rooms. 1905 12th avenue October 1, $40. 5 rooms, 905 Georgia street, $32.5 8 rooms, 2013 Avenue G, October i, $50. 2 rooms, 813 Bradley street, October 1. $S5. rooms, 17oo 11th avenue, October l. $b. 8 rooms, s23 Alabama street, October 1. $S5.
 Eight or 10 nice offices in the Jefferson
 County Savings Bank building for rent
 October l. elevator and janitor service;
 steam heat light and water furnished. For further information see our rental list
 at office.
 See H. L. Farley, Rental Manager. U. L. Yancey R. E. 6 Ins. Go. No. us North 2ist Street Both Phones No 0&
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RENTALS.

RENTALS.
 SOUTHSIDE. 1523 11th avenue, rooms $45 1229 11th avenue, rooms, $5O 170S 12th avenue, 9 rooms S45 1905 18th avenue, 6 rooms, $S5. 15OO 10th avenue, rooms, $50 1901 Avenue l, ' rooms, $S0. lsOS Avenue I, rooms, $35. 1905 goth street, g rooms, $50 17OO 11th avenue. rooms. $45
 WOODLAWN 4917 1st avenue, rooms, $25, 12O Hood street, rooms, $2O. 3O5 North 18th street, rooms, $20. 1921 1st avenue, rooms, $21. 5O38 1st avenue, rooms, $2(. 3N North 49th street, rooms, SIS. 131 Halstead street. 6 rooms. $2O.
 NORTHSIDE. 316 18th street, 16 rooms, $S0. 12l7 18th street, rooms, $50. PIP 9th avenue, 16 rooms, $lO0 1311 24th street, rooms, $35. We have an extensive list of rental properties in Birmingham and suburbs We only advettise few.
 GIBSON REALTY co.
 N6 North, Ast street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

FOR SALE IN WOODLAWN. Two 2-story. and 10-room houses: ele- gant mantels; nice electric light fixtures: all plumbing complete; nicely papered throughout; located on East Lake car line. This is my individual property; can make terms to suit purchaser. have several other 2-story, modern homes that I would like to show you. One new 5-room cottage on car line, con venient to school and churches: price. $23O0: $100 cash and $20 per month. See this think you will decide to rent no longer.
 Two new, 4-room cottages: $S5o each close to car line; $50 cash and s15 per month.
 I have a number of other nice homes for sale and few for rart.
 J. P. COUGH, 6511 woodlawn Station. Bell Phone iSo
 RAsidenos Phone l6a2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

SIXTH AVENUE LOT Between Nst and 22d streets; nothing like 1t to be had for the low figure of $575o; terms; size 50x100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

LOOK HERE. RENTS FOR s36O0 per year. price s28,5Co; terms; fine brick building; located fine; better get busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
OUR Offerings in Realty

We list here a few of our choicest bar gains in dirt, which we would like to snow you. There are many others equal ly az attractive. If you see nothing here to catch your eye, ask us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
F&)E
 SALE

S25O0-A broom modern cottage on car in Woodlawn; $500 cash, balance 1, 2 and years.
 $2500-Large broom cottage, near Wesley chapel North Highlands; s750 cash, bal ance S30 per month s25O0-Lot 1OOx2o0, 5-room cottage, with hall. Tuxedo; easy terms. SSS50-A new broom cottage, with large basement; all modern, on North High lands; 5000 cash, balance long time. S4O00-Nice 7-room modern home, with fur mace; 1a block car, Princeton; s150O cash balance monthly.
 $4500-An Broom, modern home, with furnace, on car, West End; 5000 cash, balance to suit.
 We have a large list of properties located in all parts of the Greater Birming ham district which we can now offer at much lower than they can be bought later on. Will be pleased to have you call and look through our list
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
5000

Two-story residence on corner of 11th avenue and 18th street, south The price of this property has been 5000 but party offers 1t now at above price to make quick sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
5000

An elegant home on Crescent avenue. just off Highland avenue. Brick ve- neered, slate roof, hardwood floors and modern in every respect. Improvements on lot cost more than is asked for en- tire place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
8-Room House on Whitaker

Two blocks Highland avenue Hardwood floors everything modern thorough keeping with that exclusiveness for which this neighborhood is con- spcuous Only S7750.
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Mcconnell & Braxtor

Real Estate. Rentals, Insurance. Loans
 2O7 Third Avenue, Phones BIO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
S60O0

Two-story residence on 12th avenue south Party is anxious to sell and of fers thls at quite a bargain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
S55O()O

A very attractive cottage on beautiful corner lot on South Highlands. On car line, 10 minutes ride from city. Nice garden and fruit orchard in rear of lot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
GIBSON REALTY CO..
FOR SALE IN WooDLAWN.

INSURANCE, 216 North Twenty-first St.. Both Phones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

A very attractive home on Maplewood street The lot is elevated and a good view of the city can be had from It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12
$7750O

Two-story residence on 12th avenue and 12th street, south. Practically new and modern. Cheap at this price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-12

new residence just completed on Whit taker street. Fine location, surrounded by beautiful homes, and can be bought on any terms purchaser may want
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14

had tod me. The Yank's dream
that night did not include swell
tailor made, or box at the opera,
with bright-eyed Venus pulling
corks out of pop bottles.
Jocco. the company's pet mon
key, seemed to know something
was wrong and tried with all his
monkey ways to make me forget
my SORROWS. Jocco had his quar-
tiers down at the cooks tent and
seemed to take an immense liking
to me. Whether it was from the
fact resembled some of his an
cestors or that to me he looked for
his daily food, l have never been
able to find out. Anyway we were
great friends.
I found the laws regarding the
Kaffrs were very strict all thru
the TransvaaI. They cannot be
served with liquor until eight in
the morning CRATER eight o'clock
at night. All pubs nave a sepa-
rate place for them to drink in.
They are not allowed to enter
where a white person is enjoying
or indulging in the same pastjme.
In johannesburg and Pretoria
they are not permitted to walk up
on the sidewalks but must take
the road. They run amuck very
often and at such times are dan
gerous. In such cases they are
treated the same as mad dogs are
in our country. In Cape Town
the biggest part of the population
are Malays, some of them being
quite wealthy. and having from
two to four wives. AS to the wives,
I side in with the Irish Judge who
explains IN the following manner:
] Judge-"What's the first case
on the docket this morning?
| Ohcer-"Bigamy, your honor. :"
! Jadge-"Big Amy to the bar.
What's the meaning of bigamy?'
/ Ofcer-"The man has more
wives than the law allows, your
honor"
Judge-"How many wives has
hep"
OHcer-"Four, your honor"
| Judge-"The prisoner is dis
charged. One wife is enough for
any man.
From personal observations 1
believe the Judge is right.
A. f B.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14
NOV. Of Population.

One of the inmates in the Irvine
factory met with painful accident
Monday. He had one of his arms
broken while working about the
machines.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14

Here it is stated the Beers shot
down the British as hey were
crossing the river in such numbers
as to form bridge from the dead
for the living to pass over. 1t is
stated one little bugler boy was
the first to cross the river and for
his bravery was given a Victoria
Cross-called the V. G., the high
est honor one can attain in the
line of medals: | could recount
many instances of single acts, how
soldiers have found their comrades
in many sad conditions. In one
instance how the hospital corps
came upon the body of soldier
sitting against stone, and on a
piece of cloth with a stick he had
written with his own life blood
these few pathetic words: Il am
dying and never expect to reach
home again; tell mother" The
angels in heaven alone know what
he wished to say to mother, for
that was as far as the letter ran.
How many, many times when sick
or in trouble do our thoughts go
out to mother! Just to think of
her and to know she is near has
caused many a one to enter the
Great Beyond without fear. To
most of us only when we are sick
or in trouble do we realize the
great love mother has for us.
The Beers also strove day and
night to capture Ladysmith. This
place was held by small company
of men under the command of
Baden Powell. He bravely held
his own until relief reached him.
1 wish to forget those sights and
the many homes far away where a
loved one had gone forth-never
to return-of the broken hearted
mothers, brothers, sisters and
wives, and so will draw veil over
the battlefield and write a few
things of Cecil Rhodes. This man
it is claimed was the one who
started the Boer war, he having
discovered that Africa was rich in
diamonds and gold. The place
where he found the diamonds be-
longed to the Beers. He started
operating a niue and when the
Beers objected he paid no atten-
ton to them. The Beers, | believe.
killed some Of his men, which was
the starting of oAe of England
|, | greatest wars. [ shall never for.
get, when [ was not far from the
diamond fields, of a funny experl.
ence l had. Of course | thought
all diamonds looked alike and that
anyone who had ever seen one
could tell if he found one.
One day l was idling away my
time on one of the hills, looking al
different specimens of rock when
[ discovered a stone that had g
sort of crevice in it, and in this
, crevice was number of cone-like
stones having all the colors of the
r rainbow. | broke off all of thu
! stones that had the shining looks
) of the diamond and CAREFUL.
placed them in q small box. Al
soon as returned to camp | hunt
> ed up my fellow cook and to hin
> con6ied what l thought was
5 great secret. The minute he SO
5 eyes on the stones he exclaimed
. "Where did you find them? The.
a ought to be worth $1,000 and 20,
8 had better give them to one of tn
q officers to keep for you." Ate
4 hearing Jack say this l was sure
: had found small fortune and de
! clded to take them at once ant
s show them to our Lieutenant VIII
Q had had some experience with tn
;, rroo;ono ron,c fonp1 him alOu
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14

The following are the titles of
the papers to be read at next Sun
days meeting of the Chautauqua
Circle: "Whaling Industries"
alexander the Great" "Remi-
niscences of One Night Stands"
"Talent vs.. Progressiveness," and
a vocal solo by one Of the song
STEERS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14

Attic the sleighing on the main
highway Of the prison was never
better, the man who hauls in edg-
ings 10 the freroem still uses a
wagon. Mr.. Stilkey says he thinks
the man is hypnotized and there
fore does not realize that winter
has set in.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14
SIDE LIGHTS + !; ::

Ball and King-King and Ball
good fellows-tbat's all. ]
The ossifying man is now known
as the candy kid of the print shop.
ssTbat was a fine Vanderbilt
(vaudeville) show Tim put on,
said Gilbert.
Hugo the tobacco man is max
ing a hit with the latest samples
of his prod"ct.
Parting salutation to speeding
guests: "Glad to see you again
but don't call here"
".Jonas, where art tbou?' saith
the Lord. Here am l always, oh
Lord! saith Jonas"
Writer" inquired Powers, the
artist. Fright" responded the
party addressed.
The scrambled noodle foundry
at the hospital is not as noisy as
it was some time ago.
Otto says Santa Claus must have
got caught in his bluejay trap be-
fore reaching his place.
Slim, the captains rustler, says
he's 80 thin he can hear his ribs
rattle whenever he moves.
"I'm going Into bankruptcy
walled chap. give lost my to-
bacco ticket-the only asset l
had"
Tim says he expects to put on a
dandy minstrel show next time.
As an impressario Tim stands the
acid test all right.
The head laundryman IS in close
propinquity to the tailor shop.
He says it does not require nine
Taylors to make man.
Said one fellah to another:
"How are you feeling?' Every
much peekaboo," he replied. "And
how are your Every passemen-
terie."
"What are you in here for?"
fellow was asked. "Near- grand lar
ceny," he replied. Il nearly got
to it but was ketched before got
away with the bundle"
II can get parole at any time"
said one of the denizens, "but l
don't want to leave until after
Bryan is elected President" The
aforesaid chap is lifer.
1.-THE Irish and the Dutch
thew don't amount to much-but
hooray for the Scandihoovians, .
sings a son of Norway temporarily
sojourning in these parts.
The slim printer is in the ski
doo-23-bunch this month. Just
twenty three inmates will be dis
charged during January. Magic
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
"What are you going to do when
the ham comes 'round?" "Waltz
me. professor" "a little shiver on
the pee yan-oh." ''M-a- h-v-e-l-
o-u-s!!r' Joy to Morris Abrams
and Imro Fox.
The French vocalist has been
appointed one of Uncle Johns as
sistants in the Second Grade din.
ing room. He won't have to sing
for piece of pie now. Although
a singer he can crow too.
Uncle John, president of the
Chautauqua Circle, says he is ar
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14
BY Avlso.

l
Conversation overheard: Guard
to German compatriot: "Where
are you going?" YAH 'Do you
know where you are going?'
yah" swell, where are you GO
ing?. "Yah." "Oh, Helen Dutch"
An Ohio convict recently wrote
to the Board of Control of that
state for a parole touching his
claims in rhyme. The powers, that
be let him go-probably DESTROYS
of avoiding a second dose OF "pote-
ry."
Many metropolitan. newspapers
are now reprinting paragraphs
and stories from this journal with
proper credit. That's right. The
Pickwickian author of Kilograms
leads with the largest number of
credits.
Said a tall, thin fellah: "My
first trouble was matrimony. Then
along came acrimony followed by
alimony. And now it's penalmony.
But there's one consolation: No
more alimony, acrinony or matri-
mony."
"How do you spend your time?'
one resident asked of another.
Wondering who struck Billy Pat
terson, whether or not Charlie
Ross is alive-and if my lawyer is
still doing business at the old
stand"
| A fellow in the dollhouse whose
pate is quite bald, was scratching
the few remaining hairs on the
back of his head. "Drive 'em up
into the clearing, Major" suggest
ed neighbor, ''and I'll help you
catch 'em."
The printer who can lift Is
pounds with his little finger feels
very blue and respondent when
ever he fails to get a weekly letter
from home. If the folks knew
how happy-reIatively-their let
tors made him feel they would
write at least once day.
Ole, the cunning little thrush,
has crossed the River Jordan and
is now in Birds Paradise in the
! Happy Hunting Grounds. This
t once wild bird was as tame as a
house cat and as wise as an owl.
Just before his death he had been
let out Of his cage on parole and
Immediately joined the Printers
Chapel. He would jerk leads out
, of composing sticks and matter in
the galleys and on the dump.
More than that he would pry open
t tightly adjusted lines Of type. He
. was taught to distribute type
y but his chief occupation was max
ing pi. Evidently he was con-
templating opening quick lunch
: pie factory. He would inspect
t copy and peck holes in it if it did
: not suit him. Ole was marvellous
c little fellow and his untimely death
has cast shadow of gloom over
the printery as deep and thick as
u London fog. This wonderful
little bird will no doubt be long
remembered in the legends of the
: Silent City Inside the Sombre
Walls. The cause of Ole's death
is not definitely known. 1t may
n be he ate some poisonous matter
or it may be he ''just nachully up
an died" There. is a poisonous
o exudation from type which the
h old-time- prints could get rid of in
one way only-and that was by
forming a pipe line connection
70 with a going brewery or a gin
r mill. However Ole is gone. Pleas.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-01-14
Stories Fro m the Front.

| shall but briefly outline scenes
from three engagements, namely,
the fight at Spion Kop, where
Gen. Cronje surrendered. the fight
at Modder river and that of Lady
smith. I was detailed one day
with squad of men to report to
the hospital for the purpose of
digging graves for those who gave
their lives for their country's
cause. It was pitiful to see those
wasted forms with their features
marred in CHASTITY shapes from
the effects of war, and to. see the
wounded look with pallid faces as
one by one their comrades were
laid away in their last resting
place, not knowing how soon they
would be by their side. Train
loads of wounded soldiers were
brought in day and night, and
from some of those who survived
l learned the following stories.
At Spion Kop the Beers caused
fearful havoc, completely wiping
out whole companies. There was
a small valley at this place, on
each side there being small hills,
with numerous large stones on top.
Behind these the Beers lay and
poured in deadly fire on all those
who advanced. Lord Roberts sent
several companies of the Cape
Town Highlanders and the Cape
Town Mounted Police around to
the rear of the Beers and finally
got them corralled so there was no
avenue of escape, except thru the
front, and that was so heavily
guarded that to even attempt to
escape meant sure death. The
Beers seeing the condition they
we're IN decided on one last stand.
This caused fearful loss of life,
and they were forced to surrender.
The word quickly spread across
the hill tops that they would ask
Lord Roberts to send in a force of
mon for escorts and ambulances to
bring out the dead and wounded
and they would surrender. This
was granted and the Dublin Fusll-
iers--as brave a company of men
as ever trol on any land-were
sent in to help bring out the
wounded and escort the rest back
to the camp. The men were all
delighted at this news, and tho
worn out by the past fighting and
their ranks already thinned, they
bra7ely marched forth, but few re.
turned alive.
AS soon as they were in sure
range and all the ambulances had
entered the valley, the Beers open.
ed fire from both sides of the hill
tops. The men were taken un.
awares and soon nothing remained
but the groans of the dying and
wounded. Under a flag of truce
this was done. Such was the ma.
jority of the Beers fighting. After
this treachery and sacrifice of such
a brave company of men no time
was given to the Beers until they
were prisoners. Lord Roberts ad
vanced with his troops from thu
front and rear and soon had thu
Beers, marching towards him. Al
fast as one of the British soldier!
found wounded Boer this is tn,
way he was dealt with. His ple'
for mercy was soon cut short, a
the sharp bayonets of perhaps
half dozen soldiers would pin hin
to the ground with the cry, ere
member the Dublin Fusiliers ant
Majuba Hill! Cronje gave up hi
sword here and was taken to tn
Castle at Cape Town under heav.
guard. He WAS tried later ant
banished to st. Helena.
i When the Beers SURRENDERED