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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

SALESMEN-Make $1OO up monthly han ding druggists speciality as side line; samples carried in vest pocket; territo- " limited. Protacura Co.,, S34 Dearborn St., Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR sALE-Or exchange. three lots at Boyles; $200 cash or time, or will ex- change for lumber. H-95, Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

8 A DAY with just little effort. We teach you free this fascinating business and furnish the work; splendid chance for big money. M. S. Roberts, Al Dearborn Ave- Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-Traveling salesmen to sell fancy fruit elders $50 per month and expenses. Red Cross Cider Co, St.
 Louis, Mo. 1-31-49t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

$12 per week paid one woman in evers county who desires employment in home town; be independent and self-support- ing. J. s. Ziegler Company, Chicago.
 5-2-2t-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-Mal in or within 100 miles of Birmingham to manage branch office of two million dollar corporation; no canvassing, and no book agents or ped dlers need answer. This is a high-class business opening to a man who will faithfully handle our customers and $100 a month is assured to Industrious per son; honesty more essential than expe- rience; references required Address Irving Lesher, Secretary, Dept. w., 46 w Monroe St., Chicago, III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-To sell a nice, clean, fresh stock of groceries and fixtures; will sell cheap as I am compelled to leave the city 621 N. 17th street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-Conservativ man with ability as salesman who can invest 5000 with services in established local real estate business. Will show handsome income. Must have clean record. P. o. Box 772, City.
 GOOD paying situation open; cash week. 1y copying, checking and attending to advertising material for your locality; spare or whole time; no canvassing; in- close stamp for reply. Dept. 97 Pandora Mfg Co.,. London Ont.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-Foreed to sell modern two story residence. West End, renting for s25; price s265o, worth $500 more; 5000 cash, balance easy. Answer quick. K-95, Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-White face Black Spanish eggs for matching; 15 for S1.5O; non settlers; superior winter layers. T. H. Spencer, 50S Jefferson County Bank Bldg Birmingham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-Splendidly located South Highland home by customer who wants to exchange it for automobile runabout. Hill Ferguson, Bell 2460.
 5-2-3t-su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

ENSLEY bargains; 200x175; $50 foot; Ave- nue c. opposite steel mill corner 26th street and Wylam car line; also 100x175, Avenue F, about 100 yards from 17th street; s6O00, easy terms. B. F. Eborn, 316 Brown Marx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-To buy a small business or interest in one; state particulars fully.
 Address F-90. care AgeHerald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-Fine Victoria and good phae- ton at bargain. 316 Brown Marx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-N. E. corner 11th avenue and 18th street, south, 70x12O, $1o,3O0. Terms $2S00 cash, balance long time. 40 acres s. R. in original timber, 91a miles south of city. Price $550 terms $25O cash
 balance l. 9 and g. years. 61S acres North Birmingham on Belt railroad. suitable for manufacturing plant S650o
 terms can be had. 10 acres with Groom house. near Trevillick, Sc car line limit; renting for SIP; price sS50O. L. G. Petty john, 1S201b 3d avenue 5-1-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-or exchange, three lots al Boyles; $200 cash or time, or will ex- change for lumber. H-95, Age-IIerald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-First-class lady stenographer. E. F. Forbes Piano Co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
WANTED-FEMALE HELP

WANTED-A lady to demonstrate the Singer stocking darner. Apply Satur- day or Monday. Singer Sewing Machine Co.,, 3O6 18th street, Ensley, Ala. M. B.
 Huffstutler, Manager. 4-30-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

RATES-One cent q word n dayy no Hd. taken for less than 25 cents for nrst Insertion. Cash must accompany every order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-Farm of 24O acres, 25 acres in cultivation, 35 in pasture and about 40 more has been cleared, balance in good timber. Has nice spring and branch; 4-room house and outbuildings, only $1200. R. F. Manly & Co.,, 2013 First avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

INTERNAL revenue examinations will be held in this and other cities Sept. 4 many men needed; full particulars free; ask for Booklet AV. Washington Civil Service School, Washington, D. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-To buy, a team of mules. Ewart Lumber Co.,, 46Sl 1st avenue.
 5-2-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-At a bargain if taken at once, an old established manicuring and hair dressing parlor; good paying bus mess. Reason for selling, party leaving city. Address M-95, care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
WANTED-MALE HELP

WANTEDC feiiabie and energetic
 salesmen and collectors at once. ApplX Singer Sewing Machine Co., 306 18th street, Ensey Ala. M. B. Huffstutler,
 Manager 4-3O-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

S2l0 MOTORCYCLE or horse and buggy furnished our statesmen for travelling, and we pay you in addition $S5 per month and expenses, to take orders for the greatest portrait house In the world. You will receive postpaid a beautiful 16x2O reproduction of oil painting in an- swer to this ad. Write for particulars. R. D. Martel, Dept. s60, Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

LOT BARGAIN-Choice corner 5Ox14O, fronting car line, near Fair grounds and Central park. Bargain for quick cash B. F. Eborn, S16 Brown-Marx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

Halls safes at satisfactory prices and terms; safes exchanged, opened and re- paired Birmingham Safe Co.,, 1712-14 1st
 ave. Peoples phone 295. 2-28-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-Nice broom cottage In Wood lawn; one block of car and school, $50 cash, balance monthly. R. F. Manly & Co.,, 2O1S First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

MEN-Experienced; staple line with speciality talking points; new; big commissions. F. w. NJ, l, Iowa City,
 Iowa. 6-2-2t-Su-tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

CIVIL service employees are padd well for easy work; examinations of all kinds soon expert advice sample questions and Booklet 2O9, describing positions and telling easiest and quickest way to se- cure them, free; write now. Washing ton Civil Service School, Washington, C
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-To swap a first-class automo- bile in good condition in part payment for a good lot or house and lot on South Highlands east of 2Oth street. R Manly X. Co., 201S First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-Lot 6ox14O on Third avenue, north, between 9th and 9th streets, good 4-room tenement; fronts two car lines Terrace; lot 60x110; price s250O; $25O cash. balance easy. Owner. Peoples phone 292.
 5-2-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-$50O; four acres on Shades mountain, street car line cut through the property. $50 per acre-50 acres lovely land, four settlements, fine water. $4500-- Lovely home, West End, two acres ground. Berry & Co.,, 2161a Ast street, Peoples 445 Bell 6OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

ANTED-Stenograph for work from S:3O a. m. till 1 p. m. every day. Must be good speler and capable. Will pay s20 first month. increase second month. Permanent work. Address N-95, care Age-Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

MIR. VAN VOORHEES,, Baltimore, sold IS soda fountains at $20 three days; com
 mission collected $130; so can you. Write New Process Co.,, 60 Wabash, Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-To sell interest in good pay ing meat market and grocery store. 1927 3d avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WXNTED-S250 for months at reasonable rate of interest on gilt-edge personal property. State your terms in your answer Address D96, care Age-Her- aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

SALESMAN, experienced in any line, to sell general trade in Alabama; an un- excelled speciality proposition; commits sions with $95 weekly advance for ex- penses. The Continental Jewelry Co.,, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-A little 50-foot lot in best part of South Highlands. surrounded by big lots selling from $6oo0 to $1o.00o. Price S250O; $500 cash, balance easy.
 Hill Ferguson, Bell e4e0. 5-2-3t--su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-Sale for strictly first class line of calendars. advertising nov cities and leather goods on commission basis. Fiegenspan & Co.,, 601 Commer- cial Tribune Bldg, Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE-33 acres. s. R. Broom house, bored well, stable, barn, chicken house 50 feet long by 15 wide; fruit trees and grapes; acres in cultivation, balance oak and pine timber; ideal place for chicken raising; only miles from court house, one mile above Fulton Springs, on good road: only $2l.5O; half cash, halanca to suit. Dunlar 2111 1st Ava
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-To buy g. secondhand, i've passenger automobile; state make, model, condition, trimmings, price and terms. Address w. C., Box 295.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

E6NEIGN your horses and mules to our next big Auction. Wednesday. May 3d. T1es a Sons, stables corner 8d avenue and 1eth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02
FOR SALE

TALK WITH ALAN JEM1sON.
 BELL 100. PEOPLES 61. 6-4-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED-By conservative business man s400 until January l. 1910. The security is personal property of the highest character. Answer and say how much you want for your money. Address C-96, care Age-Herald
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

SALEsMEN earn S25 to S10O weekly; must have character ability and energy to satisfactorily represent 9 high grade house, sixteen years in business; Sside line or exclusive; advertising speciality; state selling experience. Desk 1-C, Cru 1rn1. Mfg Cn Chicaon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

AUCTION-Auction; dressers, wash stands, beds, chairs, gas heating and cook stoves, springs, pictures and lots of other things too numerous to mem tion. The balance of the w. D. Crews s furniture stock damaged by fire. Mon day, May B. at 10:3o @. m. w. T. Parker, Auctioneer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

TRUCK farm only miles out; good
 road, 30 acres; see us for price and terms. c. H. Seals & Co.,, 2O03 1st ave- nue. Bell phone 54; Peoples 1750. 6-2-3t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

WANTED to buy old gold c. Kuhlo & Son, Manufacturing Jewellers and En- gravers, a2154 N. 20th street. WANTED-A home near Five Points, also several homes in other localities. What have you? B. F. Eborn, 316 Brown Marx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE or exchange, fine 2-story, B. room, modern, corner Norwood home; also large lot beautifully located in Highland park; also several central va cant lots; will sell at bargain or ex- change for other property. What have you? B. F. Eborn, 316 Brown Marx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR SALE or exchange, valuable rich farm of 1000 acres near Montgomery, Ala; would exchange for Birmingham property B. B. Eborn, 81e Brown Marx. FOR SALE-Almost new Singer sewing machine. Cheap for cash. COY s. 22d street.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
WOMAN FIGHTS BIG SNAKE
Battles With Reptile to Save Self and
Child from its Venomous
Fangs.

st. Louis, MOTOR nearly an hour
Mrs. Ida Schien, wife of Henry Schien
of Milton Heights, near Alton, fought
with a huge snake ensconced behind
the laths OF the upholstered wall of
her kitchen.
Every time she struck at the rep.
til's head with poker it tried to bite
her. She finally telephoned to James
Warren. a neighbor, for help. He ran
to her assistance and cut the snakes
head off with a corn knife
Mrs. Schien and her little daughter
were eating supper when the snake
protruded its head between the laths.
The child screamed and ran into an.
other room. Mrs. Schien procured a
poker and the fight began.
When the snake was killed and TAX
en- out it was found to be six feet in
length, and of the poisonous species
known as the cotton-mouth.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

tiers an upland, undulating country, the land OF
Bashan, producing abundant grazing in the
spring. At that season troops of gazelle roam
ADout the country, and the Bedouin, with vast
nerds OF camels, are found close to the line.
The landscape gets bleaker as the train
moves south. The mountains of Moab are
passed some distance to the west and the
track Is laid far out in the desert, where the
valleys are wide and easy to cross, and before
they deepen into narrow ravines as they enter
the mountains.
The old pilgrim route is followed very close
ly throughout, and at the stations the stone
cisterns and reservoirs, to provide a supply of
water to the pilgrims are noticed. Water be-
comes very scarce; in few places wells have
been dug and water is raised by wind-pumps.
For some reason boring for artesan wells
does not seem to have been tried. One at
tempt was made in rocky ground, and when
the drills broke no further attempts were
made.
AS the line approaches Maan an extremely
desolate country is traversed. Low ranges ap-
pear to the east, apparently of sandstone or
limestone formation, although the ground is
strewn thckly with black fragments of obs
dian along some sections of the line. The ra-
vines now trend eastward, to lose themselves
in a wide depression in that direction as
shown In the recent maps of this country by
Prof Alois Musil. Maan is the first point since
Amman where water is procurable in any
quantity either from springs in the small town
itself or from wells at the railroad station.
The place is a large railroad center, with sew
eral stone buildings for officials small shop
for temporary repairs, hospital, and quite a
good hotel-a substantial building rather small
in size The small town, containing some good
stone and mud houses, is not visible from the
railroad, but lies beyond hill nearly a mile
on. Two copious springs supply the necessary
water.
Date palms are reared; small gardens with
various kinds of fruit trees and few fields OF
corn are visible. but from a little distance the
place is little else than drab patch on a gray
landscape. Its principal distinction is Its prox-
unity to the rocky city OF Petra. ride of some
eight hours to the west among the Moab hills.
The climate of Maan is invigorating, both in
winter and summer, as the place stands 3.525
feet above sea-level, surrounded by the dry, in
MIGRATING air Of the desert.
The principal drawbacks are the severe
dust storms. Rain is not uncommon In the
spring, and then a tinge OF green spreads over
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

below the city, enjoying their vaca-
the bank of the river
They retired to the houseboat as
usual. Capt. Kluth occupying one
apartment. with the dog lying on the
floor beside his bed. His companions
slept in an adjoining apartment Be-
fore they retired the men noticed that
the houseboat had sprung a leak, but
the water was seeping in very slowly
and they anticipated no trouble.
Some time before daybreak the dog
discovered that something was radi.
cally wrong. He planted his forepaws
on Capt. Kluth's bed and scratched
on the bedclothes until he awakened
his master. Kluth found the house
boat was listing badly. Jumping out
of bed, he found himself knee deep in
water. Cropping his way to the ad-
joining room he aroused his compan-
ions. They were terrified to find the
water on a level with their bunk
They were obliged TO find their way
about in the daI kness and managed
W SHhD vi Iop vi lHe CdDlu, WHERE
they found that the boat was still tied
to the shore, but was sinking rapidly.
Half swimming and half dragging
themselves with the aid of the moor
ings they reached the short just as
the boat turned completely over and
sank from view in IL feet of water.
The cog swan ashore and the party
spent the rest of the night in the tent.
Scarcely any of their clothing was
saved Investigation showed that the
houseboat had been moored directly
over an old stake which had worn
hole in the bottom of thee boat, let
ting the water in.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

themselves the train tolls slowly along these
two lines of steel leading through an endless
expanse of sand and rocks, varied with an oc-
casional volcanic outcrop raising blacktopped
hills.
At Tebuk, 4SO miles from Damascus, is the
first oasis of any size, and here depot has
been formed, at which the railroad can re-
coup itself before another long strentch of
nearly waterless desert is entered and the next
depot at FL Ola reached. A group OF buildings
for the employees a small repairing shop and a
hospital with GO beds form the principal part
of the depot
Tebuk consists of a group of date palms
about half a mile square, deriving water from
a large spring and watched over by another
of the masonry forts which mark pilgrim sta
ton. Altogether there were about 60 mud
houses, with few walled gardens belonging
to the permanent inhabitants OF Tebuk. All
that were seen were of distinctly negroid
type, different from the nomad Bedouln The
surrounding country is but sparsely inhabited
by Arabs.
Besides date palms, there are in the gardens
few lemon trees and pomegranates, and out
side are some few fields of wheat, cultivated
principally green fodder The Italian en-
gineer in charge of this section had managed
to make a garden in the sand, where by means
of irrigation he grew most kinds OF European
vegetables, but none of the inhabitants seemed
inclined to copy his example,
1t seems certain that Mohammed visited Te-
bulk in his earlier wanderings, and tradition
refers to Jebel Sherora as the Pulpit of the
Prophet, probably from it's commanding posi-
ton overlooking all the surrounding country.
The rainfall in this country is extremely ca.
PRECIOUS, and perhaps two or even three years
may elapse before there is any appreciable fall
here, although at Maan there appears to be
always some rain in the spring,
OF animal life there appears to be very lit
tie. An antelope, which the Turks call wild
COW, but which looks to be oryx beatrix, is TO
be found In this district, but only I'm small
numbers. The large troops of gazelle seen
north of Maan do not roam here 1t is said that
the ostrich is occasionally found, and the skin
Of one specimen is preserved in Maan station.
The desert air is extremely dry and clear,
always invigorating, and even the great heat
in summer is not as insupportable as in
damper climate, where the thermometer is
probably lower Climate has without doubt
great effect on the human character and In
tellect, and the nervous, high-strung temporal
ment OF the Arab is to a great extent the Gre
alton Of his environment OF desert, with its
splendid mirages to FIRE the imagination and
sparkling air to keep the nerves always alert.
South OF Tebuk want OF water is again
great difficulty. and the small posts have to be
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

fore the present pilgrimages-this was the
route by which the gold, frankincense, ana
Arabian products found their way into Syria;
but the Suez canal and steamer transport by
the Red sea seem to have abolished all. or
almost all, trade prospects, and only the pill
grims remain.
On leaving Maan It may inded be said that
all hope of dividend Ia left behind and the line
enters spirit world without towns or even
inhabitants. The stages south of Maan, the old
pilgrim route, were the most desolate of ALL
and the way was always strewn by dead and
dying camels as the caravan toied along. The
line crosses a constant succession OF small wa
dis
Some SO miles south of Maan comes the most
remarkable change in the landscape and the
veritabe gate OF Arabia and the home of the
genie is at last reached. The line arrives quite
suddenly at the edge OF the curious escarpment
known as the Batn-el-Ghrul, or the Holloy OF
the Genie.
From the station Of Batn-elGhrul at the top
of the descent the traveller can walk to the
edge OF the cliff and take in the immense ex
tent of view which unfolds itself to the south
The escarpment is visible for some 20 miles to
the eaGt, and is sheer cliff without, 1t is said
a single passage of descent. For some Is miles
TO the west, also, the escarpment is fairly well
defined until 1t merges in the high ranges ov
erlooking the Gulf of Akaba. The pilgrim route
follows the descent close alongside the line
and is from 3,207 feet at the summit to 3,27S at
the foot OF the escarpment or 500 feet alto
gether
The view from the summit is extremely stri
king and comprises great inland depression
walled in by continuation of the escarpment
on the east, and glowing throughout in the
most brilliant and striking colors. The prevail
ing note is bright red and yellow, changing to
violet, purple and black so that every tint ex
cept green seensj to be supplied. The escarp
ment is of sandstone. which seems TO have
worn away in some places to sand-drift OF all
colors, but principally red and yellow. The
spurs of the Telesh-Shahim, which run out par
allel to the line, are covered with glistening
black rocks at first sight volcanic, but, as L
was told by engineer. they were really of
sandstone blackened by the intense heat of the
sun. The depression extends south for dis
lance of about 120 miles. In this clear, dry air
every feature is visible. Inquiries regarding
the country to the east gave It as an almost
waterless region, although a route does exist
from Maan to Jauf along which some scanty
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15

Reading, Publishing his own life
Samuel King, engineer of a passenger
train on the Schuylkill e Lehigh
branch of the Reading railway. by a
remarkable feat, saved a child from
being ground to death at Emerald, a
flag station, near here. The train
was running 35 miles an hour when
King saw a three-year-old boy in the
ceLter of the track. 1t was too late
to stop King ran nimbly along the
footboard, stepped to the front of the
pilot. and, grasping the boy by the
arm, rolled him off the track.
The Yale expositor., 1909-10-15
FOOD QUESTION
Settled with Perfect Satisfaction by
Dyspeptic.

It's not an easy matter to satisfy all
the members of the family at meal
time as every housewife knows.
And when the husband has dyspep-
STA and can't eat the simplest ordinary
food without causing trouble, the food
question becomes doubly annoying.
An Illinois woman writes:
MY husbands health was poor, he
had no appetite for anything l could
get for him, it seemed.
"He was hardly able to work. was
taking medicine continually, and as
soon as be would feel better would go
to work again only to give up in a
few weeks. He suffered severely with
stomach trouble.
Tired of everything had been able
to get for him to eat. one day seeing
an advertisement about Grape-Nuts.
got some and tried it for breakfast the
next morning.
I'VE all thought II was pretty good
although we had no idea of using it
regularly. But when my husband came
home at night he asked for Grape
Nuts.
1T was the same next day and I
had to get 1t right along, because when
we would get to the table the question,
Have you any Grape-Nuts' was a reg
ular thing. SO began to buy 1t by
the dozen pkgs.
MY husbands health began to Inn
prove right along. ! sometimes felt
offended when I'd make something I
thought he would like for a change.
and still hear the same old question.
Have you any Grape-Nutsr
HE got 80 we'll that for the last
two years he has hardly lost a day
from his work, and we are still using
Grape-Nuts." Read the book, "The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's
a reason"
Ever reud the above Iettert A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine. true. and fsii Of hu~ss
tnterest.