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Attention! Temple Lodge.
There will be a special COM
munication of Birmingham
Temple lodge No. 636, A. F. &
A. M, Thursday night at which
two masters degrees will be
conferred by officers of King
Solomon and Birmingham Fra
ternal lodges. Visiting brethren
are cordially invited to be pres
emit. ERNEST Redo, w. M.
Walter K. McAdory, Sect.
Owing to the activity of the
Steel Corporations new works
close to Corey Ensley, we have
been notified by the Corey Ems
ley Land company that their
property will be advanced 500
per lot within a few days. We
are now selling lots at Corey
Ensley on easy terms. See us
before the advance in price.
F. G.. FONVILLE & CO.,
General Sales Agents,
216 North 21st st.
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ONE CENT A WORD
hAIES-onc cent a word n day, no nd
t taNen Tor less than 25c for first inser-
.Ion. Cash must accompany order.
FOR SALE
talk WITH ALAN JEMIsoN.
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FOR SALE-Elegant colonial dining
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For particulars address E-52. care
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FOR SALE-Two secondhand showcases,
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FOR SALE-By owner at a sacrifice
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FOR SALE-One logging outfit IS steers,
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FOR SALE-6-room cottage, bath, cleo
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Bldg. 453t
FINE Tennessee farm. 1000 acres. on rail-
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surrounded by fine homes: will build
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ply Owner, 211 First National Bank
Bldg. Asst
WANTED-To sell my sawmill have
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Sylacauga, Ala. 5-4-7t
WILL sell dirt cheap. Stanley spas
senger model F car in fine shape
new engine and nice top; will dem
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FOR RENT--ROOMS

THE AVALON; beautifully furnished
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Indeed there was one wide place in the
middle Of the turnpike where a heap Of
glittering yellow corn lay scattered. and
as Jamie's eyes swept over it tint such
as her face had never known before rose
up, covering all the brown freckles on the
bridge of her nose and even Joining the
edge of her hair. She stole a quick look
at her escort. who was riding silently
apart from her. but her hasty. timid look
was met and held captive by a deep,
steady gaze such as made her open her
eyes in startled wonder and impelled her
to rush into speech, the first that had
broken the silence of the long hot ride.
THE fighting has stopped. l wonder
what it means? Does thee think 1t 10
over?"
He drew rein, and listened, then said.
indifferently:
at is only an interval in the firing. A
parley has been sounded. The fighting
will last several days."
Jamie stopped suddenly in the road as
though struck with new idea, and said.
decisively:
at is not a bit necessary for thee to
come any further with me. I'm near
home, and thy duty is in yonder fight
mo- my duty is yourself at present
You heard the general. did you not?'
eyes, but he will need all his men. and
he would be right glad to see thee, I feel
sure"
HE would be more likely to court-mar-
tial me, and am very well content with
this detail.'' he replied coolly. only too
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BIRDS DIFFICULT TO SHOOT.
Pheasant in Downward Flight.
Teal and the Sand Grouse.

From Country Life.
We often hear the question discussed as
to which is the most difficult bird in the
world to shoot. The answer is usually
given in favor of the pheasant descenu. e
with closed wings from a higher level
of flight, though few give the prefer
ence to the second barrel shot at teal
scared by the discharge of a first barrel
and darting upward and in any direction
but that which is expected.
A bird which we have never seen men,
toned, and which yet might take a high
place in the category, is the sand grouse.
1t is not to be rated as an English bird of
sport, but is familiar to shooters in the
east, where 1t Is shot as It comes fighting
to water holes to drink. It's flight is
something like that Of q pigeon, with
very swift curves and undulatio1s, and
In. its case again, as In that Of the Vir-
gilman mosquito hawk, 1t Is said that
those who have acquired the knack can
kill it with comparative certainty, which
is the despair Of the novice.
After ALL perhaps our pheasant aero
planning downward must still be given
the highest marks for difficulty for We
hear Of no one who presumes. to say he
has discovered any infallible knack by
which this most perplexing and apparent
ly simple shot can be brought of with
any great assurance. -
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THE i!TTL d QUAX}[ERESS
By harriet Rto0le Davis

down. but she could only see as far as
the bend in the road, and there was no
sound save that of the distant battle.
Just beyond the bend she would gain the
woods, the densest woods in all that part
of Maryland. Ande instinctively hur-
ried along IN a quick lope. but when they
reached the bend just beyond which safe
ty was a surety, there suddenly rode
two soldiers. They were dusty from
long riding. and their faces were bronzed
and weather beaten.
Jamies heart beat quickly II Ande
.rot perhaps with her sack of corn they
would pass for common folk and so slip
by. But no sooner did the quick eye
OF the young officer fall upon her and
note Andes good points than he refined
up suddenly and called out sharply:
Halt"
But Jamie did not halt. She clapped
the heels of her shoes on Andes sides
and the horse bounded forward as from
spur.
The officer dashed ahead and snatched
the bride out of her hand, calling out:
Halt. 1 say. Don't you hear?'
jamie halted. mute and rebeilicus. She
laid her hand instinctively upon the pistol
at her belt and locked with full steady
eyes into the face of her captor. He met
her look with one as full and steady.
II am very sorry. but my orders are to
take the first horse that will suit the
general, and / am afraid that yours Will
suit: shall have to ask you to accom-
pany me-.
"Oh, please" broke out Jamie, suppl
catingly, this is fathers horse, the only
one we have left. Father has been ar
rested and taken to headquarters We
are Friends, and we are loyal Friends, but
never fight, thee knows. Thees a Union
officer, so please let me go: I want to
get back to mother before the battle is
over for We shall be overrun with
troops. either friends or foes. and I must
be there to help Uncle Reno protect
mother. Please let me go!''
Over the officers face there swept a
mingling of expressions during this ap-
peal 1t was many long month since
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go with your name on my lips. Already
a part Of your name is mine. but I want
a promise Of the whole. L"
ooh. can't, I can't!' she cried. trying
to turn her face away from the eager
eyes that were so near her own. he
stopped his head and pressed his lips to
the hands he held, then daringly carried
them to the cheek that was partly turned
from him, and said:
Il know this is a soldiers rough wooing
and i'll suited to your youth, but 1 know
that you have the courage to be SOL
dier's wife, for l have not forgotten tnat
you would have stayed with me to hold
Longstreet's men on the turnpike. You
nursed me back to life. and / cannot pc
lieve that you will send me into battle
and deny me what will give me courage
JAMES face dropped. She could no.
speak. and she did not dare even to mest
his eyes. He spoke again after mo-
ment, with tense voice:
You know, jamie. that soldier Il
taught to take by strategy or force what
ever holds out against him. and IL you
don't surrender, why 1 shall
But without waiting to explain VIA
his campaign would be, Jim Aver gath
cred her impetuously to him. and, as
even his wounded arm was sufficient 70
hold her against his heart, any resistance
was futile. Indeed, after a moment al
resistance ceased.
:Sh., remained passively silent for rev
minutes, then she stole an upward loot
at him and said plaintively, IN halI-
whisper:
But all this will do no good. Thee
knows that no Friend can ever marry
soldier
Il know one Friend who can and WILL
said he exultantly; then he asked:
"Jamie. will you say the words or your
marriage to me now, as a promise ioi
the future?"
She hung her head, then began In
low voice:
I'm the presence Of the Lord and before
this assembly I take
Jim Aver" he supplied again: ..o
lin Aver" she assented, softly, to
he nv husband, promising, with DIVINE
assistance. to be unto him loving ant
faithful wife till death shall separate US;
lament" said he, reverentiy, tnet,
added: mo bullet can touch me now.
shall come back for your promise anQ
you. Jamie?" .b.,,
"When thee comes back Tor me l, S"a'
room the promise,' she said simply.
downright, 1909
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and taken to headquarters, and we have
| not seen him since
"Jamie's lips quivered and her eyes
hlled. The general said. kindly:
Go on
well, there IS no one left on the farm
now but Uncle Reno. mother and me,
and L promised to protect mother, who
Is crippled. and to take care of fathers
morse, Ande. Thee sees we have to feed
| all the soldiers who came our way, and so
nothing Is left: we've given up everything
we had to the soldiers. and we have
nothing to eat ourselves: and when the
I'd"
jamie stopped: then. looking into the
generals eyes, she went on:
Il meant to take Ande and hide him
diers: and please. please. won't thee let
me go home and take Ande with me?
Oh. do! Mother is SO crippled. and"
The deep entreaty of her face was pa
only by the impatient stamp of the
horses She watched the generals face
| and asked with sudden swiftness:
Has thee any daughter of thy own at
home?"
This swas too much. More than one
hand went up to cover twitching lips
The generals eyes brimmed over. He
thought of a lonely grave far away in
the north He spoke emphatically after
q moment:
Jamie. you are brave girl. I wish
had a whole army of such soldiers as
you
He beckoned to one Of his aids who
with quick salute, handed him some pa
pers. The general ran them over. Sc
lected and read one Of them hurriedly,
then. after a lingering scrutiny Of Jamie.
he scrubbed something at the foot of the
paper. signed it and gave it back. say
ing. Send Adams back with this to the
provost at Frederick. and tell him to
see that this order is carried out imme
diately." Then turning to Jamie he
said:
MY child, you have done your father
noble service today. 1 have ordered his
release. You shall return to your mother
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and will send a detail of men with you,
who shall remain to protect your prop
erty till the fighting in this section Is
over"
He turned to JAMES captor and said'
briefly:
Lieut.. Aver. take a detail of men and
escort this young lady home. See to 1T
that her property is protected. You Will
be relieved when fighting in this section
is over"
Lieut.. Aver saluted with surprising
alacrity and fell back. The general is
sued other orders. An orderly dashed
away. bugle rang out shrill and clear.
The troops sprang into line. The COM
mand was about to move.
For an instant Jamie sat staring mute
Iy around her: then she suddenly slipped
down among the moving troops She
took Andes bride over her arm and
quickly approaching the general said, as
She held out the bride toward him:
will thee please take Ande? He's
never been in battle. but l can answer
for his bravery:
"Oh, no. little one: you may keep
Ande.''
But 1 want thee to have him: mother
would be so ashamed OF me if / did not
give him freely after all thee has done
for u.s.
Inc ReneTal Thought OI HIS oWu SpcHt
war .horse. He heard the distant boom
of the battle. He must push on. He
took the outstretched bride. looked into
the earnest face upturned to him, and
said:
1T shall borrow Ande until / can find
another horse. He shall be returned to
you Now goodbye
He saluted her with grave military pre-
csion, the whole staff following his ex-
ample The word must have been pass
ed down the line, for each file of troops,
as it marched past her, presented arms.
When the last of them had vanished, and
the drums were growing faint in the
distance, she remained with the great
stretch of glazing. dusty turnpike before
her and the dense woods behind her. A
little part stood her escort the very en-
bodiment of careful military attention.
He held by the bride two cavalry horses.
one of which was intended for her home
ward journey, while beyond awaited a
detail of mounted men, grim and i'm
movable in their saddles Jamie looked at
them ruefully; then she studied the grave
finally, bending her head to him, said
with all the command of sovereign:
ride forward with thy meni I will
follow"
A faint smile played for a moment
around his lips.
He said courteously and gently as if to
child:
pray let me put you in the saddle. /
have adjusted it to your use as best !
could
Jamie hesitated, but realizing the
futility of mounting unassisted the jaded,
heavy, war horse before her, she yielded
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Which One, Indeed.
m the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
Il stayed home last night playing ca
sine with my Wife"
(Which won?''
(Which one. Great Scott, do you take
me for Turk or a Mormon"
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swift shade passed over his face. He
answered, reluctantly:
"Oh. WELL the last battle--that was Diff
ferent. somehow. But I see that you your
self carry arms" he continued, quickly
turning the conversation to her.
YES" she answered, becoming grave
at once. this is fathers old pistol. and
we are two defenseless women: so l."
she paused then added. suddenly:
"Yonder is the village. Thee can see
my home from here" And. turning to-
I'VE shall be glad to make thee welcome
and
But she did not finish her sentence. Her
escort was not needing her He had
paused and was shading his eyes with
his hand while he gazed intently at the
not far distant village. A strained ex-
preston began to gather on his face.
What does thee see?' asked Jamie.
breathlessly. as she followed his gaze.
She could see only thick cloud Of dust
rising quarter Of a mile away, but she
could hear distinctly the mighty rush of
gallOping hoofs.
They're troops. 1t looks as though
they were trying to gain the village and
make a stand. There'll be bloody work."
He turned to Jamie with q white face
and asked. hurriedly:
lis there any road that turns Off be-
tween here and the village?
mo. none"
He jumped to the ground instantly and
began throwing OF the rails of the worn
fence, saying rapidly In tone OF COM
mand:
'You must ride across this field and
gain the shelter Of the woods Ride low
in your saddle and keep well behind the
treesn
but who are they? What does It
mean?'' asked she, not stirring.
1T is a flying column Of Longstreet's
men, and by God. they're coming straight
on. They're upon us now-quickv' cried
he to the girl
But I'm armed; I'm not afraid: Ina
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He leaned toward her, laying his hand
on hers. and. looking into her eyes, sup
piled his own name in a low voice:
James Aver"
"Oh, no.' exclaimed Jamie, trying to
draw away.
"Oh, yesr' cried he, closing his hand
in strong pressure on hers. Then,
throwing all prudence aside. he said,
rapidly and impetuously:
Jamie, my time is up. l must join my
command and go into battle, and I must
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he had heard wOman's voice. and II
was the first time in all his life that the
quaint language of the Friends had fall
en- upon his ear, or that such an appeal
had been addressed to him. There sprang
to his eyes sudden look of deep respect
He softened his voice to answer:
Il cannot let you go; you will nave 10
come with me, though no queen In her
own kingdom shall be more courteously
treated than you, but the general has
halted with his command only a little
way behind us. He has use for such a
horse yours. and I must needs obey.
1t seemed to the girl that they rode
for miles She would not accept the i'm
provised hat which the officer solicitously
offered her. She would make no reply to
his eager though courteous enorts 10
draw her into conversation.
Suddenly they came within sound OF
voices. the stamping Of horses. the clash
of arms. bugle call was heard. and
then a loud, rough voice cried out IN
jovial wonder:
Lord, what's the lieutenant picked up
now?
And Jamie found herself riding between
file after file of soldiers. The turnpike
and the woods were alive with them.
They had stacked arms for brief halt;
they were achievements OF the main
command about to Join in the Dattle-
Her intrepid heart was humping madiy
as she saw the grimy, dusty pearoeo
faces on all sides. What were they gong
TO do with her? She set her teeth anu
held back the frightened tears that were
so near at hand. She was too excited 10
heed the report that her captor was
making to the commanding officer. or 10
note the surprised eyes of the stan upon
her She heard herself addressed In
kindly voice, and she looked up INTO
Kindly ewes that reminded her OF hei
fathers She knew at once that sne was
i'm the presence of the generai hlmseh'
what is your name? Don't be afraid,
said he.
MY name is jamie"
Jamie? Jamie what? What is your IA
theirs name?"
Fathers name Is David Passmore."
David Passmore?" echoed the general
! In surprise. 1t was a name that had oc-
| CURED in recent reports and was trou.
bling him not little. He thought for a
! moment with wrinkling brows. and said
| finally:
Tell me where you live and all about
your father and how you happened to be
alone on the public road on such a morn
| ing as this with so valuable a horse"
81 live just a few miles below here.
! Our place is known as Passmore farm
| Father is a Friend. and a month ago he
| was arrested. An order was issued tc
| compel everybody in these parts to take
| the oath. but father, though Union man.
/ is a Friend and Friends cannot fight or
! take any kind OF an oath, for it's agains,
our discipline So father was suspected
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with simple dignity. In a few minutes
the odd cavalcade set out in entire silence
for the old farm
The sun by this time was high in the
heavens and the morning was we'll ad-
vanced. AS they traversed the road over
which Jamie had come as captive only
little while before, 1t is safe to say that
the thoughts. of both these young people
were employed with the previous en-
counter.
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snread out upon her cheeks IhloUe
@ba tan of which bloomed tint that
rivaled the rose of Sharon. Her eyes
a pair of keen. young eyeS-iooheo o'
YOU fearlessIy and confidently WIN
oil III. frank assurance of girlhood,
and vet there was in their depths
something older and deeper, that be-
longed distinctly TO womanhood she
was only a slip of a giri perhaps
seventeen perhaps more She wore
clean cotton frock. into the faded belt
of which was thrust. in plain s1Ght,
big. unwieldy rse-pistol. every cham-
Der of which contained its clumsy
death-dealing charge; and in lieu OF a
cartridge belt her pocket sdSSeo low
with ammunition. In her hand she
held an old straw hat. which she was
swinging back and forth by one string.
as she walked rapidly over the farm
in the. early September morning. She
cast quick searching glanceS all
around, and every now and then she
paused and listened acutely, as IL 1or
some expected sound.
No sign of human life or human toll
greeted her anywhere, or broke the
drowsv stiffness of the newly awaken
ed day on all sides were tokens OF
an arrested workday lie me great
doors of the empty barn were yawn1nS
wide Down the meadow path that
led in a zigzag fashion to the dairy
the weeds were springing up thick and
luxuriant while the spring dubbed
and babbled over the stones IN the
idyllic quiet of the meadow grass.
Jamie stared at every familiar fea-
ture of the scene. and there gradually
stole over her face a look of anxiety
and care; then she proceeded resolute-
~ to make the rounds OF all the de-
serted outbuildingS to see that no one
was harbored therein. She peered into
the dairy, the smokehouse, courthouse.
barn and finally into the stable-the
big stable which in its amplitude told
of an earlier, more prosperous day, but
which on this September morning
sheltered but one beast Of any kind.
Ande, her fathers horse. She went
into his stall and called him softly.
"Ande.'