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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
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to the floor, and they were about the color of thin crabapple Jelly, the bones being 8 little whiter. While he looked, a cold sweat breaking out all over him. the hand and arm entirely disappeared. With out thinking he reached out with his other hand for his glass of beer and raised 1t to his lips. He had taken a swallow or two when he noticed something that all ! most made him faint.
 His other hand and arm were gonei
 Si opened the door and staggered to the house. He walked into the kitchen too much fiustered to say word. When she heard his footseteps Mrs. Hawker looked up, then threw her apron over her head and screamed like bloody murder Then she dropped on chair and screamed again.
 Now what in the land o Goshen ails ye, Lou?" asked Si Cant body get into a peck of trouble of his own without having you take a conniption fit at the same timer"
 The sound of SIS voice quieted her for a bit.
 Take it away. sip she screamed. ''Talxe it away.'
 Are ye gone clean danyT' he demanded 'sTake what away?'
 .'Why them clothes walking around without any man inside 'emi Don't you see it?''
 Si was about to give her a sharp answer, when he had sudden idea and turned to look in the mirror.
 His head was gone!
 "Its no use carryin' on, Loueezy,' he said with a groan, as soon as he came to himself "It's me all right, but you can't see me. You might as well look up and get used to it."
 You can hardly blame Mrs. Hawker for taking on about it as she did, for Si cer- tainly was a queer sight You see he had come in the house bareheaded and with his sleeves rolled up and his shirt collar turned back. That left nothing of him, so far as she could see, but shirt and overalIs and pair of shoes walking around. But she was a strong minded woman who was used to making the best of everything, and she didn't waste much time in repining-
 q don't know but what it's an improve ment, after all' she said, as soon as the shock wore off and she had felt his head and hands to make sure that he was really there and not playing some sort of trick on her. You always was terrible home ly man, and now, if l can just keep clean shirt on you, you'll look as well as
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When it first happened to Si Hawker he didn't know what was the matter with him. He had been fooling around for two or three weeks with some recipes from an old black book he picked up in second hand store on his last trip to the city, and he had tried to do everything from turning lot of ten-penny nails into gold. to re- storing youth to Peggy, his old blind mare.
 None of the recipes, though. seemed to work till this last one Si to this day can't remember what it was for, but he is mighty sure it was intended to do what it did. He thinks it was for either rheu- matism or weak eyes. he's not certain which. but at any rate, after he had 8 batch of 1t made up. being cautious man, he put some in a saucer for his dog, Pep per. The dog lapped it up and seemed to like it, but by and by, when Si looked around for the dog he couldn't find him. There were screens In the windows and the door of his shop had not been opened, he knew; there was nothing in the shop behind which Pepper could hide, but still he was gone.
 Now Si wasn't what you might call an incorporate man, but he liked his beer in the middle of the afternoon, and at this very time he had a tumbler of 1t on the table besde hm. Under the circumstances it was very careless of him to put this new mixture in a tumbler Just like the beer glass, and set the two along side of each other, but that's just what he did. and while he was casting his eyes around the room for the dog, rather anxious like, he picked up the mixture and drank 1t down. He noticed the mistake right away, of course but he was a slow and easy man that didn't know how to worry, and he figured that there couldn't be much done about it but wait and see what 1t did to him.
 He called Pepper two or three times and he thought he heard the dogs tail hammering on the floor. He whistled, and, sure enough he felt Pepper leap up against him and lick his hand. When he looked down though he couldn't see Pep per, but what he did see precious near paralyzed him. His hand and arm downward from the point where he had his sleeves rolled up, were rapidly fading away. He could see right through them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15

Montagnac Coats, 30 inches, new full loose back style, fine quality of mon tagnac, collarless, tailor stitched around neck, large pouch sleeves and cuffs. satin lined. $15O0 value. .S12.oo
 Rain Proof Listers, purchase of
 in all the leading crayenette and rainproof materials, all shades or tan oxford-a great assortment or fancy cape effects, plaited and belted back-large plaited sleeves and cuffs, in all sizes; from $25.oo down to 5000.
 Swell New Suits-A great assort- ment in all the latest styles, in every shade. long skirted blouse effects, trim ming around neck, shoulders and front, trimmed skirt to match, $s7.5o down to $15.Uo.
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DOu|i6S, Table Covers and SOdrfS

Handsome Linen Centerpieces, edged with very heavy handmade Mexican lace; prices from $2.98 to $11.98 each
 Linen Doilies, edged with handmade Mexican lace, worth 35c, at 25c.
 Beautiful Battenburg Centerpieces and Scarfs, some slightly soiled, to be closed out at a very low price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Thanksgiving ES5HN Sale- &A
Thanks giving Lin6nS..

and red: worth s2.Oo, at s14e pair.
 Full size All-Wool Blankets. in white with borders and plalds of different colors; worth $500. Special at SS.s8 | pair.
 Full All-Wool, extra heavy, extra largeI size, IA, some in white with borders of blue, pink and red; some in beautiful plaids. These Blankets are of the finest quality pure California wool; worth $7.5o, at ss.5o pair.
 Comforts. Comforts.
 Heavy Comforts, padded with cot ton, at 5oc each.
 Full size Comforts. heavily padded with cotton and quilted, lined with oil colored lining. at S1.0o each.
 Silkoline Comforts, padded with nice fluffy cotton, hand-tied, beautiful colors and patterns; worth $1.50, at SIPS each.
 Our $1.75 Comfort is equal in quality and weight to $2.00 Comforts at other stores; heavily padded with the finest white cotton down, hand-tied, both sides of silkoline of different color. Special at $1.75.
 Spreads. Spreads.
 Full size White Crochet Spreads, as- sorted patterns, at 59c.
 Better quality at 76c.
 Full size, extra heavy Crochet Spreads, in Marseilles pattern. Our special, at $125.
 Full size, heavy Crochet Spreads, with heavy deep frieze, worth s1.75. at $1.49.
 Extra large and heavy frieze Spreads, In beautiful patterns, worth $2.25, at S1.89, in white and colors. Lap Robes. Lap Robes.
 We have large stock of handsome heavy plush Lap Robes in beautiful colors; prices from s2.ss to 5000 each.
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Beautiful Drawnwork and Hem stitched Linen Squares and Scarfs, soc, 75c and S1.oo each.
 Finer Linen Squares and Scarfs in Mexican handwork, beautiful patterns, at $2.49, s2.es and $3.98 each.
 Handmade Tenneriffe Doilies. in beautiful designs, worth 39c, at 25c.
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A nice quality Linen Squares, scarfs to match, in beautiful openwork, pat terms worth 35c, at 25c.
 Beautiful Openwork Scarfs and Squares. soc, 75c, S1.o0, $1.25 and $1.50 each.
 Beautiful Dotted Swiss Scarfs and Squares, edges beautifully embroidered in heavy openwork, designs worth $1.9S, at $1.50 each
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leader $75anoter consignment ready lining to taorsched strapped $0 value Monday in all sizes at $12fo
 this season. of standing collar tight fitting back pet $2000 Monday 
 Style Coas27 inches long all coos coaress lined throughout with best mecered 2 to A Monday at Seoo
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Art Linens.

Very fine sheer Thread Cambric at 9sc, worth $125.
 Better grades. $1.25, $1.5o, s1.75, s2oo and $2.50 per yard.
 Fine Featherdown Pillows, 25e, 29c, 35c, 4sc, 65c, and 75c each.
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6|6drinQ th6 Wdu For HO|iddu Goods.

HOLIDAY shipments arriving daily Every of the store must hell of all along the You the The
  be rewarded
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Towels. Towels.

Heavy White Quaker Linen Huck Towels, with red border. 18x36-inch, worth 10c each. Special at 98c dozen.
 Heavy White Quaker Linen Huck Towels, 20x42-inch. Special at 1oc each.
 Extra Heavy All Linen Huck Towels, excellent for wearing qualities, 20x44- inch, special at 15c each.
 Fine quality Bleached Terry Cloth, for shirt waists. at BOG and 40c yard.
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Blankets. Blankets.

Nice soft white Cotton Blankets, blue, red and pink border, full size, worth 75c, at 59c pair.
 10-4 heavy Cotton Blankets, in gray and tan borders, blue and red and pink, worth $150, at S1.19 pair.
 Extra heavy and extra large size. 10-4, gray and tan, borders blue, pink
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S'S 
Table DamaSkS.

Turkey Red Damask, SO inches wide. pretty patterns, worth 35c. Special at 25o yard.
 Best Oil Colored Damask, in red, red and green, red and white plaids, blue and white plaids, SO inches wide, worth 65c, at Soc yard.
 60-inch Unbeached Linen Damask, worth 35c, at 25c yard.
 70.inch Unbeached Linen Damask, all new patterns, worth COG, at 7ec yard.
 Napkins. Napkins.
 Heavy Linen Doilies, in blue and red checks, at Soc dozen.
 Bookfold Linen Napkins, worth $1.00 and $125 dozen, at 98c dozen.
 All Pure Linen Silver Bleached Nap kins, excellent quality for wear, size 19x19-inch. Special at $1.25 dozen.
 Extra Fine Bleached Linen Damask Napkins 22x22-inch. worth $1.75, at $1.35 dozen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-11-15
Goat and Suit Selling Reaches Its Climax In This Great Sd6

The procession eager day the So the combined stocks of the two offered Monday previously shown It sale ot al saving shoppers for the from first to last
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
Rrndatreet,s Review.

Special inquiry by BradStreet's points
to yield of at least $50 100000 bush
els Of corn of grade generally far SUI
perior to that of a year ago. Lower
prices for this and other cereals and for
cotton. whose yield will be smaller than
seemed probable a month ago, seem like
ly to help our backward export trade in
these products and improve the foreign
exchange outlook Collections, too.
though backward. are improving as the
grain and cotton movements expand.
Two prominent industries, those Of
shoe manufacturing and of anthracite
coal, have been and are doing well,
though margins of profit are smaller.
The downward swing in the raw mate
rails of industry is, in fact, significant
feature.
The best trade adyices come from the
Southwest, notably at Kansas City and
St. Louis; from the western sections
such as Nebraska and Iowa, where corn
Is turning out better than expected; from
the Pacific coast. where trade is still
unaualifedly good despite the sowness
of new wheat and other crops to move,
and from portions of the South, such as
the Mississippi valley, where present
Prices for cotton offer good return for
fair yields Heavy rains have interfered
with thrashing of spring wheat in the
Northwest and retarded trade and coli
lections, while the weather at the East
has also been unfavorable to trade re-
duced at some large cities by impaired
buying ability growing ont Of strikes.
Central western trade reports are spot
ted
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

The average for quality is 1913, against
S6.7 in 1902 and 1871 in 1901.
The preliminary estimates of the yield
per acre of barley is 26.4 bushels against
80 one year ago, DAT in 1901 and a ten
year average of 23.S. The average for
quality is S5.4, against S7.3 last year
and 500 in 1901.
The preliminary estimate Of yield per
acre of rye is 1914 bushels, against II
last year, 15.1 in 1901 and a ten-year av-
erage of 14.S.
The average quality is SS4, against
91S last year and S94 in 1901.
The average condition of buckwheat
on Oct / was SO. as compared with 81
one month ago, S0.5 on Oct. 1, 1902, 90.5
at the corresponding date in 1901, and a
ten-year average of 797.
The average condition of fax on Oct.
/ was "A, as compared with 500 one
month ago and SOB on Aug. l, 1903.
The average condition of potatoes on
Oct. l was TAG, against 64.3 one month
ago, So ON Oct. /, 1902, "a at the cor
responding date in 1901, and ten-year
average of 49,
The average condition Of tobacco on
Oct. was S2.3, as compared with S3.4
one month ago and 500 on Aug. i, 1908.
The average condition of rye on Oct.
l was 906, as compared with 1916 one
month ago and % on Aug. l, 1908.
The report also includes fruits and va
rious minor crops. which will be pub
lished in detail in the crop report.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
NATURALIZATION LAWS EvADED
Thousands of Immigrants Have Been
Made Xnfera by Grand.

Naturalization frauds of gigantic pro-
portions have been perpetrated du1ns
the last few years. the number reaching
4 quarter of a million. The government
has been aware OF the existence of these
frauds and is doing all in its power to
put a stop to therl. Special agents of
the department of justice, secret service
officers and other officers of the govern
ment have been engaged for the last
two years running down those who are
guilty. c. ID. G. Van Duzen, special
agent of the department of justice, IS
one of the officials engaged in the lnves-
LEGATION. Most of these frauds have
been perpetrated by INSCRIPTIONS indl-
viduals who are not connected with the
government in any way and whose sole
aim is to rob ignorant immigrants and
enrich themselves. 1t is learned FROM
the highest authority that these frauds
exist in every section of the country
INSCRIPTIONS individuals seek immi-
grants who possess a little money and
blandly inform them that if they take
out naturalization papers they will pros
per wonderfully and everything be made
easy for them. These stories are believ-
ed by the immigrants, who gladly part
with their money for fraudulent certih-
Gates, large supply of which are al
ways on hand. Judges who naturalize
aliens on forged papers are victimized
by the fraud and not party to it. The
Cover nment has determined to break up
this practice. and is now gathering facts
which will be instrumental in placing
some of the guilty ones behind the bars.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
'>DZIS &kNUS
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SfP@RT

Shamrock /. and H., the first two
boats brought across the water by Sir
Thomas Upton in his attempts to lift the
America cup, have been sold.
"Bucky" Freeman carries off the palm
for long-distance hitting in the Ameri-
can League. His seasons record shows
SO two-base hits, 20 three-base hits and
13 home runs.
The Philadelphia Athletics viii I'M
doubtedly acquire n new nickname next
season and it will be the Indians. Con-
ME Mack has already signed three red
skins for next year, Bender Of his pres
ent team. Bruce of the Toronto club, and
Pinnance of the Mount Clement team.
Jimmy Britt, the San Francisco light
weight, is in the East with his manager,
Harry Corbett, to close terms for fight
with Joe Cans, the colored champion.
she men would fight for the lightweight
Championship. The Yosemite Club Of
San Francisco has offered a suitable
purse.
pitcher McGinnity is interested in an
iron foundry at South McAllister ]. It.,
and makes il a rule to work at his trade
Cor at least two months during the win
fer He says that after a good season
of fast ball on local team it hardens
him. and he is in fine fettle when spring
rolls FOUND again. THE best thing a
player can do" he says, lis TO cut out
baseball when the season closes" He
thinks that the leaguers who play IN Cal
ifornia during the winter months are
only shortening their baseball lives, be-
cause they do not give their bodies a
chapce to rest.
The mile-a-minute stage in automo-
bile racing was arrived at only very re
Gently. but Barney Oldfeld has already
passed it. Oldfeld has set the fashion
of Keeling off mile after mile in less than
a minute, so that even matter OF hf-
teen miles is done in less than fifteen
minutes. Recently in New York he sci
I'D the new worlds record Of IA minutes
and 50 seconds for 10 miles. Here Is
Oldfeld's record: Time by miles min.
ute seconds. minutes 5 seconds, :
minutes 4 seconds. minutes 40 sec
ouds. 5 minutes ] second, ; minutes
III seconds. 6 minutes 81 Is seconds
7 minutes ~ seconds. s minutes 40 sec
onds. 0 minutes 40 seconds. 10 minutes
4 40 SECONDS. ii t4ibNlrS 30 X y Dt@NS-4-
10 minutes 81 Is seconds, IL minutes
35 seconds. IA minutes 80 seconds. All
new worlds records from the seventh
mile on. Former record Cor - miles 1t
minutes 10 As seconds.
Chance, OF the Chicagos, and sheck,
ard. Of the Brooklyns, had grand tight
for base-stealing honors in the National.
rs.ob ~ them has 81 pilfered bags ~ his
credit. which is certainly fine record
4,,d Is double the number CT bases stolsn
ov Dave Fultz, who heads the Amer.
Fans in this respect
Hans Wagner, Pittsburg's star player
leads the National League in batting
this season, according to the official fig
ures OF President Puliiam. In 100 games
Hans made 1s2 hits, giving him an aver
age Of $50. His great rival, Napoleon
Lajoie. is the premier batsman Of the
American League, his percentage (unon-
elaD for the season beiag .354
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
NO DeAR1H OF sUcKwHEAT.
A Ten Million BusheI Crop Is Now
Being Harvested.

Lovers of buckWheat cake Will be glad
to learn that the largest buekwheat crop
ever harvested is now being gathered in
the two great buckwheat raising States
of the Union, New York and PennsylYa-
mia.
Last year the buckwheat crop of the
United States amounted to 9,566,96G
bushels, valued at $5,341 Alb. Of this
total New York produced $3.50, 15S bush
els, worth 81, S69,690 with Pennsylvania
a close second with a production of 81
1SS. 4O2 bushels. worth $1,753,621. Com
pared with these the State of Maine
makes a poor third, yielding 719,76O
bushels.
Twenty-four States figure as buck
wheat producers, the grain growing as
far south as Georgia and as far west
as Oregon. Considerably more than two
thirds of the total production is always
from New York and Pennsylvania, to
which nearly every State in the Union
pays tribute for the delectable griddle
cake.
The total of the crop for the present
year will certainly exceed 100000
bushels. The four counties of Armstrong,
Indiana, Westmoreland and Butler, in
Pennsylvania, will yield more than 3
O0O. 900 bushels, these counties forming
the buckwheat Delt of the United States
and yielding nearly four-ffths of the
crop produced in the keystone State.
The production of New York generally
exceeds that of Pennsylvania, but it's
cultivation is there more generally dis
trihuted
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
From Far and Near.

Vinita, l. t. voted for the issue OF
So. 900 in water works bonds and 500
600 in sewer bonds.
w. S. Rathbone committed suicide in
Neosho, Mo-, by hanging. No reason
can be assigned for the act.
Emil Grams. who shot and killed his
wife at the home of her son, Herman
Palenburg. near Mankato, Mimi, hang
ed himself with a piece of blanket in
his cell.
According to a statement issued by the
State commissioner of agriculture the
cotton crop for this season for Georgia
is 1.O76, 600 bales, against 1,410,O00 bales
last year.
With view to making Oklahoma a
prohibition State, plans have been start
ed by the Missionary Society of the
Christian church, in session at Okla
homa City.
Fifteen persons were injured by the de-
railment of trolley car at Middletown,
Conn. John McDonough. John Melon
aid ard Fred Hamilton being most seri-
ously hurt.
Mrs. Rosette Coulson. farmers wife,
received a verdict in the District Court
At Abilene, Kan, for $1,000 in a suit for
SANDER against a wealthy neighbor, Ran
dali Meyer.
Larry" Summarized and John NJ
Wilson are charged in New York City
with sw!ndling George A. Mclean OF
Philadelphia of $4,000 in bogus copper
mining stock.
Martin Salyers, James Mcconnell and
two others were killed in a collision be
tween a work train and two cars loaded
uith iron in the Southern Pacific ya-as
a. Los Angeles. Thirteen ctners wee
injured.
CITY officials of Mexico. No. and OF
c;aIs of AudraIn Counss' have FLASHED
- 10 he right of the County Court q
nlsce hitching racks in the streets
around the court house square
Rear Admiral Barker. commandment
chief of the North Atlantic feet, has rec
commended the equipment Of all the bat
I +leSh;ns and large cruisers Of the navy
with wireless telegraph apparatus
Chief Wilkie Of the secret service an
nounces the discovery Of two new ma
/ tional bank counterfeits. One is $1(
none on the Pei Pies National Bank Of
Roxbury, Mass, and the other is 8 s
note On the Walrham National Bank Of
| Walthams Mass.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20

Six pelicans were killed by a farmer
near Perry. Kan. One of them measured
six feet from tip to tip Of its wings.
Ferdinand Schendel, prosperous Ger
man farmer living north of Wellsyille,
Kan. was kicked and fatally hurt by a
horse.
The employees Of all silver shops in the
United States and Canada have made a
demand for a Dine-hour day and ten
hours pay. the new scale to go into effect
Jan. /, 1904.
The plant Of the Ferracute Machine
Company of Bridgeton, n. j., was de-
stroved BIZ fire, entailing a loss estinstet
at 500. 600 and throwing 200 persons.
out of work
While working on the new Golfer Of tue
Toronto and Niagara Power Company AZ
Niagara Falls Edward Dell fell into the
MINER rapids and was carried over The
horseshoe falls.
A new nsathod has been adopted 10
close up the joints Of Independents,
Kan. that haze been running openly for
sone time. An injunction has been Sc
cured at the instance Of o. P. Smart for
the temperance people. enjoining joints
from doing business
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-10-20
SHOOT DOWN BANDITS.
Swift Vengeance in Train of Stree
Car Hold-np at AURORA, Ill.

Swift Vengeance in Train of Street
Car Hold-up at Aurora, Ill.
One robber was shot and killed and
one other was wounded at $3.50 o'clock
the other night, shortly after they held
up a Riverview Park street car, just out
side the southwest city lines of Aurora.
Three masked men signaled the north.
bound Riverview Park car, in charge Of
Motorman Plum and Conductor Whit
ney, to stop at a switch short distance
below the Sard stove works The mo-
torman, thinking some passengers wish
ed to board his ear for Aurora, complied
with their wishes. As soon as they were
aboard they covered the crew with their
guns, ordering them to hold up their
hands They then searched the conduc-
tor and motorman. Whitney had only
81 in his pocket, While Plum did not
have any valuables.
They then ordered the two inside the
car and took charge themselves, running
the car as far as the stove works, when
they left it and disappeared across the
country in the darkness.
The police were notified and Officers
Gibson and Grass We're detailed on the
case They learned that the robbers
boarded the Chicago electric car for the
city at 1915 O'Clock, and went after
them on car following. At the substa-
ton on Union avenue the officers saw
their men, who started to run. fusil-
lade of shots resulted, ending in one rob
Der being killed and another wounded.
The robbers were well armed, and put
up a spirited battle. Officer Grass, after
firing all the cartridges he had, ran to
the station for a fresh supply. While he
was securing them Officer Green rushed
up and informed the night men t3at he
had shot one of the robbers. Yhe e2tire
force returned with him and found the
dead robber lying in the weeds.
He had been shot through the fore
head and one eye. The ambulance was
called out and the body was taken to
an undertaker's rooms. The police re-
NAMED behind to search the river bank,
as another of the trio is wounded. He
, we're a black hat which was found on
the ground. The dead robber was about
40 years of age, well dressed and wore a
brown fedora hat, which had been pur-
chased in Des Moines Iowa.