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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
SUFFERS FOR YEARS;
 THEN CURES ECZEMA,
Patient and Little Granddaughter Both Secure Permanent Results From
 Wonderful Liquid Remedy.

Mrs. Alfred Aldrich of Pompanoosuc, Vt, and her little granddaughter were both cured of itching, burning skin dis eases by the use of ordinary oil of win. tergreen mixed with glycerine, thymol. etc., the case having attracted consider able attention among medical men.
 Mrs. Aldrich had doctered for years for Eczema without finding any relief, while her granddaughter was developing the dreaded psoriasis spots which threat ened to become permanent Yet only one bottle of the oil of wntergree wash, compounded in D. D. D. Prescription, cured the two cases. It was the quick ness of the cure under such a short treat ment that aroused the interest of special ists generally, for usually Eczema, psori-
 asis, barber's itch, salt rheum and other
 diseases of like character are cured, if
 cured at all, only by long course Of
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 and I am only too happy to say that D..
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 Oil of wintergreen, the chief ingredi- ent of D. D. ID. Prescription is com. pounded with other healing vegetable properties to produce this liauir remedy which is as easy to apply as water It acts directly on the skin so the relief is instantaneous you will find by your first trial. We know 1t and vouch for 1t. We will be glad to furnish free booklet on the causes and cures of dis eases of the skin; also a pamphlet on D. D. D. Soap For sale by all druggists.
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SPECTACULAR SCRAP
 SEEMS IMMINENT
Bill AK Goes Through Dixie's Major and Crlticises-Cannot See New Orleans-Expects Mem-
 phls To Fall.
BY BILL AK.

The eighth annual campaign of the Southern league begins this week. Wednesday.
 The season Is opened in Montgomery Atlanta, Memphis and New Orleans, the visiting teams in the respective cities be- ing Birmingham, Nashville, Little Rock and Mobile.
 Since last year there has occurred but one change in the league. Shreveport. for years hanger-on, dropped out, ,and Mo- bile took it's place As to whether or not the change will prove advantageous de- bends on the proficiency of the team, managed this season by Tom Fisher.
 The indications are that about five cities will make a stubborn fight for the pen nant.
 The race is expected to be a red hot one. The reports from the various cities are good, enthusiastic and generally boast ful.
 The indications are that there will be some surprises before the year is over It may happen that one city, for years a member of the first division will totter into the second class, and that Nashville will be one of the leading candidates for pennant honors./
 It all depends on how rapidly Bernhard's men round-to.
 In spite of the threats of some writers, the warnings of others and the fears of others still, cannot see New Orleans
 Right now Frank has four pitchers, Guese, Breitenstein, Ryan and ,Burkett
 Breitenstein is dead one. Guese can not pitch to advantage off his home lot Burzett is an Atlanta and Montgomery cast-off. Ryan, last season with Gulfport, has shown fine form so far and may star. But it's an awful jump in baseball from D to A.
 Sabrie is good first baseman. Dun- don is an excellent second baseman in the field, but light at the bat. Rohe should do first rate at short, but he will never duplicate the work of Jakey Atz last season. Waivers have been asked on Lave Cross, and it is not known whom Frank will play at third. Matthews and Stratton. a very ordinary pair, will again be found behind the bat. Delehanty, a perpetual sorehead and a man of ability; Lord, a star, and Joe Ricl1ert are in the outfeld.
 Bartley, Molly and Fritz, three hold outs, will hardly be on hand at the open ing of the season.
 There will be dissension in Franks ranks. He is paying some too much and others too little.
 Atlanta is going to make a stiff fight, but I cannot believe the Firemen will re- peat.
 Atlanta has its last seasons infield in- tact-Fox, Jordan, Castro and Dyer.
 Becker and Winters were outfelders last
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master his temper and field his position there is no doubt but that he will pitch two-hit games this season, and unlike last year, win them.
 Concerning Meek, Walters and Demont of the, infield, everybody knows theip strength and their weakness.
 Let it be understood right at this june ture that if neither had a defect, Birming- ham could touch neither with 10-foot pole. If Walters could hit as, hard as Evers he would be Chicago's second base man. If Meek could run as fast as Chance the wonderful sdewheeler would have no hope of holding his own.
 Downey is the new man of the infield.
 To "Scotty" Alcock and Roy Montgom- cry he is a Bradley He is such mar vellous improvement over last seasons third-sacker that 1t is almost sacriligious to discuss it. And still he has his weak ness. Every man has.
 In the outfield there is no more spec tacular or safer gardener than Moles- worth Houtz, even the most critical will admit, is vastly superior to Gardner both
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Nashville will surprise someone. The pitchers are Bernhard, Sorrell, Dug gan (Johnny),- Perdue, Hess and Hunter, the latter having been obtained recently from Brooklyn.
 There's an excellent staff. The two best catchers in the league, Hardy and Seabaugh, are claimed by Nashville Daubert, a new one obtained from Cleveland, is first baseman, and Bur let, Mccormick and lansing complete the | infield
 In the outfield are Wiseman, McElveen, and either Bay or Lush. Bernhard if he is a manager, should make that bunch count. Memphis, Little Rock, Montgomery and Mobile have got me guessing. Charlie Babb, it is a notable fact, has never had team at the beginning of a season. This year is no exception to the rule do not discount his ability to manage a club, but do not believe he will, for a third time, finish high in the first division
 Little Rock has played its head off during the spring season, but 1t is a. question if the Travellers can maintain their pace throughout the nine months. Few of the old Travellers are retained, al- though Pap Eyler and Billie Hart are still on the firing line, as is the youngster, Walters, introduced last season. Fisher may have the goods down in Mobile, but l doubt it. l would like to see Tom make good, and would like to see Gordon Hickman star, but do not be- lieve Mobile will finish much higher than the bottom Mobile has many of Shreve- ports old players, the only new one of special note being Sentel, who, his friends declare, will set the woods on fire Montgomery has done a great deal of blowing but Montgomery will again finish in the second division.
 There is one star on Montgomery's team-Baxter, first baseman, hard hitter and good all round player.
 Griminger is said to be the mustard on third, and will stack up farly well. Perry, the best third baseman in the league last season, has been switched to second, and may or may not make good there. Pope will not be able to maintain the pace to be set by Demont, Castro, SentelI Rohe and others.
 Jimmy Ryan, the old Chicago star out fielder is managing the PIetzels this sea- son. He is understanding the strength of the league, and nothing illustrates tsslt fact more than his statement that he will hit harder than 300 in Dixie Billy Smith when he was graduated from the South Atlantic, declared that the man who led him with the stick would have to hit 400. Smith was nearer 200 than .250 when he decided that there were better outfielders than he
 But she opens just the same Wednesday next.
 There will then be baseball for five months The race promises to be warm and we believe that Birmingham will fig ure.
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FOR THE BED ROOM

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 A full line of prettiest pattern brass beds in wide range of prices that will average a saving of from $5 to SS as compared with the offerings of others.
 Old Colonial Chiffonier, in Cassian Walnut, strilingly handsome piece of furniture... ...$of.oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
BILL DOUGLASS ARRIVES
 IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY

It is expected that William B. Doug lass, Baron catcher and utility man, will arrive today.
 Friday Bill wired Manager Vaughn that the ticket placed for him at Wellsviile some weeks ago had been cancelled Man ager Vaughn immediately wired instruc- tions to the ticket agent at Wellsville to furnish the player another It is thought, therefore, that Bill will blow in today sometime, or at the latest tomorrow
 Manager Vaughn announced last night that he had agreed to buy Fleharty, for mer Western Association twirler, from Cincinnati, in case Cincinnati would guar antee him to report and be contented. Fleharty won 2s games and lost 10 in the Western association last year. and comes highly recommended.
 Manager Vaughn announced. too, that he might have another catcher in Bir- mingham before many more days
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It is true that the present Baron aggre- gation is stronger than the team that won the pennant-1906-str in this partc- ular man for man consideration.
 But this spells nothing. It is a fact that last seasons aggregation, finishing the season in the second division, was stronger, man for man, than the team that won the pennant.
 But last seasons team did not possess the team work of the Champions and their willingness to sacrifice individual records for the good of the. whole.
 And last seasons outfit did not possess the luck of the pennant winning team.
 If the present outfit, therefore, has the inside tactics of the pennant winners, and their luck, there is no telling where the season will be concluded--how high.
 If internal dissention broods and bursts into blooming strife, and if luck forsakes the present outfit, there's no telling where it will be found on the day of reckoning how low.
 But the indications are that there will be scientific team work this year, and a total absence of all kinds of strife and dis content. Let us hope that luck will not abandon the locals.
 The Barons start the season with the support of all the fans. The fans believe the Barons are strong. and will win a large percentage of their games.
 There Is marvellous enthusiasm-more so, indeed, than in that year to which everybody proudly refers-1906. Never before have the fans so enthusi- astically discussed baseball the players the future of the game and it's great and glorious past.
 And further than this, they are ready to act. Every man you meet on the streets hands this to you:
 aIm going to that opening, and We will take a number of those games or .bustv"
 That sentence contains great sentiment It indicates that the baseball bug is more alive than ever, that he has perfect con- fidence in the team and is going the limit with the players.
 Concerning the Baron pitchers hope grows brighter day by day. Since Ragans marriage, and his removel to the quietude of Elyton, he has shown marvellous form.
 It is actually true that Manager Vaughn has been compelled to caution him against overwork.
 Ginger Clark, in the spring season, has never previously shown better form. Manager Vaughn expects finer results from that peppery gentleman than ever before.
 Robertaille will star in Dixie. Refer to your Reach guide and you will find that he was second among last seasons twirl-i CTS of the American association. He has speed, curve and control and far better
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The same piece in mahogany IRON BEDS:
 We are at loss to know how to ade- quately describe this stock of iron beds. It's complete in the fullest sense of the word.
 The bed we sell for $5.95 costs you just $S.50 at other stores. We know we priced them. It's we'll made and attractive bed, and is shown in all the colors.
 We have full size iron beds ranging upwards in price from S3A5. SPRINGS AND MATTRESSES
 We are selling the black all-wire spiral spring for $16o.
 We sell an excellent grade woven wire spring that is reinforced down center with the spiral-it's the spring that others get s550 for. Prestons plice''- S-f.oo
 An all cotton mattress in good qual ity striped ticking, worth s55O. Pres 'oh piioe... .-.'''p pf'oo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
Diseased Meat Sold.

St. Louis, April 11.-That thousands of pounds of tainted and diseased meat are brought over the Eads bridge across the Mississippi river from East St. Louis, H., to St. Louis, under cover of darkness in the early morning hours and sold here, is the charge contained in statement made today to the board of health by a special committee of the master butchers association.
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than either, or all three combined. long head which is synonymous with coolness under fire, steady nerve in the time of greatest danger and careful forethought
 Harry Ables has shown up better than any iert-hander seen here in many sea- everything else-is control and Manage, vaughn, and all the fans. believe that ne will acquire that requisite by the opening of the season. The same is true concerning McNeal Turner is as for .h'loaoie as ever, and if he continues to
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sore arm, and this has attracted the fire of one or more uninformed critics
 So from one end of the field to the other, the Barons look strong. Manager Vaughn believes he has the best team that he has ever had He has every po- stion filled with capable man. In ad- dition he has leading hitters in Meek and Douglass, and high average hitters in Molesworth, Reagan, Houtz and Demont. Furthermore, he has exceeding fast men in Houtz Reagan Downey, Raub and De- mont, and for his weight the fastest man in the e-Molesworth.
 
 At any rate. there is enough strength on and about the team to cause the fans to hope and hope confidently.
 All of which reminds that the get away"-can you hardly believe it?-ls next Wednesday.
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it ever was. Don't worry aboul his abil- ity to deliver the goods when the time arrives around the ,box.-Nashville Ten nesean.
 Nashville is going to get corking good pitcher in Hunter and he is capable of making trouble for any of the hitters, not only in the Southern, but in the big leagues. He has been hitting the best of the pitchers who have been before them this spring. Hunter made the best showing of any of them. Not man with the New York Americans or the Cubs or : the Reds did as well as he. If he is able to hold up at the pace he showed Tuesday, Nashville will have a twirler who will be @ star all the season.-At- 5lanta Journal.
 Breitenstein has the brains and the baseball think-tank of the bunch, Ryan has the most deceptive delivery and the greatest assortment of curves and new Tangled "breaks"; Guese has the greatest natural ability, the greatest endurance and as rule the best control of the three regular pitchers on the Pelican staff.- New Orleans Item.
 You'd better go ahea4 and get some more.
 From the two games Nashville played Brooklyn things certainly look promising for the Volunteers to make a good show ing in Atlanta. Hunter shut the Crack CTS out, holding them to two hits when with Brooklyn, and he will probably pitch one of the series in Atlanta.-Nashville Banner.
 The Birmingham fans are happy. At last they have managed to get Bill Doug lass Those people up there when they go after a fellow generally land him. The fans got together and purchased the stock which Douglass owned in the Little Roek club and that ended the matter. Doug lass will be tower of strength for the Barons.-7M Montgomery Journal.
 Thanks.
 Edward Hulrburt, the giant catcherare- gently bought from Memphis has not reported as yet He is expected at any old minute.-Atlanta Georgian.
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season, and are retained. Two are trying for Paskert's place, and 1t is expected that Moran will win out.
 Atlanta sadly misses it's old star catch CTS, Sid Smith and Sweeney. McMurray and Hurlburt, Memphis old standby and crab" will do the backstopping this
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Castleton and Ford are Atlanta's two brag pitchers, and both are excellent. Johns, viebahn and others are on hand.
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in fielding, hitting and base running. Reagans spring showing has equalled that of Carlos Smith, and his teammates be- lieve that his years work will be su- perior to that of the elongated Missis- sippian And in making this comparison it must be remembered that Smith for two seasons ranked with the leading rightfielders of the league. and surpassed them all when tabulated averages are considered.
 Last season the Baron catchers were Lee Garvin and "Tacks'' Latimer, the for mer unwilling, afraid to face a runner scoring from third and weakling at the stick, the latter incapable from beginning to end
 This year sthe Baron catchers are Bill Douglass, a veteran. a man of certain strength and recognized as one of the leading hitters of the league, and Tommy Raub, whose spring season work indicates that he will continue to be one of the favorites of the local aggregation Raub has been suffering with a very
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-12
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WHAT OTHERS SAY.

Bernhard will hardly pitch in league warfare until some time early in May. He has six or eight slabnen to look over carefully and wants to see all given a full trial before he makes his choice. Four of these will be retained in addi- tion to himself. His arm is as good as it ever was. Don't worry aboue his abil- ity to deliver the goods when the time arrives around the sbox.-Nashville Ten uesean.
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Atlanta is going to make stiff fight, but I cannot believe the Firefnen will re- peat.
 Atlanta has its last seasons infield in- tact-Fox, Jordan. Castro and Dyer. Becker and Winters were outfielders last
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Edward Hulrburt, the giant catcherare- gently bought from Memphis has not reported as yet He is expected at any old minute.-Atlanta Georgian.
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The eighth annual campaign of the Southern league begins this week.
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-01
THREE NEAR DEATH.

Abba, July 20 Especially The en-.
tire family of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Anderson and their son, ten years of
age, were very near to death Sunday
afternoon as the result of ptomaine
poisoning. Mr.. Anderson had been
working at Cleveland and did not get
home until after the meat markets
and groceries had been closed. Sunday
morning he came up town and went to
a restaurant where he secured some
ham sandwiches. He got some other
eatables and took them to his home.
When Mr.. Anderson returned from
church the family partook of what they
had secured. An hour later they were
all taken deathly sick. The boy was
first taken with vomited and severe
cramps. A short while after Mrs. An
derson was stricken and then Mr.. An
derson. DR.. Jenkins was called to the
home and labored with the three from
two o'clock Sunday afternoon until
ten o'clock that night, when they had
passed the danger point, though they
still feel the effects of the poison.
They were just about as near death
as a person could get and not cross
the border. The lips had turned blue,
the pulse was very feeble and this
fingers and limbs were contracted and
rigid from the effects of the poison It
is thought that the family will now
all get well, but it was only the result
of immediate medical attention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-08-01
BiRMIN CHAM.

Birmingham-Little John Calhoun,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. O. S. Calhoun, met
with, quite serious accident Monday.
FIe was kicked in the face by a COW,
breaking the bone in his nose and
cutting cash in his face, which took
three stitches to close. DR.. Jay Norris
was summoned and dressed the in
juries. At present he Is doing nicely.
Misses Blythe Bennett and Rose
Miller returned the first Of the week
from Cedar Falls where they have
been attending summer school.
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Bryant of South
Dakota are in town caring for Mr.
Bryants father, who is in poor
health.
The Epworth League will serve ice
cream and cake in the park Thursday
night.
Mr. Williams, of Hillsboro, is In
town this week on business.
Miss Alma Kirkpatrick is visiting
with relatives in Des Moines
Mrs. Will Boon and children, Of
Batavia, are visiting with Mrs. Boon's
mother, Mrs. H. Boon.
Born, Saturday to Mr.. and Mrs. "a.
w. Albright. son.
Mrs. Harley Graham was an OF
tumwa shopper Tuesday.
The Rev Cummins preached to q
large crowd Sunday evening. Els
subject was rs Marriage Failure"
On next Sunday evening the subject
will be. rs 1t Necessary to Sow Wild
Oats2"