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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31
THE CITY LEAGUE
At Woodward.

At Woodward.
 Grasselli played Woodward off of their feet winning by a score of to ]. Woodward was unable to score on Grasselli until the ninth, when on an error they scored their only run. Lam bert for Grasselli was never In danger as only one man was able to reach first pase' Ihe score: R. H. E. Grasselli .......0 .010 13O 02o-7 2 Woodward 900 GOO o0i-1 l |
 Batteries: Lambert and Edney; Far row and Askew. Struck out, Lamb ert D Farrow '. Bases on balls, Lambert g. Farrow 5. hit by pitched ball, Lacey. Reed, W. Cunningham of Woodward. Stolen bases, Perkins 8, Lacey, Askew. Passed balls. Askew 2. Sacrifice hits. Parker, Lacey, Bumgardner, Lambert Time, 40. Umpire, Davis. Attendance. 500.
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Jones. at short, has played a star game and has had it said of him several times that Is one of the best amateur short stops l have ever seen play"
 Norton at third has played consistent ball and has been there with the stick several times when it was needed.
 Davenport, although a little fellow, is nice player on second. He receives the ball well and stings it when 1t is needed.
 The pitching staff is one of the best among colleges. Harkins has pitched fine ball all season. Bagley has been work ing both as pitcher and catcher and is strong man in both places. He pitched
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WITH THE SCRIBES.

Nothing definite on the Chick Fraser deal yet but Chick will undoubtedly come and work for Frank If he feels he can do himself anything like justice- New Orleans Times-Democrat.
 New Orleans was the only Southern league team to play errorless ball yes- terday, though Little Rock defeated those dreadful Barons by the identical 20 score the Birds hung up on the Senator's New Orleans Picayune.
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Pretty sweet revenge the Pirates took on the Cubs yesterday. Saturday the Cubs defeated the Pirates in Pittsburg after gruelling fight. Yesterday in Chicago the Pirates took two from the Cubs and in so doing cinched first place for several days at any rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31
TEXAS LEAGUE.

At Fort Worth: Dallas ', Fort Worth Q0 innings).
 At Shreveport: Shreveport ?, Oklahoma City o.
 At Galveston: Houston 6, Galveston 3. At Waco: San Antonio { Waco Q3 nnings).
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BASEBALL GOSSIP.

Rather hard game for Finn to lose yesterday. Bill Hart pitched excellently. although his support was trifie on the blink in one inning
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pirates Sweet Revenge.

Chicago May 3O.-Pittsburg took both games from Chicago today. over all struck out 10 men in the first, but issued nine passes ands made a wild pitch, three of these battery errors helping the visitors to three of tn cir five runs. Willis outpitched Pfeister in the second contest, showing much the better headwork in pinches. One of the largest crowds ever drawn to the West Side park witnessed the con- tests, ground rules accounting for nu- merous two baggers. Scores:
 First game R. II. E. Chicago ..... 103 900 OO0--4 8 l Pittsburg ..... 201 001 100T-5 0
 Batteries Overall and Moran; Leever Camnitz and Gibson. Time, 2:O5.
 Second game R. H. E. Chicago ... 00f 900 10O-2 10 0 Pittsburg ... 900 101 002--4 II 2
 Batteries: Pfeister and Moran; Will lis and Gibson. Time, 2:0S. Empires, Johnstone and Cusack.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31

FLEHARTY AND DICKSON VERSUS FoLBRE AND cOMPToN-TRAV- PLIERS RETURN FROM NEW OR LEANS THIS MORNING.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31
At Smiths Park.

B. A. c. defeated l.. & N by the score Of 10 to 8. The feature of the game was the batting of Brown for l.. & N, he getting five hits out of five times al pat. The score: R. H. E. B. A. c. .010 080 10*-lO il 8 l.. N. ......... .010 100 006-S 12 '
 Batteries: Moss and Pool; Aston, Bell and Mauk. Struck out Moss 3, Aston z. Bell l. Bases on balls, Moss 2, Aston g. Bell 1. Struck by pitched ball, Aston tMcKenney), Bell (McKenney). Stolen bases, Hall, chairsell 2, Brown, Angel 3. Time, 200. Umpire. Hart.
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cessful. Much credit is due Dr. Kilpat- rick, who coached the team. Out of 20 games played they won seven out of eight at home four out of F and tied one 14-inning game on the road Their average for the season is .579. All of the men are first year men; that is, they have never played together before this season. Jackson, first baseman, is an all star prep. school man, and has batted about .325 for the season. The outfield has played wonderful ball. accepting from two to nine chances in every game. They have made only two errors. Their batting average is about .275 also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31

The above is the 1909 team of Birming- ham college This is practically its first season and the boys have been very suc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31
At Bessemer.

Bessemer defeated Y. M. c. A. in a very slow and one-sided game. Fea tures pitching of Fancher, who struck out 12 men and allowed only one hit i; batting of O'Mara, who got home run and two three -baggers out of five times at bat. The score: R. III F. Bessemer ........311 PAP 01s-14 13 1 Y. M. c. A. .... 900 900 O00- 6
 Batteries: Fancher, Dixon and OMara; Daley, Leslie and Wilson Time, 2:15. Umpire, Crittendon
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d). Dr. L. A Fitzpatrick. coach. O. F. B. Jones' shortstop. G). W. Keeling, catcher. (Q. W. o. Davenport second base. (5). J. W. Norton, Jr., third base. (6). Foy Thompson, pitcher. CD. R. G. L.ovelady left field. Cs). Ed Bagley, pitch CT. (s). Harklns, pitcher. G0) J. O.. Parker, pitcher and center field QD. J. M. Mcdonald, right field. Q2). c. B. Jack son. first base. qs). T. c. Propst. man. ager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-31
At Decatur Wheel Company.

North Birmingham defeated Decatur c. w. Go. by score of 1 to 0. Game has been protested by Decatur C. W. Company.
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
RESULTS YESTERDAY.
GAM Es TODAY

V Orleans 3, Little Rock ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
rhe compIete Grafter.

By Thomas L. Mason, in Success Mag
 azne.
 Grating is no easy matter. It calls for special qualifications. In the first place, one must be consistent. To start out on a grating career under the belief that we may permit ourselves occasional lapses into virtue, makes for timidity. for a certain unprofessional uncertainty at critical moments. Eternal vigilance Is the price of success in grating. It is necessary to become a specialist in graft ing, as in othed occupations, in order to succeed. Take one form of grafting and stick to 1t, and all other things shall be added unto you.
 Then again, the earnest grafter rec ognizes that if he is to make per manent success, he must keep himself m good conditions. His home life. there- fore. must be an ideal one. Some of our most famous grafters have had low ing wives and golden-haired children, were home every evening promptly at 6 and never touched drop.
 In grating, one must have good man ners, a devotion to one's duty, sterl- ing honesty of purpose and continu- ous self-respect Grating, in its most exalted form. is in reality an art. To become pre-eminent in it's one has to have an abounding faith that new vic tim is born every minute. Grating, in- deed, may only be acquired by certain amount of fasting and prayer and pro- longed patience.
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HUGE PRICE IS
 PAID FOR TIME

From the Technical World Magazine.
 Among railroad stories the popular pet is probably that oft-uuoted legend which relates how the Czar of Russia, laying a ruler on the map of his empire, drew a straight line from St. Petersburg to Mos COW, then bade his ministers build railroad according to that plan.
 Since 1t is attributed to an autocrat, this traditional feat may have merited the favor it has so long enjoyed; yet it seems commonplace compared with the cutoff now being built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western railroad be- tween Delaware water gap on the boun- dary between Pennsylvania and New Jersey and Lake Hopatcong. AT miles from New York Although but R7.45 miles long this cutoff establishes several new worlds records in railroad construction.
 To be sure, the Lackawanna already has a double track line between these points, upon which, by industry and fru- gality, it contriyes to earn annual divi- dends of 20 per cent; but having been built before the company became prey to prosperity and through what passes for mountains in New Jersey, the pres ent road Is so crooked that the curves compressed into its 3915 miles would, if placed end to end in a consecutive spiral, make five complete circles and hail. In other words, every train that passes over the road winds through tortuous course which is equivalent to traversing con- Iete circle every seven miles. No won der the natives are firmly convinced that the engineers are able to find their way over the road only by following the tele- graph poles. The chief engineer ulti- mately found a route that Is only three miles longer than an air line It shortens the distance from 39.57 miles to 2S.45 miles, the saving of 11.12 miles being two and half per cent of the distance between New York and Buffalo The
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cured herself and several friends of female weakness and piles. She was besieged by so many women needing treatment that she decided to furnish it to those who might call for it. She started with only a few dollars capital, and the remedy, possessing true and wonderful merit, producing many cures when doctors and other remedies failed. the demand grew so rapidly she was several times compelled to seek larger quarters. She now occupies one of the city's largest office buildings, which she owns, and almost 100 lady clerks and stenographers are required to as- sist in this great business.
 Some time ago it was announced that she would give to women who suffered from female diseases another S1O,00O worth of her medicine. She has full filled this promise, but as she is still receiving requests from thousands upon thousands of women from all parts of the world, who have not yet used her remedy, she has decided to give away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07

 OF THE EAST
From Harper's Magazine.

From Harpers Magazine
 The sheikh's young son came in, curi- osty having gotten the better of his shy ness at last; he sidled confidently to his father and was there embraced Gin the way of these Arab fathers); presently he had snuggled close to his fathers feet; and was become one of our company. l inquired then, in a blundering way, con cerning the boys education; would he be sent to the schools in Cairo?
 "He was born here" was the answer.
 What matter?''
 ''He will then truly live here'
 "It is the custom of the western fath- ers," I ventured ito advance their sons above themselves"
 How may this be doneT' he asked,
 'It is said," I replied that the educa- tion of the schools promotes it."
 If I send my son away to the schools" he answered, like a man who had pondered much upon the problem and become resolved, "I shall accomplish his ruin. If 1 send him away, he will either remain or return; if he remain, he will be forever unhappy having been born to the freedom of this airy desert; if he return, he. will be forever unhappy also, having tasted indulgence, having been corrupted by the luxury of the city. Now, if l send my son away to the schools and if he remain away, he will either succeed or fail in life. But how, born in this desert, shall he succeed, be- ing forever at a disadvantage in an alien place? If he succeed, what shall com pensate him for the stress and confine- ment he must suffer? He must live in a room; but how shall he endure to live in a room? And if he fail, what then shall become of him? I will keep my son with his tribesmen in the sand, that he may be strong and courageous and free. Here we dwell content, cultivating our few dates. raising our fiocks in peace exchanging our poor wealth for the corn and cloth of other places, so satisfying all our simple needs. What shall man want more than his freedom? We are oppressed neither by labor nor wicked men; and we live in our own place, ac- cording to the will of God"
 You are, then, content with the life you have lived"
 'It is so."
 And would live 1t over again, deed for deed, day by day, as you have lived it since the beginning?'
 Truly, khawajan' W
 My question had never before been answered in this way. I was amazed.
 What is the explanation of your con- tentment?" I demanded.
 He looked up bewildered. why" I repeated "are you content?"
 God wiling he replied, enlightened, q will answer your question: l live where I was born"
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Why Men Desert Their Wives
Eighty Per Cent of the Wife Desertions and Divorce Due to Female
 Weakness

l should have taken better care of myself, l suppose. l was sick and suf- fering. No one but a woman can ever know how I suffered. I was irritable. ] couldn't be to my husband the wife that l ought to have been. He, being a man, couldn't understand. We drifted apart He sought his pleasures else where. Finally there was nothing but the divorce court that could settle our differences.
 That's the sad story that eight out of every ten women who have passed through the ordeal of the divorce court, as well as the countless thousands Of deserted wives who are not divorced. know deep down in her heart was the real cause of her trouble.
 sick wife a neglected home. and the publicity and disgrace of the court room to end 1t all. There wouldn't be half as much talk of the divorce evil in the world if only every wife and mother would realize her duty to pre- serve her health and strength.
 No woman has the right to expect her husband to devote his leisure hours to his home and her when she Is leading a dragged -out, hopeless, down-in the mouth existence that would discourage the greatest optimist on earth.
 Mrs. Cora B. Miller's marvellous home remedy has done more to prevent divorce than all the messages to Con- gress and conventions in the world. The woman who Is bright and cheerful and well has a home that reflects her own good feeling and discontent finds no place therein.
 Mrs Miller's aid and advice is IS free to you as Gods sunshine or the air you breathe. She wants to prove to you her common sense home treatment will crre you just as surely as it cured her years ago in her humble cottage.
 If you are a sufferer from any female trouble, no matter what 1t Is. send the coupon below to Mrs. Cora B. Miller at
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Mrs. Francis M. Harris of Dover, La, writes: T feel like a new woman and can do my work without having that old, tired feeling. I am happy to know that l am well again.
 Tt has relieved me of my constant suffering and 1 have not words to eX press my gladness. It was surely a Godsend to me. and I thank Him that there is such a wonderful medicine on earth for suffering women Mrs Car rie Bailey, Pickneyville, Ala.
 Mrs. Millers remedy is the surest in the world. She asks no one to take her word bat only wants to prove it to any sufferer. Mail the coupon if you are a sufferer from any female complaint to Mrs. Cora B. Miller, Kokomo, Ind. Prove for yourself at Mrs. Miller's expense that this marvellous remedy should cure you. DO not delay; send the coupon now.
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hammered brass jardiniere and another a water color picture They were award ed to Miss Anne Curtis and Mrs. Vim cent Ferguson. Following the game a delicious buffet luncheon was served to the guests. The color scheme was charm ingly effected, red carnations ornament ing the table in the dining room, rest ing on an exquisite Mexican drawn work centerpiece
 Among those present were Mrs Ma ben, Mrs. Lathrop. Mrs. Robert Jemison, Mrs. Frederick Dow, Mrs. w. N. Ma lone. Mrs. T. U. Walter, Mrs c. D. Goldthwaite Mrs l.. G Woodson, Miss Curtis, Mrs. Sidney J. Bowie. Mrs. Vim cent Ferguson, Mrs. George M. Cruik- shank, Miss Parsons of Georgia.
  MT. and Mrs. E. J. Lee Rust will leave this morning for a visit to Leesburg, Va They will be gone for several weeks.
 An enjoyable dance was given Thurs day evening by the Y. M H. A. at their club rooms in honor of Mrs Annie Jo- seph of Chattanooga.
 Mrs. Edward Perry Smith has invited few of her friends to meet Mrs. Rolla Earl Deck next Thursday at her home. Mrs. Deck was Mona Gilbreth before her marriage.
 Miss Norma Denly of Clanton Ala. is the guest of Mrs. M. A. Butler and MT. and Mrs. Harry L. Byrdz, on Lyon ave- nue, West End.
 Mrs. Thomas w. Bowron returned last week from visit to her parents in Ellisville Miss.
 Miss Maud Mcconnell entertained at her home in Norwood Thursday even ing with a dance in compliment to Miss Mabel Smith of New Mexico, the guest of Miss Sadie Smith,
 Miss Kate McCarty of Cincinnati is the guest of Mrs. Hattie McCarty, at Norwood Place.
 The Quest club at it's last regular meeting appointed Mrs. B. l.. Guice. Mrs. F. S. Snedecor and Mrs. Sumter Bethea a committee to cooperate with Miss Green in the upbuildng of a free , pub lie library for Birmingham. Two i years ago a large and enthusiastic body l of women instituted the library move ment here, and the Quest clubs plan 1 submitted at that time was to open the present library to the public and l allow 1t to grow by popular subscrip- tion. making it essentially an exponent of Birmingham culture. This club will l take especial pride in seeing these l plans developed.
 l Miss Dora Colmore of Sewanee, 1 Tenn, is the gust of Mrs. Phillip w. 1 Turner 1910 South Eleventh street. 1 The Yancey Literary society held it's l regular meeting at the High school
 Friday and elected the following of i fcers for the ensuing year: President. l Wallace McAdory; vice president, Tom 1 Estes; recording secretary, Percy | Guice; corresponding secretary, Francis l Brown; treasury, Robert Senn; third member standing committee, Joseph i Johns. memb ership committee Ehlbert Jenison tchairman). Louis Plosser Paul i Shropshire. Halsey Ford, Lee Hooper
 press committee, Luther Strange, l Fra nklln Newman and Julian Mayer. i The Powell School Improvement asso- cia ton met Thursday afternoon. An
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Mers Home From Here She Directs the Distribution
 of Her Medicine to Those Who Suffer.

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 Every woman sufferer, unable to find relief, who will write Mrs. Miller now with out delay, will receive by mail free of charge, a 50-cent box of her simple home remedy, also her book with eX planatory illustrations showing why women suffer and how they can easily cure themselves at home without the aid of a physician.
 All that Is necessary is to cut out the coupon at the bottom of this page, fill in your name and address and send it to Mrs. Miller Kokomo. Ind The medi- cine and book will be sent to you at once. Send now before the s50,0 900 worth is all gone.
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There Is Some One Near You
 Cured By Mrs. Miller.

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 Only bear this in mind. Her offer will not last long. for thousands and thou sands of women who are suffering will take advantage of this generous means of getting cured. So if you are ailing, do not suffer another day, but send the free coupon to Mrs. Miller without an- other days delay.
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An event of much interest in musical circles will be the concert Tuesday even ing given at Cable hall for the benefit of St. Andrews church. A number of the leading Birmingham musicians will take part The programme follows
 Piano solos-Sonata Pathetique, c minor (Beethoven); Grase-Allegro de moto con brio; Adagio Cantabile< AL legro, Mrs Robert Newman; baritone solo, ''The Home Coming" MT. Erin Farley contralto and tenor duet, Mrs. John E. Peck, MT. A. Southall Mills; bass solo, MT Leon Cole; soprano so- los: (a) "Daffodils Are Here;" (b) ''Birthday Song Mrs. Louis Lee Gam ble: male quartet Messrs. Mills McGill, HeindeI and Miller; piano solos: (a) Pre- Jude Op. 2S of No. 20 Chopin; (b) Macht- stuck (Schumann); Co To a Wild Rose" (McDowelD, Mrs. Robert Newman; con tralto solo, "Over the River" Mrs. Pos ner; tenor solos: (a) Gall Me Back" (b) "Ashes of Roses" Mrs. A. Southall Mills; violin solo, MT. Wilson Seawright; so- prano solos, (a) "Chauson Provencal;" Mrs. Harriet Niswell O'Neill; male quar- tet. Good Night, My Love-" Messrs. Mills. McGill, Heindel and Miller.
 Miss Elizabeth Stokes Buford of Nash vile is the guest of Mrs. Fred S. F'ergu- son.
 Miss I.orene Fletcher of Indianola. Miss. was the guest for several days this week of Mrs. J. k. Frazier She was en route to Huntsville to visit friends.
 MT and Mrs E. P. Quigley after an absence of several months, have returned to the city, and are at home at 1851 Eleventh avenue, south
 Mir and Mrs Walker Percy and Miss Belle DeBardeleben have returned from New York city.
 Miss Annie I4e Grande will return Tues day from Georgia.
 It will be learned with pleasure by Mrs. Sterling A. Woods many friends that she is rapidly recovering from her recent serious illness. MT and Mrs J. l. Blount are spending several days at the Hotel Hillman. Later they will be at home with Mrs. Charles J. Smith, sl9 South Nineteenth street.
 MT and Mrs B. M. Starks of Louis vile are expected to arrive tomorrow in their private car. They will be guests of MT. and Mrs. Michael Clifford on Syca- more street.
 MT. and Mrs. w. G. Collins are at Palm Beach, Fla
 Miss Jean Ballenger Is expected to re- turn from Cincinnati tomorrow
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 Mrs Amelia Leonard gave a luncheon yesterday afternoon at her studio on Eleventh avenue south. which was an enjoyable occasion. Her guests included "A of her younger pupils. A musicale was the feature of the day and when that was
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 interesting address from Mrs. J. H. Phillips on the relation between the home and the school was one of the features of the afternoon.
 Grace M. Brown, the noted psycho- logical writer and lecturer of Denver, Col. who has been in Atlanta several weeks expounding the New Thought philosophy. will lecture today in Jack sonville Fla, in one of the large audi toriums there.
 The Birmingham Psychological so- ciety Is looking forward with interest to her coming to Birmingham Sunday February 14 when she will lecture at o'clock D. m., In Cable hall, 1916 Sec ond avenue.
 Grace NJ Brown is fast becoming we'll known in the south. She is said to be one of the most magnetic speakers on the American platform today, always drawing large audiences by whom she is often given spontaneous ovations. ] That Birmingham Atlanta and Jack sonville shall have had opportunities to imblbe soul inspiration from this ad- Vanced thinker and true lover of man kind is due to the cooperative efforts of MT. Robert Bryan Harrison. ,presi dent of the Atlanta Psychological ciety. and MT. T. M. Ramey president of the Birmingham Psychological so- ciety. Mrs. Brown Is devoting her genius to the advancement and uplift- ing of mankind through the application of the laws of correct thinking. She Is a living demonstration of the philos- ophy she teaches to-wit: That one need not die to be healthy. happy and suc- cessful.
 The general public is cordially in- vited to hear Mrs. Brown.
 MT. W. J. Glascock announces the engagement and approaching marriage of his daughter, Ida, to MT. T. Claude Drake, February IS.