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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14

Baseball fans are the funniest people in
the world.
They really do awful things.
What they say is worse.
Yesterday, for instance, a loyal fan
stated that he objected to players kick
ing when the fans cussed them out.
Why" he said, I'VE go to the park,
pay our admission price and all for the
sake of cusslng out the men If they don't
suit us. What dye think we go to the
park for? To see the game? Any relaxa-
tion in looking at anything?
''Of course not We get worried at
our business cares We want to cuss
something. Policy tells us that it is best
not to cuss any one we might see on the
streets.
But we have to cuss, so we go to the
park. and pay the price for cussing.
Sabe?'-Montgomery Journal. q.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14

THE MORNING TRAIN
Via the Seaboard leaves ZOO
o'clock. Through Sleeper and
Dining Car. Arrives New York
2:45 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
Pollard Wires Mayes.s

Last night DR.. Pollard, Alabama $
coach, wired Manager Mayes of the Ten
nessee team as follows: Meet me in
Birmingham Friday night without fail.
Will guarantee your personal expenses"
If this meeting occurs tonight, the de-
tails for the meet might be worked out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14

There is a man in Dayton, o., who
claims to have beaten Ty Cobb out of a
job on a southern term. The man who
makes the claim is Tommy Smith, and the
team was the one that represented Angus
ia, Ca, In the South Atlantic league
The player who forced the American
league championship batter to the bench
Is now working in the n. c. r. factory.
located in the Ohio city above named He
was discovered there by R. B. Holmes,
who makes a business of telling baseball
history.
This incident happened four years ago.
Smith had been playing "semi-pro." ball
and Cobb had been doing the same. Both
were applicants for the outfield position in
Augusta. The job was In left field. Both
worked hard, but when the season opened
Smith was told to play left field and Ty
was ordered to keep the bench warm
Smith kept making good and Ty con-
tinued waiting. Sometime after the reg
ular right fielder retired and Cobb was
sent in to fill his shoes.
The following year, 1906, Ty went back
to Augusta and he was there when the
Detroit Tigers discovered him.-Ex-
change.
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COLLEGE GAMES.
At New Haven: Yale 8, Wesleyan o.

AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
Best issued by the Hartford
Fire ms. Co.
McDavid, Terry & Garland
General Agents
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
Rice Favors Alabama.

Grantland Rice, sporting editor of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14

F1tzsimmons lost two clean-cut plays
in succession in the eighth. After Raub
had bingled, Morris hit to Butler and a
cinch double play followed but his jumps
called the runner safe at first, although
cornered by full step. On the next play
ELAN soaked one midway over the bag,
the ball travelling inside the line all the
way to right field but Fitzsimmons fg-
ured 1t a foul, thereby choking the visit
ors off from a possible run.-Nashville
TennesSean.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
THE. VERY SOUL OF TRAGEDY
Recital Of Wrong Calculated to Draw
Tears from the Eyes of
Craven Image.

Some miscreant,. unresponsiye to the
beauties Of nature and of the sweet
charm evoked by the combination of
two friends, a starry sky and broad
eXpanse of moonlit water, some rank
materialist whose phlegmatic DISPOSE
ton was never stirred at a philan-
throplc act, some petty seeker after
gain, some rogue, has stolen the broad,
comfortable bench SO fittingly placed
on the Mulberry street wharf by Harry
j. Arnold and Robert King. At least
the bench has disappeared, and all
that meets ones eyes upon the green
sward are the two upright posts that
supported the back of the seat. No
more can lovesick youth stray to its
soothing recesses and gaze upon the
silvery moon, regent of the night
likening her in his ecstasy to his lady
fair. No more, alas, can betrothed
pair seek it's secrecy and drink the
lovelight from each others eyes, silent
but for the words their souls speak
through their optics. Again, alas, no
more can melancholy philosopher, dis
SuslSu Will tHe ways ol meH, meaH-
der to its sequestered place and find
companionship only in the placid.
smooth running stream and the limit
less universe above. In short, all the
pleasures derived from this conve-
nience are gone, and we will here
after be forced to stand or to sit on
the edge of the wharf and let Our feet
dangle.-Bristol Correspondent Doyles.
town Republican.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Daily Meals Of oysters Had Begun to
Pal! on Palate Of Tramp
Printer.

An Oregon editor once got a big
advertisement from place which sold
nothing but oysters. The place had
just opened, and while the proprietor
was willing to advertise he didn't have
the cash to spend; so the newspaper
man took card which entitled him to
ten dollars worth of oysters. "A few
days later q tramp printer strolled
into the Gazette office and wanted a
job" relates the editor. Il had moth.
ing to offer him, but told the man he
might sleep back in the composing
room, and as he had no money to buy
food, gave him the meal ticket on
the oyster parlor. didn't hear from
him again for more than week. One
day he came into the office looking a
bit drawn and worn. I don't want
to seem dissatisfied with what you've
done for me, Mr.. Carter he said, and
I'm willing to admit that the luscious
bivalve is a wonderfully fine bit OF
food; but for heavens sake, can't you
get an ad. from ham and egg EN-.
porium?'"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
CHAPTER xviii.
The Death of Du Sang.

The Death of Du Sang.
s.. Whispering Smith. with his horse in
a lather, rode slowly back 20 minutes
later with Seagrue disarmed ahead of
him. The deserted battle-ground was
alive with men. Stormy German, hot
for blood, had come back, captured
Karg, and begun swearing all over
again, and Smith listened with ami
able surprise while he. explained that
seeing Dancing killed, and not being
able to tell from Whispering Smiths
peculiar tactics which side he was
shooting at, German and his compan.
ions had gone for help. While they
angrily surrounded Karg and Seagrue.
Smith slipped from his horse where
Bill Dancing lay, lifted the huge head
from the dust, and tried to. turn the
giant over. A groan greeted the at
tempt
bill, open your eyes! Why would
you not do as wanted you TOT" he
murmured bitterly to himself. A sec
ond groan answered him. Smith
called for water, and from canteen
drenched the pallid forehead, talking
softly meanwhile: but his efforts to re-
Wore consciousness were unayailing.
Ne turned to where two OF the cow
boys had dragged Karg to the ground
anti three others had their old COM
panion Seagrue In hand. While two
held huge revolvers within six inches
Of his head. third was adjusting q
rope-knot under his ear. e "a
Whispering Smith became inter
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CHAPTER xxvIl-continued.

1t was not the frs. time the Will
liams Cache gang had sworn to get
him and had worked together to do it,
but for the first time it looked as if
they might do it. A single chance was
left to Whispering Smith for his life,
and with his coat slashed with bullets,
he took it. For an instant his life
hung on the success of trick SO ap-
pallingly awkward that clever man
might have failed in turning it. If his
rifle should play free in the scabbard
as he reached for it, he. could fall to
the ground, releasing it as he plunged
from the saddle, and make fight on
his feet. If the rife failed to release
he was dead man. To so narrow an
issue are the cleverest combinations
sometimes brought by chance. He
dropped his empty revolver, ducked
like a mud-hen on his horses neck,
threw back his leg, and, with all the
precision he could summon, caught
the grip of his muley in both hands.
He made his fall heavily to the
ground, landing on his shoulder. But
as he keeled from the saddle the last
thing that rolled over the saddle, like
the flasho of porpoise fin, was the barrel
. of the rifle, secure in his hands. Karg,
on horseback, was already bending
over him, revolver in hand, but the
shot was never fired. A 1890 bullet
from the ground knocked the gun into
the air and tore every knuckle from
Kargs hand. Du Sang spurred in
from the right. A rifle-slug like an ak
at the root caught him through the
middle. His fingers stiffened. His
six-shooter fell to the ground and he
clutched his side. Seagrue, ducking
low, put spurs to his horse, and Whis-
pering Smith, covered with dust, rose
on the battlefield alone.
Hats, revolvers and coats ray about
him. Face downward, the huge bulk
of Bill Dancing was stretched motion
less in the road. Karg, crouching be-
side his fallen horse, held up the
bloody stump of his gun hand, and Du
Sang, SO yards away, reeling like a
drunken man in his saddle, spurred
his horse in an aimless circle Whis-
pering Smith, running softly to the
side Of his own trembling animal,
threw himself into the saddle, and, adj
1usting his rifle sights as the beast
plunged down the draw, gave chase to
Seagrue.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

shan't know you, Dicksie. In fact,
believe this is the most sensible thing
you were ever guilty Of"
Glad you think So" returned Dick
sic, dryly, unpinning her hat; Ger
tainlyl hope it is. Mr.. McCloud per-
suaded me it wasn't right for me to
ride home alone, and knew better
than he what danger there was for,
him in riding home with me--so here
am. He is coming over for supper,
too, in a few minutes" -
When McCloud arrived he brought
with him a porterhouse steak, and
Marion was again driven from the
kitchen. At the end of an hour, Dick
sic, engrossed over the broiler, was
putting the finishing touches to the
steak, and McCloud, more engrossed,
was watching her. when a diffident
and surprised-looking person appeared
in the kitchen doorway and put his
hand undoubtedly on the casing. While
he stood, Dicksie turned abruptly to
McCloud.
ooh, by the way. I have forgotten
Certainly! Do you want money or
a pass?"
mo. not money!. said Dicksie. lift
ing the steak on her fork, though
you might give me pass"
But should hate to have you go
away anywhere"
II don't want to go anywhere, but
never had pass, and think 1t would
be kind of nice to have one just to
keep. Don't you?" &
"Why, yes; you might put 1t in the
bank and have 1t drawing interest"
"rhis steak is-Do they give inter
est on passes?"
well, good deal of interest is felt
in them-on this division at least.
What is the favor?"
Eyes, what is it? How can think?
oh, know! If they don't put Jim in
a box stall tonight he will kill some Of
the horses over there. Will you tele,
phone the stables?"
CTO BE CONTINUED1
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
SYNOPSIS.

Murray Sinclair and his gang of wreck
ers were called out to clear the railroad
tracks at Smoky Creek McCloud, a
young road superintendent, caught Sim
CAR and his men in the act of looting
tne wrecked train. Sinclair pleaded in
nocence. declaring it only amounted to a
snall sum-a treat for the men. McCloud
discharged the whole outfit and ordered
the Wreckage burned. McCloud became
acquainted with Dicksie Dunning, girl
OF the west. who came to look at the
wreck. Whispering" Gordon Smith told
PRESIDENT Bucks of the railroad, of Nc
Clouds brave fight against a gang Of
crazed miners and that was the reason
TOT the superintendents appointment to
MS office. McCloud arranged board at
the boarding house of Mrs. Sinclair, the
ex-1oreman's deserted wife, Dicksie Dun
ming was the daughter of the late Rich
ara Cunning, who had died of a broken
heart shortly after his wifes demise,
which occurred after one year Of mar
ried life. Smoky Creek bridge was mys-
teriously burned. President Bucks noti-
fed Smith that he had work ahead. A
stock train was wrecked by an open
switch. Later passenger train was held
up and the express car robbed. Two men
OF posse pursuing the bandits were
Killed. Whispering Smith" approached
Sinclair He tried to buy him off, but
Ae@4iSN' liz WdIIeC HCSlOuu lnSC Ills HE
was in danger McCloud was carried
forcibly into Lance Cummings presence.
Dunning refused the railroad right-of-
way. he had already signed for. Diclsie
interfered to prevent shooting ARRAY.
Dicksie met McCloud on a lonely trail to
warn him his life was in danger. On his
way home shot passed through his hat.
A sudden rise of the Crawling Stone riv-
er created CONSERVATION. Dicksie and Ma
rion appealed to McCloud for help. Whis-
pering Smith Joined the group. McCloud
took his men to fight the river. Lance
Dunning welcomed them cordially. Nc
Cloud succeeded in hating the flood.
Dicksie and Marion visited Sinclair at his
ranch. He tried to persuade his deserted
wife to return to him, She refused. He
accused Whispering Smith of having
stolen her love from him. A train was
held up and robbed, the bandits escap-
Ing. Smith and McCloud started in pur-
suit At Baggs ranch Du Sang killed old
Baggs. Whispering Smith befrended his
ten-year-old son. They came to Williams
Cache. Smith was certain the bandits
were there. He importuned Rebstock.
king of the cache" to give up Du Sang.
Rebstock refused. Smith declared he
would clean out the whole gang inclu-
ding Rebstock. Smith came upon the
bandits. Du Sang among them.
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them to help, but they refused

them to help. but they refused to
touch Du Sang.
Whispering Smith kept his patience.
'Karg, take that horses head" said
he. Come here, Seagrue; help me
lift Du Sang on the horse. The boys
seem to be afraid of getting blood on
their hands,"
With Whispering Smith and Sea,
grue supporting Du Sang in the saddle
and Karg leading the horse, the caval-
cade moved slowly down to the creek,
where tiny stream puzzled among
the rocks. The water revived the in.
jured man for moment; he had even
strength enough, with some help, to
ride again; and, moving in the same
hating order, they took him to Reb
stocks cabin. Rebstock, at the door
refused to let the sinking man be
brought into the house. He cursed
Du Sang as the cause of all the trou.
BILE. But Du Sang cursed him with
usury, and, while Whispering Smith
listened, told Rebstock with bitter
oaths that if he had given the boy
Barney anything but a scrub horse
they never would have been trailed
More than this concerning the affair
Du Sang would not say, and never
said. The procession turned from the
door. Seagrue led the way to Reb
stocks stable, and they laid Du Sang
on some hay.
Afterward they got cot under him
With surprising vitality he talked a
long time to Whispering Smith, but
at last fell into a stupor. At nine
o'clock that night he sat up Ed Banks
and Kennedy were standing beside the
cot. Du Sang became delirious, and
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ested. Hold on!" said he, mildly,
what is loose? What are you going
to do?"
We're going to hang these fellows .
answered Stormy, with volley of
hair-raising imprecations.
"Oh, no! Just put them on horses
under guard
That's what we're going to do"
exclaimed the foreman Only we're
going to run EN- over to those cotton
woods and drive the horses out from
under 'em. Stand still, you tow-headed
COW thief!" he cried, slipping the
moose up tight on George Seagrue's
neck
See here" returned Whispering
Smith, showing some annoyance, you
may be Joking, but am not Either
do as l tell you or release those men
well, l guess we are not. joking
very much. You heard me, didn't
your" demanded Stormy, angrily. 1--WE
are going to string these damned crit.
tiers up right here in the draw on the
first tree"
Whispering Smith drew a pocket.
knife and walked to Flat Nose, slit the
rope around his neck, pushed him out
of the circle, and stood in front of him
you can't play horse with my pris.
oners," he said, CURLY. Get over
here, Karg. Come, now, who is going
to walk in first? You act like a school
boy, German"
Hard words and a wrangle followed
but Smith did not change expression
and there was a bacl-down. Have you
fellows let Du Sang get away while
you were playing fool here?" he asked
"Du Sang's over the Hill there on his
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
His Revolver Dropped to the Ground.
horse, and full of fight yet" exclaime

horse, and full of fight yet" exclaimed
one.
"Then we will look him up" sug-
gested Smith. Come, Seagrue"
Don't go over there. He'll get you
if you do" cried German.
Let US see about that Scagrue,
you and Karg walk ahead. Don't duck
or run, either of you. Go on"
Just over the brow of the hill near
which the fight had taken place, a
man lay below a ledge of granite. The
horse from which he had fallen was
grazing close by; but the man had
dragged himself out of the binding
sun to the shade of the sagebrush
above the rock-the trail of it all lay
very plain on the hard ground Watch
ing him narrowly, Smith, with his
prisoners ahead and the cowboys
riding in a circle behind, approached.
"Du Sang?"
The man in the sagebrush turned
his head.
down. "Are you suffering much, Du
Sang?"
The wounded man, sinking with
shock, and internal hemorrhage, ut
tered a, string of oaths.
Smith listened quietly till he had
done; then he knelt beside him and
put his hand on Du Sang's hand. "Tell
me where you are hit, Du Sang. Put
your hand to it. Is it the stomach
Let me turn you on your side. Easy.
Does your belt hurt? Just minute,
now; can loosen that"
Il know you," muttered Du Sang,
thickly. Then his eyes-terrible,
rolling, pink eyes-brightened and he
swore violently.
"Du Sang, you are not bleeding
much. but I'm afraid you are badly
hurt,"said Whispering Smith. is there
anything I can do for you?"
Get me some water"
A creek flowed at no great distance
below the hill, but the cowboys re.
fused to go for water. Whispering
Smith would have gone with Seagrue
and Karg. but Du Sang begged him
not to leave him alone lest German
should kill him. Smith canvassed the
situation moment. It'll put you on
my horse" said he at length, land
take you down to the creek" 4
He turned to the cowboys and asked
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
PIover Destroys Various Insects That
Damage Crops, Is Assertion Of
English Publication. -


OF all our birds the plover is abso-
lutely the most useful on the land.
and we have the authority of the
board of agriculture for saying that
1.-THE multiplication of insects injurious
to crops" is the direct consequence
of the fashion for plovers' eggs.
The bird destroys snails, wireworms,
beetles and all sorts of noxious In.
sects that damage crops. AS 1t feeds
largely at night 1t destroys many in.
sects that other birds do not touch.
and 1t has also peculiar virtue in
killing water snail which indirectly
is the cause Of liver rot, deadly els
ease in sheep.
Plover have been more than usually
numerous this year, and no doubt II
their eggs were protected, as in Scot
land. they would multiply yet more
and save many thousands Of pounds
that are now spent on the fattenine
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In his delirium called the name of
Whispering Smith; but Smith was at
Baggs' cabin with Bill Dancing. In
spasm of pain, Du Sang, opening his
eyes, suddenly threw himself back.
The cot broke, and the dying man
rolled under the feet of the frightened
horses. In the light Of the lanterns
they lifted him back, but he was bleed.
ing slowly at the mouth, quite dead.
The surgeon, afterward, found two
fatal wounds upon him. The first shot,
passing through the stomach, ex.
planned Du Sangs failure to kill at a
distance in which, uninjured, he could
have placed five shots within the com.
pass of a silver dollar. Firing for
Whispering Smiths heart, he had, de.
spite the fearful shock, put four bull.
lets through his coat before the rifle.
ball from the ground, tearing at right
| angles across the path of the first but.
let had cut down his life to question
of hours.
Bill Dancing, who had been hit in
the head and stunned, had been
moved back to the cabin at Mission
Springs, and lay in the little bedroom
A doctor at Oroville had been sent
for, but had not come At midnight
of the second day, Smith, who was be.
side his bed, saw. him rouse UP, and
noted the brightness of his eyes as he
looked around. BILL" he declared
hopefully, as he sat beside the bed
you are better, hang it! l know you
are. How do you feel?"
Amt that blamed doctor here yet!
Then give me my boots. I'm going
back to Medicine Bend to Doc Torpy.'
In the morning Whispering Smith
who had cleansed and dressed the
wound and felt sure the bullet had NOT
penetrated the skull, offered no objec
ton to the proposal beyond caution
ing him to ride slowly. "You can &C
down part way with the prisoners
Bill" suggested Whispering Smith
Brill Young is going to take them
to Oroyille. and you can act as chair
man of the guard"
Before the party started, Smith
called Seagrue to him. George, you
saved my life once. Do you remembe,
lin the Pan Handle? Well, l gave
you yours twice In the Cache day be
fore yesterday. don't know how
badly you are into this thing. If you
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Translated into English.

A r.
Every one has heard the story Of
the Englishman who was told, when
asking what was done with all the
superhuous fruit grown in California
We eat what we can. and what we
can't we cam.
The Joke was told to another Eng.
lishman. who received 1t with rather
q sickly smile. and upon his return
home gave his own version Of it.
Queer people, those Americans !"
he said. Peculiar sense of humor
N1ey told me as one Of their choice
Jokes that when asked what they did
with their fruit that was left over.
they answered that They ate what
they could and what they couldn't
theN could" .rs.ss h r. vs. M &
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29
Population Of III.

Because the News and Courier
stated the obvious conclusion, from
the fact that water pipes do not
freeze in hades, that there are no
plumbers in that region, some of our
contemporaries are vilifying it in their
narrow, partisan way. In spite of this,
we now declare that the amount OF
gas constantly escaping from hades
shows that what plumbers who may
be there eapprentices.-C Charleston
News and Courier.
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On a Time Limitation.

In spite of the reputation for latitu-
dinarianism he gained from his early
trial for heresy, the late Prof. Jowett
of Oxford was intolerant of preten-
tiousness and shallow conceit One
self-satistied undergraduate met the
master one day. Master" he said, Il
have searched everywhere in all phil
osophies, ancient and modern, and no.
where do l find the evidence. Of q
God" "Mr. !" replied the master.
after shorter pause than usual 'sit
you don't find God by five o'clock
this afternoon you must leave this
college,"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-10-29

Sheer white goods, in fact, any fins
wash goods when new, owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they.
are laundered. this being done in q
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being good Starch, which has sufiicient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.