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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
Alton McMath,

Alton McMath, age 25 years, died yes terday morning at the residence of his mother, Mrs. s. J. McMath, 2709 Twenty first avenue. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock this morning at the Twenty-first Street Baptist church and interment will be in Elmwood cemetery. The deceased was a patternmaker and is survived by a widow, his mother and two brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
MERCURY WENT 70 %

since August, 1902. In August, 1902, there was a long heated spell, on four days of which the thermometer registered yah even 100
 During the hour of terrific heat yester- day many figured that the record of the memorable hot August seven years ago was about to be smashed. But when the mercury reached 99 the rain fell
 It is very probable that August, 1902, will hold its record for another season at least.
 The back of the heated spell has been broken, 1t is thought by many.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
MOTHER TRIES TO
 MURDER CHILDREN

St. Joseph, Mo-, August 29.-In a fit of insanity Mrs. Carrie Sanders. aged A. gave five of her six children morphine today. While trying to give the poison to the sixth she was detected by neigh bor and confessed what she had done.
 Weldon, aged years. is dead. but phy- sicians say they will save the lives of the other children.
 The mother also took poison and cut her throat after making her confession, but is expected to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
j. A. Heether Is Dead.

Atlantic City, N J., August 29.--J. A. sHeether. superintendent of tho Memphis division of the Southern rail- way, and a resident of Memphis, died at hotel here today after an illness which caused him to come here in tho hope of recovering his health. Death was directly due to an affection of the liver which took dangerous turn sev- eral days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30

Official Weather Observer w. F. Leh- man was well pleased with himself yester- day afternoon when rain fell
 But before the rain the weather man had done stunts hitherto unheard of this year.
 Yesterday was the hottest day of the season, even as Saturday was the hottest of all days before Sunday.
 The mercury yesterday registered 9s.
 Saturday 1t rose to 93.
 The mercury in Birmingham yesterday rose to higher point than it has risen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
Neqro kilIs Woman.

Charlotte, N O., August 29.-Tem- porarily deranged, it is believed, from the excessive use of cocaine, Tom Lit tie, mulatto, tonight shot and fatally wounded Beatrice Williams, negress. Little shot the woman while she was on her way to church. Negroes seized Little and, after disarming him, held him until the arrival of the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
ADJUSTMENTS.
Tim Murphy Seat Sale.

The advance sale of seats for Tim Murphy in new comedy, which is prom ised for the opening of the season at the Jefferson theatre Wednesday night. opens at the Jefferson box office at 9 o'clock this morning. The new play is My Boy" and the author Is Rupert Hughes, a discovery of MT. Murphy's, and critics declare that he has furnished the comedian with the happiest role of his career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
S. E. Yam.

s. F. Yam. age 30 years, died Saturday at the family residence In Chalkville. Funeral services were held yesterday aft ernoon and interment was in the Prospect church cemetery. Mewbourne & Spain of Birmingham were in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
The 'GIrI In White.

The Girl in White. arriving so late Saturday, was unable to complete her purchases, 30 we will have our store open Tuesday evening from 1:so to 10 for the completion of her buying. She will hold a public reception to all who desire to meet her at our store that evening" Brandes, the Jeweler. 2Oo5 Second avenue.
 S.90-2t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
Married at Pratt City.

Pratt City, August 2s.-(special.)- )-Mr. James A. Little and Miss Christina Will Hams, both of Pratt City, were married at the Methodist parsonage here today. The Rev. l.. H. Jackson performed the ceremony. The marriage is surprise to the friends of the couple.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
Mrs. lucv Steward,

Mrs Lucy Steward, age AS years, died Saturday afternoon at Chalkville. Flu neral services were held yesterday and increment was in the Prospect church cemetery Mewbourne & Spain of Bir- mingham were in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
0lants Get Ten.

New York, August M-Ten players have been purchased by the New York Ma tional League club for next season. ao- cording to the official list of the National commission. Included in the list are; Klawitter, formerly of Shreveport; Drucks, from Dallas. and Cooash. from Little Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
Hippodrome Openinu.

The Hippodrome opens today with a matinee at 8 o'clock and two perform ances at night, one at o'clock and the next at 9:30 o'clock. There will be three high-class vaudeville acts; the newest motion pictures and illustrated songs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30

Eagle Brand" Macaroni, made from new crop wheat flour, now in the market. Ask your grocer,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
THE WEATHER.

Washington August 29.-Weather fore cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy and cooler Monday; Tuesday fair; moderate northeast and east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30
E. T. Shaw & Son, undertakers.
Green Undertaking Company.

Mewbourne & Spain. und't'ksrs. Tel. isSo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-30

Maccabees Have Outing-The Modern Maccabees had a most pleasant outing yesterday at Ingram Wells. It Is esti- mated that those making the trip out of Birmingham numbered 500. The visitors on returning reported most enjoyable day, and state that they were splendidly entertained.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
CAUGHT AT
THE CUR B

20. K, back there?" called a
conductor from the front of his car
as passengers were alighting at the
corner of Third and Washington
streets.
Wait a minute" shouted an ac-
commodating rear ender, alady is
taking off her Clothes
Men Uttered and women blushed
and the conductor started for the
rear platform only to see the ac-
commodating young man hand
down to the woman big basket
of clothes.
In the golden glare of the early
autumn sunshine, the dinginess of
the little house stood out, empha-
sized and pathetic.
So, also did the pitiful shabbi-
hess of the bit of gray-white crepe
which was tied to the front door
with bedraggled remnant of rib
bon that had once been white.
Over on the avenue near by a
wreath of pink and purple asters,
beautiful and costly, marked the
passing of a great man, and over
his casket fell a robe of red roses
and smilax.
Behind the door with the dingy-
white crepe, it was only a baby s
form that lay, waxen-white and
eternally quiet. Yet, to the break
ing heart of the mother, it was one
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
(By United Press.)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. ia
large, fat man, wearing a suit of
travel-stained and dusty clothes
and a broad smile, and claiming to
be the president of the United
States, arrived today in the City
of Angels. He was given a char
acteristic California greeting, ex-
cept that he was not beseeched to
invest in realty by any of the $780,
600 real estate agents who make
this city their home. 1t is alleged
that he is the first man who has
ever escaped their opportunities,
and it is safe bet that when he
leaves town he will have a ded or
two for som choice lots in the new
est and finest subdivision.
Upon his arrived here the presi-
dent was met at the station by a
committee from the chamber of
commerce and escorted to the home
of his sisteh, Mrs. William A. Ed
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
THE SPOKANE HOTEL BAR
SCREEN MUST CONE DOWN

Is the police department inten.
tionally discriminating between
saloonkeepers in its work OF en-
forcing the state law against saloon
screens? This is a question that
Is coming more forcibly before the
saloon element as the time from
the date on which the law went
into effect, carrying down scores
of screens all over the city, length
ems, because of the fact that no
change whatever has been made at
the Hotel Spokane saloon.
Here the colored glass windows
shield the interior of the barroom
from view Just the same as it did
in the months before the law be-
came effective, prescribing that the
interior of barrooms must be ex-
posed. There are a few Others
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
TAFT RECEIVED
BY Los ANGELES

wards, of 1900 West Adams street.
Mr.. Taft was permitted to visit for
a time with his sister and her fam
lily before taking up the round of
sightseeing and receptions.
The presidents digestive func-
lions will be give nanother jolt to-
night at the $25-a-plate banquet at
the Shrine Auditorium. 1t will be
a feast for the eyes as we'll as the
palae,, and by all odds the classi-
est function of its kind the presi-
dent has met up with on his pres
ent trip. The decorations will be
most magnificent In these will be
used 10000 American Beauty
roses, 10000 carnations, 10000
chrysanthemums and miles of sml-
lax. There will be 1000 palms in
pots throughout the auditorium and
the stage, where the presidents
table will be placed, will be bank
ed with ferns and OVERHEAD will be
suspended an arch of red and white
chrysanthemums.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

For whole day the struggle
lasted, death threatening them
each moment; but about 6 In the
evening, just as the fury of the
waves seemed at its highest pitch,
there came a sudden calm. The
wind was stilled as il miraculously,
and the sea became smooth as
glass.
Then came most extraordinary
inexplicable phenomenon.
The fog, without dispensing, be-
came strangely luminous, and the
slOop sailed along in a zone of cleo
trio light. Mast, sail and rigging
appeared penciled in black against
the phosphorescent sky with won
drous distinctness. The men were
bathed in light, and their faces
shone with fiery glow.
1.-THE volcano!" exclaimed Hat
teras.
as 1t possible!" said Bell. 81
mo, MOI" replied Clawbonny.
I'VE should be suffocated with its
flames so near"
perhaps it is the reflection"
suggested Altamont.
Not that much even, for then
we must be near land, and in that
case we should hear the noise of
the eruption"
What is it, them" asked the
captain.
1T is phenomenon" replied
the doctor, seldom met hitherto.
If we go on, we shall soon get out
of this brilliant glow and be back
in the darkness and tempest
again."
well, let's go on, come what
may" said Hatteras. is
The doctor was right. Gradually
the fog began to lose it's Highland
then it's transparency, and 1.-THE
bowling wind was heard notc far
off. A few minutes more. andlthe
little vessel was caught in vioient
squall, and swept back into T.the'
cyclone. ii
But the hurricane had efor-
tunately turned a point toward the
south and left the vessel free to.
run before the wind straightf to-
ward the pole. There was i'm
minent danger of her sinking for,
she sped along at frenzied speed,
and any sudden collision with rock
or iceberg must have inevitably
dashed her to pieces.
But not man on board counsel
ed prudence. They were intoxi-
Gated with the danger and no speed
could be quick enough to satisfy
their longing Impotence to reach
the unknown.
At last they began evidently to
near the coast. Strange symptoms
were manifest in the air; the fog
suddenly rent like curtain torn
by the wind, and for an instant,
like a flash of lightning. an i'm
! mense column of flame was seen
on the horizon.
1.-The volcano! the volcano!"
was the simultaneous exclamation.
Blu. the words had hardly passed
their lips before the fantastic VI
sion had vanished. The wind sud
denly changed to southeast, and
drove the ship back again from the
land.
"Confound it," said Hatteras;
1--we weren't three miles from the
coast"
However, resistance was impossi
BILE. All that could be done was
to keep lacking; but every few
minutes the little sloop would be
thrown on her side, though she
righted herself again Immediately,
obedient to the helm.
AS Hatteras stood with dishev-
elled hair grasping the helm as If
welded to his hand, he seemed the
animating soul of the ship.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

about the city, not being mention
ed by the police, enjoying the same
exclusive conveniences.
mo, we are not discriminating
declared Chief of Police Sullivan
this afternoon. The Hotel Spo-
kane will be compelled to comply
to this order as well as the rest of
them. No one need be excited be-
cause of the fact that the blinds
have not been removed. 1t is not
because it is Billy Norman, pro-
prietor of the Hotel Spokane, con-
ducts that saloon that we have not
enforced the order there. 1t has
been because we have not had the
time to give to tn matter lately.
That will likely be placed in the
hands of the prosecuting attor-
new"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
who might have been great.

VINO might nave Deen great.
Which was the deeper tragedy
the passing of the great man in the
fullness of his greatness, mourned
by hundreds, and garlanded with
flowers? Or the fading of that
nuisJ e,oetm nautg sn augsdihnni
still-unopened but of life in the
shabby little house-wept only by
a mother, and honored but by a
wisp of would-be whiteness-yet a
life which, in the sublime faith of
the mother, might have been great ?
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
Business Chances

Anyone wishing 100 per cent on
large or small investment In 60
days call at 405 and 406 Kuhn
building. Main 3053.
If you want to go into business see
Mearow, SIC Main avenue. We
have rooming houses, hotels, gro
Gerry stores, cigar stores, pool
rooms, confestionary and fruit
stores, etc. Also a few chances for
good live partner with small cap1
ital. Remember the place; Mearowd
rooms and s Daniel block.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Nnw. A-rs<& n1anRM- 4 aehtSe Atsxhs,
north side, four BLOCKS from caA
line; bath, wired for electricity;
high corner lot; 5000 cash, balance
payments. See owner, H. A. Ray,
507 Kuhn building. Phone, Nam
3277.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

The cornerstone of the Corbi|
Park Congregational church wa
laid Sunday afternoon. The churc|
is being erected at the corner 4
Jerome avenue and Lincoln stirred
and will cost $4,000.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
Mr.. r. Scarpelli,
Spokane, Wash.

Dear Sir: ! am pleased to re-
port that the fnacaroni which
we obtained from you both in
the large and small sticks,
known as the Colombo maca-
roni, made by the company of
the same name. of this city, is
perfectly splendid, just as good
in fact as the imported varieties
which we have heretofore used.
/ take pleasure In heartily re-
commencing 1t to those desir-
ing 1t for food. Very truly
yours. G. p. THOMAS. M. D.
Spokane, Wash August 10.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
THE DAY in THE MARKETS

The market looked
the line this morning Hypoheek only
badly only showing
An effort sfen Monitor Saurae figure
day abandoned today; andhs
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
EASTERN MARKETS
FURNISHED by Walter J. Nichols
& Coz

Wheat close: December, 81 03 h !;
May, $1.041a; July, $3.50.
Corn close: December, 58c; May,
60xc; July, 60c.
Oats colse: December, 39Ac;
May, 41Ac.
Pork close: January, $1S.52; May,
$1S.27.
Lard close: January, $10.87; May,
$1065.
Ribs close: January, 1910; May,
1857.
Liverpool close: Wheat, Esd up;
corn, Il to sd lower. December
wheat, Is esd; December corn, 5s
2Ad.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Piano check good for $125 on
piano at Lucore Piano Co. or
Eilers; will sell cheap or trade for
typewriter or camera. GOT Kuhn
building. Main 3277.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
CLASSIFIED ADS
For Sale.

Four room furnished flat, modern;
close in on Post street; terms.
See Mearow, rooms and 6 Daniel
block.
Lots-SecOnd addition to Lidger
wood; $50 cash, $40 per month.
orme, Table Supply.
Fur niture of five-rooms, complete;
cheap; house for rent. 81 w.
Sinto avenue.
Eilers piano order for $92 for sale;
a bargain; today only. Pioneer
Print Co., 307 Howard street.
Buy a home in HutchinsOn's Irri.
gated addition; car line and
light; steel water mains. 10 Elk
change Bank building.
If sold at once, three-room house
furnished with winter wood,
large lot; 5000, 5000 cash, SIS per
month. O4827 Washington street,
Post street car.
$3.50, 500 cash, buys a five-room
house; fruit and shade trees;
street grade and sidewalks; close
to car.
Three acre tract, half set to fruit;
fine soil; close to Medical lake
car; will trade for auto, lot, horses
or first payment on small house,
Call E1S07 Empire avenue.
An eight-room strictly modern resi-
dence at 1903 Mansfield avenue.
Phone, Maxwell 43.
Eighty acres, II miles from Spo-
kane; $500 worth of timber and
wood. Price $3.50 per acre. Owner,
James d. Gray, S4024 Hatch.
A lot of heating stoves and pipe:
very cheap. Main 500. Windsor
hotel.
Examine our windows. Walk a
block and save dollar. New
York Furniture Store. 20 River,
side Main 1905.
win sell IL lots ror the price Of
one lot. Telephone Maxwell
964. II
Choice new furniture. rugs and
pianos; lowest prices In Spo.
kane. 112 s. Lincoln.
HYE, WATSON XIX & CO.'S
SPECIALS
Main SO. 1-2-3Exchange Bank Bldg
Seven-room modern; we'll To-
Gated In Walla Walla, to trade for
Spokane property; price $4,000.
Six-room modern on Twelfth
street, Seattle; rents for $35;
price $4,000; to trade for land near
Coulee City, Wash.
| Automobile garage; building with
three lots; doing first class bust
ness in good town; price $500;
will trade this for good automo-
bile.
Good corner lot on Fourth av-
enue; $10,500; terms.
Two lots on Broadway at $1,000;
will trade for good house on the
south side close in or good tim
othy ranch.
A number of good farms to trade
| for houses in Spokane.
We trade for anything, anywhere.
HYE, WATSON, XIX & co.
1928 Exchange Bank Building
Phone, Main SO
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

To dispose of dry tamarack and
fir wood. This wood must be
disposed of by the first of the year.
If you want wood and want 1t
cheap, order at once. G. N. Kelly,
lola, Idaho.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
PATENTS

Patents, copyrights and trade.
marks make you money. Advice
and patent book free. Herbert p.
Smith, solicitor of U. 8. and foreign
patents. Inventions developed,
drawings made. Phone Main 1870.
615 Jameson building.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
For Rent.

Four-room cottage for rent; bath:
SIS. Inquire II O &ks4vsv, Nc
VSk sh~vh&,
.t.sN ~ s~s's'
"A siA.,xJss. strictly modern resi-
dence at $500 Lincoln place.
Phone, Maxwell &c.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

LANSING, Mich.-Robbers bind
and gag Mrs. w. B. Scott, wife of a
baker, and leave her hanging by
the wrists from a rafter in a barn.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
REMOVAL

DR.. D. F. SELLS
Has removed to suit 800 Paulsen
building. Phones, Main BIAS, Main
1868; residence. Main 5215.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
WASHTUcNA VALLEY


The only high grade CONNER
cial apple district close to Spo-
kane. 1000 acres--every foot OF
1t apple land-under gravity
system of irrigation. New
towns, churches, stores, post
office, close by. Three raft
roads, power and irrigation de-
velopment are making this a
much-talked-of valley. Call Or
write for full particulars If you
are looking for something
good.
THE PALOUSE IRRIGATION
& POWER co.
702 FIRST AVENUE
Opposite Victoria Hotel
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
For Trade

Have nice clean stock of jewelry
and lease on store; would trade
for unincumbered city property. See
Mearow, rooms 4 and Daniel block
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Observation-Disclosures find new
clews and renew the search for the
Viviano children. who were kid
mapped in August.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
Attorneys.
HorseshOeing.

Charles Staley. PacIno avenue and
Bernard ut.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
HOMESTEAD?

Are you looking for homestead?
We have thousands of them. Bunch
grass land that will average 3B
bushels OF wheat to the acre. Yours
for the locating. For particulars
call or write Spokane and Montana
Land and immigration Co., 406 The
Rookery. Spokane. Wash.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Four room furnished flat, modern;
close in on Post street; terms.
See Mearow, rooms 5 and 6 Daniel
hlOck
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11
Help WantedFemale.

Cook; good wages. 2210 w.
Pacific avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Young lady attending high school
during the winter can have home
in refined family by assisting with
general duties. Phone, Max. 1883.
Girl to do general homework. 1925
West Eighth avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Secondhand bicycles. Phone $40.
Burch, 222 w. Sprague.
Brockman Slhingle Co. for dry mill
wood: $1.75 load. Phone Max.
1872. 7.30
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-10-11

Miss Marie Strasil, first class man
touring. Granite block, room 232.
Phone Main 9442.
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Miscellaneous
Il Real Estate
Opportunities
Miscellaneous.

Wanted-You~to have your fall
clothes cleaned, pressed and re-
paired. For prompt seq Ace call
Max. 1871. Howard StrSfxTailor-
ing Co.. 01202 Howard street.
Evening star., 1909-09-03
Language Of Simple Genders.

James {. Fcrnald. in Harpers Magazine.
The crowning triumph of English
simplicity is the abolition of grammatical
gender-that is gender of words as words,
irrespective of sex in the objects they
represent. All the other leading languages
give masculine or feminine gender to
names of objects with which no thought
of sex can be nationally associated, as
mountains, rivers, trees, clothes. tools.
articles of furniture, members of the
human or animal body etc. Some OF
these languages, as french, ltallan ana
Spanish have no neuter gender, so that
every inanimate object must be represent
ed by masculine or a feminine noun.
Hence we often have quiet smile when
the Frenchman or the Italian, in his early
experiments with English, speaks of the
chair or table as she" In languages
like Greek Latin and German, which
have a neuter gender, that gender is
sometimes so capriciously applied that a
neuter noun may be used for a living
being which must have sex, the Ger
man neuter nouns Madchen-maiden, girl /;
and Weib-wife. Ingenious theories have
been advanced as to the giving of gender
10 inanimate objects on account of fauns,
dryads and other diVinities, more or less
divine, which were originally supposed
to preside over some OF them; but the
Elusive gender far outruns the theory.
Why, for instance, should mans head
be feminine in Greek, neuter in Latin,
feminine in French, masculine in Ger
man and feminine again in Italian? The
unpoetical fact seems to be that all this
is due to a certain stupidity of generaliza-
ton. Men of the early day seem TO have
concluded that because some nouns
naturally have gender therefore gender
was an inevitable property of the noun
per Sc, and they inflicted it accordingly
without reason or discrimination upon
every unfortunate noun that came in their
way. Then. as languages were artificially
perfected nouns were made masculine.
feminine or neuter, according to classi-
tication or termination, without the
slightest reference to nature.
Here English has made an entirely new
departure so that gender. as far as 1t
is indicated in our language, exactly and
uniformly follows the meaning of the
noun to which it is applied.