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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
WILL CONTEST WILL
Of Mrs. Carrie Jones, Who Died at
Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, November s.-1f a con-
test filed today to break the will of the
late Mrs. Carrie L. Jones, disposing of
a $4,000O0o estate, is successful, the Uni
versity of California will lose a 100000
bequest and numerous eleemosynary in
situations Of this city Will be deprived
of large sums.
The contest was filed by Henry T.
Hazard, who was named as executor of
a will executed in January, 1904 He
asserts that Mrs. Jones was mentally I'M
sound when she signed the latter will.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
ITCHING ECZEMA
WASHED AWAY.

Is Ii Worth rs Cents to You To Be
Cured of That Terrible Skin
Disease?
Is 1t worth % cents to you to stop that
awful, agonizing itch? Surely you will
spend % cents on your druggists recon-
rnendation to cool and heal and soothe
that terrible itching eruption?
The D. d. D. Laboratories Of Chicago
are now able to make special offer Of a
25-cent bottle.
lust a few drops Of a soothing LIQUID
worked into the skin will stop that itch
and stop 1t Instantly This liquid is the
well-known oil of wintergreen. But the
oil must be properly compounded as In
d. d. D. prescription.
Call, or write, or telephone to your
druggist
+ The itch is stopped AT ONCE by D.
d. d. prescription, and the cures all seem
to be permanent. Ask your druggist
For sale by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09

Dolly Fletcher, Miss Amy Laird.
Sadie, Miss Myrtle Hurlbert
Miss Mabel Paige as Pearl Sherwood
Next week will be presented three-act
drama Of western life, 1.-The Girl and the
Bandit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
Among Autocrats.

From the Washington Star.
Mr.. Cumrox used to say he wanted to
get rich so that he could be his own
boss"
well, he succeeded
Not entirely. He's rich; but he does
not dare take a chance on talking back
to his chauffeur or the man in charge of
his steam yacht
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
Norman Racket Seat Sale.

A long line will be in front of the box
office at O'Clock this morning when
seats are placed on sale for the appear
ance here Thursday matinee and night
of Norman Hackett In Beau Brummel'
Attention to detail explains the secret of
Mr. Haclzett's wonderful success in Rich
ard Mansfields greatest role.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
earle in "Marv,s uamb.v

Richard earle brings "Marys Lamb"
to the Jefferson theatre Saturday after
noon and night. In this musical comedy,
of French origin, but of American rejuve-
nation the tall comedian has again scored
a tremendous success. "Mary's Lamb"
i~n for three months in New York and for
long engagements in Boston and Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09

Summary: Score end first half, Howard
g. Mississippi 0; final score Howard 8,
Mississippi 0. Touchdown, Williams Goal
after touchdown, Wickham. Referee.
George Watkins; umpire, Miles Watkins;
head linesman, Messer Time of halves.
30 minutes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
FREE PACKAGE COUPON.

Fill out the blank lines below
with your name and address, cut
out coupon and mail to the PYRA-
MID DRUG COMPANY, 1874 Pyra-
mid Bldg, Marshall Mich. A trial
package Of the great Pyramid Pile
Cure will then be sent you at once,
by mail, FREE, in plain wrapper.
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Street ................
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09

specimen from the Bowery, and carries off
all honor From the moment he steps
upon the stage to the final fall of the cur
tain he keeps his audience in an uproar.
In the second act he is on the stage al
most all the time, but keeps his hearers
amused without for moment becoming
tiresome. His comedy while not wholly
pleasing in its broadness, is extremely
ludcrous. The stars support is almost
ideal. Not a single important member of
the cast in any way falls short of his
requirements, and the minor parts are
we'll cared for Miss Anna Chance
pIeases as usual in the part of Marjorie
Marsh Miss Winnie Henshaw, as Mrs.
Williamson, is second to the star only in
her comedy work. AS the uneducated
woman who attempts to appear cultured,
she provokes the heartiest laughter 9th
ers in the company, including Gilbert
Fitzgerald as Tommy Williamson, are
quite up to the mark.
OF the play, nothing more need be said
than that 1t Is a clever comedy that is
almost q farce. 1t revolves about the
operations OF one Jimmy Hicks, boxing
instructor known as Daffy Taffy. The
story of his regeneration for the sake of
the girl for whom his affections are
strongest affords a theme of interest. In
the last act. five years after first seeing
her, he returns an educated and polished
gentleman. and-well, the ending Is or
equal interest. The comedy reflects much
credit on the ability of its authors George
Totten Smith and Charley Grapewin him.
self.
.Above the Limit is above the av-
erage of laugh-producers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
Eat
Bread

Light bread is good for you Let the children have
all they want of it and encourage them to eat it.
Be sure it is light Heavy bread is an abominaton
to the stomach because it forms in dough balls which
the gastric juices cannot penetrate.
To insure having light bread it is advisable to buy
only that kind of -four which you know is of high grade
and reliable Transtory brands very apt to be of
Indifferent quality.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
At the Majestic.

Lovers of high-class melodrama will be
delighted with the offering of the Mabel
Paige company at the Majestic this week
The play, why Girls Leave Home,
abounds with thrills and scenes that reach
the heart The action of the play is
swift and dramatic with the villain the
fair heroine and incidentally the hero in
tense situations with the honor of the
heroine at stake. The play Is relieved by
the clever comedy work of Mr.. Law
renee, who is at his best as Johnny Hob
bins"
The story of the play shows the heroine,
Pearl Sherwood, on the downward way
Her brother Dan, who is not all that he
might be, attempts to stop her by well
meant lectures, but the effect of these Is
lost through his losing his temper. The
girl goes from bad to worse and her
brother, in a paroxysm of anger at her
conduct, strikes her over the head with
the tongs, knocking her insensible. He
believe her dead, but she has been kid
mapped by the villain who holds her pris-
oner in a roadhouse some distance from
town. Young Sherwood is arrested for the
crime and is about to commit suicide
when his sister, having escaped from her
prison, rushes in and prevents him. The
villain and his accomplish Dolly Fletcher,
are captured. The curtain goes down
with every one happy, including the audi
ence The play has strong moral and
does not contain word that could offend
The cast:
Dan Sherwood Mr.. Charles Chase.
Joseph White, Mr.. John B. Whiteman.
Samuel Stone, Mr. John F. Carlton.
Johnny Hobbins, Mr. Edward Law
renee.
Captain of police, Mr. Kelley, owner Of
the cafe, Mr.. Harry B. Castle.
George Hedge, Mr.. Charles w. Richie
Jimmie, a waiter, Mr. Frank Miller
OFFICER and guard, Mr.. Van Size.
Boabdil, porter, Mr.. Newman.
Mrs. Sherwood, Mrs. Octavia Roma.
Minnie Sherwood, Miss Florence Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-09
Roller Champion
1.-The Flour the Best Cooks Use"

1.-THE Flour the Best Cooks Use''
Will always be found of uniform high quality 1t will
always make light bread Some families have been
using it constantly for 20 years.
If you should have the least bit of trouble with
Roller Champion would like to be advised, because
account of its great popularity it is subject to all
kinds of trickery and know the flour is all right
when we are notified of trouble able to place it
where it belongs.
Always buy of reliable dealers and see that
name is on each sack.
For sale by your dealer
NJ. Cosby
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-07
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-07

or week tuc first three-cent lunch-
win nave been provided. For
H purpose four ilautuJ ous IN the
most congo ted sections of the Quak-
r City have been selected.
The physical measurements and
weight OF 1000 pubIs viii first be
taken and the feutal condition
OF each duly registered.
Milk. Dup ana rolls will be pro-
vided for three cents and the pro-
eress OF the children physically and
mentally w!ll be observed by a stan
OF physicians and brain experts and
Goa pared with conditions prevailing
In 'our other schools. where lunch
cons are not provided by the city
ami where the little ones generally
cent themselves with a hurried
ill-prepared lunch at home. or can.
dy. pretzels or soda water purcnas
"a in tiny. ill-ve1tilateI stores neal
o the school.
An expenditure OF six cents pei
capita daily is figured upon, which
Will represent a loss to the city oi
3"6 a day for the experiment
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-10-07
BEAU BRUMMEL

Iu' romance. eam0r ana glitter
o. inc old Ea-lsb courts arc
irausn back ion vivid svIe i'm tine
great play Beau BrummcI." i'm
which Norman Hsckeu appears at
The E.ki Opera House en- October
9. Mr. Hacketts performance in
" Classmates" lasf season placed him
in the front rank of the younger
American stars, and induced his man
ager. julie, Nmr~y. This season tn
Evening journal., 1909-10-11
Merchants, Six Months (Branchl.
Nercnants Rrnneh. FractIonal.

Baldwin, Robert 1. .... 10 90
&.
Co., Goss-Hughes Motor Car. 10 90
Co., Monarch Typewriter. 10 %
Grohe, John 5 ....~...... 10 90
Gemmill, John Mckinley ..., 10 90
p.
Postles. Grsntley T. ........ 10 90
Stout g. Co, Morton G. .... 10 90
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

or ten inches wide and three feet six
inches long before being bent. The
grip on the roof peak should not be
less than six or eight inches. The
second or working ladder, C, was sup
ported on the first ladder, A, by an ex'
tension leg, D, made of four by three
timber Of tough quality. The foot Of
this leg, d, was shaped as shown in
detail to At against the rounds Of the
ladder on the roof. A plate, E, fur.
nished with a number of holes for a
couple of U bolts, F, was screwed
down on the leg, D. The holes were
staggered, and spaced IA inches part
on each side, allowing adjustment Of
1h inch each way, to accommodate
different pitch Of roofs. The distance
apart of each group Of holes in the
plate, E, should equal the distance
apart Of rounds Of the ladder, usually
one foot, so that the rounds Of the
ladder will bear on the U bolts, which
should be drawn up tight when the
proper adjustment has been made.
If the extension leg was made Of
steel, Of smaller dimension than the
timber one, furnished with a sharp
point, G, to stick in the shingles Of
the roof, the ladder, A, and hook, B,
could be dispensed with.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
A Real chuekIs Head.

"The late Congressman Cushman, +"
said Tacoman, was Justly called the
wit Of the House. He never lacked
an anecdote wherewitA to point and
season his remarks.
"Once, in a Tacoma speech, he told
us not to be chuckle-headed, shallow
people, doing the wrong thing. deceiv-
ing none but ourselves.
Don't he cried, be like the beefy
English oficer!'
%Then he explained that this oficer.
being seated next to an elderly strang-
er at a dinner, leaned over and said:
"'Who's that fat old hippopotamus
Of a woman oppositeT
That's my wife, was the reply.
Thanks said the oflcer hastily.
Thanks. That's all / wanted to
know
@And he turned to his neighbor on
the other side and whispered with q
chuckle:
SCOT devIllSh wen out Of that !
think. ehr"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

hams Vegetable Compound is the most
successful remedy for all kinds OF
female troubles, and / feel that I can
never praise it enough. "-MRs. LIZZIE
HOLLAND, Noah, KY.
The ChangeOf Life is themostcritical
period Of q woman's existence, and
neglect Of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
W0meneverywhere should remember
that there is no other remedy known to
medicine thatwill 80 successfully carry
women through this trying period as
Lydia E. Pinkham'S Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and
herbs.
For 80 years It has been curing
women from the worst forms of female
Ills inflammation, liberation, dis
placements, fibrOid tumors, Irregular.
ieA periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
III you would like special advice
about your case write q cOnflden:
tial letter to Mrs. Ptnkham, &C
Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free
and always helpful a
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
A Nav Root paraaIts.

A new parasite which attacks the
vine at the root was discovered at the
Academic des Sciences by M. Guig.
nard. chief Of the College of Phar.
macy. 1t is designated "clandestine, "
as It is quite invisible in general, SO
that it is all the more dangerous. The
parasite is believed to be a fungus of
the phanerogam family. Experiments
upon 1t are being continued at the bi.
illogical laboratory of Nantes.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

BEST
REMEDY
For Women Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable G Compound

Noah, Ky.-"I was passing through
the Change Of Life and suffered from
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
Cost of HuIIotno In United States.

The total cost of the buildings erect.
ed in the principal cities of the United
States in 1907 was 1861, 076,2S6, a net
decrease of $176S4,6SS from the fig
ures Of 1906, but an increase over
those for any previous year. The
unit cost of building, however, in.
creased in the past year, for there
were some 1S4,O55 permits issued in
1907, as against 1S1,174 in 1906. In
the cities showing decrease in build.
ing New York takes the lead, with a
falling of of $41,591, 1882, or 1884 per
cent,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

there is absolutely no room for an
imperial policy in Africa.
II Senior Maura were less obstinate
and the rulers Of Spain less proud
one and all would see the advisable.
ity Of retiring at once from an unten.
able position before the wounds in.
fiicted upon the nation by the Cuban
troubles and the American war broke
out afresh. Nobody doubts the bravery
of the Spanish troops; they have, and
deserve a splendid reputation. But
mere bravery will do very little in
a campaign carried on under condi-
tons with which the Spaniards are
wholly unfamiliar. The veterans Of
the Cuban campaign, who have been
sent to Melilla because the govern
ment is DESTROYS Of keeping its most
effective forces at home to deal with
popular discomfort, have not fought
against mountain tribes. The season.
too, is against them; the Rim country
is passing through the hottest time OF
the year. and though the Spaniard is
well Injured to heat, he can hardly be
expected to carry on an active cam.
paign under the intolerable glare Of
the African sun in August. To make
matters worse there are rumors that
the equipment Of the soldiers Is not as
good as 1t should be, and that the
preparations for foreign campaign
are inadequate. The suspension Of
constitutional guarantees throughout
the country and the suppression of
news from the seat of war are clear
signs Of Senior Maura's intention to
rely upon bayonets at home and
abroad. It is in vain that those who
wish him well remind him publicly
and privately that he is "jugando con
ell fuego" (playing with f1re). He is
playing a gamblers game. IL the
Spanish forces succeed in Morocco he
will be able to crush the republican
and labor parties in such fashion
that they will not be able to lift their
heads while he remains in ONCE. He
knows now, II he did not know before,
who and where are the most deter.
mined enemies Of ais absolutism. II,
on the other hand, the Spanish arms
meet with further severe reverses and
there is an instruction in Spain, he
will have lost nothing by holding out
to the last. The whole tragedy Of the
business lies in the fact that the Riff
fans did not wish to fight and the
Spaniards did not want to fight; but
the central government in Madrid has
ignored the wishes of everybody, and
has plunged the country into the adj
venture that may, result in a disas-
ter Of the first magnitude.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
LNDIS1RYy9Sl
S6tfItCIANICy
MACHINE FOR FILLING CANS
Weight Attachment Measures Out Ae.
curately Amount Desired Deposit
ed In Reeeptaeles.

Pictured in the accompanying illus.
tration is a machine which is adapted
to fill cans or similar receptacles with
material such as ground or whole cot.
fee, breakfast cereals, and the like.
The machine Is provided with a
weighing attachment, which will
weigh accurately a predetermined
amount and deposit this in packages
with no waste Of material, and with.
out noise or dust, says Scientific
American. The machine comprises a
hopper A provided at its lower ends
with a circle of spouts B which are
adapted to feed the material from the
hopper into a set of pockets c. Be-
low these pockets is shelf on which
a tray may be placed carrying the
receiving cans or receptacles D. The
lower end of each pocket is provided
with door E, which is normally kept
in closed position by means Of a
spring F. A. horizontal slide rod @
conpscts with each door e and 1t may
be operated whenever desired to open
tbs doors and permit the material in
the pockets to drop into the recep-
tacles below. In order to prevent the
material from choking the spouts B,
an agitator is provided in the hopper
A. This consists Of a plate F to the
lower side Of which a series Of curved
blades are affixed. The plate H Is
secured to a vertical shaft X, which
by means Of suitable gearing is driven
by pulley L. A clutch is provided
by which the mechanism may be
coupled to the pulley L and this clutch
is operated by an arm M. The latter
may be connected with any suitable
weighing apparatus operated by the
shelf which supports the cans. The
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
New High Pressure Engine.

- A test was recently made in Eng.
land of steam engine designed to
work at pressures of as high as 1000
pounds per square inch, says Scien.
tific American. According to our con.
temporary, Engineering, the tests
showed a steam economy of 1875
pounds per brake horsepower per
hour. The engine is Of the inverted-V
type, with eight cylinders, the high
pressure two inches, low pressure five
inches in diameter, each pair being ar.
ranged in tandem or two cranks. The
stroke is four inches; the speed, 800
revolutions per minute. Forced lubri.
cation is used, the oil being pumped
into the steam on its way to the cylin.
ders. In the test the steam pressure
was 500 pounds, temperature 720 de.
grees, the revolutions 700 per minute,
and the brake horsepower developed
82.65.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
EXTENSION LEG ON LADDER
How Painter or Other Mechanic Can
Arrange Support 20 Reach
0ut-of.Way Places.

A painter or any other mechanic is
sometimes called upon to paint or re-
pair work which is very unhandy ia
reach. Perhaps a ladder is to be sup
ported in some manner upon a slant
Ing roof of a shed, or other building
writes /. G. Bayley in Scientific Amer
lean. Such a case happened very re-
Gently, when the following scheme was
adopted by a mechanic with success:
A ladder, A, was supported from the
peak Of the shed roof by means OF q
plate, B, bent in the shape Of hook
Two painters hooks would do just as
well. The plate, B, was about eight
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
cit Up.

Much rot has recently been writ
and wags have rent their brains asun-
der, in trying to make food for wit
this dreadnaught lid the girls hide un.
der. What need have men to knock Il
SO? They do not have to sweat be-
meath It. Is 1t because the fellows
know the landscape has been robbed
to wreathe It? We are no Judge Of
ladies' lids, and care not what your
choice or vote is; it's not what's on
but in girls heads that makes US sit
up and take notice.-Bard Of Benzi0.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
Gambling Machine.

fplate H is of smaller diameter than
the interior of the hopper, leaving an
annular space through which the ma
terial that is to be fed into the cans
may pass. AS the agitator revolves,
the blades ] will scrape the material
into the openings B. It will be OBJ.
served from the upper sectional view
that the spouts B are arranged in a
circle, but thta their lower ends are
bent inward so as to deliver the
material into the pockets G which
are arranged in parallel rows. From
time to time as the pockets become
filled with material the operator
throws the lever G, which permits
them to discharge into the recepta-
cleB D.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
Plucklnu chIckens BY EIectrloltx.

One Of the most unique tasks cleo.
tricity is to be compelled to accom-.
plish is the picking Of chickens. An
electric fan for this purpose has been
devised for whosesale poultry dealers.
The fan is placed in a receptacle
through which 1t drives a blast of air,
claimed to be sufficient to remove all
the feathers and down from a fowl in
q few seconds.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16

headaches, nervous
prostrati0n, and
hemorrhages.
"Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compoundm
well and strong, 80
that / can do all my
housework, and at
tend to the store
and post-ofice, and
Ifeel muchyounger
than I really am.
"IVdia r. Pink.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
nd k..p from catehIna cold.

The best means of preventing q
-cold" are: Never sit in a room that
is not thoroughly ventilated, and
avoid especially any room occupied By
u person suffering from cold"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-09-16
METHOD OF PULLING A CORK

II you own a corkscrew Of the kind
illustrated. you can easily remove the
highest cork without fear Of solling
your clothes, says Scientific American.
After turning the screw well into the
cork, place the lip Of the bottle under
= the edge of table or shelf, then with
the upper surface on the table a. q