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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
OLDFIELD WILL
 TRY FOR RECORDS

If the weather man Is good to the Bus mess Mems league the great automoplle meet scheduled for Tuesday afternoon will be a banner sporting event of the year in Birmingham.
 With the arrival in the city this morn ing of Barney Oldfield the auto driver practically the last straw will be added to the arrangements and nothing remains to be done until the firing of the gun Tuesday afternoon at o'clock when the first race will take place.
 While the amateur entries are not all In and probably will not be until the starting of the first race Tuesday. there are enough to assure good programme of sport.
 The Birmingham Motorcycle club has taken hold of it's end of the programme with vengeance and probably no less than 20 of the "skeeter' like machines will be on hand to compete for the gold hung up by the Business Mems league.
 The professional races Tuesday after noon will of course, be the big feature of the programme.
 As an opponent for Oldfeld here the Business Mems league secured the best there Is in America when they signed Ben kerscher and Alex Sloan's big l0O- horsepower Darracq.
 The Darracu was constructed especially at a French factory for American racing and is conceded by all experts to be one of the fastest cars ever sent to this coun- try. It is geared to do 100 miles an hour and O1dfeld will have his hands full in all the races.
 The Darracq will also try for several records and will probably be successful in hanging up few marks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
JOHN GRANTS FIGHT.
Rose From Ignorance and Poverty to
 Congress.

From the Bookkeeper.
 When Congressman John Grant of North Carolina was married at the age of IS, he could neither read nor write. Today he is recognized as one of the best posted and most intelligent men in that part of the country. The story of the rise of this farm laborer to a seat in the House of Representatives is the record of fight for success that has seldom been equaled. Congressman Grant was born in log cabin in the North Carolina hills, more than 1T miles from the nearest town. When he was only six years old his father went out to fight with the army of the south and when he returned four years later it was to find his meager possessions swept away Shattered in health and thoroughly discouraged, he was utterly incapable of beginning at tlie bottom again, so his son took up the fight for him and with the help of his two brothers, set to work to win another farm from the mountain wilderness. It was under such conditions that he lived and worked from early morning until late at night and. naturally there was no time to at tend school. As he had not learned to read or write when child, he was entire ly ignorant of the first rudlments of edu cation when he married and built home for himself and his bride on corner of the new farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
GROMLERS WIN OPENING
 BASKETBALL CONTEST

In an exciting practice game at the Young Mems Christian association last night. the Growlers defeated the associa- tion by a score of 1s to IS, opening the seasons basketball While both teams were green, having no practice, they played a spectacular game, and the win ming goal was thrown in the last minute of play.
 This was the first appearance of the Growlers, an organization of young men which has been active in the city for more than a year, on the basketball floor. They developed good material. and will no doubt put out @ strong team.
 The association had a big squad and tried out all of It's material Bermeister, who did good work last year, Is back in the game: Weber showed good form, and TIilty played his usual good game at guard. Balsam, A. and l.. strange and Shelton all did good work.
 The Growlers played Spencer, Center, Herbert Cobbs and Bestor Brown for wards; Billy Cobbs, Maurice Henderson and Melville Davis, guards. They all put up plucky game and deserved victory.
 The exhibition was given before a large crowd which attended the associations Halloween party. The parlors of the building were beautifully decorated In the assocation's colors red and black, and In autumn leaves. The gypsy was there to tell the fortunes; refreshments were served and the occasion was pronounced a great success.
 The principal feature of the evening was the presentation of the medals won by the association track team at the Montgomery State fair athletic meet. Physical Director R. c. Cubbon off1ciated, and the association members loudly ap- plauded the boys who had done 50 well for their organization J. M. Gaudy, who smashed the southern quarter-mile rec ord; James Pratt Karl PlawtoslSy, and the winners of the relay race were the lucky athletes.
 T. c. Young, who directed number of Birmingham boys at Camp Greenbrier, West Virginia, last summer, presented the medals won at camp by two association boys, Lucien Hood and Emmett Collins, the former having won the high jump and discus throw, while Collins received the medal for junior championship, having won in every race, as well as the broad jump and pole vault, against a field of nearly 100 boys.
 The sponsors for the Growlers last night were Misses Lucy Lyman Powell Dorothea Johnson, Helen Rose Randolph, May Belle Cosby, Elizabeth Going, Aimee McCrossin and Bessie Bigsbee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Your chiId's Health.

A short time ago a little girl of Long Island City committed suicide because of overstudy.
 She was ambitious to prepare herself for teaching that she might keep her mother, but her strength was not equal to the task Failure to pass an examina- ton preyed upon the frail girls mind and unbalanced her brain.
 Instances of the kind are all too com- mon and are a warning to parents.
 Watch the children's health.
 The careless child that cares more for play than for books may need some urg- ing in school, but to spur the studious or nervous child to additional brain ac- tivity is like applying the lash to the thoroughbred that is doing its best.
 Health is the first consideration.
 There are children who at every chance will steal away into some quiet corner 10 get book.
 Such children need to be driven to play. And there are other children who care for nothing but play and who will not apply themselves.
 These must be driven to their books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
The Delirlous Kind.

From the New York Tribune.
 II. K. Adair, western detective. was being complimented in Grand Rapids about an abseonding banker he had run to earth.
 .Oh, the man gave himself away, said MT Adair, "He shied too much. Every thing seemed. in his morbid mind, to point suspicion at him. He was like the old 'widdy' woman.
 "An old 'widdy' woman went to an undertakers to order coffin for her de- ceased husband.
 He was very, very, very good to me, she said, and I'll have a coffin of the best yellow pine
 Yes. madam That'll be sl4, said the undertaken. And what kind of trim lnings will you have on the coffin?'
 'Trimminsr cried the 'widdy woman. And right well ye know. ye spalpeen, that I'll have no trimmr's at all, when 1t was the trimmins that the poor lad died of, bad luck to emv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

Above all things it should be remem- bered that fundamental to all education is good health; that education in true sense Is impossible without health and physical vigor.
 Make your child, first of all. strong animal.
 It requires lot Of good red blood to properly nourish an actively working brain. To stunt the body in order to over- feed the~brain Is suicidal and cruel and immoral
 You may be able, if you choose, to force the mental processes of your grow ing girl and make her brilliant scholar. but you do so at the risk of making her a puny, delicate woman, with life heri- tage of misery.
 You may be able to push that healthy little savage of a boy into first place in his classes, but in trying to do so you may make him flabby failure of man.
 School work nowadays is hard work.
 Do not push the child beyond its strength. High percentages in grades are too costly if they are won at the expense of health.
 You say that in this competitive sys- tenn of ours brain tells. Not necessarily.
 Brain must be backed by brawn.
 Therefore watch your child's health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
SECOND BURIAL.
Friar John Gets Funeral After 500
 Years,

London October 30.-(Speeial. )-Five hundred years after his death, Friar John of the Blackfriars of Stamford, has been buried with the rites of his order for the second time.
 This second burial is the sequel to the discovery of a mumnified body on the site of the ancient monastery at Stam- ford. It was at first thought that the body was a woman's and no other than the Fair Maid of Kent" mother Of Richard II. But parchment in inonllisu Latin found with the body proved 1t to be that of Friar John Staunforde, brother of the Blackfriars order, who died early in the 18th century.
 The document was an "indulti from the Pope, allowing Friar John to choose his own confessor, and had apparently been buried with him at his own request.
 With full Catholic ceremony, the body, placed in a new wooden coffin, was again committed to earth, amid solemn chants and swinging censors and flickering can dies.
 The Pope's indult was again buried with him. as well as a bottle containing a record of the second burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
F R E B P \ l. E C u R E
Sent to Demonstrate the Merits of
 Pyramid Pile Cure.

What 1t Has Done For Others, It Can
 Do For You.
 We have testimonials by the hundreds sho wing all stages kinds and degrees of piles which have been cured by Pyramid Pile Cure.
 If you could read these unsolicited let ters you would no doubt go to the near est drug store and buy a box of Pyramid Pile Cure at once, prioo 50 cents
 We do not ask you to do this Send us your name and address and wo will send you a trial package by mail free.
 We know what the trial package will do In many cases 1t has cured piles without further treatment. If 1t proves it's value to you order moro from your druggist at 5oc box. This Is fair, is 1t not? Simply fill out free coupon below and mall today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
BIRMINGHAM WINS
 IN ALBERTYILLE

Albertvine, october O.-(special.) )-The most hotly contested football game ever played on the Albertville gridiron was played here this afternoon by the Bir- mingham college team and the seventh District Agricultural school team, result ing in A score of g to 0 in favor of Bir- rningham college. The Albertville team has been considerably strengthened since it played against the Predestinarians Tn Anniston. Birmingham had a strong pacK field and more experienced players than Albertville as many of the latter are now playing their first season. The stars were Raines and Jackson for Birmingham ana Shumate, Lister and Hines for Albert vile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Do You Know?

Do you knoW the whiskey you are using is pure and unadulter- ated?
 Do you knoU it is one hundred proof-the standard set by the United States Government?
 Do you know that you are re- ceiving standard, one hundred and twenty-eight ounce gallon?
 Do you knoW where the whiskey you are using is made?
 We guarantee absolutely and be- yond the possibility of doubt all these vital matters in our Old Nc Hdney whiskey-a rich bourbon, containing all. the strengthening, healthful properties of a pure and unweakened Kentucky whiskey, and in Smoky Mountain Corn a straight corn distillation, the quality of which will surprise you. Have you ever sampled straight Kentucky corn whiskey?
 Old Mckinney is $2.o0 per gall lon and Smoky Mountain Corn is $2.80 per gallon, all express charges paid by us.
 Do you, know where you can buy whistles of this character at anything near the price?
 Would we offer the remarkable guarantee contained in our ad. in another column of this paper. if these whistles were not exactly as we represent?
 Buy a money order from your Postmaster or Express Agent order one through your Rural Route Carrier and we will send you the best gallon of whiskey sold in the United States, price con- sidered.
 Address your order to the
 Geo. H. Goodman Company
 Paducah, Ky.
 We guarantee safe deiiussy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Massey Defeats Butler.

Huntsville. October 3O.-tspecial.) .)-The Massey football team of Pulaski defeated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31

In an interesting game. The score was 2S to O. The Tennesseans had the advan- tage of weight, being 20 pounds heavier to the man. The lineup was:
 Massey-Gilbert, left end; Hubert, tackle; Cobb, guard; Mauldin, center; Boy0, right guard; B. Pate, tackle; Pratt, right end; Collins, quarterback; Turner. fullback, J. Pate. left half; Baxter, right half.
 Butler-Cochrane and McCown, left end: McCarey, tackle; Coyle, guard; Landman, center; Coyle, right guard: Gillespie, tackle; Hall. right end Cheatem, quarter back; Giliam fullback; Collins, left half; O'Neal. right half.
 Time of halves, 20 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Into the vernacular.

From the Baltimore American
 My dear woman." said the literary visitor seeking local color in the slums, do you ever castigate your offspring ?"
 "Wotyer mean?' asked the lady Of khe tenement, with a scow at the fancy talk.
 "She means" translated the accom- panying settlement worker do you ever walop your lSids?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
An Oversight.

From the Detroit Free Press.
 Washington had just crossed the Dela- ware on the ice.
 Great Scott!' he said 'I neglected to bring a cake of ice with me. Now folks will never believe that 1 accom- plished this feat.
 The proofs of the great deed are the souvenirs you bring back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
T. P. As participating in Taft parade will assemble Wednesday 10 a. m. at Moore 6 Handley's. All travelling men in town invited to join in pa ra1e
Notice to Contractors.

Plans and specifications for the Ensley high school build ing to be erected by the board of education at Ensley, Ala, can be had at the office of D. o. Whilldin, architect, 711-14 Title Guarantee Bldg, Bir- mingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
Multigrapher, 9O8 Farley. L E. Pugh, Notary, Typist.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Commencing Monday, No vember 1, Southern Railway will occupy it's new city ticket office, ground floor Empire building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-31
FREE PACKAGE COUPON.

Fill out the blank lines below with your name and address, cut MID DRUG COMPANY, lSo 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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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
GLASS PLANI Burns
AT Warrington At a Loss Of
From Forty to Sixty
Thousand Dollars.

MANNtNGToN, April Is onr q;
the most severe blows to Manning
tons industrial development was the
destruction by fire Sunday Of the
Glass ccmpany's plant.
The loss is varlously estimated at
from forty to sixty thousand dollars.
The plant was Insured for $4,000.
Ata few minutes past tfao'clock
Sunday morning Games were seen
Shooting from the windows abf the
plant and before the IRE Naepart-
ment could reach tho l'uildihg!it was
sheet Of flames. III an hours timc
the great plant was total loss.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
SOCIAL
rsoecloS
TseanllluI Rcccplion.


tllltie ne event @ the list 81 tie
lFeeis n 8y'is q socia Functions Ms tiis
larss and beauitf1Iig anposnted Il
eeptions which ms Frank b q
niulsei gave saturda afternoon ii. aer
4 sf:lftiye home on East Main stse ii,
pismentasy to her visiting guest
Mn Horaee G Gray Of cineinni
The house decorations were ia sprilie
flowers ana massive greenerS. he
Moral deeoratlons IN the parlor were
pale rink carnations and palms VIM
gafiands Of slniiax entwined about ti,e
chandelier Mrs, Haymaker tis
guest Of honor, the Misses Hasma ker
and Mrs Charles Smiley received tie
many guests In this attractiYe room
from . 70 o'clock. The library Vas
beautahed by decorations ef massive
sreenery and behind screen IL
palms and fernery the orchestra Nas
pleaslngly arranged which rendered i
charming and complete program Il
music all during the hours Of the re-
ceptIon% Ia the dining room where
delicious REFRESHMENTS were served.
By Airs. Charles Lynch and Mrs.
Edward Wehner assisted by Misses
,Genevieye Harrison, virginia snider,
Edna ana Grace HayInaker aud lIttls
Miss Blanche Gray, -of Cincinnati, the
floral decorations were In spring
flowers with the color scheme of gold
and green being cseried out In all tAe
appointments. The brilliant dome
light had, artistic garlands Of smiiax
entwlped, tied with broad gold. satin
ribbons in large bow knots The at
tractIve table had an exquisite cover
Ing OF cluny lace. in the center
OF which was large cut glass bowl
tilled with yellow gongulls, and with
the soft glow OF .the gold capped waxea
ftapers in crystal holders. formed. a
pleasing spring-like picture. Cofree
was poured by .Airss Virgil Highland.
assisted by Airs. Samuel Harrison IL
a daintiiy arranged table in the re-
ception hall which had floral decoru
tons in yellow gonduils and greenery.
Assisting through the rooms were
Mrs. Edward B, Deison and Mrs, Ben
iamin +. Robinson. About $50 guests
called during the afternoon. Al Z
o'clock Mr.. and; Mrs. Hay-naker en-
tertulned the ladies, who assisted NJ
the reception, and their husbands, at
a beautifully APPOINTED dinner. The
floral dec9ratiog4 weyes genquils. a,lu
ferns Covers were laid for Judge aud
Mrs. Lynch, MIR. add Mrs Virgil High
land, MIR. and MIS- Charles Smiley, Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Deison, Air. and Mrs
Benjamin Robinson. DR.. and Mis-.
Edward Nyehner, the guest of honor,
Mrs. Horace Gray and the Misses
Haymaker,
sssNE ssTg EsaE
Will Not Entertain. ,., i.
Owing to the ahsence from The. city
OF so many mehbers Of the Five Table
Card Club. Mrs. William r.. Alexander
will not entertain the club tomorrow
afternoon as previously announced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
ALMOST CRUSHED TO DEATH

Never before in clarksburg's history
has such a crowd of bargain seekers
assembled under one roof as gathered
Saturday = attend the big Syndicate
Sale of Louis Fines clothing ana
gents furnishings mems ladies ana
chlldren's shoes. This stock must hc
sold IN ten days by order OF The
Great Clothing Manufacturers syndi-
cate. No. ITO Third street.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19

a:sENE sd ,7s--- AZ.
Will Not Entertain. B. /.
Owing to the absence from the. city
Of so many mefhtb5esrs Of the Five Table
Card Club. Mrs William T.. Alexander
will not entertain the club tomorrow
afternoon as previously announced.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
PETER HAMS
Is on Trial For the Murder Of
Annis-Insanity His
Plea.

FLUSHING. \. Y, April 19.-rhe
trial of Coptain Peter c. Hams. Jr..
charged with the murder of william
E. Annis. was begun before. Justice
Garretson in the, supreme court to-
day. Hams looked pale. Insanity
both at the time of the killing OF
Annis and since then is expected to
be the chief defence.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19

The Tuna glass factory In the In
dnstrial addition will resume operas
lions tonight after a Temporary sus-
pension caused by leak OF a tank
last Friday night.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
EDITOR DIES.

cosHocToN. O.. April 1s-Har-
~ Ferguson, editor of the West-La-
Fayette Indicator, whose quaint say
inss were widely copied, died. here
today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
.GETs our or JAIL.

Frank Drummond was released
from jail here today on bond Of $2Oe
with B. F. shreve surety, He is ac.,
cused Of trying to break into Charles
Utt's house at Gypsy April s.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
NEW MINISTRY
tcuntlnied rom Gage y

-
peace with the Young Turks on any
terms in order to prevent bloodshed.
The Sultan is described as ready
to sacrifice himself in order to save
the Fatherland from catastrophe.
Turkish waships, stationed al
Smyrna are loyal TO. hhe Young
Turks. Orders we're issued for both
the French and German warshtps to
proceed at once to Turkish waters.
Turkish troops. loyal to the
Young Turks, are rapidly conceu-
trating upon Coustantinople and de-
termined to force Sultan to abqcate
unless constitutional government is
given full recognition. Indications
now are for a successful and blood
less victory for the Young Turks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19

LONDON. April Macedonian
troops intended to enter CONSTANT
nople today and enforce their de-
mand for the abdication OF the Sui
tan. The new ministry stottering.
1t is believed adequate steps will he
taken to guarantee public order.
The foregoing statement was receiv-
ed in London today in a code mes
sage from constantinople.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19

LITITZ, Pa. April ls-The Litftzis
national bank failed to open It's
doors this morning It's paia up eap-
.itall IS slOs, o0e.3 -. -
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-04-19
NJ DEAD or NIGHT.

I'D yon ever in the dead o.
night hear sume strange sound
or noise, that made your hearl
stop beating and destroy your
siumber's lo!se? You wise M i,
your bed and rouse your wife
hos sweetly sleeping Cfor
though You Will not say 20. III
yeur back the chllls are creep.
ins.) And you sit afraid 10
move, with every sense alert. q
hear the sound repeated. Wills
your wife sleeps on skirt anu
going into .taae hallway the
TRANCE noise is made plain, the
family overhead are staining
floors with Spartan Stain. Spar
tan Stain can be used in hum
died ways about the home.
Manufactured BY the Marietta
Paint & Color Co, Marietta,
Ohio. Sold hy The Home Fur
nishing Co., 343-s45 Main st.
The Washington herald., 1909-07-16

Policeman Joshua Sherwood. who was
recently elected keeper OF the aims house.
will assume the duties OF his new position
August next. Il is expected that within
the next few days ne win tender his
resignation as a member OF the police
force. 10 become effective on the fore
going date. The commissioners are al
ready in receipt OF a number o. appli-
cations for the position. 10 IS expected
they VIII elect bis successor at a meeting
next Wednesday.
Mrs George T Tancu has purchased
from J. D Normoyle a oue-acre farm a.
Riverview Park. Fairfax County. The
property formerly belonged 70 Rein O.
Davis.
A deed Of conveyance was placed on
record to-day IN the office Of the clerk
OF the Corporation Court conveying from
Noble l. Smith 10 Jonathan Matthews a
house and lot on Potomac street. south
CT Wolfe street
John T. Nails has begun the erection
OF a store and dwelling on the south
side OF King street, between Alfred and
Columbus streets. The work OF razing
the frame structure. which formerly Oc-
cupied the site. is now IN progress.
You VIII get worse than that II you
don't stop vilifying people on the street"
The foregoing is the text Of an anony-
nous letter received to-day BY Rev. John
Cavenaugh, a Free Methodist preacher,
who frequently preAches on the various
street corners OF the city. The eommuni-
cation Is written on the margin OF a
newspaper clipping from a Washington
newspaper which contains an account or
a Washington police justice imposing
fine on a street preacher for disOrderly
conduct Rev. Mr.. Cavanaugh. who IS
postor OF the Free Methodist Church.
considers the matter lightly.
A lawn party was given this evening
by the ladies OF Grace Episcopal Church
on the church lawn The AFFAIR was
largely attended. Proceeds from the party
will be used for the benefit OF the choir
fund.
Arrangements have been made for a
meeting Of the lot owners OF the George
Washington Park Tuesday next al 2
o'clock IN The afternoon. Enoeh Cook
has been appointed overseer Of the park.
A valuable horse belonging 10 A S.
Doni3han was killed to-day by Policeman
Bell because OF Illness