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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Races at Latonia.

Cincinnati, May 26.-Four favorites won over a muddy track at Latonia today. Tom Hayward. an odd-on fayorite, easily won the fourth event, a selling affair at a mile. Colonel Blue took the place from Bonnie Bard. The third event, for two year-old maidens, went to c. A. Lehman, an outsider in the betting. Placide was second and Paul Davis. the well-played favorite, third. Weather cloudy; track nIddV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
pr. Cooper Appointed.

Jackson, Miss, May 6.-(Special)-Gov- ernor Noel has appointed Dr. l. W. Cooper of Newton a member of the state board of health to succeed Dr. Hickman of Noxupater, who resigned during the meeting of the board last week because of leaks in the examination of applicants. There were a score of applications.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Races at Chattanooaa.

Chattanooga, May 26.-The second days programme of the race meet being held under the auspices of the Chattanooga exposition was run on heavy track. The cream of the days events was cap tured by Gambrinus, the winner of yes- terday's feature. A number of entries were scratched because of the condition of the track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Army Officer Detailed.

Washington, May 26.-The President has directed the detail of Capt. William R. Dashiell of the Twenty-fourth infantry as professor of military science and tactics at the Virginia Polytechnic insti ute. Blacksburg, Va, September 15 re- lieving Capt G. H. Jamerson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Railroad Appointmen nts.

Bristol, Va, May 26.-S. J. Mulvaney was appointed superintendent of the Vir- ginia and Southwestern railway, vice $. P Peltes, resigned Mr. Mulvaney, who is now trainmaster of the Atlanta division of the Southern railway. will assume his new duties Juno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

The ashes of Meredith and Swim burne were shut out of Westminstcl Abbey. and the people of England be- gin to wonder what is biting the l,eener of that Hall of Fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Caxtons are going up. The one sold in London last week was unearthed in an old north of England manor house, and it brought $13,O00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Japan has sugar scandal, but she mt all her Havermeyers in jail at once. and now it becomes their duty to show why they should not be kept there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

General Stoessel and Admiral Nebo- gatoff are living outside the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, and they like their change of residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
About Persons,

John R. Ryan, vice president of the Corona Coal and Irorf company, arrived from Knoxville yesterday and left last night for Vicksburg.
 c. B. Compton of Louisville, traffic manager of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, was in Birmingham yesterday. When asked if traffic was increasing on his line he said there had been slight improvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Giraffes are never shot in the head because it takes tfe animal so long to measure such shot and to decide what to 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

The tastes of men differ. Roosevelt is in the jungle seeking big animals to kill Fairbanks is in Tokio seeking new forms of buttermilk to drink.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
KEEP TRAVEIING

Some days the road seems long-so long And the burdens hard to carry, But the future sings siren song
 And we have no time to tarryl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

The building permit record continues to disclose Birmingham excellent percentages of increase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

The legislature should not fail to use it's new power to build state roads. Alabama needs a good roads com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Misfortunes never come singly. Spain, poor unhappy Spain, is to be- come the home of Castro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

May wheat seems to have more re- spect for MT. Pattens opinion than Secretary Wilson's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Rudolph Spreckel was an angel to
 la graft prosecution, and he found it more expensive than a comic opera Isinger,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

The proper and perhaps the only true mission of bad eggs is the eleva- tion of the stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
STORY LAND.

O1OINI 44<aAN9s When the rain beats on the windows And the gutters boom all day, And a weary wind goes signing And the skies are dull and gray, Then it's fine to read a story Bout the gallant days of old, When stout hearts were matched in tour
 ney
 And true love was more than gold. How a knight in shining armor Journeyed bravely through the world, Where he fought hundred battles And his flag was never furled. And at last, when shades of evening Clothed the land in purple hue Rode he back unto the castle Where awaited him, he knew, She, the lilly maid" the fairest Ever sung in any land, And we hear his armor clanking As he kneels to kiss her hand. Deeming all the toll and trouble, All the wounds met on the way, All the perils thick encountered And the battles stern array Merest trifes. half-remembered. Gladly paid for one so fair, Who would ne'er recall the favor That she gave him first to wear. 1n6u At SlSn ClOSS iAlO bOoh ups Wishing in our hearts that we Had but tilted for a maiden In the days of chivalry!
 DESTROYED. T see where a 9o-pound woman in Pitts burg amused herself by chipping pieces of flesh off her 3OO-pound husband with a butcher knife.'
 f, 1.aA l.o no sense of humor."
 WHY HE DIDN'T TALK. One time I saw a pugilist Who'd not a word to say. To tell the truth, the man was dead And in his coffin lay.
 MADE HIM PEEVISH 'Did you ever see man get real mad?" "Only once"
 When was that?" 'He was reading a serial story and missed one installment."
 A CYNICAL OBSERVATION. No matter how small a girls ears are, thing that Is going on.
 A MEAN MAN. He never could remember What twas his wife desired From town and vowed her scolding Made him extremely tired. And while he ne'er remembered The ribbon, spools of thread And other things she wanted To his shame be 1t said, He always recollected, No matter how distraught, To take a drink of whisky Before his car he caught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
UTTER DESPAIR.

"Cholly is awfully cut up because Ger trude threw him over"
 What makes you think so?" Hes worn the same tie two days in succession"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
A POLITICIAN.

Whats the colonel running for this time?"
 Well, he hasn't quite decided yet, but he thought he'd just get a good start now and pick out the office he wants later on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Atlanta cleared s11, ,000 on it's recent music festival and it is as proud as a boy with a new jaekknife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Sculptor Gutzon Borglum has won flame, but his name is no smoother to
 be ear than it was at the beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Farmer Patten says the wheat lands are cropped to death. This is succinct even if it be not true.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

BETTER STAND FROM UNDER. When airship war is fiercely waged, With lightnings to and fro, Twill be risky thing, I wis, To watch it from below.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

EAsTIY FRIGHTENED NOW. Over in Messina,
 When tremor jars the land The people grab their valuables And run to beat the band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

I THE TIMES
 KEEP TRAVELLING. Some days the road seems 1ong-so long And the burdens hard to carry, But the future sings a siren song And we have no time to tarry!
 A POLITICIAN. Whats the colonel running for this time?"
 Well, he hasn't quite decided yet, but he thought he'd just get a good start now and pick out the office he wants later on.'
 BETTER STAND FROM UNDER. When airship war is fiercely waged, With lightnings to and fro, Twill be a risky thing, I wis, To watch it from below.
 UTTER DESPAIR. "Choly is awfully cut up because Ger trude threw him over" What makes you think so?" Hes worn the same tie two days in succession"
 EAsrLY FRIGHTENED NOW. Over in Messina,
 When a tremor jars the land The people grab their valuables And run to beat the band.
 INCONSIDERATE. "Who is the meanest man?" T guess he must be the chap who wants to take the jag out of whisky"
 A SONG. All for the best somehow, All for the best When the day is ended Weary hearts shall rest When the dew is falling And the lilys furled- "Fare-you-welr' to trouble, Goodnight" to the world
 REPLIES. College boys will soon have a chance to go home and try the college yell on a mule.
 An aeronaut says we shall soon be talk ing to Mars by wireless. In the mean- time, MT. Aeronaut seems to be talking through his hat.
 A St. Louis judge says a woman has a right to chase her husband and kiss him. If she wants to. Maybe, if her hus- band would climb pole she couldn't catch him.
 There may or may not be some con- nection between the fact that Mir. Hackett plays highly romantic roles and the fact bi thing like cents on the dollar 'Is 1t boy or a girl?" asked a Syra- cuse man. -Four boys and girl" an- swered the smiling nurse and "the subse- quent proceedings interested him no more." PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
MADE HIM PEEvIsH.

NIADE HIM r EIL ' Ibf1. Did you ever see a man get real mad?" "Only once.' "When was that?' ''He was reading a serial story and missed one installment.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Twice as many women as men go to church. but no one has been able to tell why.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Atlanta cleared s11,000 on it's recent music festival and it is as proud as a boy with a new jackknife.
  Misfortunes never come singly. Spain. poor unhappy spain is to be- come the home of Castro.
  The building permit record continues to disclose Birmingham's excellent percentages of increase.
  May wheat seems to have more re- spect for MT. Patten's opinion than Secretary Wilson's. The proper and perhaps the only true mission of bad eggs is the eleya- tion of the stage.
 Farmer Patten says the wheat lands are cropped to death This is succinct even if it be not true.
  Twice as many women as men go to church, but no one has been able to tell why.
 The airship should not be permitted at this stage to lessen the interest in good roads.
 Let Us hope the Martians do not stand around hotel Hobbies picking their teeth
 A faunal slaughterer should send correct spellings of the animals he kills.
 A losing baseball team discovers, alas. that charity never begins at home.z
 No ice trust can corner the supply in the North Atlantic. Chaffeurs 40 years old do a minimum of joy riding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

A losing baseball team discovers, alas, that charity never begins at home.z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

The airship should not be permitted at this stage to lessen the interest in good roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Courteous and talkative Mr. Rogers always was in his meetings with news paper men, but somehow or other he never vouchsafed much of any informa- ton. At the time of the gas litigation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 14:l G street. N. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
WHEY uE DIDN'T TALK

One time I saw a pugilist
 Who'd not a word to say. To tell the truth, the man was dead And in his coffin lay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
INCONSIDERATE.

"Who is the meanest man?"
 'I guess he must be the chap who wsnts to take the jag out of whisky"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
DESTROYED.

T see where a 90-pound woman in Pitts burg amused herself by chipping pieces of flesh off her SOO-pound husband with a butcher knife"
 And yet 1t is said that women have no sense of humor."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Let Us hope the Martians do not stand around hotel Hobbies picking their teeth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

A faunal slaughterer should send correct spellings of the animals he kills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Chaffeurs 40 years old do a minimum of joy riding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
A CYNICAL OBSERVATION.

No matter how small a girls ears are, she usually manages to hear about every thing that Is going on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

No ice trust can corner the supply in the North Atlantic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
REPLIES.

College boys will soon have chance to go home and try the college yell on a mule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

"A DONb. All for the best somehow, All for the best; When the day is ended Weary hearts shall rest. When the dew is falling And the lily's furled- 'Fare-you-well' to trouble. Goodnight" to the world!
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
CLASS CONFIRMED
Nine Communicates Received
Into First Swedish Luth-
Gran Church.
AT THE SUNDAY SERVICES
Rev. III. Frost, President Grand Prai-
rie Seminary, Gives Two Adj
dresses at First Methodist.

At the services at the First Swed-
ish Lutheran church yesterday morn
ing. nine communicates were publicly
received into the church. Tomorrow
eN ening Rev. S. G.. Haglund Will hold
an informal reception at the parson-
age for the members of the contir-
nation class and their families.
The members of the class are Swan
j. Apple, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter j. An
derson. Mrs. Peter Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs Peter August Eklund and their
three sons, Percival August, Olven
Gustave, and Theodore Leslie.
Rev. III. IL. Frost. president of the
Grand Prairie seminary at Onarga.
ILL.,, occupied the pulpit of the First
Methodist church yesterday. He
spoke at both morning and evening
service. mis- address in the evening
being special rally day TO the young
people. An interesting program was
given at the Sunday school exercises
in the morning in observance of rally
day
Professor Kirk ut Memorial Church.
Professor sherman Kirk of Drake
university, DeS MoinCs, occupied the
pulpit at the Memorial Christian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
In THE CHURCHES

Central Presbyteran.-A session of
the church will be held this evening at
1880 at the home of the pastor, 1914
Seventeenth street.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with
Mrs. Henry Arndt, 1928 Fifteenth
street.
Prayer service will be held Wednes-
day evening at O'Clock.
The building committee of the church
will meet Thursday evening at s o'clock
in John Volk's Office on Eighteenth
street, between Third and Fourth ave
nues.
First Methodist.-The official boari
will meet in the pastors study this
evening at 1880.
The Woman's Home Missionary SO
cicty will meet Tuesday evening with
Mrs. Frank Sala, 1885 Seventeenth
street.
The Kings Heralds will meet Satur-
day afternoon at 2:30 with the Misses
Marion ana Alice Pearson, 11I4 Tweh-
ty-first street.
The Wonen's Foreign Missionary
society Will postpone its meeting until
next week because of the w. c. T. u.
convention.
trinity EpiscopaI.-The Vestment
guild will meet during the winter ,n
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
Y. M. C. A. HOME TO BE
CLOSED FOUR DAYS
During Interim building Will BE Ov-
erhauIed and Plans for Sea-
sons Work Made.

The Y. NJ. c. a is closed today ~
the public and will not be opened til
next Friday afternoon. During this
time the whole building VIII be ove'-
hauled and preparations will be made
for the seasons work.
Friday afternoon a reception will be
held for the boys of the city between
the ages of 10 and 1G years. In the
evening at o'clock reception will
be given for the older members of the
association. To this reception all of
the men and women of the city are
invited. The board of directors IS
making arrangements for a musical
program. The gymnasium work will
be started next Monday
The most enthusiastic B. G. M. me -
ing of the year was held yesterday
The officers were formally
installed and the prizes won at the
track meet were given to the winners.
There were 40 boys at the meeting.
Thursday evening the new officers
and committeeman of the b. G.. NJ. VIII
meet at the association for lunch. \
business session will follow, at which
plans for the b. M. work for the
next three months will be made.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
Relieved In a Few Minutes After
Suffering for Years.

II r Keys, residing at S22 Fiji
teenth street, Rock Island, says:
For about two years my back both
cred me, due to Il strain in overlift-
ing; besides, my shoulders were
rheumatic; in fact / felt generally
run down. Seeing DIR. Bartz's an
nouncement in the papers about cleo
trtcal treatments free | decided to
try it. Much to my surprise the
pain in my back and shoulders left
me inside of five minutes | can
heartily recommend Dr.. Bartz's sys-
tenn of treatment with electricity
and 1 may add that the treatment is
not at all unpleasant; if anything, it
is soothing and refreshing"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04

4. 1t is in time of sudden mishap or
accident that Chamberlain's Linimcnt
can be relied upon to take the place
of the family doctor. who cannot IL
ways be found at the moment Then
it is that Chambcrlain's Linimcnt is
never found wanting I'm cases Of
sprains. cuts. wounds and bruises
Chamberlain's Linimcnt takes out the
soreness and drives away the pain.
Sold by all druggists.
All the news al the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04

pupils in attendance this morning, bit
it is thought that the number will be
increased to so by the end of the week
The hours for the school are from (:
O'Clock till 1880 on all days except
Saturday and Sunday.
There will be no meeting at the
church this week on account of the
w. c. T. u. convention
The WOman's Synodical meeting
will be held at Quincy Oct and 6.
Miss Fanny Cleland and Mrs. Ella
Reed will attend from Broadway.
First Baptist.-The regular mid
week service will be held at the church
on Wednesday evening at 7:15 instead
of at 1880 on account of the w. C. T.
u. meeting.
First Swedish Lutheran.-This even
ing at s o'clock the trustees of the
church will meet at the home of Nels
Swanson, GA Third avenue.
The regular prayer meeting and Sun
day school teachers meeting will be
held at the school house on Wednes-
day evening at 1880
The Ladies' Mission society viii
meet at the home of Mrs. Nels Swan
son, GA Third avenue, Thursday after
noon at 2:30.
A literary aud musical program will
be given by the Young Peoples society
Thursday evening at O'Clock at tle
church.
The choir VIII meet for practice Fri
day evening at o'clock at the school
house.
The confirmation class will meet Sal
urday afternoon at o'clock at the
school house
Spencer MemoriaI.-The official
board Will. hold it's regular monthly
business meeting at the church this
evening at 7:30.
Tomorrow evening at 1880 the bibla
study class will meet at the church for
regular bible study
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 the
Ladies' Aid society will have rs
monthly coffee at the home of Mrs
Sutley, GA Fortieth street.
The choir will practice at the church
at 7:3O
South Park Chapel. - The JUNO!
meeting will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock and prayer meeting
tomorrow evening at 7:30.
The boys of Mrs. Sprague's class
will serve an oyster supper at the
chapel Friday evening. The boys do
mated gas stove to the chapel and
they will have first use of it.
Christian Scientist.-Regular mid
week meeting Wednesday evening.
Aiken Street ChapeI.-The Ladies'
Sewing society will meet with Mrs. ii
H. Robb. $50 Thirtieth street, Wedn.s
day afternoon at 2:30.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04

lies i'm a keen, clear brain, backed by
indomitablc will and rcsistless energy.
Such power comes from the splendid
health that DR.. Kings New Life Pills
impart. They vitalizc every organ and
build up brain and body. j. A. Har-
mon. Lizemore. w. Va, writes: ''Th"y
are the best pills | ever used" 25c
at all druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
Rock Island Citizens Read This
recommendation.

Andrew Lindstrom, old resi-
dent of Rock Island residing at S13
Sixth avenue. says: For years my
back bothered me a great deal |
doctorcd "a lot and tried all kinds of
medicines. Thoroughly discouraged.
/ finally went to see DIR. Bartz. in
the Peoples National Bank building,
and took up his free electrical treat
mentS. Wei, if the people of Rock
Island could only half realize what
wonderful treatment he possesses,
and the great good he did me. DR.
Bartz would need half dozen as
sistants. for his treatment did for
me what doctors and medicines never
did -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.

LOCAL MARKET CONDITIONS.
foday's Quotations on Provisions, Live
Stock, Feed and Fuel.
Rock Island, Oct. Following are
he wholesale prices on the local
market today:
Provisions and Produce.
Live Poultry Hens, per pound,
l0c; spring chickens, per pound, lie.
Butter--Dairy, Csc TO 27c; creamery
soc 10 SIC.
Lard-13c to 14c.
Potatoes 55c to Coo.
Onions-60c to zoe.
Turnips-40c.
Beets-50c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04

Parsnips-50c.
Carrots-50c.
Feed and Fuel.
Grain-Corn. zoe to 72c; oats, 35c TO
40c; wheat, 90c.
Forage - Timothy hay, $40 to $11;
baled hay, Sill; straw, Sc.
Coal-Lump, per bushel, 14c; slack,
$3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
THE MARKETS

Chicago, Oct. Following are the
quotations on the markets today:
Wheat.
December, 1OO1a, 10O5s. 997s, 1875.
May. 1929, 1925, 1917 1921.
Corn.
December. 571s, 57H. 567s, 81.
May, 5934, 597s. 59%s. 599s.
Oats.
December, 397s. 40, 3S7s, SO.
May, 42IS, 42H, e, 41R.
Pork.
October, 1925. 1925, 231O, 1925.
January, 1886, 1885, 1912, 1882.
Lard.
October. 1872, 1928, 1922. 1882.
November. lisp, 11.S5, HIS, 11.SO.
January, 1892, 1895, 1885, 1890.
Ribs.
October, 11.60, 11.G2, 11.60. 11.60.
January, 9.75, 9.75, go, 972.
Receipts today-Wheat AZ, corn
$50. oats 1879. hogs $4,000 cattle
.27,OOO, sheep $4,000.
Estimated receipts TuesdaS-Hogs
10000.
Hog market opened steady. Hogs
left over unsold $500. Light 7.55
a SO, mixed and butchers 1909
$40, good heavy 1909 $40, rough
heavy 7.50@7.75.
Cattle market opened steady.
Sheep market opened steady.
Omaha-Hogs $500, cattle 900
Kansas City-Hogs 5000, cattle
10000.
Hog market closed steady at early
prices. Bulk sales 100 a S.25, light
:. so n S.25. mixed and butchers 7.6C
a $40, good heavy 1909 $40
rough heavy $50 7.75, good choice
heavy 7.75 a $40, pigs $50 a 7.30.
Cattle market closed steady to 100
lower.
Sheep market 10c lower.
Northwestern receipts -Minneapo
lis, today S54, last week, 659, last
year. 1.f39. Duluth, today LAB,
last week 1870, last year S43.
Visible supply of grain Wheat in
crease 2,9S2, 900, corn increase l.
062, 900, oats increase ,007, 900.
Liverpool opening cables-Wheat "a
higher, corn unchanged.
Liverpool closing-Wheat Is to Y
higher, corn Is to "a higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04
missionary Heard.

church yesterday at the morning and
evening services.
Missionary Heard.
Rev. Robert NJ. Natter, Presbyter-
ian missionary stationed at Shantung
mission, in China, for the past %.
years, delivered an address at the
morning services of the Central
Presbyterian church.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-04

Grace Lutheran.-The Acme society
will meet this evening at the home of
Mrs. Minnie Wood, Seventh street and
Observation-Disclosures avenue, Moline.
The Endowment Fund society of Au-
gustana college will meet Wednesday
AFTERNOON at the home of Mrs c. w.
Foss, 3S0S Eighth avenue.
There will be no mid-week prayer
service because of the w. c. T. &.
meeting.
The confirmation class will meet On
Wednesday evening at Z O'Clock ana
on Saturday afternoon at o'clock 1t
the church.
The Altar society will meet at tn
home of Fred Huddlc. Eighth sire Il
and Fourth avenue, Moline, Thursday
evening at Ills.
Broadway Presbyterian.-The kin
dergarten was opened at the church
this morning. Mrs, w. G. Oglevee is
in charge of the work and Miss Laura
Marquis is assisting. There were 20