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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

to; my head does not seem all out of fix
now-I feel like a young man to what
1 did before you commenced instructing
me. You may use my name in your adj
vertisements, if it will do any good.
for I feel that the people of America
are. injuring themselves taking drugs
for their bowels"
Cathartlcs That Increase Constipation
'Aloes, calomel, croton oil. cascara,
sagrada, jalap, gamboge, blue mass,
colocynth. assafoetida, SIENNA, epson
salts, laxative mineral waters, podo-
phyllin, castor oil. nux yomica, hyos-
cyamus belladonna and others which
only physicians know about, cause re-
action in the bowels, and result in chronic
constipation"
ut is not necessary to depend on any
one of these movers and just as sure
as you do. you help 70 paralyze your
own bowels. You can have them move
every day regularly without taking any
of these paralyzers II you will only fol-
low out my idea which has already
proved successful in hundreds of cases"
Results of Constipation
When a train is stuck in the tunnel
and cannot be dislodged, 1t stops traffic.
With the body 1t Is worse, because
in your 30 feet of bowels, the poison
from the blockade is going to be soaked
up by the little capillaries on the inside
lining of the bowels, and all this poison
is rushed right through the blood.
at goes to the brain naturally, and
to every part Of the body, every organ
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letters sent to him and asks no charge
for the advice which he freely gives.
These letters are from worn-out, pill
ridden patients who have tried the "Midg-
ley way as a last desperate effort, and
have been cured as easily as though
they had but a mere cold.
For the benefit of our readers we
have taken the trouble to pick out at
random a few of these letters and pub
lish them For instance, Mrs. Morgan
ParIShurst, of Gerry, N. Y, suffered for
80 years and cured herself In 80 days
so completely that she says;-lW 70
years ago 1 commenced with your
treatment and am so glad did and 80
thankful for what 1t has done for ME.
l have no trouble now; am better In
every way
Was Near Death
Thos Needham, 1928 8. 44th Ave,
Chicago says:-"I suffered from chronic
constipation for 10 years. tried eve y
cathartic in the market in vain. Doc
tors could no nothing and death seemed
near BY following your advice 1 cured
myself permanently in Just one month.
Had Tried Every Kind of Medicine
Miss Ella Cea. of Boone, IA, says:-l
had been a constant sufferer from that
dread disease, constipation, all my life,
and had tried every kind of medicine
and consulted many different doctors,
but none proved successful. AT last
concluded to give Prof. Midgley's drug
less treatment a trial. l did so and at
the end of one month was entirely
cured. My general health grew better
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DR.. FOSTER WILL BE
INSTALLED TONIGHT

This in an especially important day
for the members of the First Pres
byterian church This morning the pas
tor will deliver a sermon on Men
In the Church" and it will be directed
especially to the male members or the
congrega alton An invitation Is extend
ed to all men, while the officers ana
members are expected to be present.
Tonight the impressive installation
services of the Presbyterian church
will be held, when DR.. j. 5. Foster
will be formally installed pastor
of the First church. W. J. Caldwell
will preside, preach the sermon and
PROFOUND the questions. The Rev. U.
d. Mooney will charge the pastor and
the Rev. Frank B. Webb of Talladega
will charge the people. T. IL. Brad
lev is the lay member of the commits
sion which was appointed by presby-
terry.
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Mild Wash Cures Eczema

Ordinary oil of wintergreen, mixed
with thymol, glycerine and other ia-
gradients, is known to cure skin dis
eases. This prescription, known as d.
d. D. Prescription, can now be OBJ
tained ON a special offer from local
druggists in a Csc bottle.
That q permanent cure can be eff
fected by the first bottle cannot be
guaranteed. But ten years of experience
have shown that every sufferer gets
instant relief from the itch; you will
feel soothed and refreshed at once.
Call on your druggist and ZEE will
be glad to tell you more about this
standard eczema cure. Be sure to ask
for the right name: D. D. d. Prescrip-
ton. All druggists.
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stipated. I have a regular bowel move
ment every morning. 1 feel 20 years
younger l hope your treatment will
cure others like 1t did me. Yours very
truly, HENRY STEINBECK.
Chilicothe, Mo.
Here Is an Opportunity of Lifetime
to Be Cured
Here is the greatest opportunity to be
cured of chronic constipation that you
have ever had come to your notice.
You will be amazed to see the array Of
letters that are received daily by this
benefactor of mankind who answers all
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work and was dressed in citizens clothes.
The negro thought he had an easy mark,
but he was fooled. Instead of producing
the expected pocketbook with its green
roll, under the circumstances, Mr.. Gun
bingham beat the negro at his own game
He casually produced his own gun and
had the negro dancing ragtime in less
time than 1t takes to tell it.
The negro, who refused to give his
name, decided that he might live longer
If he would put his gun up He did sc
and Mr.. Cunningham escorted him to the
city jail. where he was lodged for the
night and charged with carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was docketed as
unknown"
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Prehistoric Saurians.

Berlin, February 26-(SpeciaL)-A re-
port which has been received from DR..
Jaensch, head of the archaeological ex-
petition sent out by the Berlin university
to investigate the remains of prehistoric
saurians in German East Africa, men
lions that the expedition has 10 men
working at the excavations. Many bones
have been found OF astonishing size; one
thigh-bone measures 8 feet 10 inches,
whereas the same bone in the Diplodo-
Gus Carnegii only measures feet II
inches.
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and at present am in the best of health.
Can say it is a wonderful cure and a
help to anyone suffering as | was"
Suffered 80 Years
J. F. Fitzpatrick of White Plains,
Ca, a man So years old who had been
constipated for 80 years. after taking a
single months treatment, writes May
4, '09:-"I have not taken anything for
my bowels since the first of Sept; 1908.
My bowels are regular as the days come
the misery that I had In my bowels
has stopped. l have a good appetite all
the time; l don't feel tired like l used
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heard in the afternoon beginning at
O'Clock. Night services at 7:9o o'clock will
consist of rosary of the Sacred Heart
eucharistic prayers, sermon and benedic-
ton of the blessed sacrament.
At Woodlawn, where the Rev. Father
Bratton in charge of missions is present.
" to reside, there will be mass every Sun
day morning at $3.50 and Sunday school
every Sunday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
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NERVY OFFICER GETS
A HIGHWAY ROBBER

The sweat sure did drop off the nose of
OFFICER Cunningham last night about II
o'clock as he was coming to work and
suddenly found himself looking into the
muzzle of an Iver-Johnson revolver and
the deep bass voice OF a burly negro
softly chanting "hands up"
Mr.. Cunningham was just coming to
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Berlin, February 26.-(Special. )-The
Kaiser, walking in the Tiergarten one
morning last week, found an out-of-work
barber lying half-starved In the snow.
The Kaiser commanded that the man
should be conveyed to hospital and
cared for at his majestys expense. and
caused him to be informed that the En-
peror would personally interest himself
in his future.
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Catholic Notes

Today is the third Sunday of Lent. AT
st. Paurs church there will be especially
services in connection with
the opening of the 40-hours' devotion.
AT 1920 o'clock there will be solemn
high mass of exposition of the blessed
and after this mass there will
be procession, litany of the saints. lit
urgical oratons. Confessions will be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27

Woodlawn has been designated by Bishop
Allen as st. Clement mission parish. Until
church is built services will be held
at the priests house. corner of Davies
street and First avenue.
The Altar society at Woodlawn, which
met with Mrs. ]. Hicks at 5141 First ave-
nue. last Monday afternoon, will meet to-
morrow at 2:3O p. m. with Mrs. Conway at
406 Forsy-sixth street.
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If looking for comfort and
quick time try Seaboard No.
38, leaving Birmingham 8 p. m.
for Atlanta. This train carries
a Pullman parlor broiler car.
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TO The Readers
of The Age-Herald;

Wonderful Straight Folly Using Caharts for Trying Cure
Constipation How Stop Absolutely Without Pills Medicines
Idea Has Worked n"s hsa
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Get the Mercury. Potash or other pol
son out Of your system, II you've beer
nj n vnt1rqol
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

refers to force out PLAYS and Sec. IL
to being hit by batted balls.
Then comes Sec. Is. which states
the runner must return to the base
via all the bases he touched in max
ing the circuit and can be retired IL
the ball Is played to any one OF the
bases between the one he occupied
and the one he ran to. before he
makes the return circuit
This spreading about OF rules COW
ering the same situation was what
caused Pitcher Donovan TO implore
Delehanty to throw to Simmons and
what put the afternoon reporters In
bad. Donovan was playing safe and
taking no chances. which in view OF
the few times In the course Of a life
time this play comes up, was very
commendable.
On a common sense basis Gardner
would have been out along with Stahl
as soon rs Delehanty touched second.
Common sense also would put in con-
secutive sections the rules relative to
one particular section. but the base
ball rules weren't built on common
sense lines. They were just thrown
together
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
GRAND OLD DAYS
ARE BACK AGA|
Tigers Win Contest That Looks u
Page From Early Baseball
History.

There was a wild-eyed affair car
a ball game at Bennett Park. sumo
afternoon. Those who admire the
tight variety went home-sayin
Punk" but the fellow who longs
"the grand old days" when II
knocked boards OF the fence q
turned base running into a para
lolled back In his seat and murmui
Great"
Runners chased each other arou
the paths like movingpicture cava
charging down hill. Every time q
side got a few too many runs the
posing manager wigwagged the m
recent pitcher to the bench and
other took his place. Stroud. Kill
and Mullin labored for Detroit; N
ger, Cicotte and Wood for Boston,
A hit by Crawford In the ninth
sacrifice by Deehanty, an infeld
and a wild heave by the emerge
young Mr.. Wood tied the score In |
ninth. In the tenth. Mullin walk
Mcintyre sacrificed. Bush singled 4
so did Cobb. Mullin making the u
ming run.
The Tiges we're lucky that Kargt
support went to the bad In the foul
for II allowed Detroit three RI
when runs were very much need
After that either team seemed a
TO go out and tally often. Boston q
ing down In the eighth after Mul
had warmed 10 his task
Beckendorf got into the fray al
long rest in time TO complete a
at bat for Stroud In the fourth. Strf
had one ball and one strike wi
Beck amhled out OF the coop and
very promptly singled, ID. Jones
the honor OF running Tor Simmons
the ninth and Tom Jones played n
base In the tenth. These changesI
gether with the parade OF pitch
made II tough day for the scriI
who attempted TO record the doi1
Pardon. announcement OF the SCI
was neglected; Detroit, 10, Boston
10 innings.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
UNUSUAL NUMBER OF YOUNG
HORSES ON GRAND CIRCUIT

sons back, while his dam Is Baroness
Sibyl, by Baron Wilkes (2:iS).
Tom Murphy. the leading money
winning driver OF 1909. Is placing a lot
OF dependence on q four-yearold trot.
ter TO win for him In the great circuit
trotting stakes. This is the bay colt,
Captain George. which the Philadel-
phia trainer, Bob Brawley. raced In
the futurities last season.
He started three times, at Read.
vile and Lexington, finishing on the
wrong side OF the red banner. but 1t
was bad manners that caused this and
not lack of speed. At Columbus he
trotted like an old campaigner, and
won third money TO Czarevna and So.
prano in the Horse Review futurity,
the third heat In zoe l-2, and there
was good field Of colts finishing be-
hind him.
He is q slashing- gated. cobby-look-
ing colt. with bang" tail. one of the
Guy Fortune kind. and when he stays
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

the eastern clubs did not battle the
Tiger hitters TO any real extent for
the Detroit batsmen made 1876 hits
which are ten more than the clubs
from the east were able TO negotiate,
Detroit's hits averaged s.44 per game,
those of the opposition ISL.
When IL came TO errors. however,
there was q vast difference between
the work of the home club and the
visitors. The Tiges had only %,
while the other folks piled up IS. Mis-.
plays certainly had a big bearing on
the results Of the series Just complet.
ed. Ten additional hits in Is games
would not make much difference. but
added TO 80 errors IL Is no wonder tina,
Detroit made Sc runs while the visit
ing clubs totalled 81. That makes De-
troit have the excellent average OF
5.3s runs per contest, while the op
ponents have but $50. This IL con
siderably better record for the Tigers
than that OF the trip they took east
when they managed to get a. runs
per game. The extra run can Just
about be credited 10 the additional
errors.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
RENO WILL DRAW
FIGHT OF HEAv|Es
Richard Leaves For Nevada City
After Making Announcement OF
Change Of Location.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 20.-iex
P,ckard authorized the announcement.
That the Jeffries-Johnson hight would
take place In either Reno or Goidh.ia
on the afternoon OF July 4.
Il am not yet sure which OF thcse
towns will get the fight, but WIZ
make positive decision Iuesoay
morning. and on the same DAY IN
work on the nkht arena VIII Des'h'
Plans drawn .or the Frisco pavilion
will be used and the building can DC
completed In ten days. Promoter
Richard left Frisco today for Reno.
Mayor McCM thy, OF this city, Wis
tied Gov. Gillett in Sacramento yester'
day. Their meeting was In SECRET
but NJ Us conclusion Gillett said Me-
Carthy had mace no effort TO influence
him In The fight matter.
my mind IL made up and VIII not
be changed" said Gillett. This ngnt
cannot occur on California soil.
Promoter LOUIS Blot, VINO is pulling
OF the Langford. Kaufman night, mas
given up the idea OF having test mgr
this afternoon. law. what's the use!
was his only comment
Johnson will probably leave San
Francisco with his training stan la;e
this afternoon or tonight. AT rrst
Johnson announced his intention OF
driving over to Reno in his racing car,
but Richard put his foot down or that
firmly. His manager has wired fer
accommodations for the whole party a.
Reno, indicating that he Is sure the
battle will be fought at that point.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

on q trot can fairly burn MP the track
in fact. Brawley worked him mile q,
Columbus around 2:0s. He is by Ad
miral Dewey (2;04 3-4). son OF Bingen
-(2:06 la. and the former trottine
queen. Nancy Hanks (2:04), by Happy
Medium, while his dam 10 Miss JefYer.
son by Jefferson.
Another Of the juvenile brigade is
the Toledo. o., colt, Electric Todd
This colt was first raced as a two
year-old In 1907. winning a couple OF
half-mile events and taking a record
Of 1888 IA. That fall he showed a
mile in 1922 at Chenille and was pur
chased for a long price by his presen,
owner, J. J. Mooney, OF Toledo. In
his two-year-old form he was second
to Justo at Indianapolis. and com
PEELED The Harvester to trot IN
2:10 Ia to beat him at Syracuse. He
was unplaced In the Kentucky futur.
ity. and won fourth money In the Ken.
tuck stake at Lexington.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
COBB TAKES NO
CHANCE ON TRIPLE

In other cities OF the American
league where he is not understood as
he Is at home. they accuse Ty Cobb Of
being n!led with a desire TO capture
more than his share OF glory, yet he
passed up chance for making
triple play, unassisted. Saturday. 50
he might play safe and not take
chances In a close game.
When Ty caught that liner from
Lewis in right center. Gardner had
passed third base and Stahl was
across the plate. All Cobb had to do
to get the three outs himself was to
touch second base. Yet. he threw TO
Delehanty rather than imperil the
Tigers chances Of retiring the side.
In this connection the rules of base.
ball deserve little notice. Those
who compiled the playing code in Rule
Sc. Sec. 10, decare q runner Is out on
caught fly ball II the ball is returned
TO the base he occupied when the ball
was hit. or IL he Is touched before get
ting back to the origina base Sec. IL
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

ing. which isn't so dinicult as II may
sound.
To turn the trick the catcher crowds
the plate as close as the position OF
the batter will permit It's particu
larly good when the bases are clut
tered and there are two strikes on the
batter.
As the batsman starts his swing the
catcher tips the bat with the back OF
his mitt. Sounds simple. doesn't IT,
But really II isn't, SO Mack says, and
he ought TO know.
Mig Clarke of the Maps and Bresna'
han are about the two best men In
the game TO work the trick now. The
diagram illustrates how II Is done.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

two. The performance of Boston was
q queer thing. as the Red Sox won
two from ST. Louis and only one each
from Chicago and Cleveland. They
made the best showing of the trip
against Detroit when in a badly Grip
pied condition.
The Tigers played no favorites this
trip. They won threc each from the
Athletics, New York, Washington and
Boston. The best any other western
club could do was victories and
defeats. the record OF Chicago. 81.
Louis won aud lost 3. Cleveland
won and lost s. the weather having
a great inning at the town on the
other end OF the lake.
The performance OF the White Sox
vas a peculiar thing. They won three
games each from the Athletics. Bos.
ton, and lost three TO Washington.
The Athletics which were touted as
contenders, captured only games,
while they lost s. Washington broke
oven. Z each way, while New York
won and lost s. Boston won 6 and
lost g., which was doing pretty well in
view OF the clubs condition.
The supposedly strong pitchers OF
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

Connie Mack. according to ancient
history, is the man who originated
the trick OF q catcher tipping the bat
OF an opposing player. on the third
strike. It's mighty clever little
stunt which isn't allowed by the rules
OF baseball, but It helps win games
frequently.
Mack sprung the trick the first time
when he was playing with Pittsburg
years ago. In those days Connie was
about the niftiest catcher In the game
DR.. Jas. Casey. one-time third base
man, was the victim, and Casey
roared loud and long.
The secret Of ne thing Is TO get
away with II without the umpire see-
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
COLLEGE CREWS READY.
fasteners Enter Upon Final Week OF
Preparation for Big Regatta.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, n. Y, June 20
The college crews today entered upon
the final week of their training for the
big intercollegiate regatta next Satur
day, with Cornell the favorite and with
splendid expectations for a hotly con.
tested race.
IL Is admitted that Coach Courtney
has rounded together an excellent
bunch OF oarsmen at Ithaca. but there
Is feeling that Ithacans will have to
pull their arms OF to finish ahead OF
Coach Rice's Columbia eight.
Varsity eight, Pennsylvania: 2
Syracuse; 3, CORNELL 4. Wisconsin
5. Columbia
Varsity fours-1, Cornell: 2. Column
bia; g., Syracuse; 4, Pennsylvania.
Freshmen e.ghts-l, PENNSYLVANIA
2. Cornell; g. Wisconsin; 4, Columbia
.. Syracuse.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
Pool Tourney for Athletes.

There will be a pool tournament for
members of the Detroit ball club com
mencing tonight at Donovan & Hes
tons parlors. Geo Moriarty and
Charley OLeary vii: battle this even
iEg, while on Tuesday Geo. Simmons
and Edgar Willett will perform. The
public is welcome to view the athletes
They will play so balls. Some OF the
Tigers are quite expert and the
rivalry, of course, Is intense.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

ROwARDENNAN. Cal, June 20
Jim Jeffries and his encourage will
leave this little mountain sometime
today--probably late this afternoon
on special car for Nevada. The big
fellow Is simply waiting word from
Richard as to what town gets the hght
He will leave here the moment be
knows whether II Is TO be Reno, Ely
or Goldnelds. The big fellow person
ally assisted in pulling up his oit-of
door ring, packing up his gymnasium
OUTFIT and household goods and pre-
pairing for the jump. Everything is
now ready and the Jeffries camp can
be moved within an hour.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
rI1ETR04T SETS HOT PACE
WINNING-12 AND LOSING

~ MARRY NELLY.

There are only two clubs In the
western end OF Mr. Johnson's most
! excellent league which won more
games At home than their opponents
Curing the recent invasion OF the east
Those clubs were Detroit and the
White Sox. IA 80. 80.
II Detroit can maintain the pace OF
: the last 16 contests there will be an
other pennant at Bennett Park IN
1911 surely, and there always is that
possibility OF pulling down tho worid $
nag.
The Tigers won IL games and lost
4. New York and Washington each
took one. while Boston snatched on
The Detroit times., 1910-06-20
WESTERN CLUBS HAVE BEST OF THE EASTERN SERIES
ST. LOUIS COMES
FOR GAME TO-DAY

st. Louis and not Cleveland
will play at Bennett Park this
afternoon. There was a mixup
over postponed games anu
rather than keep Chicago and
Cleveland both In idleness II
was decided by Pres. Ban john
son 10 have the Browns come
early here and Chicago 60 TO
Napville day In advance OF
the regular schedule. Todays
game with the Browns starts at
$3.50.