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| Bsh ,ST YO !pu- fBafind "yof Stomach Trouble.
 'ach silly Restored by
 IT Peruna.

Mrs. Wilson Robinson. 704 N 6 S 8 l @ St.. Toledo, Ohio, writes:
 q feel like a new per- son. I have n o m o r 6 heavy feeling, no m o T @ pain, d o n [ belch up gas, can eat most a n y t h 1 n z w 1 t h O u t it hurting me. I want to be working a l l the time. I have gained twenty = four pounds.
 People that see me now and sa W me t W o months ago seem as-
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Warmers Safe Cure is the most sue cessful remedy known for all affec- tions of the kidneys, liver and bladder. Put up, in soc and s1.00 sizes and sold by all druggists.
 Warner's Safe Pills for indigestion .1d biliousness are 25c package
 We will send sample bottle of the Safe Cure. together with a sample of Warmers Safer Pills, free. on request. Mention The Birmingham Age-Herald
 Warner's Safe Cure Co. Rochester, W Y.
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a result of what Is believed to have been an incendiary fire last night. lt was tho largest fire at the lumber yards in IS months, the total loss aggregating about SS000
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wee,<-End and scn.on Ticket. t,

Weei<-End and Season Tickets to Chandler Springs, Clairmont Springs, Chalybeate Springs, Meriwether White Sulphur Springs and Warm springs. via A, B. & A.
 Tickets and full information. Union station. 5-2i -cod- If
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NEWS OF OPELIKA

P. Harrison will deliver the Memorial Day address at Roanoke, June B.
 Nelly Cox, an aged negro woman, while crossing a street near Notasulga yesterday, was struck and instantly killed by Western of Alabama passen- ger train southbound.
 A large party of Opelikans attended the Tuskegee institute commencemen exercises yesterday. In the party were J. B. Greene. R. M. Greene and wife and daughter, Miss Mildred, Millaro Westcott, Dr. c. Ross Baker, l. j.. Dorsey. John I. Dorsey, John Smith, MT. and Mrs. Clifford Wear, w. A Brown, Miss Minella Hamilton, ". D. Hurst and wife, Rev. J. P. Hunter. Andrew Read, Walter Greene, Misses Mary Winnie Harris and Marion Pom der. At the exercises Booker Wash ington called upon two well known Opeiikians for impromptu talks. They were pr. c, Ross Baker, pastor of the First Baptist church, and MT. J. B. Greene, president of the Bank of Ope- lika. both being received by apprecia- tive applause.
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WELCOME: FOR NEW
 SALVATION CHIEF

Decatur, May 27.-(Specla to- morrow evening a welcome service will be given to Captain Henderson. the new captain of the Salvation Army, who succeeds Captain John A. Wales, who was transferred to Charlotte, N. C., a short time ago. The welcome will be at the Salvation Army hall. Captain Henderson arrived a few days ago and has taken charge of the work here. He comes from Charlotte N C., and he and Captain Wales were simply transferred The Salvation Army has hospital and an assembly hall here.
 The Ladies Benevolent society of the Decaturs now have subscribed to the hospital fund over $1400. During the next two weeks the soliciting commit tee will devote their time in securing subscriptions of s200 each. After that time they will solicit smaller amounts. That a sufficient amount of money will be raised with which to build the hos pital is now almost assured.
 Perhaps the largest shipment of shot gun shells ever received in the north ern part of Alabama was the one re- ceived by the Brock & Spight com pany of this city. The order is for two car loads of shells and the cost of the shells is $7710.S9, and the freight is $2S7.60. The shells will be sold to merchants throughout this part of the country that do business with this con- cern.
 Next Tuesday being Decoration Day the banks of the two Decaturs will be closed during the day and the Louis vile and Nashville railroad shops in New Decatur will also be closed for the day. Up to this time, however no formal exercises have been arranged.
 The infant child of MT. and Mrs. D. w. Rhodes died yesterday at their home, HI Fourth avenue, south, New Decatur. The remains were taken to Bald Knob, in Lawrence county, for in Q
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What Warmers
 Safe Cure Does

q was a great sufferer from kidney and liver trouble. I was almost in despair-I could not sit up, lie down, or walk in any comfort-the pain in my kidneys was so great. Without relief would have been in my grave or an asylum. I procured a bottle of Warmers Safe Cure, and the effect was marvellous. It has made a new person of me. I rec ommend your remedies to slL'-Mrs. John Richey, Sa1tillo. Miss.
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Immense Lumber Fire

Dubuque, Ia., May 27-A large tract Of the yards of the Standard Lumber company was mass of coals today as
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Blood Poison 3-Day reatmeni
 FREE
Remarkable Results Produced By New Vegetable Treatment Without Use
 Of Mercury or Potash.

The terrible results of mercury and potash most these drugs can do is to drive the blood
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This has been a most successful yeas for beans, potatoes, peas and cabbage. MT. Frank Holman has shipped 40 cars of strawberries so far and has half as many more to ship. Crops in general are very good in this section and the farmers are planting a second crop on ground from which the vegetables have been gathered.
 Decatur, May 27.-(Special.)-C
 in this section of the state is looking fine. The stand, rule, is almost perfect ans the plant Is strong and healthy. Ideal cotton weather has pro- vailed here for some time past. Most | of the cotton has been plowed for the | first time and some of it Is now being
 chopped for the first time. Young corS, too, is Joking well and gives promise of a good yield. Perhaps | 20 per cent more corn has been planted
 here this season than was planted last year.
 Marion, May 27-(SpecfaL )-Reports from all portions of Perry county say the present crop prospects art Ire best here in a numbe of years, The ree9flti rains came at an opportune time for corn and while cotton was doing well the past few warm days has start ed the plant to growing with vigor. The oat crop Is very fine.
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Mark Cross Belts Will Hold Up Your Trousers and Look "ClassY' at the Same Time
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History of Mobile

| The history of Mobile is, in part. the history of the Mississippi basin and of a great expanse of territory to the eastward of the great river. first cele
 brated in history by the explorations of Father Marquette, who, following up | a story of an immense river to the south told to Father Allouez by the | Indians on the southern shores of Lake superior. made his way up the Fox river to the head of navigation, DOT tagged to the Wisconsin and finally entered the Father of Waters, upon
 whose bosom he, in company with the
 French trader Juliet and few others foated southward until the mouth of
 the Arkansas river was reached, only 1 giving up the expedition and return l ing when stories came to him, through the Aporigines of hostile tribes further south
 | The reports of Father Marquette after his return via the Illinois river and the site of the present city of Chi I cago to the mission on Green bay, in- | spired the gifted La Sale to undertake voyage of discovery down the mighty stream. La Sale reached an elevation l far to the south from which he viewed the blue waters of the Mexico gulf,
 and return't to Quebec and then to
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Of silk and mohair. gray stripe
 S12.50 Complete run of sizes, 34 to AS, cut large and roomy, all made with wind shield cuffs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
TO COLLEGE WITH SO ONLY
Man Tells -1a r- Hsrys1 -fs Wsy
Ttrs.s- Ys.s. Paying Ter BIT
ore Neal

- came tg yale from a Eal.1rEy
t1E1 gf about 1000 .-aa8.'sas E.r1.
afs5 more tlaa 100 miles from
Yale" sags a writer i1 WllaayE Iaz
szIrc. . reached Ne- Haven t1res
months before he tine Elsn { eIDec,
sd % enter college with Iess than 81
IN my pocket o. 70 my credit ~
Acquaintance In al EeE England con
sisted Of i1Et two upper c.zEsmen IL
college and their financial rating Eai
but little better than ny own.
\ worked ny Eay through YalS
With the aid % infnifeslmai sums FROM
outside maintained creditabis
stand IN ny studies ] did a. mgr
general reading as most .adergradg
stes; ] took part In the college 50
cial life. vas no, = genius. q prod
igy or a mental aerOplane
Arriving In New Haven on a mild
spring evening, I searched out the
humble dog wagon. caterer 20 impe
cuniOus students. and here on ham anc
a hot dog. made ny first supper. lhs
only meal ! paid for in money during
my entire career Al college The Ber
day / was taken BY my friend, th,
Yale junior. 10 a little brown house
on College street
Here a shori, ruddy.faced woman
between plaintiye gnstches Of Method
ist hymns. violent cries 20 her cook
shectlonate caresseH Of Scotch col
lie and yituperativs ssOldlngB Of az
unonending, stoopshouldered hus
band. inquired who ! was, where
came from and whether I had ever
waited on table. Learning that had
hopes Of being a freshman and came
from the romantic south. she engaged
me al once.
These little freshmen are better
'en any. she told her cook. They usu
ally try. and II this ones from the
south he may be good hammered All
right. sir. she cried 20 me. come on
and get started Then 10 her hus.
band: Why the thunder don't you
get out Of here and 20 work. Irs
half past eight! Keep them steaks on
the fire, Mary. but don't scorch themi'
Then busting into song. Nearer. Ny
God. TO Thee she Duned into the
dining room. setting the table 20
rights, and nearing her divinity and
the beginning Of her breakfast at one
and the same time
And 20 ! became a student waiter.
That morning eliminated from my *
penHe account the item Of board-an
item which did not sgain appear until
j was bachelor Of arts and ready 70
begin a more equal combat with eI
pense accounting In general"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05

splendid country. all ore beautiful pie
tlrs. ard such an opportunity 10 use
oLe.s iIaEihat.1a 90 figuring Up the
amount O. the wealth o. the crops
through EEica The Eip into town took
uE ras not 10 be enjoyed syAry day.
Ard away ne started
lt Els Delighted We drove and
drove hrO-za avenues o. wheat
vaich today. having yslloved with
the beushcs1t Sun. is being laid Iou
y TIE reaper. stacked and thrsshee
bg the thousands o. hands required 20
DO T. and ir great wagons Is being
taken 10 The elevator.
; nights ride b. train took us
through rs miles Of this great prov
ircs o. saskatchewan-into the south
western part-snd from Appearances
- might have been a. though a trans
feY had been made scross a township.
There were wheat fields. cat helds.
barley fields and far fields. and many
more that could not be seen Yet
there they we're. and during the nigbt
We had passed through a country sim
ilarly cultivated
II Will al secure a market and get
its way 70 ocean or local mill By
means Of the great railways whose
vellsrranged systems are penetrating
everywhere into the agricultural parts.
Prosperous Alberta.
We afteryard went over into Al.
berts. and here again Il was grain and
cattle, cattle and grain. comfortable
farm homes. splendidly built cities
and towns. the best OF churches and
the most thoroughly equipped schools.
While talking with a Southern sss-
katcheWsn farmer he said that the
land be was working. and for which
he had been offered $50 an acre. had
been purchased FIVE years ago for sl2
an acre. but be won't sell He Is
making a good profit on his land At
$50 an acre. and why should be sell'
Farther north. land wes selling al
from SIS to SIS and 500 an acre. II
was learned aftervard that the soil
was similar 10 that in the south, the
price Of which today Is $50 an acre.
The climate was similar and the mar.
kets as good In fact the only differ.
ence was that today these northern
lands occupy the same position that
the more southerly ones did FIVE years
ago. and there are found many who
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
OWEN, GORE AND CRUCE WILL
OPEN OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR

Oklahoma C.ry.-ssuator Robert L.
Owen, Governor Lee Crucs and prob
ably Senator Thomas P. Core. viii
touch the magic button which will
start the marvellous machinery Of the
1911 Oklahoma State Fair on Tues.
day. September %. Senator Owen has
accepted an invitation 70 speak on
the opening day: Governor Cruce has
accepted, and Senator Gore has signi-
ted desire 70 be present II possible.
Both President John yields and secre.
tsry l. s Mahan have every reason TO
believe that Senator Gore will come
for the opening, which vill be made
a memorable day IN the history Of
Oklahoma
Senators Owen and Gore are both
Vitally interested m the Oklahoma
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
CHlLD'S HEAD
A MASS OF HUM0R

7 think the Cuticura remedies ar.
the best remedies for eczema haze
ever heard Of. Ny mother had a child
who had a rash on fits head when Il
was real young. Doctor called IL baby
rash. He gave US medicine, but It did
no good. In few days the head was
q solid mass. running sore. II was
awful; the child cried continually We
had to hold him and watch hiIl TO.
keep him from scratching the sore.
His suffering was dreadful. AZ last
We remembered Cuticura Reu edies.
We got dollar bottle Of CuticUra Re-
solvent, a box Of Cutcura Ointment.
and bar Of Cuticura Soap. We gave
the ResolYent as directed, waghed the
head with the Cuticura Soap and sp-
piled the Cuticura Ointment. We had
not used half before the child's head
was clear and free from eczema, and
It has never come back again. His
head was healthy and he had a beau
tiful head OF hair. | think the Cuti-
cura Ointment very good for the hair.
It makes the hair grow and prevents
falling hair" (Signed) Mrs. Francis
Lund. Plain City, Utah, Sept. 10, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
Of each, with 32.page book, will be
mailed free on application TO "Cuu-
eura," Dept. 12 L, Boston.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
HARVESTER At WORK
U1coynted Niles Of BoUntiful
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
Of Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
Practically ssyers Reach of Accident.
TIE Fruit q trs Fertile Fields
70 Being Gstn.r.a-El.ystorI
ard Railroads Viii Be Taxed
70 Their Capacity.

or a beautiful Saturday afternoon.
Tour weeks ago. the writer started for
q twenty mile drive into the country.
from one Of the hundred or more new
towns that have been well started dur.
Ing the past spring. In the Province OF
haskatcheWsn. ia Western Canada.
Nile after mile and mile after mile.
vas uayersed through what was one
continuous wheat field, the only relief
70 the scene being the roadways that
led back into other settlements.
where would have been repeated the
same great vista OF wheat.
What a wealth. Here we're hun
drsds and thousands. and millions OF
bushels Of what vas declared to be a
quality Of grain equal 20 any that has
ever been grown in the province As
We drove on and on I thought Of those
fellows down on the Board Of Trade
az Chicago. St Louis. MINNEAPOLIS
and Duluth. While they we're exploit.
Ing each others energies the farmer
Of Saskatchewan, AiDerta and Mani.
toba was contemplating how much be
would realize out Of bis crop. now
past any danger OF accident. over
what bis anticipatIons were two
months ago One man said 10 me.
The profits Of that field OF wheat will
give me sufficient money to purchase
s2O acres % land. for which the rail.
way company Is asking is.4OO. and
pay II In cash" Another. with a field
Of faH-it was only 32O scres-saId
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05

state Fair because they are interested
in Oklahoma. Premiums amounting to
$1,000 have been offered by Senator
owen In the Boys Corn Growing con
test and Senator Gore viii give a free
trip 10 Washington to the boy who
makes the best total score in the corn
contest.
With the greatest fair in the west
less than a month away and with ar.
rangements completed for the entire
twelve days, it remains for the people
Of Oklahoma and adjoining states TO
send In what they have to show at the
earliest possible moment and then get
ready 10 visit the big exposition and
see for themselves the wonderful ex-
hibits that have been gathered togeth-
er from the four quarters OF Oklahoma
and the entire country.
The Oklahoma State Fair is anxious
This year, above all years, for farmers
and live stock breeders to refute the
impression that has gone abroad about
conditions in general
What has been accomplished in Ok.
lahoma this year?" How did the
live stock come through" What
has been done along agricultural
lines ?"
These are some Of the questions
that the world is asking today and
they can be answered, according 10
Secretary Mahan, by the farmers OF
Oklahoma II they will do their part in
making the Oklahoma State Fair the
biggest agricultural and live stock
show in the country. Secretary Ma
han says twenty counties have al.
ready engaged space for county ex-
hibits and that he expects at least
twelve more before the entries close
Fair time is drawing near" says
the secretary. "and people interested
In all departments, especially live
stock, farm and garden products,
should write for premium books, en-
try blanks and any other information
as soon as possible. The same rule
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
Character AhoXe All

Young man, character is worth more
than money, character is worth more
than anything else in this wide world.
/ would rather have 1t said of me in
my old age than to have a monu.
ment OF pure gold built over my dead
body reaching from earth to heaven
would rather have it said that they
could find no occasion against him eI.
cept 1t be touching the law OF his
Cod" than to have all this world can
give.-Dwight l. Moody.
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be could do the same and still have a
balance in the bank. Flax produces
wonderfully well. and the curren,
price is about $3.50 per bushel We
then drove over into another town.
ship. getting further back from the
railway, and the main Travelled road.
Here We found ourselves in the center
Of a Swedish settlement. Those form
ing tho settlement we're originally
from Nebraska. Invited 20 put up our
horses and stay over for dinner. and
a dinner that was enjoyed not only on
account Of the generous appetite GRE
ated by the eKhilarating drive, but
also because OF the clean linen. the
well-prepared dishes OF roast fowl. po-
tatoes. cabbage. and a delightful des-
sert. some Of the history OF the settle
ment was learned. The host and
hostess we're modest in describing
their own achievements, and equally
modest as TO those OF their friends
but enough was learned to satisfy US
that they had come there about three
years ago. In moderate. almost poor.
circumstances Most OF them had re-
ceiyed their homesteads as A gift from
the government, and by careful dill
gence had purchased and paid for ad.
Joining land They had plenty OF cat.
tie and horses. some sheep and hogs,
and large well-kept gardens. showing
an abundance Of potatoes and cabbage
and other vegetables Their buildings
L.. a.
borhood and there was evidence OF
comfort everywhere
on 10 the Park Country.
Reluctant 10 leave these interesting
people. the horses thoroughly rested,
we're hooked up" and driven on. un-
der sun still high in the heavens.
with the horses pulling on the bit and
travelling at a l2-mile an hour gait
over a road that would put TO shame
many Of the macadamized streets. we
we're whirled along sinuous drive
through the woods and then out in the
park country.
Here was another scene OF beauty.
groves Of poplar. herds OF cattle.
fenced fields of wheat and oats and
OdIleS ana max, mere was wealth
and happiness and surely content.
ment The crops we're magnificent
The settlers, most Of them. by the
way, from Iowa. had selected this To-
cation because OF It's beauty. It's en-.
tire charm was wholesome. Fuel was
In abundance, the soil was the best.
the shelter for the cattle afforded by
the groves gave a splendid supply OF
food while hay was easy TO get They
liked H. Here was a sturdy farmer.
with his three boys He had formerly
been a merchant IN an Iowa town. his
children had been given a college edu.
cation and one Of the boys was about
10 marry the accomplished daughter
OF a nCighborIng farmer.
Through Land OF Wealth.
The Invitation TO remain TO sumner
was accepted. but tnat given 10 re-
main over night was tabled. II was
only a 25-mile drive into town over
the best OF roads. through such
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
Ditfculties Q; the Historian

To obtain history which is literature
and history which is accurate depends
upon human qualities not often found
In the same person. He who has the
art Of getting at the facts-and il
really is quite an art, and difficult
enough 10 master-somehow does not
have the art Of building the facts"
into a Literary structure that pleases,
perhaps fascinates, a multitude Of
readers.-L. A. Chase, Fellow in Amer.
ican History, Michigan, in outlook.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-10-05
oeeunatlon Of ldoIs

Some strange occupations figure on
indian census schedules At the last
census IN many villages Of Hydrabad
and the central provinces enthusiastic
and deyout enumerators returned the
the village shrines and temples as
occupied houses" The occupant was
the idol. whose occupation was stated
as granting boons and blessings" OF
"subsistence on contributions from the
tenants. Other calllnEs returned on
the schedules include collectors OF ed.
ible birds nests. receivers Of stolen
goods. witches, wizards. and COW poi
soners.-Pnll Mall Gazette.
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One Holiday In 81 Ysar,.

The story was told at the Wesley.
an conference at Cardiff the other day
that Dr. Hugh Jones. who has been a
minister In the Welsh work for %
years. only nee tried a weeks holi.
DAY. On the first day he was very
miserable. more miserable on the sec.
ond day. and on the third day be could
bear II no longer and leaving his wife
and family at the seaside returned TO
bis Sork.-LOndon Daily Mail.
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Solitude.

Mother. did God make the earth7-
inquired very little girl with Q
very large lump Of irquisitiyeness.
"Yes."
"All alone?"
yes"
And did he make the sun and moon
and stars and peoples?"
Yes"
'All alone?"
Yes, dear-he did It all by him
self"
The very little girl pondered a bit
Then:
Mother, doesn't God ever play WITH
anybody"