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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
POINTERS TO RANDOM

The folly and futllity of laboring with the hands, or spending a life's span in delving or ditching or plying a trade, Is daily illustrated in the fact that good pitcher is worth his weight in gold.
 In this truth is nation wide oppor- tunity. Fathers who train their sons from infancy in the art of flinging will be able to dispose of them at the age of IS for $25,o5o each. What a boon for natrimony and incentive to paternity
 Unless there occurs a change in the present day system the list of stupendous- ly rich will continue to swell, and glorious time will come when throughout the length and breadth of this dominion there will be no common people for the trusts to tread upon.
 To sell the sons of America for $2o, 900 each is no dream such as wrought Utopia and peopled it with the happy and well content.
 If today one young finger brings the record price of s22,5eo. what will such a man be worth 20 years hence? To think think of America going backward, the price of cotton descending to cents, and the great national pastiine losing it's flavor in the mouths of the people.
 The price will ev@ increase, and as Marty O'Toole has displaced Rube Mir quard and Lefty" Russell as the hon orees of record breaking deals, so in years to come Marty OToole will be deprive1 of his honors and relegated to the shelf of yesterdays heroes.
 Marty O'Toole, incidentally, was sold Saturday by St Paul to the Pittsburs Pirates for the cool sum of s22.500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
EDITED BY HUGH W. ROBERTS

mas been accomplished and that schemes nave encountered little encouragement rom the safe and sane element, is agam moving along like clockwork. The prayers are anxious to finish high and are oe'ermined to play good ball in the crisis which is dawning,
 AS Tar as Birmingham is concerned, .he games to be. played within the next two weeks are doubly- important, This week five games will ee fought out be- tween the Barons and the Turtles and the volunteers, the latter being the closest rivals of the locals. Next week Birming- nam and Memphis will play six games in three days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, in Birmingham following the one game to be played between the two in Memphis Sunday. So it is apparent that as a result of the 12 games to be played against Memphis and Nashville in the next nine days, that there will he T wider breach between the three than ar the present time.
 But the Barons are confident and in hign spirits. They seem to appreciate the fact that recent agitation in reference to the team has resulted in a fiasco, and has been drowned upon by those who have the cal interest of the club at heart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
The Onus of a Doctrine

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 The Monroe doctrine imposes obligation which this country cannot evade, and if bv such means as have been devised by Secretary Knox the most turbulent of our near Latin-American neighbors can be converted from being "a happy hunting ground for adventurers into a held TOT legitimate enterprise" vhe United States will be making wise use of its powers and opportunities. There may be-as has been feared by cautious senators-oansers
 ,s .,ho noss,hiiities of fresh complica- lions Mn these agreements, but they can ha rd,v he worse than the conditions which they are designed to correct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

Marty OToole is a spitbal finger wita a penchant for whiting opponents. Some days ago he struck out 1T stickmen of the Milwaukee Beerines thus equalling the record of the great Rube Waddel.
 So consistent has been the phenomenal work of Marty that the attention of all big leaguers were attracted to St. Paul. The efforts to land the finger came to head Saturday. The young man, as a horse sometimes is, was placed upon block, and the bidders got busy. Rajah Bresnahan of the St. Louis Cardi- nals. after finding the teeth of the young finger without fault. strolsed his beard and hung up an offer of $15,O00. George E. Lennon of the St. Paul club just smled-thats all.
 Stcvall of Cleveland then clipped in a
 bid of $16,co0, and Cantillion of Chicago raised him s2O00.
 Barney DreyfusN then bid $19,0Oo, and Canrilllon, having found an undeveloped muscle of the leg, which held out vast
 promises for the future. held up his
 finger again, crying "$2O,0oop' MT. Lennox about this time awoke to the fact that his young Marty O'Toole
 was worth a little gold mine. "Gentlemen," he said you are making about as much progress as the prohibi- tionists in their effort to reform Texas Assume the activity of an Alabama leg islative poker game. Get busy"
 Thus rebuked, Barney Dreyfus stepped right up to the limelight with an offer of $22,500.
 And another slave changed masters
 thus paving the way for another Harriet H
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

The chances are that Baron for the second year in succession, will lead the league in the matter of stealing bases.
 Last season. the honor fell to the lot pf William MeGilvray, who hung up fo hhefts, beating the sensational Joe Jackson by an even five.
 At the present time, Artie Phelan Is leading the league with s2 stolen bases and the season is not yet two-thirds Eone. While Phelan's margin is linn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
JOSS BENEFIT NETS
 EXACTLY $12,914

Cleveland, July 24.-The All Stars, made up d wfll known American league players, defeated the Cleveland team before a crowd of 15,270 persons today-the game was played for the benefit of the dow and children of the late Addie .Jnss, Cleveland pitcher. The proceeds of the contest were SIP : 914 The All Stars were more con sistent in their citing than the locals and won 5 to 3. Score: R Fl. B : Cleveland =. ....... 01O 900 020--3 All Stars .... 210 100 100-5 Batteries: Young, Kaler, Blanding Griggs and Smit.. and Easterly; Wood, Johnson, Ford and Sreit and Living ston
 (No American league games.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
BOSTON NATIONALS
 HAVE NEW OWNERS

Boston, July 24.-The control of the Boston National League Baseball club
 passed into the hands of President Will liam Hepburn Russell today. The an- nouncement that the club would not be sold to Med Hanlon'' of Baltimore oc anyone else followed the transfer of the stock.
 Ire control of the organization was per- fected when Vice President L. c. Page was given a certified check for s2S $50 in
 exchange for 191 shares held by Mir. Page and his brother, George A. Page
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Models Face Hard Trip

Anniston, July. 24.-fSpecial.)- )-Red Tom Fisher and his pupils who con- stitute the Anniston club of the South eastern league have left on a hard road trip, which includes Selma, Gadsden and Decatur They play for the next three days at Selma, go thence to De- cat,T, thence to Gadsden. This series will have an important bearing on the race for the flag.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
YOUNG SECKEL IS
 LEADING GOLFERS

Detroit. July 24-Driving splendidly, even in the teeth of terrific gale and putting in spectacular fashion, Albert Seckel of Chicago, intercollegiate cham pion, with a card of IS for the IS holes, leads the 16s golfers who competed in the elimination round today which started the thirteenth annual amateur championship of the Western Golf association on the links of the Detroit Golf club.
 The golfers with the s4 leading scores will compete tomorrow in the medal play qualification round from which the 3. leaders become eligible for the champion- ship matches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Pels Cinch Rag

New Orleans Item: Several nails were driven In dear old Montgomery's coffin Saturday.
 Nashville .trounced the Billikens twice while the pelicans were performing a sim liar operation on the Chattanooga Look outs The result is that the Billikens, who only two weeks ago threatened 10 take the lead from the Pelicans, are now IA joints behind. That represents nearly | 10 whole games.
 Saturdays results practically cinched the championship of 1911 for the Pels
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
IARTIE PHELAN TO MAINTAIN
 BARON BASE STEALING RECORD

tied, it is believed that he will main- tain his lead. Second for base steal ing honors Is Bills of Montgomery with 2S. Graham of Montgomery and Baer- wald of Memphis are tied for third place with 25 each. Zimmerman Of Atlanta shows up with 23.
 In recent years, Birmingham has all ways been well to the front with base stealers. Frank Gygli lead the league some seasons ago, and Noah Henline, when with Birmingham, hung up an- other leadership honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Grand Rapids Races

Grand Rapids. Mich, July 24.-With all except two horses from Grand Cir cult stables qiiartered at Comstock park, everything is in readiness for the grand circuit meeting beginning Tues day. The entry list carries the names Of moro than 25l trotterg and pacers Of which not less than 150 will start in the Is races or the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
DREYFUS AFTER
 CATCHER KELLY

Pittsburg, July A.-President Barney Dreyfus of the Pittsburg club, who re- turned today from St. Paul, where he secured Pitcher Martin OToole, said he did not give a Plttsburg player in addi- tion to the s22,5O0 paid for O'Tooles re- lease. O'Toole will report here September 1. Dreyfus is also negotiating for Catcher Kelly, O'Toole's battery mate, and it is said has offered s10000 for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Elliott Home Run Boss

Atlanta Constitution: "Rowdy' Elliott, the Barons' peppery little receiver, has the honor of smashing out the most cir cult clouts this season with s.
 Here are those who have made two or more through the games played July %:
 Elliott 8, Moran 6, Murch 1. Mill 1, Phelan 4, J. Johnston 1, Graham 1, Smith 1, Swalm 4, Baerwald 4. Watson .. O'Dell g. Elwert 3, Callahan 3. Bayless 3, Swacina B. Sykes ?, Zimmerman 2 Leiune g. Nor thern ?, McGilvray ?, Yantz ?, Daley 2, Bills ?, Barr ?, Manush 2, Kirke ?, Well chonce ?, Jackson g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
WITH. THE SCRIBES
Race for Place

Atlanta Constitution: With the recent serious slump of the Billikens, the race for second place in the Southern is easily the feature in these parts. Few games separate Montgomery. Birmingham, Nash vile, Memphis and Chattanooga. Mobile has an outside chance to get In the first division while there is a remote possibility that Atlanta will get several steps nearer the ton. If the Crackers do rise from
 eighth place it will be by display or gameness rarely seen in organized ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
They're Cut Now

Atlanta Journal: If you had made a solemn vow that you would not cut your whiskers off until you had gotten five hits and fattened your batting average. and you had gone for days until you looked like an Australian bushman, and then made your fifth hit, and rain stopped the game so your hit would not count, well wouldn't it make your whiskers piroette, to say the least.
 Yet all this is what happened to Mar can of the Birmingham club. If you ever felt like a hedgehog, or had the whskers of Little Jeff ten thousand times ntensi- fed then you might begin to feel a lit- tie bit like Marcan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Rain in Gadsden

i Gadsden. July 24.-(Special.) )-The game scheduled here between the Huntsville and Gadsden teams was postponed on ac- count of wet grounds and a double header will be played tomorrow beginning at 3 o'clock.
 Guthrie, recently released by Rome. has been signed to play second base, Holtz having been released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
SUMMARY.

SUMMARY. | Two-base Hit-Wasem. Stolen Bases-Sparks, Weber, Robinson, Hannon.
 Bases on Balls-Hill l. i Sacrifice Hits-Chancey, Cooper ! Struck Out-Hill S. Robinson g. Passed Ball-McAllister. { Time of Game-2:00. ! Umrire-Keeling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
SOUTHEASTERN
STANDING
Robinson Trims Anniston

Selma, July 24.-(Speciall l-Anniston 4roved easy for Robinson this afternoon land " as shut out by the score of ? to O.. Roth Selma and Anniston played faultless ball but timely hitting caused the local club to score while the visitors could not tbunca hits on Robinson. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
SUMMARY.

SUMMARY. Two Base Hits-Smith. Double Plays-Sm -Smith-Schwartz. Sacrifice Hits-Smith, Seaboush. Base on Balls-Anderson A. Camppeli z. Struck Out-Anderson 4, Campoeii z' Time-1 40. I1mpires- -Pfenninger and Kellum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
CRACKERS AGAIN
 HAVE GREAT LUCK

Atlanta, July 24.--Rain stopped the urss game of the double header today between
 Atlanta and New Orleans after two ana a half innings had been played With m .ne
 score to 1 in New Orleans favor. Ine second game was called on. oniy one game will be played tomorrow win double header probability for Weones- IAnv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
American Association
STANDING
Results

At St. Paul: First game. St. Paul O. To- leGo ,. Second game. St. Paul 2. Toledo 1
 At Kansas City: Kansas City 15. Co., lumbus :. apniis 5
 At Milwaukee: First game, Milwaukee 2. Louisville s. Second game, Milwaukee 8. LollisyilIe 2,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

A .asebal. trade which will isterest all fans" has been announced by Manager McGraw, of the Giants. Shortstop ZAP Bridwell and Harry Gowdy, catcher. of the Giants. are to go to the Boston club for Charlie Herzog, infelder. who be- gan his league career as Giant several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

Nashville. July 24-Nashville won a. istless game this afternoon from Mobile, 6 to 3. The visitors errors were costly. Three errors combined with a double and a single in the first inning gave Nashville three runs. Anderson was wild but effective when he had his con- trol working. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Wilson's Hitting Record

Pittsburg. July 24-Pttsburg had no trouble today in defeating Brooklyn to 2. The home players hit the ball hard and often. The batting of Wilson was the feature. He hit safely every time he went to bat, getting three three baggers and a single. Score: R.H.E. Pittsburg ................0 .002 013 02t-S 10 o Brooklyn ................100 100 100 000-2 g 2
 Batteries: Adams and simon; Barger and Erwin. Time, 1:35. Empires, Riger and Finneran.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDING
Keefe Was Easy

Cincinnati, July 24-New York found Keefe for five hits and as many runs in the second inning and won easily from Cincinnati here today to 3. Marquard was effective with men on bases. The batting of Meyers featured. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
MOBILES ERRORS
 HELP NASHVILLE
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING

Results Yesterday Nashville 6. Mobile 3. (Rain elsewhere).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Cards Beat Phillies

St Louis, July 24-St. Louis defeated Philadelphia today 10 to ?. Score
 R.H E. Philadelphia ........... 900 100 001-- ? ! St. Louis ............... .520 1Ol 10'-10 13 Batteries: Alexander, Burns and Dooin; Harmon and Bliss. Time, 1:f. Empires. O'Day and Emslie.
 BCston-C Chicago. rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

Next auction sale, Thursday, July z7. q nice lot to select from. Fies ( Son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Games Today

Birmingham in Memphis. New Orleans in Atlanta. Mobile in Nashville.
 Montgomery in Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

(No American league games.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

Marty O'Toole, incidentally, was sold Saturday by St. Paul to the Pittsburg Pirates for the cool sum of s22.500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

Boston-Chicago. rain.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
WEST PINE RIVER.

Mrs. Nettie Basorc is quite ILL.,
Rev Daniel Fleming OF Lansing
was a caller here last week
Emmett Kyes OF Gladwin visited
his brother here last week.
Mrs Eliza Fleming is on the sick
list.
c. f. Johnson and wife OF Ithaca
visit relatives here last week
Henry and Perry Adams OF Alma
were callers here Sunday
A. ]. Wilke is remodeling his house
in general.
Mrs. Ella Behler has returned to
her home in Belding
Rev Ely Raycraft and family OF
New York are visiting relatives here.
Mrs ]. Weeks is reported better
at this writing
VIM. Sullivan has a fine new +. NJ.
+. auto.
James Hartman entertained COM
pany from Shepherd over Sunday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an inflamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed You have rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing. and when it is en-
tlrely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases out, of ten are caused
bv Catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition of the mucous sur
faces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh }
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free. + j..
CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggist, zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
NORTH ARCADIA.

Miss Hazel Kuhlman is teaching
school near Wheeler.
Oscar Morse is very poorly. DR..
Lamb is attending him.
Miss Zelma Parks came Sunday 20
work for Mrs. VIM. Godfrey.
Miss Celia Creaser of Alma spent
Saturday with Miss Ester Smith.
VIM. Keefcr OF Ionia county spent
Thursday with his sister, Mrs. Oscar
Morse. a
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clark was in
East Arcadia Sunday and spent the
day with thcir son, Byrd Clark
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Lybolt of Alma
spent Sunday with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. Kuhlman.
Mrs. Alma Miller was in Ithaca
Tuesday on business.
Harold Wood was in Emerson Sun
day and attended Sunday school in
the Allen district. There appears TO
be some attraction in that direction
lately
The White Elephant social which
was cid at the Grange hall Friday
evening, was success. both financial
~ and socially, about $500 being the
proceeds of the evening.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20

d, party of A. A. r r. officials
visited this place recently to confer
with Mr. Post about a siding for his
elevator, which will soon be under
construction
Ollie Pembroke and family of Alma
stayed over Sunday with relatives in
this village
The Pine River Telephone Associa-
ton has purchased of !. c. Moody the
building formerly used as a doctors
office and are moving same TO more
convenient locality for their use as a
central building. Bert Hamilton and
n. w. WEIGH are moving the building,
which will be placed just east OF the
brick store. Same will be placed on
a wall painted and repaired and put
in good shape for its intended use.
Perry Post is working for Mr..
Creech
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Wood are the
proud parents of baby boy.
NORTH ARCADIA.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Vern Wiltse April 4
Miss Lottie Yung OF Emerson
spent Sunday with her parents.
Archie Crane OF Grand Rapids Wis
tied over Sunday with relatives
Mrs Ethel Hill returned Saturday
from a weeks stay in Ithaca.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas Seavers visited
Sunday at John De Groft's.
Pearl Wiltse Katie Smalley and
Freddie Crozier returned to their
school i'll Ithaca Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Barnes, Mr. and
Mrs Rufus Wardell visited Sunday at
{. Wardell's.
Mr.. and Mrs H. Murwin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Murwin were Sunday Wis
itors at VIM. Hutchinson's.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
FOREST HILL.

Mrs. Emma De Hart of Marion was
in town over Sunday She came TO
attend the funeral of Mrs. Mary Bauer
of this place.
w c. Sullivan and wife, Howard
Lake and wife and NJ L. Perrigo went
TO Detroit last week TO bring out an
automobile for Mr.. Sullivan They
got back Sunday morning, after a
desperate struggle with muddy roads
School opened Monday morning in
fine shape after the one weeks vaca-
ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
KICKED BY A MAD HORSE

Samuel Birch. of Beetown, Wis, had
a most narrow escape from losing his
leg, as no doctor could heal the fright
full sore that developed, but at last
Bucklens Arnica Salve cured it COM
pletely. Its the greatest healer of ulcers,
burns boils, eczema scalds. cuts, corns,
cold sores, bruises and piles on earth.
Try it 25c at Rhodes Drug Store aud
Wheaton & Sons.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
RESULTS TELL

PacaB
esend meat
little
ampuae Pa Balm effected 1t
has
mend truly.
~ GA. FAY, Druggist,
Michie Mich.
PacaB
Please ship as possible three dozen paca Balm by
outa
hard for the whole thing in this place and
world everything
- = Yours truly, RIVKIN.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20

PACAl BALM S &c soS old sns syge ol.:
NJ Drasrista and all skin Diseases.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
Famous Palnolive

tried Palmolive Soap have idea
complexion.
we'll cleanes the skin. contains aka
the wonderful effect of its palm and olive oils
smooth, beautifully white You have
delightful decately perfumed
richly exquisite Palmove has larger sale than
SOAP The soap that has pleased the
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-04-20
Marvellous Galvanic

The soap that does everything you have right expect
laundry soap-and
Over million Gavanic Soap every dayin the la
dn the kitchen They know that Gavanc does twice the work
other soaps with half the labor-and does it better
Gavanic pure white 1t makes clothes
whtecean with than the labor needed with ordn
soap don't to boil clothes
rub them unless they're very badly soiled
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-02-04
A SMALL FIRE

Tuesday afternoon while there
was quite q breeze from the north.
sparks from switch engine start
ed q fire in a bunch of rubbish and
Russian thistles near the electric
light plant. The NcKune & Wal
lace hose from their lumber yard
soon had a stream ON the blaze and
. little later the town extipguisher
GIT in its work and prevented what
might have been a good.sized con-
aagration in a few wooden shacks
and the big piles of lumber near
by.
1t would be the proper thing to
have all combustibles along the
railroad track cleaned up and a
few old wooden buildings removed
from the railroad right of way.
The Monte Vista journal., 1911-02-04
NATIONAL STOCK SHOW

e. +. Newton of Monte Vista,
took his agricultural exhibits to
the National Western Stock Show
ut Denver January 1921, where
he took "a special premiums, in
Guiding the grand sweepstakes on
general display. MIR. Newton has
taken the sweepstakes at the
Denver stock shows for the past
three years in succession. He also
took several special premiums at
Columbus, Ohio, in January in
Guiding the championship on black
oats.
To Whom 1t May Concern:
Ibis is to certify that Mr.. +. +
Newton, Of Monte Vista, has had
an exhibit at the National Western
Stock Show consisting of grain
in the sheaf, threshed grains and
all kinds of stock roots.
Mr.. Newton has been with us in
this work for the past five years
and each time he comes with n
better exhibit, and shows more
grains and a better display than
the year past.
Mr.. Newton has carried away
moro ribbons than any other party
that has ever exhibited at this
show. The people OF Monte Vista
should think themse yes lucky in
having such q man to represent
their country.
l rs Assistant Superintendent Of
the Feed and Forage department
will always look forward to having
Mr.. Newton with US and extend
my thanks 70 him for his help 70
us and to the Association.
Very truly,
II. w. BROWN,
Asst. Supt.