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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07
A Compliment

From the Washington Star.
 My farewell appearance was an oc- casion of the greatest enthusiasm said one prima donna.
 Yes" replied the other. Isn't 1t re- markable that such a large number of people should have seemed so delighted to hear you for the last ums.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07

Summary: Two-base hit, Baker, Lapp. Sacrifice hit. Mulin. Hits, off Bender, fin innings; Plank, in 5 innings; Wyck- off, ? in 3 innings. Struck out, by Cole 1. Bender 5, Plank 2, Wyclxoff 1. Stolen base, Maisel 2. Cook. Base on balls, Cole 8, Bender l. Plank 1. Time, ;35. Empires, zIildehrand and Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07
ST. LOUIS AMERICANS
 WIN FIRST IN SERIES

St. Louis, october 6.-Runs by Weilman and Shotten Pratt's single to right won the opening game of the fall series for the St. Louis Americans today, the team defeating the local Nationals, to 1. Score: RHE. Americans .............. 002 GOO 00O-2 5 Nationals ............... 900 900 O01-1 1
 Batteries: Weilman and Agnew; Doak, Griner and Wingo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07
BREWERS WIN THIRD GAME OF SERIES HardgrOve Pounded for Twelve Hits and
 Ten Runs

Milwaukee, October 6-Milwaukee today won the third game of the series for the championship of the minor leagues from Birmingham by 10 to l. Score: R. H. E Birmingham .... GOO 100 000- Milwaukee ..., 200 003 5O*-10 12
 Batteries: Hardgrove and Wallace; Hovlik and McGraw.
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Summary: Three-base hits, Cathers, Hummel. Home run, Devore. Base on ball. Fucker ?, Strand 2. Struck out, Fucker 2, Strand 8. Hit by pitcher, Fucker (Mann). Hits, off Fucker 5 in 5 inningsl Enzeman in innings Time, 1.3O. Umpires. Hart and Rigler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07
Giants and Phillies Split

New York. October 5.--New York and Philadelphia wound up the National deague season today by dividing a double-header. The ex-champions easily won the first game, 5 to 1, while the visitors took the second, to o. McGraw used all his youngsters in the two games. The second was called at the end of the seventh inning on account of darkness. Score: R. H. E. Philadelphia ......... 600 o01 O00-1 8 New York ............. GOO GOA 01s-5 10 l
 Batteries Mayer and Dooin, E. Burns Ritter and Smith. Empires, O'Connor and Klem
 Second game: R. H. 10. Philadelphia ............ 00l 4M 0-8 10 1 New York ............. 600 GOO co 6
 Batteries: Baumgardner and Killifer; Erickson. Huenke and Johnson
 No others scheduled.
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Summary: Two-base hit, Connolly, Egan; home runs, Evers, Connolly Stolen bases, Connolly, Dalton, Wheat Getz 2. Double plays, McCarty to Cut shaw; Smith, Dugey to Smith Bases on balls. Davis 8, Pfeffer 8. Struck out, Davis 5, Pfeffer D. Hit by pitcher Davis 2 Dalton, StengeD. Time, 1:bS. Empires, Rigler and Hart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07

New York, October 6.--James c. Smith, third baseman of the Boston National league club, broke his leg above the ankle in sliding to second base in the ninth inning of the first game of the double header at Brooklyn today. Smith will be unable to play in the worlds series Beal. Dugey or Whit ted probably will play in Smiths place in the big series.
 Smith formerly played in the South ern league.
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*Batted for Tyler in eighth.
 s*Batted for Davis in eighth.
 Score by innings: Boston 100 001 000-2 " 101 010 00s-3
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Chifeds May Lose Pennant


 Chicago, October 6-Chicago's chances for winning the Federal league pennant grew dubious today when the locals dropped both games of double header to Kansas City, 1 to 0 and to 8, while Indianapolis was beating St. Louis In- dianapolis is now full game ahead of Chicago, and if it wins one of the two remaining games will win the champion ship. Score-First game: R. H. E. Kansas City ............. 900 001 00O-1 l Chicago ...................00 900 GOO 000--0 l Batteries: Packard and Brown: Hendrix and Wilson.
 Second game: R. H. D. Kansas City .............. .OO3 020 0-5 Chicago ................... .OOO oOs 0--3 0 (Seven innings. darkness)
 Batteries: Johnson and Brown Fisk, Lange, Prendergast and Wilson.
 Buffeds Win
 Buffalo, October 6.--The Buffalo Feder- als won from Brooklyn today, to l. Pitcher Lafitts scored the visitors only run. Score: R. H. E. Buffalo ................... 600 110 10s-3 10 1 Brooklyn ............... .001 GOO 00o-1 3 Batteries: Schulz and Allen; Lafitte and Owens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07
FEDERAL LEAGUE
Baltimore Wins
Indianapolis Takes Lead

Indianapolis, October 6.---Indianapolis took the lead in the Federal league race today by defeating St. Louis, to 4, while Chicago was losing a double header to Kansas City Score: R.HE St. Louis ................ 900 900 112--4 3 { lnd1anapOn6 OO1 200 31$-7 12 2
 Batteries: Keupper and Chapman; Mosely and Rariden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-07

R. R. Fares Rsbated Through 7usIness Men's League Caeh Mall orders of tf and Over Delivered 6rse
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
Bull lip That Worked.

One winter, many years ago, a party
Of Wall street men we're enroute for
the West, to make an inspection trip
over a western railroad. The first
morning out from New York one Of the
party arose before the others and went
into the observation car. On one of
the windows there he saw a peculiar
frost formation. 1t was a perfect re-
plica of a bulls head. When the others
of the crowd joined him he pointed out
the curiosity and waited for their re-
marks. They gave it one searching
glance and then ran for telegraph
blanks. At the next station a sheaf
of messages were wired East. A few
days later, in Chicago, one of the New
Workers approached the discoverer OF
the frosted bulls head and said:
Much obliged for that bull tip on the
market"
What bull tip?"
why, the bulls head on the win
dow"
do you mean that you bought stock
on that hunch?"
Il certainly did, and so did every.
one else in the party except yourself
And what's more, am $4,000 richer
and the rest of the boys have closed
out with comfortable profits. Wall
Street Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
"DeVourinq Element"

The West of England is at war.
The enemy is the wood-pigeon, which
has descended in whole battalions
upon the crops, and the farmers are
out on commando to defend their
acres The handsome bird that gives
such a pleasing touch Of nature to the
London streets is a "devouring ele-
ment'' of extraordinary violence. Ru-
raj opinion credits him with eating
his own weight in food every day. One
of the most bitterly resented exactions
of feudal times was the immortal
dovecote, for the lord of the manor
alone could keep pigeons or kill them,
and some Of the old round towers that
housed the piratical hordes are still
to be found in the English Midlands.
The pigeon is vary robber and a
well-protected one. We do not know
whether it is true that shot glances
off his breast feathers, as the country
people say, but the most successful
marksmen certainly make a point OF
getting behind him. What special
cause has led to the unusual plague
in Devonshire does not seem to be
very clear. But we hope the farmers
and their friends will have good hunt
ing."-Pall Mall Gazette.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
Fame and NotorietX.

Fame and Notoriety met at the door
of a beautiful woman's home, and she
allowed them to enter.
Fame was first to show his wares
He had a bag of Life Puzzles, and
he took pains to show the woman what
satisfaction there was in solving any
of them.
She was interested and on the point
of dealing with him, when she asked:
How long does 1t take to work out
one Of your puzzles?"
cat least ten years, madam" replied
Fame, whereupon she dismissed him
as a Charlatan and a Faker.
Notoriety then stepped forward. He
had a bag of Straightforward tricks
glittering, sparkling tricks that fasci-
nated-and he showed the woman the
Joy of successfully manipulating his
wares. Her eyes cleaned and her
bosom heaved as she looked and lis
tened.
How long does it take to do your
tricks?" she asked.
Madam" declared Notoriety, "the
most difficult of them can be done il
one night"
And the beautiful woman bought
Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
HAVE BLANK PERIODS
PEcULIARITIES OF MIND SHOWN
BY HEAVY DRINKERS.
Apparently Fully Conscious of Their
Surroundings, and Acting Normal
iy They Really Are Men
tally irresponsible.

Responsibility assumes that per
son is aware of the nature Of his acts
and the consequences which follow,
writes Dr. T. D. Crothers in Case and
Comment, and that he is able to Judge
of the conditions and impressions
which come to him from surroundings
and contact with others. He may
reason incorrectly from these data,
and misinterpret them, and form
wrong conclusions, but 1t is assumed
that he is fully conscious Of passing
events and surroundings. When this
consciousness and memory is shut of,
and the words, acts, and conduct OF
others fail to make any impression,
there is abnormality and irresponsi-
bility. What is called the personality
of the man, or his consciousness OF
the present, is lost, and conduct and
mentality are without guidance or
control.
Many very startling instances have
been noted which confirm this fact.
Thus, a conductor running daily on
an express train drank heavily at
night before retiring. The next morn
ing he would go out on his train,
attend to all his duties as usual, only
showing a little more reticence and
abstractedness. He was apparently
conscious of everything that went on.
Many hours afterwards on his return
trip he would suddenly become ex-
cited and inquire with great anxiety
to know what had happened, and say
he had no recollection of anything
from the time of retiring the night
before.
Sometimes this blank of memory
would last during the entire trip. To
his associates this condition was rec
ognized by his reticent, gruf manner
His work was performed automatlcal-
ly, with apparent judgment. On sew
eral occasions of, great excitement
from accidents, he would apparently
recover his normal condition, and be
unusually disturbed to know what had
preceded the event.
These blanks continued several
years, and were known only to his
intimate associates Another example
was of the president of a very large
manufacturing concern, who drank
steadily in moderation. He had dis
tinct blanks of memory, sometimes
for days at time. He was actively
engaged in business, planned and con-
Quoted important matters, and yet
was oblivious of events occurring dur
ing these blank periods.
A third example was that of trav-
cling man who took both drugs and
spirits He would have no conscious
memory of where he was or what he
had sold except when he referred to
his diary which he kept with great
minuteness.
Had any of these persons commit
ted overt acts, no defense of loss OF
memory would have been considered.
They were in reality exceedingly dan
gerous and irresponsible persons,
liable at any moment to commit alb
normal acts.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
NOT SPOILED BY POSITION
Pleased to Greet Humble Com
panion of His Boyhood.

A pretty little incident that throws
a pleasing light upon the character Of
the president of France occurred re-
Gently at a banquet given by the
French bar to President Poincare.
At the close of the dinner NJ. Poin-
care called up the waiter who had
watched over his comfort Thank
you, jacques" he said quietly, and
shook him by the hand. At the same
time the president managed to slip a
bank note into the walters palm.
81 won't have it," cried Jacques,
and to the amusement and astonish-
nent of the guests there ensued a
friendly struggle between the waiter
and the president of the republic.
NJ. Poincare ended the amicable dis
pute by pushing the note into the
mans pocket and good-naturedly slap
ping him on the back. The waiter
could not resist this sincere geniality,
and finally, after another handshake,
retired, wreathed In smiles.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16

man with gold eyeglasses, who
smelled Of some curious sickish-sweet
perfume, came and took him by the
hand and led him into room where
his father lay in bed, very gray and
quiet.
The white hand on the coverlet
had beckoned to him and he had gone
close up to the bed, standing very
straight, his heart beating fast and
hard.
'John!" the word had been almost
whisper, very tense and anxious,
very distinct. John, you're little
boy, and father is going away"
Toto Wishing House?"
The gray lips had smiled then, ever
so little, and sadly. mo, John"
Take me with you, father! Take
me with you'll"
His voice had trembled then, and he
had had to gulp hard.
Listen, John, for what I am say
ing is very important You don't
know what l mean now, but some
time you will" The whisper had
still distinct. ''I can't go to the Never
Never Land. But you may sometime.
If you If you do, and if you
find Westinghouse remember that
the men who lived in it be-
fore you and me we're gen
tIemen. Whatever else they were,
they were always that. Be
like them, John. $ will your"
Yes, father"
The old gentleman with the eye
glasses had come forward then, hasti-
ly.
Goodnight, father"
He had wanted to kiss him, but
strange cool hush had settled on the
room and his father seemed all at
once to have fallen asleep. And he
had gone out, so carefully, on tiptoe,
wondering, and suddenly afraid.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
CHAPTER III.
The Turn of the Pace.


John Valiant stirred and laughed, a
little self-consciously for there had
been drops on his face.
Presently he took a check-book from
his pocket and began to figure on the
stub, looking up with wry smile. ITO
come down to brass tacks," he NUT
tered, when I've settled everything
,(thank heaven, don't owe my tailorD
there will be little matter Of twenty
eight hundred odd dollars, passe mo-
tor and my clothes between me and
the bread-line!"
Everything else he had disposed Of
everything but the fourfooted COM
rade there at his feet. But I'd not
sell you, old chap" he said, softly;
not a single lick of your friendly
pink tongue; not for beastly hun
dred thousand"
He withdrew his caressing hand and
looked again at the check-stub. TWEEN
ty-eight hundred! He laughed bleakly.
Why, he had spent more than that
month ago on ball at Sherry's! This
morning he had been rich; tonight he
WAS pour
What could he Go? He could not
remember time when he had not had
all that he wanted He had never Dor
rowed from a friend or been dunned
by an importunate tradesman. And
he had never tried to earn dollar in
his life; as to current methods of max
ing a living, he was as ignorant as a
Pueblo Indian.
He rose grimly and dragged his
chair facing the window The night
was balmy and he looked down across
the darker sea of reefs, barred like a
gigantic checker-board by the shining
lines of streets, to where the flashing
electric signs Of the theater district
laid their wide swath Of colored ra-
dance The manifold calls of the
street and the buzz Of trolleys made a
dull tonal background, subdued and
faraWay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16

UCTC > a 6GdL Leaving J OUlOTFO"
smudged plasterer, tools in hand
clerks, some hatless and with thin
alpaca coastal peering at the voice
less front of the great building, and
all. he imagined, with a thriving fear
in their faces. AS he watched, a wom-
an. coarsely dressed, ran across the
street, her handkerchief pressed to her
eyes.
The notice has gone up on the
door. said the manager. Il sent word
10 the police. Crowds are ugly some
times"
Valiant drew a sudden sharp breath.
The corporation down in the mire,
with crowds at its doors ready to
cIamor for money entrusted to it, the
aggregate savings Of widow and or
phaT. the piteous boarded sums earned
by labor over which pinched sickly
faces had burned the midnight oil!
The older man had turned back to
the desk to draw a narrow typewrit-
ten slip of paper from a pigeonhole.
Here he said, lis a list of the bonds
of the subsidiary companies recorded
in your name. These are all, of
course, enguIfed in the larger failure.
You have, however. your private for
tune If you take my advice, by the
way" he added significantly, you'll
make sure Of keeping that"
What do you mean?" John Va.
liant faced him quickly.
The other laughed shortly. "A word
TO the wise." he quoted. Its very
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
Rabbits Know Geooraphv

Since the Connecticut game law
went into effect there has been much
trouble along the state line over
Rhode Island shooters coming over
to this side. Connecticut game ward,
ems and protectors are scattered all
along the line looking out for law
violators who plead ignorance of the
state line whereabouts.
Two Providence men were fined
1904 for each rabbit "holed" far
they hadn't caught any.
One of the men said:
Them gosh hanged rabbits apnear
to be well posted on southern New
England geography, and coax US over
the line so you darned loafers can ea,
a chance to make money By ropins
US in."-East KillIngly tConn.) na
patch to N. Y. Herald.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
LITERALLY WALK ON BLOOD
Beers Have to Have Floors Peculiarly
Constructed TO Resist the
Ravages Of Ants.

A floor smeared with blood! A
peaceful home where the haus frau
sits and patiently darns her mans
socks or croohs quaint lullaby as her
substantially shod foot rocks the era
Ole to and fro. One can hardly COZ.
ceive Of such q condition OF things
But they are so. not in one home, but
In hundreds Of quiet, peace-loving, law
abiding homes.
The homes are in South Africa, in
the Transvaal, the land of the BoeT
farmer, the Kaf1rs and-here is the
cause OF the tale-the ant, the big va
r1ety of ant that Is not content to use
his or her nippers On people, but that
persists in eating the wooden floors as
well. These insects would eat the
wooden floors if there were any wood,
en- floors to be demolished.
Knowing that nothing made of wood
will withstand the ravages of the ants,
the Boer farmer puts unique founda-
ton under his residence. He has the
Kaf1rs haul many loads of yellowish
few dozen of the Kairs tramp it into
fine dust, which they mix with water
and work up into the consistency OF
dough ready for the oven.
1t is then thrown into the Enclosure
made by the foundation walls and
again trodden by the black men until
1t is as solid as piece of stone When
this mass has thoroughly dried and
the surface has been smoothed off, 1t
Is smeared over with thick coating
Of fresh OK blood, which is allowed to
dry for two or three days. 1t is then
in condition for polishing.
Again the natives set to work, and
no piano receives more brilliant pol
ish than these bloody floors get with
the bare palms of the Kafirs. The
intermingling of the deep red of the
OK blood and the pigment of the clay
forms mahogany red, rich and beau
tiful, and of brilliancy of polish that
is wonderfully artistic when set off by
the skins Of such animals as the tiger,
leopard and native lion.
Unless the visitor to the Boer home
is informed beforehand of the way the
floors are made, no idea of the sub
stance composing them would be con-
veyed by the appearance Of the fin
ished product, which, after being
treated with certain kind of varnish
is thoroughly waterproof, and insect
proof.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
Worlds Coal Supply.

The area of the worlds coal fields,
in square miles and tonnage, is as
follows:
China and Japan, 100000; United
States. $4,000; India, $4,000; Russia,
$4,000; Great Britain, 5000; Germany,
$500; France, 1900; Belgium, Spain
and other countries, 1,400. Total,
All, 800
The coal fields of China, Japan,
Great Britain, Germany, Russia and
India contain apparently 100000, 900
tons, which is enough for 700 years
at present rate of consumption. If to
the above be added the coal fields in
the United States, Canada and the
other countries, the supply will be
found ample for 1000 years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
ENERGY FROM A SUGAR DIET
Experiments Have Shown That 1t Has
Wonderful Effect Upon the
human Body.

The psychologist who discovered
that your liver and your muscles
manufacture sugar while you sleep
has been supposed by the German
physician who uses sugar dissolved in
water as an excellent surgical dress
ing for all sorts of wounds.
Drs. Jacques Panset and Pierre
Matthew have declared that when AMI
mails eat sugar exclusively for long
periods their weight at first decreases,
soon begins to mend and then fall
away again as the diet continues.
DR.. H. Heald of Tacoma Park, d. c.,
disagrees with the laboratory findings.
He says sugar is comparable to gaso-
line AS the latter is the fuel Of the
internal combustion engine, SO sugar
is the fuel of the human machine,
Sugar, he says, is the staff of life,
and man can produce more energy
from sugar than from any other food
A distinguished British heart spe
cialist has lately proved the efficacy
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-04-16
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symmetrical, exquisitely perfect. The
little group with whom she sat looked
somewhat out Of place in that mixed
assemblage. Smartly groomed and
palpably members of set to whom
John Valiant was a familiar, they had
had only friendly mods and smiles for
the young man at whom so many there
had gazed with jaundiced eyes.
To the general public which read it's
daily newspaper perhaps none of the
gilded set was better known than
Vanity Valiant" The new Panhard
he drove was the smartest car on the
avenue, and the collar on the white
bulldog that pranced or dozed on it's
leather seat sported a diamond buckle
To the spacewriters Of the social col
umns, he had been perennial inspira-
ton. The patterns of his waistcoats,
and the splendors of his latest bache-
lors' dinner at Sherry 's-with such