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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
The Lady and the Butcher

From the Boston Tlanatrlpt,
 Mrs. Putton-Ayres had picked up a few French phrases, which she worked Into her talk on every possible occasion. En- tering the butchers shop one day she in auired if he had any "hon-vivant'
 "Boned what. ma am?" asked the hutch CT, puzzled
 "Bon-vivant," she repeated That's the French for good liver, you know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
STATION CASE TO
 BE SETTLED SOON

Chicago, March 31.-R B. Ward, president of the Brooklyn Federals, is expected in Chicago tomorrow to setlle with President Weeghman of the local club the disposal of Pitcher Tom Seaton.
 No difficulty is expected to be met in arranging the matter, according to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01

nothing grows much faster than interest compounded.
 Another interesting case was that of real estate deal in New York state recent lY which involved the satisfaction of mortgage that had run for 5l years with out any payment except for interest The mortgage was given for 5000 in 1863 For 8 years interest was paid at the rate of per cent, and for the past IS years the rate was per cent. The total interest paid on the mortgage was S3390 and the principal of S10OO was still due. Nearly three and q half times the principal was paid and that too without reducing the original debt. The moral is obvious Save your money and become a lender
 T. D. AIACGREGOR-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
HEARING ON FEDERAL POSTPONED
Federal Court to Review the killifer Case On
 April 1

Detroit, March Sl.-Attorneys for the Philadelphia National league baseball club in the federal court proceeding to restrain William J. Killfer. Jr, formerly catcher of the Philadelphia Nationals. from playing baseball with any other team than the Chicago Federals. an bounced here today that the hearing in Grand Rapids on the injunction petition had been postponed from April 3 to April 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01

representing his college in the 100 and 22o-yard dashes.
 He states that Mississippi A. X NJ. will have an exceptionally strong team this year, and that prospects are bright for capturing the southern intercollegiate meet, which will be held in Meridian this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
BIRMINGHAM GETS
 THE NATIONAL ALL ROUND TOURNAMENT .
BIRMINGHAM AWARDED ALL
 ROUND CHAMPIONSHIP MEET

New York March 31The championship committee of the Amateur Athletic Union tonight announced that had awarded the amateur athletic unions all around championships 194 to the Southern association of the A. A. be held auspices of the Birmingham Athletic club Birmingham Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
High School Game Postponed

The game between the Birmingham High school and Bessemer High school baseball teams which was scheduled this afternoon, has been postponed until next week on account of the rainy weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
ankees Win Fourth

Houston. Tas.. March 3i.-New York National regulars made fl four straight from the Texas league champions by de- featlns Houston today. l te l. Napier was hit hard in one inning, while Fromme and Hearne scattered the hits. Score.
 R.H.E. Houston .s.......................... -NtW huih .ss.ts.-..s. s...sss..t--t..-s Batteries: Napier. Clarke. R. Allen and & Allen and kitchius Fromme. Heard and Mclean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
Athletics l. Form
Cubs Hit Hard

Terre Hante Ind. March 3l.-The Chi eago Nationals shut out Terre Haute to- day h to q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
CLARK RELEASED TO AUGUSTA; MURPHY
 LEAVES FOR CHARLOTTE; ANSON COMING

Del Gainor. Claude Williams, Gibsone Veach High and Fitzsimmons were among the Tigers who also took adVan- tase of the club facilities.
 
 The privileges of the Young Mems Christian association have also been eX- tended to the Barons by association of ficials and several will take advantage of it today
 The Barons are eager to get in some stiff workout so as not 10 fall behind dur ins bad weather and nearly all of them have made arrangements to practice to- day at the Young Mems Christian as- sociation. Fred Dilger is especially anx- ious to give demonstrations of his prowess indoors and has issued sweep ing challenge for either handhall or basketball match. Pete Knisely also ayers that he is not totally unacquainted with a gymnasium and t may be that these two heavies will lock horns.
 By handling his right wing carefully Euregh Grimes has rounded back into saape despite unreasonable weather and is ready to get down to hard work just us soon as old Sol gets back on the job. For the past several weeks Grimes has heen suffering with an extremely sore wing and this has handicapped him con siderably in making a bid for a regular berth on Molesworths mound corps. He is now in fairly good shape and is anx- ious to get back to work.
 Pop" Anson, one of the greatest ball players of the olden days will be in Birmingham all ineXt week An agree ment has been reached with the veteran player whereby he whN be the headliner at the Lyric next week This is an added attraction as plans for his appearance were not completed until yesterday. An sun viii give leminiscenees of his playing days and humorous incidents that have happened on the diamond. This will be the first time that he has been in the city and his appearance should meet with a hearty reception from local fans.
 From present appearances no more ad- diiions will be made to the Baron team this year Several weeks ago several changes were being contemplated, but everything has banned out alright and both President Baugh and Manager AFolesworth are now satisfied with the way the team now stacks up. When Manager Molesworth journeyed down te st Petersburg for d conference with Rtanch Hickey of the Browns he ob- tained options on several players but since then has decided not to exercise them. Outdelder Yale Sloan, last year with MontRomery, and who was released recently to the Nashvills club. was one Of the players upon whom the Barons Lao first call. However Moley decided that he did not need Sloan so waiVered his claim to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
CRACKERS AND BRAVES TIE;
 TIGERS BLANK LOOKOUTS

Macon. Ga March s1.-The Boston Ma tioual League club and the Atlanta southern association team played eight innings here today with the score end- ing in a time-6 to 6. Perdue, pitching for Boston. was withdrawn in the first inning after Atlanta had obtained four hits and three runss The game was called at the end of the eighth inning to allow Atlanta to catch a train for home. Score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01

All the news all the time-in'
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
CARBON CLIFF.

DR.. and Mrs. Jennings of Omaha.
Neb., visited the past week with the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs.
James Irwin of Coaltown. spent a
few days this week at his home here
Frank Kleinau. Jr., OF Geneseo
spent Sunday with home folks.
Lewis Weitz. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
SickIer and MIR. and Mrs. Lewis Stick.
Ter, visited at Moline Saturday.
Albert Roseman spent Saturday
and Sunday with relatives at Musca
tine.
bir. and Mrs. John Beardsley and
children. Fannie, Willie, and Alfred OF
Coal Valley. spent Sunday with Mrs
Beardsley's brother, Lou Roseman and
family.
Miss Margaret Larson Of Sllvis, Wis
tied Sunday at the Harry Freymeyer
home.
Mrs. Collins Dewrose and daughter
Jane, of East Moline. and Colonel
John Dewrose OF Moline, spent sun
day at the George Lewis home.
Monday afternoon ON the school
grounds the school trustees auc-
fioneered on the old two story school
building. II went TO the highest bid
der. Peter Christensen for the sum OF
s2O5.
Little James Benson while playing
met with a painful accident Friday aft
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
Skin Health Comes
From the Blood
Even Slight Eruptions Such As
Acne Should Be Treated.

Pfmples and other skin troubles 90 not
sligbt on the face like flies. They come
bubbling out from within Tney are tnp.ir-
f:les. And 81 let alone or creased with
calves they become chronic, simply because
TIE cause Is still at work within. II should
be attacked with ). s. s and the impurities
fn the blood thus rendered harmless.
The skin IS but net work OF me blood
vessels And Il is a perfectly natural con.
sequence that any influence IN the blood
that IS a condition Of 81 health makes IT'S
rrst appearance in the skin There are
certain medicinal properties That follow the
course Of the blood stream and the influence
~ these properties Is that Of an antldote.
This Is why \. s. s.. the best known blp0d
purifier, has such a positive action IN the
Kin There is one Ingredient In ;. y y
which peculiarly stimulates celluiar or
sIandulnr activity 10 select from the BLOOD
n tie skin. those elements which II re-
cuires for regeneration
Thus plmples. acne, eczema. lupus, or any
other blood condition that attacks the Shin
or seeks an outlet through the sAin Is met
WITH the antidOtaf effect q s. >. ;.
This Is why skin troubles vanish SO
readfIV and why they do not return.
Under The influence a :. = = thls me
net work Of blood vessels in the skin is
-OastautIy taking from the blood the nutri-
fiOu required for healthy tissue and ihe
cause Of disease IS just as constantly brlhs
removed, scattered and rendered harmless.
BOOK on skin troubles sent by The SWIFT
SPECIFIC Co. 53I Swift Bldg. Atlanta ga.
You Will md s. s. s on sale az al ornf
stores ger q bottle today and Danish Al
skin anicfions.
Advertisements.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01

day for Canada after a months visit
with her mother Mrs. James Dodds.
Her mother accompanied her as far as
Rock Island.
Miss Mabel Sherrard returned home
Monday from East Moline, where she
had visited with Mrs. George Nitz.
James O'Mealia went to Taylor
Ridge Tuesday for visit at the home
OF Henry Wilson.
Mrs. Hans Jensen and children and
her sister Maria of Blue Island, who
has been visiting her for two weeks,
left for Blue Island Wednesday, Mrs.
Jersen will be gone about three
weeks.
Thomas Mccain of Moline visited
at the John O'Mealia home Tuesday.
He returned home Wednesday,
Mrs. Thomas Lanham returned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
SHERRARD

MI and Mrs. Cameron of Matherville
are the parents of baby boy who ar
rived at the home of Mrs. James
Dodds at Sherrard Saturday morning.
Mrs. Cameron was formerly Miss Josie
Stephens of Sherrard and made her
home much of the time with Mrs.
Dodds.
Elmer Laity left Saturday for a visit
with relatives and friends at Colches-
ter. Good Hope and Macomb.
Mrs. Patton and children of Peoria
returned to their home after ave days
visit with Mrs. William Hodges, the
formers sister.
Mrs. Robert McWhorter left Mon
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01

ernoon. In some manner he fell on
stick OF wood, a large splinter run
ming into the calf of his right leg. His
father. Joe Benson. hurried him TO
WATERFOWL and Dr. Ellingsworth cut
out the splinter. The little boy is do
ing well.
william 6. Skinner and Walter
Sherrell of Colona. ILL.,, were in the
village Monday.
d. F. Jones visited with his parents.
fIr. and Mrs. r. d. Jones at Green
River, Thursday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01

William VI. Reck. one of Rock Is
lands leading citizens and business
men. and for years of the firm of L.
! 5. NcCabe & Co, has decided to locate
in the new town Of Sebring. De Soto
/ county. Florida, and to this end viii
leave Rock Island next week for the
south.
Mr.. Reck has purchased a general
store in Sebring. and his son Herbert
/ r R Reck has been there for month
/ in charge. and later contemp ates
/ engaging in the practice of law there.
I Mrs. Reck and daughter, Miss Wini-
/ fred, will follow 1t the close Of the
school year when the latter graduates
from the high school here.
Mr.. Reck. although a resident Of
/ Rock Island for SO years. has been
lured away from his old home by the
charms of the south. Having visited
/ Sebring and investigated it enyirons
| and attractions as wei as it advan-
7 tages. he finds its opportunities so
promising and its prospects SO invit-
ing as 10 his mind to be Irresistible,
and hence his decision to cut away
from the old ties here and stake his
fortune with the new born town in the
southland.
Sebring is not vet three years old.
Il was laid out and founded by the
Sebring brothers, who originally
founded a model town by a similar
name in Ohio which is thriving beyond
all anticipations. Such a town is what
they propose 10 make of Sebring. Flor
ida, which already has street pave
ment, cement walks, electric lights,
waterworks system and scientific
system of sewerage. II has churches
and schools of modern design. two no.
tells and a theatre. chautauqua taber-
nacIe with seating for $500 people. to-
getler with 80 cottages in beautifully
aid out grounds.
Sebring being on the borders of a
beautiful lake three miles wide and
five miles long is situated on the high
ridge of Florida beyond the swamTs
and mosquitoes, and Is destined 10 be
a winter resort of national renown.
Il is surrounded by grape fruit, orange
aad taneeTine groves, and is an ideal
section of the country for human
abode. II is miles south OF Jackson
Vile, the nearest important cities be-
ing Tampa and Palm Beach.
M. Reck. VINO now goes TO this beau
tiful country to make his home. has re-
sided in Rock Island 80 years of his
life. He was born in Rochester, Pa,
son of the late Professor Henry Reck
Of Augustana college. The family on
coming to Illinois first located in
Jacksonville and then in Paxton, H..
before coming TO Rock Island. For 81
years MIR. Reck has 3een connected
with the McCabe store and has grown
with it. He is a member of the Rock
Island club, the Rock Island Business
Mems association. of Rock Island
Commandery II, Knights Templar, is
q Shriner. and a member of the Broad
way Presbyterian church, and has
been superintendent of its Sunday
school for years.
- Reck is, in a word, one of Rock
Islands foremost and representative
citizens. Mrs. Reck has likewise TAX
en- a deep interest in the institutions
that make for the city's betterment,
such as the Woman's club. Musical
and Art clubs and the city beautiful
contest, so that the going OF the fam
lily from Rock Island will cause general
and sincere regret.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
KE0KUK DAM AS
NAVIGATION AID
Lake of 100 Square Miles, 65
Miles Long, at Same Depth
all the Time.

Extending from Keokuk to above
Burlington, in the Mississippi river,
Is a lake OF a hundred square miles
area which science keeps at the same
level regardless OF the fluctuations OF
the mighty river. Whether the Mis-
sissippi is down to very low water.
or up TO fiocd stage and reaching for
the tops OF the Ievees below Keokuk.
the surface OF the lake above the
Keokuk dam remains where IL is de-
sired. This IS true for the whole
hundred square miles of lake at the
lower stages of the river, and for high
water times 1t is true for about half
the lake that between Keokuk and
Fort Madison.
This is accomplished by opening
and closing a variable number OF the
1I9 gates in the dam stretching across
the Mississippi for nine-tenihs OF a
mile. These gates conform to govern
ment requirements for the benefit OF
navigation
A large part of the engineering in
the Mississippi at KeOkuk was not re-
quired for the developing OF the
water-power there, but was compelled
by the war department for the good
of navigation in the river These
government requirements were very
strict and cost the company millions
of dollars, but no friction resulted be-
tween the company and the war de-
partment during construction. In fact
the army officer Immediately in
charge is on record that the company
spent a large sum on things needed
which could not be demanded by the
war department.
The lake is perhaps the greatest
single improvement ever made in the
Mississippi. except possibly the jet
ties at its mouth. IL affords deep
VI water navigation for sixty-five miles
of water with little current. and
steamboats, save two hours time be
tween Keokuk landing and up-river
points as compared with former con-
ditions. In this lake is the only real
IL deep water in the upper Mississip-
pi-deep enough TO carry vessels
capable of going on through the
Panama canal without breaking car
go
The fact that the lake level is kept
stationary for weeks at a time during
the navigation is OF great advantage
to the various cities and towns on It's
shores. The great difficulty about
river terminals on the Mississippi is
that dock will be out in deep water
this week and a hundred feet or more
inland next week. Terminal docks
on the lake may be built OF one fixed
height above the water. with much
advantage 10 loading and unloading
STEAMBOATS, by those power cranes
which are essential TO an enlarged
river traffic.
All the water n the river goes on
past Keokuk, and none Of it is con-
surned or destroyed there-except
what IS used for tea. coffee and bath
tubs by he Keokuk people The Gam
does not have any effect on naviga-
ton below Keokuk, either favorable
or unfavoraOle.
All the land submerged by forming
the lake in the Mississippi above
Keokuk was bought from the owners.
and although over nine hundred
farmers were settled with by AMIGA
BILE agreement. only a half dozen
went into court about the damages
and none of these iitigants we're given
more by the juries than the company
had offered them in adva- &c.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
Verse Mistaken for Poetry.

II is curious how persistent the be-
lief is that rhyme constitutes poetry,
j. A. Stewart quotes stanza from a
battle hymn by Burns and inquiries
whether 1t is mediocre and how much
of it depends ON dialect. 1t does not de-
pend on dialect. and II is not mediocre
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
Dissolution Notice.

The saloon business formerly con-
Quoted under the name of G. Reagan.
Ut 800 Twenty-iirst street, has been
transferred TO Henry Fluegel, who is
now sole proprietor.-(Adv)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
home last week from Iowa where she

home last week from Iowa where she
visited at various places.
VIM. Morgan returned to Canton
Monday after visit here.
William Kelly visited with James
Bryson and family at Nekomis, H.,
last week.
Charles Sass of Mathervilie visited
with his daughters, Mrs. William
Bell and Mrs. Walter Volk for several
days.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01
Cannae.

Cannae. where Hannibal won his
greatest victory over the Romans, is
situated on the opposite side of the
peninsula from the city of Rome. on
the river Aufidus and about six miles
from its mouth. II was from this bat
tlefeId that Hannibal sent to Carthage
three bushels Of gold rings from the
fingers Of The Roman knights slain In
tie battle CGnuae il about 200 miles
from Rome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-01

but it is not poetry; it is rhe'or''-'
verse The lines:
A fig for those by laws protee'eS'
Liberty's a glorious feast
Courts for towards were erected
Churches built to Please the "
have not the falntest suggestion :,
poetry; they merely make terse s'a''
ment in rhyme .hat
To most people everything -
RHYMES is a pieces OF poetry even :
Thirty days has September any nv. If
er jingles OF the kind. No dehhi,ioa
poetry viii help The only true Anse
edge OF the matter comes by lns'ih'''
London Chronicle.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-08

Despite the loss of the corn
crop last year and the temporary
depression occasiOned BY the most
severe drouth since the records
of the weather bureau have been
kept, Governor Hodges is opto-
mistic as to the future and cites
many things the state has to be
thankful for in . New Years
greeting issued last week. In
brief the governor declares that
proof of the general prosperity is
found in the fact that the state
has a total assessed valuation OF
about $1,000, ,OOO, 900, or about
$f,76sper capita. he calls at
teutiou to the fact that tn. pro-
portion of indigentS, insane per-
sons and those of feeble minds is
small; that the state had so per
cent more winter wheat this year
than any other staiei that the
.drouth taught 4 valuable lesson
Il pond building TO avoid = tsps
ti,ipa q sngskiug from lack q
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-08
Former Baxterite
a Suicide.

Despondeut and penniless, F,
D. Price, who recently had told
friends that his life had been q
failure, committed suicide by
shooting himself in a room al
No. 235 East Seventh street
Los Angeles, CAL, Thursday
morning. He was IS years old
aud an Elk.
Before shooting himself, Price
wrote the following note on a
postcard:
Everything has gone wrong
with me for the last two years.
l have very few friends and no
money at all. So I'll end it all
now. / have two brothers. You'll
see their address on the other
side, Goodbye"
On the reverse of the card were
the addresses of w. E. Price, a
druggist in Joplin, Mo-, and L.
w. Price, general baggage agent
of the Frisco system at Spring
field, Mo.
A card found in the dead mans
pocket shows that he belonged to
Elks lodge No. 125 at Sedalia,
Mo.
Mr.. Price left Baxter several
years ago. He had many &C
quaintances here, though he
never returned to Baxter after
changing his residence. He be.
came a member of the Elks' lodge
at Sedalia after leaving this city.
He is survived by a wife. W. E.
Price, his brother mentioned in
the above dispatch, was for many
years manager of the Cooper
Drug Company, now the Jackson
Drug Company, No. 4l6 Main
street, Joplin, Mo-, and he re.
mained at the establishment af.
ter it changed ownership and
management.
L. W. Price, general baggage
agent of the Frisco, another
brother, until a few years ago
was division passenger agent Of
the Frisco in Joplin and was
transferred to Springfield from
that city.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-08


water. He cOngratulates the
state on the work of the bank
commissioner in securing funds
to seed $4,000 acres of wheat.
and notes that the state has
about 1900, 900 acres in wheat.
now. He also lauds the national
administration. and declares he
sees no reason why Kansas may
not continue to enjoy that peace.
prosperity and happiness that
our great citizenship % richly
deserves"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-08
DR.. English. Phone 1913.

DR.. English. Phone 19s.
Jim Goodwin was in Kansas
City Monday.
Walt Apple was in Topeka the
fore part of the week.
Roy Harvey had business in
Topeka Saturday.
Ches. Covey is home from a
weeks visit with friends in Clare
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Lee of Ga
lena visited Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Lee in this city Sunday.
Lee and Chas. Thomas left
Sunday afternoon for Manhattan,
Kansas, to resume their studies
in the Kansas State Agricultural
College.
Mrs. w. A. Abel left Sunday
afternoon for her home in Kansas
City, after spending the holidays
here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Doty.
Ernest Ward went to Kansas
City Monday night to look at a
big gas engine which E. K.
Brown is figuring on buying for
the water and light plant.
The Baxter High School team
played the Galena High School
team a game of Basket Ball in
this city on Fridy night of last
week. The Galenaites met de-
feat by the score of IS to IS.
The attendance was good.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-08

There was q total Of $l,z14,'
sql.14 In the Kansas state treas
ury at the close of business Mou'
day night, December %. accord
ing to a statement of State Audi
tor W. E. Davis, filed a few days
ago with Governor Hodges. The
showing Of the treasurer gives
practically every one of the stats
funds = good balance. As 1913
taxes are now available the mot
paid for want Of funds STAMP
VII u1t he niea thiaYeai.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-01-08

The water and light plant ID
undergoing a big overhauling.
Mr.. Brown is getting 1t into the
pink of condition, and he is now
contemplating the installation Of
a bigger gas engine, as the one
now in use is hardly big enough
to take care of the increasing
husinrss.