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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
BY WILLIAM WALLACE, JR.

A COTTY SMITH, Hamb Black, Tom & Akers and Billy Jackson made up Nthe Boys Summer Camp" and %% jolly courageous band of boys they
 were The Boys Summer Camp" was pitched In the woods on the bank of a fine stream in which fish abounded And hunting in the woods was fine as anyone could wish for Every morning the boys had fish or squirrel for break fast. and only rarely did they go to their mess box" for slice of bacon or ham as a change in diet.
 The boys had been camping just three days when one morning Scotty remarked at the breakfast table (which was q huge, flat stone in the tents yard) that life was very sweet and peaceful here in the woods. Why" he said, there's not one thing to fear. nor anything to mar the peaceful day and night It's as safe here h the camp as 1t is at home in our tightly locked and barred houses, and a good deal plessanter.
 Yes, at home we don't wake in the morning before sunup to the music of thousand birds songs. And there we don't hay' the Joy of running to the creek and plunging into 1t and having swim before breakfast" agreed Tom, talk ing a huge gulp of coffee from tin can.
 1ut tdmp lAt lOT Lue, DOHS. " 1Sn could stay here the year round. !"
 Well. I'll fess up that I'd like lit tie more excitement" said Billy, the ''rough-and tumble" boy of the group, and one who loved above all things else ad- venture and excitement "I don't care In what form the excitement might come." he went on, "just so it's excite meht. But this quiet, peaceful life which Scotty and Tom find so agreeable is not ptrft fn pnp cfa fn panthers cry and the wolves howl at night. I'd go to sleep on that sort of, music. And In the early morning 1t would be rather amusing to have a band of savage Indians swoop in upon us and to put them to rout with our guns. Some thing doing, Is my motto" And Billy sighed to think that the "tame" camp life could know no change such as he spoke of.
 Well, I'm willing to let good enough alone" declared Hamb a small freckled- faced chap with a huge appetite. "I would rather eat my breakfast in peace than in war, and I'd not relish being a panther's breakfast"
 Well, that's a matter of taste" laughed Billy. "As for me, I'd rather go without sleep and breakfast once in a while than to live in humdrum monot- ony. A little skirmish with Indians in the morning, a battle with partners and wolves at night would add zest to camp life. Why come to the woods If there's no excitement to be had? One might as well stay at home and live like ordinary civilized folks
 "Hist-what was that?" And Scotty turned his ear attentively In the direction of a clearing in the woods. little five acre patch of land which had been used by its owner as a pasture for milk cows, but which had been without animal life during the boys three-day camp there. "Hist-what strange noise was that?'
 Then of sudden the underbrush parted or was thrust rudely aside-and a wild eyed bull appeared just a hundred yards off The boys rose from the breakfast table as one man. and each looked at the
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By Helena Davis. ]

H VERY jolly, sprightly little kit
 E1 ten was Tabby. She belonged to Daisy Dean, sweet little Miss of
 eight And Daisy Dean decided one fine June afternoon to give Tabby picnic. "I'll invite Ethel, Mary, Gerne and Harry" she said And I'll tell them all to bring their cats and puppies to the party, for Tabby must have four-footed people to play with she'll enjoy them more than just plain two-footed children
 So saying, Daisy Dean ran from house to house, inviting her little friends, for their homes were on the same street with Daisy's home, which made IL very convenient for them to get together on occasions to play Ethel and Mary were sisters, and when Daisy Dean asked them to come to a picnic that afternoon they said: "Oh, yes, thank you, Daisy, we'll come right away And we'll bring our old black Tommy-Cat, he's such a nice old gentleman. And he does enjoy party so much" And when Daisy Dean asked Gertie and Harry, who were sister and brother, to come to the picnic they said: "Oh, won't that be loyelyf Yes, we'll come and bring Waggles. He does love picnic and he'll behave very nice ly we can assure you" Waggles was n cute little woolly dog, about as old as Tabby Kitten, only he was many tines larger than she was. In fact, Waggies was as large-yes, larger-that old rom nay-Cat, although old Tommy-Cat was large for a cat. But that's the way with cats and dogs, as you all know.
 Well, exactly at 3 o'clock Daisy Dean welcomed her little guests on the pretty shady lawn that stretched about her home. Under great beautiful tree lay Tabby, sleeping as though she were not the hostess of picnic party She was dressed for the occasion in a pink rib bon about the neck, which ended In the form of huge bow at the back. She lay on little cushion which Daisy Dean had brought out for her especial use.
 .'Oh, how lovely Waggles looks!" cried Daisy Dean, as Harry led the little dog into the yard. waggles was very fine in new harness, all shining with silver mountings- aa HAxU daacr1hed t. Ana
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Well. old pal, we'll forget your words at the breakfast table if you'll promise to never repeat them" said Hamb. "If you had only been satisfied with we'll enough we'd been fishing peacefully now instead of being treed. Your wish was answered, and excitement came in re- sponse to your call"
 Just then the sound of mems voices was heard, and to the great joy of the boys two horsemen came through the woods, one of them calling out: There the fellow is-therel And hully-geeI there's a camping outfit, too. Wonder if old Bull has done any harm to the inhabitants of the tent7'
 No, thank you, sir, we're safe," called down Tom. Then the horsemen looked up Into the trees to see four fine boys. Freed like possums," cried one of the men. Well, kids. you were wise to leave terra frma and seek a tree-top, for this bull has a weakness for using his horns. We'll, we'll have him safe in his pen within a few minutes. You'll get down in time for dinner. Ha, hal Your fish are in the frel Well, therere plenty more in the creek, and I reckon you've nothing else to do but catch and cook and eat them" The boys made jocular and friendly replies. and after few minutes the horsemen had driven the unfriendly bull from the camp, al- lowing the boys to come to earth again.
 'I wouldn't like being bird" smiled Hamb, lighting on the ground. "old earth for mine.''
 And then all set about to tidy up the camp, which had been left in disorder by the late guest, and soon the woods rang with tre shouts and laughter of the band, all forgetting the unpleasant ex- ctement of the morning, much to the relief of Billy's mind. wish l co,vd make them all believe 1t was a dream" he said to himself that evening as they sat around the campfire swapping yarns.''
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most delightful games were invented, an our forefathers have handed them down from generation to generation. Even tho jolly old game of Blind Mans Bur- may be played in a houseyard, one where there Is a stretch of unbroken lawn and confined by fence or hedge. And "Old Witch is another game always full Of excitement and pleasure for the children. In fact, the list of old games, both en- Joyable and healthful, is almost without end, and the parents and grandparents will gladly instruct the children in the rules of the games if requested to do so, for fathers and mothers and grandfa thers and grandmothers love to participate as far as they can in the games of tLcir youngsters.
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Tabby's Picnic.

he wagged his tail as If saying: ''Oh, I'm fine fellow, the only real. genuine blooded dog in the worldi''
 And then came Ethel and Mary. the latter carrying old Tommy-Cat He was a huge, black fellow, and in his eye shone a fierce light, just as he must have looked when scenting mouse. He was uncomfortable in a necklace of small bells that went ''tinkle, tinkle, tinkle" whenever Tommy trotted about. As soon as Tommy was put down on the lawn he saw Tabby Kitten, and walked right up to her and glared at her. Tabby Kitten sprang to her feet, back up, tail fuzzy, and went spit spit, spit at him in the most courageous manner. She was not afraid to show fight, even though Tommy was bigger and older.
 "Oh, oh, don't let them fight!' cried Daisy Dean And immediately Ethel grabbed up Tommy in her arms, while Mary came to the side of Tabby Kitten. Then, peace once more reigning. Harry
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Cat-for 1t would not b Iair to send them home if we kept her~here-I shall just have a picnic for myself, and invite you to stay to my party"
 'Oh. that'l be lovely" exclaimed Ethel and Harry and Mary and Gertie. ''I like two-footed parties better than four-footed parties, don't your" said Mary, speaking to Daisy Dean
 "Yes, I think 1t will be much nicer without Waggles and Tommy and Tabby,' declared Harry. "So I'll lead Waggles home and return at once''
 And as all agreed that little party for just children, without the animals at all, would be much nicer, Daisy Dean took Tabby to the house, where the little kitten was very glad to go, for she want ed to go a mouse-hunting in the cellar with her mother.
 So Daisy Dean bad the picnic all the same, and she called 1t Tabby's picnic, just for fun, as she declared. And such a jolly time they all had, for Daisy Deans mamma fixed just the loveliest luncheon on the lawn for them, with ice cream and cake to end up with. And when o'clock came they all agreed at parting that "Tabby's picnic" was tho incest they had ever attended.
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S SOURPUZZLE| fCOQNER
LETTER ENIGMA.

HANAohAs My first is in hot, but not in fire: My second Is in rose. but not In briar: My third is in rich. but not in wealth: My fourth Is in illness, but not in health My fifth is in eat, but not in drink: My sixth Is In tulip, but not in pink:
 My whole is a creature
 That boys will find best
 To leave undisturbed
 In his own little nest.
 BEHEADINGs.
 CD. Behead to be very wide, and leave that which wagons travel over. CD. Behead that which an infant does when it looks at a light and leave a part of chain. (3). Behead that which we see In the meadow after haycutting and leave a small, sharp object.
 CURTAILINGs.
 CD. Curtall a dark color and leave part of the human face. (2). Doubly clrtail to be late at school and leave thick black liquid. (3). Curtail that which is not cold and leave state of fierce conflict.
 ZIGZAG PUZZLE.
 The nine words of this zig-zag puzzle contain five letters each. If the words are correctly guessed, and written oue be- low another their Zig-zag letters begin ming with the upper left-hand letter and ending with the lower left-hand letter will spell the surname of one of Americas greatest novelists. The cross-words are. 1. That which no person can live with out. 2 A pair of which Is possessed by every well-formed person. 3. That which a wolf does at night. 4. Something very necessary to sailing vessel. D. slug gish little animal of lazy habits. G. A small stream of water. z. To wed. s. To be beneath. Q. A great bird ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES. LETTER ENIGMA: Haying.
 BEHEADINGS: d) Desi0n-sfgn. t2) Shop-hop. (3) SIdUe-LdUe.
 CURTAILIN0S: (1) Finger fin. (2) Human hum. (3) Couer-coue.
 zIGZAG PUZZLE: Playful. The cross. ssords are: 1, Pear. 2. Bloio. 8, Near. {, Play. 5. Life. G. Burn. I, Ldke. PRIMAL ACROSTIC, Morse (1) Mar ria0e. (2) Old. t3) Rfrer. (4) Snn- rise. (5l Edr-oorn.
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Summer Don'ts for Children.

rain without i'll effects. Even the health fest boys are susceptible to colds which may result in dangerous illness.
 Don't drink large quantities of cold water when very warm, or following vio- lent exercise. It might prove fatal.
 Don't forget that your pony or horse can tire when over ridden or overworked, and treat him with consideration and kindness. Animals feel the same as do human beings.
 Don't chain up your dog while you go out to play. Confinement of a pet is cruel.
 Don't take wild animals or birds Into captivity. Do unto them as you would be done by. that Is to say. allow them the liberty which God has given to them as well as to you.
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half minute the enraged bull, who was evidently out on the warpath, was di- rectly under the tree in which Billy and Tom were perched. And so vigorously did he horn the tree-which was a young one, and therefore not very strong that the boys were almost shaken from their unpleasant seats on swaying limbs
 Say, did you have any idea that such an animal was in our midst when you longed for excitement?" cried out Hamb to Billy Guess if we fellows hadn't been with you. Bill, you'd have fought it out with MT Bull, eh?'
 This joke was greeted with laughter from all the boys save Billy. He. with reckoning face. sat holding tightly to the shaking limb, declaring mentally that if he could get at that bull he would rend
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never said anything about mad bulls; spoke of Indians and partners They can't compare in ferocity and danger to a bull, you know"
 That's because it's the bull and not the Indians and the partners, that has come to give us some excitement before we finished our breakfast" laughed Tom, hanging to his limb for dear life, while MT. Bull beneath gave the tree most vigorous shake. ''Ah, that's the time Bill almost went from his nestP' cried Scotty from his tree. Gee. that animal has strength in his head. How'd you like a before breakfast battle with him, Billr'
 ''Yes, I think Mir Bull can give you something to drive away dull monotony," added Hamb. Say he seems to know
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who to tackle, doesn't he7 He must have heard Bill pining for something doing and just said to himself that he'd come and give Bill little fun. But he prob ably had no idea that Bill would climb a tree at the moment of his appearance. Ha, hal It's hard to live up to a fighting reputation"
 Say, kids, cut it out,'' said Billy. clinging to his limb and looking ashamed of himself for having bragged about his love of danger few minutes before. "Its all right to kill man, but it's cowardly to scalp him after he's done for. And I'm up a tree, as you can plainly see. and have no defense to make"
 Say. that's well said. Bill," declared Tom, reaching out a hand towards Billy. Shake, old pal. I'm sorry for you. for this little incident will mean that you'll be the butt of the boys jokes for nine days
 'T'l not let go this limb to shake hands with the president of the U. s. A." cried Billy, exasperated. You see the posi- tion I'm in. Your limb has a fork, and you're comparatively safe. But look at my glplace-hardly bark on the limb, let alone branches to hold to-" Then the bull decided he would investi- gate the tent and its contents. With the ugliest manners possible he entered
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the tent, paved at the bedding, tore some of the blankets into pieces. then came into the yard again, nosed over the breakfast table, snorted at the coffee pot, paved the ashes from the burnt-out fire over which set the frying pan of fish. After Mir. Bull had got enough of the camp there was not much of it left in its original form; but the campers in their perches cared not straw about frying pan, fish, bedding and tent, so long as the bulls attention was drawn from them. Hope he'll forget us," whis- pered Tom to Billy. "Then he may go away But Billy made no reply, for he felt that he must be guarded in his remarks But in his heart he wished the bull was in Halifax or China. But MT. Bull seemed to enjoy terrorizing the
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other in sudden alarm. The bull glared at them a moment. then, head to earth, he paved and beloved. preparing an at tack on the camp.
 'To the trees for dear life's sakei" cried Billy, forgetting for the moment his love of excitement and danger. Up a tree, every mothers son of youi' And he led the way to a tree easy of access to the top. Up the tree Billy and Tom scrambled, while Hamb and Scotty went like squirrels up another tree close at hand. And not moment too soon did the boys reach safety. Within another
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him limb from limb for his having ap- peared at the very wrong moment. But as he was a safe distance from the ferocious animal and wished with all his heart that he was still farther from him, he decided to give the bull all the liberty he wanted in the matter Of remaining beneath the tree and of shaking 1t to his hearts content, without one protest from him. Shake away. old bull,' he said, mentally, but I'll never let go this limb. I'll stay here a week before I'll come down-that Is, if you stay here that long," But to Tom he said: Well, I
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M ONT romp and play till greatly ex-
 hausted and overloaded Play in O moderation.
 Don't sit in a draughty place when very warm from over-exertion.
 Don't go in swimming during the heat ed part of the day. The water is best in the early forenoon or after o'clock P M Don't think that you can sit on the wet bank fishing during a drizzling summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
An Unwritable Sentence.

~ HERE is one sentence in the English language which cannot be written - properly, though 1t is correct when spoken. Here is the sentence, though, of course. there is no rule for writing it:
 There are three twos in the English language" But the problem is, how is one to know which two-or to-or too to write? We have the three twos-but, We must spell each of the three different. ly, so the sentence cannot be written correctly
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But of all dem rapid transits Dah's not one what would suit
 me Half as well as dis small turnout, Foh 'tis all mah own, you know; An dah's nebah.any danger, Be I travlin' fas' or slow.
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V OU nah all talk bout yer Il kerriges,
 An bout yer autos, too;
 Bout great steam engine railways
 What go madly rushin' through Dah Ian like greased lightnin'
 An of ships what sail dah sea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-12
WOMEN GUY The CHANCELLOR
sUFFRAGETTEs INTERRUPT
PERFORMANCE IN THEATER.
Remarkable Scene In London Play
house-Advocates of Elective
Franchise Elected.

LONDON. November 12.-Sunragett,s
alter tonight. substituting a votes for
women" demonstration until they were
elected. They had learned that Lloyd
George. chancellor Of the exchequer. was
going to the theater to see THE Noun
taineers. in which there is topical song
bantering himself and the budget.
The suffragettes took seats in the dress
circle. The chancellor and his party oc-
cupied a box. While the budget song
was on the suffragettes rose and shouted
II down with shrieks Of Lloyd George.
why don't you give women votes?' and
similar utterances. One wildly waved a
stomach pump and another a bottle of
milk. which now seem indispensable ac-
cessories Of their propaganda.
The audience was greatly excited. Pro-
tests and shouts of "Sit down.! were ut
tered on all sides, but the women ignored
the circumstances and continued yelling.
Mr.. Lloyd-George kept his eyes on the
stage, .applauding the attempts OF the
actors to sing down the hubbub.
Men left their seats and tried to reason
with the suffragettes who only yelled the
louder. The men then tried to remove
them, but the disturbers chung to their
seats and resisted. still shrieking.
Finally policemen were called, and.
helped by many willing hands. ran the
women out.
The Earl Of Crewe. lord privy seal, told
a deputation of liberal women today that
supporting a woman-suffrage plank in the
next election. He was convinced that the
house of commons would defeat such a
plan by a large majority.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-12
Diabetes

1t was not easy for W to believe that Diabetes
sonal touch with was astouishingiy convincing.
We were considering the purchase Of Fulton S
Compounds and looking for cases to try
them out on. One of number knew Charles A.
Newton, the Yarlmaster OF the =. T.. X. n. Co.
at Sacramento-a very worthy man. He also
knew that Newton had Diabetes and was in a
hospital in the Capital City. and that his re.
covery seemed impossible when he last heard
from him. letter was written to Newton that
Fulton claimed his Diabetes Compound cured
Diabetes and that We wanted to know from
OUR friends IL this was so. and that IL he (New-
toni would take IL that would send him a
supply Of 1t. Newton replied to the effect that
some four or i've months before wrote him he
had heard about the compound. had taken IL,
that the sugar was nearly out and he was almost
we'll His complete recovery followed. and he
told y +. Engineer who had Diabetes and he
recovered.
We also saw Gen. Theo Reichert Of San Fran
cisco 20 on this treatment and get q complete
recovery after physicians had declared that the
case was hopeless. Gen. Neichert IL a SD de-
gree Mason and IL Of San Francsco's most
widely and favorably known citizens.
We have seen hundreds recover since and there
In longer any question about Diabetes In
people OF middle age and over being durable.
Fur free literature address John ]. Fulton Co.,
212 LIST ST.. San Francisco.
Fultons Diabetes Compound can Be had Of our
agent In your city-Henry Evans. 922-24 ct.
NV. ...--..
We desire all patients to write us who are not
noting the usual improvement by the third week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-12
Special Bargains for Men
charter amended to put into effect the res.

charter amended to put into effect the res
olution.
This report was adopted after a long
and heated discussion. lasting from early
morning until last night. with an intermis-
sion at noon. 1t was intended that only
sessions Of the conference in the morning
be held, but II was necessary to remain In
session in the afternoon to dispose Of this
matter.
DIR. Cannon led the fight for the report:
supported by Rev. W. A. Christian ana
other influential ministers OF the confer
ence. ]. p. Pettyjohn Of Lynchburg leo
the fight for the trustees. majority or
whom have said they do not intend TO De
bound by the June resolution IL they de-
eide that the demands OF the conference
cannot be complied with without violation
of their oaths Of Office
The trustees objected strongly to the
committees report, but the ministers pre-
vailed in the end. and the sentiment Of the
body was SO strongly in favor of demand
ing that the authority Of the church over
the college be asserted that the report
was adopted without a roll call.
The trustees are reticent about what
their attitude will be In the future. 1t Is