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uli of our nerves may be physical. We know also that they are frequently un-
 physical mere ideas fears hopes, spir-
 itual visions. And I suppose the linens
 sana in corpore sano," of which our LAt- In exercise book used to remind us, Is al mind conscious of right, to quote thatl same exercise book again, mind inl tune with the Divine universe, mind
 wholesome enough. ito recognize spiritual
 qualities In other material things be-
 sides it's own body. So that ever 'drugs : and doctors may be instruments of spir- 1, itual worth and power.
 By way of a postscript to all th4ss r venture to praise the retiring health off, ficer, Dr. Hardness. for what seems to . me a definitely spiritual service through , the rebellious dust clouds, the half awakened public conscience, !. tleai par tially subdued hordes or house flies and mosquitoes, the glirnnering torchligft of antj-tuberculosis. movements, a, -conge- !. ries of forces working for and against
 the health of sf5irninghamSf + The most
 intelligent faith will find. healing. in obe- dience to Known law, in appreciation of medical. men who. watch for microbes as those who must give account, in . avoiding the poison, using the food., and nevertheless acknowledging that even disease may be the christening hand of God. Meantime, shall we, not ackpowl- edge to the Medical Association and It's representative who has served us so te- naciously and so bravely, that, like the greatest of the Creeks, we also owe a cock to Aesculapins? r
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the earthquake, sending an awful tidal wave of death from the adjacent sea, over the city. Still down fell the burning scoria and the in-borne sea commingling. formed a cement that dramatically sealed up the city in the awful silence of death. f'r@
 In the enroll of the ages Pompeii was forgotten until our own times and it was then brought to mind by mere ac- cident An Italian, who had pitched his little home on the earth that now GOV cred Pompeii, proceeded to blast a well. He got far enough below the surface ito have the experience of falling through the bottom of the well. He landed in the room of house. This excited the purpose to excavate. The government took the matter in hand, prosecuted it, the city.
 There have been removed from Pom peii to the museum in Naples many in- teresting finds" These consist of tab let's mosiacs, articles of furniture, uten- sils used in Kitchens and at banquet tables, and valuable pieces of jewelry.
 I looked up out of the silent streets of Pompeii towards the giant vesuvius. Far up towards his cone there were tiny cot tages occupied by Italians. surrounded by vines and mulberry trees. Yet, beneath these cottages were the grumblings of the great volcano day and night
 From the summit there is always flow ing hot stream of liquid lava, which be- comes hard as 1t gets cold.
 From the crater there rises day and
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on the walls are paintings and mosaics preserved through nearly 2ooo years with an incredible freshness. On few houses, graven in stone, are signs read ing, For Rent; but in 2o0O years no one has applied, and the houses have been shut up and dark all that time. Wonder is an old wine shop, well enough pre- served for the owner to open up business again; but he left nearly twenty centuries ago and has never returned In one such shop the drinking vessels and money 'for the drinks' were found on the counter.
 KS At many of the street crossings there are stepping stones well worn, and in some of the streets there are stone basins and pipes where fountains once flashed forth their fantastic streams Now, however, over all hangs the silence of death. -
 In the cellar of home of taste and el- egance there were found, in the early excavations, r bodies of women and house the proprietor was found with the keys to his treasures, while behind him lay slave with money and jewels. In the barracks were found the bodies of 63 gladiators with irons upon their ankles.
 Here Is the suggestion of a strong man, all distorted into shapelessness of horror. A dog was found with his paws upon his masters breast. Faithful, dear dumb friend of man. even unto death. Here lies the form of woman, and upon her finger she wears ring, a seal ring; 1t has been on her finger for 2000 years. Who was she? No one knows. There was
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LIE that goeth forth and weepeth,
 bearing precious seed, shall \ doubtless come again with re- joicing. bringing his sheaves with him" Psalm 126-6
 The stationary. restrictive, exclusive character of Judaism. as system. might well have suggested to the thoughtful student that it was only temporary ex- pedient. resorted to by the Almighty in order to train the Hebrew nation to ap- precate something higher. The Jews had been slaves for centuries, and being suddenly emancipated and at very low grade of culture, moral and mental, they were incapable of appreciating the beauty, the glory and the freedom of a full-orbed Christianity The Scriptures teach in Hebrews and Galatians that Judaism is comparatively a slavish sys- tenn, and the reason probably is that it was instituted for nation of emanci- pated slaves.
 Christianity Is progressive. I do not mean that the New Testament, the form of our faith, changes: but that there is a development of Christian forces, and such development as may fairly be called Christian progress. Now in accordance with the great law of movement, we must go forth. Christianity Is in essence a moving system. The missionary nhove- ment is no incidental, spasmodic out
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The jeers of the modern nationalist who tells us that we are wasting our means; the objections of the lukewarm Christian who points out the loss of life; the re- monstrances of worldly wise people who ask for our results, may all be utterly disregarded, however true they may seem to be- Our orders4are to go forth and SOW the seed, and we must obey, results or no results.
 True we can readily prove that those who say we have no adequate results to show have really not studied the subject. During the recollection of the writer 1t was dangerous for a white man to put his foot upon the Sandwich Islands; for he was liable to be killed and eaten by the natives. They were horrible cannibals. Now on the beautiful Lords day their hymns of praise are going up as grate- native preacher is heard teaching a Christian people the precepts and doc trines of the cross. This Is a grand a glorious result, and even if it were the only result of the missionary movement, 1t would fully justify the expenditure of men and means. Look away to China and hear the voices of the native men and women proclaiming the word of God.
 But there Is such a thing as Christian heroism, and this Is powerfully stimu- lated by examples of devotion and self sacrifice in the cause of truth Do you remember the fearful charge at the
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those prayers. It Is unquestionable that multitudes who had been captivated by unhealthy self-indulgence in many ways were led to grasp their spiritual enfran- chisement and went away singing a song of gratitude Into such decrepit, de- feated, diseased personalities the healer projected his vigorous personality and wrought hope and faith and a sort of ecstatic joy.
 The whole proceeding was to the care less, untrained mind of the crowd a proof prophet with nothing but the truth to preach, an Elijah, whose mission was thus attested by the miracles he was able to perform
 Schlatter, the simple hearted mystic. drifted down into the arid mountains of New Mexico. refusing to accept a nickel for his services to suffering humanity. He was convinced that his Heavenly Father, of whom he talked most con vincingly and simply, had sent him to bring back faith and health to men. It Is supposed that he was headed for Old Mexico when he died, perhaps of star vation. Enough of his belongings were found to make identification satisfac- tory, though several other "Schlatters" arose, trying to make money on the dead mans reputation.
 The end of Dowie is so well konwn that fair Charity stands at memory's door and draws a curtain. But in the age of medical ignorance. such men would have been regarded the accred- ited prophets of the Eternal. They
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night column of fiery smoke. It looks as if it were a warning flag ofablack- ness fringed with fire. ever saying, T did 1t once. T can do it again.. gs i. .
 From this awe-oompellng scene I turn to the west, to the Bay of Naples, a part of the Mediterranean sea, and looking out upon the great waters I give myself to memories of history.
 Over these pillows fioated the navies of ancient Tarshish; the ponderous squadrons of Hannibal and the trirennes of Greece and Rome. Over this sea sailed
 Ulysses, and later in the ages, Julius Caesar was lullel to sleep by It's motion, as was Napoleon, still later. ..
 From history and myth give myself to poetry, to fancy. and in thel soft .twf- light. sailing back to the quay at Naples. Read, because they are most fitting: My soul today Is far away,
 Sailing the Vesuvius Bay; vft,- My winged boat bird afoat. 'ff Swims round the purple peaks remote. Round purple peaks it sails and seeks Blue ,inlets and their crystal creeks. Where high rocks throw through deeps M below -'e,trcs~-t,. ss Ss duplicated golden glow.
 Far vague and dim. t"tt " ne The mountains swim While on Vesuvius' misty brim With outstretched hands, f.ss .t-e The gray smoke stands,
 Der looking the volcanic lands; With dreamful eyes, My spirit lies,
 Where summer sings and never dies"
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AS YOU LIKE IT-Bv Sauovard

How long will 1t take? At least twenty years. and then 1t will not be half baked
 What is the proposition of the President
 It is this: Schedule "K," which Is wool is infamous. and must be kept from stealing, while cotton, lead and other things-there are 30 of them-are left un- disturbed to rob with both hands That Is the proposal.
 When Congress sets to work in that line, wool will be there and aligned with wool will be every other ''protected'' industry in the land Grafters must
 stand together. What will be the re-
 suit? Just what 1t was in 1909 The
 thing will be revised" all right, but revised "up." As for that tariff con-
 mission, when every democrat was ex-
 cluded from it. 1t amounted to this: '.Set
 thief to catch a thief" and no thief
 will be caught.
 No, there will be no traiff reform
 until the work is done by the friends of
 the taxpayer.
 When old Ben Butler looked at the
 election returns showing that his life am
 bition had been achieved. and he. pie bian had been chosen governor of the aristocratic commonwealth of Mass achusetts, he exclaimed. This is a damned bad year for the wicked! This lB what the coroner Sdlu the Otner Oay
 at the historic town of Freeport, Illinois, in a speech in which he virtually sn-
 nounced himself a candidate for Pres ident of the United States and Pope of the Church of Universal Morality: 'The last legislature of Illinois was guilty of the foulest corruption. and. therefore, of the most infamous treason to the republic. No matter how many acquitals and mistrials there are in the attempt to clean up this scandal. the indicted men are guilty and they should be retired speedily
 There is virtue for you. and patriot ism thrown in. It Is, or will be. devil ish bad time for the corrupt when Teddy again becomes colonel of the United States. But like all despots, he has his favorites He excluded poor Lorimer from the table at which he was an in- vited guest, piece of pure insolence as though he could be contaminated by environment, and a confession that his political chastity must not be exposed to temptation. Read Matthew 9: 10 Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and sat down with Him and His disciples. But how about Paul Morton self-con- fessed malefactor? Would Teddy have excluded him! Nay, nay, Pauline. It all depends on the point of view. Humbug. humbug! You made Bar num's millions.
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We cannot drown 1t in midocean-not to eternity ---1e... ssr
 We are prisoners of self
 ; lalt a =isisp.iAs ----- -srf H-
 Yes, he is g buIng
 There is no mistaking his sort. Blotched sface, bleared, eyes,, cringing pose, in a whining voice he begs you for dime to buy a sandwich when you know. 1t is a drink that. he. wants.
 If he gets your 10 cents and another or two. that will be- enough to make him comfortably drunk. Somehow he will get more cheap whisky after awhile and then he will be dumped into the police wagon along with other refuse humanity. ..- s4.. r -.,
 Wretched body of death!
 And yet do you know that vag Is your brother,disowned, but member of the family?
 Disinherited for his fault. discarded by his tribe. wretched, undone. nevertheless he belongs to the man family. A@
 You see, he may have been 'unfortu- nate beyond you. r, @ Or, the road he travelled was rockier than yours.
 Or his start was uneven. ss
 Or he met with an accident by the way
 Perhaps John Bunyan got the right of 1t. Pointing to a staggering sot, he said. There. by the grace of God. goes John Bunyan.''
 It is In order to ask what the family Is doing for its weaker brother. Well. 1t licenses the saloon keeper to sell .him stuff that steals his brains, pays "a policeman to beat him over the head with club, hires judge to fine him and pays the jalier price to feed him on bread and molasses.
 What?s Is that all the family does for one of the family who is sick unto death with the dread disease of aico- holism?
 Some day perhaps. we shall De wise enough to devise the proper handicaps. You know what a handicap is. say, in race? The least able to run Is al- lowed the start of the other contestants because of his inability. The others are handicapped.
 We, recognize the, justice, of hadicaps in our sports, but not In real life. F If that bum who wfiined like dog for his dime was born short or be- came lame in his mind by the way we put, the handicap on him., instead of upon ourselves, abler to win-is that fairsr.f@sT -Tls t~r"f, .fi
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possession, he Is guilty of outright lar ceny in politics. or he stands convicted as the receiver of stolen political goods. The office of President is executive, and the only policy he is legally entrusted with is to see that the laws are executed. If I had my way would choose a Pres ident for life, strip him of every atom of political power. and make him sub servient to the consensus of cabinet chosen every two years from the major fty side of the House of Representatives. by the House of Representatives. and then would slap an amendment on the constitution destroying the gerrymander. When you do that you will conserve lib- erty in this country and again drink deep at the wells dug by the Saxon fathers in the old world and in the new.
 Well, what are this man Roosevelt's s policies" as he calls them? First. he Is a standpatter. For seven and one half years he was President and the idol of the people In theory he looks on the traiff precisely as I do, and I got my tariff politics from John G. Carlisle. William R. Morrison, Henry Watterson, Henry G. Turner, William c. P. Breck- inridge. and that set. All the while he was President, Teddy was as mute as fish on the subject of the tariff, and for practical purposes, so far as that isSu6 IWcHtp. Dc WdS iAC iiCdi Oh Hannahism, Aldrichism, Cannonism and Dalzellism. He was as subservient to the tariff octopus as basket of chips going to Tophet to be burned.
 And now the c. O.. P. with the ap- proval of both Taft and Roosevelt Is go- ing through it's biennial grand stunt of tariff hypocrisy The tariff Is a rascal all right, but they all now say It's steal ing can only be prevented piecemeal. Instead of snatching at once the thief away from the crib he is cracking, 1t Is proposed gradually to reduce his stall fngs.
 That idea was invented by democrat. the late William M. Springer. Tn 1892 the Hon. Springer. then chairman of Ways and Means of the House of Rep resentatives of the democratic fifty-sec- ond Congress. put Napoleonic tactics in practice and proposed to reform the tariff lin detail" He passed one bill putting wool on the free list and my good friend Joe Bailey voted for it. Another bill put lumber on the free list. Yet another added salt to the free list. Coal pig iron and other raw materials were so dealt with in separate bills.
 The republicans were furious. They called them pop gum bills. and nothing came of then and now that Is become republican policy. set forth by Taft. en- dorsed by Roosevelt. and accepted by the c. o. P.
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have it. We have no choice but to obey Then commenced the famous charge or the "six hundred" Scarcely had the movement begun, when Captain Nolan galloped across the front from left to right, waving his sword. At this mo- ment he was struck by a fragment Of shell; his sword fell from his hand; from his lips there burst a cry. strange, ap- palling and unearthly. and he rolled to the earth lifeless And still the brigade moved on.
 Half a league, half a league, Half league onward,
 All in the valley of Death
 Rode the six hundred.
 Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them,
 Cannon in front of them
 Vollied and thundered;
 Stormed at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death,
 Into the mouth of Hell
 Rode the six hundred"
 They broke through the Russian line; but the noble brigade was swept away with the bosom of destruction. And the movement was all a frightfui mistakei The commander had no idea of thus sac rificing his brave men to DO purpose, but terrible blunder had caused 1t all.
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RowDY is a mountain dog.

OWDY is mountain dog.
 He Is lacking the appendage l A that usually attaches to dogs. His tail sticks straight out from his body only about two inches all told.
 It looks as if the remainder had been cut off when Rowdy wasn't looking in that direction. l..
 The fact is, he was born with the cut off tail.
 More than that, Rowdy's tail was cut of before he was born! Which Is to say, his great-grand- fathers and great-grandmother's tails were cut of by irreverent hands .s for generations back, so that after a tune the dogs of Rowdys tribe got in the habit of being born with two-inch tails. :, And 1t is also true that If Rowdy' s children's two-inch tails were cut off for several generations his lneal descend- ants would be born into the world tail less. And thereby hangs a tail Natures ways may be modified by man. Nature Is subject to man, who gan change the current of her operations Use and habit do wonders. Darwin tells us that at first the eagle could not fly, but by the use of it's wings and the habit of trying, bequeathing the desire and the habit to its descendants, Che day finally came when. through the processes of evolution, the first eagle Jew. P pf .S s So of mans use and habit. .,s We are told that primitive man aimed Aig weapon with his right hand at the left breast of his enemy, to reach the heart of his foe. That habit. long con 0inued and strengthened, by use in mans early and crude industry, made man right handed. The left handed man Is lapse of nature.
 me tn yIqa gem orations by and by babies would be born with lone leg shorter than 1t really ought to be-" And if mothers continue to aoueexe their waists some day babies will be born in the shape of wasps
 And what is true of the body is true of the mind. You can cut off the i'm asination, like Rowdy's taiL by long dis- use of 1t. You can strengthen any mind faculty by use or let 1t dwindle by dis use and habit and pass 1t on to your ehildren's children.
 Body and soul, you are responsible. to the unborn.
 Which Is big lesson to hang on to Rowdy's two-inch tail.
 It has been a long time since mother had a new dress. She. Is content to have her old one made over" again and again. asl.s .ssi(jas
 Why? & s@ sa.g s',.i-s
 Because the girls must have new hats and gowns, and the; boys always raw shirts and shoes, and SC many repairs must be made about the house, and father must so decent to business, and
 There are reasons a-plenty.
 But why should mother come in last of all7 Just because She tn mother That's 1t. Certainly 1t is not because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
NHIS country Is now confronted with
 case of exaggerated ego' such

"NHIS country Is now confronted with
 a case of Exaggerated ego'' such
 as would have put Benvenuto Cell- nj aghast There never was before and never. will be again such a tremendous boaster and sublime braggart as Theo- dore Roosevelt is now become. He Is not only the honestest man in the world, but he is the only honest man in the world. He admits that Tn his opinion the supreme court of the United States Is fool or knave, and he Is not quite sure that 1t Is not both.
 What does he say? Plainly this, and only this: Come unto me, every one that is in distress and every one that is in debt and every one that Is dis content, and will be captain over you, put joy in all your hearts, money in all your purses, melody in all your throats, and if ye will only hearken to me, to the full. But you must change the constitution and give me full sway. I am the only one who can turn the trick. All the others are fakirs compared with me- .. If that is now what this Caesar. with out scar. says, what Is he driving at?' Look at this miserable platitude: "I am for you when you are right and against you when you are wrong" That Is what he tells everybody. All of us say that, but Col. Roosevelt sets him. self up to determine what is right and who Is wrong. He Is infallfble. He is a judge to say who Is of. Canaan and who Is of Egypt No other than be can have an opinion in this country. and if anybody che should De so fnsolent and reckless as to venture political specu- lation, he is a liar. and a scoundrel, and guilty of lese majesty Indeed the colonel Is the one citizen who is endowed with the prerogative to flank the truth. as in his quarrel with the New York Evening Post
 It is announced that Col. Roosevelt Is angry because what he calls his ''poli- cies" have not been carried out by his successor. Where is there constitutional warrant of policy formulated by a President of the United States What Is 1t but an insoence and an impertin- ence for him to ape Richelieu. Bis mark, or a Ximones, to shape the de crees of state? H .'r r.4 ' This is not a monarchy, as Theodore Roosevelt interprets 1t, nor is it a dem ocracy as William J. Bryan views 1t. It is representative republic, partly national and partly federal, and nobody in the country but Congress can legally or decently have a policy" and if Roosevelt has got such thing in his