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hasn't had to speak to the little dear
once and 1t is almost the half term"
The other mothers nodded assent
ingly and wondered what spell Susie
had thrown over the hoy. That there
was change was not to be denied.
The other pupils declared this to be
fact and, without Tommy to lead
them astray, discipline was excellent.
1t was not until the fall term was
drawing to close that the change
came Susie was delighted with her
position. The mothers all liked her and
even Mrs. Bedding smiled approvingly
when she flashed past in John
Thearle's buggy after school hours in
stead of behind Joel Peters mare.
Thearle was Mrs. Belongs brother
and she mentally assured herself that
anyone who could effect so great
change in Tommy's reputation was
worthy even of her brother.
Then Tommy fell from grace. Some,
impish freak threw the school into mo-
mentary disorder and litter went
about the room when Tommy was told
that he must remain in after school
hours. The last time Tommy had been
kept in he had spilled the better part
of pint of ink over the teachers
dress. The Immediate result had been
that she had hurried home to get the
ink stains out while they were fresh.
and Tommy had gone home, too. Now
he looked longingly at the dress and
wondered whether he dared repeat the
episode. But it was very meek lad
who remained in his seat when the
others had filed out, and to her sur
prise Susie found that he was crying.
Gently she sought to reason with
him, but he would not listen. He could
only sit and gaze anprehensively at
the door, and presently John Thearle
entered to ascertain the cause of the
teachers lateness.
He perceived the situation at 6
glance and with never word he la1d
Tommy over his knee and used ruler
until the boy promised to be good.
Il was tired of being known as tho
uncle of the worst boy in the school"
he calmly explained to the astonished
| teacher. Tommy takes advantage or
the law in regard to punishment in the
schools and the knowledge that his
mother will not make good this fault.
l told him this fall that the first time
| he was a bad boy he would get the
spanking that's been coming to him
ever since he was old enough to be
spanked. / have kept my word, as
shall keep it again if it is necessary"
'That amt all you said," walled the
offended Tommy "1'm goin' to tell the
rest. You said if l drove Miss Susie
out of town before you had chance
to marry her you was goin' t tan the
hide often me-that's what you said"
Precisely" agreed Thearle. Il saw
you at the station that first day., ne
explained, land I loved you then, Su-
sic. Do you think that there is
chance for me? that you could stand
being the aunt of the worst boy in
town."
81 think" she said softly, chat am
willing to be the wife of the incest
man in town."
Going to get married?' demanded
Tommy, eagerly.
Thearle started. He had forgotten
the boys presence. "And If ann" he
asked.
"Gee!" murmured Tommy, "1'n get
square on the next teacher"
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Work for Extinction Of tuberculosis.
Exhibitions showing In graphic form
the prevention of consumption have
been shown in every state in the
United States, except Nevada, Arizona.
New Mexico and Wyoming, and also
in most of the Canadian provinces and
in Mexico, Porto Rico and Cuba. &C.
cording to a statement made by the
National Association for the Study
and Prevention of Tuberculosis. There
are now rs states and 16 cities hav'
ing permanent and travelling exhibits
besides the two operated by the Ma
tional association itself, and the total
number of similar displays is over
200, including about $50 small school
exhibits. The first tuberculosis ex-
hibit In America was shown by the
Maryland Tuberculosis commission In
January, 1904, In 1905 there were
four such exhibits.
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fatty refused to learn his lessons and
few teachers kept him in more than
once.
AS result Tommy's influence was
all for evil and the Carberry school
had from three to five teachers a
term. Joel Peters. who was chairman
of the school committee, had grown
weary of looking for new instructors
and had started to town for the pur-
pose of engaging some quick-tempered
man as teacher who might forget state
laws in his passion and spank first
thinking afterward. Susie Conover
had pleaded so hard for chance that
he had abandoned his hope of revenge
temporarily and had given her the po-
sition with the assurance that she
could not last term out.
1t was very tremulous teacher who
stood on the platform watching the
pupils file in, but she did not betray
her nervousness to the class and to
her surprise she soon had things in
order. BY four o'clock the school was
organized for the term.
TClGIS WAS waiting W u11SO ASA
home and he regarded her curiously
as she came smilingly down the path,
Get through without being killed?"
he demanded with a chuckle as he
helped her into the buggy.
II think that Tommy Helding has
been sadly slandered," declared Susie
with warmth. "He was the best boy
of the entire school,"
You'd better knock wood" advised
Peters, sagely "Mebbe he was good
today, but the devilment's there and
it's naturally bound to come out"
| The ominous warning dashed Susies
| confidence, but the days passed and
Tommy continued to be veritable
model of pupil. Others at times
were unruly, but Tommy actually
seemed arrayed upon the side of right
and he gazed in hurt surprise at those
who attempted to disorganize the
| classes.
! Even Mrs. Bedding was pleased tc
! take notice and cited the new teacher
as proof of her oft-repeated statement:
that Tommy needed only kind wore
10 make him mind.
1.-THE other teachers We're brutal ant
he poor boy resented it as any DO!
yould," she declared at the Dorca'
meeting Miss Conover says sh'
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Discoveries of a Russian Savant

tracts-for there is not single parti
Gle Of nourishment in barrel of them.
They act like whisky. They stimulate.
But that is all.
The medical tradition that large
quantities of fluid-water or other
taken at meals "dilutes" the gastric
juice, and therefore interferes with d.
gestion, is absolutely wrong. The
stomach compensates the extra liquid
by increasing the flow of the juice in
sufficient quantity to keep it up to
standard digestive power.
When the stomach is more than nor
mally acid, the administration of aka
line solutions-such as soda-produces
no effect. The alkalinity is compen-
stated by increased acidity.
When the gastric juice, on the con-
trary, is not as acid as it should be the
administration of alkaline remedies"
on the theory that the stomach will
produce acid to compensate the alkalin-
| ity-is in vain again. In deficiency
of acid in the stomach-called techni
cally "hypochloridia" - alkaline re-
agents do not Increase the flow of the
acid. What a mystery there is here!
Since Beaumont's time it has been
held that the presence in the stomach
of any indigestible body-such as a
blackstone or a silver dollar-will pro.
duce free flow of the gastric juice.
Pawlow has shown repeatedly that this
ancient belief is wholly wrong. You
can batter the walls of the stomach
with a peck of gunshot and not pro-
duce one drop of gastric Juice Paw
low did it with sand!
The stomach begins to secrete gas
trio Juice before morsel of food en-
tiers the mouth. The sight, the smell,
or even the thought of food starts up
the flow Of the Juice. The ancient no
ton is that the stomach does not, and
cannot, secrete its Juice until stimula
ted by the presence, in 1t, of food
This preliminary secretion Pawlow
calls psychic Juice" Its production
discloses how beautifully the incom
prehensibly complex mechanism OF
the nervous system rises to meet stu
ations In advance of their actuality
Pawlow, in his almost too poetic way
calls 1t the "prophetic power" Of the
organs and tissues of the body.
And PawloW has made many impor
tant discoveries about the work of di
gestion other than those recited. Wha
pity 1t is that the average practi
toner Of medicine still clings to the
old notions! True, We're Pawlows fact:
applied to the practice of medicine
: there would, as consequence, follow
a severe shortage in the number o
prescriptions given as we'll as filled
The doctor and the druggist must live
and the half-educated professor In tn
average American medical school can
not be expected to teach what he car
l not understand. In view Of whic
, there seems to be considerable SCUM
: sense in the reforms suggested in met
ical education in America by Mr.. File,
q ner and his friends.
Copyright 1911. by the Columbia Pres
~ Syndicate1
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DISFIGURED WITH CRUSTS

"Some time ago l was taken with
eczema from the top of my head to
my waist. 1t began with scales on my
body I suffered untold itching and
burning, and could not sleep. I was
greatly disfgured with scales and
crusts. My ears looked as II they had
been most cut off with razor, and
my neck was perfectly raw. suffered
untold agony and pain. tried two
doctors who said had eczema in its
fullest stage, and that 1t could not
be cured. l then tried other rem
edies to no avail. At last, tried set
Of the genuine Cuticura Remedies,
which cured me of eczema when all
else had failed, therefore cannot
praise them too highly.
II suffered with eczema about ten
months, but am now entirely cured,
and l believe Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there is" (Signed)
Miss Matte ]. Shaffer, R. F. D. 1. Box
s, Dancy, Miss. Oct. q, 1910.
II had suffered from eczema about
four years when boils began to break
out on different parts of my body. II
started with a fine red rash. MY
back was affected first, when It also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable at times. l tried
different soaps and salves. but nothing
seemed to help me until I began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One box Of them cured me entirely.
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
eczema, and they completely cured her
baby" (Signed) Mrs. F. L. Marbe-'
ger, Drehersville. Pa, Sept. 6, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cutt
cura," Dept l., Boston.
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Rifle for Under Water Action.

When he Is working in water infest-
ed by sharks and other sea monsters
likely to do him harm, ths diver has
ut present to rely for his safety on the
use of the knife, or, failing that. on .
quick return to the surface. Now
comes the invention Of Captain Grobl.
German diving instructor, who has
constructed a rifle which can be fired
Under water, and Is designed for the
better arming of the diver. The most
remarkable thing about this is that 1t
fires, not bullets, but water, which IS
propelled with such force that it has
an extraordinary power of penetration.
Indeed, he inventor himself has
pierced ar1nor plate of medium thick
ness with the water jet from his
weapon. The rifle has a stout barrel
and is loaded with cartridge cased
in india rubber.
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Thinnest Man WEEDS.

The thinnest man in the world was
married recently by Municipal Judge
John r. Newcomer at the city hall.
II had to look three times to see
him." said the Judge.
The man is Arthur Atherton, twenty
four years old. Though five feet high.
he weighs only SO pounds. He mar
ried Blanche Buckley, nineteen years
old, who weighs 1876 pounds.-Chicago
Daily News.
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In congratulating ourselves on the
wonderful achievements of modern
science it would be we'll now and then
to pause and figure the immense
waste Of life, wealth, comfort and hap
piness occasioned by the stupidity or
the deliberate greed of men, in spite
of the rapid progress Of scientific dis
covery itself.
To illustrate this point let us con-
slider one respondent example. Let us
take fashlight of the work of Paw
low-it is pronounced Pavlov, or Paff-
liff-the celebrated physiliogist of St.
Petersburg, who, in the dozen years
last past, has discovered more useful
and Illuminating facts about the
stomach, and about the process of d.
gestion in general, than were upturned
by all the investigators before him,
from the ancient Greeks down.
When we study the .'nrk of Pawlow
we marvel at the ingenuity of this
wonderful Russian, and when we have
stated ourselves marveling at Pawlow,
we begin to marvel at the monstrous
ting the work of Pawlow and common
medical methods of treating the stom-
ach to exist side by side at one and
the same time.
| Thousands of medical doctors-I do
not say in Europe, but most certainly
in America-are treating the stomach
with the same old drugs, on the same
old theories, that were used by their
predecessors Of fifty or sixty years
ago.
In those old days they had a mass of
traditions about the stomach that had
been gathered together by physician
of the good old school-good old Beau
mont, who made observations of the
stomach of one Alexis st. Martin, 6
veteran of the War of 1912, by means
of an unhealed fistula, or hole, in the
wall of the stomach, left by the pass
ing Of a bullet. From that time until
Pawlow-with the possible exception
of the German Heidenhein-the sci
ence of Europe made no progress In
the study of the stomach.
Pawlow came and shattered the an
cient traditions. He proved beyond the
possibility of question that the old no
tions, the old beliefs, were wrong. He
did it openly before the assembled
faculty" of Europe in the Universit.
of St. Petersburg: and he publishe.
his results in the journals and in thu
form of book.
Here are few of the things which
Pawlow proved, and possibly my read
ers, as we'll as the average medica
man, will be disposed to question TIN
reliability of the great Russians work
Broth, beef tea, bouillons and tina
sort of stuff, and soup itself, do no
stimulate the flow of the gastric juic
|. more strongly than will so much coll
water. Cold wate:' will prepare tn
stomach" for it's meal just as efficient
; ly as the finest potage ever brewed b
the genius of French art. 1t Is not
question of the nourishment one get
from these brcths and soups and e,
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ton of scientific
researches In the
great laboratories
of Europe is the
problem of finding
q permanent pre-
ventive of certain
diseases t b q t
yearly sweep into
the harvest Of
death an appalling
number of human
beings.
The deadly germ
of pneumonia, Of
tuberculosis, a n d
of other diseases
that drag men
down to death, is
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WISE.

Bobby, didn't you hear mamma
tellin' us to come in out O the rain?"
yep, but I'm not goin' to do 1t till
I'm SO wet that she can't lay me
across her lap 'thout spoilin' her
Dress"
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SCIENCE OF HEALTH
BY M. A. LANE. Sc. B.
Former Research Fellow in Physiology University
of Illinois
Toxins and Anti oxins

BY long odds the most interesting iieved,
problem at present engaging the atten: other Ia
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fatty refused to learn his lessons and
few teachers kept him in more than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21

Mistur Edditur:
 There is certainly sum class to BIT minrham's commission. If they keep up there present stride they'll make a reei respectibul phase of the City The gral- turs air feeling just about as humerus as protested note ovver the situasion and gamblers and lampless tigers air not cheerful ovver the sad condision or Birmingham. Mistur Redpep Exum maid a good Mayor. and he Is starring a a commissioner. A few little once by three quarters snipes tryed to throw sum mud on Redpep, but 1t had about as much effect as shooting Pink Pills for Pale Peepul frum a shotgun al Moro Cassel, range 9060 yards. Red pep just grinned like good natured cast from billikin, and let 1t go at that. When Redpep sets down on proposi- tion he stays sot, don't try to kick him loose, If you yearn to kick sumthing go out and kick a switching engine; you'll feel better, and you mite make a dent in the engine. The Commission looks to me like a good training camp for sumthing big. and we sertainly need few big men to fill the big offices of this state. We have worse than vacant seets In the U. S. senate now, that looks worse and worse as the smell increases frum the Lorrimer biz ness, and Redpep or Lane, or both mite look good up there and looking ovver the feeld we can't see so much reel compitition that they would have-that
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BIRMINGHAM COMMISSION

would amount to much--unless 1t would cum from Hobsun or Conner. Hobsun has plenty of time, and he'll cum with out enny help or advice frum enny body, you can't keep Hobsun down, he's too live a wire--but he can wait, un- til he's ripe. Rite now we air for Exum and Conner for Senators. Conner is be- cumming moor and moor vindicated evvery day, for the good, work he did during his administration. He maid sum mistakes, tho he won't admit 1t, but he did what he thought was rite. and he benifited the state in menny lasting ways Sum say that he was too rabid with the railroads, and it may be so, put one thing Is a cince if you want to git railroad to coff up to enny grate extent, love letters won't do it, and mise, polite parlor talk goes about as far as you can kick a steem roller-the only way you can get anything out of a railroad Is to prz it out with crowbar and It taxes sum hefty prizzing with that and don't overlook it. Conner didn't waste enny loose language in trying to purswade the railroads to do the rite thing, but he simply got him a. club and whaled 1t into 'em, and while 1t creeates a rumpus while he was at it, it was effective, at least more effective than enny uther remedy used up to date.
 Conner gave us the high schools, and they will be a lasting monument to h1m. When he and his committee was going round the country selecting sites in each county for these schools, the ritter was chairman of the public meeting in our town, and introduced the Governor to the peepul, as present Guvernor of Ala bama and next U. S. Senator" I was just about as syncere in that as the man
 is, Mistur Edditur, when his muther-in- law cums for long visit and he says that he is "so glad to see her; what
 I was aftur was the High school, and we got It. but I've changed my mind, and I'm honest enough now to own 1t, I am for Conner for Senator.
 I am also for Exum. Exum has maid
 good; he is making good evvery day; he's a man with broad, liberal idears, and uses good judgement; he is not prob- ably as grate an orator as John Knox would like to see in the Senate, but they can't all be great orrators; he's not as hansum as He1in; in fact. when it cums to looks, he is far from a. Pansy. but he's honest, cleen. and will represent the
 peepul, or we air fooled. He'd newer
 vote to sect Lorrimer or enny uther man
 who reeched an offffis by such methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21

then send your name and address to pr. Caldwell and he will promptly send you free sample.
 It is without doubt the best laxative for constipation that you can find. and In every way the best remedy for that and headaches due to constipation, in- digestion or dyspepsia, heartburn. drowsiness after eating. gas on the stomach. biliousneso and similar trou-i nies. It Is mild. gentle remedy free from griping and bad taste. Children take to 1t readily. It Is . standby in the homes of MT. George W. Zimmer- nan of 1917 N. 9th St. Harrisburg, fa; Hopert Atkinson. ST., of Cuba, Ill., and thousands of others.
 pr; Caldwell does not feel that the purchase of his remedy ends his obii-i Eation. He has specialized in stomach liver and bowel diseases for over forty reader rs der rr sny adyice on the sub feet frss him. Whether for the medical aGyice or or the free ssmpls address him Dr. Monticello. Ill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21

He would think for himself. and not con suit Jo Bailey. He would always vote for safe and sane bizness methods in running this government
 They say it is newer safe to say mise things about a statesman until he's dead, because as long as he's alive there is danger of his "gummng the cards and you mite be sorry, and I guess that's so, and if it is so, I guess that If ennybody has ennything reel mise to say about Bankhed and Johnson it's about there inning for they sure air dead ones' and boukays for there political graves would be sum appropryate at this riting. Voting as they did on Lorrimer. feel sorry for old "reserposity when 1t gets up to tho Senate It stands about as much show in that crowd as a one lung 1900 Cadilack stands for the Vanderbilt cup, or as Chattanuga does to win the pennint. If there is amy votes needed to kill 1t. the can be relyed upon to furn- ish them
 Of course it's long time till we get a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21

chance to elect our senators. Bankhed1 and Johnson may teese us into beleevinr that they air the boys for the job by the time it rolls around. The Sufferregrets may be at the bat too by that time. ana we mite deside that a "harem skIrt'' would look good making fases at the Vice Presidint, and moving to take the "ad- valorum' off wire products when used as bird cages or bussels. Conner. Hobsun. Lane and Exum may in hole or in part explode by that time and drift into the oblivion of a busted "fenom," but we don't beleeve it. and we air going on the way It looks now, and believing in the future of all these gentlemen
 And going back to the start we repeet, the Commission, and its opportunities, looks like fine feeld, and good train- ing camp. If 1t keeps up its good work, the members thereof will cut sum ice at the proper time, If they don't overlook enny bets. Yours trooly,
 BILL VINES.
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COnstipated all His Life
 Now Cured Trial Free

Ono of the most harrassing of trou- bles. though fortunately not fatal. is constipation. and millions of people suffer with 1t from infancy to old age. Its cause may be traced to any one of a dozen different circumstances of diet, environment and even birth.
 Millions are. practically born with eonstipation. Had they used Intelligent methods at the beginning perhaps they would have found relief, but they had the usual misfortune of bad advice. They tried dieting, stewed fruits, then laxative waters. then pills and various other cathartics. and so in the end made matters worse. But there Is still hope, even for the seemingly hopeless.
 Have you ever tried pr. Caldwelys Syrup Pepsin? It has been on the market for many years and Is as staple in the. households of those who know its value as salt and sugar. It Is liquid lAxative-tonic that you can buy of any druggist at fifty cents, or one dollar a. bottle, the latter being the its value personally before buying,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21

supreme court, which has decided that a person who signs promissory note in a stage name is not responsible for it's payment.
 While Mile Destinn was singing in London in 1908 she borrowed $500 from a Prague master tailor, to whom she gave a bill of exchange signed in the name under which she had won international fame. The note not having been paid when due the tailor sued Mile. Destinn, but she set up the defence that the note was not legal because it did not bear her real name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21
A Cautious Driver

From Inc WashinGton Star.
 When I go anywhere in my motor" said Mir. Chuggins. Y always know I'm soinG to get back home"
 Reliable chauffeur"
 Very. He never selects . route that isn't within easy walking distance of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-21
An Eye to Business

From Judge.
 And who'' asked the Sunday school teacher, '.who was 1t that cried, Oh, king, live forever.'?"
 "All the life insurance agents sug- gesteA the small boy whose father was an adjuster.