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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
MADsTONEs

From the St. Louis Times
 A maidstone is vegetable substance of stone, which, when applied to wound caused by the bite of a mad dog Is said
 to prevent hydrophobia. The most fa-
 nous one in the United States Is owned by the descendants of family named
 Fred, in Virginia This stone was brought over from Scotland in 1907. It is said to
 be the one spoken of by Sir Walter Scott in ''The Talisman," and has been relig- iously preserved as one of the most vaiu- able relics of the age. It is about two inches long by one inch broad, and about
 half an inch thick, and is of chocolate
 color When applied to the wound 1t
 adheres till all the poison is absorbed,
 when it drops off It is then soaked in
 warm milk or water for time, and when removed the liquid is found to be full of greenish-yellow scum. It is said that of the 130 cases in which 1t has been
 applied for the bite of mad dog none ever suffered from hydrophobia. There are now a number of madstones in the Tinted States The belief in maidstone was common hundreds of years ago in the east. and travellers in India in 167l and 1885 made mention of 1t. Tradition said it grew on the heads of certain rep tiles new York expert In gems, iden- tifies the maidstone of the east with the stone known as tabersheer, which is a variety of opal found in the joints oi
 the bamboo in Hindustan and Burmah This stone is formed of juice which by evaporation becomes mucilaginous, then a solid substance, and when placed in the
 mouth will adhere to the palate or cause water to boil. Sir David Brewster says 1t is found in the joints of diseased corn stalks and is formed by sap depositing silica
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Wilson on Ex-Senator Smith

Candidate Woodrow Wilson has not lost the courage of his convictions. No matter how strong ex-Boss Jim Smith may be in his candidacy for senator. Governor Wilson meets him frankly, warning the people of New Jersey against him and his machine.
 It was this man Smith who when senator in Cleveiand's second term aided Senator German to emasculate the Wilson tariff. He did this to such an extent that President Cleve- land refused to sign the bill. It be- came a law without his honest sigma ture. Smith has opposed all reform measures in New Jersey, and now backed by the interests and big pri- vate purse he proposes to secure at the hands of the people another sena- torial term.
 Governor Wilson will oppose him to the uttermost, even if he loses the electoral vote of his own state. But he will not lose it, and Smith will not gain a senatorial seat. It is state full of commuters, many of them tied to big interests, but the people of that state have been fully warned of the nature of the Smith candidacy by Governor Wilson's statement and they will stand by their own progressive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
DRAMA OF ANCIENT AMERICA

were granted to Mir Brooks Betts. arl his brother. M. Beverly, was appointd to write the musical accompanymeri founded on ancient Mayan chant dances, etc. The Fall of Maya" wa only well begun when pr. le Plongeo| died, but the work was continued anI finished under the supervision of hi widow, who survived her distinguishe|
 husband but year and half. I'll le Plongeons expressed their entire sal isfaction with the Messrs. Betts' effol in preserving the true Mayan atmoi
 phere, and left complete directions i'd
 staging the work, which are stupid
 mented by the superb le P1ongeon col lection of photos, kindly presented
 the author by their literary executor|
 Mir and Mrs. Henry Field Blackwell These photos of palaces and templd 1 together with drawings of restoration
 were of invaluable assistance in maH | ing the scenic sketches.
 ] Naturally, the Messrs. Betts feel pal
 donable pride in having written tl1 first and authoritative play having | uo Wiln dhcicHt <ahiciiSdh eio 1 for this subject has been entirely ovet
 looked by our playwrights, and maga
 gers. By no means are the prehistor1
 Mayas to be confounded with the lat
 and more savage Aztecs, who were cor
 quered by Cortes, and concerning whoi
 several romances and an opera hay | been written.
 | The opening of the Panama canal
 making that part of America the synf
 sure of all eyes. What more fittin
 time than the present. then, to rais the curtain on ancient America, an
 reveal in living, moving drama, tn l glory that was Maya.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
COST OF MEDICAL EDUCATION


 The cost of medical education is irI CT ieasing, according to the figures givel in the annual report of the Council Medical Education of the American Med ical association. In the report of tll Journal of the association are tables show ing the total amount actually expendd for the instruction, the average amou1 expended per student and the averaa amount of tuition received from each stu dent. A table including 10 representativ medical schools shows that the averag amount spent for instruction by eac school was s61,056, representing an averaE expenditure per student of s479, of whc| these colleges received, from the stu dents only an average of s125.24 tuitio per student. According to these figure} medical schools lose about s35O on eac student. The reason for this heavy ex pense is that modern scientifc' labord tories in anatomy, chemistry, physiology pharmacology and other scientific sub jects necessary to modern medical edu cation are very expensive to equip an maintain. and that in order to give
 medical student modern, scientific ed ucation. 1t is necessary for the medicd school to spend three or four times d much money as a student pays for hl instruction. This means that conductin medical schools has ceased to be profitabl as a business enterprise, and that tn only medical schools that can continu to exist are those which are parts of
 state university or of an endowed inst tuition. Another reason Tor the heavy los sustained by medical schools is that ther ere more schools than are needed, and a a result the students are divided U among the existing schools. It is there fore in the interests of economy. as we as for the better training of the comin physicians of the country that the nun Der of medical schools should be reduced especially as this can best be accom- plished by closing those without adequat equipment and proper financial support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

bama should get together $25,000 as speedily as possible.
 Not only is this money sorely need ed by the campaign committee, but it would go far toward putting an end to trust funds secretly gathered-to Mark Hannaism which reached it's maximum in 1896 and has prevailed in rotten epidemic form ever since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
sTANZAs
Ey Oliver Goldsmith.

By Oliver Goldsmith.
 When lovely woman stoops to folly.
 And finds too late that men betray. What charm can soothe her melancholy What art can wash her guilt away? The only art her guilt to- cover,
 To hide her shame from every eye, To give repentance to her lover
 And wiring his bosom, is-to die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

second year between 75 and 100 fami- lies came. The publicity branch ol 'he work was dropped, I believe. IL may be thought that the demonstrators farm will do more good, but the Chamber of Commerce should be active in both lines of work-demonstratioh and systematic distribution of litera-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
The Farmer nnd Price.

signs are not wanting that when the spellbinder Is put to the necessity of manufacturing political capital out of something, he is going to try to do it by playing on one or all of three well worn strings--the tariff, the condition of labor, and agricultural discontent," says a writer in the Wall Street Jour- nal.
 Leaving aside the first of these, land dismissing the labor question with
 the fact that there has been a progress sive improvement in the rates of wages and labor conditions during the past few years, it is we'll worth while to take up on its merits, and entirely apart from it's political bearing. the question whether the farmer has any good reason to be discontented with
 anybody but himself.
 .The fact is, that possibly in a larger degree than any other economic inter- est in the nation, the American farmer,
 since the panic of 1907, has been one of the cheif beneficiaries of advanced prices. Prices of farm products for the longer period since 1899 advanced 62 per cent, compared with less than 2S per cent for all classes of commodi-
 ties Farm property in the past de- cade increased 1905 per cent, or more than doubled, while the average value of an acre of farm land increased from s1557 to $32,40, or 10S1 per cent. No other industry has reaped more large lly of the unearned increment arising ] from the growth of population and the
 progress of consumption than has the American farm in these later years of
 advance in national wealth."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Being sunburned on the back is a sur sign somebody is coming along to sla you there.
 When told by most people an improt able tale is just as likely to be true a a probable one.
 A woman doesn't want to be half cor vinced by reason; she wants to be full convinced by devotion.
 If man going to explain why he can pay debt IS on q blocked street car seems to him to be travelling a mile minute
 A woman who knows a secret can gs even with another she hates by not tel ing 1t to her, but that makes her e worse even with herself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

The aftermath of romance
 In tragedy abounds; The girl he left behind him
 Now weighs two hundred pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Vermont is not exactly the native land of the bull moose, but the assistant mooses of the political sort are just about half of the g. o. p.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
HE WAS WILLING.

Not being of nervous disposition, William Brown Meloney rode out to watch the militiamen maneuver not long ago. MT. Meloney and a party of friends were standing near a company of in- fantrymen who were technically in am- bush. The friends were not looking at the soldiers. They were watching a very pretty girl-one of the curvy, coo-ey, woo-ey sort of girls-who was not paying the least bit of attention to the wind that was flirting with her filmy gown. She was perhaps the only person pres ent who was quite undisturbed by the fact. Even the infantrymen lying in ann bush in long lines were observed to wet their parched lips anc obviously had great difficulty to keep "eyes right
 "Fire!" ordered an officer.
 "Bam." went the rifles of the infan- trymen.
 "Oo-oo,' screamed the girl-a nice, de- corous, surprised little scream. She stepped backward and into the urgent arms of nice young man who had been watching her "Oh," said she, blushing. T was so frightened by the rifles. beg your pardon"
 Not at all," said the young man, with feryor. Let's go over and watch the artillery.-H Corey, in the Cincin- natl Times-Star.
 NO EXCEPTIONS.
 "A dull man always fears woman with a keen sense of humor'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Senator Bourne and Speaker Clark both favor longer sessions of Congress. The former thinks Congress should not ad- jcurn at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Truck Farming

"A demonstration truck farm in Jeff ferson county will be conducted. I am told by the farm committee of the Chamber of Commerce. and 1t should
 prove very successful in interesting Ihomeseekers of trucking experience" said business man.
 "One of the best movements the chamber ever took up was two years ago. when the farm committee ex- plotted the Birmingham dlstrlct rom a truck farm point of view. some ex- cellent literature was sent out oy MT Hechinger, secretary of the committee, and I think the results were better even than expected Within a years
 .:me 50 or more families came from tho north to Jefferson county, bought farms and proceeded to cultivate them. Ihe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Mobile cannot win by scoring defeat whenever Birmingham does Mobile should join reform club and go to bed when the hens do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Gen. William Booths best memorial is the Salvation Army and his next best will be the new training college for Sal vation Army officers to be erected in I.OndCn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
 THRIFTY.

'I presume old Gurmley is a man who has no trouble in making both ends meet"
 "Pshaw! There's never a month rolls round that he doesn't make them lap over"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Statistics show that Atlanta is the third worst typhoid city in the United States. It should try in compulsory way the Mentchikoff plan of inoculation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
AN EYE TO BUSINESS

"Son, would you like to see your nal written high on the scroll of fame?'
 NO, pa; but I'd like to see my nal stamped on some domestic article tl no family could do without"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
Howard College

Howard college will open tomorrow un- der bright auspices. It is one of the old est institutions of learning in Alabama and 1t is one of the most popular.
 Dr. A. P Montague, during the years that he was president. brought Howard up to a high state of efficiency and the new president, the Rev. pr. J. M. Shei- bourne, so well known and so well es- teemed here, win doubtless prove a fitting successor to Dr. Montague.
 The larger colleges of the past did ex- celent work, but modern conditions required college expansion, and expan- sion in turn has called for large financial endowment. Howard has been well en- dowed and in the years to come it's op- portunities for educating the youth of this section will be greater than ever. The people of Birmingham will wish Howard prosperous school year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
CONVINCED.

That there is music in hls soul
 We do not for a moment doubt, But when he plays the slide trombon There's precious little e'er comes ou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

The rural districts may not be able to indulge in civic centers, but every one of them can have a neighborhood center at the public school house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Governor Pothier of Rhode Island must see on the horizon bull moose candi- date, for he says he prefers to retire from politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

A bronze statue in memory of Father Ryan, who wrote "The Conquered Ban ner" is to be erected In Ryan park in Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Ohio's constitutional ballot embracing forty-two proposals was the champion political puzzle of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Campaign fund scandals should be rigidly investigated back to and includ- ing 1s96 Let the trust rascals be un- earthed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

In not a few states the bull moose party is oversuppied with leaders and Is looking for a rank and file.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
CAUGHT THE FEVER.

There was a man in our town
 Whose heart was in his work, But when the baseball season came He straightway hired a clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

The invisible government behind cam paign subscriptions begins to see It's end approaching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Paris has decided that the tight skirt shall be continued throughout another sea ason..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

onward, Christian Soldiers even al the Straus ratification meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

The sprouting of bull moose state tickets goes on apace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Nick Longworth and Mrs. Nick are paired in this campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Gyp the Blood is travelling as the close companion of the man who hit Billy Pat terson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Recorder Keller told Wolff he ought to be ashamed of himself and fined him all the barber shop law allows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A GREAT INCREASE.

"umphl So does every other kind
 man"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
A TRIMMER TRIMMED
Atlantic City Telegram to the Fl delphia Public Ledger.

Atlantic City Telegram to the Phila-
 delphia Public Ledger
 Henry l.. Gardner. Philadelphia con- tractor, had the satisfaction of seeing Samuel D. Wolff, proprietor of an Arkan- sas avenue barber shop, fined s25 in po- lice court for taking advantage of an unwary patron.
 Gardner asked for a shave, and when the tonsorialist called attention to a crack in his lip and suggested a cream rub, told him to go ahead. Then the Phila- delphian took a nap. When he awoke the barber demanded s1.So, which Gardner paid and demanded an itemized bill and receipt. Then he swore out a warrant for the barber's ar rest. In court the receipt for Gardner's s1.SO road az follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

This summer, says the Chicago News, is like the hornet-its warmth is in it's tail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

MT. Tafts lame leg makes him a lame duck in every sense of the phrase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Many go to the postoffice on Sunday by force of habit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
A WILD GUESS.

In crowd of Birmingham pleasure seekers a dapper young Chnaman was observed eseorting pretty young wo- man of stylish appearance, who seemed much pleased with his company. "Hav' exclaimed several amateur seuths in unison. That may be Leon Lingm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. His mothers pride, His fathers joy; We're speaking bout A little boy. And since we're not Cross-grained today. We won't tell what The neighbors say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
VICTIM OF THE OCCULT

September is kind to the tanned and battered straw hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

Said he, "I'll never miss a game And I shall be content' Alas, how many plans go wrongi The clerk it was who went.
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TALKING ABOUT woMEl

TALKING ABOUT WOMEN. You may talk about women Their style and all that, But the smaller the woman The bigger the hat.
 -Yonkers statesma| You may talk about women, Who giggle and flirt. But the latter the woman The tighter the skirt.
 Milwaukee sentin| You may talk about women But bet all your chips That the shorter the woman The bigger the hips.
 Cincinnati Enquir{ You may talk about women Till curfew Is rung, But the shorter the woman, The longer the tongue. so UNEXPECTED. "Is Plunkers confirmed pessimist7' 7'j "One of the worst you ever saw. happy thought should strike him would be stunned for a week." LOQuACIOUS LUCRE.
 Whene'er a man
 Talks to himself 'Tis oft about
 His lack of pelf.
 Birmingham Age-Hera1 | With lots of scads
 A man could balk
 And listen to
 His money talk.
 Youngstown Telegra1
 PEDANTIC.
 What sort of person is Profess Scoggins?"
 "Very tiresome. He calls an ordinaj rough house. an emeute."
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

You may talk about women
 Till curfew Is rung, But the shorter the woman, The longer the tongue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

NO EXCEPTIONS. "A dull man always fears woman with a keen sense of humor.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

You may talk about women But bet all your chips That the shorter the woman The bigger the hips.
 Cincinnati Enoujr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10

l of the bull moose, but the assistan mooses of the political sort are just abou half of the g. o. p. l Mobile cannot win by scoring a defeat whenever Birmingham does. Mobile should join a reform club and go to bed when the hens do. --.s.-- Senator Bourne and Speaker Clark both favor longer sessions of Congress The former thinks Congress should not ad- journ at all. Governor Pothier of Rhode Island must see on the horizon a bull moose candi- date, for he says he prefers to retire from politics.
 Campaign fund scandals should be rigidly investigated back to and includ- ing 1896. Let the trust rascals be un- earthed.
 A bronze statue in memory of Father Ryan, who wrote "The Conquered Ban- ner" is to be erected In Ryan park in Mobile
 Ohio's constitutional ballot embracing forty-two proposals was the champion political puzzle of the year.
 
 In not a few states the bull moose party is oversuppied with leaders and is looking for a rank and file.
  The invisible government behind cam paign subscriptions begins to see its end approaching.
 Paris has decided that the tight skirt shall be continued throughout another season.
 Gyp the Blood is travelling as the close companion of the man who hit Billy Pat terson
 This summer, says the Chicago News, is like the hornet-its warmth is in it's tail.
 MT Iaft lame leg makes nm a idinc duck in every sense of the phrase.
  onward, Christian Soldiers even at the Straus ratification meetings. Nick Longworth and Mrs. Nick are paired in this campaign.
  Many go to the postoffice on Sunday by force of habit.
 September Is kind to the tanned and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-10
so UNEXPECTED.

"Is Plunkers confirmed pessimist?'
 "One of the worst you ever saw. happy thought should strike him would be stunned for week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

bending over from the box. quietly re-
torted, Il would return the compliment
III were not on OATH"
When lawyer clashes with lawyer, when
diamond cuts diamond. flash Is only
to be expected. There was certain
Daggett practicing at the New York bar
who was always at swords points with
his fellow practitioner. German.
Daggett was oversubtle. German was
curt and precise. During an argument
upon a nice point of law Mr.. Daggett
attempted to draw distinctions that
seemed to German overnice. When it
came to the latter's turn he thus adj
dressed the court:
1.-The opposing counsel has been very
nice In his points of law. and has assumed
differences where none exists. AS for my
self, / am not disposed to follow the gen.
tleman into the refnements of his argu-
ment, but I can assure him I will split
hairs with him. IL need be. Thereupon
Mr.. German (who, by the way. was, in his
appearance. rather porcine)
drew from his head a hair, and handing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

with the preparedness" Of the speaker
in rising Unexpectedly to an emergency.
The greater the disadvantage at which
he is taken the greater our sympathy
and resultant admiration.
Most piquant of all, then. is the situa-
ton when one who has been tossed and
gored suddenly springs to his feet and
extricates himself by a brilliant counter
attack. OF this class was the retort of
Count D'Orsay to the facetious Tom
Raikes, wit and dandy, but whose face
no amount OF dandyism could beautify, 1t
being deeply pitted, his nose especially.
with the smallpox. Raikes had sent the
ID'OrSay q copy of offensive verses
anonymously, which. being shown about.
caused great laughter at the beau's ex-
pense. D'Orsay knew who was the
writer. In a few days he saw Raikes at
the club. and called out, THE next time,
mon cher. that you write an anonymous
letter, don't seal 1t with the end Of your
nose" The letter had been sealed with
wafer and a thimble. to maintain its as
sumed character. This was coarse, want
ing in finish perhaps, but certainly Ell
fective.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge thinks that
the quickest hand at repartee whom he
ever knew was the late Speaker Reed.