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cough. A few days after this opera
tion which I won't go into the de-
tails of it the bird that had minist-
cred the ether come to see me and
asked how many cigarettes did l
smoke a day and I told him so and
he says it amt none of my business
but II I was you I would quit before
I got the habit.
So at this time we had a DR.. write
ing health articles for the paper and
he didn't charge nothing for advice
to fellow employs SO I asked him If
they was anything that would help
person to quit smokeing and he says
to go to a drug store and buy some
gentian root and whenever felt like
smokeing, to just chew q little of
that instead. Well friends maybe
some Of you have tasted gentian root
but II you haven't I would advice
you to try 1t. It won't cure you from
SO your Mrs. can serve quinine for
dessert and you will wonder If she
| has bought q bee.
WELL things went along till about
w a year ago when a friend of
mine that had also whooped it up
for several years. said he had found
a kind Of tobacco that you could
smoke as many cigarettes as you
wanted and not cough your head of
SO / give it a trial and it was just
like he said. Only they was a slight
drawback; namely. that the ashes on
these kind of cigarettes don't half
to be knocked off but they fall of
themselves and they never light no
where's but on your pants leg. and
when they light they stay lit and by
the time you have smoked these
cigarettes q week your clothes is as
full of holes as an ocarena.
Well friends. I would rather cough
MY way through life than go around
looking so porous SO I went back
to the ready -mades and stuck with
them till this last June when I got
the big idear which was to not try
and quit smokeing entirely but to
cut out the cigarettes and smoke
nothing but cigars on the grounds
that you wouldn't smoke~ near SO
much.
Like for inst. you wouldn't be libel
L to light one before breakfast or In
the middle OF the night or dureine
meals or 60 out between acts ~ the
theater and smoke epe. and IN faet
Evening star., 1921-08-21
BY WALLACE IRWIN.
illustrated BY Norman Anthony.

was still at his window on the tenth
moor when the Little Booster came in.
the general appearance of an old
fashioned tragedian, looked up at
Brtan's entrance and scowled The
two had not spoken since the day
OF Brian's abrupt discharge.
What were you mixing up in that
for?" asked the Big Booster savage
ly. pointing to the blackened scrap
heap in front of the cottage below.
"A couple o. hired gunmen were
tryin' to smoke the old lady out Of
her home, and I did the Doug Fair
banks act" said Brian.
Those gunmen were hired by me-"
snapped c. w. Ketchum. Keep your
hands of. They're my gunmen-see?
Evening star., 1921-08-21
Poison Sun1ac.

There are a great number OF mems
bers of the sumac family and you
know them because they are among
the conspicuous things in the land
the roadsides. You have often been
attracted to them by their wine-col-
ored or crimson panicies or pyramids
composed of small berries and by the
scarlet foliage in autumn. One Of the
sumacs, appropriately called poison
sumac," is just what it's name indi-.
Gates. It infects q victim by contact
after the fashion of poison ivy. The
berry clusters OF this sumac do not
turn red. but gray, and though some.
times 1t il picked. the number -
poison cases are 1eWssa 's
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muttered. "But wan thing know.
White coward that he is, he'll niver
dare show his mushroom face at me
door to claim tn half av his property
from tn WILDLY Casey"
80 that's why you won't sell! You're
holdin' on to spite Oscar"
ASK me nawthin'! She made a sud-
den dash at smudge of smoke that
came trickling through the chinks in the
oven door. "And now I've burnt me
cookies to a heather sacrifice while gab-
bin here for tn good ay nayther av us!'
she snorted. "GAwan wild yez befoor
heap tn cinders on yer red head"
'If you sold your lets you could
hire cook to cook your cookies" /"
said Brian blandly at the door.
"A mothers shpankin' wud av
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ion, whizzed less than ak inches
from his right ear. A flying teakettle
smote him in the elbow. and Brian
nurse his wounds and consider the
advisability of carrying the door by
assault, when hostiIities suddenly
ceased, and Mrs. Casey, her great
arms akimbo at her broad waist.
stood before him.
"Ye wud be comm afther--" she
began. Then her expression suddenly
cleared. Head O. Saint Dinnisw she
cried. If 1 amt been tryin' to kill
the only gintleman in San Bruno!'
Mrs. Casey" Brian began. stand
ing within easy lodging distance Of
with considerable grace, ~ value
Evening star., 1921-08-21
BIZ RING w. LARDNER.

TO the editor: 1 don't expect
no coupons from the cigar
stores for writeing this here
letter but a man has got to
write about something and il such
famous men as Irving Cobb and
Samuel Blythe sees fit to bare their
soul in confidential articles like how
I got skinny and how I quit cock
tails and etc. why I guess it is OK.
for a man like I to tell the story OF
how I conquered my lady Nicotine
a specially as it seems to me like this
subject must be of greater gen. int.
than the other as I believe they's
more people wants to quit smokeing
than wants to get thin or dry. But
in writeing this article I will half to
raise the veil of secrecy in regards to
some of my most intimate details
which / ask the readers indulgents in
advance for same.
Well friends I did not begin smoke
! ing till I was 3 yrs. old and kind OF
| went at it slow even then as / had
| been warned that smokeing would
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stunt a persons growth and I might
say here that If that Is true, why il
had not of smoked at all I would
now be holding a lucrative position
with RingIing's circus.
Most men of yrs. old that is
raised in small towns begins their
career of crime with a pipe load of
corn silk, but started right in at
the top with my fathers cigars which
on acct. OF him haveing q whole box
of them I did not think he would
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miss = couple a day but he found II
out some way another and him and I
had a meeting and I give in on a
couple minor points amongst which
was that i would quit smokeing Il
he would quit acting that way. So
lived pretty clean for yrs. and then
begin again but this time It was Gu.
hebs and finely cigarettes which ]
rolled nay own with q brand Of to-
hacco that ts now out Of pFiat which
tt WaM named Cameo and II looked
ike ttshad been swept Oh the barber
Evening star., 1921-08-21
The Flying Salesman.

THE idea Of establishing a serv-
ice in which the airplane is used
L for selling, merchandising. ad-
ta-rfSip,. r..
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r AD Leonidas' advertised for q
lady helper to assist in de-
Tending the pass at Their
) mopYlae against any number
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Figure 8. The positions of the planets October 25

vations showed that the objectS did not move in parabola, or nearly in one, as comets do. The object was found to be moving in a circular or bit This forced the conclusion that the object was really another planet. That there should be another comet was not surprising, put that there should be another planet was a thought entirely foreign to the minds of men at the time, even to those of astronomers and to that of the great astronomical discoverer Herschel. The conclusion that the object was a planet did not come naturally at all
 Some. thinking to honor the dis coverer, called tho planet Herschel. name used by some for a long time even within the lives of persons now living. Herschel himself called tt "Georgium Sidus." that is George s Star" in honor of King George III. It was known by this name. or as "The Georgian" the English equiv alent, as late as 1850. Others gave 1t name harmonizing with the names of the other planets and called it Uranus, a name now in universal use.
 The planet had heen seen previous ly by several astronomers, but they had not noticed any difference be- tween the planet and other stars. It is most remarkable that Herschel noticed difference, for astronomers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

found 1t difficult to see any differ ence even when they had had their attention called to it. Probably few, if any, other astronomers looking through ferschel's telescope would have noted the peculiarities which aroused his suspicious of an unusual object.
 The planet is now in Aquarius in the position marked on Figure 1. It is just q little too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Very little op- tical assistance is sufficient to show It. It's appearance in small in strument Is like that of stars. As it ia just east of the faint star in AQuarius marked on the map, the planet should be easily found. There are no stars in the vicinity to con fuse with it. There is a faint star little southeast of the star on the map and quite close to it. A map of the fainter stars in this section will be printed next month.
 SAMUEL G. BARTON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
SCOUTEN MOTOR
 IN NEW HOME

The Scouten Motor company distrib- utor for the Franklin and the Mitch ell Is now in the new quarters of this concern at 406-4oS Twenty first street south.
 E. [. Scouten is delighted to be in the midst of things "up on the row" and reports splendid interest in the now being shown in the new show also states that the Mitchell Is being sold with frequency that is gratify ing.
 The new models in all types of the Franklin as well as the Mitchell are now being shown in the new show rooms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
New Oakland Sport Model
 At Steam and Gas Co.

luggage or for carrying business equipment.
 Its appearance is a business asset as we'll as a sport car requirement It Is superiatively good looking. so that you enjoy an honest pride in owning it, but it Is not freakish.
 After serving you faithfully all day long, the Oakland Six Sport car is equally ready to aid in your evenings fun. or to carry you and your friends on a weekend outing or vacation trip.
 The ordinary car that Is suitable for business use has neither the room nor the good looks to make 1t desir- able for use outside of business hours. Sport cars heretofore have not been practical machines for general use
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Bassick Products
 Shotun at the Fair

The Alemite Sales company of Ala bama have arranged very compre- hensive display of the products ot the Bassick company of Chicago at the State Fair this year. MT. A. r.. Addelott manager of the Alemite company, says he will have an inter- esting and instructive sexhibit and will furnish a practical demonstra- tion to motor ear owners ana show just how Alemite lubricates the prop CT way and he says he will convince many that the Alemite way Is the say Ing way when 1t comes to greasing automobiles.
 Besides the Alemite fabrication sys- tenn, the Bassics company makes a number of other high-class auto ac- ceSSorieS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Harwood Brings
 Back LoUing Cup

Mir. Ralph c. Harwood. manager of the Birmingham branch of the Gill Piston company at 20 Twenty-first street, south. has just returned from what he characterizes as some trip" to the factory of the Gill company at Chicago.
 Mir Gill brought back with him the handsome silver loving cup that was won by the Birmingham branch for sales efficiency in the second quarter of the current year.
 MT. Harwood is immensely proud of this cup, as it was won by the Bir- mingham branch in competition with 2s branches, most of which nun Der were older branches in larger cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

Perry Mccormack, president of the Steam and Gas Auto company, has the following to say of the new Oakland sport model;
 This new Oakland model Is a car of very moderate price which will ef- ficiently serve every business and general utility purpose yet which possesses true sport car beauty, speed and power.
 This new sport model 34-D is above all practical car. It is soundly built and both durable and depend able.
 Almost as light as roadster, and correspondingly easy to handle and ecoromlcaI in operation, this car has seating capacity for two additional ssengers---or abundant space for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
SPRING BATTLES
 STOPPED QUICKLY

"A spring rattle is very annoying, but many automobilists bear this an- noyance because they cannot spare the time to have it eliminated" states A. R. Pryor, focal Hudson Essex dealer.
 Hudson Super-Six drivers can stop a spring rattle In very few moments themselves by merely turning nut that locks In position at the spring shackle.
 These noises are the result of side wear at the spring shackle. Tn the Hudson Super-Six shackle arrange ment, hardened steel plates are in- stalled, one on each side of the spring. The plates are held pressed against the spring by shifting sleeve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
led by the turning

or pushing, controlled by the turning and locking of nut.
 When this service operation is compared with other methods such as lacking up of axles removal of shackIe bolt and the placing of thin metal pieces between spring and bracket all unneneccary in the Super-Sfx, 1t is obvious that time and money are saved through the Hudson method"
 The Pryor Motor company, who are state distributors for Hudson and Es- sex Motor cars, are now In their new location at 500 Twenty-first street, south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

YOU'LL be interested in new enclosed cars which
 will be shown for the first time at the Alabama State Fair this week.
 We invite you to inspect the Sedan and Coupe very closely You can't help but note the splendid coach work, the excellent painting and finishing, the fine up hostering fabrics interior fittings of silver and the dignfied lines.
 you ae m e M you 1ee nefe IS M n word ol eration and easy-handling qualities you sink back into deep cushions with luxurious feeling that here indeed is the ideal motor carthe logical sensible for all-season use
 Scrutnze these enclosed cars carefully and then you'll agree with us when we say they the finest closed cars in the ght-car field and the greatest values the market today. The Sedan at $1,995, f. b. fac tory, and the Coupe at $1 945, f b. factory cannot be equaled in butn values
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
CHI Rings Used
 on Racing Cars

The J. Alexander Sloane company. which operates several teams of racing which company is furnishing the cars for the auto races at the State Fair this week. uses Gill Piston rings ex- clusively in all it's cars. which accord ing to k. c. Harwood. manager of the local branch of the Gill Piston com pany, and he finds them the most ef- sicient and satisfactory on the mar lAt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
ACQUAINTED

From Chicago Herald and Examiner.
 Billy was visiting his uncle's coun- try place where they kept a lot o. chickens and the youngster thorough ly enjoyed playing with the chickens That night they had roast chicken for dinner. but Billy refused to touch it. When asked why, he said sadly, T just can't, I was acquainted with that chicken"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02
Scholder Has an
 Exhibit at Fair

The Scholder Tire and Accessory company has an interesting exhibit at the State Fair in which 1t demon strates a popular make of shock ab sorbers and also shows how storage batteries are built.
 The Scholder company are now making batteries complete at their place on South Twenty first street and assert that they can effect saw ing of about per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02

because of high price and prohibitive operating cost.
 This new Oakland six combines the desirable features of both business and so-cal1ed pleasure cars"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
INQUIRY INQUIRY COURT
 INVESTIGATES
 BALLOONISTS

WASHINGTON, Jan. F (by Asso- ciated Press).-Secretary of the Navy Daniels has ordered a naval court of inquiry to convene today at Rock away, N, Y., to investigate the flight from Rockaway station in December and the loss of the balloon by the three naval officers who were lost in the woods of Canada. The naval court is also instructed to inquire into the conduct" of the balloon personnel while absent from the sta tiOn. The latter order is apparently intended as probe into the reported fist fight between Lieutenants Farrell and Hinton, after they had arrived at Mattice, Ont, to which point they mushed from the Canadian woods where the balloon landed and was wrecked.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
WOMAN CEASES
 HUNGER STRIKE
 AGAINST HUBBY

DANVILLE, Jan. F (by Associ- ated Pressl.-Mrs. Ernest Harrington, who has lasted for AS days to influ- ence her husband to join the church, ended her hunger strike Saturday, when the minister of her church ad- vised her to take food.
 Frank Harrington, the woman's husband, declared that when his wife is ready, We will be willing to resume the daily routine of life He says be has not joined the church and will not until he gets ready.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
UTAH SENATOR ADVANCESLAW
 STOP SMOKING

WASHINGTON, Jan. F (by Asso- ciated Press).-Seator Reed Smooth of Utah has introduced bill in the senate prohibiting smoking in any government department or any gov ernment establishment, including the white house, as a fire prevention measure, following the recent destrue. tf0n of census records in fire be Eeved to have been caused by the careless throwing away of a cigarette
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
MOTORCYCLE
 COPSSURPRISE
 BANK BANDITS

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Jan. r (by Associated Press) Four bandits who attempted to hold up a suburban bank on Saturday were surprised by motorcycle officers, the police hay ing received a tip that the robbery was to take place Two of the ban dits were seriously wounded. one of them being captured. The other wounded man dragged himself to a waiting automobile and made his es- cape with the others.
 Mrs. Cora Wilson, emerging from nearby store, was wounded in the leg during the fusilade of bullets.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
BRAND SUCCESSFUL

PARIS, Jan. F (by Associated Press).-A. Briand, former premier, has succeeded in forming a cabinet in succession to the ministry of Pre- mier Leygues, which resigned last week when the chamber of deputies failed to give it a vote of confidence
 In presenting the list to President Milierand, Premier Briand said France has the warmest desire for friendly footing with Great Britain and America, and that the Versailles past must be fulfilled, but expressed the hope that fulfllment would not bring us in any contest with our friends"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
BIG BASEBALL
 LEAGUES WILL
 OPEN APRIL B

CHICAGO, Jan. F (by Associated Press) The major baseball leagues will open the 1921 season on April 13 and the schedules call for 154 games in each league. according to official announcement made here today
 In the American league Chicago will play at Detroit, Cleveland at St. Louis, Boston at Washington and Philadelphia at New York.
 In the National league St. Louis will play at Chicago, Pittsburg at Gin. cinnati, Brooklyn at Boston and New York at Philadelphia.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17

 CLERK KILLS
 TEXAS BANDIT


 DALLAS, Jan. IT Cby Associated Press).-One bandit is dead, another fatally injured, and three mail clerks dangerously wounded as the result of a hold-up in sub-postoffico here by six men. The bandits escaped in an automobile which turned over near Fort Worth Two of the bandits injured in the auto accident were taken by pursuers.
 The police here have been advised that $200,O0O in liberty bonds and $46000 in currency taken by the post office robbers have been recovered near Forth Worth.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
WILL TEACH STUDENTS HOW TO ADMINISTER
 ATHLETICS IN SCHOOLS

SPOKANE, Wash, Jan. 17 (by As s6ciated Press) -tHow to manage and administer school athletic, how to or ganize track teams, the management of games and genttal instruction and drill in playing athletic gaiiiGs is to be taught night school students at Lewis and Clark high school here as a part of Washington State college extension work, it has been announced
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
PLACE MACHINE GUNS IN DUBLIN WINDOWS
Runop Republican. Club
 Gt Anchorage Endorses
 Wick for Next G0UernOr

ANCHOP A"'- ..s
 ''AuH' Jan. tT;-Cspeeiai to the Daily tnmes).-The rump Repub, llean Club of Anchorage yesterday endorsed James Wickersham for governor, E. E. Ritchie for judge. Harvey Sullivan for marshal and sherman Duggan for district attor- 'ney in the Third division.
 The Anchorage Republican Club. Inc, previously endorsed George c. Hazelet of Cordova for governor, being the second organization in Alaska to give it's endorsement to Hazelet. The regular Republicans also endorsed Arthur Frame for judge,
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
PERET FAILS
 FORM CABINET: .. BRIAND ID TRY

PARIS, Jan. F (by Associated Press) ).-The failure of Roaul Peret, president of the chamber of deputies, to form a new ministry to succeed the Leygues cabinet, is said to be due largely to. the refusal of former President Poincaire to enter the com bination except under condition diff icult for Peret to accept. Poincaire is understood to have desired a port folio other than one Peret wished him to enter.
 Aristide Briand, former premier, is expected to attempt to form a cabinet
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
ZION CITY OVERSEER ISSUES HANDBOOK ON
 SINNERS PUNISHMENT

ZION CITY, H., Jan. F (by Asso .ciated Press) Wilbur Glenn Volivia overseer of the Christian Catholic church of Zion, has issued advance sheets of a Hand Book and Guide to He'll" The book says sinners who smoke will be punished with an overdose of his own tobacco smoke by being locked in a den filled with it; the tobacco chewer will be i'm. mersed in vat of tobacco juice and the thinker will spend his term of qualification in a natatorium filled with beer and whiskey.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
PLACE REWARD DEADOR ALIVE
 ON SHADOWS

PORTLAND Jan IT (by Associ- ated Press).-A reward of s1,O0O for shadows" the blackmailer who has sent threatening letters to many prominent Portland people, dead or alive. has been posted at police head, quarters. Heavily armed police are maintaining a guard over the homes of those who have been threatened by Shadows"
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
VAR FINANCE
 CORPORATION
 FUNCTIONINC

WASHINGTON, Jan. F (by Asso- ciated Press) The War Finance Corporation, revived by the act of congress passed over the presidents veto, began functioning Saturday, and e was announced that preparations are being made to consider applica- tions for loans to finance exports in the same manner they were consid- cred prior to suspension of the cor poration last May.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
DWgTT ART nTNNN E EIELHLV OLUTO RESOLUTION TO
 REDUCE ARMY

WASHINGTON, Jan. F (by Asso ciated Press) ).-Senator Phelan of California blocked further progress of the resolution passed Saturday or. dering the war department to stop recruiting until the army is reduced to 150,000 men, by a formal notice of his intention to offer a resolution for reconsideration.
 Members of the military affairs committee said there was little pros. pect of a change of sentiment on the resolution in the senate.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
RED GROSS MAN IN MOSCOW JAIL
 SINCE OCTOBER

WASHINGTON, Jan 1T (by Associ- ated PresS) .-Emmet Fitzpatrick, an American Red Cross worker reported killed by the Bolsheviki last summer, is in jail in Moscow, according to adviced received by the state depart ment, having been captured by the Bolsheviki on October 29. He had been engaged in relief work on the front occupied by General Wrangelps forces in Crimea
The Cordova daily times., 1921-01-17
AGED TOURS PROMOTER
 IS GIVEN FIVE YEARS

BOSTON, Jan. t7 tby Associated Press).-K. B. Matthews, the aged promoter of the bogus National Tour ing Club of America, through which he obtained thousands of dollars for fals& memberships, was sentenced Saturday to five years confinement in prison and fined $1,OO0 for misuse of the United States mails.