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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22

And what his errand and why the tools,
''I'm here, said he, Ito clean the clock,
To test and mend and oil each lock,
To hammer nails and paint bit
And such other things as you permit
He began his work with closet door,
Where things were kept, the school-room
store.
A try or two with special key
Let him inside, and now" said he,
"I'll close the door and work in here
And with your class not interfere"
THE boys were troubled and whispers loud
Passed here and there among the crowd
But presently the man came out
And stood awhile and looked about
Then made bow and out he went
Across the fields to the Gypsy tent;
And there with the help of the little Jap
He took off his whiskered face and cap
And workman s suit and all the sham,
For he was Dutchy Rotterdam.
BUT about the closet there S something
more
For another boy was behind the door
Just standing there with his famous cat
And waiting a chance to have chat
And to step up front and the children see
And to give lesson in A, B, @.
This other boy was Prince Domino
The workman old who walked so slow
And came that day down the country road
With Muffies hid in his tool-box that day,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22
Southern News Itefns

DALTON Ga.-Today the papers in the FOL.
lowing cases, which have been transferred from
the superior court of this county TO the appel
late court, were filed with Clerk sapp and
will be forwarded TO Atlanta Immediately:
Gus Stearns the Southern Railway; Guy
Richardson vs.. the State; G. c. Williams and
J.. b. Kinnoman the State; Berry II. Turner
the General Accident, Fire and Life Assur-
Corporation.
COLUMBIS Ga.-Golumbus merchants are
planning to operate another big excursion into
this city from points in south Georgia the OBJ
ject being to extend the local trade territory.
There 3 some talk of inaugurating regular
weekend excursions over all Of the railroad
lines entering the city. The matter viii be
taken up by the board of trade at Its March
meeting.
DALTON Ga.-County School Commissioners
]. c. Sapp has been appointed by State SchOoI
Commissioner Pound OH the committee TO
range a time and place for the annual meeting
of tile county school commissioners. OF the state.
lived till next April, died here last night.
after three days illness. He was ma
tive of Canada. and lived at Mcmence.
ILL.,. joining the lodge of Odd Fellows az
that place in 1858 and had been prominent
in Odd Fellow circles in that state Tor
many years. The body will be sent back
there.
RALEIGH. n. C.-Ex-Judge Thomas
B. womack, a distinguished lawyer and
1urist, died this morning at the Rex
hospital here, after an Illness of a year
or longer He was SIS years Old. He
was counsel for the American Tobacco
company and the Seaboard Air Line, JEFF
ferson Standard Life company. and other
large interests.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22

SAVANNAH. Ga--Savannah viii probably buy
its first auto fire engine On Tuesday OF next
week TIE alderm1nic committee fire lie
partment met yesterday and opened bids ana
VIII meet again on tuesday to decide what
nachiue 20 purchase. There is doubt OF
the purchss. being made and the sole question
Is what make of machine 20 buy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22

PA, what is meant by an able speak,
err" IAN able speaker. my boy. is one
whose words come faster than his
ideas. Detroit Free Press
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22
TO WOMEN WHO DREAD MOTHERHOOD |
Information How They May Give Birth to Hap
Ply, Healthy Children Absolutely With
out Pain-Sent Free.

NJ women need any longer dread the pains OF
childbirth. or remain childless. DR.. J. H. Dye
has devoted his life to relieving the sorrows Of
women. He has proved that all pain at child
birth may be entirely banished, and he will
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free Of charge. Send your name and address 10
DIR. ]. Fl. Dye, las Lewis Iilock. Buffalo. n. ".
and he will send you, postpaid, his wonderful
book, which tells how to give birth To happy,
healthy children. absolutely without pain; also
how to cure sterilty. DO not delay, but write
today.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22
In a Newspaper Office
City Editor-One minute, Jones.

: NIty EuIIoT-Uhe mInute, Jones.
Reporter-All right.
City. Editor7-I don't know whether it
is Observation-Disclosures on your part, or
an expression of your views on matri-
mOny, but I'd rather. when you have
occasion to write about a wedding, not
have you say that Miss Smith and Mrs.
Brown underwent" marriage cere-
mony.-Life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22

And in the closet he changed his suit
From head to toe from hat to boot.
Then Dutchy dressed UP in disguise
And looked a workman old and wise
And fooled the children everyone
And the teacher, too, till he was gone.
THERE was some fun at school that day
For the Prince and Muffies had their wayt
You re welcome here" the teacher said,
The school is yours; now go ahead"
Muffies climbed to the desk to view
The hdnapers with his eyes of blue.
While Domino called forward three,
The boys whose names were A, B, g.
They came at once for Mufles had
Them in control and every lad
Was asked to dance and speak and sing
And answer questions and everything
And do arithmetic and prove their power
Of mind and thought for half an hour.
They amused the school and Domino
Had this to say as he let them go:
This Gypsy proverb learn by heart:
Be brave, be good, be kind, be smart
But don't have fun or fame or joy
At the expense of another boy"
Then all shook hands in happy way
AS the school was closed up for the day.
MUFFLES returned to the Gypsy camp
But Domino went on tramp
Up the mountain side to find the stone
That Dinkey guarded all alone. @
He found the stone and Dinkey's boots
And fresh chewed marks on trees and roots
And bear tracks all about the ground,
But Dinkey nowhere could be found
CONTINUED next Saturday.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-02-22

Under the Louisiana law a minor mar
rying without the consent of his parents
may be disinherited. Chattel mortgage,
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09
INDEPENDENCE
ON THE FARM
SPLENDID RESULTS FOLLOW
FARMING IN THE CANADIAN
WEST.
Americans In Canada Not Asked to
Forget That They Were Born
Americana.

Farm produce today Is remunera
i've. and this helps to make farm life
agreeable. Those who are studying
the economics of the day tell VI that
the strength Of the nation lies In tho
cultivation Of the soil. Farming II nc
longer = hand-to-mouth existence. II
means Independence. often afnuence.
but certainly Independence.
Calling ut farm house. near one of
the numerous thriving towns Of Al
bsrta, In Western Canada. the writer
was given . definition Of "indepen-
dence" that was accepted a. quite
original. The broad acres of the farm.
srs land had crop-and splendid
one. too. by the way-ripening for tho
reapers' work. The evenness Of the
crop. covering field after field, attract.
Cd attention. ~ did also the neatness
OF the surroundings. the wellbuilt sub
stantil story-and-a.half log house. and
the well-rounded sides OF the cattle.
His broken English--he was q French
Canadian-was easily understandable
and pleasant to listen to. He had
como there from Montreal q year ago,
had paid $40 an acre for the 320-acre
BARN. with the little improvement 1t
had. He had never farmed before, yet
his crop was excellent, giving evi.
dsnce a. to the quality OF the soil. and
tho good Judgment that had been used
In its preparation. And brains coun.
IN farming AZ well as Draw" Asked
how he liked II there. no Strengthened
his broad shoulders. and with hand
outstretched towards tho waving fields
OF grain. this young French Canadian.
model OF symmetrical build. replied:
BE gosh. yes, we like him-the
fArmin'-well. don't we. Jcannette?"
- he smilingly turned to the young
wife standing near. She had accom-
panied him from Montreal to his far.
west homo. to assist him by her wifely
help and cowpanionship. In making a
new homo In this new land. "Yes, we
come here wan year ago. and We never
farm before. Near Montreal. me
father. he KEEP do girls mill, an do
cardin' mill. an be gosh! no run dc
cheese factor too. He work. an mo
work. an us work tarn har. be goshl
Us work for de farmer: well den,
sometin' 60 not always wat you call
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09

de- right. an Dc farmer he say de-
mean ting. be goshi and tell u 60 to
well. anyway he tarn mad. Now.
and then he waved his hand again
towards the fields. II ave no bodder.
no cardin' mill. no girls mill. no cheese
factor. am now de farmer man an
when me want to. me can say to dc
oder fellowi you go Well, We
like him-ths farmin'.. And that was
. good definition OF independence.
Throughout . trip Of several hun.
dfed miles IN the agricultural district
Of Western Canada. the writer found
The farmers In excellent spirits. an
optimistic feeling being prevalent
everywhere. Il will be interesting to
the Thousands ON the American side
Of the lins 10 know that their rela-
tives and friends are doing well there.
that they have made their homo In q
country that stands up 30 splendidly
under what has been trying conditions
In most OF the northwestern part Of
the farming districts Of the continent.
With tho exception Of some portions
Of Southern Alberta and also Z por-
ton Of Manitoba and Southern Sas-
katchewan the grain crops could BE-
described a. fair. good and excellent.
The same drought that affected North
and South Dakota. Montana, Mime
sofa. Wisconsin and other OF the
northern central states extended over
into q portion Of Canada Just men,
toned. But In these portions the
crops for the past four or i've years
were splendid and the yields good.
The great province Of Saskatchewan
has suffered less from drought in pro-
portion to her area under cultivation
than either Of the other provinces. On
the other hand. instead Of the drought
being confined very largely to the
south Of the main line Of the @. p. n
Il h to b found IN patches risht
through the center Of northern aaa.
kAtchswan also. In spite Of this. how.
ever. easkatehewan has q splendid
crop. A careful checking of the ave..
ages Of yield. with the aersagss IN The
different districts. gives an averaee
yisA q 1Sx buahsls 70 the acrs.
IN Southern Alberta one-afth a the
winter wheat WIN net b cut Or Aas
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09

By the reclamation act . fund has been
created OF the proceeds OF tho public
lands of the United States with which to
construct works for storing great bodies
of water at proper attitudes from which.
by a suitable system Of canals and ditch
es. the water II to be distributed over the
arid and subarid lands OF the government
to be sold to settlers ut price sunlcient
to pay for the improvements. Primarily.
tbs protests are and must b for the TIM
provemsnt Of public banda Incldsntally.
where private land u also within reach
u ths water supply. the fuEnishing q
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09

Prior to March 4. 1903. there had been,
on the Recommendation Of the reclama-
ton service. withdrawn from agricultural
entry. because they were regarded rs
useful for water-power sites which ought
not to be disposed Of AZ agricultural lands,
tracts amounting to about four million
acres. The Withdrawals were hastily
made and included q great deal OF land
that was not useful for power sites.
They weFs intended 10 include the pove,
sites On = rivers In nine statss. Aimee
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09


controversy thus made or a preference
an to the two methods OF treating water
power sites. I shall submit the matter to
congress and urge that one or the other
OF the two plans be adopted.
have referred to the course of tho last
administration and OF the present one In
making Withdrawals OF government lands
from entry under homestead and other
laws and of congress In removing ali
doubt ms to the validity OF these with
drawals ~ great step In the direction
OF practical conservation But II Is only
one OF two necessary steps to effect what
should be our purpose. II has produced
status quo and prevented waste and r..
reyocable disposition a the lands until
the method for their proper disposition
can be formulated. But II In OF tho ut
most Importance that such Withdrawals
should not be regarded as the final step
in the course OF conservation. and that
the idea should not BE- allowed to spread
that conservation 10 the tying up OF the
natural resources Of the government for
indefinite Withholding from use and the
remission to remote generations to decide
what ought to BE- done with these means
Of promoting present general human COM
fort and progress. For. n 80. II 10 certain
to arouse the greatest spposition 70 con-
servation a. cause. and II II were q
correct expression OF the purpose of con-
seryationists II ought ~ arouse this op-
position. Al / have said elsewhere. the
problem IL how to save and how TO util-
Ire. how to conserve and stili develop:
for no sane person can contend that II 10
for the common good that natures bless
ings should be stored only for unborn
generations.
beg of you. therefore. in your delib-
erations and In your In formal discussions.
when men come forward to suggest evils
that tho promotion Of conservation 10 to
remedy. that you invite them to point
out the specific evils and the specific
remedies, that you Invite them to come
down to details In order that their discus
sions may flow Into channels that shall be
useful rather than Into periods that shall
be. eloquent and entertaining. without
shedding real light % the subject Ths
people should b shown exactly what 10
needed In order that thsy make their
representatives In congress and the state
legislAtvEs do thsir Intelligent bidding.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09

entry IN Aiaska. On May 10. 1sUl. he
modified the order 20 - to permit valid
locations made prior to the withdrawal
on November II. 1905. to proceed to entry
and patent. Prior to that date some 800
claims had been filed. most of them said
to be illegal because either made fraudu-
lently by dummy entrymen In the inter-
est Of ono individual or corporation, or
because Of agreements made prior to To-
cation between the applicants to cooperate
In developing the lands. There are 60
claims for 100 acres each. known as the
Cunningham claims." which are claimed
to be valid on the ground that they were
made by an attorney for g different
and bona fide claimants who. as
alleged. paid their money and took the
proper steps to locate their entries and
protect them. The representatives OF the
government in the hearings before the
land ONCE have attacked the validity Of
these Cunningham claims on the ground
that prior to their location there was an
understanding between the claimants to
pool their claims AFTER they had been
perfected and unite them In one COM
pany. The trend Of decision seems to
show that such an agreement would In
validate the claims. although under the
subsequent law of May q. 1903. the con-
solidation Of such claims was permitted,
after location and entry. in tracts Of
1.s6o acres. II would be. OF course, I'm
proper for me to intimate what the re-
suit Of the issue a. TO the CUNNINGHAM
and other Alaska claims IL likely to be,
but Il ought 10 be distinctly understood
that no private claims for Alaska coal
lands have a. yet been allowed or per-
fected. and also that whatever the result
~ to pending claims. the existing coal.
land laws OF Alaaka are most unsatiyfac.
tory and should be radically amended.
To begin With. the purchase price Of the
land b . hat rate Of 30 per acre. Az
though. a. We have seen. the estimate az
thA agent Of the geological survey would
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1910-09-09

hope that In coming from Q freo coun.
try you realize that you come also 70
another free country. and that a.
though you came from republic you
have come to what n Z crowned
democracy. Tho King. our sovereign,
has perhaps not 20 many powers a.
tho President Of the United States.
but whether We are ON the one side
Of the line or the other. Ne are al
brothers by blood. by kinship, By tios
Of Relationship. In coming here .
you have come and becoming natural
ICED citisens Of this country NO one d.
sires you to forget the land Of your
ancestors. It would b . poor man
who would not always have In his
heart q fond affection for the land
which no came from. The two greatest
countries today are certainly the
United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
Ireland and the Republic Of the Unit,
ed States. Let them b united "a.
gether and the peace Of the world
win b forever assured.
II hope that In coming here - yu0
have. you have found liberty. justice
and equality Of rights. In this coun-
try. a. In your own. you know no<hlng
Of separation Of creed and race. 1ue
you are al Canadians here. Ara Z
I may express . wish Il b that yoa
would become . good CANADIANS =
you have been good Americans ana
that you may yet remain Aoo4 Amags
leans. We DO not vaVt yoa % fpsUs<
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02
In Westminster Abbey.

Fox's tomb is perhaps the most ridic- ulous in the abbey. but others run it hard-the naked figure of General Wolfe supported by one of his staff in full regimentals and receiving a crown from Victory; William Wilber- force apparently listening to Sheridan telling a comic tale and comforting his features in the endeavor not to laugh; the Sir Cloudesley Shovel, in periwig and Roman toga, which excited the mirth even of contemporaries, and all the monuments erected by the East India company, with palm trees and other tropical exuberances, to the memory of great soldiers, like Sir Eyre Coote. From the point of view of good taste a. dictator would be justified in dismissing these and many more to the stonemason's yard.-Cornhill Mag aZfne.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02
sEYLER IS ACQUITTED.
Atlantic City Man Cleared of Murder
 of Miss Jane Adams.

After a trial lasting three days the jury brought in verdict acquitting William Seyler of Atlantic City of the murder of Jane Adams on the evening of Feb. last.
 The courtroom was crowded when the tolling of the bell announced that a verdict had been reached.
 Near the close of the trial Seyler took the stand to testify In his own behalf. Telling of the night of the mysterious death of Miss Adams, he said:
 My brother Orvis and accidentally met Jane and Alice Adams, who spoke to Orvis, who suggested that we go to the S1.OOO,OOO pier.
 .sWhen we got there Orvis asked me ton stay with Jane while he walked around with Alice. The next time I saw him was at my mothers house.
 "After he left said to Jane, Come on, let's go in.' We were near the wave motor. She said no. She was standing ten feet from the motor.
 ''When I left Jane started in to- ward the hall. Jane called then three times for Alice in a natural way I turned around to look back, but I could not see her, so returned to the motor. She was not there. did not see her fall over the pier"
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02
The oriain of oxYnen.

That eminent scientist Lord Kelvin maintained that all the oxygen In the atmosphere probably originated from the action of sunlight upon plants. When our earth was globe of hot liquid it contained no vegetable fuel and probably no free oxygen. But as 1t cooled off plants appeared on it's surface, and these began to evolve oxygen through the medium of the sunbeams. Upon the oxygen thus de- rived we depend for the maintenance of life by breathing. When we burn coal or other vegetable fuel we use up oxygen, and it is to plants again that we owe the restoration of the oxygen thus lost to the air. If they failed to keep up sufficient supply the atmos- phere would gradually part with its oxygen, and the inhabitants of the earth would disappear in consequence of asphyxiation.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02

may proceed in an automobile and with little more danger, to hear Cur tiss tell 1t. But the Frenchman, al- flying from London to Manchester, 186 miles, took more than twelve hours, and he made two stops, while Curtiss stopped only once at Camelot, below Poughkeepsie, before hitting Manhat- tan Island, and he went lot faster than Paulhan travelled.
 If you want a fair comparison to show how much quicker a nervy chap may run by air from Albany to New York than the best trains can do, talk ing the running time of the New York Central fiers, the Twentieth Century limited goes the route in hours 3 minutes, and the Twentieth Century is the champion goer of them lall. The Lake Shore limited says "goodby" to Albany and ''howdy" to New York in 3 hours 25 minutes, while the Empire State express needs hours 8 minutes. The trains cover 142.2 miles.
 Curtiss followed the Hudson river, but he was able now and then to save time by cutting across country where the river dipped or curved. On the other hand, he had to jockey for help full airs and dodge the evil currents that tried to twist the wings off his machine. So that it is probable that he flew at least 137 miles, maybe a little more .. s e..
 The bells of Trinity were giving noon to Manhattan when Curtiss, having al- ready made sure of his $10,000 by land ing at Spuyten Duyvil, swooped down the North river air road, sailed past the Battery and descended with beau tiful dip on Governors island. Every whistle with steam in its throat shriek- ed and parked and rumbled.
 Glenn Hammond Curtiss was born i'll Hammondsport, N. T., little more than thirty years ago. He was first motor cycle racer and at Ormond Beach, Fla, broke the mile speed rec ord by going a mile In 26 seconds. He then commenced the manufacture of gasoline engines suitable for motor cycles and aeroplanes and at last drift ed into aviation.
 His chief exploit as a "man bird" was at Rheims, where he established a new world record for speed in a com petition with such men as Paulhan. Bleriot, Dumarest and others.
Connecticut western news., 1910-06-02
The ExcIusiveness of Caste.

An English officer who some years ago was wounded in battle in India and left lying all night among the na- tive dead and wounded tells this story: Next morning we spied a man and an old woman, who came to us with a basket and a pot of water, and to every wounded man she gave a piece of joaree bread from the basket and a drink from her water pot To us she gave the same, and I thanked heaven and her. But the Soobahdar was a high caste Rajput. and, as this wom- an was a Chumar, or of the lowest caste, he would receive neither water nor bread from her, I tried to per suade him to take it that he might live, but he said that in our state, with but few hours more to finger, what was little more or less suffering to us-why should he give up his fate for such an object? No; he preferred to die unpolluted."