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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-09

When he first heard of it, Piso did
not take the charge very seriously, and
he tried torcibly to re-enter the prov
ince from which his adversaries were
excluding him illesarys But Senzius
resisted and since they did not want to
see real civil war spring from this
small beginning, they all agreed-Piso
on the one hand and Senzius and the
friends OF Germanicus on the other-to
go TO Rome and submit the question to
the emperor
And so they did
But upon their arrival they found
Italy and Rome in q state of incredible
agitation
When finally, therefore, various per
sons-spurred on by public opinion. by
the friends OF Germanicus. and by the
relentless Agrippina decided to Join
together in bringing charges against
Piso and Plancina for poisoning. and
against Piso and his son. Marcus. for
having melted to civil war. Tiberius
found himself in a most seriously en-
barra ssing position.
Tiberius did not believe in the alleged
poisoning, which was the only serious
charge against Piso; as for the civil
war, that was at most preteNt. He
did not believe in II. just as no other
sensible or impartial man believed in
IT; a. no one, indeed. believed in Il
many years after Tacitus, who with his
usual malice bent every crlort to lead
posterity to believe In IT,.
But this emperor, whom 50 many in 20
expert historians have represented as n
terrible despot. had, as "a matter OF fact.
FAR less power than has appeared to his
latter-day detractors He had 10 take
account OF public opinion however bare
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-09
Famous Historian Tells Story
of the Unjust Comdemna-
ton of PiSo.

Our own times are not so diff
ferent from ancient times Gug-
lielmo Ferrero, the eminent Ital-
ian historian, writes in HEARST S
MAGAZINE for November the
story of the trial of Piso-a story
of compelling interest.
The Emperor Tiberius had
sent Germanicus to the Orient,
and with the young warrior he
sent Piso, an aristocrat and a man
of more years and much ability.
Friction sprung up between the
two, and Germanicus advised
Piso to resign. This he did, and
on his way to Rome heard that
Germanicus was dead.
The following excerpt from
Ferrero article shows the force
of public opinion This article is
only one of a number of highly
interesting and important fea-
lures in HEARST s MAGAZINE
for November, now on sale at the
news stands:
II $50 resigned his command left
: the province and set out by slow
stages for Italy At Seleucia he
was overtaken by the news that Ger
manicus was seriously i'm at Antioch
He interrupted his journey TO await
more definite reports, and in a few days
learned that the young vice princeps
was dead.
No sooner had Piso heard that Ger
manicus was dead than he returned to
Syria 10 reoccupy the province. But
what was bis surprise when he learned
that the friends of Germauicus had de-
cided 90 entrust the command of the
iegions and of the province to one Of
their own number Gneus Senzius.
This nomination OF Senzius was Ile-
gal-there IS no doubt Of that. Ger
manicus dead, the extraordinary power
"a had enabled him 20 dismiss Piso
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-09
BREAKING II In.

Small Son tentatively a horse
is worth a great deal more. isn't it. aft
er it's broken9
Parent-Nes, my son. Why do YOU
ask such question?
Small Son Because broke the new
rocking horse YOU gave me this morn
ing
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-09

Drained and wild 1t may have been He
was vaguely suspected of having in
cited Piso to the poisoning, or at least
of having shut his eyes gladly The
trial was a satisfaction for which the
public clamored, and the emperor-this
supposed despotic overload OF the state
did not have sufficient power to deny
thnrn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-09

Great as was his affection for Ger
manicus, he was utterly unwilling that
an innocent man should be sacrificed
on Germanicus' tomb to satisfy the in
sensate frenzy for revenge that had
taken possession of the publicl
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07

seau is Il throwoyer Of china silk This
is made from n square yard of silk. and
many and varied are its uses. 1t may
have plain hemmed border, or a
two inch hem can be featherstitched
all around with silk floss matching the
color of the china silk.
Fit one side of the throw" with
pockets made of squares and oblongs
Of silk. machine stitched on, and into
these slip the articles most needed at
the end Of a journey when you stop at
hotel overnight-a change OF und er-
clothing. the night robe, a fresh blouse.
lace jabot. belt handkerchief. gloves
or whatever you will require first.
Then. when the trunk or suit case Is
packed. the throw" is laid on top.
folded and tucked in at the edges. and
everything IS ut hand when needed
Philadelphia North American.
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Woman and the Home Sphere
IN THE KITCHEN.

Cook peas and beans in as little wa
ter as possible and the flavor will be
much better.
whip cream in pitcher instead of a
bowl TO do it in half the time and with
out spattering.
When baking a custard use two eggs
10 pint OF milk.
Recipe For Raisin Pie.-Half a cup
ful of raisins cooked until tender in
water, two tablespoonfuls of flour two
tabiespoonfuls sugar and salt. Mix
sugar, flour and salt together and stir
In raisins after they are cooked. This
makes one pie
Crumb Pudding-One cupful of cake
crumbs soaked in one pint of warmed
MIX one-half hour: beaten VOL, of one
egg, one reaSpoonful Of cocoa. one Ia
DieSpoonful of brown sugar. half tea
spoonful of vanilla. Bake until stiff.
Beat whites stiff. add two tablespoon
iois OF sugar. spread. then dot with
rec jelly. Brown slightly.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
Your Tea and Coffee.

Good tea and good coffee cannot be
made haphaZard fashion In making
tea I'LL the kettle with fresh cold wa
ter and set it on to boil. The more
rapidly the water is heated the better
the tea. Warm the teapot Put in
the tea in the proportion of one ounce
TO six or seven persons or Il teaspoon
full for each person and teaspoonful
over. Pour on the boiling water. Gov
er the teapot and let it stand from five
to seven minutes to draw Use a pot
in right proportion to the size of the
party.
One cupful of coffee and six cupfulS
of cold water. Put coffee in cheese
cloth bag. Tie. allowing room for cof-
fee to swell. Place in scalded coffee
pot, cover with cod water and boil
ten minutes. remove big, let stand
two minutes on back of range and
serve with hot milk. sugar and cream.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
For Our Boy and Girl Readers
THE EMPEROR AND THE FIGS.
Story of How the King Rewarded the
Old Man.


Old Man.
An emperor. seeing an old man plant
inc big tree. asked why he was doing
this. The man replied that he might
live 10 eat of the fruit. but even if he
did not his son would enjoy the figs.
Well said the emperor, If you do
live to eat Of the fruit of this tree /
pray you let me know of it,
The man promised TO do SO, and.
sure enough. his life was prolonged
until the tree grew and bore fruit,
which the old man ate.
Packing some of the finest of the
figs in basket, he set out for the
palace and when he explained his err
rand was shown by the guards into
the emperor's presence
The emperor was SO pleased that he
accepted The gift of the figs and or
dered the old mans basket to be filed
with gold.
Now. next door TO this old man there
lived woman who was very covetouS.
and, seeing his good fortune. she pack
ed some figs into basket and per-
suaded her husband to take them 10
the emperor in the hope of receiving
In return basket full Of gold.
But the emperor. on learning the
mans err&nd. ordered him to stand i'm
the courtyard and had him pelted with
the figs. When the man arrived home
and told his wife all that had taken
place she consoled him by saying:
All. we'll. You may be thankful
they were figs and not hard cocoanuts."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
DECREE AUTUMN FASHIONS.
Thirty two Inch Suit Jackets-Skirts
to Remain on STRAIGHT Lines

styles for next autumn have been
adopted by the National Cloak. Suit
and Skirt Manufacturers association.
About 100 manufacturers were in at
tendance and made these choices: Suit
Jackets To show gradual increase i'm
length. thirty-two inches predominant
ing. Skirts TO continue on straight
lines. Tie slightly raised waist line
with The inner betting will continue in
favor
Separate coats to be full length and
cut on straight lines. Some materials
VIII be mede in perfectly loose shapes.
with or without belts. and others will
be made in trimmed effects. The fea-
lures of these coats will consist of set
III sleeves, deep armholes. sloping
shoulders and high buttOning effects.
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seemed 10 grow more real. The little
nursery had been converted into n sit
ing room for the girl, and Bob had
entered into the furnishing of this with
even more ardor than he had shown
In the planning of the other.
He and Daisy were together con-
stantly when he was ut home. and i'm
the long evenings while they sat out
on the piazza in the cool dusk bud OF
romance grew into n sturdy plant.
Bob's success in business had been
due TO his directness and commanding
qualities, and these he brought TO bear
now. Before a week had elapsed the
question he longed TO ask seemed GER
tain of a favorable answer.
He decided 10 ask her Saturday aft.
ernoon and had come out early for that
purpose. Daisy and his mother were
in the yard looking after the flower
beds. They waved their hands 10 him.
expecting him 10 come right out. bur
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
: PARAGRAPHS ON STYLE.

ENLUFFY white net is used for girlish
evening gowns. A pretty substi-
tute for the plain linen jabot is one
made entirely of finely plated net.
RLACK and white chantilly laces
are mOdiSh.
WHITE. cream and tan hats have
touches of black and cerise.
I lingerie blouses of sheerest linen
are embroidered with colors.
DEEP plated frills are worn sep
arately with the cOllarless frock
and are also attached to high collars
THE return of the sash to full favor
gives ribbon an important part to
play in the spring and summer fash
ions
ETS deliberately embroidered with
white or colors trim many lovely
frOckS for warm weather.
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TR0USSEAU ACCESSORIES.
How to nake Bridal Sachets anc
Throwover of China Silk.

Accessories are important in the
tnouSseau of bride today and. hap
pily for her. the majority Of these lit
lie things are handmade and can be
fashioned by the girl herself.
Her sacheTs are made by the girl
herself or by friends. Sachets are now
made of the thinnest china silk or fine
handkerchief linen
They are cut double, of course. and
have II sheet of very thin wadding be-
tween. but they occupy so little space
that several. with their contents. can
he carried in suit case. with room
10 spare. y lovely one. designed to
hold dainty lingerie, is made of pale
blue china silk fhirty-siz inches long
ard eighteen inches wide. double. Re.
tween1he two pieces of silk is laid the
Gotten wadding. thickly sp"inkied with
the brides favorite sachet The silk
which IS tn be the inside Of the sacher
* eau. ht To the waddling ut intervals
with ii ~ stitches TO hold the wadding
I'm place
The outside piece of silk is emhroid-
cred with large bowknOt. having
long ends that ripple over the length
Of the sachet. The embroidery is done
in white floss.
The edges of the silk are turned i'm
and sewed together by hand. then
hound with narrow blue satin ribbon.
Now the sachet is folded over on itself
for fifteen inches and the edges caught
together with 4 loose buttonhole or
catstitch. leaving three inches az the
top 10 fold over like the flap Of an
envelope. This has piece of the rib
bon in the center held down by fiat
bow. The under part is fitted With
the same SO that when the lingerie is
slipped into the silken case the sachet
may be tied together and laid in the
bottom of the bureau drawer. trunk
or suit case protecting its dainty con-
tents from dust.
Smaller sachets are made. exactly on
the same principle, o. .nen or pretty
lowered lawn. the flowers matching
the color of ribbon used.
Ribbon trimming the Sachet should
match in color and shade that which
is run through the lace beading on the
lingerie
Another useful accessory to the trous-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
N0RWAY'S AMAZING ARMY.
a Fascinating Sight to Watch Soldiers
TRAVELLING on Skis

One of the most fascinating military
sights In the world is TO watch Nor
wes1an infantry. mounted on skis,
travelling and maneuvering. Even with
rifle and full marching Kit on his back.
Norwegian soldier, when equipped
with his snowshoes. can travel at thir-
" miles an hour on slight grade, and
even on level ground he can cover from
nrteen 10 twenty miles an hour. The
SKIS used by the Norwegian soldiers
consist of fat pieces of wood from
eight TO twelve feet long and from four
ana one-half 10 six inches broad. The
Norwegian infantryman is trained
from childhood in the use of skis. and
his skill is such that he can glide i'm
ana out of the trees without Il crackle
10 betray his whereabouts, SAYS Tit
Bits.
When marching orders are sounded
the leader swings out and keeps up n
hot pace. Once in sight of a supposed
enemy pile of snow is quickly SCOOP
ed up. and. enScOnced behind this sim
Die but effective protection. the ski man
can take pot shots at the foe
During some recent maneuverS in
which 100000 infantrymen participated
the value of skis as an adjunct in war
fare was clearly demonstrated. Over
roads piled so high with snow that cav
airy would have been unable to make
any progress whatever the infantry.
mounted on their skis. covered from
twenty 10 thirty miles an hour without
mishap of any kind. OF course it
would be practically impossible in most
instances for the artillery with their
heavy guns to follow the infantry over
the snow clad roads and passes, but
for skirmishing and scouting ski run
ming soldiers are extremely valuable
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
ALL MARRY ON SAME DAY.
Strange Custom Observed by Fisher
Folk of a Breton CITY

In the city of Plougastel. in Brit
tany. France, all marriages take place
on one and the same day. The men
are all fishermen. many of them going
as far as the Newfoundland banks. and
are at home only during few months
in the winter. One day in early Feb
ruary is set apart for the weddings
Little counting is done. but much bag
Cling over the dowries Of the girls.
They have to bring a certain quantity
of linen, chickens, pigs and vegetables.
Frequently match is broken off be-
cause girls father refuses to add a
sack of potatoes to the d,wry.
On the day set all tn, 1habtants of
the region 20 TO PlOugas e.. The pOpu-
lation goes TO church to hear mass. to
take communion ard II witness the
wedding ceremonies. Often fifty or
more couples are united on the same
day. Bride and groom do not walk to-
gether until the ceremony has been
completed. For the rest of this and
the whole of the next day every house
* open to receive guests and IN provide
food and drink for them On the even
ing of the second day the young men
carry the dOwries OF the brides to the
houses of the grooms. There they
dance and frolic until early morning.
and. after they leave. the couple are
for the first time together and alone.
During the remainder Of the year 10
marriages are concluded. = Leslie's
Wool-lU
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your said Linden rs he
bent to kiss his mother. IF
she looks anything like Billy she
should have gray eyes and a sort of
quiet brown hair-you know the kind
mean"
"of course I'll be good to her. you
foolish boy she laughed Don't you
know how glad | shall be to have a
little child about the house,
Linden blushed. Ii was one of his
mothers greatest regrets that he never
had married. but he was absurdly
bashful, and he hated the thought
For that reason he had welcomed the
suggestion that he should lend his
mother TO Billy Corson's motherless
little sister. 1t would help her TO for
get his own refusal to wed
There had been great preparations
made since the letter of acceptance
had been sent Linden had almost
bankrupted himself in the purchase of
toys. and the little room where as a
child he had played was overfowing
with all sorts of dolls and things.
Daisy was To come on the noon train
in the care of the conductor, and Bob
by Linden could scarcely wait until he
could get his most pressing affairs
Strengthened out before he rushed off
to the station to take the train back
home
On the way he stopped to pick up
few more toys, and it was with his
arms loaded down that he hurried
through the shady street and into his
own gate. Then he gave n gasp ON
the porch sat n girl in summary cos
tune talking to his mother 1t could
not be the nurse She was far too
well dressed for nurse 1t must be
one of the local girls calling. He
thought of the toy store package which
had come undene and fcom which IL
dolls legs waved pinkly and unre-
strained and the perspiration beaded
his forehead
He had always tried To appear digni
fed before the girls lie kept them ut
distance But how on earth could
he look dignified with those Internal
TOYS dangling beneath his elbow?
The two women rose as he assembled
the steps. and Mrs Linden presented
the other
Miss Corson." he echoed blankly.
Dick always spoke of me as his
little sister" she said as she came
forward. Il hope you are not disap- |
pointed
Disappointed that he should be the |
of such glorious girl? !
Bob chuckled. and in the saving grace |
of humor he lost his bashfu ness.
You are most welcome" he laughed |
as his hand closed over hers Since |
you are Daisy CorS0n these are for
you" And he waved those pink abom- |
nations under her eyes wi h an aadac- |
ity that surprised himself
It broke the ice all around. and i'm
the little interval before dinner they /
chatted as three old friends. Since she
was TO be Il permanent guess here was
no sense in being afraid OF her so Bob
eXerted himself 10 make her feel at
home. and his mother. sitting quietly
back and watching the animated pair
built air castles peopled with LITTLE folk
who were truly her grandchildren and
who had Bobs eyes and Daisy's hair.
In the days that followed The dream
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he caught a letter from the table on
the way out, and the contents brought
him TO dead halt on the back steps.
Ii was from Billy Corson and ran:
Dear Old Chap-I suppose you are bless.
ing me for my stupidity but really | am
not 10 blame. l had to leave town for a
few days. and i'm the interval my mater
nal aunt swooped down on rs and carried
poor DAISY OH TO the very fate | was try
ing 10 save her from-immuremen i'm the
desolate little town where / suffered so
When | was youngster No one had
your address. 50 they could not notify
you. am sorry that you have been put
To thls trouble needlessI$ but hope that
you and your mother viii forgive me.
Bob tucked the letter into his pocket
anu went toward the pair. There was
some mistake. that was evident Per
haps he would lose Daisy after all.
His heart was troubled. but one glance
from those merry eyes treasured him.
and he went manfuLy To work helnin..
them with their gardening.
1T WAS not until after sumner and
they had established themselves on
tn piazza that he mentioned the note.
Il had Il letter from Billy today" he
said. "a very funny letter"
What did he say she laughed
He has not written me-"
That he WAS sorry he was not able
to send YOU 10 ns.' he said quietly.
Il don't see the joke" she scolded
You are not nice To speak i'm riddles"
There is some mistake" he ey-
planned. Billy did not send his sister
here. 81 you must be some other Bill
ly's sister. He handed her the letter
and she read ii through with changing
color. Then her eye caught the bust
ness card in the corner.
'Bnt this is from a Mr.. Corson. not
Gorson." she explained.
That's Billy" he explained-"RiIv
C0rson.'
My name is Gorson." She answered
Il thought both you and your mother
pronounced il oddly. But why should
! have made mistaken You are Rob-
ert Linton"
How do you spell IT." he asked
"l--i-n-t-o-n." she spelled slowly.
Linden. he corrected. FUNNY
that there should Ice a double mistake
! don't know any Linton in TOWN"
Il have ii ON letter upstairs" she
said as she rose from her seat. Pres
emily she returned and held out IN ell
velope. Bob glanced nj the card.
That's Bellport. not Bellville.- he
said. "Bellport Is in the northern part
Of the state"
That's a triplet of doubles" she
1T seems TO be as IL | were
4 part Of play. comedy
Il don't think that its n comedy
be said slowly.
Surely You are not going 10 be so
lngracious rs TO call ii tragedy" she
protested
I'D like 10 make il romance" he
explained. You see. I've always been
sort of girl shy Girls made me bash
'ul. and I've kept away from them.
Then you came was all ready 10 be
lice la Il kid. and instead you b0rst
lpon me 50 suddenly chat did GOT
awe time 90 he frightened.
THE mater wants awfully 10 see rs
and well. | can't tell YOU.
title girl. how want you. Surely Won
will not let this mistake take you out
# our lives again"
For moment Daisy looked out
Icross the fields 10 where the sky
hone redly. Then she turned and put
Ter arms about his neck.
Bob. she said softly. II think the
whole thing must have been arranged
y fate Wen call IL .omanee. Gear"
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The Youngsters Boiled Eoc

When an egg is boiled for a small
child it should be put into water that il,
boiling very hard and should not be al-
lowed TO remain there more than two
minutes. The egg should be taken from
the shell Immediately when il has cook
ed its allotted time. as the heat of the
shell will further cook it. 4 small
quantity of butter and salt should be
added to the egg.
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To Prevent Stocking Runs.

Sew pie OF tape where the gar
tiers come. Attach IL loop of tape to
this foundation. Fasten the carriers To
these small loops. The stockings will
wear twice as long if treated in this
way.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-06-07
The BUSY Zee.

How much work is done daily by
each bee III order 70 make up mis- quota
for the building OF the hive: An agri-
culturiSt who has made study of
bees estimates that each bee sips more
than GOO flowers for load. and as he
makes twenty trips to and from the
hive daily lie visits 1900 flowers.
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A Series of Mistakes
By PORTER j. LAFFEN

T7oU'LL be good TO the young
ster when she comes, won't
your said Linden rs he
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When and Why?

When is fowl like a poet? When
IL is Browning.
Why is bush like young girl:
Because il becomes q woman.