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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29
The Field of Possibility
Is Now Wide Open.

In other words. if Wilson ran
100000 votes ahead in the general
elections, and yet lacked two votes,
or even one vote, in the electoral
college, and the evenly divided
house failed to make a choice, the
senate might make one or the other
of the minority candidates of di-
yided or defeated Republican party
for vice president the chief execu-
tive of the republic.
If in turn the senate should by
death or persuasion divide equally
among three vice presidential can
didates (Which is not impossible),
then Philander Knox, of Pennsyl-
vania. secretary of state, would be-
come eX-Officio president of the
United States,
SO that the field of possibilities
in this wonderful presidential cam
patgn is wide open and fairly thrill
ing with interest.
The enthusiastic friends Of the
candidates may, of course. laugh
at the speculation, but there are
thousands on the watch tower who
viii find enough in the outlook to
keep them awake to the end Of the
chapter,
OF course, my personal opinion is
that Wilson's majority in the cleo
toral college will be satisfying and
complete.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29
John Temple Graves
Writes on
Startling Presidential Posi-
bilities
= e g
What Might Happen If the Electoral
College Can Not Settle the
Three-COrnered Race
BY TOHN TEMPLE GRAVES

impossible, under the party divi-
siors that exist.
If Wilson should receive $50 votes
and lack the seven votes necessary
to a majority Of the electoral col
lege. he would not be elected, and
the Roosevelt taft electoral votes
would be strong enough to throw
the election into the house. Then
the equal party division Of the
states might, and probably would,
make an election of a president
practically impossible by the house.
Whereupou, after ballots extend
ing through the session, the cleo
ton. under the constitution, would
go to the senate through the neces-
sity of electing a vice president and
presiding office. The choice would
be restricted to the two candidates
receiving the highest vote for vice
president in the general election. In
this case the vice president or pre-
siding officer of the senate so elect
ed would become the president Of
the United States.
But notice the complications.
The senate is Republican, and the
Republican senate would naturally
choose the Republican candidate
for vice president even though he
had been beaten, world without
end in the November ballot. So
that in the NOT inprOha HE event Of
the election going to the senate,
that Republican party might elect
its own presiding officer, himself
candidate, and make sunny jim"
the president of the United States.
Or in case Hiram Johnson, Of
California, ran second in the cleo
tons the Republican senate might
make Hiram Johnson president Of
the United States
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29
May THROW Election Into
House Of Rapresentatives

There are a great many people
Who regard it IS distincOw probable
that the strength of the three Lead
ing candidates may be SO divided in
the electoral college as 20 throw the
election. under the constitution,
into the house of representatives.
In this connection these are the
facts to consider:
In tho election of a president by
the house OF Representatives. each
Of She is states has a single vote.
and the political majority in the
state delegation determines for
whom that vote is cast There are
- state delegations in which the
Republicans have a majority. and
-four in which The Democrats and
Republicans are tied. These four
tied states are Maine. with two
Democrats and TWO Republicans;
Nebraska with three Democrats
and three Republicans, New MtXi-
co, with one Democrat and one Re
publican, and Rhode Island with
one Democrat and one Republican
The states that would east votes
for a Democrat are Alabama. Ari-
iona, Arkansas, Colorado. Florida,
Georgia Indiana, Kentucky. Louis
lana, Mississippi. Missouri, New
Jersey, New Mexico New York.
North Carolina, Ohio. oklahoma,
South Carolina. Tennessee. Texas,
Virginia. West Virginia. Total. %.
The states that would cast votes
for Republican president are Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Delaware, Ida
no. Illinois. Iowa, Kansas, Massa-
chusetts. Michigan, Minnesota,
Montana. Nevada New Hampshire,
North Dakota, oregon, Pennsylva-
mia, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont,
Washington, Wisconsin. Wyoming.
Total -.
Never before in American history
has there been found on the eve of
a presidential election a house so
evenly divided between parties as
to make a choice improbable. if not
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29
TIE SOCIALIST AND HIS IDEA.

Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29

\ might and magic, by table and chair
, He'd scale to the heights Of the pIayroom wall
And take from its hook in the dizzy air
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29
The snow cornIced crest Of the Ecrins
a typical snow summit.

typical snow summit.
THE Ecrins is the Ioftiest of the
Dauphinv Alps. and affords
'''o'e Ni'0" an" i'e ''''''''is
than the Meile' The usual and
preferable plan is to climb the north
face of the peak from La Berarde
and descend on the south side. max
inc a ,i.crit Of 4bo ,,ool, ,,. ,.,,ss-
,...,,., ,.....
was f1rst climbed by the late Ed
ward Whympor from the south
side, but nowadays this route is
scarcely ever used excepting for the
descent. The great rift now known
as the Couloir Whymper. is ter
rife icy slope, 900 feet long and Of
appalling stecpness. Sharp rock
splinters protrude at places. These
form anchorage fer those who care
fully 'zig-zag downward, thinking
meanwhile how true were the inn
mortal poets words:
ne mat S'"'luS upon SHpPerF
Mates nio. If 49,, ,.i,o bala f., ..to.,.
him nm"
To think of slipping whilst in the
act or cIlneIns to such horrible
slope is incXprcssibly uncomforta-
bic. one has impressions Of whrl-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-29
IVY STREET Regarding.

Editor The Georgian:
do NOT wish to cast a damper
ON amy movement locking to the
genera, good of Atlanta or for the
benefit OF any of our live and en-
tv"priSiuS citizens. but for reasons
Of consideration toi the north side
residents ! feel that the regarding
of Ivy street should be deferred un-
ill PeaChttee street is again open TO
traffic
When the present work on Peach
tree was iuuueu-ated We were in
formed in dulceJ tones that TAX
ing tine hump Off and restoring the
pavement would be a matter of
only about three weeks. These
weeks have passed and are likely to
,engtheu into months before this
street is again open I'm the mean
while if Ivy street is rendered inn
passable the Inconvenience win bc
great
have conferred with many
north sijcrs' and dni that. with
the exception of few interested
ones, they feel that no steps should
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
Other Side Not So Rosu.

This is the rosy side of practical cookery.
I wish, for the sake of novices, that it were
not so attractive to beginners and lockers
on. To my way of thinking, the cooking
school would be more efficient If the earliest
lessons were conducted upon the principle
that prevails in hospital training schools.
The new recruits are set at once about the
most disagreeable tasks pertaining to the
profession. One, the daughter OF a mill
1ionaire, who was bent upon entering the
ranks OF trained nurses, had her trial les
son in helping to battle drunken woman
who had hurt herself by fall in the street.
The indomitable spirit of the girl was proof
against the disgusting ordeal. Some FAINT
and fall by the way.
Who of US would attend demonstration
lectures in culinary art that included Sc
1ecting, washing, and pairing vegetables,
cleaning and trusting poultry, and scrub
bling soiled utensils? Yet here is where
the " learning how" or our engaged girl
must begin. 1t is one thing to get up q
dainty luncheon upon the lecture platform
by the aid of an assistant who hands to
her principal each ingredient as it is called
for, to be cooked in the latest patent of
saucepan. griddIe. double boiler, electric
toaster, shining casserole and steamer, and
quite another affair to cook Johns dinner in
a eight-by-nine kitchen in. perhaps, a fry
ing pan and two pots. Peeling potatoes,
carrots, and turnips is dirty work. Yet
they cannot be eaten unless this is done.
tt is wise to face the truth and begin
the lesson with the alphabet. Watch your
neighbor who has the name of being neat
and thrifty housekeeper. Ask, as favor.
that she wiM let you put on a working gown
and work with her until you have mastered
the rudfments of your lifelong trade. Go
at it as your brother would take an appren-
ticeship in q tool factory or in a shoe
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cisely as the magician in white gown and
cap had predicted. Being already reason
ably well grounded in the essential prin
ciples and not quite ignorant of the prac-
tice of the same, confess to having picked
up many valuable hint from these DEM
onstrations.
Our neophyte sees in the lecture room
all the materials ready for the magical
evolution. Vegetables are pared and sliced
or minced. Meats are in just form and
condition. all ingredients are weighed and
measured with precision. The magician
has the center of the stage; all the prop
critics are in place and the limelight is
turned on. The effect is fine and the work
looks easy to our engaged girl who can
not cook and to others as ignorant as her.
self. She longs to get into the business
and try her prentice hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

refer his actions to the law of obedience to
the great and good Parent, who made and
who preserves him; from whose loving hand
comes every good and perfect gift. Stories
of the Child Jesus are hearkened to eagerly
and through the simple narrative love to
him is quickly learned
1t is easy to say, " Let him alone until he
can comprehend divine truth for himself"
Does the advanced 2" school of thought
practice like reticence with regard to scien-
tific principles and historical facts? It is
verify not to be ignored that if good seed
be not cast into the soil weeds will spring up
that no husbandman has planted. Is :" no
cultivate - to be the rule in the case of
religious teachings and nought else? Let
US practice here a little of the common
sense we display in other respects in set
Ting what shall be the curriculum of the
nursery. Fallow ground is wasted ground.
Do you wait for the summer to begin garden
wOrk2
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idea how to 60 to work to make or mend
the kitchen fire offer this note:
"HOW TO REBUILD A COAL FIRE
Shake or poke out the ashes at the back
OF the stove near the drafts. Then make
a little hole in the coaiaon the top, right
near the damper; thrust in some sticks.
light them, and put charcoal on them.
Have all the drafts wide open. In a short
time the whole stove full OF coal will be
ablaze, and all this with no '.muss'' and
little work. E. c."
The cook. who, in returning to the fire she
had left an hour before for rest or walk.
finds it all out, although she had covered it
properly to keep alive for double the time
OF her absence. will thank our practical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
Best School the Kitchen.

But, while expressing in explicit terms
my appreciation of cooking classes from
the elaborate apparatus and scientific
teachings of the teachers college to which
/ referred earlier in this talk to the char
table work among the poor and ignorant,
I still cling to the somewhat antiquated
theory that the best place in which to study
really practical. every day cookery is in
the kitchen of ones mother or in that of
a neighbor or friend.
have listened to countless demonstra-
ton lectures upon this vital subject, and
wondered with great admiration at the sci
entific exactness with which entries, sweets
and appetizers, omelettes and saimis were
evolved from constituent elements. pre-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
o %
Concerning Boiled Water.

VIII you enlighten this one masculine
member upon the point OF freshly boiled
water for tea? You insist that it shall be
boiling, and that the ebullition shall not be
of long standing. If water deteriorates in
boiling, when does the process stop? And
just what alimentary qualities are lost?
Let me suggest that the real point IL
whether or not water changes chemically
by continuous boiling. That is, having
been boiled, is it affected by more boiling,
and to what degree? On this problem rests
not merely the use of water in tea, but in
other food.
"A majority of cooks keep on filling up
the teakettle or other receptacle for hot
water without waiting for it to run dry.
lady once pointed to her FURNISHED tea
kettle steaming away upon the stove when
I had returned after six months absence
In town, and Remarked:
az 1t has never been empty since you
went awayr
"' Well, madam retorted, you'd bet
ter empty it forthwith, scrub it thoroughly,
and fill it with fresh water c. T. M"
The foregoing from our bachelor of the
dinner party graphically described a few
weeks back merits the attention of our
corps of able chemists. answer, in I'M
technical phraseo1ogy, that the oxygen is
expelled by the process or bolIlng, thus
leaving the water with the flat taste
we all recognize in boiled water. Iremark,
too, that when for sanitary reasons, We
consider it safe to boil the drinking water
used in the family, we restore in part the
sparkle and liveliness by pouring it from a
considerable height into vessel below,
putting what winebibbers would call a
" bead " upon the draught. This, We say.
aerates !" the water.
The rest of the sprightly letter I submit
to our chemists. The point raised is inter
esting. AS to the half-year's boil of the
good lady's kettle wonder how much sedi-
ment-of the earth, earthy-she turned out
with the water. The purest water is not
without that which will result in what
chemists call "a precipitate and q settle-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

in my Office in preference to men. There
is less danger of betrayal of my methods
and schemes. A man keeps his senses
about him and draws his own conclusions
as to what he sees, and as like as not inn
parts suspicious to other men outside of
the office. A girl forgets all about the
offices and workrooms by the time she puts
on her hat to go home. When she runs
downstairs or crowds into the elevator
with the other girls all the talk is about
dresses and beaux-especially beaux. Not
one of them gives thought to going into
business for herself some day and is on
the alert to pick up all the information she
can lay hold of that she may utilize to her
advantage. Every mothers daughter is
figuring out how she will queen it in her
own home when she can get husband to
set it up for her."
believe he was right SO far as the desire
for and hope of home which shall end her
business career are concerned. 1t is nat
ural to like pretty clothes and to try to
make herself attractive in every way to the
general public-her public. Deeper and
stronger is the longing to stand first in
one manly heart and to be mistress in her
own home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

w. re have on hand enough answers
A 4 to the mother of =" the ungovern-
Wv able girl" who figured in the
Corner a month or so ago, to fill
all the space we can claim as our
own. Reluctantly lay them aside to make
room for other communications that may
be of profit to a. majority of readers.
I crave permission, however, to insert
here letter from a grandmother upon a
matter that iS OF vital interest to every
mother.
Il am a young grandmother of 20.
dren 8 or years old about our Heavenly
Father. Where does he live?' asked a
little one of me, and an older child an
swered, The airship men go up a great
way into the sky and they don't find any
heaven up there
My daughter-in-law says, Let the
babies alone about such things. Don't
puzzle their brains
Many mothers would be glad to get
an article from you upon the wisest method
of giving child early impressions of re-
igion. Is there any better way than that
taught US in infancy and childhood by our
own dear mothers7 My ideas were vague,
{ know but had an impression of the
lovely place where good people go at death,
and the happiness to which they are called
by God to dwell with the dear savior
Children now want to see-to prove-to be
convinced by evidence they cannot doubt
Is it that their intel1ects are too alert?
Dr. it is that the dear old grandma is not
up to the present day way OF presenting
he truth? ADRIENNE NJ"
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of the enormous number of
- letters semitic The department must ask
Contributors to limit their communications 10
100 OOrds. except in cases of formulas or
rseipes Which require greater space. want
ell my correspondents 10 haze Shouting in
the Corner. and if my request in his respect
is complied Dfth IL OiR Be possible 70 print
many more letters.
Attention is called to the fact that Marion
R~lan6 cannot Tcecioe money for patterns.
as she has no connection soik any department
dat sells them. Marion Harland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
Little Tall to Daughter.

Having relieved my housemotherly mind
to the chief offender, sit down beside the
light minded daughter and seek to awaken
her to some perception of the truth. Your
husband is not rich man. He viii never
be healthy nor wealthy unless you manage
his modest means judiciously. You must
learn how to buy food and how to prepare it
properly after it comes home. A hungry
man finds himself deficient in a sense of the
humor of the situation. when he is set down
to villainously cooked supper and sent OF
to his work on the morrow with a travesty
of a breakfast. The fast - abides with
him all day. He is exceptionally strong of
will and of principle If he do not turn aside
on the way downtown for 81 something" to
quiet the gnawing in the region where
nourishing food should be-and is not.
Bad cookery has driven more men to the
saloon than thoughtless and lazy wives will
ever imagine. 1t Is hardly figure OF
speech to say that a mans stomach
cries cupboard! It is an ugly fact that
IL the cupboard be refused it clamors as
Justify for strong drink.
II you can get the requisite teaching no
where else and nearer home go to a cook
ing school, Inquiry will inform you where
one may be found. Almost every Young
Women's association has one connected
with it. A few churches have them,-par-
ticularly those in " mission districts If
you are in the neighborhood of a settle
ment you may get there the opportunity
OF learning practical cookery while helping
to uplfft others In each OF these places
instruction in the rudiments of cookery
may be had free of charge. You will also
CLEAN much that is useful in the matter of
marketing to advantage and the use OF in
expensive materials.
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Hon1elv Household Hints.

You ask that practical house mothers
will make the corner a real exchange Of
opinions and experiences that may benefit
others in the same profession. You are
good enough to say that through such ex-
changes we can best enrich the corner and
add to our store of valuable information in
housewifely lore. This thought emboldens
me to contribute the odds and ends in
close. None are pretentious. think none
are useless.
"HOMELY HOUSEHOLD HINTS.-A
tincupful of vinegar set at the back Of the
range and kept boiling while cabbage. on
ions, ETC., are in cooking will prevent the
smell from them getting through the house.
"To remove fresh paint from the floor
cover with vinegar at once and wipe off
with a. soft cloth
"GIycerin will remove coffee stains. So
will the yolk of an egg diluted witha little
water.
To prevent a lamp from s1nokin dip the
wick in vinegar and dry before using it
"To mend a crack in the inside of the
range fill with paste made of sifted wood
ashes and common salt wet with water.
An apple or orange placed in box of
fresh cookies will keep them from drying
out and impart a delicious fruity flavor.
A cut apple in the cake box will keep cake
fresh for long time.
ITO dispe1 unpleasant odor from the sick
room burn dried orange peel upon a shovel
of red Goals. 1t will diffuse agreeable
perfume through the room.
"Stale crumbs of bread for puddings
should be soaked in cold water or milk.
If soaked In hot it will be heavy and mushy.
ITO clean and brighten gilt frames stir
enough -four of sulphur into three cupfuls
of water to give it golden tinge. Then
boil four or five bruised onionsfn 1t; strain
off the liquid ard when it is cold wash the
frames with It. using q soft flannel rag
with which to do this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
HOPE of Average Girl.

With what is called :" advanced woman
hood" I am ready to admit that the COM
ing in OF other ideals q do not say higher)
may have changed the current of thought
and ambitions. The woman doctor, or
lawyer, or artist, or journalist, or the heir
ess of independent wealth may have and
maintain different standards. AS a rule
the average girl means to marry and keep
house some day.
To this order, surmise, belong the
iancee of my masculine appellant. Other
wise he would not expect her to be her own
cook. The rich man may acknowledge the
expediency that his prospective bride
should know enough OF practical house
wifery to be able to direct and supervise
her establishment. He reasons after his
manly fashion that the head of a firm
should be acquainted with all departments
of the business-the more Intimately the
better. He does not fall into respondent
mood when his chosen fair one confesses
her ignorance of cooking and baking.
Our Baff1ed Betrothed - sees reefs
ahead, as well he may. He may be too
loyal to speak out what is uppermost in
my mind and, dare assert, in the thoughts
of other practical housemothers who are
wise as to those same reefs and the stormy
weather common in their vicinity: What
right has a girl to be engaged who knows
nothing of what is to be the business OF
married Iife?" AS well install a young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
i MARION HARLANDS HELPING HAND

It Is best to do this while the stain is fresh
and damp.
ITO SWEETEN CLOSETS. Small
pieces of charcoal laid in the corners and
upon the shelves Of closets will absorb
dampness and dispei unpleasant odo rs.
ITO REMOVE ENGINE GREASE
FROM CLOTH-Rub the spots well with
lard before washing There is tar in engine
grease. The lard will remove pure tar
from cloth.
"FELLED SEAMS IN GARMENTS
Where raw seam would look unsightly,
try running through the small hemmer of
the sewing machine. This may be done
much more quickly than by hand and with
better reslts.
ITO MEND GRANITE WARE.-Break
into small bits the old rubber rings of fruit
Jars and heat them over the fire until they
bubble. Then spread the melted rubber
over the leaks in the seams OF the vessels.
mend galvanized wash tubs in the same
way. It is better than anything else have
used for this purpose. MRS. G. w. M"
We will, at the first opportunity, make
room for more of the " Helps a. Busy
Mothers will be on the watch for them.
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THE ENGAGED GIRL WHO CANNOT COO

until she is somewhat fitted for her pro-
fession.
How is she to get the experience, asks
the terrified lover, baff1ed in the unaided
effort to solve the problem" The en-
gagged girl who cannot cook may laugh in
the contemplation of disaster. The bride
groom elect feels more like weeping. 1
wish knew whether not the girl has
living mother! II she has, I would give
something handsome for the privilege of