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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
RALPH O. COCHRAN
Real Estate and Renting
A Peachtree Corner

NOT FAR beyond the Georgian Terrace, we have
corner lot 1O0x2O0 on Peachtree, with a house
renting for 1928 per month. that we call sell for
$4,000. If you will compare this value with other
properties in the same section, you will find that
we are Offering splendid trade. The house
be moved on the side street leaving plenty of room
for stores on the corner. which would be paying
investment from the start. Reasonable terms.
NORTH AVENUE
BETWEEN PEACHTREE and Piedmont avenue,
on the south side of North avenue, have
good 8-room house for $4,000 This place is ocat
ed so close to such splendid Improvements as the
Georgian Terrace and the Howell apartments, that
it is bound to enhance in value and is only about
800 feet from property that sold in the past week
for $1,000 per foot. This place can be handled on
very reasonable terms, and is certainly good buy.
GEORGIA AVENUE.
NEAR GARDEN STREET-On this beautiful
south-side thoroughfare have a good 7-room
cottage on large lot, for $4,000, terms of 800
cash and $500 per month The county commits
sioners say that they going to do stunts
their promises, which have every reason to be
lieve they will, this will not only be good home,
but good investment for you at the same time
Statesmen: H. w. GRANT. C. w. COCHRAN.
HARRIS c.. WHITE
Sales Manager.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24

WE HAVE 6-room cottage at Oak
view. on South Decatur car line This
is right where the East Lake road
crosses the car line Lot 100x200. good
home owning neighbors; just the
place for a chicken craftsman: price
$3.50 800 cash, s25 month
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24

A TWO STORY 7-room house, lot
60x140, close to Pryor street school,
has every convenience. alleyway to
rear. Price $780, $500 cash, balance
$50 a month
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
Rents for $3.50 per year
Price only $3.50

IF YOU WANT good, new piece Of rent
ing property, that rents well all the
time, buy this. Two new double 3-room
houses, renting for 800 per side. This is
in a good section, near Ashby street and
Greensferry avenue. Terms $1,000 cash,
balance to suit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
A ) Acre Tract.

FRONTING 400 feet on West North
avenue, between Vine and Lambert
streets. lying in between Southern and
A.. r. and a. railroads. a rough tract
OF land with immense speculative posi-
bilities, has 2 5room house on it. Price
$500
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
Pryor Street.

BETWEEN Trinity avenue and Cfarnett
street, lot 40xlS5: alley leads from
Trinity avenue to rear of this lot close
to center and in the promising section
between the terminals. Price $500
foot
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
Atkins Park Lots

DON'T FORGET that we are offering
these desirable lots on terms to suit
Call and let us show YOU some of the best
located lots in the city
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
Walton Street.

STAND at Peachtree and look up Wal
ton street; you will gaze into one OF
the Invest spots in Atlanta. On one
side you see the Empire building,
Grant building. A., b & A. Office
building. on the other side the site of
Healy 18-story building. new postoffice
and Walton building. Embedded right
among this nest of skyscrapers we hays
IS feet at 81 $50 foot. It is the first
piece Of natural ground you can put
your foot on going from Peachtree, and
is headed for a fancy price.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-24
East Lake Road.

| CORNER LOT, near Boulevard DeKslh,
three blocks from club entrance.
fronts east. heavily wooded; probably
the finest building site on the road,
200x350, price $400o
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
MIGRATION OF WEEDS.
Ro,. a Seed Ripened In Asia May Take
Root In America.

Weeds migrate ns well us men Ac-
cording 10 the best authorities, there
are already COO varieties at least OF
weeds I'm New England that were not
to be- found there when the country
was FIRST settled Within less than
twenty five years after the landing OF
the pilgrims one observer counted
more than forty new weeds the Euro
pcans had brought them.
Nature employs nil sorts Of methods
for spreading life about the planet and
does not seem 90 care whether the life
is that of n weed or OF n plant NJ for
human use indeed II uses such un-
romantic material ms old rubber over
shoes for seed carriers. as many new
weeds have appeared I'm n valley In
Connecticut since factory was estab-
lished there that found use for such
castOtf things.
The oycrshOcs come from all parts OF
the world The cloth lining IN torn out
before the rubber Is used. and from the
seeds that have found iodgment In
such mn apparently unpromlslng place
plants have grown on the dump heap,
and their seeds have found fertile SOIL
multiplied and nourishcd. What n ro-
nance there In I'm the life OF such n
seed -ripcucd. perhaps, In Asin, trod
den In the mud and carried on board
ship on the feet OF n passenger, thence
taken 10 Europe, where II was picked
up 10y the boot OF nn American, was
finally dislodgcd In the overshoe and
found It's terminating place I'm Con
necticut-Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
To Cheer Him.

The wife OF his bosom was going 10
leave him for n fortnight. and fitZ.
Tomkins was trying his very best to
look sad.
MY dear" he said. choking back a
chuckle with his handkerchief and win.
ing his eyes. Il hardly like 10 think
how shall miss you. The evenings
will bc 50 long and lonely without you.
| shall have no one To talk to-"
George" said Mrs FitZ. surveying
him with u marble eye, II have pro.
vidcd for your comfort in this M In
every other way When you return
home you will find dear mother there.
She will remain tin come back and
keep you company In the evenings,
George"
And as the train slowly glided out Of
the station the guard wondered why
Fitz-TOmkins nearly bit him when he
insinuated tip.--London Telegraph.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
Ireland's Coast cliffs.

The finest clin scenery IN the United
Kingdom Is on the coast OF the county
of Donegal. at the northwest OF Ire
land. facing the Atlantic, where the va.
ricty and grandeur Of the cliffs are
most thrilling aud impressive Sieve
League. south Of Glen COlUmbkille, Is a
superb Introduction 10 noucgaI's coast
kplcudOrs I'm less than half mile
from the sea the mountain rears IT.
height OF nearly 1000 feet In the
island Of Achill off the west coast ot
Ireland the clins OF Croghau, ct
AchiH Head, rise sheer from the wa
rcrs edge 20 the dizzy height ~ 1900
fect-LondOu Standard.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
luorots Craftswomen.

the lgorotcs are clever wOrkmcn. Some
Of their axes, spears and shields show
wild art nll their own The pipe.
makers, too turn out pipes Of peculiar
and graceful design One day watched
the women working IN clay and turning
out kitchen utensils Two girls car.
ried clay from distant pit while Old
or women In the village worked IL up
Shapely urns and bowls are nodded
from the plastic clay and set In the hot
sun 10 dry did not see them bake
any pottery They called these vessels
faugnas. Christian Herald
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
VILLAGE LlrE II EGYPT.
Crude Mud Houses, the Roots OF
Which Are Garbage Dumps.

Egyptian village ,itr l. uuam, and in
terr>tlng. SAYS the Wide World Maga.
Eiue, The houses arr crude. one Storied
structures OF sun baked mud. with pos.
sihly a couple of tiny square holes cut
in the wall for ventilation
Each home consists ot a single room.
absolutely devoid OF furniture one or
two drinking jars and cooking utensils
being usually the only articles 10 he
seen. The roofs Of these huyelS are
thatched with coruStalks. ana for some
unaccounuble reason all the house
hold rubbish is dumped on the roof!
For this purpose ladder may fire.
Queutly he seen reclining against the
side OF the house. From n distance a
village is apt to look like an immense
rubbish heap. These primitive cree.
tionS are inhabited solely 10y the felln.
hin. rs Egyptian peasants are rnllrd.
I'm some of the Arab villages the ar.
rangcmentS for sleeping are even more
unconventional Huge cupikc strc-
lures made of mud are built out In the
open, away from the houses and into
these the babies are frequently placed
during the day. ANA often the entire
family sleep i'm them at night The idea
is to ESCAPE the numerous snakes and
scorpions which abound during the
great heat OF the summer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
EVOLUTION OF THE PIANO.
From the First Crude instrument to Its
Present Perfection.

In the beginning the piano was
or three strings From time 10 time
more strings were added until the
citharI was invented This was an in
strumrnt In the shape OF a capital L.
with ten strings stretched across the
open space. Many centuries afterward
musicians conceived the idea OF
stretching strings across an open box
About the year 1900 this was done. the
dulcimer made its appearance. and the
strings were struck with hammers
For another hundred years or so
these hammers were held In the hands.
and then some genius invented IA key.
board. which. being struck 10y the fin
gers. caused the hammers 10 strike the
strings. This was called clavicy.
thcrium. or keyed cithara. and from
time 10 time IL was modified and i'm
proved
During Queen ElIzabeth's time II
was called virginal and then n spinet
because the hammers were covered
with the spines OF quilts, which struck
and caught the strings and produced
the sound
During the period between 100 and
1900 IL was much improved and en-
largcd and was given the name OF
harpsichord IL was I'm l7l0 that
Bartholomeo Christofoll. an italian, In
vented keyboard similar 90 the one
we have now. which causes the ham
mcrs 10 strike the wires from above,
and thus developed the piano.
During the last century the inventive
genius OF musicians the world over has
revised aud improved II until II has
reached the present day perfection
Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
POISON IN ITS AIR.
Java's Valley OF Death. Where life
Cannot Exist.


The Valley OF Death Is on the island
of Java Il Is the most remarkable
natural example OF an atmosphere
loaded with carhonic acid gas I'm eX-
iStence. 1t has never been fully eX-
plorcd because OF the danger of re-
naming more than few moments IN
its poisonous atmosphere
Approached through an opening I've.
tween the hills, IL is seen 60 he an oval
shaped valley about half mile across
II is about thirty five feet deep. The bot
tom is hard and sandy. without vegeta-
tion and Strewn with large stones The
surface Is covered with the bones OF
animals. birds and human beings,
Explorers seldom venture beyond the
borders. though the deadly air does not
Immediately affect human beings. This
is because the carhonic acid gas. being
heavier than the atmosphere, settles TO
the bottom OF the valley. Dogs and
fowls thrown into II fall sensecss In
stantly and die I'm few minutes. No
CratcrS or assures are visible on the
floor OF this valley, aud IL Is thought
that the openings are near the base OF
the hills. Exchange.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

The horn OF the unicorn was rcputcd
instantly to reveal poison I'm dish by
sweating blood. and great was the RI
valry az TO the possession OF the finest
specimen while this belief still -four
lshcd. Charles the Bold proudly pa
radcd six. two OF them eight feet long,
two six feet, two five feet According
To Bcnyenuto Ccllini, the finest ever
seen, which had cost 1900 ducats Of
the Camera" was the one for which
at the popes command hc made n dc.
sign. the fncgt thing imaginable. mod.
eled half on horse aud half on a
stag. with very Guc mauc aud other
ndornments Coryat speaks Of the
one at ST. Denis us about three yards
long. and Windsor had two OF four
ellis The real unicorn iD many
cases seems TO have been the nnrwhaL
- London Chronicle.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

In Partisan cafe an American or.
dercd hors d'oeuvre, sole. ngucau
pre- sale. artichOkc salad. pcche Melha.
and so on. aud when the waiter
brought him q bill of 30 francs be- paid
II like man After his change was
brought hc counted II and pushed n
franc toward the waiter FOR a tip. Rnt
the man. pushing back the franc, said
ln gentle repro1ch>
Pardon. monsieur but that Is the
counterfeit franc
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
Comforting

Old CroakybD-l think we'd better
have the passage and staircase rppa
percd while I'm laid up. Mrs Grlmoge.
Mrs g. (hls housckccper-LOr'. sir,
'adu't yer better wait and see 'Ow so
goes on fustf Them cofliu- do make
such work With s'airrI." wall papers
London Telegraph
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

~ waited ten minutes for a car -
day" the l1ndlady was saying. and
then II passed me without stopping"
n was nftcrvard recalled that the
habltually silout man had been having
unusual difficulty with his chops.
perhaps" be remarked. ''the con.
ductor didn't care TO have you board
bis arr Exchange
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
a Girr,s PITY.

"It wgs King Midas, wasn't II, who
turned everything he touched 10 godr
II believe SO"
poor old fellow"
why do you think he was poor
old fellowf"
his fingers "- Chicago Record Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

Shopper want 10 bny necktie
suitable tor ms husband salesman
Sorry. madam but We are not permit
ted 10 sell uecktics o. women who are
unaccOmpabied 10y neU Puck
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

"At whom are you lOOkingT de
nsuded the young lady ~ the young
man Uho obstructed her path
"AtchOcf'' replied the hay fever vic.
tim and h..ried away Houston Post
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

Scott-It's % good idea when angry 20
count ton before yOu speak Mott
True. also when "touched" 10 count 2
thousand before yon lend Pusiun
THnscript
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
Hard "a PLEASE.

why did she divorce nrr nrst hus.
bandT
He couldn't keep bIs mDurF
"Aud why is she suing urr present
husband Tor divorce
Hes such % Ughtwad - Uyu-tOU
Post.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20
Iat'a DO Soma Work.

II guess their honeymoon IL about
over"
"WhyT"
shes quit telepboning 20 him during
offce hours detroit Free Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

Discomfort is the want ~ self reh.
ance II Is in6rmity of wilL-EtnersOn.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-20

Laws can discover sin. but noe -
move H. Milton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

tobacco trade with tho United States
When the tariff was removed they expect
ed to swamp us With Manila cigars and to
eel them nj Havana prices. With that view
they sent about co,oco,ooo the first year. but
the trouble was that they hurried the mouu-
facturo and In their hnatc ured short nlcre
onu PAD wrappers. AS II result the cigar
Sot bad name, and there no market
Tor them. Some OF them eventually won't at
less than factory priccs, ana the exports
the second year were reduced over two
ippine tobacco Is excellent, and IN time H.
will have a great market hcrc. Last yea r
We took almost hasf of the exports, tho
number consumed being about si,Oo0.eop. and
tho value almost Se.coofoo
The Sugar Possibilities.
AS TO the sugar crop, that Is greatly in
creasin5. bat II Is still on the edge az its
beginning. Sugar can he grown throughout
the archipelago. and Il needs only good ma
ch!aerJ and brains to bring up the crop.
Take the Island of NeSros. That alone
has lt3.6oo acres IN sugar. which is approx
tely the same as TINT OF the sugar
lands OF tho Hawaiian Islands, which bring
In more than $780, 10000 per annum. II Is
Said that Negroes might do that X IL were
properly cultivated. The director of the
Bureau of Agriculture mt Manila says the
NeSros land is AZ rich that of Hawaii,
hut that trouble Is that the soil is too
rich. Tho cane grows fast that the
grade OF 6usar Is low. They arc now try
ing to exhaust the soil by planting rice
with the cane.
As IT is now. there is but little good ma
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

eh'nery in the sugar industry. There are
smni mills and small 4 plantations. ! One
province in Lusou has 100 sugar growers.
who cultivate altogether aI.eOo acres They
make only about thirds OF toll oc
sugar 10 The acre, cvanorating tho juice lin
fired with the refuse o. the cane. IS n, &
The total sugar exports OF the islands aus Z
year were valued a only u little more tbhn
100000. sfs!l$
Improving the Fnrnipg. s3f4
What is needed more thun anything clsa
in the Philippines Is scientific asrIcul.nre
There Is no richer soil III the world, and
none SO badly furmed by Eomi- civ,Isod
people, The government has been trying
to Improve the agricultural conditions, ind
IL Is gradually betterinE them. Tho jnsuinHi
government has department OF asrlci.- =
turc, which hua been connected withisIha
Bureau of Education I has d college sin
tue province OF Lasuna. two miles from
Los Banos. which Is NOW entering unon lis
second year. There is bureau OF asrtcu.-5
furc which has its experiment stations..artl
farming and gardening Is now being tauglir {.
In al! the schools. There are government
agricultural farms. where they are espeff-r
mcnths with new rice mocllucs, new ploMs
and other farm tools, and where they are
also carrying on stock breeding und tho
study of methods to prevent cattle diseases.
Tile bureau Of Education publishes ui
ag''aNurtp magazine in English anil
SPANISH and this gives advice as 10 mpror-.
cd agriculture and information AS 10 tho
rnisinE OF all sorts OF crops.
Copyright, l9l2. by Frank g. Curpenter,l W
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18
ny FRANK G. ,cARrENrEI,.

-
TT HIS letter has nothing TO do with
the politics OF the Philippines
IL Will not discuss the feelings
of Tho people. nor deal with their abiii-
~ or non ability TO rule. IL Ia n busl-
resa letter nDd treats OF business con
ditions. ] want 10 show you some-
thing of tho changes which have talk
Ell piaco in the Islands during tho
past twelve years. When Travelled
over them In 1899 the chief method
of transportation was an OK carr with
sclii wooden wheels as big around
as the top of 4 Kitchen table and rim.
SO narrow that they cut like q knife
Half the year the roads were rivers
OK mud ana The othcr half they were
ruts. Thcr. were very few roads. The
only highways through the mountains
were trails, and found that the peo-
pie OF ono locoil,y had almost nothing
III do with their ncighbors over tho
hills ten miles away
As Eoon as Uncle sam took hold lie
began 10 build roads, lie got t,,a peo-
pie to building them and there is now
!, good roads roNrincnt throughout the
whole archipelago II started with
building short sections. but tile work
is heins done after q great syStem and
Is VIII in time form Il network cover
ing the islands. The insulnr govern
mont Is offering prizes 10 the provinces
10 stimulate ROAD .EullolrS. IL gives u
prize of $500 Zach year 10 the onc
that constructs the creates; number
of kilometres Of iirst-cinss roads and
keeps its old roads in condition. 1t
has a second prize OF $1,000 Tor the
province which stands ncSt, ana q third
ono OF $500 for the one which gives
most 10 thu road and bridge funds dur
ms the twelve months preceding.
-Four Thousand Miles of New Roads.
as the result OF such work done by
tho insular government with the aid
OF the municipalities several thousand
miles of good roads are now opened
md In excellent condition. There arc
nine hundred mlss of ilrst-class high
ways which are heavily surfaced and
over which automobiles can run US
well US Over The best roads of tho
United States There arc 3loD miles
which have been built by the NUM-
cihalitics and there arc thousands OF
milss Of trails through the mountain
GUS sections.
The general management ot the
good roads movement is under tho I.u-
rcau Of Pubic Works. That bureau
has i,4o0 men in its technical anu
clerical positions ana it has II road
working army of more than 10000 Ia
horers. iii, bureau has mapped out
n great scheme of roads covering the
islands. Each island has its own prob
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18


.ne Christian provinces, and ferries and
bridges are planned everywhere.
The archipelago has been divided up
into road divisions, and these divisions
into districts Every district has It's
own engineers and they rport to the
divisio eglneers. who get their orders
from the board OF public works at
Manila Most of the designing Is done
at Manila, the bureau furnishing plans
and specifications for all bridges and
c,iivcrts.
Keeping Up the Roads.
These new roads ar. bette. main
tained than those of the United states.
Eacll of the provinces has road fund,
taken out of the provincial treasury,
and every mile of road has one @: more
man employed to keep Il in ordor. The
road man has shoyels and picks, and
he spends all his time on the high
way.
The people arc now spending about
$40 per kilometre. or In the neigh
borhood of $500 mile, n year In keep
ing up the first-class roads. The head
man of each division makes special
inspection of such roads, and the d.
vision engineers so over them every
two weeks. AS 1t Is, nearly 1900
bridges have been built since 1907.
The most important of the new
ROADS now under construction are in
Luzon. There are two principal pro-
Jects. One 10 a wide automobile road
running from Manila to the nor thvr,st-
Iern end Of the island. and the other
Sis second road from the capital TO
Soreosor, III Albay. at the souti,eastern
end. When these arc completed ONE
VIII he able to travel in an automobile
posthaatc from one end of Luzor to the
other.
Already thcr, Is All excellent auto.
mobile ROAD from Manila 10 Basuio. tho
summer capital. In the mountains OF
northwestern Luzon, and there Is d
regular automobile service between
the two places. This carried eight or
nine thousand passengers las; year
The automobiles also transport mail
and freight
-t lam told llle.,i road have srcatly
improved ,thcScond!tion of tho localities
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

lens but there are TO be chief roads
connecting the provincial capitals and
cities with branch roads extending out
10 the smaller towns and important vii
lagos. The trunk lines arc cxpccted
to be completed within the next I'VE
years and work on The lrancn roads,
having a length or 5000 miles or mor,
VIII be carried on With II. During
tho present year the road and bridg.,
funds available will probably exceed
three million dollars. The work is go
ing on in twcnty-nin. OF the thirty
The enterprise-recorder., 1912-05-31
Locals and Personals.


{. b. Gwynn, & Tallahassee, was in ihe
city Morcay attending 70 business mai
ters
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COWS ,tst. yol,. calves. VIII sell ,i o.
'..s' N''d -s'..ey a..A '..ss i-t's' L'tsa
ie'afNeH 10 Ns Guy wednesday ION
JtIksoh''!Ie' "Heie 'heE sIen' tNe las'
"eeh pleasantly On '.s' 10 ie'auNes'
Accidents will happen. but the best
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Grover and Roy Morrow returned today
from WiImore, Ky. where they have been
attending Asbury College. Their many