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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
BY DOROTHY DIX

We actually speak of the woman
who is engaged in this tremendous
labor as bcing supported" by her
husband. We rega her as de-
pendent, and she has no financial
status. She draws no wage for her
services, and even the government
census report refuses to enroll her
among those women who are en-
Gagged in "gainful occupations"
No wonder the indiscriminatiug
and those without sense of hu-
NOR call her a parasite, No Won
der that she even looks upon her
self as one.
With their growing freedom in
other matters ii becomes more and
more humiliating to wives to be
forced TO go to their husbands and
ask, like beGgars, for every penny
they spend. Every woman with her
own pocketbook fills the woman
with no poCketbook with an envy
that turns her thoughts toward the
outside world. The wife knows that
she labors harder than the business
or professional woman. and that her
services are better worth paying
for, and she rebels at the injustice
that makes her a dependent. sub
ject to the whims of her husband.
1t does not take any prophet to
foresee that the job of wife has got
to have a pay envelope attached TO
ii hereafter or else women will fol-
low the advice of those who tell
them to put their children In
creches, or some other kind of in
stitution designed foI incubating
human chicks, and that they will go
away from home and follow some
pursuit that will furnish them with
at leasi enough money to preserve
their own self-respect.
This would be most unfortunate
state OF affairs since the consensus
Of experience shows that no sCien-
tifc care Of children can take the
place Of mothering. and also that
women succeed best in the occupa-
tions that belong TO them by reason
Of theu sex.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
IIId w ucCIcI
Writes on
The Indifference of
Most People To-
ward Cruelty to
Animals
Written For The A.anta Georgian
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright, 1872 by Anne rcan- Journal Examiner

XXTlLLIAM C. SPRAGUE. of
w the American Humane as
ISOLATION. offered a prize
for the best essay on Humane
Education"
1t was won by Mrs. Hugo
Krause, of Louisville, KY.
Speaking of the indifference of
well born and we'll educated peo-
pie toward lesser creatures, Mrs.
Krause says;
Here are some of the forms
this Indifference assumes. The cru
elites of commercial greed and ay-
arice. such as killing the animal
parent and leaving the young to
die of starvation and exposure.
Ten thousand seals die annually
Of starvation because their moth
ers are killed in the breeding sea-
son David Starr Jordan in Maj
ka and Kotik. Depriving the par
ent of its young and leaving the
parent to be consumed with the
agony of grief over it's loss. When
a mother loses her child her heart
gives a cry like the cry of a wild
beast; when a wild beast loses its
young it gives a cry like that of a
human mother.'-Victor Hugo in
So"
The horrors of the Western
plains during the snow season
so forcibly brought to public at
tention by the action of the Amer
lean Humane association, in pro-
curing photographs by a special
agent sent out for investigation.
Crowding cattle when transport
ing them in such a way they can
not lie, and keeping them thus %
hours without rest, food or water
The cruelty of trap and spring
pole, when the death of the dumb
-
times days, of suffering from
broken limbs. lacerated flesh and
the agony of fever and thirst
caused by these, not TO mention
all the terror and fright endured
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Reasons For Teaching
Humanity in Schools.

Second-Because this womb he
the best means OF extending I'M
name education to ALL CLASSES
of children, irrespective Of creed,
class, nationality. etc.
Third-Because human educa-
ton, when taught pedagogicallv
and correctly, is so closely related
and correlated to the other courses
essential to the curriculum that If,
omission mars the presentation "
the former.
Nature study, civics and ethics
are so correlated with humane edu-
cation that to omit the latter is 10
mar the presentation of the for
mer.
Fourth-Because educators are
generally advance guards in re-
form measures and are. therefore.
the most easily approached and
convinced by argument for its es-
adjustment
Until humane education is so
regularly constituted a part of the
public school course in a commu-
nifty, those interested in it's pro-
motion should classify the city or
community into districts with the
various schools as nuclei.
A place of meeting should he
selected in each district These
places might be a room in the pub
lie library, Y M. C. A. building,
the school house, church, private
home, hired hall, etc.
The children of the school or
schools which are the ccnters OF
The districts should be INVITED to
come to the respective meeting
places and the officials of The
schools be urged to cooperate in
the work of their district.
Each group of children should
be under the guide of volunteer
worker in this great cause. Ana
all the groups should he under th-
leadership of one general leader
In order to promote harmony and
systematized unification of ths
work.
After organizing on the same gem
eral parliamentary plan through
out the several districts, the work
should be carried out by following
a prepared outline, also uniform in
the main features throughout the
districts.
Meantime. here is an excellent
thing for every mother to do who
wants her child to grow into use
full, constructive and noble ma
turity. and to escape destructive
ignoble and unworthy propensi
RI
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

the splitting snake of West Africa,
being in the habit of ejecting pois-
on through it's fangs, often at
considerable distance. In his work
on Liberia. Sir Harry Johnston has
the following remarks on this much
dreaded reptile:
Naia nigrioollis is not infre-
quently seen in native villages.
which it visits on account of the
rats and other vermin that form
its food. The snakes frequent the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
Getting Angry.

thdtch more especially. and do not
generally interfere with human be-
ings unless first attacked. Even
then, instead of striking with
their fangs, they seem to prefer to
eject the venom by compression of
the muscles of the poison gland.
SO that this serpent bears
the nickname of splitting snake"
The natives say that the
snake aims at the eyes and that if
the venom enters the eye it
causes a very severe Inflammation,
but nothing worse.
lone fact is certain from my
own observatory, that these Afri-
can cobras are very slow to strike
with their fangs. | have once or
twice troddcn on one. and the snake
his rapidly withdrawn to a safe
distance. and then adopted it's at
titude of menace
Are Unwilling to Bite.
The fact that some cobras are
unwilling to bite is correlated by
Nh III. M. Ridley Writing on the
Malay cobra known as Naia sputa-
triX, he observes that When an
noycd, the cobra sits up in the we'll
konwn manner and makes a very
curious snoring noise, holding its
mouth open in the form of d circle
and every now and then splitting
its saliva Tcad shooting its pois-
on at its opponent. 1t never at
tempts to bite. but splits with great
accuracy, at distance of eight
feet.
As the man Dadali is a natural
list, he is probably well acquaint-
cd with the behavior of the Sokoto
cobra. Many of the most poisonous
snakes, the Indian graft, for in
stance. can only be induced to bite
by inflicting actual pain on them
as when stepped upon, for instance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

And added to all this that:
Humane education should be
part of the curriculum Of the reg
ular school course
First-Because of its value in
racial evolution, national progress
and individual development, as
set forth in the preceding para
ora Ybu
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
BY CAPT. D. H. MAC DoNELL.

n T Sokoto, in Northern Nigeria,
~ there lives man named Da-
dali. who is a SNAKE charm
er' IN the true sense of the word.
This man is naturalist who. it
would seem, has the power OF
catching and handling poison
snakes and scorpions without fear
of danger
Dadali was well known to the
Europeans at Sokoto; but it was
believed that the snakes he han
died had been tanned OF drugged.
This man got into trouble and was
put in Jail After he had been in
prison more than month. the
British Resident went to him and
asked if he could catch and handle
snake if he were taken to any
place which the Resident should
choose Dadali agreed to do this.
and was taken under guard to
swamp at some little distance from
the station, where snakes were TO
be found. After some search and
digging a black cobra was driven
out of its hole Dadali sprang to
it, seized it in his hand and brought
it to the Resident 1t is not posi-
bic that this man who had been
more than month i'm prison,
could have arranged to recapture
tame snake in such a place and
without having the knowledge he
forehand that he would be called
upon to do such a thing.
A Wonderful Feat.
Some little time afterward Dada!i
brought a large black cobra. over
five feet long, to the compound of
the writer This snake he handled
with the utmost freedom teasing il
until the reptile got angry and sat
up kissing, spreading out it's hood,
while the native servants kept a
most respectful distance. CSee
photography
Dadali then (prubably for the
benefit Of the native servants)
dared the white man to pick up
the cobra. called my native sol
dicr servant and told him to load
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04
A Mystery of the Far East

The W0Hde1m Description Of a Snake Cha,mr Nigeria
WIZ Handles Deadly Reptiles Win Fyeedom
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

When this
-napshop was
taken it was
kissing, its
tongue darting
in and out and
its hood dis
tended.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

his carbine. and said in the ma
tive tongue; II am going to pick
Ip that snake. If it bites me, shoot
that man" indicating Dadali. The
snake charmer was then asked if
he stiH wished the cobra to be
touched. upon which he laughed
aud said:
Handling the Snake.
Pick the snake up-if you DO
not fear | then picked up the
cobra. taking hold about the mid
die of its body. The creature kept
quite still while it was being lift
ed. Writhing it's head gently in the
air. while the snake Charmer kept
in front of il. 1t is probable that
this man was capable of cXerting
some kind of mesmeric power over
snakes and possibly something I'M
his sense cf touch enabled him to
handle them without their wishing
to hurt him.
have seen him take four or FIVE
poison snakes out of the pocket of
his robe holding the Wriggling hand
full as if they had been Il bundle of
sticks. while the bite of any one Of
the snakes that he held meant death
in something under half an hour
The photographs were taken by
myself at a distance of about six
feet from the snake, after it had
been made angry. In one it will be
seen that the cobra has it's mouth
just open and is in the act of
striking.
with regard to this. Professor
Boulenger writes: The snake is,
no doubt, Naia nigricollis. a COM
mon species i'm Nigeria. Of which |
have on two occasions received eX-
amples from Sokoto 1t is known IS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

The picture
above shows
Dadali and a
small cobra.
Although very
small this cobra
was no less
deadly than the
big one shown
in the other
pictures.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-04

VXT1LLIAM G. SPRAGUE. of
w the American Humane as
ISOLATION. offered a prize
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
Bill Rain, Veteran Engineer,
Guest of Honor at Ball.
His Friends win Give Big
Dance for Him.
He HAS MADE HIS LAST RUN
After Forty Years. Service Has
Been Forced to Quit.
Disabled by LOcOmOtOr Ataxia
From Active Work.

Fate has gain taken time by the fore
lock and caused the disappearance
from active life of Bill Rain, ore who
has the reputation of being an excel
lent engineer, a fearless runner and one
of the most loyal men who ever pulled
the whistle cord on d locomotive on
the Santa F'e system He is now dis
abled with no hope of ever returning
10 the cab to guide or control the des
tiny of the travelling public
Bill Rain who has defied death and
danger in its every way, who has watch
ed the progress of one of the greatest
railroad systems known to man viii
make but one more run and that viii
be On that last trip from which no one
ever returns. He will not pull the
throttle on the fast mail trains the
highly polished passenger trains nor on
the Kansas City plug. He is not in
any immediate danger but his life as a
railroad engineer ended about six
months ago when he was stricken with
illness which has developed lOcCmOtOr
ataxia- With this attack other dis
abling effects usually result and he has
not escaped them.
Bill Rain is one of a family of rail
road men who. as a family, probably
have no suPeriors in the country He
began his engine service on the Santa
Fe in 1871 and has worked continuously
since that time. The attack of illness
which has disabled him from further
service as an engineer is but the re-
suit of a tired nerve which suddenly
snapped and refused to obey the fear
less mind which has controlled and de-
manded service of 1t during this long
period As an engineer no one in this
community is a stranger to him He
of railroading from time to time and in
fact in such numerous occasions that
his nervous system could withstand
the strain no longer and refused to keep
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
LOOK LIKE THE ORIGINAL.
Artificial Teeth Are Made to Suit the
Color and shape.

We do not see as many sets of ar
t1hclal teeth today as we did 20 years
ago, since it has been learned that there
is no substitute that will equal the
natural organs. In the time of our
grandfathers, if tooth ached it was
Immediately extracted, and 1t was q
common sight to see many people go
ing about with a large number of teeth
out. So much was this the case that
it became a matter of alarm amonS
some of the scientists lest the human
race was to become toothless- Now
adays, with improved methods. there IS
little excuse for anyone to lose a sin
gle tooth.
In those mouths where only a few
teeth are lost, and bridgeWork cannot
be used, it is desirable to use the par
tiaI plate This can be used without
the extraction of any more teeth II
simply fills in the gaps caused by the
loss of the teeth which have already
been removed. If these plates are care
fully fitted and the adjoining teeth well
matched, they will do very well in the
matter of appearance
When there are very few natural
teeth in the mouth, ana these in bad
condition, it is often better to remove
all the remaining teeth and have fun
plates inserted. Especially is this true
where the gums are badly diseased, anu
the teeth are lOosened by pyorrhea. On
the extraction of the teeth this disease
usually disappears.
Within the last few years there nave
been many improvements IN the pro
cess of making plates. especially in the
method of taking the impression of
the mouth, and of arranging the teeth
The scientific principles underlying the
movement of the jaw have been work
ed out, with the result that new ap-
paratus and new moulds of teeth were
required This anatomical articulation,
as it is called, produces far better re-
suits than the old process. There IS
greater ability to thoroughly chew the
food, the teeth fit better and are much
better in appearance
In the making of artificial teeth, care
should be observed in selecting the pro-
per form and color of the teeth to be
used. Patients often demand small
white. even teeth, hoping thus to i'm
prove their appearance. The result IS
likely to happen in such cases that the
teeth present a CHASTITY appearance
The color of the teeth and the form de-
pend largely upon the color of the hair
ana eyes. and other characteristics Inc
size should correspond to the size OF
the Jaw Many people. initiate quite
successfully their natural teeth by haV-
ing the artificial teeth slightly irregu-
lar, as were their own teeth before they
were Copyright, Western News
paper Union.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02

register of deeds Office A light list of
deeds indicates that real estate is slow
and that there is not an active de-
mand for property in that community.
When you find a county the size of
Shawnee which records 200 warranty
deeds in the slowest 90 days of the
year, real estate men will tell you that
is a good record. With the arrival of
warm weather this record will increase
1t is in January and other midwinter
months when real estate men find the
real estate market inactive. Conse-
quently the showing for January is one
which has perhaps been seldom equal
led.
AS soon as warm weather comes
Tasker stated. the number of instru-
ments filed will increase. This will be
especially apparent in the number of
warranty deeds fled. Yet, the recor1
for January is unusually good and one
of which the county can feel proud
By March l, a decided increase i'll
the sale of real estate will be notice
able. The land sales will probably ir-
crea Sc until the arrival of the midsum
mer months, when there will be another
iull in the market which will CORES
pond with that of the winter months.
The January realty sales ran into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars and
among the deeds recorded were man5-
important sales
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
FAVOR SHERWOOD BILL
Oakland old Soldiers Pass Resolutions
Endorsed by G. a. r.

The Old Soldiers Veteran club at
Oakland has adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas, The survivors of the Union
army who sacrificed the better part of
their lives that the union might be
saved, and
Whereas, The age of those men to-
gether with their disabilities. puts
them in position of dependency,
Whereas, This great country which
exists today because of the sacrifices
OF the Union soldier, and
whereas, The house of representa-
tives through a sense of justice has
passed and transmitted to the senate
of the United States a bill known as
the Sherwood service pension bill,
and
Whereas. We feel that justice de-
mands that this bill or one just as
good should pass the senate and be
approved by the president of the
United States, and
Whereas, We believe it just as
much matter of duty for the govern
ment to provide for the aged soldier
as it is to provide for river and har-
Dor appropriations, therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of the
Old Soldiers club of Oakland, Kansas,
their sons, their sons-in-law and
friends who constitute the great bulk
OF the voters of this community, that
we demand recognition for our Serv-
ices by the passage of a bill which will
guarantee us a pension of at least 81
per day the remainder of our lives,
and, be it further
Resolved, That we will support no
one for office hereafter who will not
subscribe to the above demands. ir-
respective of party politics, and, be it
further
Resolved, That we ask all other
veteran clubs of this state and nation
to advocate this same action and that
all newspapers friendly to the old SOL
on the same until the nation recog-
nizes its debt to the old soldier.
c. G. VANDVENTER, President.
J. N. GRAFT, Secretary.
The above resolutions are fully en-
dorsed by the department.
Attest: T. P. ANDERSON, D. C.
J. NJ. MILLER. A. A. A.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
REALTY STILL MOVES.
Good Business Indicated by Register
Tasker's Report.

Records in the office of Robert Tas-
ker, register of deeds. show that an
even 200 warranty deeds were executed
in Shawnee county in January. This IS
an unusually good showing for the
midwinter season and indicates that
Shawnea county realty has been ex-
ceptionally active regardless of the
severe cold weather.
A total of 779 instruments were filed
in the registers Office last month. This
included 200 warranty deeds, 141 real
estate mortgages, 279 chattel mortgages.
125 releases. II assignments and II
miscellaneous documents.
One of the best ways of determining
the activity of real estate in any local
ity, is to examine the records in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
NO RAISE in GAS PRICES
AT Gas City Court Makes Temporary
Injunction Permanent.

Gas City. Kan, Feb. Gas City is
to continue to enjoy an uninterrupted
supply of gas at the rate of rs cents
a thousand feet, the district court
having made permanent the injunc-
ton granted ten days ago to prevent
the Natural Gas company of this city
from raising rates or requiring addi-
tional deposits from consumers.
The Natural Gas company took
over a company formerly supplying
gas here and ignored contracts made
by it. A plea that a 3O-cent rate was
necessary and that the old rate of %
cents was confiscatory was attacked
by the court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02

up the fast pace which it had main
tanned since the early history of the
great railroad system began
Forty Years on Road
He was first employed on the great
system and went to work August u,
1871, 50 that to date has been more
than 40 years in the service. He began
as a fireman in the yards on this date
and was promoted TO the position Of
an engineer October II. 1879, and was
sent to Nickerson. Returning to To-
peka. he with Dan Fam and j. H
(Dad) Griffith. both deceased, relayed
as engineers and fire-nen in pulling
w B. Strong, the president, and c. C.
Wheeler. the general manager at that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02
NAMES KANsAN AS swINDLER.
Michigan Man Says Crooks Got Money
and $4,000 Check.

Gulfport, Miss, Feb. 2.=Gurley
Castle, an elderly resident of Capac,
Mich. and reputed to be wealthy, told
the sheriff that two men whom he
designated as John T. Davis Of Wich-
tia, Kan, and w. Nettleton had
swindled him out of $275 cash and a
check for $4,000, drawn on the First
National bank of Capac, through the
New Orleans, completely furnished.
Castle said he came here at the
invitation of Davis to forget their
hard luck because of the bad mark ct
deal. but after their arrival today
realized that Nettleton remained in
New Orleans to cash the check. He
asked that Davis be arrested, but he
had DISAPPEARED.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02

time on their trips over the system
Two years later Mr.. Rain was the en-
gineer on the paycar train for Paymas-
ter James Moore Later he took a
run from Topeka to Kingman by the
way of Wichita, 2O7 miles each day
After several other changes he was
given the Denver flyer In the mean
time he had piloted the first passenger
train west of Dodge City, running as
far as Grenada. Col, which was the
end of the line in 1878. Four years ago
the second of last September Engineer
Rain finally landed on the Kansas City
plug, where ever since he has held
sway, the most familiar and character-
istic runner between the Missouri and
the capital of the Sunf1ower state.
To Hold a Benefit Ball.
This fearless man must now be con
tent with the care of his faithful wife,
he being practically helpless. AS a COM
pliment to MIN and to recall memories
of the past the engineers. firemen, con-
ductors, brakemen, switchmen and the
officers of this great system win give
a ball at Steinberg's Music hall on the
night of Thursday, February S. The
proceeds of this ball will be turned over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-02

grab bag sale which was conducted by
for merchandise. advertised to be of
the value of from % cents to $40, in
paper bags. The purchase price of
each bag was IS cents This grab bag
sale has been going on ever since the
9Th of January, and the county attor
ney holds that it is violation of the
lottery law. Hamilton waived prelimi-
nary hearing and will be tried soon.