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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
ATLANTA ANAZES
REUNION GUESTS
GrizzIed Veterans of 81 Revisit
Scenes of Bloody Engage
mentS of the War.

The veterans invaded the city TODAY
on their wav home from the reunian at
Macon. They stopped in Atlanta some
only for a few moments between trains.
Others 10 visit scenes they knew under
sterner conditions and to marvel at the
DEVELOPMENT Of a little town Of 5000
persons into busy city Of 100000
Grant park claimed many. and the
war panorama was thronged hourly
with bent and erizzled men who felt
their blood quicken again with the hFe
Of youth before the pictures of the bat
lie in which many Of them took part.
The state capitol received its share
Of attention and every veteran, as he
passed the statue Of General Gordon
which guards the Washington street
entrance TO the grounds, DOTTED his hat
and passed with bowed head in salute
to the Confederate leader
Pretty Maidens Among Visitors
The scene at the Terminal was pic
turesoue Beautiful girls. sponsors and
maids Of honor, were there, wearing the
stars and bars and with fatigue hats
perched iauntily on their heads. There
were city boosters with SOME conspieu-
ous detail in their costume. q complete
drum corps from Memphis in full uni +
form. and many veterans clad in Con-
fe6erate gray They passed In a con-
;inuous stream through the corridors
and waiting rooms Of the station. Most
of the veterans wore hat or arm bands.
with the name Of their state Or city.
Those from Arkansas were distin-
euished by cluster Of bright yellow,
woodpecker feathers IN their hat bands.
After an absence since a. year
before the close Of the war }. b.
Mooney. Of Byhalia, Miss, stepped from
the second special from Macon this
morning He is 70 years old, and Is in
Atlanta for the first time since The war.
10 visit the scenes of engagements in
which he participated ana in one OF
which he was badly wounded.
Mr.. Mooney was born and lived in
Atlanta until the time of his enlistment
in 81. and two years after his enlist
merit was in an engagement on his
birth place on Peachtree creek, about
three miles from Atlanta. From that
time through the war Mr. Mooney
fought on every birthday
you see he said, with smile, y
couldn't have a party; so had to cele-
brate with fight"
Had Many Thrilling Experiences
His experiences throughout the war
read like a page of fiction. He was
slightly wounded at the Bloody Strug-
gle" at Franklin; was the capturer Of
Grants famous spy The Medicine
Man" in 1852; was in the detail of
scouts which captured Grants pickets
without firing a gun was in General
vanDorn's famous raid 70 destroy
Grants supplies at Holly Springs, ana
succeeded in entering Thomas camp
on the Duck river as a spy on the
night of January s. 1865
Among the visitors was Rev n, w.
Leslie. of Bristol, Tenn. who served in
the Forty fifth Virginia brigade Dr.,
Leslie is well known in Atlanta as The
father of G l.. and James y Leslie.
Two passers through who had not
seen the city since 1868 spent several
hours in marveling at the tall buildings.
They were Rev. George d. Laugston Of
Goldsmith. y c.. and Samuel Lee
Adams of South Boston va
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
Ground Too Damp for
Cotton: Plant Other
Crops, Brown Advises

on account of the late season caused
by the wet weather, Lawson E. Brown,
president Of the Georgia Farmers union,
has issued a statement urging the farm
ers to plant feed crops instead of cotton.
He saws:
Your highlands, lowlands and bottom
lands are too wet to prepare for cotton.
/ would advise that time and thought be
given to prepare ton for more corn, more
peas, more velvet beans, more sorghum
cane, more sweet potatoes and more
ground peas Give more attention to your
hogs, cows, and If possible avoid what
seems to be almost a panic. We are
now about six weeks behind with farm
work If the cotton is not planted by the
middle of this month and there should be
an early winter il would mean disaster
Hence IL is absolutely necessary to raise
feed. both for man and beast
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
AT THE THEATERS
RECORDS AT FORSYTH
ARE BEING BROKEN

Attendance at the Forsyth this week
is unusually large 1t is possible that
Pauline will register one Of the big at
tendance records of the season. for
while the bill is excellent in every re-
spect the wonderful hypnotist has
proved to be a great drawing card.
There are excellent features on the
bill making it thoroughly pleasing
entertainment. and there is a growing
demand for reservations.
The Fadettes Of Boston, Caroline B.
Nichols famous orchestra of young Ia
dies. will be the star headline feature
for the coming week. The star act will
head a bill of splendid quality and
that win serve to Introduce Some of the
best known features in modern yaude-
vile.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
BRASS BAND PLAYS AT
REMARKABLE FUNERAL

MINERsVILLE PA May 10 The
most remarkable funeral procession in the
history Of this region passed through
here today The BODY Of San Washen-
wage. ~ years olo- was IA the casket.
Hundreds OF men. women and children
tramped before the hearse and in back
of Il a priest rosie in carriage al the
head OF the cortege ard brass band fur
nished music
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
KINEMACoLoR PICTURES
SHOWN AT THE GRAND

Kinemacolor Of The Durbar Of Delhi
seems to have received immediate rec
ognition as an interesting and enter
tanning exhibition. inasmueh as the at
tendance at each succeeding perform
ance has increased to a marked degree.
Matinees are given daily at 2:30 p. m
and night performances at $50
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
BLUEGRASS GOVERNOR
OUT FOR CHAMP CLARK

LOUISVILLE. KY. May 1O.-Governor
James 3 McCreary has issued state
ment in which he declares for Champ
Clark for the Democratic nomination for
president
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10
JUDGE REDEEMS BABY
PAWNED FOR BOARD BILL

CINCINNATI. OHIO. May IN Mrs
Frances Gerlig. eighteen, who hae LETT
her month old baby with Mrs. Frank
Farr. to secure a ten-dollar board bin
recovered her infant today when Judge
William Lueders reached into his
pocket and gave Mrs FAR the ten dol
lars
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-10

MERMAIDA, The diving Venus,
next week at the Bijou.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
EeWi!derinr Names.

Women who do only a small amount
of buying are likely to feel oppressed,
when they do undertake to make some
modest purchases. by their ignorance
of the names of the various articles
of merchandise shown to them. 1t is
only necessary however, to know
something of the origins of the COM
plicated nomenclature of trade to be
convinced that an inability to master
it need not be taken as a sign OF
mental weakness. The Upholsterer
tells ola moderniZed oriental rug which
was named by putting lot of fanciful
names into a hat and then drawing;
one from the collection. Another rug
has acquired a name with particular
ly nice oriental sound; but it is the
name of people that has not longer
any distinctive existence, and had
nothing whatever to do with either the
making or designing CT the rug. When
names are SO easy to get 1t is not
strange that every material, color and
mode has numbers of them sufficient
to create utter bewilderment in the
minds Of the initiated.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
Brides Path.

Before the rush of weddings begins
admiring friends would do we'll to con-
slider the sensibilities of the bride be-
fore strewing her psth to the altar
with rosebuds. =
Notwithstanding that I had just
been married to the man wanted,
the most unhappy road ever trav-
eled was down the church aisles and
steps from the altar to the carriage -
said young matron. 81 was misera-
Bile because well-meaning but thought
less friends had carpeted the path
with flowers, and it was like stabbing
my own body and spirit to step on
them.
Never in my life could I bear to
tread on flowers. They are such SEN
sitive, tender things. Going down the
aisle I tried to avoid them. I side
stepped, I halted, hurried, Jagged.
all to the discontinue of my new hus-
band, who thought the wedding march
had gone to my head.
"A lot of girls feel just that way
about walking on flowers and it seems
TO me it would be we'll to learn their
sentiments before causing them pangs
like mine
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DisIiked by His Horse.

OF all domestic animals. the horse
is probably the most gentle. but there
are exceptions.
A California man had in his stable
Ene thoroughbred horse, of which he
made quite a pet. One day he went
into the stable, and. stopping to pat
his favorite steed, he was surprised
when the horse. with violent plunge,
broke the halter and came at him with
open mouth. At first he thought 1t
was in fun, but he soon realized his
mistake, and hastily climbed up lad
der and yelled for help.
On the arrival of his son, the horse
~ent back to the stall and imNsediate-
ly resumed its former gentleness to
all but its owner.
To him it remained deadly foe, un-
ill he was compelled to sell it. He
never knew the reason for its suddeP
animosity.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
One Glorious
Fourth
&&&S&&&&EyE&
ByDOROTHY BLACKMCRE

Copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
Press.)
Betty laughed softly to herself as
she tied a string carefully around her
great toe and attached the other
end to the piece of twine that hung
over the window sill. Then she
turned out the light and crept into
bed giggling like schoolgirl into
the pillows
1t was the night before the glori-
Gus Fourth and: Betty. had decided
that inasmuch as the holiday came
during the vacation days she was
spending back at the old farmhouse
where she was born, she would be a
child again in her enjoyment Of It.
She had tired of the eonventionality
Of the life that was hers in the big
city in which she was now wage
Garner, and these three weeks in the
quiet country were as days of gold
to her. To be sure, the farm was no
longer occupied by her parents
they had gone to another world
but in their place there were kindly
Betty for the holidays.
AS good fortune would have It, Bet
tvs childhood chum was visiting at
her old home next door. She, too,
toiled in a distant metropolis, but it
was Carolyn Harmon's pleasure to
send home each week a portion Of
her weekly salary to help her father
and mother to keep the homestead.
And it was a sentiment alone that
made Betty take her own room in the
home that had been hers instead of ac-
cepting the hospitality OF her neigh
bors and friends.
well try to repeat some Of the
fun we had when we were children"
Carolyn had said that afternoon.
Let's have a really, truly Fourth,
Bet!"
"And tie strings on your toes to
wake up early?" Betty had asked.
Carolyn nodded. Even that!
Mother always wakes early and I'll
call you. Just tie a string to your
big toe and fasten it to the white
picket fence between the hedges and
I'll pull it as early as you like. Wasn't
hat what we used to do?"
"Exactly-for mother, poor. dear
mother!-would not let me get up
early, and ! had to do it quietly.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
Dodsine Rockets and Candles.

ey? Never!" he sputtered why, I
married for money, and look at mel"
He saw his reflection in the oppo.
site mirror and his look of self-satis-
faction faded
1t was anything but a happy face
that confronted him. Jaded and worn,
with hard little lines running away
from mouth and eyes. his countenance
betrayed the strain under which he
had labored
Jacob Sellew did not understand
himself. He had forgotten that he had
married for love but that money hap
pened to come with it. He had a
, daughter and he loved her, but it was
in such hard, dry-as-dust sort of way
that he didn't recognize the sentiment.
Money was his love-so he said.
| There was no one except Alice, his
| daughter, and himself to occupy the
handsome home. His wife, who had
never guessed she was an unloved
| bride and who wouldn't have believed
| if he had told her so, had gone on be-
fore
| At last Mr.. Sellew pushed the but
ton. ASK Miss Alice to come here -
ne said to the servant.
Alice came, tall and dark and slen-
der, with dusky hai.' and scarlet lips.
Her lovely eyes looked calmly at the
face of her perturbed parent.
Jack has told me, father" she
said at once.
"Impudent puppy!" stormed Jacob
Sellew.
please don't, don't get excited,
.ather DEAR" demonstrated Alice.
I'm sure Jack isn't any Of the things
you want to call him. You know
he's dear, only you and old Mr..
Kendrick are sworn enemies-of
course, if you think stocks and bonds
and business rivalry are more to be
considered than my happiness, why
discuss the matter?"
did you know old Kendrick says
he will swallow us-Me-understand
Alice-if his sons happiness is at
stalker"
She nodded. "Jack told me-"
Il ordered the puppy out-and I've
told Deems not to admit him again.
don't have to say anything more "a
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
Navigation on the osaqe.

One of the very crookednest streams
anywhere is the Usage river in Mis-
souri,. In that region they tell of a
farmer living on the banks of that
river who had small fiatboat, which,
one day. he loaded with produce and
foated down to market, six miles
away. He exchanged the produce for
goods at one of the stores and loaded
his goods in the flatboat
How are you going to get your stun
home. Bill?". asked a. friend. Got a
steamboat to tow you back?"
II am going to float it back" was
the response.
How are you going to do that? ]
don't understand"
II guess you don't know much about
this river. It doubles on itself just
below here and runs back to within
less than a quarter Of mile of my
place. I've got landing on both
banks, and team of horses that can
drag the boat over from one landing
to the other"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
A Plain
Understanding
By Irving L. McGnvray
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Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press.)
Elijah Baker, farmer, rather prided
himself on his straightforward way.
If he said no, it meant no; if he said
yes. he would stick to it. He was a
widower with three children that
needed a mothers care. He had for
year past kinder admitted to him.
self" that he would marry again il
he found the right woman, but he
hadn't found her the day the tin ped
dler came along and sold him three
pans and a wash dish and jocularly
said:
"If I was a widower, I'd get mar
ried again."
"You might not be able to find
her." Elijah replied.
ut wouldn't take me over an hour.
She lives back here about four miles.
stopped at her house when I came
along"
"Who is she?"
"Widder Jones, with two children.
She's a right up-and-down woman.
She says to her hired man or children
do this or do that, and they do it.
told her she ought to marry agin."
And what did she say?"
"Said a husband wasn't so darned
easy to find"
II guess it's so on both Sides"
sighed Elijah. What gets me in the
matter is the time lost in falling in
love, courting and then waiting for
the wedding. When a fellows got
, work enough for three men and only
one pair of hands to do it with, how's
he going to fool away six months
time?"
"He can't do it," replied the ped
dler. HE may do it the first time,
but not the second. He sees that the
game amt worth the candle"
But women expect to be courted."
Eyes, mostly; but widders don't ex-
pect so much as gals. This Wilder
Jones would tell you in an hour
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07

Then-we'li take our frecrackers and
90 down 10 the meadow just as We
once did to join the boys"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07

"Oo You swear and ChaW ] oDaSco ~
whether she'd marry you or not. Yes,
in half that time. You could tell jest
as quick if you wanted her. I'm first
cousin to Cupid myself, and 1 believe
in moonlight nights, turtle doves,
shady dells and whippoorwills, but
you see l amt widower cooking my
own meals, and / amt pressed for
time. Drive over there and have a
talk with Mrs. Jones. In this world
We don't want to skip many good
things"
"She gets around lively, does she?"
asked the farmer, though trying not
to betray too much interest.
Jest as if she had springs under
her."
Think she's a good cook?"
"Her children are fat and healthy"
"She may be extravagant."
'"she don't look it. Everything
plain but neat"
We'll. I'll see about. 1t. Much
cbleeged."
If the peddler hadn't given the
| farmer matter for serious thought he
had at least aroused his curiosity.
In three or four days it got the
better of him, and one day he put on
his best clothes, had the children
wash up and don Sunday attire, and
an piled into the wagon and drove
of.
The Widow Jones was killing the
bugs on her garden potatoes when
Elijah drove up. He hadn't got out
Of the wagon yet when the woman
came to the gate and asked:
"Ain't you making mistake.
stranger?"
"You are the Widder Jones. l take
it,"
"The same'
i "Then I'm right SO far. Can I un-
load the. children?"
1 "Why, yes. This is no orphan
asylum, but they are welcome"
| II wanted you to get close view
Of them and hear 'em talk. None OF
them stutter or are tongue-tied. Your
young'ns over there seem to be all
right"
| Nothing wrong with them,
stranger. Let's see? Did you say
your name was Schermerhorn?"
! Lord, no! It's Baker. live four
miles up the road"
| "And you are widower?"
"Jest So"
1--WE heard Of you. Reckon you've
come to ask me to marry you?"
! II may before I'm done. You see,
I have no time to court"
Same here. Sit down on the door
step and let me get pencil and paper.
Now, then, what sorter farm you
got?"
"A hundred and twenty acres. and
III good sils. House and barn ~
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Then-weli take our frecrackers ana
90 down TO the meadow just as We
once did to join the boys"
'Ah-the boys! Carolyn inter
Irupted with q sigh. 81 wonder where
they all are now
You can make cure there won't
oe ary Of them still in the old
meadow as they used to be with
their lunches of firecrackers and
toy cannons, Carrie. That's all over"
Betty's eyes were wistful as her
thoughts trailed back over the dozen
years or more.
Even now as she dropped off to
sleep. with the cool breeze blowing
her hair above her pillow, her
thoughts were among her childhood
memories.
She was hardly prepared for the
strenuous tug that her toe received
some hours later. Indeed, it seemed
as if she had been asleep but mo.
ment She sat up to discover that
the string had been broken off at the
window sill.
Carrie is getting strong in her old
age" Betty said laughingly, as she
took the string from her toe and
rubbed it's stinging exterior. The
jerk had nearly startled her out Of
bed.
She dressed hastily in fresh
white linen ffock and pinned rose
laden hat on her sunny hair. Their
she opened. her door softly, picked
up her basket of firecrackers, and
crept steadthily down the stairs
None of the good folks in the old farm
Betty sought the side door ant
stepped out to the porch overlooking
the adjoining grounds and pickle
fence No Carolyn was in sight. Sh<
looked about Surely she could no
bad imagined the jerking of tht
string, for it lay broken as self evi
dence.
1t was a glorious Fourth indeed
Dawn was just breaking over TIT
hills in the distance and the warn
pink and golden glow was fast light
ing the sky. Betty inhaled loni
dYaughts OF the fresh morning ali
and stepped out upon the close-clippet
)awn. She would remain up now ami
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07
| Mr.. Seuew'S
celebration
By JEAN DICKERSON
Copyright, 1912. by Associated Literary

Copyright, 1912. by Associated Literary
Press.)
Marry Alice? I'm afraid not, Mr..
Kendrick," and Mr. Sellew shook his
white head and dipped his pen in the
heavy brass instand.
"You have said that before, SIR" said
Jack Kendrick coolly, "but so far, you
have never been able to give me a
good reason for your refusal"
Good reason? I don't care for the
family connection, that's ALL" said AL
ices father blunty.
The young man colored hotly."My
own father is quite as opposed to it."
he returned quietly. "Of course, I
know you are political enemies, but
my father said if it was a question
Of my future happiness he could swal-
low it."
Swallow it-meaning me, eh?"
chortled Mr.. Sellew, whirling violent
ly about in his chair. You can tell
your father, my boy, that he doesn't
have to swallow me or my family He
could beat me out on that L. NJ. and
G.. deal. but when it gets down to per-
sonal matters, I've got the controlling
vote in the Sellew family-under-
stand?"
"You make it very plain, sir"
"Then-then-you better take your
leave, young man, before my butler
sweeps you up and removes you in
the waste basket" cried Mr.. Sellew
violently.
That's very good advice, sir-I'll
follow it," said Jack, rising I'm
sorry that you and my father feel the
way that you do about tits such
an inevitable fact"
what is an inevitable fact?"
snapped the fnancier, his hand on
the pushbutton.
'That love will win out in the end,
because Alice and do love each 9TH
er, and it seems a pity that two old
men who have made money enough
to render them happy in that way
should stand in the path of our max
ing ourselves happy in our own way.
You can make it disagreeable for us,
but in the end you'll have to give in,"
he said confidently, and before the red
visaged man at the desk could utter a
word the luckless suitor took his de-
parture.
Mr.; Sellew pounded his desk fierce
ly. Love will win out against mon
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-11-07


white farmhouse and stood still.
There, in the center of the good farm
folks most prided flower bed, was a
monoplane. A little to one side and
looking ruefully at the wreck of his
own aircraft was a young man in
flying togs.
Betty coughed. The man looked
about.
Good morning." he said.
! "Good morning." repeated Betty,
"but it doesn't seem like good
morning to you."
You mean.it won't be when the
when it is discovered that 1 have
ruined lovely flower bed," he
laughed.
ITO say nothing of your own mon
oplane," Betty added. She was grad
ually going closer, for though sho
had seen many of this sort of flying
machines in the air it had never been
her privilege to inspect one at close
, range.
"Oh, bother the monoplane," re-
piled the man, taking keen but po-
lite glance at Betty. Il suddenly
, discovered that my engine was not
acting properly and had to make a
landing here in these grounds. l en-
countered bit of wire, or cord, or
! well something, just as l was reach
Ing the ground, and it caught me
! across the face and-why -what?"
For Betty had burst into peals Of
the merriest laughter Bob Norton
had ever heard.
AS she continued to laugh appar-
emily uncontrollably he began to
think he had encountered beautiful
insane sleepwalker or some young
girl whose mind was sadly affected.
TIT was my toe!" cried Betty,
ending in another laugh. For some
reason or other the situation had ap-
pealed SO strongly to her>Tisibles that
she found it impossible to make lucid
explanation at once.
The man stared. Your - your
toes?" he exclaimed. But"
my toe!" repeated Betty. "The
string was tied to my toe!" she said
between paroxysms of laughter.
"You-but the string was high up
In the air." explained the man, be-
wildered.
Betty laughed again and wiped the
tears from her cheeks.
iii tell you," she said, sensibly,
and thereupon related the little bit of
conversation she and Carolyn had in
dulaed in and acted upon.
And the very healthiest thing for
you to do" Betty said after a half
hour in which they-two strangers
had watched the sun come into its
full glorious splendor and break over
the fourth of July, "is to get that
monoplane out of the flower bed be-
fore the good people wake up. You
might even come down in the
meadows with us and we'll help set
your ship a-sailing. Only get out of
here"
will you-be in the meadow with
put fail?" he asked as she turned to
meet Carolyn coming across the
lawns in the distance.
Without fail" Betty answered
Something compelling in the mans
personality appealed to her and made
her answer yes.
|. That same persistent something
made her make the same. answer
again to another and more important
question before another glorious
meadows.