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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24
BY DOROTHY DIX.

brium, as is the common custom
among men
over and over again in these let
ters,he calls her my beautiful fat
Mitten," My darling fat kitten"
My lovely fat girl and so on,
ringing the usual lovers changes on
her projections. but always striking
the high note of his praises with
the magic word fat She is, in
turn, referred to a beautiful ador-
able fascinating, wonderful, but
each Of these terms of fattery is
buttressed and bulwarked and
crowned, and pinnacled. SO to speak,
Mith fat
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24
French Can't Pronounce
wv" and TIL Easily.

The French man or woman can
not, without a course of training,
say w or TIL.
There are no such sounds in their
language
The English and American can
not speak words containing the
French U so that they can be un-
derstood
Were Frenchman and an Eng
disappearing man to refer to a lady
named Ursula, neither would know
of whom the other spoke, so diff
ferent would be their pronunciation
of the name.
Speak of Paris, in France as we
call it here and no one knows
what you are talking about. Speak
of going to "Paree" here, and no
one understands.
Up in Flanders there is a most
interesting city which we in Amer
lea spell and pronounce Client"
A lady travelling rushed to
ticket office in Brussels and asked
for ticket to Client, and lost her
train before she was able to find
any one to translate her word into
the CANS, by which name the city
was known to its own people
And the pronunciation of Cans
was wholly unlike its own spelling
according to our rules.
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(To be continued.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24

Yum was quite success at baseball, but
the money end of it bothered him and soon
he started to figure the softest way to get
coin. lie could have helped the groceryman
OF worked IN the dry goods store, as the
other lads did. but then that would be taking
up TOO much Of his time, so he turned fight
manager.
lie found Young lad in the neighbor-
hood who was quite scrapper, and took him
around to the little fight clubs where he got
half Of the s. earned by his demon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24
Ella Wheeler
Writes on
ALetter F rom an Italian
Lady
and
The ractice Of Chang
ing Names
Written For The Atlanta Georgian
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright. 1912. by Anne rican- Journal Examiner.

there in speaking of him "Geeorggs
Vashingtone
But unless the travelling Ameri-
can learns to pronounce this Aneri-
can name in the French fashion he
will never be able to make the cab
drivers understand where he wishes
to go, if his destination is Rue
George Washington.
There are certain sounds peculiar
to each language. and when a child
is brought up from the cradle to
speak only that language it is oft
entimes a physical impossibility for
vocal organs and lips to form
sounds which pertain to other Lam
guages without long course of
study
This necessitates changing those
words, when possible, to the native
tongue of that person.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24

a n Italian lady by the name of
n Colombo writes to know why
the name Of her ilIustrious
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24
One Man, at Least,
Adores Fat

Colonel Powers money is the
least Of his desirable assets What
makes him the pearl of price, the
incompatible, the greatly to be de
sired above all other men, is that he
admifes fat on the feminine frame.
he YOU get that. suffering sisters2
HE adores fat-not plumpness. but
fat-and i'm the more than fourteen
hundred sizzling love letters which
he wrote Miss Milton within the
space ot Two years, and which form
eNhibts 4. and 3, and e. etc. etc.
as evidence ln her suit the gallant
colonel uses the word fat" eontin
ualIN as an adjective of adulation
inete9d of rs an epithet Of oppro-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-24

a n Italian lady by the name of
n Colombo writes to know why
the name of her illustrious
countryman, Christopher Columbus
was changed
Here is her letter
Il had in my house Germans,
Spanish and French people, and l
am Italian. We all discussed about
Christopher Columbus, and I said
that the spelling is not correct. The
name is Cristoforo Colombo. The
Spanish and French said the name
is Cristoforo Colon; then of course.
the American said no, the family
name changed. and they believed
Columbus was right. Now, l was
always taught the family name
never changes, and I am sure the
great discoveries name is Colon
DO, as is my name. So / will be
obliged to you if you viii explain
why they change the Colombo
name"
The lady is quite right in think
ing that the family name should re-
tain its spelling and it's pronuncia-
ton, through change of country,
and during all the passing of the
centuries
But this law is not followed for
any length of time in any land
Without doubt the changes occur
in order to oblige the inhabitants of
the adopted country.
The Italian Giuseppe"
Becomes Joseph.
The handsome Italian boy who
looks like his debonair name,
Giuseppe" after few years in
America, becomes JOSEPH. That
most unromantic of names ill be-
fits him: but, still. to Americanize
himself, he makes the change.
At little seashore resort, a
Spanish cavalier whose eyes and
department are in keeping with his
ancient lineage has adopted the
commonplace name of White in or
der to make his little shop more
popular with the people whose Gus
tom he seeks than he feels would
be accomplished were he to use his
Spanish cognomen.
Over in France our good George
Washington, were he alive, would
never respond to the name they use
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: DISINFECTING AFTER HOG CHOLERA.


o
of viii
Of
or OF
in the shed and lots prnkled
be in solu-
directions
After thoroughly soaking the surface the the
after dsinfecon
impracicabe
be of
to another, is bes dip them.
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good. substantial servant and she i'd
I'll do the work. I'll sGye lots that
way, and by experimenting the cook
ing I'll avoid the waste and save a
lot more"
Janet paused again, but Johns ex-
preston showed no sign of relenting
sympathy. so she went on:
You see, I'll get one servant for,
say, SIC a month. We pay these
two $50 a month. That will be $40
month-$25O about a year, be-
sides the board of one of them-$5 a
week, I should think How much is
five times f1fty-two?'
1.-TWO hundred and sixty" volun-
teered John gluinly.
We'll, there's over five hundred,
beside the saving of waste And then
I'll have a garden and grow all our
own vegetables. and besides being
cheaper, they'll be lot healthier,
and so We won't have doctors bills.
You see, John? I'll have six or seven
hundred dOllars-and 1 could go quite
a bit on that.
'Perhaps-when 1 come home, John,
and get ready to settle down Janet
started; but, noting the hopeful look
of Johns face, she laughingly left her
sentence unfinished and 'bade him a
decided good night.
Thus Janet Wares year of money
earning began. Within a week she
had dismissed the two we'll trained
servants from the Ware kitchen, had
| installed therein In their place a
green" young girl fresh from Finland
whose only ambition seemed to be to
answer every question with her one
English phrase-"You bet"-and had
hired a gardener by the day for three
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
FAMILY RUNT
Kansas Man Says Coffee Made Him
That.

Coffee has been used in our family
of eIeven-father, mother, five sons
and four daughters-for thirty years.
am the eldest Of the boys and have
always been considered the runt of the
family and a coffee topper.
81 continued to drink it for years IN
til I grew to be a man, and then I
found I had stomach trouble, nervous
headaches, poor circulation, was I'M
able to do full days work, took medi-
cine for this, that and the other thing,
without the least benefit. In fact 1
only weighed 116 when 1 was e.
Then changed from coffee to Pos
tums being the first one in our family
to do so. I noticed, as did the rest of
the family, that I was surely gaining
strength and flesh Shortly after
was visiting my cousin who said, You
look so much better-you're getting
fat
cat breakfast his wife passed me
a cup of coffee, as she knew was al
ways such a coffee drinker, but said.
No, thank you
What said my cousin. you quit
coffee? What do you drink
Postum 1 said. tor water, and
am we'll They did not know what
/ Postum was. but my cousin had stom-
ach trouble and could not sleep al
night from drinking coffee three times
| a day. He was glad to learn about
| Postum, but said he never knew cot
fee would hurt anyone" (Tea is just
| as Injurious as coffee because it con
tains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee
after understanding Ry condition
and how I got well he knew what t.
do for himself He discovered thai
coffee was the cause Of his trouble a:
he never used tobacco or anything else
Of the kind You should see the change
| IN him now. We both believe that Il
persons who suffer from coffee drink
ing would stop and use Postum they
could build back to health and happi
ness" Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Greek, Mich.
There's a reasons. Read the little
book, ''The Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time &c time. The,
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Ever read the above letter. A zev
/ one appears from time to ffu1e. The
| sre GenzkHeS trzes ana 12E a. AnDa1
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
Two TERRIBLE CASES
OF RINGWoRM CURED
b RssInoI. ltehIna and pIssaurina.

BY ResinoI. Etching and Disfeurins.
Chicago. III. June 5. 1872: NY little
daughter had a running sore, which I
was told was e wet ringWorm, on the
back OF her head from ear to ear, and
also one which spread from one hip to
the other extending from the waist down
Ihey ftched her continually She had to
be carried on q pillow. and nights she
could not sleep on account OF the sores
She suffered terribly, and would scratch
continually I bought ReSinOl Soap and
ReSinol Ointment. and after about two
weeks my child vas well and hearty
(SignsO Mrs. Emely Skelnik, 1858 GreSh-
am Ave.
Nossville. Pa. May II, 1912: cit Is the
greatest pleasure for me to testify TO the
merits Of ResinoI Soap and ResinoI ONT
ment in the treatment Of ringworTns
from which I suffered for about FIVE
weeks until I found a perfect cure In
Resinol.
''The trouble began with severe itching,
affecting my face and neck Then burn
Ing set in, causing me TO lose a lot OF
sleep In all. there were dozen fairly
large sores. with many small ones. The
sores We're very unsightly. I tried several
remedies without much relief until q
happy thought struck me 10 try Resinol
Soap and Ointment. II made short work
Of the ringworm-" (Signed) E s. GILL;
land.
Your druggist sells Resino1 Soap. sc:
Ointment, Soc For generous samples
write to Dept K, Resinol Chem. Co,
Baltimore, Nd.
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Philadelphia Got Conclusive Evidence
That Batrachian Has cannibal-
Istic Instincts.

Did you ever know that the bull
frog was carnivorous. or, in other
words. a cannibal?" said Nick Gil
bert. one OF the operators at the cleo
trical bureau. 81 never did until sew
erai years ago. when it was demon
strated almost before my very eyes.
81 have been interested in fish Gull
ture for years, and have made a study
of their habits. So that could study
them at close range. built big
aquarium in my yard, one that held
$50 gallons, and along with a fine col
lection of fish I stocked it with seven
fine big bulIfrogs-
THE sparrows used to drink wa
ter from the edge of the aquarium
and this day. while my wife was look
Ing on, one OF the frogs leaped uB,
caught the sparrow and took it be
meath the water. could hardlyebe-
lieve that frog would attack and van.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
By JANE OSBORN
(Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literar
Press.)

Copyright. 1872 by Associated Literary
Press.)
It's this way, john" said Janet
Ware, in response to Johns fifth pro-
posal of marriage. 81 just won't
marry-you nor anybody else-yet-
1 shouldn't be satisfied to settle down
in the town where I've grown up and
see the same things and the same
people for the rest of my life. You
understand, don't you, John?"
The repulsed John looked as If he
did not understand and did not wish
to understand Janet's reasoning. The
only thing in the world he could uH-
derstand was that he was in love
with Janet
No, Janet" he answered, q hardly
think you can expect much sympathy
from me. If you'd marry me, I'd
promise some day to take you abroad.
I'd work hard and save; l know l
could do it. Anyway, how can you go
now? Your father can't afford to
send you"
"Of course he can't; but I've got
the best plan! You see, there are
seven Of us-and I'm the Oldest. And
" COuAS0' Will 6uCH plS AaHnA1J
mother has never had time to keep
up with the modern sort of scientific
housekeeping. You know, 1 took a
course in domestic science
Yes" admitted John.
We'll, of course. 1 can see where
there's a lot of wasted effort and
money in this household" continued
Janet sagely. Now, I'm going to
keep house for year and father says
1 can have what 1 save"
Janet hesitated to watch the effect
of her startling statement on John
but the effect was not encouraging
and she went on:
In the first place, I'll dismiss the
cook and the maid-they'r just ready
to leave anyway. And I'll get one
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
Quaker Oath.

Two small boys in a family Of
Friends, writes a contributor, had a
disagreement, during which the older
boy became very much incensed.
Finally, no longer able to control
himself, he took his brother by the
shoulder and shook him, with the ex-
cIamation, "Oh, thee little you, thee!"
Then as the enormity of his offense
came over him, he said, in a changed
4oice, Don't tell mother 1 swore. -
Youths Companion
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loose; rather the soil should be mel
low, but well pulverized only about
as deep as the seed is planted Be
low the depth at which the seed is
planted, the soil should be firm and
well settled, making a good connec-
ton with the subsoil, so that the water
stored therein may be drawn up into
the surface soil.
The firm soil below the seed, well
connected with the subsoil, supplies
the moisture to the seed. while the
mellow soil above it allows sufficient
circulation of air to supply oxygen
and favoTs the warming of the soil
by gathering the heat Of the sunshine
during the day and acting as blanket
to conserve the soil heat, maintaining
more uniform temperature Of the
soil during the night.
The mellow soil above the seed con-
serves the soil moisture, acting as q
mulch to keep the water from reach
ing the surface, where it would be
rapidly lost by evaporation. The same
condition favors the upward growth
of the young shoots into the air
The loose, deep seed-bed is almost
wholly dependent upon rains for sui
fcient moisture to terminate the SEED
and start the young plants If the
crop starts, it is very apt to be in
jured by short periods of dry weather,
because Of the rapid drying out of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

Powdered arsenate of lead and air
slaked Unequal proportions
saved IS percent of a block of sweet
corn last year at the station; kept it
free from the ear worms. Every silk
and tasel was kept coated with the
poison dust. Of course it doesn't
reach the ear and so will not injure
it. The husk is thrown away anyway
True, the leaves are discolored by
this treatment, but you don't eat the
leaves. Wheat -four or powdered sui
phur might do better than the lime.
Try it this year. When you pick
sweet corn you don't care for worms
II they were suited to fishing it
wouldn't be so bad
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after blowing to secure a favorable
physical condition of the seed-bed-
So far as cultivation is concerned
there are three principal steps in the
conservation Of soil moisture:
/ The soil must be loosened to a
considerable depth in order to pre-
pare a reservoir to receive the rain
and carry the water downward into
the soil. This may be accomplished
by deep blowing, by listing, or by
disking unplowed lands.
2. The water which is carried
down into the subsoil must be brought
back again into the surface soil where
the seed is terminating and the young
roots are growing, and to accomplish
this a good connection must be made
between the furrow-slice and the sub
soil, and this is the purpose in the
use of the subsUrface packer imme-
diately after blowing.
g. Finally, in order that the water
which is drawn up again towards the
surface may not reach the air and be
wasted by evaporation, the upper two
or three inches of the soil must be
kept mellow in the form of a soil
mulch, and this is accomplished in
the growing of crops. by frequent cul-
tivation, which - not so practicable
with wheat, and other small grains
as with corn and other intertilled
crops.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
Proved Guilt of Bullfrog

quish such a fighter as the English
sparrow is known to be, so in the in
terest Of science emptied the aonari-
um and, sure enough, down in the hot.
tom was the sparrow. The frog bod
taken him down below, but eitbor
could not swallow him or else did not
have the time.
Following that I began to miss
some valuable japanese fantaJIs 90
after removing all the frogs but o1e
waited until I missed another fish
when l killed Mr.. Frog and found +bat
he was the robber. Before thar 7 -
lieved the fish had been stolen bv cats
The bullfrog Is aggressive and car
take his own part any time."-Pbils.
delphia Record.
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Making Himself at Home

Doris was radiant over a recent ad-
ditiOn to the family, and rushed out
Of the house to tell the news to a pass
ing neighbOr
-'Oh, you don't know what we've got
upstairsi"
What is it?"
It's a new baby brother,"-and she
settled back upon her heels and fold
ed her hands to watch the effect
You don't say SOL Is he going to
stay?'
Il guess so."-very thoughtfulIy.
He's got his things of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE
Uses of the Telephone Will Be Apt
to Condone Mr.. Busiman's Brief
Loss of Temper.

He was just about exasperated with
the telephone, was Mr.. Busiman.
Ten times that morning he had
tried to get on to a number, and each
time something had prevented him
from speaking. Either it was mum
Der engaged" or the person he want
ed to speak to was out, or else he
had been suddenly cut of At last
he got through.
''Hallo!" said he 'Ts Mr.. K. there?"
Yes" replied a voice. do you
want to speak to him?"
That was the last straw. Back
came the reply IN icy tones:
"Oh, no. Nothing of the sort.
merely rung up to hand him a cigar!"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
"ExcIamatory" Was Right.

Mrs. Mason's colored washerwoman,
Martha, was complaining of her hus-
bands health.
why, is he sick, Martha?" asked
Mrs. Mason.
He's ye'y poly, ma'am. poly" an
swered the woman. He's got the ex-
clamatory rheumatism"
You mean infiammatory, Martha, -
said the patron. Explanatory means
to cry out"
Yes, ma'am," replied Martha, with
conviction; "dat's what it is. He hol-
Iers all the time"-Judge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
CAREFUL FARMERS SHOULD NOW BE
CONSIDERING SEED BED PREPARATIONS
Some Timely Suggestions Superintendent Ek of Western Kansas
Experiment Station at Hays---koisture Saved is
Money Earned, Says The College
Man,

the loose surface soil. In such a seed
bed the crop is more apt to burn
OUT in summer, or freeze out" in
winter, than a crop grown in the
ideal seed bed described above.
Il should not be inferred from this
description of the ideal seed-bed
that the soil should not be plowed
deeply; rather, deep blowing should
be encouraged, but timely, so that the
soil may settle and fill with moisture,
and such cultivation should be given
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
The New Sport.

These here New Workers is bound
to have their sports, see.'' said Uncle
Silas.
'''In what Way?" asked the boarder
why" said Uncle Silas, "sence
they give up hoss-racin' they've gone
in heavy fer the turkey trot. Don't
seem to mes if tibet could be very
excitin. ''-Harper's Weekly
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Few leaves thresh on when alfalfa
is cut early and the plant does not be-
come stemmy. When fed to stock it
is eaten stems and all According TO
the experiment, early cut hay was
more valuable for feed, as it contained
more necessary food substances than
the late hay
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10
Rare Books for Harvard.

Harry Eikins Widener, who was lost
on the Titanic, had a very valuable
collection of books, and these will go
to Harvard university His GRANDPA
Their, P. A B. Widener, will provide a
building in which the books viii be
adequately housed The collection in
cludes a first folio Shakespeare, q
copy Of Shakespeare's poems in the
original binding, and what is described
as the finest collection in the world or
Robert Louis Stevenson's works
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One professional aviStor has given
up his dangerous pursuit to win a
bride Naturally enough, his prGspec-
tive wife did not like the idea of hus-
band always up in the air.
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BY Experiment.

What was your little boy crying
about last evening"" cover his lesson
in natural history "a child of that
age studying natural history You
astonish mel" It's so, just the same.
He was learning the difference be-
tween a wasp and a fly"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

It is said that some farmers who
always have the best colored hay are
in the habit of cutting it just before
rain. Mr.. Leidligh is of opinion that
this practice could be successful only
in the case of light rains. If the hay,
cut and lying on the ground, gets let
and stays wet for more than few
hours, it is certain to be discolored.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

Tin is one of the minerals in work
able deposits of which the United
States is lacking. Our production in
1910 was valued a. only S23,447. &C.
cording to the United States GeoIogi-
cal Survey, while our importationg
we're worth $50, ,255. We need one
or two large tin mines
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

When the calf is two weeks old. its
feed may be gradually changed from
whole milk until only skinned milk
is fed Calves seem to thrive better
on the warm skinned milk from the
hand separator than on the skinned
milk brought home from the creamery.
where the milk of several hundred
COWS is mixed.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

A Pennsylvania physician proclaims
that 1.-The family cat must CO." We
nave no grudge against the family
cat, but we are strong for the exter.
animation of the cat which deserts its
family and sings on the back fence
all night.
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Meeting Opportunity.

To face every opportunity of life
thoughtfully, and to ask its meaning
bravely and earnestly, is the only
way to meet supreme opportunities
when they come. whether ocenfaced
or isguised.-Maltbie D. Babcock.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

A book agent. who is 100 years old
and stall on the job. declares his long
evity and enterprise are due to butter
milk. But when it comes to butter
milk encouraging book agents to live
a hundred years, it is tisne to put it
under ban
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-08-10

That. medical experiment of shoot
ing OF a cannon cracker under the bed
of a victim of hiccoughing is entitled
TO rank with those surgical operations
which are described as a complete sue.
cess, even though the patient dies.