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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
YULET|DE SPIRIT
IN HOSPITALS
AND JAILS
Prisoners and InvaIids Given
Special Christmas Dinners
and Holiday Privileges.

Surprising any recent year. the
Christmas spirit having as it's slogan
Peace on earth, good will toward men,"
today prevails in every Federal, state,
county, city and private penal and
charitable institution in Atlanta.
Money has been freely spent to add
to the celebration of the day in a
kindly, human and sympathetic man
ner. Today every inmate Of the Fed
eral prison, the county jail, the county
convict camps, the county almshouse
and other similar institutions will be
made to feel the significance of a true
Christmas celebration.
Santa Claus also did not forget the
twenty little sufferers in the children's
ward at the Grady hospital. Due to the
efforts of Mrs. Gordon Kiser and Mrs.
John M. Hill. assisted by DR.. w. B.
Summerall, the superintendent, the lit
tie crippled, manned and i'll were given
Christmas tree, heavily laden with
gifts. They were made to feel that
Santa Claus could find them as easily
in the big municipal hospital as well
as in their own homes.
The several hundred convicts en-
ployed in the four county convict camps
will spend the day in rest. At each
camp there will be barbecue dinner
at o'clock. Many kinds of fruits and
nuts also will be provided.
At the Tower 1856 prisoners will pass
the day in reading, hearing music and
as guests of Sheriff Mangum and
Jailer Golden at big chicken dinner
Presents will be distributed TO the pris-
oners at $50 o'clock this morning by
Mrs. NJ L. Culver Smith assistant
worker in the Atlanta Baptist associa-
ton.
An extended musical program has
been arranged for the dinner hour at
the Federal prison. A big turkey din
ner with many savory side dishes,
will await the marching of the prls-
oners into the dining hall at 1 o'clock
The dining room has been decorated
with holly wreaths, Christmas bells and
green bunting.
The almshouse patients have been
remembered, too. Religious services,
with music, will be held this morning
and the Christmas dinner will be
spread at 1 O'clock
Patients and nurses at the Atlanta
hospital will have a Christmas dinner
and will receive gifts in the forenoon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
CURIOSITY KILLED A CAT,
BUT MARY Is NOT A CAT

HAMMOND. IND, Dec. 25.-Within
a month three year old Mary Susan
Mclaughlin, of Portland. has battled
with death four times successfully. and
all because the child's curiosity is un-
comfortable. First, she took carbolic
acid burning her throat horribly, and
recovered. Then she drank a saucerful
of fly poison and neali y died. She was
just able TO be around again when she
ate a boXful of tablets intended to be
taken only one at a time Now she has
been operated upon for the removal of
a pin which lodged in her windpipe
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
SIMILARITY OF NAMES
EMBARRASSES DR.. BROWN

A story appeared in The Georgian Il
october II, last, detailing the alega-
mons in divorce suit filed at that time
by one c. n. Brown. The impression
mas become prevalent in certain parts
Oh the state that the plaintiff was the
Wei known travelling optician DR.. c. \.
Brown. This impression is erroneous
as Dr. Browns friends well know. The
similarity of names has bten embarrass-
ing to Dr.. Brown and his friends wish
everyone to know that he was in no
way connected with the litigation
i
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE

BALTIMORE, Dec 25.-The alleged
failure of Winfield r. Harvard. a
member of prominent Hartford county
family. to keep his promise to marry
Miss Cynthia Maria Ryan, 1427 Me
Culloh street is the basis for the suit
for $4,000 which Miss Ryan filed
against him in the circuit court
Miss RYAN claims that Harvard pro-
posed to her in June, 1911, and that on
the strength of his proposal she gave
up a profitable business Harward's
family is supposed to be wealthy.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
BIG LUMBER MILL, IDLE
TWO YEARS, STARTS UP

RAMSAY, LA, Dec 25-After two
years idlenss, the big mill at Ramsay
La, acquired by the St. Tammany
Lumber Manufacturing Company, has
started up, and will, it is said be OPP
Grated continuously after next week,
when the work of pushing six miles of
railroad through the timbered wilder
ness will commence in earnest.
Between 200 and 500 men will be EN-
pluyed in the mill.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
ATLANTA WINS FAVOR OF
CUBAN CONSULAR AGENT

Atlanta's hospitality impressed Cesar
A. Barrancas, Cuban consular agent,
and representative of the Cuban gov
eminent in the recent Panama Canal
Conference held here. Walter B. Coop
en- secretary of the Chamber Of Com
merce, received today from Mr. Bar
rancas. In Washington, letter ex-
pressive of the fact that In his opin-
ion much good will be derived from the
conference; also that Atlanta's method
of treating the visitors was great.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
THIS GOVERNOR WOULD
ABOLISH STATE SENATE

PHOENIX, ARIZ., Dec. 25.-Govern-
or Hunt is soon TO convene a special
session Of the legislature at which the
abolition of the state senate will be
taken under Amusement,
The governor believes that this body
makes for the complication Of legisla-
ton, forecasting the day when it will be
a thing of the past throughout the
country
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
Youngsters of Stun s
Now Certain Jolly
Old Saint Nick Can
Find His Way Any
w h e T e---S uu al d
H O m e 5 Scenes of
Yuletide Revelry.
Continued From PAGE One.

their faith In the good lAt SAINT VIII"
doesn't know the difference between
peacbtrea ard Peters streets. they had
.,,o,.,,. o.. f,,.. ,.,,,. ,,a,. of. Sunshine in a
,,... ,,, o,fl,|
'''' 0' "'
children Nne" "a0h'' '"' presents ''"'
come and spoke of it, snyly but the
uttIa fellows thought only Of Santa
Claus. and explained wisely to each
other how he could find his way any
where and no matter now often any
bo1v.e mother moved into anothe.
house
At the very first home ! visited lii
\tne woman bright-eycd as bird
opened the door to me- She held a
baby III her arms and the baby was
trying hard to swallow rattle twice
as big as it's losebud Of II mouth. / OK
nlaiued my ctrand. aud the mother gave
me smile
Come ia if you like" she said. "Yop
mas, excuse appearances. The chill
dreu haven't given me q chance to
ST aight,n uJ VET and / wasn't expect
ing auyaagr"
Miserable Little Hovei.
'S,laHgnten u," She had said. Tnere
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pillow or IA mattress. "A broIleu-lcggad
stove. a ri,kctv table. a b5x nailed to
tine wall fol. II ,..Iuboard. "a cooking chain
80, f.os. i,.i,,-.. Cha, 4. ,-,,..,...,,..l
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49,, ''' "oo, WAS
.i,o M 9"u',' W. '"ei'' ''''es as
rr, i''''NN," WIZ" 'hel' TOYS
P"'e, SUI p''S'u "'e' puI as the
a1,1l,' 49,. ~" 80 saw we wv"
t,,, - Gu ''eE were sl'uus on
.l- - use ~ '''' S'"Ne' s"ehliE IN
, i,t-,'s III. mos. "onuerIul, lhe most
rs '''lu' VI al, me EH's' me toy en-
S''le anu '"e ui"in lay III the corner,
-, lne y, -, Us waited on the SheIf unti
'''e' III Ihe cay
,,.,,,, 0"' o"en warm CIothes!
Wv, ''''e ana Anne were running their
,,'''' "'"oS over lhe soft smoothness of
Nv uH0g'"e8I santa Claus had
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS
TO CHRISTMAS FUND

Following is the complete list of the
contributions to The Georgian's Christ
mas fund for the poor:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
MANY CHICAGO POLICE
WITH USELESS PISTOLS

CHICAGO. Dec. 25.-With Chicago S
crime wave rising higher, Chief Of Po-
lice McWeeny has discovered the as
founding fact that 2OS policemen are
pacing beats without useful revolvers.
The chief found that revolvers OF
these policemen failed to explode car
uidges in practice. He issued a strin-
gent order that every policeman get a
serviceoble weapon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
DIVORCES WHO FLEE
TO WE'D ARE BARRED

SPRINGFIELD. ILL., Dec. 25.-When
person violates the statute prohibit
ing remarriage within one year after
divorce, the remarriage Is not legal,
even if performed in another state. and
one party to the Illegal marriage has
no claim upon the estate Of the other
This opinion has been handed down
by the supreme court. The court says
that in some states, where the remar-
riage Of only the party at fault is pro-
hibited the law has been construed as
penal and having no extra territorial
effect.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
PIANOS SOLD
FOR AT IL CENTS APIECE

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Fifty- five
pianos were sold at 471-2 cents apiece
at an auction sale in the rooms Of the
Edisonia Company, at Newark. y. J.
Starting with a bid Of % cents. the
price finally reached the high water
mark and the lot went at that rate
The pianos were second hand ones that
had been traded in for new ones
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25

WOhtag bFosp large box Of beautiful
toys.
D, NJ Mccullough, box Indian River or.
anges.
Bell Bros, barrel of apples.
Broyles' Store, box of oranges.
Lowry Fruit and Produce Company, Is
pounds nuts
Crew L. Wood, overcoat.
Ida Bee, Resale Bee and Edward H..
Bee, Jr.. toys and clothes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25

me to spend l was so happy I couldn't
say a word. ! reckon, maybe, l came
away without thanking you. But it
wasn't because didn't feel thankful"
The Christmas fund has been distrib-
uted The children have been made
happy for a day, the mothers trials
have been llghtened for a little while.
But tomorrow Christmas will be past,
the Christmas dinner eaten, the Christ
mas coal burned in the broken stove.
The rent collector will be calling just
the same as usual this week, the grocer
win be just as insistent on seeing the
money before he can feed his custom
ers.
Keep Up the Good Work
You folk who gave to the Empty
Stocking Fund did n kind and gracious
thing, and | hope your Christmas is the
happier for the thought of 1t. But.
ladies and gentlemen. the poor are stil
there, and still are poor, Your three
meals day will continue Just the same
when Christmas is over; your beds will
be just as warm your children Just as
well clad. What of the children you
mace happy for one day--one day Of
three hundred and sixty-hve?
II you had seen these children Of the
poor as ] have seen them, il you had
talked with the long line of mothers
who came through the rain Of Monday
and under the sunshine Of yesterday to
carry home the bundles. you would feel
a sense OF personal responsibility. be
haunted by the idea that a little Of the
money YOU waste would go so far to-
ward buying comfort for these others
whose fortunes led them down while
yours took YOU inward
The Georgian can not handle your
charities all the year round. 1t has
done what it could to help YOU help
others for this one day. But the Asso-
ciated Charities is always there, always
searching out these homes OF the mis-
cradle doing what it can TO help pro-
vide for present and future. 1t could
do more II IT had more funds. more
subscribers to it's treasury. more
friends who would give work to those
out OF "A job There is your opportunity
TO make Christmas last all the year
round. Think II over
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-25
FOND OF FACTS? THEN
YOU ARE A ZO0PHILE!

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec 25.-Are you a
"zoophile?' You are If you fll your
house with stray cats and let the fam
lily sleep in the clothes closets and on
the book shelves.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
S0LACE IN HIS MISFORTUNE
Entombed Miner Had at Least One
Pleasant Thought After Two
Days Of Suffering.

Miners are among the most heroic
beside them. and they are schooled to
believe that at any time they may
come face to face with death. The re.
suit OF this Is that they are humorous
In their boldness.
In one Of the mines of Pennsylvania
there was cave-in which imprisoned
miner named Jack Thornton. The
accident happened on Friday after.
noon, and the fellow laborers Of the
entombed man set to work at once to
dig him out. 1t was not until Sunday
morning. however. that they reached
his prison chamber, and by this time
they were wondering whether he had
been suffocated or starved to death.
One Of them stuck his head through
the aperture made by the picks Of
he rescuers and called out:
Jack, are you all right"
"All right" came the reply, and then
after a pause: what day Is this?"
Sunday" exclaimed the friend.
"Gee!" exclaimed Jack. "I'm glad Of
that. That was one Saturday night
when those saloonkeepers didn't get
my wages. es."-Popular Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

conceivable that this could prove
otherwise than disastrous to MIR. Slos-
son. and he endeavored to share the
confidence he was feeling with Betty.
but there was something SO forced
and unnatural In the girls voice and
manner when she discussed his con-
lectures that he quickly fell into an
awed silence. At last. and It must
have been some time after midnight,
troubled slumbers claimed him. No
moment of forgetfulness came to Bet
ty. She was waiting for what-she
did not know! The candle burnt low
er and lower and finally went out and
she was left In darkness. but again
she was conscious of sounds from the
room below. At first It was only a
word or a sentence. then the guarded
speech became steady monotone
that ran deep into the night. Even.
tually this ceased and Betty fancied
she heard sobs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
CHAPTER Xxx.
Murreii Shows His Hand.

MurreIi Shows His Hand.
At length points Of light began to
show through chinks In the logs. Han
nibal reused and sat up. rubbing his
eyes with the backs OF his hands.
Wasn't you able to sleep none?" ne
inquired. Betty shook her head. tie
looked at her with an expression OF
troubled concern. How soon do you
reckon the Judge will know" he
asked.
Very soon now. dear" Hannibal
was greatly consoled by this opinion
Miss Betty. he will love to tind
US"
"Hark! What was that?" for Betty
had caught the distant splash OF oars
Hannibal found chink In the logs
through which by dint OF much sQuint.
Ing he secured partial view OF the
bayou.
They're fetching up a keel boat to
the shore, Miss Betty--it's a whoop.
err" he announced Betty's heart
sank: she never doubted the purpose
tor which that boat was brought into
the bayou. or that 1t nearly concerned
herself.
Half an hour later Mrs Hicks ap-
peared with their breakfast. 1t was
In vain that Betty attempted to en-.
gage her In conversation. Either she
cherished some personal feeling OF
dislike for her prisoner. or else the
situation In which she herself was
placed had little TO recommend II.
even to her dull mind. and her dis.
satisfaction was expressed In her at
titude toward the girl
Betty passed the long hours OF
morning In dreary speculation con-
cerning what was happening at Belle
Plain In the end she realized that
the day could go by and her absence
occasion no alarm. Steve might rea.
sonably suppose George had driven
her into Raleigh or to the Bowens'
and that she had kept the carriage.
Finally all her hope centered on Judge
Price. He would expect Hannibal dur.
ing the morning; perhaps when the
boy did not arrive he would be tempt
ed to go out to Belle Plain to dis.
cover the reason Of his non-appear.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18

was pierced by low door Mrs.
Hicks, who had followed close ut
their heels. handed the candle to Bet.
ty.
IN yonder!" she said briefly. nod.
ding toward the door.
Watt" cried Betty In a whisper.
No" said the woman with an al.
most masculine surliness or tone. Il
got nothing to say" She pushed them
into the attic, and. closing the door.
fastened It with stout wooden bar.
Beyond that door. which seemed to
have closed on every hope. Betty held
the tallow dip aloft. and by It's uncer-
tain and tickering light surveyed her
prison. The brieiest glance sutiiced.
The room contained two shake-down
beds and stool. there was window
In the gable. but piece OF heavy
plank was spiked before It.
Miss Betty. don't you be scared
whispered Hannibal. when the Judge
hears we're gone, him and MIR. Ma.
haffy will try to lind US. They'll 60
right of to Belle Plain-the Judge Is
always wanting to do that. only MIR,
Mahaffy never let's him--but now he
won't be able to stop him"
"Oh. Hannibal. Hannibal. what can
he do there-what can any one do
there?" And dead pailor over.
spread the girls face. To speak OF
the blind cropping OF her friends but
served to fix the horror OF their stu.
alton In her mind.
II don't know. Miss Betty. but the
Judge Is always thinking OF things to
do: seems like they was mostly things
no one else would ever think Of"
Betty had placed the candle on the
stool and seated herself on one OF the
beds There was the murmur OF
voices In the room below: she won
dered II her fate was under considera'
tion and what that fate was to be
Hannibal. who had been examining
the window. returned to her side
Miss Betty. II We could Just get
out of this lott we could steal their
skin and row down to the river:
reckon they got just the one boat
| the only way they could get to us
WOuiu Ue tO SWIM outs anu IL luey
done that we could pound 'em over
the head with the oars--the least 1T
tie thing sinks you when you're In
the water" But this murderous fancy
OF his failed to interest Betty.
| Presently they heard Sherrod and
Bunker come up from the shore with
George, Slosson Joined them and
there was a brief discussion. then an
interval OF silence. and the sound OF
voices again as the three white men
moved back across the field In the
direction OF the bayou. There sue
ceeded a period OF utter stiffness
both In the cabin and In the clear
Ing, somber hush that plunged Bet
ty yet deeper in despair. Wild
thoughts assailed her, thoughts agains,
which she struggled with all the
strength OF her will.
In that hour OF stress Hannibal was
sustained by his faith In the Judge
He saw his patrons powerful ano
picturesque intelligence applied tt
solving the mystery OF their disap
psarance from belle Plain; It was In
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
They Are overworked Now.

Four-year.old Dick had made an i'm.
portant discovery that his hair would
pull out II enough force was exerted.
and was absorbed in proving the fas.
cinating find on his forelock. His sis.
ter--aged seven-noted the proceed.
ings with roundeyed horror.
"Dickie! Dickie! she cried. you
mustn't do that"
"Why?" demanded Dickie, with the
cynicism of childhood.
Because the Bible says that all
your hairs are numbered-and II you
pull any out you'll make a lot Of extra
bookkeeping for the angels"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Making Cheese In oIden Day,

Making Cheese In OIden Days.
Cheese was made by the oid.time
farmers In the summer on the coop
erative plan by which four cattle own.
ers owning say IA milch cows received
all the milk night and morning. &C
cording to the daily yield OF their
little herd. Thus given two families
having five cows each, one with three
and one with one. supposlng that the
average yield per COW was the same,
in two weeks two owners would make
five cheeses each: one would press
three. and one only one cheese. but
this one would be as good and as large
as any OF the rest.-"Nobility OF the
Trades-The Farmer" Charles Wins.
low Hall, In National. Magazine.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
A Question OF Names.

In some Of the country districts Of
ireland It 10 not an uncommon thing
to see carts with the owners names
chalked on to save the expense OF
painting. Practical jokers delight in
rubbing out these signs to annoy the
owners.
A constabulary sergeant one day 40
costed countryman whose name had
been thus wiped out unknown to
him.
rs this your cart. my good man!"
"Of course It Isl" was tho reply.
DO you see anything the matter wild
it?"
II observe" said the pompous DO.
liceman. that your name is o'blither.
ated."
Then ye're wrong" quoth the coun.
tryman. who had never come across
the long word before. "for me names
O'Flaherty, and ! don't care who
knows it."-Youth's Companion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Tho Moons Offsprlna.

Looking out Of the window one eve
ming. little Marie saw the bright. full
moon in the eastern sky. and, appar.
entity. only a few inches from 1t. the
beautiful Jupiter. shining almost a.
brightly as the moon itself. Marie
gazed intently at the spectacle for .
moment, and then. turning to her
mother. exclaimed:
"Oh, mother. look! The moon has
laid an egg!"
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
Simple Explanation.

To illustrate a point that he was
making-that his was the race with q
future and not race with a past
Booker T. Washington told this little
story the other day.
He was standing by his door one
morning when old Aunt Caroline went
by.
Good morning, Aunt Caroline" he
said. where are you going this morn.
ing?
"Lawzee. Mista' Wash'ton," she
replied. Use done been whar Use
gwine."-Kansas City Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
She Was q Ouster.

Mrs. Sutton advertised for q woman
to do general housework. and In an
swer colored girl called, announcinS
that she had come for the position.
Are you q good cook?" asked Mra.
Sutton.
mo. indeed. I don't cook" was the
reply.
Are you q good laundressf'
Il wouldn't do washin' and ironin',
it's too hard on the hands,"
Can you sweep?" asked Mrs. Sut-
ton
NO. was the positive answer. "rn
not strong enough"
"Well.' said the lady Of the house,
quite cxasperated. may ! as. what
you can do?"
II dusts." came the placid reply
Everybody's.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-07-18
No Social Tact,

At club dance an enthusiastic
member approached rather dull
member and said to him:
Say. for heavens sake 60 over and
talk to Miss Fryte. She Is sitting all
by herself"
"But--but what shall say to herr"
Tell her how pretty she is."
"But she amt pretty"
"Well, then. tell her how ugly the
othe- girls are. Amt you got no So
cial tact?"