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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
HILLES EXPLAINS WHY
TAFT FAILED TO VETO
PAYNE TARIFF BILL

Taft was forced to the conclusion that
there existed no method of determin-
ing beyond peradventure the actual re-
quirements of the various industries.
No sooner had President Taft reached
this conclusion that he became con-
WINGED that the first essential was not
change in rates, but the instruments by
which the wisdom and business of pro-
posed changes could be determined He
would not proceed with a revision Of
grades until he had survey. A Judge
OF long experience, he saw that the
committees Of congress were obliged
to base their conclusions on testimony
which was not evidence, to fix rates
by a series of compromises between the
extreme claims Of opposing witnesses,
and to do so far from free from politt-
cal influences which were powerful II
not compelling Nor could he prove
either to his own satisfaction. There
was no starting point from which to
reason. no conclusive or even gener-
ally accepted basis He believed in, and
the national platform declared for, a
tariff which should equal the differ
ence between the cost Of production
here and abroad It was, then, for a
logical mind a natural conclusion that
the first essential to an adequate and
satisfactory revision Of the tariff was
method which would establish be-
yond question the cost Of production
here and abroad. Such machinery pro-
vided and it's results in the hands Of
hn
would be plain sailing. TO that end he
bent his energies. and when he had Sc
cured a bill which made provision for
tariff board to investigate and scien-
tifcaly to determine these costs he
felt. and not without reason, that such
a bill was the best that had or could
be passed.
No Reason to Veto It.
1t has been asked why President
Taft did not veto the Payne tariff
bill. From his standpoint there was
no reason whatever to veto it. AS
have said, it gave him three all
important provisions and fourth
some reduction of the existing
rates-which was not only good but
than which he could hardly expect
better until he had the information
on which to base his arguments for
still lower rates. TO have vetoed the
Payne bill would certainly have inn
periled the business of the country. 1t
would greatly have prolonged the tar
iff session. And there was no certain
ty that a new bill would have contained
as much that was good and as little
| that was bad as did the Payne bill
70 secure provision for tariff board
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
WAREHOUSE DIRECTORS NAMED.

JACKSON. GA, Aug. 1O.-The stock
holders of the Farmers union ware.
house met here this week and elected
directors as follows: J. A. King. G. p.
Sanders, H. l.. Gray w f, Foster, j.
u. BrownIee. s. j. Smith was re-elect-
ed president, F. l.. Walthall secretary
and J. NJ. Castor general manager,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
TEACHING GIRLS TO CAN.

THOMASNlLLE, GA. Aug. 10.-Miss
Lila Forrest, Of Boston, demonstrated
for the Girls Canning clubs of Thomas
and Grady counties, has been giving
practical demonstrations Of the work
in the various districts of these coun-
ties. There are SO girls in the Thomas
county club The merchants here offer
to take everything they can get canned
by the girls ana pay the best market
prices
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
FIRST DISTRICTS DOCTORS
MEET IN SAVANNAH MONDAY

SAVANNAH GA. Aug 1O.-Mem-
beers of the First District Medical So
ciety win assemble in Savannah Mon
Gay for their mid-summer meeting
The session will be held at the DeSo;o
hotel A dinner viii be rendered the
members Of the society at Tybee. Dr.
f. T. Coleman, of Graymont, president
of the society, Will deliver the response
to the address of welcome.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
REBUILDING Y. M. c. A. HOME.

THOMASVILLE, GA. Aug. 10
Work on the Thomasville Young Mems
Christian association building, with the
addition and changes which will make
it practically new, is progressing rap
idly and is expected to be completed
by October These improvements
were made possible by SIS, 900 subscrip-
tions raised by whirlwind campaign
some months ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
1T TOOK a. HOURS TO
CATCH 65-F00T WHALE

TACOMA, WASH, Aug lot re-
quired a whaling boat at Westport "A
hours to conquer a 65-foot humpback
whale. according to immigration In
spector Keagys, just returned The av-
erage whale is killed in two or three
hours, and old whalers said the enor-
nous creature of the sea pat up a ter
rife fight From the moment a har-
poou was hot into the beast until flag
was hoisted over its body il was an
elemental and primitive contest,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
DENTIST DIVORCES WIFE
WHO "STAYED OUT LATE"

ST. LOUIS, Aug 1O.-On testimony
that his wife had an ungovernable
temper, stayed out late at night and
neglected him, DR.. c. w. A. Spies,
dentist, got a divorce in Judge Hitch
cocks court from Mrs Bertha Spies.
Mrs. Spies did not appear in court
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-10
THOMAS TAX RETURNS LATE.

TOWNSVILLE, GA, Aug. 1O.-The
tax returns of Thomas county will be
Completed late this year. owing to the
illness and subsequent death Of the
father Of Tax Receiver Norton.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
slon!" MIS- Comstock was dumround-
ed. A wave Of positive illness swepc
over her. What had she done? What
would become of Elnora?
[To BE Continued
HUMOROUS Qu|Ps
Queer Partners.

Rex Beach. the author, admits that
as a judge of human nature he is &
polar frost. When he was in Alaska
as a young m"n he needed a partner
to go in on an eligible woodchopping
speculation with him. He picked out
one wide browed, pure eyed. candid,
clean minded fellow. and they worked
together in peace and good fellowship
for months. One day the vigilantes
called on them. I'VE amt got nothing
against you. Beach," said they. But
we feel that this here partner OF
yourn, having been run out of every
other camp in Alaska for crimes run
ming from sluice robbing to murder,
had better move on"
Beach got over this shock and got
another partner. He told Beach an
affecting story of the little wife he
had left back in the States and for
whom he was desperately striving to
win a stake. They used to mingie
their sobs yer the campfire at night
as they fought mosquitoes and
snapped "reminiscences. BY and by
Beach began to observe that while the
story of the little wife was always
tear compelling the little wife was
rarely the same. Sometimes she was
blond and sometimes brunette and
sometimes of one religion and some
times Of another. and she had been
left at every postofice between Seattle
end Chicago. How many little wives
did you leave behind, anyhow" he
asked of his partner one night.
"Well," said the partner. i've been
indicted seven times for bigamy, and
there's two others they amt got on
to."-Cincinnati Times Star.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

anle TO gather specimens as usual.
When she realized this and hunted
assidiously, she soon found that
changing natural conditions had af-
fected such work and specimens were
scarce.
AL the time the expense of books.
clothing and in%cidentals had continued.
Elnora added to her bank account
whenever she could and drew out when
she was compelled, but she omitted the
important feature Of calling for a bal
ance. So n early spring morning in
the last quarter Of the fourth year she
almost tainted when she learned that
all her funds were gone. Commence
ment, with its extra expense, was CON-
ing. She had no money and very few
cocoons to open in June. which would
be too late. She had one collection for
the Bird Woman complete to a pair Of
Imperialis moths, and that was her
only asset. On the day she added these
big yellow Emperors she would get a
check for $500, but she would not get
1t until these specimens were secured.
She remembered that size never had
found an Emperor before June.
Moreover, that sum was for her first
year in college. Then she would be of
age. and she meant to sell enough Of
her share of her fathers land to finish.
She knew her mother would oppose her
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
CHAPTER XIV

Wherein Mrs. Comstock Hears EInora
Play on Her Fathers Violin.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
Keen Scent,


Senator Simmons was talking about
a boom.
Il congratulated him on his BOOM"
said the senator, laughing. land he ap-
peared astonished that l knew any
thing Of it. But l told him l had a
keen sense for booms, even for little
ones. explained that / was like the
Newbern urchin.
"a Newbern urchin used to call on
a certain old lady every Saturday aft
ernoon, and she would give him a piece
Of c%ocoanut layer cake. But n Sat
urday, as she expected company for
tea. she decided not to cut the cake.
and therefore none was offered to the
urchin.
HE said plaintively as the time
came for him to 60:
81 believe | smell %cocoanut layer
cake
The old lady laughed. went to the
cupboard and cut him a very tiny
slice. When she gave it to him he
thanked her and said:
"'But it seems strange that / could
smell such a little piece, doesn't it,
Washington Star. MA :
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

Wherein EInora Has More Financial
Troubles, and Her Mother Again Re-
fuses to Help Hor.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

guimpc that could be taken out to
make it a little more festive for the
ball. But where could she get even
two pretty dresses?
The only hope she could gee was to
break into her collection, sell some
moths and try to replace them in
June. But she knew that never would
do. No June " brought just the
things she hoped. If she spent the col
lege money she knew she could not re-
place it. If she did not the only way
was to try for a room in the grades
and teach a year. Her work there had
been so appreciated that Elnora felt
with the recommendation she knew she
could get from the superintendent and
teachers she could secure a position.
She wanted to start to college when
the other girls were going. If she could
make the first year alone she could
manage the rest. But make that first
year herself she must. Instead Of sell
ing any of her collection, she must
hunt as she never before had hunted
and find a yellow Emperor. She had to
have it, that was all. Also, she had to
have those dresses. She thought Of
Sinton and dismissed it. She thought
Of the Bird Woman and knew she
could not tell her. She thought Of
every way in which she ever had hoped
to earn money and realized that with
the play, committee meetings, prac-
ticing and final examinations she.
scarcely had time to live, much less to
do more work than the work required
for her pictures and gifts. Again Ell
nora was in trouble, and this time it
seemed the worst Of all.
1t was dark when she arose and
went home.
Mother" she said. 81 have a piece
Of new that is decidedly not cheer
full. My money is all gone"
WELL, did you think it would last
forever? It's been a marvel to me that
It's held out as well as it has, the way
you've dressed and gone"
81 don't think I've spent any that l
was not compelled to-" said Elnora.
give dressed on just as little as I pos
sibly could to keep going. 1 am heart
sick. I thought I had over $50 to put
me through commencement, but they
tell me it's all gone"
Gin my opinion you'd best bring
home your books and quit right now"
said Mrs. Comstock. "You can't be
fixed like the rest of them. Don't be
so foolish as to run into it. Just stay
here and let these last few days 60.
You can't learn enough more to be Of
any account"
81 can't!!" said Elnora desperately.
GIVE gone on too long. 1t would make
a break in everything. They wouldn't
let me have my diplomat"
"What's the difference? You've got
the stuff in your head. I wouldn't give
a rap for a scrap Of paper. That don't
mean anything"
"But I've worked four years for II
and I can't enter-I ought to have ii
to help me get a school when l want
to teach. If 1 don't have my grades
to show people will think I quit be
u l couldn't pass my examinations
I must have my diplomat
"Then get it," said Mrs. Comstock.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

to prepare for both the sermon and
commencement exercises. Since there
was so much practicing to do, it had
been arranged that she should remain
there from the night of the sermon un-
I'll after n was graduated. IT Mrs.
Comstock decided to attend she was to
drive in with the Sintons.
1t was almost time for Wesley to
come to take Elnora to the city when,
fresh from her bath, with shining,
crisply washed hair and dressed to her
outer garment, she stood with eXpec-
tant face before her mother and cried,
"Now my dress, mother"
Mrs. Comstock was pale as she re-
piled, "It's on my bed. Help your
self"
Elnora opened the door and stepped
into her mothers room with never a
m%isgiving. She hurried to the bed to
find only her last summers white
dress, freshly washed and ironed.
Somewhere a dainty lawn or null
dress simply must lie hanging. But
it was not. Elnora dropped on the
chest because she felt too weak to
stand. In less than two hours she,
must be in the church at Onabasha. At
last she opened the door.
81 can't find my DRESS" she said.
swell. as it's the only one there 1
shouldn't think it would be much trou-
ble.'
You meal for me to wear an old
washed dress tonight?"
"It's~a good dress. There isn't a hole
in it! There's no reason or earth why
| you shouldn't wear it."
Except that I will not said Elnora.
Didn't you get me any dress for COM
mencement, either"
"lf you soil that tonight I've plenty
Of time to wash it again."
Sinton's voice called from the gate.
I'm a minute" answered Elnora.
She ran upstairs and in an incredibly
short time came down wearing one
of her ginghaam school dresses: With VT
a cold, hard face she passed her moth
er and went into the night. A half
hour later Margaret and Billy stopped
for Mrs. Comstock with the carriage.
She had determined fully that she
would not 60 before they called. With
the sound of their voices a sort Of
horror Of being left seized her, so
she put on her hat, locked the door
and went out to them.
Wesley was waiting before the big
church to take care of the team. AS
they stood watching the people enter
the building Mrs. Comstock felt herself
growing i'll without knowing why.
When they went inside among the
lights, saw the flower decked stage
and the masses of finely dressed peo-
pie she grew no better. She could hear
Margaret and Billy softly commenting
on what was being done.
"That first chair in the very front
row is Elnora's," exulted Billy, Zoos
she's got the highest grades and so
she gets to lead the procession to the
platform"
-The first chair" LEAD the process
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

Play on Her Fathers Violin.
f~1LNORA went upstairs and did
not come down again that
night, which her mother called
~ pouting.
I've thought all night" said the
girl at breakfast, land 1 can't see any
way but to borrow the money Of Uncle
Wesley and pay it back from some
that the Bird Woman will owe me,
when 1 get one more specimen. But
that means that l can't go to-that /
will have to teach this winter, if 1 can
get a city grade or a country school,"
Gust you dare go dinging after Yves
ley Sinton for money!" cried Mrs. Com,
stock. You won't do any such thing!!'
81 can't see any other way. I've got
to have the money"
"Quit, l tell you!"
II can't quit-I've gone too far"
"Well, then, let me get your clothes,
and you can pay. me back"
"But you said you had no money"
maybe l can borrow some at the
bank. Then you can return it when
the Bird Woman pays you"
Gail right" said Elnora. "I don't
have to have expensive things. 1t
will be warm, so 1 car go bare
headed"
Then she started to school, but was
so tired and discouraged she scarcely
could walk. -Four years plans going
in one day! For she felt that if she
did not get started to college that fall
she never would.
After that the days went so swiftly
she scarcely had time to think, but
several trips her mother made to
town, and the assurance that every
thing was all right, satisfied Elnora.
She worked very hard to pass good
final examinations and perfect herself
for the play. For two days she had
remained in town with the Bird Wo-
man in order to spend more time prac-
ticing and at her work.
Often Margaret had asked about her
dresses for graduation, and Elnora had
replied that they We're with a woman
in the city who had made her a white
dress for last years commencement
when she was a junior usher, and
they would be all right. So Margaret,
Wesley and Billy concerned them
selves over what they would get her
for a present. Margaret suggested a
beautiful dress. Sinton said that
would look to every one as If she need
ed dresses. The thing was to get a
handsome gift like all the rest would
have.
1t was toward the close Of the term
when they drove to town one evening
to try to settle this important question.
They knew Mrs. Comstock had been
alone several days, so they asked her
to accompany them.
While they were searching the stores
for something on which all of them
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

bitterly in that, for Mrs. Comstock had
clung to every acre and tree that be-
longed to her husband. Her land was
almost complete forest where her
neighbors owned cleared farms dotted
with wells that every hour sucked oil
from beneath her holdings, but she was
too absorbed in the grief she nursed to
know or care. The taxes for the Brush
wood road and the redredging Of the
great Limberlost ditch had been more
II she could pay from her income,
and she had trembled before the wicket
as she asked the banker if she had
funds to pay it and wondered why he
laughed as he assured her she had, for
Mrs. Comstock had spent no time on
compromising interest and never added
the sums she had been depositing
through nearly twenty years. Now SHE
thought her funds were almost gone,
and every day she worried over ex-
penses. She could see no reason in
going through the forms Of graduation
when pupils had all in their heads that
was required to graduate. Elnora
knew she had to have her diploma in
order to enter the college she wanted
to attend. but she did not dare utter the
word until high school was finished, for
instead Of softening, as she hoped her
mother had begun to do, she seemed to
remain very much the ame
When the girl reached the swamp
she sat on q log and thought bitterly
over the absolute expense she was
compelled to meet. Every member of
her particular set was having an ex-
pensive photograph taken to exchange
with the others. Elnora loved these
girls and boys, and to say she could
not have their pictures to keep was
more than she could bear. Each one
would give to all the others a hand
some graduation present. She knew
they would prepare gifts for her wheth-
er she could make a present in return
or not. Then it vas the custom for
each graduating class to give a great
entertainment and use the funds to
present the school with a statue for
the entrance hall. Einora had been
cast for and was practicing a part in
that performance. She was expected
to furnish her dress and personal ne
cessittes. She had been told that she
must have a green dress. And where
was it to come from?
Every girl Of the class would have
three beautiful new frocks for COM
mencement-one for the baccalaureate
sermon, another, which could be plain
err, for graduation exercises. and a
handsome one for the banquet and ball.
Elnora faced the past three years and
wondered how she could have spent so
much money and not kept account Of
1t. She did not realize where it had
gone. She did not know what she
could do now. She thought over the
photographs and at last settled that
question to her satisfaction. She stud
led longer over the gifts, ten handsome
me there must be, and at last decided
she could arrange for them. The green
dress came first. The lights would be
dim in the scene and the setting deep
woods. She could manage that. She
simply could not have three dresses.
She would have to get a very simple
one for the sermon and do the best she
could for graduation. Whatever she
got for that must be made with q
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
The Rulinu Passion.

Ever notice how actual happenings
sometimes fit into dreams?"
Had experience. I dreamed l was
in my auto on a country road and re-
call hearing IN explosion. An incan-
descent light globe in the had
burst, and when I woke up I IA un-
Ger the bed tinkering with the springs
with my wife's manicure set."-Judge's
Library. - ts~:l.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
Ca uuht,

Cau9ht.
Wife-Did you post that letter l gave
you? Hubby-Yes. dear. | carrn.a tt
in my hand so ! couldn't forget i, aud
l dropped it in the first mail box. {
remember. because Wife - There.
dear, that will do. l didn't give you
any letter to post.-Topeka Capital.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
CONSIDER OTHERS.

Alittle thought will show you how
vastly your own happiness depends
on the way other people bear them
selves toward you. Turn the idea
around and remember hal just so
much are you adding to the pleasure
or the misery Of other people days
by your attitude toward them.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15

pay Tor b piece of statuary the class
had selected for the hall. Then she in
CURED about her dresses and was told
they would be ready for her. She had
been invited to go to the Bird Woman's
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-08-15
PROLOGUE.

1t was in the woods that the
girl Of the Limberlost found her
education, her love, her happi-
ness and other good things, so,
rightly, the air of the trees is in
this story of her life. Here is a
tale for lovers of the woods and
for others who like a simple story
we'll told by one who knows the
forest, can tell about home
folks" and can find the interest
in everyday lives. Through these
pages Tutter the brilliant butter
fly of tangled romance, the more
sober butterfly, no less beautiful,
of noble, quiet lives, we'll lived,
and the gray moth of sorrow
borne needzessly for many years.
And if you listen closely you
may hear the buzz of the little,
busy existence of Billy, a young
ster worth your knowing.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1912-01-12
FOR AGED PEOPLE
Old Folks Should be Careful in
Their Selection of Regula-
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They have a very mild but positive ac-
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cular coat of the bowel, thus overcom-
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Remember, you can obtain Rexall
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