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The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-10
THE LYRIC.

The past week at the Lyric Thea. ter will be remembered by the patrons of this popular play house by reason of the excellence of the bills that were presented. From the good reports re. ceived sthe bill for the coming week will be equally good.
 Edmunds and Gaylor are duo of performers who haze forsaken the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-21

is, There is no use in trying, conditions can
not be altered, and anyhow am not response
blc." Ii is the old cry of Cain when asked
about the brother whom he had killed, cam |
my brothers keeper
1t is the cold logic of the Greek philosO-
piers that said civilization without slavery was
impossible
II is the reasoning indifference of those
that saw the galley slaves chained to their
oars and sinking with the galley, and those that
saw the witnesses tortured with the rack and
the thumb screw and saw innocent men and
women burned in the name of God.
Then as now the cry was, whats the use,
what can | dO?"
Fortunately, our civilization, like the indi-
vduals in it, has periods in which conscience
comes to life and protest is heard.
We DO establish camps, and Fairgrounds.
stations for distributing food, where children
such as the boy in this picture can be saved for
a useful life.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-21

Rome had one great enemy, and in the
Roman Senate Cato every day declared Gar.
thage must be destroyed" And Carthage at
length was destroyed, burned, and the site
plOughed up and sprinkled with salt.
The cry of civilization, never ceasing,
should be, POVERTY must be DESTROYED"
Poverty is not to be destroyed by charity
which is makeshift and an aggravation-but
by intelligence and conscience, by diverting the
power of the ablest men from selfish AC.
EMULATION to generous DISTRIBUTION.
Poverty can be destroyed and it is even
now gradually being destroyed by public edu'
cation, public thinking, industrial cooperation
and organization.
Great changes come suddenly-as the men
of the French Revolution and of every other
revolution have proved. The change from dark
night to the blaze of day is swift.
Already men as individuals begin to real
ize their responsibilities. And where they once
left their money after death to save their own
souls and bride the Divinity into selling them
paradise, they now spend their money, while
they live for the education and the health OF
their brothers, and trust to Divinity to do the
fair thing later without any cash inducemenL
Only the ignorant man to-day imaglnes
that he can buy immunity or happiness here
after. The powerful and intelligent man
knows that his money can buy only ON THlo
EARTH and he begins to spend it for the ben
eft of others ON this earth.
Eventually we shall begin to do as ma
ton, and then as united nations, what the III
dividual is doing already.
Eventually, poverty will be destroyed, anu
with it drunkenness, idleness, ignorance 81
perstitiOn hatred and war will disappear-'l''"
such pictures as that on this page will De u"
known, civilization WILL BEGIN, ana h''"
will wonder how they ever endured anu W
Grated the horrible conditions of this DAY
Poverty must be destroyed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-21

We HAVE abolished the slavery of the
human body, that the philosophers said must
endure always. And we have substituted for
the human slaves that rOwed in the galleys
slaves without nerves, slaves of iron in our
steamships, slaves with steel fingers in our
mills.
To our mechanical slaves of iron and brass,
run by steam and electricity, we still tie down
human beings that are wage slaves. Conscience
some day will free them, as conscience has
freed slaves in the galleys.
Conscience and human intelligence will
some day free from disease suffering and
poverty the child in this picture and the mill
ions of others doomed as he is doomed.
This earth can produce ten thousand times
as much as is needed by those upon it. We al
ready possess the power to PRODUCE enough,
we lack only the conscience to DISTRIBUTE
the needed wealth and drive out the poverty
that is the foster mother of disease, drunken
ness, crime, ignorance and superstition.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-21

The Big Wolf Poverty Stands in the Way of
the Sunlight, the Fresh Air, the Food the Clean
Water with Which Consumption Must Be Fought.
Poverty CA USES Consumption and PREVENTS
Cure, Just as Poverty Causes Drunkenness and
Dirtiness, Ignorance and Vice. The Greatest
Curse of All Curses Is Poverty. Mans First
Task Is to Abolish PoUeyty---and Then Use Wisely
the Wealth and Opportunities That VIII Come
When Poverty Shall Haze Been Destroyed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-21

You can cure drunkenness
with education, good pay, good
food, cheerful surroundings, freedom from
anxiety-POVERTY stands in the way.
You can put an end to crime with proper
care of mothers, proper feeding of children,
proper Fairgrounds, decent living conditions
POVERTY stands in the way.
The little boy sits on the door step of 4
tenement coughing, painfully drawing his
breath, his weak white hands folded in his Ian
his thin, poor feet resting on the hot pavem ect
He is in the second stage of consumption.
The physician passing knows that ne
COULD be cured, but poverty stands in The
way
He needs the sunlight, green grass. trees
and the running water. They are not far away,
but poverty separates the child from them,
ABSOLUTELY.
The child soon to die needs good food.
plenty of sleep in fresh air and cheerful sur
rOundings. There is plenty of good food
plenty of fresh air in the worId-but poverty
stands between them and the sick child.
He and tens of thousands like MIN, IN one
single great city. are doomed to the sufferirgs
Of consumption and to premature death, DC
cause poverty stands between them and the
cure that is absolute and certain.
Every man in his days journey passes
such a child as the one in this picture-or
knows where many such may be found
But each passes by, comforting himself
with the thought that he gives so much to this
charity or that, or saying to himself that it
would make no difference if he saved that
ONE particular child, or twenty-five result in
the long run would be the same
The world is accustomed and hardened TO
suffering and poverty and the general feeling
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-21

GU can cure consumption with
good food, fresh air and sun
light-POVERTY stands in the
way.
You can cure drunkenness
with education, good pay, good
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| try. quite foreign In appearance
| tall, slender man, wearing light-col-
ored moustache and goatee, H3s
name, as | gathered from the CONVEX
sation, was Carlson. and ! was con-
siderably surprised at the fxedness
with which his eyes we're fastened
upon me during the earlier part OF the
meal. Thinking We might have met
somewhere before. ransacked my
memory in vain for any recollection
which would serve to account Tor his
evident interest in me. Finally, ven
tured to ask. as pleasantly as posi-
BILE:
Captain Carlson. do | remind you
of some one, since you regard me so
intently?"
The man Instantly flushed all over
his fair face at this direct inquiry.
TT vas not dat" Che almost STAN
mered In sudden confusion, speaking
quite brokenly). bot, sair. It har come
to me dat you vos an insulter OF wom-
ems. an had refuse to fight NIT mems.
| know not. 1t seems not So"
was on my feet In an Instant,
scarcely crediting my own ears. yet
on fire with indignation.
Il know not what you may mean."
said, white with anger But | hold
you personally accountable for those
words, and you shall discover that
will fight init mems"
He pushed his chair hastily back,
his face fairly crimson, and began to
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-18
Not Always Under Strain.

From the time Of Herbert Spencer's
trip to America visitors have been
saying that Americans are too high
strung One of the latest critics. a
German traveller, says: People here
don't seem to know how TO take life
in any way but with lot Of worries.
Everybody's nerves seem strung to
their highest tension. In Europe we
do not exhaust our energy all at once
over anything, but we finally arrive
and We manage to enjoy life on the
way" The trouble Is, the critics
often Judge everything by the bust
ness activity which to a traveller II
the obvious side of American life
In our hours Of ease most OF us know
how to relax.
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CHAPTER XXIV.-Continued.

Then hand thrust aside the can.
Ias, and face peered In. caught
a faint glimmer of stars. but could
distinguish little else.
Boys" said the leader, kindly, Il
wish might give you better transpor
tation. but this is the only form of We
hicle we can find ! reckon you'll get
pretty badly bumped over the road
you are going, but I'm furnishing you
all the chance to get away In my pow
er. We shall guard you as long as
necessary, and then must leave you
to the kindly ministrations Of the
driver"
He reached in, leaning down from
his saddle to do so, drew the blanket
somewhat closer about me, and was
gone. caught the words of a sharp.
short order, and the heavy wagon
lurched forward. Its wheels humping
over the irregularities in the road,
each jolt sending a fresh spasm of
pain through my tortured body
May the merciful God ever protect
me from such ride again. 1t seemed
interminable. while each long mile
we travelled brought with It new and
greater agony of mind and body.
The hours that followed were all
but endless. knew we had reached
he lower valley. for the road became
more level, yet the slightest Jolting
low was sufficient to render me
,razed with pain, and | had lost all
power Of restraint My tortured
nerves throbbed the fever gripped
me, and my mind began to wander
Visions Of delirium came. and |
dreamed dreams too terrible for rec
ord: demons danced on the drifting
clouds before me, while whirling saw
ages chanting in horrid discord stuck
my frenzied body full of blazing
brands At times ! was awake, call.
Ing IN vain for water to quench a
thirst which grew maddening then |
apsed into semi-consciousness that
drove me wild with It's delirous fan.
cies. knew vaguely that the Major
had crept back through the darkness
and passed his strong arm gently be-
meath my head. | heard him shouting
in his deep voice to the driver for
something to drink. but was unaware
of any response All became blurred
confused. bewildering. thought II
was my mother comforting me. The
faint gray daylight stole in at las,
through the cracks Of the wagon
cover; | could dimly distinguish 9
dark face bending over me. framed by
a heavy gray beard, and then, mercifu
unconsciousness came. and | rested
as one dead
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stammer an explanation; but Matt
land interfered.
What does all this mean, Carlson?"
he exclaimed, sternly. sit down.
Wayne-there is some strange mis-
take here"
resumed my chair, wondering II
they had all gone crazy, yet resolved
upon taking instant action II some sat
isfactory explanation were not at once
Forthcoming.
Come. Carlson. what do you mean
by addressing such language to Cap
tain Wayne?"
Well" said the Swede, so agitated
by the excitement about him he could
scarcely find English In which to ex-
press himself intelligibly, ut YES dis
way. would not insult Captain
Vane: OH no. bot it vos told 10 me. an
would hat him to know how 1t all
vos 1t vos two months ago ! go NIT
de flag of truce into de Federal lines
| at Minersville. You know dat time?
| | vos vaitin for answer ven a Yankee
rides oop, an looks me all Offer like
vos hog. Vel say. plain like. 'vot
you want? He say, I heard der vos
Reb officer come in der lines. an |
rides down TO see II he vos der hound
vot wanted to horsevip Vel say.
for it made me much mad, maybe you
like to horsevip me?" No. he says.
laughing, 1t vos a damn pup In der
-th Virginia cavalry, named Wayne. I
am after say. 'Vot has lie done?'
He says, He insult a woman. an would
not fight nit me-
He looked about him anxlously to
see If we comprehended his words
And what did you say?" from a
dozen eager voices.
The Swede gazed at them In mani.
fest establishment
Il say | knowed noting about der
woman, but II he say dat an oflcer OF
der til Virginia cavalry would not
fight NIT him he vos damned liar
would have hit him. but vos under
der flag of truce"
reached out my hand to him across
! the taDle.
i thank you. Captain Carlson" |
said, FOR both your message and your
answer, What did this man look
, like?"
He vos a pig yellow. NIT ~ black
moustache and gray eyes"
Do you know him." questioned
Maitland
His name is Brennan" answered
slowly, "a major in the Federal serv
Ice. We have already met twice in
rough and tumble contests. but the
: next time II will be with steel"
gentlemen" said Maitland at last
gravely. this is evidently personal
matter with which we have no direc,
concern Captain Wayne's reputation
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The story opens in a Confederate tent
al a critical stage OF the Civil War. Gen:
Lee imparts u Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied py
Sergt. Craig, an old army scout WayHe
starts on his mission. They get witnln
ness Wayne is taken for Federal OF
ficer and a young lady on HORSEBACK Is
given in his charge. She Is norHlern
girl and attempts to escape. one OF tne
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches, while Wayne and MY
Lady of the North are left alone they
seek shelter in hut and entering II In
the dark huge mastifr attacks Wayne
The girl shoots the brute Just In time;
The owner OF the hut. Jed Bungay. ana
his wife appear and soon a party OF
horsemen approach. They are led by
man claiming to be Red Lowrle, but who
proves to be Maj. Brennan, Federal
He orders the arrest of Wayne as spy
and he Is brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless he re-
yoals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife OF Maj.
Brennan. He is rescued by Jed Bungay.
who starts to reach Gen. Lee. while
Wayne In disguise penetrates to the ball
prisoned. He Is introduced to a Miss
Miner and barely escapes being unmask-
ed. Edith Brennan. recognizing Wayne,
says she viii save him Securing a pass
through the lines. they are confronted by
Brennan who Is knocked senseless. Then,
bidding Edith adieu, Wayne makes dash
for liberty. He encounters Bungay. they
Inducements to Join Early. In the battle
or Shenandoah the regiment Is over
whelmed. and Wayne. while in the hos
pital. Is visited by Edith Brennan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-18
CHAPTER XIV.
A Lost REGIMENT.

II was a bright. sunshiny Gay In
early spring. Birds were sweetly sing.
Ing in the trees lining the road was
travelling. | must have shown my late
Illness greatly, for the few met, as
! tramped slowly onward. mostly sol
diers gazed at me curiously, as II they
mistook me for the ghost OF some
dead comrade; and doubt not my
pale face, yet bearing the deep imprint
Df pain. with the long. untrimmed hair
framing It, and the blood.stained,
ragged uniform, the same wore that
object of wonder.
All through those long, weary win
ter weeks | had been lowering be
'ween life and death in an obscure
hospital at Richmond The moment
the door was opened 10 permit OF my
passing forth into the world again
| sought eagerly to discover the present
| station OF my old comrades In arms
yet could learn only that the cavalry
brigade with which ! had formerly
served was in camp somewhere neal
Appomattox Court House. On foo
and moneyless, ] set Oft alone, my sol'
anxiety to be once more with friends
and now, at the beginning of the sec
old day. ! was already beyond Peters
berg, and sturdlly pushing westward
hs the road swerved slightly to thu
left, passing through grove of hand
Eome trees. ! came suddenly opposite
large house CT imposing aspect.
group Of Confederate officers stood II
converse beside the gate leading Int
the open driveway, and as | paused
moment. gazing at them and wonder
ing whom | had better Adhesion
recognized none of the faces fronting
ne-one among the group turned sue
denly, and took hurried step In m
direction. as though despatched upo
an errand Of Importance. He was
tall slender man. wearing a long gra
moustache, and ] no sooner We've
his face than recognized him a
having been one OF those officers pre-
snt In General Lees tent the day
vas sent out with dispatches. "a
lauscd Nj ma curiously yet with q
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the east when | was awakened by q
heavy pounding upon the door. "A
smart-looking orderly stood without.
Captain Wagner" he asked,
That is my name. What have you.
my man."
Compliments of Colonel Maitland.
chief of STAFF, sir" he said, handing
me folded paper
Dear Wayne" the private note
read. Believing you would be glad
to have the detail I have just ar
ranged to send you at once upon some
active service. Please report at these
quarters Immediately. fully equipped
for the field"
Glad! 1t was the very medicine |
most needed. and within twenty min
utes Of my receipt of this communi-
cation | was with Maitland, thanking
him warmly for his thOughfulness.
Not another word. Wayne" he In
sisted. 1T Is not much. a mere scout.
ing detail over neutral, territory. and
will prove dull enough. only hope IT
may help to divert your mind trifie.
| Now listen-you are to proceed with
twenty mounted men OF the escort
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-18
TOO MUCH FOR PROFESSOR
He Taught Mathematics bur n1s
Wfe's Problem Put Him TO
lsnomnious Flight.

One day a teacher OF mathematics
went shopping with his wife, lie
ragged along listlessly from counter
to counter until they came to the
dress trimmings department, and
there he found something in his line
Said his wife to the saleswoman
How wide Is that gold-spangled
black crape?"
"Three-eghths OF yard" said the
girl
How much is 1t a yard?"
Three dollars"
We'll" said the professors wife,
"how much Of three-eighths VIDE
material will 1t take to put four SIX
inch strips around q two and three
quarter yard skirt that is seven
inches narrower at the knee than 1t is
at the bottom, and how much will II
cost"
At the first mention of those figures
the professors head began to reel
and 1t reeled still more when his wife
and the girl got out pencils and pa
per and began to do their sum. Pres
emily his wife said:
Here. dear you know all about
mathematics Hep us solve this prob
lem, won't you?'
But the professor said; Excuse
me- ! feel faint. | must get q little
fresh air." and ANONYMOUSLY fled.
His wife came home with exactly
the amount of material required, and
the professor took her word for 1t that
she didn't pay cent too much.
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Poverty!

Poverty has always existed There
Is no remedy. 1t can be alleviated
but not abolished No matter who
breaches any other doctrine, 1t Is a
false and not a true preachment, II
Is against the inexorable logic OF al
ages. Statesmen have sought rem
fered their quack medicines and they
have been eagerly accepted, only to be-
finally rejected. one after the other
Philosophers, students, teachers ant
preachers have all had their say, and
all sought their remedies, but poverty
still exists When there Is no more
sin we shall have no more poverty
Leslies Weekly.
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Dying Man Insists on This Because
He intended to Do Much
Haunting Later.

Unluckily enough. the progressive
undertaken Is often opposed Dy
numerous relatives and sometimes
even by the departed. One contrib
utor to the Southern Undertaken, for
example, tells how his plan to bury a
prospective client In CLOTHES Mt Tor
gentlemen" was knocked out by the
wish of that client. expressed shortly
before death, to be swathed In COM
mon bed sheet To .roceed:
q misunderstood him at hrst.
thought he meant an ordinary white
shroud. took 1t that he was simply
little old-fashicAed and wished 10
revert to a primitive custom. But ne
quickly corrected that impression.
al don't mean anything OF the
kind he said. J want to be buried
in a sheet--a plain. everyday wni'e
sheet
For once my curiosity got the pet.
ter of my good manners.
81 will do as you ask, OF course
said, but will you kindly tell me
why you want to be dressed III that
peculiar stylef
THE old fellows answer fairly stag
! Tered me
because. he said. I am so'ns &c
do good deal Of haunting wien I'm
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Younu America,

A little five.year-old of Los Angeles
knet at his mothers knee saying his
evening prayer.
The child's father has recently
made a good many political enemies
but has in his little son a staunch ad
mirer and defender
The boy had reached the please
God, bless everybody" stage Of his de
votions. when the small backbone
suddenly Strengthened. the little head
was thrown back defiantly, and, in an
explanatory voice, he added: Well
no. God not just everybody, ! don't
want you to bless those men who are
so mean 10 daddy"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-18
En- Route With Fabius.

The astute Fabius, inventor Of the
Justly celebrated Fabian policy, was
being asked about It by committee OF
the Roman senate sent out 10 investi'
gate the conduct of the campaign.
why" the latter inquired, do you
shift your position every day."
Well this is the theater of war, is
II not?" rejoined Fabius.
PRECISELY" assented the committee,
endeavoring to look wise
And who" the famous captain
thereupon exclaimed, having any prac.
teal experience with theaters doesn't
know that filling engagements at one
night stands will wear out an eminent
star performer like Hannibal sooner
than a mere transformer like your
humble servant. PUCK.
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CHAPTER XVI.
The Scouting Detail.

The Scouting Detail.
This premeditated insult. which
Brennan evidently dispatched broad
cast In hope that through some un-
known channel 1t might reach me.
changed my entire relationship with
the man. have never felt that Bren-
nan was at heart bad man; he was
bard. stern. revengeful. yet have no
doubt under different circumstances
| might even have valued him highly
as a con rade or friend. There Is
no demon like jealousy: and his early
distrust OF me, fostered by that mad
disease had apparently warped his
entire nature. Yet not even for love
could consent to leave my honor un-
defended. and after those hateful,
words there could be no rest for me
until our differences were settled by
the stern arbitrament of the naked
blade All prudence to the winds. no
opportunity of meeting him should
now to be cast aside.
The coming dsv was barely gray in
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Bad Marksman.

81 always aim to tell the truth" re.
marked the man who talks twice and
thinks once.
Yes" reioined his friend: but you
remind me Of a woman In that re
spect."
"How's that?" queried the party OF
the prelude.
You seldom hit what you aim at, :
was the reply 3
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now in fit uniform. | had regained no
small measure of self-restraint. and
with II came likewise -enewal OF the
military spirit. My welcome proved
extremely cordial. and the converse
tion Of the others present soon placed
In my possession whatever OF incident
had occurred since that disastrous day
OF battle In the valley. No attempt
was made to conceal our weakness,
nor to disguise the fact that we were
making a last desperate stand. II was
evident to all that nothing now re-
NAMED but to fold our tattered battle
flags with honor.
Directly opposite me. at the long
and reiher scanily furnished mess
table, was seated captain OF infan