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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03

DETER JENE. Of Sonndorf came
to Venice because of the inter
national art exhibition. He hGI
sent in a small Soundorf landscape
painting TO the committee and was
very much surprised when ii was ac-
CepteG. He had never dared To hope
for such good luck. as the picture was
by no means one Of his best. Il was
merely "a sketchy work. showing the
effect of sunlight i'm the dark pine
forest. The acceptance OF his paint
ing. however. was a great encourage
mcnt TO him. Il gave him the conf
6ence in himself which he had lacked
hitherto. for he was now praised in
all the papers asa rising artist Of
great promise.
His mother suggested that he
should go to Venice TO see how his
picture had been huns. Her words
acted like "a burning match in a heap
Of straw, and he was all fire and en-
thusiasm at CnCe
His mother packed his plain bag.
gave him a handful of bank notes and
added some motherly advice just be-
fore his train left. Peter was only
twenty four. had never seen anything
of the world. He was more OF a
dreaming enthusiast than q practical
man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
A VENETIAN ROMANCE LOVES
LOVES TREATMENT OF AN ARTIST

her. He saw plainly that from this
moment on she treated him different
iy. She was more silent TO him and
more amiable toward her husband.
fhls famed his pa Ssion When No
was away from her he suffered. but
when she was near his sufferings
were almost beyond endurance.
The perfume Of her dress intox.-
Gated his senses. and her soft voice
made the blood rush through his
veins like fire.
In order not 90 betray himself he
stayed ANY from her but now il was
SiSnur Guadognino who called for
him and asked him TO spend the next
afternoon az the beach, together with
himself and wife.
When he called the next day. how
ever, II was only Signor Guadognin1
VINO came down the marble steps TO
greet Jene, who had come in a gOn-
dola.
Ny wife felt slightly indisposed. 90
he said. and asked 10 be excused:
so we Will have to go alone. but we
snail find plenty of company"
Jene knew what this meant. she
wanted TO avoid him. and the thought
made him more silent than ever. so
silent that among the merry COM
pany Of artists Signor Guadogniro
soon forgot his presence. The artist
determined TO leave for home the
next morning.
He could not leave without say
ing farewell 10 her. so he bought a
bouquet of flowers and started for
her house
Il must be prepared TO find that she
Viii not receive Ue." DE said To him
SELF as he almost hoped for such
cruelty.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03

THERE is a dramatic note In the
story Of the unexpected fortune
OF George Wilkinson, of Peter
borough. England. a cattle drQver
Who, il was recently announced, had
inherited 100000 from an uncle who
lad died intestate. Wilkinson was
irving some cattle past a certain
shop in Peterborough kept by a man
ae knew, who tossed through the win
Tow a letter. saying: Just look at
hat. George, and see what you can
make Of IT." George looked at Il and
discovered that It was an intimatiop
from a firm OF lawyers telling VIII
Sinson that his uncle. Mr.. George
Wilkinson. who had been twice Mayor
Df BalnslCy and who had died bach
FLOR. had left a fortune of 100000 and
that Wilkinson was next of kin.
This story reminds one Of that of a
fish hawker named stables, well
N,own I'm Aberdeen. Scotland, "a few
yeFrs ago. who. while he was wheel
ing a barrow through the streets
learned that Inquiries were being
made for him by firm OF lawyers,
and that il he called upon them ne
would hear something to his advan-
tage" At first he was disinclined TO
believe the story, but on calling on
ME solicitors he found that S55,oOO
aad been left TO him by an uncle
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
DON'T DO 1T.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
/ am a young girl seventeen
years of age, and am in love
with a man four years my senior.
We have been going together for
the last seven months, and he has
never had the opportunity or oc-
Casion to present me with a gift
of any kind. His 21st birthday
anniversary is now approaching,
and l would like to present him
with a signet ring. II. q. l..
There is no occasion for making
him a gift of any kind, and if there
were. you should not give him a
ring.
Write him a note OF congratula-
tions.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Advice to the Lovelorn
GIVE EACH OTHER TIME

Bv BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
A certain young man Iovas
girl dearly. In what way can he
prove to her that it is true io,.e
and in what way can she nro,o
it? VERY ANXTof-S
Time and constant assoc1a,,n,,
good tests, and it is a rare love ~
survives them. Courtship raraI,.
proves if a love is true. If 10y
marriage to do that. If Won tbjnis
you love each other truly, marry ann
every day will give both of You m ,',u
opportunities for proving an assar s
ton made so confidently during
courtship.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03

little bit jealous. You don't need
to give me that frozen glare, kid. il
a rich miner came in here and asked
YOU to be his wife, the whole thing
would be over IN twenty minutes
five minutes TO look him up in Dun's
or Bradstreets, five more minutes TO
get out Of your apron and into your
fur coat and ten minutes to 20 in a
taxi to the Little Church Around the
Corner"
That's what Wilfred is all the time
telling me" said the Manicure Lady.
He was saying only this morning
that ! would be willing 10 get shook
every day till my arms was as blue
as the Pacific if ] only had an I'M
limited account at the shops and
stores. He said the blue marks on a
girls arms didn't matter none unless
she got so lame that she could not
reach into her gold mesh bag for
more yellow bills TO throw across the
counter He even rubbed IL in,
George, by writing oneo T them minor
league poems Of his, the kind that
is an the time coming back TO him
from the magazine editors.
This is ho.u IL went.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
More Money.

At last she came. She wore a
biuish-green dress of thin, simmer
ing silk. Peter saw nothing more.
her presence charmed him always.
SO YOU understood what I meant 80
she whispered into his ear. "Guadog-
nino will not be home until tonight.
Oh. you are smart. my little Germa \
boy, you knew l was waiting for
you"
His mother in SOnndorf sent Pc
ter some money, but when this had
been spent quickly, nothing came but
good motherly advice.
II happened that just then SigDoTI
GuadogninO had to accompany her
husband to France. so Peter parted
from Venice and the beautiful Vena-
tienne 70 return TO his dark and COO
pine woods
II was long before he had ewes fo~
the artistic effects Of the sunlight
there. On his lips stin remained the
sensation Of fiery southern kisses ana
his soul was dazzle6 from the sum
light on the glittering lagoon. Then.
a week later, as Peter sat dreaming
over his easel, he got a letter from
her.
Forget me. my little German boy
she wrote. my husband and I are
now Joined together again and hap
Joy. Maybe 7 could have learned to
love you in time-a long. long time.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
GIVE HER UP.

DtdT MISS dIIIdA.
am a young man eighteen Years
of age, and love a young LADY ~
the same age. l am gettinp .
salary of $40 a week. / told ber
it will be better for me to he an
actor, hoping for better paw. hnt
she didn't like the idea. Do Won
think | can get more money in
that kind of a job; go on the
stage or give it up? JOHN
You are only eighteen. Leavir,
the question of salary or occupatinss
out of the discussion you are too
young to think of marrying.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
THAT is RIGHT.
AVs-- E,snf.

DttT MISS # dITIdA.
/ am dead in love with a girI
about eighteen, and | am inst
twenty. l see her every night on
my way home and | would do
anything to know her When I
see her l feel like talking to her
but something keeps me back
from talking to her. BUD"
l am glad to hear that The
something" which keeps YOU from
addressing a girl you have never met
is an indication that you are a gen,
tleman. Continue to heed that in.
stinCt. You are so young you can al.
ford to wait severa lyears, if need be
for an opportunity to meet her.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
LET HER PARENTS DECIDE.
Dear Miss Fairfax

Dear Miss Fairfax:
l am q years of age and deeply
in love with a young woman OF
eighteen. AS l am of Gentle
faith and she is of Jewish faith.
her parents object to her going
with me. / make a fine salary,
and | know | would make her
happy if she would marry me.
love her very dearly, and it would
break my heart to part with her.
FRANK.
The question of a difference in faith
should be settled by the girls pa
rents She is only eighteen, and their
objections should be needed, even If
they were based on less serious rea-
sons.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
The Right Dope.

once in q while manicure girl
Sets am ans senses all IN a whirl;
And IL II happens the man is poor
When he proposes he gets the door,
But IL he is rich, as some men are,
And talks Of gold and touring car,
And n ric hesitate, with a mansion
grand,
And nice fat servants at every hand
She will look at him with her big
blue eyes
And say, with some little fluttering
signs
This proposal Is sudden, almost
shocking.
But for better or worse, / am yours,
old stocking,
Your brother has the right dope,
at that" observed the Head Barber.
you can talk all you want to, kid.
but ia like to oct that when you
get married your husband won't be
Stalwart sam. the honest young mill
wright. who can bring you nothing
but his horny hands and lowly cot
tage. The trust is gobbling every
thing these days, grille, and some fine
forenoon us BARRIERS will see you
marching out with one Of them And
believe me. kid, he'll be getting more
than any trust ever deserved
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Miss Valmond's Mother.

at is upstairs in my oratory. dear"
she interpOsed. Come with me-if the
gentlemen will excuse us for a moment
and l will get it for you"
May we not all go up, Miss VAL
mond"' interposed Cleek Il should
Ike, if you do not mind, to get a view
of the garden Of Lemmingham House
from the window where you were stand
ing that night, and to have you explain
the positions of the two men if you
will"
Yes, certainly -come up by all
means she replied. and led the way
forthwith. They had scarcely gone ha.l
way down the passage 10 the staircase,
however. when they came abreast of the
open doorway Of room, dimly lit by a
shaded lamp, wherein an elderly woman
sat huddled up in a deep chair with her
shaking head bowed over hands that
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

Dear MISS dIIIdN.
Which is proper-fOr a young
woman to ask a young man to
call. or a young man to ask the
young woman if he may call. as
Stunning that the miss has asked
him the first time? IL. L.
1t is the woman's privilege to ash
the man to call the first time. The
second call should be on his sohcita-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Was Discoverer.

As the train carried him away and
his beloved woods and mountains dis
appeared in the distance. he FELT
something like physical pain. Ht
loved this quiet spot, whose discover
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03

Eyes, Mr. Valmond," replied the SUI
perintendent, holding out a welcoming
hand. 1t is l, and this is my friend
and assistant, Mr.. George Headland.
We have just been talking with your
sister over her trying experience"
"Terrible-terrible is the proper word,
Mr.. Narkom. Like you. 1 never heard
of il until to-day 1t shocked me to the
very soul, you may believe. Delighted
to meet you, Mr.. Headland. \ new dis
ciple, ell, Mr. Narkom? Another fol-
lower in the footsteps Of the great
Cleek2 BY the way, see you have lost
touch with that amazing man. | saw
your advertisement in the paper the
other day. Any ciew 10 his whereabouts
as yet?"
mot the slightest"
"Ah, that's too bad From what
have heard Of him he would have made
short work Of this present case had he
been available. But. pray pardon me if
rush off; my time is very limited.
Rose, dear, I am going to visit Father
Burns this evening and shall stop at the
Orphanage on the way. so if you have
the customary parcel for the children
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03

The door was opened to him AID
he was led into the elegantly fur
nisaed salon. His heart beat furi-
ously but he said to himself that he
must be strong and not betray him
self
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.
BY T. w. HANSHAW.
Copyright by Doubleday, Page q Co.

He did. The limousine was summoned
at once, and inside an hour il set him
down, looking the very picture Of a
solicitors clerk. at the cable office.
picked up and set him down once more,
at the Hampstead Moruary this time;
and making so good counterpart Of
Petrie that even Hammond, who was on
guard beside the dead man. said. Hui
10, Pete that youc Thought you was Off
duty today" as he came in with the SUI
perintendent
Jim Peabody, fast enough, Mr. Mar
kom," commented Cleek when they were
left together beside the dead man.
Changed. Of course. in all these years.
but stiH poor old jim Good-hearted,
honest, but illiterate. Could barely more
than write his name, and even that
without a capital. poor chap.
LET me look at his hand. Hum I'm m!
A violent smudge on the top OF the
thumb, as well as those marks on the
palm. l see. I see! Any letters or writ
ing Of any sort in the pockets when
found? None, chi
THAT old bone-handled pocket knife
there his? Yes, I'd like To look at it,
open it, please. Thanks. l thought SO;
I thought SO! Those the socks he had
on? Poor wretch! Down to that at last.
en-? Let me have one Of them for a
day or SO. will you? And es-the
photographs Of the other four. please.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
= . The Manicure Lady e .
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

Wv Manicure Lady" all amt
gold that glitters. after
all. You remember that little Maisie
Miller that used TO work next table
to me here. the one that married that
rich miner from Butte, Mont? You
remember the last morning she swept
in here to say a kinda pittying good
bye to us poor shaving Susies2'
Il remember her all right" said
the Head Barber. she was pretty
enough TO win anybody. that kid IT
/ had been single and owned a mine
out in Butte ! would have grabbed
her myself All | hope is that there
won't be any unhappiness creep into
her life"
There wasn't no unhappiness
crept into her life.' said the Manicure
Lady 1T didn't creep I'm at all,
George; it jumped in spikes first like
Ty Cobb sliding 70 second. What do
YOU suppose, George? | got letter
from the poor dear the other day all
full of teardrops and chewed off on
the corners. She told me in that let
ter. George, that her rich husband
amt got the faintest idea how gent
should treat a lady.
Just think, George, he beats her
up something awful. II was only
iaS1 week so she wrote me in her
letter. that he ierlSed a rolling pin out
Of her hands and threw IL out of the
window just when she was going to
make Il lean against his temple. Then
when the big brute seen that she was
defenseless. he shook her till her
teeth ratified. She amt lying about
e. either. George, because she said
in her letter that IL ! wanted to come
out to Butte she could show me the
black and blue marks on her arms
where he grabbed a hold Of her to
shake her
No Easy Time.
Brother Wilfred says that II J viii
give him the price he win take
flying trip out TO Montana and teach
the brute a lesson. but the fare to
Butte is about $50. and even if ]
gave Il 70 my dear brother ! amt
sure that ne would get much farther
than Newark on his errand Of chiV-
airy The only reason ! mention
this letter 10 you. George. was to
show that the Fir who marries "a
rich guy, especially II he finds her
IN manicure shop, amt always sure
TO live on strawberries and cream
n amt heard none Of them pro-
posing TO you" said the Head Bar
her. Il wonder " you might not be
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
Miss Valmond S Story.

mo. that's all. Now. then, 10 call OF
Valmond. IL you don't mind. Right you
are. Let her 80. Lennard. Down with
the blinds and open up the locker again,
Mr.. Narkom, and wen dig Mr.. George
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-03
NEW YORK And AMERICAN DENTAL PARLORS

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prices corresponding,
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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-28

g INA, ~ American Prs Association.
cULnz1A OUT A1TEB REcEnT EXCAVATIONS
found when he arrived on the isthmus
that the French had completed about
80 per cent Of q work in Culebra
which when finished would make q
canal 200 feet In width, which left for
the American engineer 70 per cent OF
the French work Ii addition to the ex-
ira labor that was necessary to make
canal 300 feet wide, as had been de-
cided upon By the government.
No sooner did Gaillard solve the
problem Of enc slide than others oc-
Cured to distract him and to add to
the worries that were to leave him
physical and mental wreck on the very
eve OF the completion Of his great
work. But Gaillard was Of that type
OF American officer who never gives
up, no matter what the odds, and he
lived to see the conquering OF Culebra.
even though he missed the chance to
witness the final triumph Of the work.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-28

1890 and from Columbia with the A.
NJ. degree in 1891. He was admitted
to the bar in New York in 1892 and
continued the practice of law in that
city until 1885, when he entered the
service of the Southern railway in the
legal department as solicitor. In 1908
he was made assistant to the presi-
dent and in 1906 became vice presi-
dent, which position he held until 1910,
when he resigned on being elected
president of the Chicago, Indianapolis
and Louisville. He, however, contin-
ued az director of the Southern rail
way, so that his service with the par
ent company has been uninterrupted.
At the time that he was elected presi-
dent Of the Southern Railway eompa-
ny Mr.. Harrison was also elected pres
ident Of the Alabama Great Southern
railroad, the Mobile and Ohio railroad
and the Virginia and Southwestern
railway.
Mr.. Harrison is brother of Francis
Burton Harrison. former congressman
and now governor Of the Philippines.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-28


4 CONFERENCE ON THE GROunM ~ ARMY
WAR COLLEGE.
found planned out any future conflict
in which the United States may find
itself embroiled. There are being
planned campaigns whi1 WIN proba-
bly, never be executed campaigns
which are but remote possibility.
and yet the plans are snecessary. for
Uncle Sam is taking no chances.
At present one room OF the Wash
ington War college contains a large
Typographical map Of Mexico. On this
map there are flags OF difere1t colors,.
which represent the different forces
now in the field in Mexico Each day
those flags are moved to correspond
with the exact position Of the armies
in the field. and the officers at the War
college each day work out plans in the
same manner as if they were in the
field against the armies that occupy
the positions of the fags on the map.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
in mind plan to bring about a much
closer co-operatioB between the army
and navy colleges. Accompanied by
Rear Admiral Victor Blue. chief of
the bureau of nsvigation, he recently
visited the Amy War college in
Washington. Il = more than large
enough for the uses Of the army, and
before long proposal will be forth
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-28

LINDLEY NJ. GARRISON, SECRETARY OF WAR.
means novices. They have all had con-
siderable naval service and an expert
ence more or less varied. Some Of them
have grown gray in the service and
have commanded ships. for the classes
include captains and commanders as
well as Heutenants and ensigns And
the course of the college has the same
relation and value for the captain that
it has for the ensign. It is not in any
sense a post graduate course. merely
supplementing. broadening and con-
firming an education elsewhere COM
menced 1t is the application Of both
knowledge and experience previously
gained to the solution of problems of
warfare. To this task the college staff
brings its preparation and studies for
the benefit of the class. and the class
contributes by its investigation, dis
cussion and suggestions to the solu-
ton of the questions proposed Joint
effort of this character has been held
by no less an authority than Won
Moltke to be the most effective and
thorough method Of teaching in time of
peace the art of war.
The Army War college, which is Of
fcially known as the War College and
Engineer School of Application. was
formally dedicated on Nov. 8, 1908. To
EHhu Root is given the main credit FOR
the establishment Of this Institution.
because 1t was dno ff, his intoros% o,,d
energy while secretary Of war that
this addition was made to the institu-
lions OF the government. Congress-
made an initial appropriation Of ST.
100000 for the building and equipment
OF the college. The college buildings
and grounds occupy point on the Po-
tomac about mile from the capital
city.
In addition to being a place where
campaigns are planned and provisions
made for the future, the ARMY War
college is also one Of the most excIn-
sive educational institutions In the
world. II is elimination Of the ef1u-
cational system of the army and is al
training school for candidates for thoI
general staff. There officers receiv1
their final training in the duties al
higher command No young lieuted,I
ants 1mbibe at this fount of militia ~
wisdom. Only seasoned veterans all +
those who have proved themselves IL
brainiest of their fellows are biddonl1p
enter its walls and drink deep of II
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-28

Of the five southernmost republics are
in regular rail communication.
But this is not to be ALL Soon to be
miles in southern Bolivia will ere long
open up through rail route from
Buenos Aires to La Paz. the isolated
state which was despoiled of it's strip
OF seacoast a generation ago. Bolivia
will then have an all rail outlet to tie
Atlantic, even as she already possess
es a river outlet down the Madeira
and Amazon supplemented by the re-
Gently completed bit of Brazilian rail-
road around the falls and rapids Of
the upper MADEIRA Still little fur
Their In the future the line westward
from Rio de Janeiro, now halted at
Coimbra on the Bolivian border, will
be prolonged to the center of that no
longer inaccessible country. so as to
give it third eastern outlet.
Greater things yet moreover are to
be accomplished With the compile
ton Of some hundreds of miles of pro-
jected line the railroad will be contin-
uous from Rio de Janeiro northward to
Pernambuco. Brazips nearest port to
Europe. There, in days to come. It Is
safe to foretell, the South American
on his way to Europe will take swift
French packet ship to the African port
Of Dakar or that Of Konakry, the near
est port Of Guinea. The projected
French Transsaharian line will bear
him to port on the Mediterranean
coast, and he win land in Latin Eu-
rope after a journey Of some nine
days from South American soil. The
journey will be cut In less than half.
and the whole continent Will be placed
in relationship with Europe little
less c1OAe than our own.
Important changes in the relations
Of the South American countries may
well be one Of the expectations in the
mind of Colonel Roosevelt and play I,
part in shaping his motives in the
present visit. So extensive an upbuild-
ing OF communications as Is taking
place is bound to place the nations oc-
cupying that continent into new rela-
lions with one another
It is notable that Of all the improve
ments mentioned few give promise
of coming into relations. whether of
alliance or of competition. with the
lines of communication to be establish
ed through the Panama canal.