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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

in the civilized world-except in
our glorious country. Here we
must either go to some crowded
hotel. where we have to undress
for dinner and sit and order
French things that we don't want
or go to a frowsy family hotel and
starve.
/ knew q woman who had a lit
tie mountain place. She served
good meals, well cooked---old-
fashioned things, fried chicken,
hot biscuit. melon, preserves,
piccalilly and hot coffee. You
couldn't keep the automobiles
away from her door, though it
was miles and miles from every
thing.
Last summer we went there to
eat, and remained to-weep. The
porch was there, still shady; the
vines were there, still afoam with
delicate white flowers; the we'll
bubbled sweet and cool and fresh,
but the woman was sitting on the
porch in a swinging chair with
her hair marcelled in the fashion
of the year before last. and in the
kitchen was a Chinaman, and In
the office was a demon boy, who
q nt n In -
read in a book The Chinaman
served things all looking just
alike and tasting just alike, as
if some frowsy hen had laid eggs
in the range and somebody had
poured tomato catsup in to sweet
en- the air-ugh. and the woman
will wonder why the place is no
longer popular, when she went
and paid a Chinaman and a boy
to run II so Swell" too.
One good steak, one baked po-
tato, one slice Of sweet, home
made bread, one pat of fragrant
butter, a glass of milk an old
fashioned chocolate layer cake
and some sliced peaches with real
cream. Why, we'd have mo-
tored so miles to get them.
Where have they all gone, the
good old American dishes we all
like - apple pie with cheese,
crumbly crust. soft cheese, ginger
bread warm from the oven, soft
ginger cookies-out of the blue
jar-graham bread with a deep
crust. raisin bread made with
plenty of shortening. peach cob
bier, chicken pie, cornbread-why
can't we ever get any Of these
things any more, why must we
always have menu" and a lot
of imitation things that nobody
can even pretend to like?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
= Ultra MOdestv
By VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE wAExR,

automobile ride. II trua y0a nm.
plicitly."
The lad was scarcely to be
blamed when he answered, some
what gruffly, IF 1 hadn't be-
lieved that already I would not
have asked you to go with or
without chaperon."
But reluctant and hesitating
speech on certain subjects is only
one phase of the exaggerated
modesty that borders on indie
cency.
Some persons see insinuations
in plays-and these not plays
that are among the many to
which one might justly take ex-
ception-where less suspicious
people discern only innocent fun.
Such persons watch for the
double entendre in the speech OF
others and find improperly
where another would not,
This is not an argument in ia
vor Of coarse speech, nor would
advocate conversation upon top
les which are unpleasant and, to
say the least, distasteful, if not
evil. But | do claim that If cir
cumstances make it necessary for
one to speak of such matters;
If, for the good of mankind or for
the suppression of some wrong, a
man or woman must deal with
any disagreeable problem, there
is a consciousness of the pure
ness of ones motive, OF the dig
nifty of the end toward which one
strives, that makes one FORGET
questions of modesty and i'm
modesty, propriety and impro-
priety in the one overwhelming
desire to do that which is right?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
The WitChing Hour
BY EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN

lunar craters, SUBMITS and peaks,
and spread over plains below.
During totality the moon &C.
Quilted number of small stars
that is, 1t passed between the
telescope and the stars, opscuring
them, one by one. They, at in
slant of disappearance, vanished
instantly, as If cut out by the
edge of a rapid knife. This is
proof that the moon has no at
mosphere, for air refracts, and no
refraction of light has ever been
seen at times of occultation of
many thousands of stars.
I could not detect diminution of
light upon viewing distant peaks
with the unaided eye until the
shadow had cut off one-half Of
the lunar disk. Then the black
ness of night drew oneapace and
became intense at totality. Sat
urn, Mars, Venus, the Pleiades,
the Galaxy and Orion blazed and
burned and glowed with super
nal splendor when the light from
the moon was cut off.
Then had trouble. Pasadena
turned on about a million cleo
trio lights, and this prevented
the entire scenic splendor of the
eclipse. For Los Angeles keeps
the electric lights going at times
of full moon. while Pasadena
shuts them off. But the folk in
Pasadena turned on the glow
when they missed the moon.
At full total eclipse all OF the
light OF the moon is not extin-
guished. Light is refracted around
the earth by its atmosphere and
drawn to a rude focus on the
moon. And the great object
glasses are so powerful that this
faint light could be utilized in
dimly exploring the interiors Of
the lunar craters. They present
ed a peculiar aspect OF light and
shade under this strange illumi-
nation.
The people in Washington, d.
c., and in Baltimore and Phila-
.delphia, could not see the eclipse,
as at time of beginning the moon
was setting below their distant
Western horizons. When the OBJ
ject- glasses were turned toward
the moon, OF course, the opposite
or eye-end was pointing through
the globe of the earth toward the
sun. A straight line drawn
through the center of the earth
from the center of the sun to the
center of the moon, is the line of
eclipse data. But the surface of
the earth is. on an average, 1858
miles from the center; the diam
eter of the moon, as seen from
the earth, is SO minutes of arc;
and of the earth, as seen from
the moon. 1913 minutes Of arc; a
number that must be allowed for
in computing the time and points
OF view. as seen from many
places on earth. The ephemeris
giving all computations was pub
lished in Washington four years
ago, and every one was fulfilled
to the letter. For great is the
power OF matthew . seal minds.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

TOTALITY has occurred. The
first of the word totality
was written at the instant
Of the beginning of the total
phase of the eclipse OF the moon
as observed from the observatory
the morning of the suspicious
day, September Is, 1918. The
apparent humiliation, the cutting
out of space of the Respondent
moon standing over the distant
Pacific Sea, was a most impress
sive scene, from up here amid a
hundred silent sentinel peaks,
early in the morning.
The time shown by the mean
solar clock, regulated to standard
International time of the 12Oth
meridian west of Greenwich, was
four hours one minute a. m. At
the same absolute instant of mean
solar time the master solar clock
in Greenwich was reading 90
hours 1 minute, or one minute
past noon, as shown by the minute
hand of the great clock really
belonging to the entire world.
And one minute past noon there
is the same as four hours one
minute a. m. just along our good
120th meridian in California, the
beautiful; or the eighth great
hour circle, at one-third OF the
distance around the earth and
likewise around the celestial
sphere, starting from the worlds
first meridian as revealed by the
e-inch piece of spiders thread
in the focus of the worlds adored
transit telescope over in British
land.
For the eyes OF man are TO
cused, as it were, on this tiny
fiber in high power lenses.
The magnitude of the eclipse
was 1.4S5-that is. the diameter
of the earth's shadow where the
moon passed through it was 4S5
thousandths sreater than the d.
ameter of the moon. Then we
had an eclipse of long duration.
And it was. indeed, impressive to
see how much larger the earth is
than the moon. for even without
the telescope the curvature of the
shadow across the moon was
much greater than the curvature
of the moons circumference. And
with high power on the great
telescope and the stars, obscuring
sight TO see the edge of the ad-
vancing shadow cross immense
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
TREATMENT OF MULES.

Editor The Georgian:
l am a reader of he Georgian
and l agree with the gentleman
who signs himself Humane" on
the question of cruelty to dumb
brutes. l understand Atlanta has
no S. P. c. A, and shame on big
Atlanta, the Capital City of our
big State, to let these drivers
beat the faithful animals up so
brutally and not a hand is raised
to protect these poor dumb
brutes. l go to work every morn
ing and walk down Marietta
street quite a few blocks, and to
hear the whips cracking you
would think it was a sham battle.
l know of one contractor who has
ten or twelve teams and ] have
heard him tell his drivers to hit
the mules on the legs so the
welts wouldn't show.
4 LOVER OF ANIMALS.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
The VillainOus Cooks
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

TIME man didn't like the way
his steak was broiled and
he called the cook in and
said so, and the cook, being q
Western man and of high spirit
and very sensitive, pulled his
gun" and shot the man who COM
planned dead.
This happened in St. Louis the
other day The cook is in jail,
grumbling a good dea! about the
meals they serve there, they say.
The man who complained is
buried. / wonder If someone won't
put up monument to him? He
deserves one If man ever did. ~
Whatever is the matter with us
Americans that we will allow
people to feed us the stuff they
call food and never even voice
one single protest? There are
no restaurants 50 good as the best
American restaurants in all the
wide and rolling world, and may
ask a long suffering public If
there Is any restaurant so bad as
the second class American res
taurant anywhere in the uni
verse?
Where did you go this summer?
Down to the New England coast?
What did they give you for
breakfast? Anything you could
eat and enjoy? Tell the truth,
now. And the dinner-forty dish
es on the bill Of fare and not one
of them fit to eat.
A la this and that and the
other thing, and not one slice Of
decently cooked meat, not one
vegetable that tasted like any
thing but an imitation.
Peas! What, were those peas,
those little brigh tgreen bullets
they served with what they called
roast lamb? Beansi Those pal
lid strings? Corn! That with
cred thing on cob? Beef!
Where did you get It? Chickenl
What did It taste like? Veall Oh,
spectered horror Of pale misery.
Pork! Well, yes, that does look
like an old-fa shioned pork chop
when you take a microscope and
look 1t right straight in the face.
But what, oh, what did the cook
in his fiendish fury do TO It?
Piel Leather and stewed fruit.
Cakel You could taste the grease
long before you got chance to
cut II. Ice cream! That was
fairly decent. though IL you went
far enough South, that began to
taste OF hair oil, in some mystic
rious way.
The mountains-fresh trout. the
best vegetables In the world
ruined In the cooking, absolutely
cooked to death. or left half-raw
what is the matter with our
cooks, who are they, and what
are they, that they make us suffer
thus?
Why are there no little inns
pleasant, homelike stopping
places where you can get chop
and a potato and salad and a
bit Of cheese any hour of the
day or night and find il good and
savory, too?
You can fiud such everywhere
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

right action, to right thinking, to
high aspiration, and to the use OF
every faculty and power we pos
sess while here on earth, no mat
ter how limited our outlook.
A man who has been obliged to
follow mercantile business or o
trade. yet who has longed to be o
scholar, and who has spent all his
spare moments in the study OF
law, or literature, will come back
to earth in his next life with q
precocious mind, ready to attain
the heights Of learning with small
effort. A woman who has all her
life longed to be musician began
after she rassed the meridian to
study the rudiments of mus. She
will not live to achieve mora
than beginning in this life; and
the uninstructed mind might
think she was wasting time. Tbs
Knower realizes that she is pre-
pairing herself to come back to
earth a great musician.
Nothing can stand In the way
Of a divine soul which is burning
with an all-compelling resolve.
1t burns away the obstacles
which lie between 1t and it's goal.
1t brings into the visible realm
the invisible helpers.
Meantime all that a man is do
ing will count for great valus
when he comes again to earth.
His efforts, his ambitions, his
hopes are not lost.
We will be what we will to be:
if not ehere and now, then later
on, when We will bring new pow
ers and new strength from the
spiritual realms through which
we will pass en- route to exxes
again.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
In the Course of Time
the Pure Spirit Will
Again Be Sent to In
habit the Sinless Body,
She Says.
Written for The Atlanta Georgian
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright, 1879

MO earnest effort, no use Of
" brain power, no applica-
ton to study, is ever lost.
70 1t is never wasted.
Somewhere, some time, that ef-
fort, that power, that knowledge,
will come into use.
This one fact alone is enough to
make the belief in reincarnation
Of inestimable value, as a source
of happiness to every soul here in
this brief and troubled life span.
Christ taught reincarnation.
1t is well known to students of
this philosophy that few souls re-
member the old lives, at least not
until they have studied 70. that
purpose.
This explains why John the
Baptist when asked Art thou
Elias?" replied mo" But Christ,
knowing all things, said:
Il say unto you he (John) is
Elias, who was for to come"
(Mat. M:14 and xvii: II and 13.)
Solomon says: Il was a witty
child, and had a good spirit; yea
being good l came into a body
undefiled."
Josephus said to the Romans:
do we not remember that all
pure spirits who are in conformi-
ty with the divine dispensation
live in the loveliest of heavenly
places, AND IN COURSE OF
TIME THEY ARE AGAIN SENT
TO INHABIT SINLESS BODIES?
But those who commit self-de-
struction are sent to a r-gion of
darkness"
Origen says: Every soul is in
troduced into a body according to
its deserts and former action
All this is very encouraging to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17

SsTNO the ultra-pure all things
are impure" Such is the
corruption of an ancient
proverb, corruption which, we
are sometimes forced to admit,
bears a firmer stamp of truth
than does the original maxim.
1t is sad commentary upon
human nature that the person
possessing a consciousness of
self-righteousness is pretty sure
to be conscious also of the other
fellows faults.
If he didn't appreciate them he
would lose half the pleasure of
his own virtues!
Some people, compelled by
what they consider a sense of
propriety, are particular to the
point of prurience in speaking of
doubtful subjects. Their hyper
trophied modesty makes them
ridiculous, and the subject of
which they are forced to speak
assumes an. indecency that would
not belong to it if it were treated
honestly
Il am suffering with rheuma-
tism in my limb" complained an
manifestations spinster to. her
physician.
You have four limbs, madam"
the blunt practitioner reminded
her. From your vague reference
to the affected member l suppose
it is one of those limbs termed
by sensible people LEGS!"
You need not ask a chaperon
to accompany u.s." a girl said to
young man who had asked to
be allowed to take her for an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
ABSENCE
BY CONSTANCE CLARKE.

~ REAM-laden sleep hangs heavy on the flowers
Down where the lilies sway
- Night tolls her slowly passing hours.
Love We have lost day
Into that dim and far away tomorrow
Drift |. vet nnger here
For of it's store of hours may not borrow,
Love We have lost year.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
CELEBRATION AT coRDELE.

Editor The Georgian:
l feel sure that we owe much
to you and your good paper. Our
silver anniversary on Tuesday,
November II, was grand sue
cess in every way. The program
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
Letters From the Readers of The Georgian

went Off without a hitch and
there were many thousand guests
present. l assure you that We
feel very grateful to you and your
good paper for the kind words or
your encouragement and public
ity for our undertaking.
LOUIS SPENCER DANIEL,
Managing Director Cordels
Chamber of Commerce.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-17
A CRUSADE IN GEORGIA.

Editor The Georgian:
Your estimable paper of Thurs
day contains photograph Of Mrs
Virginia Brooks Washburn, from
the State of Illinois, who has
come to clean up" the State Of
Georgia; that is, I believe, she
proposes to lead in a vice cru
sade. The most noteworthy thing
about this is the fact she comes
from Chicago. or all the places
where she can do good Chicago
offers as fine opportunity as any
city in America, yet she leaves
there a wealth of opportunity IN
her line of work and goes to the
little town Of Augusta to crusade
I'll venture to say there Is not a.
much sin in the whole town OF
Augusta as one street OF IN
great Chicago.
j. A. STEWART.
Rome. Ca.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
BRONCHITIS SUFFERER
Takes Druggists Advice With
Splendid Result.

If anyone should know the worth
of medicine, it is the retail druggist
who sells it over his counter every
day in the week, and is in position
to know what remedy gives the best
satisfaction.
Mrs. Frank H. Uline, of West Sand
Lake, N. Y, says: For a number of
years l was great sufferer from
bronchitis. Last July had an attack
which was more severe than any, and
my friends thought could not recover
from it. Then was advised by my
druggist to try Vinol, which l did,
with wonderful results. My cough
has left me; l have gained in weight
and appetite, and l am as strong as
ever l was. l advise all who have
bronchitis, chronic coughs, or who are
run down to try Vinol."
1t is the combined action of the
medicinal curative elements of the
Gods liver, without the greasy oil,
aided by the blood-making and
strengthening properties of tonic
iron that makes Vinol so efficient
Remember, We guarantee Vinol
to do just what we say - we
nav back your money if it does not
Prideaux & Bliss, Druqqists.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
Taylor County First.

The Wisconsin Advancement Asso
citation an organization which has nc
land to sell publishes comparison OF
the ~ counties in the Northern half OF
Wisconsin giving the average yield OF
each in the staple crops
The following figures are obtained by
adding together the average crop yield
for each county of the Crops of Corn,
Oats, Wheat, Barley, Rye Buckwheat
and Potatoes.
Taylor county leads by a comfortable
margin with Langlade county second
and Price county close third. Fol
lowing are the figures for the five lead :
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13

east of this city, this week completed
sinking the new shaft on the Treweek
property. The drillings previously
showed good ground but the completion
of the shaft proved that they had en-
countered fourteen inch sheet of jack
Drillings ahead show the range runs
through the Treweek farm, which will
keep the company busy for at least
twenty years.
This company is also operating a
shaft on the Davies property which is II
good payer and assists in producing the
big dividends
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
THE IOWA COUNTY COURT
Proceedings Before Judge Aldro
jerks, County Judge.

Reported by w. II. Thomas, Register In
Probate.
Estate Of Susan Hughes, final hear
ing.
Estate Of James Williams, final hear
ing.
Estate of John Laughnan, hearing
petition for probate of will.
Estate of Adolph Muenster, hearing
petition to compel conveyance.
Estate of A. X Anderson, final hear
ing.
Estate of Philip Crossen, final hear
ing
Estate of Robert Young, final hearing.
Estate of Ann Beardsley, hearing
petition for administration
Estate of Gertrude Schoeneman, hear
ing petition for probate of will
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
Best Known Couch Remedy.

For forty three years DR.. Kings New
Discovery has been known throughout the world
as the most reliable cough remedy. Over three
million bottles wore used last year. Isn't this
proofF 1t will get rid of your cough, or we will
refund your money. j. j. Owens, Allendale
y. G., writes the way hundreds of others
have done: AFTER twenty years, l find Dr.
Kings New Discovery is the best remedy for
coughs and colds that have eyer used" For
coughs or colds and all throat and lung troubles,
1t has no equal. SOC and $1,00, at Prideaux \
Bliss.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
DOINGS or COMMON COUNCIL

Mineral Point, Mar. 4, 1913.-A
regular meeting of the common council
was this day held in the Fire build
ing.
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Parmley.
Members present. Alderman Appel,
k1rst, Martin, Prideaux Sims, Shepard,
Terrill. Absent Alderman Brewer.
Minutes of last regular and special
meetings read and approved as correct
! ed.
The following bills were audited by
the finance committee and on mo.
ton of Alderman Sims were allowed
and ordered paid:
j. Peter. one months salary ........ s33 20
w. H. Bohan, g ... % 90
| L. NJ Priestley. . ~ % 90
| N. Hartert, . ~ te 81
| H. Piling. " so On
E. Wiesen one month salary. ...... 50 90
Peter Quier. da labor 10 90
John Cox. q " .. I 20
Sam Holmes. = " ... 200
Joe Lang with team. 3 90
y. T.. Martin Co.. salt ......,........ / 40
M: +. Public service Co., SITS. S219. so, Jail
SlOO, pumping $50 ..................... 27O 50
M. p Dray Co.. freight S1.1O. drayage 25c 135
Harry Pilling. tramps and burying3
Jugs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6 90
M. p. Telephone Co., Feb and March
rent and messages Observation-Disclosures. 2 Is
Barton Padon. inspecting plans. ........ Is 90
Western Union Telegraph Co.. telegram rs
W. H. pohah' express. ....-...,-........ 80
Chas. l.. Ivey. lead .......... 20
Report of city treasurer read and on
motion of Alderman Sims ordered
placed on file
Report of Police Justice Pittz read
and on motion of Alderman Terrill or
dered placed on file.
Communication from Farmers and
Citizens Bank read and on motion of
Alderman Shepard ordered placed on
file.
Resignation of Commissioner Cham
ley from the school board read and ac-
cepted by motion of Alderman Shepard.
Moved by Alderman Shepard that the
complaint of Mr.. Peters in regard to
his street be referred to street commit
tee and report. Motion carried.
Moved by Alderman Shepard that
council take recess of ten minutes.
Motion carried.
City treasurer instructed to close his
books on Mar. 10.
Motion by Alderman Kirst to ad-
journ. Motion carried.
Attest, W. H. Bohan, City Clerk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
An Epidemic Of Coughing

is sweeping over the town and young
and old are alike affected. Foley's Honey 4
Tar Compound is a quick, safe reliable family
medicine for coughs and colds A. $ Jones, of
Lee Pharmacy. Chico, Calf says: "Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound has no equal, and
recommend 1t as containing no narcotics or
other harmful properties. Alex Metz.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
A SAFE RULE.

1t is good and safe rule to so
journ in every place as if you
meant to spend your life there,
never emitting an opportunity of
doing kindness or speaking a
true word or making friend
Ruskin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-03-13
Many a Suffering Woman

drags herself painfully through her
daily tasks suffering from hackache, headache,
nervousness, and loss of sleep, not knowing her
ills are duo to kidney and bladder troubles
Foley Kidney Pills give quick relief FROM pain
and misery, a prompt return to health and
strength. No woman who suffers can afford to
overlook Foley Kidney Pills.-Alex. Metz.