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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-18

The election Of Herman Shuptrine
to fiji the vacancy in the Georgia Leg
islature caused by the resignation Of
Pleasant a. Stoval. Of Chatham, APP
pointed United States minister to
Switzerland by President Wilson,
makes the membership complete, and
when the roll is called on Wednesday,
June Is. there win be not one vacant
seat, unless providentiaI interference
causes IT,
Mr., Shuptrine, who defeated his OPP
ponent. ] J Bouhan. by a decisive
majority, is one Of Savannah's most
prominent young business men, and
is sure 10 take q high stand in the
General Assembly He is a druggist,
and has been head Of the National
Retail Druggists Association.
Chatham. unlike many Of the big
six counties, rarely sends a deleRa-
ton to the State Legislature compOs-
ed entirely, or even in a majority, Of
lawyers. The present delegation,
which is representative and well up
10 the average, is composed of ons
lawyer, one labor leader, and one mer-
chant.
shuptrine, who Is the Junior mem
Der Of the House, in a way, is not
very extensively acquainted among
politicians and statesmen In Georgia,
but as he IS reputed 90 be a good
mixer" he should experience little
difficulty catching onto things in a
hurry.
Senator NJ C. Tarver, Of Whitfield,
IS the proud possessor Of a lovely soda
fountain.
The Senator bought II at SherTs
sale a few days ago, paying the mag
uificent sum Of SO for the same.
whereas it cost Just $500 a year ago
Il presume" said one of Tarver's
friends to-day, that Tarver expects
to bring that thing down to do his
spouung for him during the session,
and II SO, all right! Most legislative
spoutlng is largely fuss and nzz, any
wayl"
Whatever deep purpose Tarver had
In purchasing that fOunt, however is
not known, as he declines to say
p H. stills, editor and proprietor
Of the Meter Advertiser, is in At
lanta, booming the proposed new
county Of Gambler.
He is a Baptist minister and a
good one, and he is filed to the brim-
with genuine enthusiasm for his pet
project-the creation OF new county
10 be made up Of slices of Bulloch.
Tattnall, and Emanuel, with the hust-
ling town of Meter as county seat.
to be named after former Governor
Gambler
Some folks have told me" said
Mr. Stills. that the Georgia Legisla-
turc is no place for a minister or a
minister's son, but so far / haven't
discovered anything about the aver
age legislator that / don't like first
rate
Il think they all are an unusually
fine lot Of chaps particularly so, per
haps I'm that they seem inclined to
help us along In our Gambler County
proposition. Practically every one I
have spoken to on the subject has
agreed TO support the new county.
After Gambler is created, II stiu
viii leave Bulloch larger than 141 of
the l4S counties In the state, Emanuel
larger than 1885, and Tattnau larger
than 1871"
William II Burwen. OF Hancock
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-18

The Sunday American goes every
where all over the South. II you have
anything 70 sell The Sunday American is
The Market Place Of the South" The
Sunday American is the best advertts-
ING medium.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-18
S56,250,00O German
Loans Go Begging

BERLIN. June 1S.--It is stated that
the new Imperial and Prussian loans,
amounting to $56.250,o00, have failed
disastrously.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-18

William II Burwen. OF Hancock
who expects to be elected Speaker
when the House gets together, is in
town, and win remain here until the
meets.
He has headquarters In the kim
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-18
To The Young
ENpsCtaRt Mother

Women Of Experience Advise the Use Of
Mothers Friend.
There is a certain degree Of trepida-
ton In the minds Of most women in re-
gard to the subject Of motherhood The
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

W KSH1NGTON.-While the postof-
" fee department has long since
stopped the shipment OF plows and
household furniture through the
United States mails by the use OF a
congressional frank, it still permits a
member of congress to frank to and
from his home large cedar chest, In
which he is supposed to carry his let
ter files and other documents neces-
sary to the proper handling of his con-
gressional affairs Time was when q
member could send home a rolltop
desk or a family dining table on his
congressional frank, but when few
more daring members used their spe-
clal mail privilege to frank lumber
wagons and pianos, the department
called halt, limiting congressman to
the cedar chest, as aforesaid.
That at least one of Uncle Sans
postmasters was not aware of the
cedar chest privilege was proved re-
Gently to the entire satisfaction of
Representative Ruckcr of Colorado.
After the campaign Judge Rucker
moved his Office from a Denver hotel
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Michael Feeney Got lob for Sixteen Reasons

Z ANSAS CITY, Mo.-There were
IL sixteen reasons why Michael
Feeney, SG31 West Prospect, should
receive the appointment of fireman at
the county home from the county
court, and the judges were unani-
NOUS On that exact number; so Mr..
Feeney got the appointment.
The sixteen reasons were the six
teen children of Feeney. Neither of
the three judges ever saw nor heard
OF Feeney before his name and his
family record was brought befor. them
and they didn't ask for any political
Endorsements.
The court was not alone in doing
the graceful and proper thing. Barney
Kelly, who also hailed from the Emer-
aid Isle, received the appointment
two days ago. He needed the job. he
told the court.
But Mike Feeney, who has sixteen
children. needs it worse, and if it is
all right with your honors I will step
aside and let him have the place." the
very gracious Mr.. Kelly informed the
court by special messenger.
1T is more than agreeable with me
to give the place to Mr.. Feeney."
Judge Gilbert announced.
Its doubly agreeable to me-" said
Judge Mize.
Il vii! treble the agreeable part on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
In an Untraveled Section of the Capital CITY

and you will find an untraveled and
abandoned road. The stony way is
nearly covered with brown turf, and
where it is not so covered the white
quartz with which the roadbed was
once repaired is grown with moss and
gray lichen. Low banks on the sides
show how the road was worn down.
Pines-poor, stunted specimens
border the road, and OF the right hand
the traveller looks across Tilden street.
which lies below, and southwark, and
eastward over a considerable extent
Of the city You are led on through
thickets of small pines, whose green
is grateful. and through a copse of
oaks disnally bare ard with few
brown, shriveled leaves still holding
fast to tho sapless branches.
The eastward course of the road is
broken by a sharp turn which leads
down the hill through which Tilden
street was cut and into the ravine or
vale through which many of the older
travellers passed on their way to and
from the mill. On the left there is
high bank and steep hill closely
grown with a tangle of vines. On
the right hillside slopes gently up
ward, and this slope is covered with
open oak woods and thickly strewn
with dead red-brown oak leaves. A
little distance farther and this road
merges into Tilden street.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Sent the Congressman's Cedar Box by Freight

to his farm at Rucker ridge, near Fort
Logan. Departing later for WashinE->
ton he sent farm wagon with his
cedar chest to rural postoffce near
by for dispatch by mail to Washing
ton. A week after his arrival here the
cedar chest had not put in its appear
ance and the matter was reported to
the Washington postal authorities
with request to trace. After several
days had failed to produce the much
needed box the Colorado member. des-
perate at not being able to handle
much Of his correspondence. wired the
postmaster at the rural postoft1ce to
which his box had been delivered.
The next day brought no response
from the rural postmaster. nor the
next nor the next; but on the fourth
day by this time frantic statesman
found the following letter In his morn
ing mail:
Dear Judge: l didn't see no use
in making you pay for a telegram
about that box, for thought you
must have taken all the clothes you
needed right away in your trunk. The
man brought the box here all right,
but it was week before l could hail
anybody with wagon going to the
station. finally got it there, as you
will see by the inclosed waybill, and
hope it gets through all right"
And with the letter was unmistak-
able evidence that the rural postmas-
ter had shipped the judges box by
freight, collect.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Uncle Sans Revenue Cutters Were Busy in 1912

THE United States revenue cutter
i service-the Red Cross Of the sea
broke all it's previous heroic and hui
manitarian records during the fiscal
year 1912. Thousands of lives and
hundreds of tempest-tossed vessels.
valued. with their cargoes, at nearly
$11, 100000, we're saved from the perils
OF stormswept seas by the little cut
tiers which guard the coastline Of the
United States in an unbroken line,
from Maine to Texas, and from Alaska
to California. nervously alert sor the
IS O s."
The annual report of Capt E. p.
Berthoof, commandant of the service.
made public the other day, is reci-
tation of thrilling adventure of this
arm Of the federal government, older
than the American navy. A total of
260 distressed vessels were assisted
during the year. and their burden of
2,212 souls rescued from impending
death. One hundred and six persons
were actually saved from drowning.
For every dollar the government
invested in the maintenance Of the
revenue cutter SERVICE" says Capt
Berthof. "there has been a :eturn of
1896 in The form of property saved
from the pe1ils of the sea, and this in
addition to lives saved and other ben
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Boarder Picks Up Pig, But 1t Is Denied Home

confidently, only to be met by the
woman's point-blank refusal to house
the pig for even a minute.
Il will not have any dirty pig in the
housed" she declared wratfully. Rouse
NIT um!'
Retzlach was disappointed. He saw
visions of a good reward for finding
the pig, and it was against his frugal
nature to give up chance without a
struggle. He wished then he was mar.
ried, so that he might assert his
rights as head of the house and. II he
chose. keep the pig all night in the
parlor or, for that matter, the bed
room. But being a bachelor and only
roomer, he had to yield.
The old Eighth ward school building
is located nearby, and so is the Croa-
tan church. Retzlach tried to put the
pig in the cellar of both these build
ings. but every door and window was
closed tighter than a miser's purse.
strings. Then he thought of caves he
had heard of in the steep bluff back Of
the house, but long search failed to
revail a place to quarter his prize.
Finally, in desperation, he carried the
pig to the stockyards on Hers island,
mile away, and got friendly keeper
there to give the pig a place Of refuge
until it's owner could be found.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Mrs. Edward Stotesbury's Footmen Carry Arms

u PHILADELPHIA, PA.-Guarding the
1 priceless Jewels of Mrs. Edward
Stotesbury, wife of the head OF Drexel
& Co., are special policemen in the
livery of footmen. Each is armed
with a revolver and a badge, setting
forth that he is empowered to make
arrests.
The fact was disclosed the Other aft
ernoon while Mrs. Stotesbury was
hostess at reception given at the
Stotesbury man:;ion. The footmen po-
licemen are always on guard, whether
Mrs. Stotesbury Is lat home" or out
driving.
1t was felt that guards were neces-
sary because Of Mrs. Stotesbury's
practice Of riding through the streets
in the shopping district. Then. too.
she is frequently away from home, at
tending various social functions. Wher-
ever she goes the armed footnen. are
with her.
In addition to the jewels Mrs.
Stotesbury possessed before she be-
came the bride of the partner of ].
Pierpont Morgan, she now has valu-
ables that make the proverbial kings
ransom" look insignificant. :
The first glimpse this city had Of the
splendor of her jewels was when Mrs.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

r HERE Is an untraveled section of
the Pierce Mill road which invites
to picturesque walk. This ancient
road rambles along through an inter
esting country from Wisconsin avenue
to Connecticut avenue, but east of the
latter splendid highway the traveller
who would enter Rock Creek park will
turn southeast along Connecticut ave-
nue. till coming to Tilden street. which
leads to the park edge. Then. by
passing the more than century-old
spring house. gray stone structure
rooted by green and messy shingles.
which was erected by Isaac Pierce In
1901, you enter Rock Creek park at
Pierce's mill by way of the Pierce
Mill road.
On the east side Of Connecticut ave-
nue. grading and building have effaced
the Pierce Mill road, but strike east
ward, and opposite the south front of
Holy Cross academy look to the right.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
Cost Of Bugs More Than the Upkeep of Schools

IF all the 600. colleges and all the
i college endowments in the United
States should be destroyed tomorrow
the insect tax Of one year not only
would replace them. but would leave
q balance sufficient to endow thirty
two new universities in the sum Of
$10.000.O0o each.
1t costs more by many millions each
year to feed cur insects than to edu-
cate our 20.000.00O children.
It is clear.to those who know most
about the subject that unless radical
and Immediate measures are adopted
to restore a sure. safe, and natural
equilibrium between insectivorous
birds and their foods. the time will
soon come when the annual loss caus-
ed by insects to agriculture in this
country alone will be counted in bill
lions instead OF millions of dollars
The estimated annual loss to farmers
through insects Is now $500, 900, 0O0.-
The hessian fly in 1904 cost the
wheat-growing states $5O.000,000.
Chinch bugs cost the crops In the Mis-
sissippi Valley $10O.000.000 in one
year, Rocky Mountain locusts. in their
years of greatest activity. cost the
northwest more than $150. 900 900. Cut
worms have caused a loss Of $l00. 000.-
900 at one time. Thus 1t Ii seen that
the terrible loss of $500. O00, 900 in one
year is fairly easy Of proof
The fecundity Of many insects ii be-
yond imagination. The green leaf
locaa Of aphis. 20 destructive q the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
FERvENTLY LOVED; PASSIoNATELY HATED

No man in England is more fervent-
ly lOved-and more passionately hated
than Mr.. Lloyd George. chancellor
Of the exchequer. The bright blue
eyes, the thick hair-rapidly growing
gray--tossed back from the forehead
In moments of excitement, the spare.
alert form. all combine to make
whole which interests. If it does not
always attract: most people are sur.
prised to find that the chancellor is
short man.
The majority of those who. come in
personal contact with him admit that
here is compelling and attractive
personality. While you talk to him
and he is good listener-you feel
that you too are persoeality. and q
personality in whom he IL interested.
As he chats in corner Of the lobby
Of the house Of commons his manner
suggests that you are the center Of
the universe. that In fact until that
moment his soal has been hungering
Tor just this exchange Of ideas. The
musical Welsh voice promises what
Yss, DO uill s1sr . many paotoGr
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

you gentlemen" observed Judge Rem
ley, and Mr.. Feeney was appointed
fireman at the county home at a sal
airy Of SIPS month.
THAT beats what he is getting now
and is better job," Feeney's friend
informed the court. tits the first
time Feeney's services In this world
have been given public recognition.
"Feeney's good fellow and works
hard. You gentlemen know he isn't a
man looking for snap; if he were
such a man he wouldn't have sixteen
children. Feeney doesn't know about
this and lie hasn't applied for the
place."
If any Judge ever thinks CT having
Feeney removed as fireman." Judge
Gilbert said, "all he will have to do is
to bring that family of his into court.
All the politicians in Jackson county
couldn't beat that com bination."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

G T. LOUIS. Mo.-Gazipe!
~ There it is! Look out for it! It
will get you II you don't. Let no
guilty gaz'pe escape.
The ga2jpe made its debut at spe-
cial performance with the legislative
committee of the city council for an
audience. 1t was presented by the
atrical manager, Frank r. Tate. The
appearance Of the gazipe was unan-
nounced and 1t created a sensation.
Discussing the pending bill which
would require all St. Louis theaters to
comply with the building and fire pro-
lection laws as amended in 1907. Man.
ager Tate said:
Il can point out the gazipe in that
bill"
The committeeman were astounded.
The gaZipe came like a bolt out of a
clear sky.
With difficulty restraining his emo
ton. Councilman Leahy asked:
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

D lTTSBURGH, PA. F. Retxlach
i of 14O6 East Ohio street, Northslde.
has pig which the owner can have
by proving property" He found the
pig In front of his boarding house late
the other night when he returned to
that haven. The young porker was
grunting hungrily at the foot OF the
high steps leading to the front door,
and Retzlach captured it without much
trouble.
What to do with the pig after he
got it worried Retzlach. He had no
pen in which to put it, and none of
the neighbors was so provided. The
pig is not very big, and he though: his
landlady would perhaps allow him to
keep it in the cellar or the chicken
coop for the night. So he shouldcred
Mr.. Pig and marched up to the house
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

hop industry and many other of our
most valuable fruit and vegetables,
reproduces its kind at the rate Of ten
sextillion to the pair in one season
These inconceivable figures mean 49,.
900 for every square inch of land that
is above water. Placed in the Indian
file. ten to the inch. it would take
light, travelling at the rate Of 10000
miles per second, $500 years to reach
the file leader =
Fortunately for the protection Of hu-
manity against It's insect enemies.
birds are among the most important
agencies IN staying the fnroads Of in
sect devastation. Most birds eat most
of the time and eat insects and little
else. g
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
'Gazipe," Latest Term for Wood Pile Den1en

What is-what is this-ah-hum-
this. ah-?" -
'Gazipe?" snapped Tate.
yes. What is gazipe?"
We'll. don't know that can ex-
plain it to you clearly"
How do you spell it,"
You don't spell it. You look fol. It..
I don't know that 1t has ever been
spelled, but it has been pronounced a
million times" said Tate.
"Well.' said Leahy, in order that it
may be placed on the Official records
and in the files of the municipal H.
brary we will spell it g-a-z-i-p-e. Now
what is it?'
WELL" said Tate. Il have heard
theatrical people use it very often, but
/ don't think it is known outside of
the profession. When an actorrsigns
a contract with a manager he always
reads It over several times to look for
the gazipe. the little thing which, If
left in there. will cause the actor to
get the worst of it,
One of the committeeman suggested
that gazipe was something like "a
niger in the woodpile."
Every much like it, said Tate.
''Oh. l see," said Leahy. Its
Joker 'stinger.'"
So there you are. If the grocer adds
little 10.cent item to your bill
something that you didn't get-that's
gazipe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

eticial acts performed" To accom-
plish this work there have been Is
cruising cutters and IL harbor vessels
and launches employed during the
year.
Among other unusual Incidents.
Capt. Bertho!f told of how 'piratical
native wreckers" swarmed down upon
the Hamburg-American steamer Prinz
Joachim when, with large party of
American tourists aboard, including
William J. Bryan. she stranded on At
wood Cay. Bahama Islands, November
%, 1911. The revenue cutter Algon.
Quin restored order by standing guard
over the steamer and arming her
crew.
Two mutinies were quelled by the
cutters during last year-one on the
Haitian gunboat Ferrier in Charleston.
S. c., harbor, and the other ON the
Uruguayan | ark Brema in Mobile bay
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

Stotesbury appeared at the opera
about a year ago. At that perform
ance she wore a beautiful diamond
tiara, made of rings OF diamonds set
on edge and extending half way
around the front of her couture.
She also wore diamond drop ear.
rings and diamond necklace, ending
in beautiful sapphire, the wedding
gift Of ]. Pierpont Morgan. The
GROWING feature Of her adornment
was the ground" necklace estimated
to be worth one-half million, which
Mr.. Stotesbury gave her as a wedding
gift ..s
Mr.. Stotesbury spent years in col.
lecting the pearls, which are perfectly
matched. Mrs. Stotesbury has worn
the necklace several times in public,
but always she is carefully guarded. =
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11


He its
in
Ambassador Wilson has been in the diplomatic
United minister
old His boyhod
of General Ley
minister
still
garded in
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
AMBASSADOR WILSON DOING WELL

Public opinion, as we'll az such Of
fetal opinion as can be sounded in
Washington, seems agreed that Am
bassador Henry Lane Wilson is hand
ling very difficult situation in Mex.
leo in manner thoroughly creditablc
to himself.
In times of uproar like that which
has prevailed In Mexico City during
the last month, the ambassador of a
foreign power usually has a chance
to wrap his country's flag around him
and arouse-at home, at least-the
cheers of the multitude by delivering
as stifish an ultimatum as his state
department will allow.
But in the present situation Mr..
Wilson has had to muster consider
able personal firmness to mask the
temporizing and hesitating policy OF
the administration. Anything remote
ly resembling "heroics" was denied
him, and yet the personal safety OF
Americans in the mob-ridden city and
the heavy financial iutorocta NJ Amor.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11

popularity
government
dol OF all
the position sovereign
cratic KING
reoei openly Alfonso everywhere
ne
ms people love him right loyalty Don Alfonso himself
would
Afonsos popularity
minister
followed