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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
of Sense In
Pet Names
IfTHAT was a very foolish mistake
and there was no excuse for

and there was no excuse AoA
il" said the elder Miss Pettins
to her sister ANY one would have
known better"
What's the trouble?' asked the
thoughtful man.
You know that big fat woman VINO
lives next door. My sister called her
Ella because she always reminded my
daughter of an elephant. But her name
is Dot. People are sensitive about their
names and 1 am afraid Miss Dot will
be offended 1t was certainly a fool
ish mistake. Three hundred-pound
women are always named Dot OF
Fairy, and my sister should have
known it,"
That's so" agreed the thoughtful
man. But the parents are to blame.
They have no sense of fitness.
Take for example, Mamie Masto-
don She is only fourteen, but she
weighs a large fraction of ton. Her
mother calls her Baby Now, Baby
heard her say the other day, come
and let mamma comb your hair. Great
guns!
Then there's the yeast cake agent
| IN the next blOth ne AitlS O ihNS Inv
the last days of Pompeii. There's a
wart on the end OF his nose and seven
dropping whiskers on the end Of the
wart, and his wife calls him Sweet.
heart without even cracking a smile"
MY cousin has one of those ba-
bies' you were speaking about just
now" put in the amiable man. She's
as big as l am-bigger. They call
! her Baby She thinks she is a baby
in consequence, and whenever l go to
see my cousin that creature comes and
climbs up into my lap. Nice visit l
have. sitting up holding that young
giantess on my knee! It's fierce"
Il never could preserve my digni-
| ty," remarked the architect, when
| Gibraltar of woman called a man
the size of a tleck of dust papa And
then papa always gets back and calls
| the avalanche Birdie
| you know" said the thoughtful
man. - think they figure that they fool
people sometimes. Perhaps they fool
| themselves. A pocket edition man will
pompadour his hair. grow fierce mus
tache and cultivate a harsh voice and
haze his wife call him pap and thinS
| that he has thereby added materially
| 10 his stature
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
YOU ARE TOO YOUNG.

am eighteen and in love with
girl Of twenty I love her madly
and she loves me DO you think |
ought 10 marry this girl2 | am
getting $50 per month. But my
folks object, saying I am too young.
JACOB.
Your parents are right Even If
YOU were older your marriage would be
foolish for economic reasons These
are not the days when Love can thrive
on only $50 a month.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
SYNOPSIS

. maverick Narkom. superintendent Of
Scotland Yard, London fnds bir,seIf
hopeiessly at the mercy of thieves.
murderers and other criminals i'm a
eigantic crime wave spreading over the
ely; he has fought vainly against il.
A. iast he contides to Sergeant Petrie
that Cleek, the reformed crook nov
secretly aiding the law he once broke.
Is the only man who can successfully
wipe out the epidemic OF crime. CIeek.
ne knows. is secretly at work on his
own account
owing to the fact that C!eek has
seldom appeared twice with the same
lace, Narkom could not identity MIN
II he knew where to look. An ad
Is inserted in the daily papers asking
GEEK to call at Scotland Yard. Mean
While the crimes increase.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Begin With the
CirlasaBaby

81. from childhood up a girl has
been taught to endure any
hetet 5iss greeable, has had every
KIM, ,SinS made smooth and pleasant
u, ,l-'I Ser and has grown to consider
-, ~, I'm way about as important a
asi az she knows of, she is going
iniI Z, as willful about falling in
70 az about everything else, and
.o g',Iiv willtul in falling out again"
sC.roIine Duer.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Sweet Revenge.

'ldse-It seems to me that I have
seen YOU before.
FHSoner-You have, your honor: ]
slght your daughter singing lessons.
Judge-Thirty years.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
D. REATRIoE FAIRFAX.

cTPI, baby is born. and so mi
q raculous a thing is birth that her
\ father and mother get down on
Liz knees before this little pink,
.,,pred rose leaf Of a mortal. and vow
- miracle was never wrought be-
fore.
r,sv become slaves before ruler
10, young to know wisdom or justice.
-s.v become obsessed with one ambi
-, and that is to crafty every whim
= .ha capricious little queen of their
home.
She cries for toys her father can not
.sord and he mortgages his future
..,ca Of mind in getting them. She
s.nsnds service from her mother that
,,us for weary hours of hard labor, and
.bovs no gratitude at the result.
Che came into the world unspoiled
40 the two to whom was intrusted the
,lan Of keeping her so pervert their
ovo IN such ends that before she is five
she hasn't a grace of her babyhood left.
She had her way as a child in choos
7v that which was not good for her.
She will have her way with more trag
IL results when the wrong man comes
vooing. Yet, in the face of the expe-
renee Of others, parents continue to let
The whimper of a spoiled child send
ay!ng every bit of judgment and COM
mon sense they ever possessed.
Can Not Understand.
81 can not see what possesses her to
at this way" writes a mother of girl
who is encouraging the attentions of a
man Of bad reputation. I'VE have been
the most indulgent parents to her,
never denying her a thing, yet when we
beg her to have nothing to do with this
nan she laughs at us. What can we
Do,
My dear woman. you can do nothing.
You have already done too much. In
,re days that we're gone you permit
ted YOUR daughter to have her own way
10 all things. It is too late TO convince
her that she can't have her own way
nov that she is 49,
A girl grows up and strays, and some
me discovers that her natural guar
dams have been paying no heed TO her
footsteps, and they are blamed Al
Ways. always, the blame is laid on the
parents. often unjustly. but never I'M
Justly when the child has grown up
knowing nothing but Indulgence
spoiled baby, a willful child, a
stubborn and unreasonable young wom-
an The transition is easy and natural,
and when the stubborn and unreason-
able young woman falls in love with
the wrong man, the tragedy begins.
Must Be Patient.
To those parents whose love still
Eneels before a cradle there is time to
avert such tragedy. The baby girl
may be taught filial respect, self con-
rol and learn that her parents know
best.
For those parents who surrender to
every childish whimper there is only
one thing to do when a girl loves and
marries a man of whom his own par
ehts can not approve. and that is to
make the best Of it.
They did not punish her when she
suffered in having her own way as a
Mid; they must be patient with her
now
And so l ask forbearance. pity, char
,E and an all-enveloping love for the
who will not listen to reason. She
vas given patience as A child that
had long ceased to be a virtue She is
greater need Of patience. and how
much more it would prove a virtue to
nov II 10 her now,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
TRUST SHE WOULD OBJECT.

T"NT MISS FIT|THN-
am deply in love with young
lady. but do not know whether my
love is TcCiproCated. IS she does not
I'm any way show me that she loves
me Is il wrong for me 10 kiss
the young lady when saying good
night F.. &.
Tell her YOU love her and ask if tina
sentiment is returned
Until YOU have made the discover,
that the love is mutual, don't attemp
to kiss her. A kiss given to a casua
acquaintance cheapens the girl VIII
gives it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Train to Dover.

THE limousine-as quick as you can
get her round"' said Narkom in the sharp
staccato of excitement ITO the scene Of
the explosion in Charges street first. and
if the bodies of the victims have been re-
moved then to the mortuary without an
nstant's delay"
He dashed into the inner room, grabbed
his hat and coat from the hook where they
were hanging and dashed back again like
man in a panic.
Come ONT he said. reckoning TO Dol
lops( as he flung open the door and ran
out into the passage. "Gf they've done
him in'-him. II they've got him after
all Come on! Come on"
Dollops came on with rush, and two
minutes later the red limousine swung
out into the roadway and took the dis
lance between Scotland Yard and Charges
street as a milea-minute clip.
Arrival at the scene Of the disaster ellie
tied the fact that the Temains-literally
remains" since they had been well-nigh
blown to fragments-had, indeed, been re-
moved to the mortuary; so thither Mark
ON and Dollops followed them-their fears
being in no wise lightened by learning
As the features Of both victims were
beyond any possibility of recognition
Identification could, of course, be arrived
at only through bodily marks and Dollops'
close association with Cleek rendered him
particularly capable Of speaking with
authority regarding those of his master.
1t was, therefore a source Of unspeak-
able delight to both Narkom and himself
when, after close and minute examination
Of the remains he was able to say, posi-
lively. Sir. whatever's become of him.
praise God, neither Of these here two dead
men Is him. bless his 'eart!'
They Were After Him,
so they didn't get him after all" sup
plemented Narkom, laughing for the first
time in hours. Still. It can not he
doubted that whoever committed this out
rage was after him, since the people who
have suffered are complete strangers Ia
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Sure, a Man Could !

Washer (entering a restaurant hur-
riedly) say, can man get a
dwink here?
in.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
No News of Cleek.

mo, sir. I aren't clapped eyes on
him since he sent me off to the bloomin'
seaside eight weeks ago. AIRS he told
me when we come to part was that Miss
Iorne was goin' out to India on a short
visit to Cap'n and Mrs. 'Awksley-Lady
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Optimism Rewarded.

His eve fell upon the ever-ready tele-
phone. He stopped short in his purpose
less walking and nodded and smiled 10 it,
Wen have you singing your old tune
before long, my friend he said, OPP
timistiCaly II know my man-gad. yes!
He'll let no grass grow under his feet now
that this things over l shall hear soon
yes, by James, ] shall"
His optimism was splendidly rewarded
Not however, from the quarter nor in the
manner he expected, 1t had just gone
half past seven when tap sounded the
door Of his office swung inward and the
porter stepped into the room.
Person wanting to speak with you. sir,
in private" he announced Says it's
about some personal in the morning pa
per- sir"
Send him in-send him in at once!"
raped out Narkom eXcitedly Move
sharp, and don't let anybody else in until
give the werd'
Then as soon as the porter had disap-
peared. he jumped up, twitched the thick
curtains over the window. switched on
the electric light, wheeled another big
chair up beside his desk, and, with face
aglow, jerked out a cigarette box which
had not seen the light for weeks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
TODAY'S INSTALLMENT.

NOW know why he cleared out, Good
old Cleek. Bully old CIeek-' he said to
himself. and stopped suddenly as though
something had got into his throat and half
choked him. But after a moment or two
he jumped up suddenly and began walk
ing up and down the room. his face fairly
glowing; and if he had put his thoughts
into words they would have run like this
A Trap For Cleek.
Margots crew, of course. And he
must have guessed that something Of the
sort would happen some time if he stopped
there after that Silver Snare business at
Roehampton-either from her lot or from
the followers of that Mauravanian John
ME who was at the back of it, They we're
after him even in that little game, those
two. | wonder why?
What the dickens, when one comes to
think Of il, could have made the prime
minister Of Mauravania interest himself
in an Apache trick to do in an ex-
craftsman? Cad! she flies high, some
times that Margot! Prime minister of
Mauravanial
And. the fool faced fifteen years hard
to do the thing and let her get Off scot
free Faced It and-took it; and is TAX
ing it still, for the sake Of helping her to
wipe off an old score against reformed
criminal.
wonder II Cleek had ever crossed him
in something? Wonder if he, too, was on
the crooked side once. and wanted to
make sure Of its never being shown up
Oh, well, he got his medicine And, so,
too. will this unknown murderer who's
doing the secret killing in London, now
| that this Charges street affair is over
Bully old Cleek, Slipped EN- again,
Had their second shot and missed you!
Now you'll come out NJ hiding. old chap
and we shall have the good old times once
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
By T. w. HANSHAW.

Copyright by Doubleday. Page & Co.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
NOTICE OF THE ISSUANCE OF
AN ATTACHMENT.

In the District Court of the Seventh
Judicial District of the State Of Idaho.
in and fer the County of Canyon.
Bank of Emmett, a Corporation,
Plaintiff, VS. E. E Hunt, D. D. Farms
worth, W. R. Brunton, E. Heath, r.
H. Greene, and Otto Wilhelm, Defend
ants.
State of Idaho, County of Canyon, IS.
Notice is hereby given that on the
22nd day of August, A D. 1913, at
taehment was issued in the above-en-
titled action against the property of
the aforesaid defendants, E. E. Hunt,
D. D. Farnsworth, w. R. BrUnton, E.
Heath, R. H. Greene, and Otto VIII
helm, for the sum of Five thousand
and no-10O (S5000.00) dollars, with
interest thereon at the rate of 10 per-
cent per annum from September 18th,
1912, together with the costs of this
action, and 100000 attorneys fees.
Witness my hand ard the seal of
said District Court, affixed this 22nd
day of August, A. D. 1918.
GEO. W. ST0VEL,
Clerk of the District Court.
J. K. Mcdowell, Attorney for
Plaintiff, residing at Emmett, Idaho.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
Don't Let Baby Suffer With Eczema
and Skin Eruptions.

Babies need perfect skin covering
Skin eruptions cause them not only
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ment can be relied on for relief and
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whose skin eruptions have made their
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We tried DIR. Hobson's Eczema Oint-
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Strengthen Weak Kidneys

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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
Thought Nine Enough.

The following amusing birth notice
appeared in the Dresden Anzeiger:
ITO our seven hearty boys there came
today. in Gods early morning. not the
wished for little daughter. but, in COM
pensation. pair Of fine boys We
judge by this elementary event that
these strenuous times demand more
men than blossoms of the gentler sex
and console ourselves with thoughts Of
our fatherland. to which we call:
'Hurrahl Hurrahl Now there are nine
Firm stand and true the watch on the
Rhinel
ITO all dear friends and acquaint-
ances and to whom else the joyous It'd
ings may be Of interest we give this
notice-the last Of its kind-Eduard
Rost and wife,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
SUMMONS.

In the Justices Court for North
I Emmett Precinct, Canyon county,
Idaho. Before D. NJ Stokesbery, JUS
tice Of the Peace.
3. o. Clark and r N Cummings,
I partners, doing business under the
I firm name Of Clark & Cummings"
Plaintiffs, VS.. r C. Cannady. Defend
ant.
The State Of Idaho sends greetings 10
the above named defendant:
You are hereby summoned 70 ap-
pear in the above-entitled court 70 he
I held at "City Hall" in said Precinct,
I IN the above entitled cause ar 10
o'clock q m, upon the 23rd day OF
October, 1918, and answer plaintiffs
complaint on file IN said court or
plaintiffs viii take judgment against
you as prayed for in said complaint
Said action Is brought &c recover
from you seventy and no-i00 dollars
$1,000 and interest thereon from
April first, 1910, at per cent per an
mum and costs OF suit, on account OF
money due for services performed BY
the plaintiffs for the defendant at the
special instance and request II the
defendant between the first day of
March, 1910, and the first day Of
April, 1910. Of the reasonable valua-
ton Of $4,000, on which there has
been paid the sum Of $1,000 All OF
which viii more fully appear by the
complaint on fle hereir 70 which YOU
are referred for e more complete
statement Of the nature Of the cause
CT action
Witness my hand this 26th day Of
August, 1913.
D NJ STOKESBERY.
Justice Of the Peace. North Emmett
Precinct, Canyon County, Idaho.
J. K Mcdowell Attorney for plain
tiff, residing at Emmett, Idaho.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
Rex Beach Adventure
Stories
Hex

CONTINUED from the preceding page. J
hole where he had sunk again into the
death sleep. while Barton. in the for
ward seat, leaned YEARLY on his ice
clogged paddle, moaning as be strove
to shelter his face from the sting Of
the blizzard.
An endless time they battIed with
the storm, slowly gaining. foot by foot.
till In the darkness ahead they saw
the wall Of shore ice and swung into
its partial shelter.
Dragging the now unconscious Sulli-
van from the boat. Captain rolled and
thrashed him. while Barton, too weak
and exhausted to assist. feebly strove
to warm his stiffened limbs.
In answer to their signals the team
appeared maddened by the lash of the
squaw. Then they wrapped Sullivan
in warm robes and forced scorching
brandy down his throat till he coughed
weakly and begged them to let him
rest.
You must hurry him to the In
dian village" directed Captain. He'll
only lose some fingers and toes now,
maybe. but you've got to hurry
Aren't you coming, too?' queried
Barton. rWe1l hire some Eskimos to
go after George. III pay 'em any
thing"
mo; I'm going back to him now.
He'd freeze before we could send help,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
~eet in there and paddle to beat hi"

AGet in there and paddle to beat h-I.'
and. besides. they wouldn't come out
in the storm and the dark"
But you can't work that big canoe
alone. If you get out there and don't
find him you'll never get back. Charlie,
let me go, too he said, then apollo
gized II am afraid | won't last,
though; I'm too weak"
The squaw. who had questioned not
at the absence of her lord. now
touched Captains arm. Come" she
said; Il go with you" Then. address
ing Barton: You quick go Indian
house; white man die. mebbe. Quick.
1 go Big George"
'Ah. Charlie. I'm afraid you'll never
make it." cried Barton. and, wringing
his friends hand. he staggered into
the darkness behind the sled wherein
lay the fur bundled Sullivan
Captain felt horror of the starving
waters rise up in him, and panic
shook him fiercely till he saw the
silent squaw waiting for him at the
ice edge He shivered as the wind
searched through his dampened parka
and hardened the wet clothing next
to his body, but he took his place and
dug the paddle fiercely into the water
till the waves licked the hair Of his
gauntlets.
The memory of that scudding trip
through the darkness was always
cloudy and visioned Periods Of keen
alertness alternated with moments
when his WEAKNESS bore upon him
till he stiffly bent to his work. wonder
ing what it all meant
1t was the woman's sharpened ear
which caught the first answering cry
and her hands which steered the in
tricate course TO the hearing berg
where the sailor crouched. for at
their approach Captain had yielded to
the browse of WEAKNESS and. in his
relief at the finding. the blade floated
from his listless hands.
He dreamed quaint dreams. broken
by the chilling lash of spray from the
strokes of the others as they drove
the craft back against the wind. and
he only partly awoke from his leth-
argy when George wrenched him from
his seat and forced him down the
rough trail toward warmth and safety
Soon. however. the stagnant blood
tingled through his veins. and under
the shelter of the bluffs they reached
the village. where they found the anx-
ious men waiting.
Skillful natives had worked the frost
from Su;livan's members. and the stim-
ulants in the sled had put new life
into Barton as well. So. as the three |
crawled YEARLY through the dog flied |
tunnel of the igloo. they were met by |
two wet eyed and thankful men
When they had been despoiled of |
their frozen furs and the welcome heat |
Of whisky and fire had met in their |
blood Captain approached the whaler.
who rested beside his mate:
George. you're the bravest man | |
ever knew. and your woman is worthy
Of you" be said. He continued slow
y, I'm sorry about the fight this
too
The big man rose and. crushing the
extended palm in his grasp. said:
We'll just let that go double. part
,er. You're as game as ever see" !
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e Of Time and Place Appointed

for Proving Win, Etc
In the Probate Court Of the County
Of Canyon, in the State Of Idaho.
In the matter Of the estate Of VIII
liam R. Cartwright, deceased
Pursuant TO an order Of said Pro-
bate Court, made on the 10th day Of
August, 1913, notice is hereby given
that the 18th day Of September, 1913.
at one O'Clock p. m, Of said day, at
the court room of said court, at the
court house in the city of Caldwell,
County Of Canyon, has been appoint
ed as the time and place for proving
the viii Of said William R. Cart
wright, deceased, and for hearing the
application Of Rachel A Cartwright
for the issuance 70 her OF letters tes-
tamentary, when and where any per-
son interested may appear and con-
test the same.
Dated August 10th, 1913.
D. D. HARGER. Clerk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
The Use of English.

OF the 10000 English words avail
able for conversation purposes only
400 are said to be in common use. II
these were carefully selected there
would be little cause for complaint,
since the combinations they make
possible should provide innumerable
shades Of varia ton. Careful word Sc
lection is something that should be en-
couraged in and out of the schools
Christian Science Monitor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-09-04
|. Wasn't Like Sargent After All.

Once when John S. Sargent the ia
nous painter. was at a banquet a
young lady whom he knew very well
said to him. ''0h. Mr.. Sargent. saw
your latest painting and kissed 1t be-
cause it was so much like you"
And did it kiss you in returnT"
why. no."
Then" said Mr.. Sargent. lit was
not like me"