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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
An Appalling Thought.

Helen followed him to the door. real
izing that when Warren went out on
the street he would be lost to her
there would be no way she could reach
him until o'clock To be left so alone
the first day in a foreign city seemed
suddenly somewhat appalling Warren
kissed her hurriedly, and drew away
from her clinging arms with d curt:
Now, take care of yourself Don
get run over. You have to look where
you're going here - these cabmend
sooner run over you than not. Go to
the Bon Marohe. That's big shop
you can spend most of the day there
When he had gone, Helen glanced
around with a dismayed sense Of her
loneliness. And this place-she HATED
it, The strong morning sun lit up the
shabby carpet and the dusty, worn, red
velvet furniture. The bedroom with
its now disordered bed and untidy
wash-stand was even less attractive.
A few minutes later Helen, armed
with her guide-book and a book of
French phrases, locked her trunk and
started out-determined 10 find other
rooms in spite Of what Warren had said.
She knew the Continental Hotel was
very near, for he had pointed it out
as they drove from the station When
she entered the lobby. il was with a
sight Of relief At least this looked more
like the hotels at home. one of the
clerks, who spoke English, informed her
that they had not a single vacant room
and would not have for the next ten
days
From there Helen went to the Ameri-
can Express Company. She paused to
view the Opera House which the guide
book said was the heart Of Paris.
1t was a majestic building, but Helen
was not in the mood for sightseeing
this morning The wonder of being
in Paris was somewhat dulled by what
she considered the "wretched" place at
which they weer stopping For Helen
had none of the instincts Of real trav
eIer Her first demand was for clean
liness and comfOrt-to her the joys OF
sightseeing were secondary.
The American Express Company was
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15

! strawberries and green peas over on
his Michigan estate and digging holes
for fence posts, while his hired men
stood around and admired his muscle
i don't know any man who has
more fun with anything than Page
has had with his Michigan country
place. He built things all over it, and
whenever he could use up unlikely
material, he was tickled to death. He
swelled up frightfully over a garage
made from Venetian blinds that were
left from Wrecking one Of his build
ings, and when he planned out win
ter home for his two pet cows from
a sailboat and some laths, he was per-
fectIv happy When ii became neces-
sary last year to build a brand-neW
chicken house, he almost got a head
ache because he was afraid he would
have to have just a normal, prOsatc,
usual chicken house. and his cOllec-
ton of fowls is too valuable and go ID
looking to be condemned to anything
like that. Then one night he awOke
with a yell Of joy and wrote tele-
gram. and by the next boat from
Chicago along came the mahogany
and plate glass that had been repos-
ing in storage.
"The country contractor nearly had
fit and even wept tears of protest,
but Page couldn't hear him. The
chicken house was built on one Of
Pages back lots next the public road
that runs through Pages estate, and
the mirrors We're put on outside be-
cause the hired man who cared for
the chickens stormed around so. He
insisted that chickens needed sleep,
particularly nervous, blooded chick
ems, and he pointed out that if the
mirrors We're inside. the hens would
spend all their time preening and
primping, that being the nature Of
the female sex.
7 tell you that was a great build
ing. On a sunny day 1t was a regular
mirage Everybody, from the young
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
Up-to-Date Jokes

Yes" said the meek-looking man.
I've no doubt you've had some great
hunting experiences in your travels
abroad"
Il have. indeed"
Buffalo hunting"
yes"
And bear hunting"
"Of course"
well, you just come round and let
my wife take you house hunting and
bargain hunting with her. Then you'll
begin to know what real excitement is.
The late Sir w S. Gilbert was in
clined to be witty at the expense Of
the men and women who like TO do am
ateur acting in the name OF charity.
An enthusiast once said to him:
Mr. Gilbert. what do you think OF
our amateur club?"
81 think they are not so much club
as a bundle of sticks" returned the
master Of repartes.
Magistrate TO prisOner) You were
caught in the act of opening a bed
room window.
Prisoner Yes; / believe in hygiene,
and l was only going to open the win
dow an inch or two for the benefit of the
occupants health, It's frightfully I'M
healthy to sleep with your bedroom
window completely shut up.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
Girl in the Big City

every bone in your wreched body and now you'd
better 90 and go quick, for l might do it anyway,
before this hot weather makes lose my temper"
Tom then took Jennie by the arm and walked
on down the street Jennie had never seen Tom
quite so aroused, and, strange to relate, she was
as meek a lamb and walked with him to the car,
never saying word.
When they the car, Tom turned to her
and said, Jennie, girl, your aunt isn't sick. She
didn't send me for you at all. / just told YOU that
to get you away from that place and that fellow.
happened to be passing and saw you with that man
and going into that awful place and told you that
about your aunt, as to get you away quick. If
you had gone into that place you'd never been the
girl afterward, for it's of the worst places
in town and | love you, Jennie, and | want you to
kind think of me once in a while" But Jennie
looked straight ahead, not saying a word
Hal Coffman
(TO Be COHtinued)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
Little Bobbie' s
Pa
By WILLIAM 2. KIRK.

THARE was a comfy of ladies
CAIN to the house last mite.
Thay belong to a new club witch
Ma has Joined, called the Sisters of
the Songbird. The object of the club.
Ma told Pa, is to teech the art of
singing & the art of making new &
butiful songs & sending them to for
rim lands ware the heethen is setting
alone in his blindness.
One Of the ladies did all the talk
ing. Her naim was Missus Smilv
Goode. The way she looked at Pa
onst wen he tried to say sumthing &
interrupted her, it was awful look.
1 bet Mister Goode is a kind of a
silent man.
The obJeck of our order, sed 'AIissus
Goode, is to promote song in all its
butiful buty. Song & the making of
songs has progressed, she sed, until
it is CRATE in its vary grateness. What
is noabler or CRATER than one who
makes songs? she sed to Pa.
/ doan't know, sed Pa, the only song
writers / know is jest plain good fell
lows like Vince Bryant and Billy
Cobb or Harry Williams. Thay don't
feel CRATE or noabel excep sumtimes
late at mite or at stag party, Pa
sed.
But l mean songs for the heethen
to make them see the truth sed Mis-
sus Goode l mean songs that shud
be sent to forrin countries.
He Endorsed It.
That is what shud be did with
lot of the songs that is a kind of rage
now, Pa sed. One sure thing, sed
Pa, if a good heethen mother saw sum
of them songs like Wait Till l Git
You Alone Tonite" & a lot of that
tripe, she wuddent let her littel heeth-
en- daughter sing it, Pa sed. l doant
think we peepul in this country have
a rite to send missionaries anyware
after standing for sum of the songs
that make a hit here.
You doan't seem to understand, sed
Missus Emily Goode. This is the kind
of songs we are going to send to the
heethen like this one witch l have
just rote. Then she sang:
Kindness, kindness, gentle kindness
Must be ShOlrn by all as gUrls
To the heetheH in his blindness
DiUiRq after preShUs pearls.
Oh the foolish pearls he dives for
Underneath the deep blue sea.
VGiH are the foolish things he Striues
for,
Let as help him, you d me.
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YVTHEN Jennie and the fellow met Tom, they
wv going into the place-that Jennie
thought only restaurant-Jennie just
nodded to Tom and was going in with the fellow.
But Tom stood in the way and asked Jennie if she
hadn't better come home with him
At this the fellow got real angry and asked Tom
who HE and what business was it of HIS.
Tom didn't pay any attention to the fellow, but
would not let Jennie pass. Jennie for getting
angry, too, and told Tom it was none Of his bust
ness.
Then Tom finally told her that her aunt the
boarding house keeper, very sick and that she
had sent him to bring Jennie home in hurry. The
fellow shook his fist In Toms face and tried shove
him aside. Tom grabbed him by the collar, shak-
ing him, and said you measy rat. | know about
this place where you are trying TO take this young
girl and If it wasn't for creating a scene I'd break
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15

a big, hospitable building on the corner
Two-thirds of the Americans in Paris
have their mail sent to this office, and
when Helen entered a dozen or more
were writing letters and taking advan-
tage Of the guide books, dictionaries and
bureau of information At the mail
window Helen asked timidIy if there
was anything for Mr.. and Mrs. w. E
Curtis"
The clerk took down a big pack
age of letters from the CO. pigeon hole
shuffied over them quickly and threw
out three for Warren and one for her
self. Helen went TO a desk by the
window and eagerly opened the letter
from her mother.
Carterstown, No,
June "a. 1913.
My Dear Helen-I am writing this
several days before you sail so that
it will be awaiting for you when you
reach Paris. Do hope your voyage
will be a smooth one, and that you
will not be seasick
am sending you a clipping from
the Daily Trumpet" | don't know
how they get the news out here,
but you see they do. Everyone here
thinks its fine that you can travel
so much, To go to London last year
and to Paris this year-that's more
than anyone in Carterstown can do.
Did l tell you that the Episcopal
Church had made up a fund to send
their pastor, DR. Eldridge, abroad
this summer? The two Dobson girls
are going also. But they're all going
on a cheap line from Montreal. You
are very fortunate TO be able to go
on the best line and in such grand
style
know you will enjoy all the
sights in Paris and the many beau
uful shops. Send me a post card
when you can. | will not expect
you 10 write much, as 1 know you
will be too busy
l hope Warren will be successful
in his business, as you write that
this Is only a business trip
With love to both MOTHER.
The clipping from her home town
paper, Helen read with an amused
smile:
Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Curtis. of
New York City, are sailing for
Paris on the Kaiser Wilhelm. Mrs.
Curtis was formerly Miss Helen Al
len, Of this city. and has many
friends and relatives here. Mr.. Cur
tbs is a prominent lawyer in New
York. We hope that their trip will
be a pleasant one"
She slipped the letter back into tn,
envelope. wondering If they would thinl
Warren and she were travelling in sucf
grand style" if they could see the room
she had left this morning.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
To Set Jam.

II Jam VIII Not Set Firmly cut a
jelly square into small pieces and put
II in the preserving pan about five min
utes before removing the jam from the
fire This viii set il beautfNly firm.
and will not make any difference with
regard to flavor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
What She Was Meant For.

A lady of great beauty and attractive
ness. who was an ardent admirer of
ireland, once crowned her praise of it
at a party by saying:
II think I was meant for an Irish
woman"
Madam" rejoined a witty son Of
Erin, who happened to be present
Thousands would back me in saying
that you were meant for an Irish
man"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
A Daring Plan.

Helen looked up quickly as two
American women sat down nearby.
You're staying at the Ritz, aren't
you?' asked the other one
"Oh. no, we discovered the most
wonderful little hotel this year. We've
two beautiful rooms for only twenty
francs a day Everything's so clean
and the service is PERFECT. Perhaps
you know Of it-Hotel Ronceray, 10
Rue Montague.
Helen hastily scribbled the address
in the back Of her guide book, then
gathering up her mail, she went de-
liberately over to the information desk
and asked what bus would take her to
the Rue Montague.
Two beautiful rooms for twenty
francs a day, and they were paying
sixteen at that dreadful place, Helen's
lips were suddenly set in a little grim
line of determination. If this hotel was
as that woman had described il, she
would brave Warren's wrath and engage
the rooms. She would even retain them
with deposit-a deposit large enough
to insure their taking them.
1t was so rarely that Helen ever took
even the slightest initiative without con
sulting Warren, that when a few mo-
ments later she climbed on the bus that
was to take her to the Hotel Ronceray,
her heart beat fast at her own daring.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15

WONDERFUL picture the young
to-day Black Mlanee forms the foundation,
= a plated
glowing loosely
black satin ribbon, which falls
the dOwncurvng back brim of the
is the waist and the other falls
a ost
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
Helen in Distress.

ooh, don't be so darn particular"
pouring out his coffee, while Helen
wiped out her cup and spoon with the
paper you've got to put up with a
lot of things when you travel"
Il can put up with almost anything
If it's clean. But l don't think this
place is clean Hadn't you better tell
them as you go out that we're not going
to stay?'
I've no time to look up any other
place" he frowned. I'm here on bust
ness and got to be on the job. We
can put up with this for a couple Of
weeks-wont be here longer than that -
Helen flushed. Dear. I CAN'T stay
at this place. tell you it isn't CLEAN!
can't eat here" pushing back IN
touched the cup of muddy, brown coffee.
"See here, the place for anybody
that's as blamed fussy as you-is at
home! If I'd had any sense, I'd left
you there
But can't find other rooms?" plead
ingly. 81 haven't anything else to do
i can start out the first thing this
morning. Dear, you said We didn't have
to stay here if we didn't like it,"
well. 1 like it all right This is
good enough for anybody. We've got
two big rooms right on the Boulevard,
within a stones throw Of the Opera
House-what more do you want2''
He pushed back the shabby red velvet
arm chair. crumpled the tissue paper
into ball and threw it on the table
as he rose.
Now I'll be back here about half
past six, and wen go out to dinner.
You can fool around the shops or do
anything you like-but we're going to
let well enough alone and stay right
here Understands
He strobe into the bedroom, brushed
his hat, jammed it on his head, got
some papers out of his suit case and
started for the door.
Now, you've got enough money!
Helen nodded.
We'll, the American Express Com
pany is right around the corner-theyu
tell YOU how to get anywhere. You
might stop in there and see If there
any mail for us
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
Tasty Pudding.

When Making Bread and Butter PId-
ding. sprinkle each slice Of bread and
butter with deslccated cocoanut instead
Of currants and stew some on the top.
This win make a change from the ordl-
nary pudding, and win be found very
tasty
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-15
CHORUS.

Kindness, kindness, that's the iCord
That by heather must be herd
Preech it, sisters. cUeryiCdr6,
Sing it to sum heetheB air.
TIL the cdnnibuls zoe knOD there
WiH not gulp as 1Cen ace 90 there.
Well, sed Pa, ware are you all deer
iittel cunning reeformers going TO get
the gelt for this grand movement
You cant maik it by publishing &
selling yure songs, sed Pa, beekaus
the song bisness is on the fritz
Strong, Brave Men.
We are going to depend on you
strong, brave men to help us out, sed
one of the Sisters Of the Songbird.
We are kind of dependent on you
noabel men, after all is sed & done
about our wanting to vote &, all that.
We lean on you.
Not on me, sed Pa. l am too long
in the league. l wont give a cent.
Put that in yure pipes and sing it,
sed Pa.
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Their Married
81 Life 81
Helen Determines to Brave Warren's Wrath and
Engage Rooms at Another Hotel.
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

7 TELEN opened the door to the
RI grinning French maid with the
= coffee and rolls. The girl looked
uncertainty around for some place to
set the tray. for on the only table
Helen had unpacked her travelling bag.
Wait. you can put it here and
Helen hurriedly cleared off the table.
The maid. who could not understand
or speak a word of English, put down
the tray, chartered something in French,
and hurried out.
Breakfast Gomez" called Warren
from the bedroom.
THE trays come, but 1 shouldn't
call it breakfast" answered Helen,
viewing it with disgust Just see
how they serve things here"
1t was certainly not an attractive
tray There were only coffee and rolls.
A roll and a blackened spoon and
knife was thrust in each of the thick,
Clipped coffee cups. There was a small
plate of butter, a brown earthenware
coffee pot. a pitcher Of hot milk,
saucer with a few humps of sugar-and
nothing else There were no napkins,
and not even saucers for the cups.
We'll, they don't believe in unes-
sentiaIs, that's certain" was Warren
comment as he surveyed the tray
Look at that silver." exclaimed
Helen Indignantly. taking the black
ened spoon and knife from one of the
cups
I'D hardly call it silver. But come
on-draw up chair there. It's after
nine now and l ought to be out of
here"
Helen spread a fresh towel on the
table to serve as a cloth, and arranged
on it the meager contents Of the tray.
Here, dear, this is as good as paper
napkins" taking from her trunk some
crumpled tissue paper.
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two persons still quite under thirty,
who are nevertheless forward ex-
ponents of the new gospel of social
service. Ambitious, so it is said, for
career in foreign missionary fields,
Miss Wilson, yielding to the persua-
sions of her kinsfolk, gave up for
eign service for work at home She
identified herself with the social serv-
ice workers in the famous light
house district" of Philadelphia She
has been devoted to the Young Wom-
ems Christian Association, travelling
many miles in all seasons to speak
in behalf of the CauseA Very little of
her time since March 4 has been
passed in Washington, the allure
ments of social life at the capital hav-
ing failed to divert her interest or at
tention.
Groom Social Worker.
Mr.. Sayre has had a career in many
ways Identical in point of service.
His association with the Grenfell
mission in Labrador the fruits of his
achievements as an explorer in Lab
rador, his afhhation with the Dis
trict Attorneys office in New York
city, all portray clearly enough the
bent of his mind and the intensity
OF his philanthropic purpose. He will
take his bride to Williamson. Mass,
where he is connected with Williams
College.
While eschewinG the round OF teas
and fetes which characterize social
life Of the day, neither Mr.. Sayre
nor Miss Wilson is of the deadly Sc
rious trend of mind. Both are good
dancers, both are fond of music both
play a good game of tennis. Miss
Wilson, who is considered the beauty
of the White House family, is fair
haired, blue eyed and slender and
girlish in form. MIR. Sayre, who is
very blond, rather resembles his
father in law be, President Will
son.
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GOVERNOR SLkTON
At LAURENS FAIR
Executive, Superintendent Brit
tain and Congressman Hughes
Make Addresses.

DUBLIN, Nov. 7.-Governor Slaton
arrived in Dublin this morning to be
the guest of the Twelfth District Fair
Association for the day and to make
an address. State School Commits
isoner M. L. Britain and Congress
man Dudley M. Hughes national Rep
resentative of the Twelfth District,
arrived at the same time. and both
made speeches.
The Governor and other officials
we're met at the depot by the Boy
Scouts, the Dublin Band and a large
party of citizens. Shortly after their
arrival the entire party was taken
for an automobile ride around the
city, which ended at the fair grounds,
Where the speeches were heard.
Mr., Britain made the first speech,
5udressing a large crowd of school
'nlldren, talking smainly along edu-
auonal lines. Congressman Hughes
made the speech introducing Govern
or Saton. Governor SlatOn spoke Tor
ABOUT an hour to the largest crowd
=Eer seen on the fair grounds.
At the close of the speeches the
party was the guest of the fair as
,oclatlon at an old fashioned country
INNER served on. the fair grounds.
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Engraved in simple script, the cards
differ from those used by the average
bride and bridegroom in we'll to- do
circumstances in only two particu-
lars. Furthermore, instead of the IA
miliar Mr." appears the words the
President"
The cards of invitation have gone
forth. 1t is said that 500 are hidden
to the ceremony. and Washington IS
barking back to the last White House
wedding, when at noon on FEBRUARY
II, 1906, Miss Roosevelt and MIR.
Longworth were married. The invi-
tations to that are still valued souve-
Mrs. They were very little different
from those which at the moment are
at the White House. addressed
stamped and ready to be sent out
In the Longworth- Roosevelt cards
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt
requested the pleasure Of your COM
pany at the marriage of their daugh-
ter" In the present instance THE
President and Mrs. Wilson request
the pleasure of the presence Of"
The name of each individual guest
Is written in full. Another difference
comes in the insertion on Miss Will
sons cards of the words at the
White House, Washington, d. c." As
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in the case of Miss Roosevelts we'd
ding, the admission cards bear the
name of each guest
Just who have been included in the
list of invita- tons is still a matter of
conjecture. Members of the diplo-
matte corps have always been guests
to whom special consideration has
been displayed Whether they will
appear in civilian attire or uniforms
Is a query yet to be answered. Mrs.
Wilson received the French AmbasSa-
dor and Nine. Jusserand on Monday
afternoon, and it is reported that she
took this opportunity to express her
wishes to Mr.. Jusserand, who, as dean
OF the corps, has the duty of settling
the question OF attire.
Trousseau Still incomplete.
New York, Baltimore and Wasa-
ington shops hay been searched by
Mrs Wilson and her daughters, who
are still adding to Miss Jessie VIII
sons trousseau, which has grown tc
ambitious proportions.
New York has provided eight hats
suitable for all occasions, and from
New York also came one of the most
fascinating gowns of the entire trous-
seau II is dinner gown Of ivory
white velvet the bodice made almost
entirely of fimy lace, touched off with
gold embroideries.
Not only the White House bride,
but her sisters, are sharing in the
fruits of the wedding expenditures
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson re-
Gently having added several modish
new frocks to her collection of even
ing gowns.
Mrs Wilson, on the occasion of her
daughters marriage, it is said, will
wear robe of soft gray velvet en-
bossed in a running floral design and
trimmed with some exquisite ivory
toned lace relieved by touches Of
white fur.
The wedding will unite the lives of