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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
BY j. w. IIeisman.

e
Ii the best teams of former
n years In the South look better
than ever this year, while the
second and third rate teams would
appear to have improved but little, II
any The class OF ball that Van
derbilt Auburn Georgia, Sewanee,
and Tech will play this year WILL In
my opinion, bring Southern football
distinctly nearer to the form shown
by the big Eastern and Western
teams than has ever been the case
before
While Mercer, Citadel, Birming-
ham College, Howard. Rushton, An
niston, South Carolina and, possibly,
Chattanooga do not appear 20 be In
line this year for any very consld-
cradle advance in standard 1t is well
worth noting that two teams that
have been rather out Of the running
the past few years both promise and
threaten to come back into the fold
with a rush. | refer TO Clemson and
Tennessee.
Clemson To BE Strong.
Clemson makes no secret OF the
fact that they have coolies" OF good
material on hand this year, that they
have three coaches, that their men
are experienced and have the neces.
sary weight, speed and ego" in them
and that they expect to give more
than one good team in the S |. A. A.
a jolly good time Of IL before the
curtain is rung down on Turkey Day.
We will all be very glad to see
Clemson get back in the running,
for they are good sports, and ii al.
ways seems a pity to see good
team go backward, even temporarily.
Clemson failed to run up a score
on Davidson last Saturday, but II
anybody expected them TO do so II
little about the year in and year out
strength of Davidson as football
college, for Davidson is none OF your
wealIlngs. by long shot. The
Tigers did well enough to win the
game and will be encouraged by that
fact, and will come faster and
stronger from now on
Tennessee To Be Heard From.
II may be recalled by some that last
fall in my review of the season just
closed / made the prediction that
Tennessee would be heard from this
year They have been working out
toward daylight again for the last
couple Of years and their team of
last fall showed such promise as a
green aggregation that il was bound
to come. The Volunteers boast a
line that will weigh very little under
lS5 pounds to the man from end to
end with a backfeld averaging close
to 10 pounds, with such ayoirdu-
pos as this. 1t is no wonder they
have a good team, provided they
get the proper coaching, and that
they are sure to reap at the hands
OF Coach Clevenger and his two as
sistants. Captain Kelly at tackle is
one of the best linemen in the South
to-day. and Quarterback Rainey is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-11
TITLE WRESTLING BOUT.

SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 10.-ChrIg
Jordan, OF Cleveland. and Mike Yo-
KEEL, of Salt Lake City, signed articles
to wrestle for the 15S-pound cham
pionship of the world in Salt Lake
City on October 81
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
By GARRETT P. sERVIss.

tn HE greatest peril for those who
ascend to great attitudes is not
that of falling, but that of being
suffocated. like fish taken out of water!
It was the climbers OF high noun
tains who first discovered the fact that
It is often difficult for men to breathe
at a height OF from two and half to
three miles above sea level. The late
Edward Whymper, the conqueror of
the terrible Matterhorn, made many ex-
periments on this, and he concluded.
after climbing Chimborazo and other
huge peaks in the Andes, that the
cause of mountain sickness" as the
trouble was called, was due both to
the lessened value of air that is in
spired at such attitudes and to the ex-
pansion of the gases contained within
the body. producing a pressure upon
the internal organs
But more recent study has shown
that the difficulty arises mainly from
the comparative lack of oxygen in the
upper air, and that this may be over
come by means of apparatus supplying
extra oxygen to the lungs.
The two principal constituents OF the
atmosphere are oxygen and nitrogen.
Nitrogen is an inert gas which STILES
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12

and would walk the floor. ! could not
lie down or sit still sometimes for
day and a night at a time. was
nervous, had very little appetite, no
ambition, melancholy, and often felt
as though l had not a friend in the
world
after l had tried most every fe
male remedy first, without success,
nv mother n-law advised me to take
LYDIA E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound ! did so and gained in
strength every day. I have now no
trouble in any way and highly praise
your medicine II advertises itself. -
Mrs. S. T. HURLEY Eldon, Mis-
souri,.
Remember, the remedy which did
this was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound. For sale every
where
It has helped thousands of women
who have been troubled with dis
placements, Inflammation. liberation,
tumors Irregularities periodic pains
backache, that bearing down feeling,
INDIGESTION, and nervous prostration,
after all other means have failed.
Why don't you try it,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12

started from Lamotte- Breuil in France.
and attained an elevation OF nearly 3d.
o6e feet, or six and a quarter miles,
came down in perfect condition. and
exulting In their great feat!
Their success and immunity from
suffocation were due to the fact that
they took with them the apparatus
shown In the accompanying Photograph.
A Wonderful Picture.
This consists of an air tight vessel
flied with compressed oxygen. A mask
which can be fitted closely over the
nose and mouth is connected by a tube
with the reservoir of oxygen. There
is a pressure gauge which enables the
aeronaut to measure the quantity Of
oxygen remaining in the reservoir, and
there Is also a device by which to reg
ulate the amount flowing through the
tubes. Thus they could take just as
much oxygen as they needed and no
more. The rate of supply varied from
two quarts per minute to ten. The res
ervoir contained about 1900 quarts.
They began to breathe the oxygen
when at height of about II 900 feet.
The method of using the apparatus is
shown in the photograph. which was
taken by Senouque, showing Bienaime
and Schneider. with their breathing
masks on, at the very time when they
were at the top of their flight, more
than six miles above the earth!
Similar apparatus has recently been
1 Ixr 1T, h,y
the pilots OF aeroplanes ascending TO
great attitudes. With the rapid prog
ress of aerial navigation it will become
indiHpensab BILE in the future.
If fish had human brains they might
safely make a voyage of discovery in
the air!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12

~ RECISELY as the clocks in the
vicinity of bowman Square an
nounced the hour of midnight,
John. Names pen ceased suddenly in
its rapid flight across the paper be
fore him. For a time he sat motiouIess,
his forehead wrinkled in perplexity.
Twice he attempted to resume his work,
but each time stopped short in the eff
fort
For five long hours he had worked
with feverish mental energy and the
first time his pen refused to become
the vehicle of his thoughts the physical
strength of the man gave out, then,
as gift from the gods, came the bless
ing of sleep to the faded worker.
Dimly, vaguely, John Maine became
conscious Of the fact that his arms were
bound and useless at his side. His legs
were cramped in an unnatural position
he endeavored to move hts head and
discovered. with a painful shock, that
his neck was securely held by tight
collar attached TO the back Of his chair
With startled eyes he glanced round
swiftly in the little circle his bonds al
lowed and saw nothing Then, as the
perspiration oprued from him in his
fear, he knew that from somewhere in
| the room a voice was speaking slowly,
monotonously. but its every word ar
ticulated with striking distinctness.
Don't waste your energy" came in
a sibilant whisper You have nothing
TO fear but the truth Compose your
self
81 am here to talk" began the voice,
"and you to listen"
80 it seems" said Maine briefly.
Tell me-" he urged quietly. who are
your"
Ten years ago, John Maine" the I'm
known said. completely ignoring the
others question, you were a poor man
struggling To achieve distinction. To
day you are an acknowledged power in
the literary world; but has your path
upward been a clean. praiseworthy
path?"
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The policeman followed him slowly
Maine had reached the landing which
led to the boys room. when he heard
a door in front Of him open. He
switched on the electric light. and there.
painting fearfuHy in the sudden blaze.
leaning against the wall, was the thin
and enacted figure of woman
Her clothes were in rags and alters;
In her arms she clutched sleeping
child to her breast
They stood thus. silently regarding
each other. until the sound of a dis
Greet cough warned Maine of the
presence OF the constable. With hands
that shook pereep1bly. and eyes in
which there lurked a strange mofstness,
John Maine turned swiftly on the land
ing
You're a good fellow" he said quiet
ly. 1T is as you surmised MY wife"
he waved his hand courteously to tho
wretched woman in front Of him-"has
returned home Unexpectedly. You can
let yourself out"
They waited until the man had passed
through the house and they could hear
I his retreating footsteps die away in the
distance Then:
"Maisie,' said Maine. gently. ''you
| have come home 10 meg'
The woman tottered where she stood,
one arm went out before her, sweetly,
pathetically and John Maine sprang
TO her side in an instant
''MaIsie, my loven he cried. the tears
coursing down his cheeks with the
weakness Of a strong man who is sud-
denly robbed Of his calm. thank God,
know my better self"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
IN ALL PROBABILITY, YES.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
A certain girl friend of mine
recently wrote me a letter asking
a favor of me / could easily
oblige her as the favor is slight.
l have been keeping company
with a friend of hers lately and
am decidedly in love with her.
She (the one who wrote the let
teri knows this, but still bestows
her attentions on me. l myself
am not paying her much atten-
ton and do not like her Do you
think l would arouse the jealousy
of my lover if l showed the other
friend this favor just to be po-
lite2 NJ. B.
You letter is rather ambiguous, a!
you do not state the nature of the
favor.
If of such a nature it would cause
trouble between you and your sweet
heart, you must refuse. Your frs
thought should be of her.
And please see to it that the othel
girls attentions are bestowed else
where l am afraid she will make
trouble.
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Congratulations.

The man in the chair stirred uneasily;
his eyes sought the one remaining flick
er in the fire,
II suppose" he unused. addressing the
tiny, cheerless fame as one in rev.
erie, 81 suppose you're a kind Of spectre
of the past, ELI? You've a remarkably
fine idea Of stage management" he
added. with assumed Hghtness. "As one
artist to another. l congratulate you
on your sense Of the dramatic"
You fooll You unspeakable fool!'
Kissed the voice venomously in his ear.
las you can not tell yourself suppose
l show you what manner Of man you
are. Take your mind back ten years
and tell me what happened then. You
cant?"
Il was married ten years ago." Maine
replied, hastily.
80 you were married ten years ago.
were your
LAS an unknown man." the voice con
tinued evenly, without q penny 10
bless yourself, you married the sweet
est little girl In Christendom. She left
her parents, she abandoned all to make
a mesalliance with you; she shared your
garnet, she helped you with your work
and she bore her altered condition in
life with a fortitude which only threw
your quibbling nature into more heinous
relief Slowly, gradually, as you mount
ed the ladder to success, all the mag
nificent resolutions Of your early mar
ried life faded into insignihcance. You
lived only for your work. You became
a supreme artist. And you, for whom
She had forsaken everything, forgot the
very existence of the woman whose
heart was still yours
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Spoiled by Success

which cast your wife adrift without the
child she loved so dearly?"
Good heavens!" exclaimed Maine
fearfully Are YOU"
'Ldsten!" came the imperious COM
mand. she wanted your love. and
you had buried It in your success. But.
strangely as It sounds, you sim loved
the child that is sleeping in this house.
Do you think that the boy has not
missed his mother more than you have
missed your wife? John Maine. in the
CRATE before you are ashes, cold and
gray. They are your portion in life,
for that boy of yours. his heart yearn-
ng for the tender love you can not
give, is even now slipping into the
void"
Enough" screamed the wretched
man. You He-you know you lier'
He moistened his lips with his tongue.
Who are your" he asked, with sudden
humility
Il am your better self" came sadly,
morosely from long way off. and John
Maine sat up on the words to find him
self blinking terrified in the small arc
light from a policeman's lantern.
Beg pardon, STR whispered the
policeman. quickly covering the light
but l guessed you would be in here al
work as usual. and, and"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
Jealousy.

The teacher was addressing his pu-
pills on the subject of laziness and
idleuess
He drew a terrible picture Of the
habitual loafer-the man who dis
likes work and who begs for all he
gets.
Now, John said the teacher to a
little boy who had been very mat
tentive during the lesson.
John was instantly on the alert.
Tell me-" continued the teacher,
who is the miserable individual who
gets clothes. food and lodging and yet
does nothing in return ?"
Johns face frightened
please, sir" said he, the baby"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
A Son.

Five years ago" continued the voice,
"a son was born to you, and for A
time you forgot you were a man OF
letters. But you soon slipped away
when your clubs called you, when the
public fawned on you. and your wife
broken hearted and neglected, fed from
your home Did you realize then"-the
words came In a laundering torrent
now-"the revolving act Of sayagery
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Advice to the LoveIorn
HIS RUDENEss is INExCUsABLE.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

HIS RUDENEsS Is INExCUsABLE.
Dear Miss Fairfax:
l have been married four years
and am only % years old. My
husband Is 20. When out in com
pany with my husband, is it not
his place to notice me or talk to
me?
When out dining at a friends, is
it right for him to pay attention
to young ladies at the table by
passing dishes to them and not
noticing me? R. B.
He does everything he should not,
and his sins of omission are as great.
His behavior is objectionable, but !
know Of no redress for you. 1 hope all
girls of Is who think they are old
enough to select a husband will take
warning from you.
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ana IeIIldl6 Wedh-
ness. For two
years I could not
stand on my feet
long at a time and
l could not walk
two blocks with
out enduring cut
ting and drawing
pains down my
right side which
increased once a
month. l have
been at that time
purple in the face
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
Dangerous Ground.

He glanced sly1y at the Princess. VINO
Immediately discovered something Of in
terest out of a portfolio.
This win interest you, too, cousin"
remarked the Duke, picking up a news
paper he had dropped when he first pre-
sented himself to his kinswoman. You
were at the Vanderlip last night, / be-
lieve." He opened the paper, found
the item he had in mind and read aloud:
Pistol duel in Vanderlip Hotel
Guests awake in panic to find prominent
Kentuckian dangerously wounded by I'M
known assailant-Mysterious escape
Colonel James Markham, a prominers
and wealthy Kentuckian. nearly met his
death at o'clock this morning in
pistol duel in his room at the Vanderlip
Hotel At late hour the police had
no clew to the Identity Of his assailant
except the remarkable fact that he is
still hiding somewhere in the hotel "
Ties probably a long way from the
hotel by now" interrupted Jarvis with
smile.
They say he couldn't have gotten
out without being seen"
Jarvis shrugged his shoulders.
That's the theory Of the police or the
reporters"
What do you think?" demanded the
Duke.
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His Wife.

I've been asleep. constable" Maine
interposed slowly. and the words con
veyed a subtle relief to his aching
heart at once But how on earth did
you get I'M" he asked, suddenly real
izing that the presence of a policeman
in his house in the early hours Of the
morning was something to be ex-
plain5d.
Softly. sir" counseIed the other II
saw a woman creep through a window
at the back. and followed her I've
been on this beat for good many years.
sir, and l fancied knew who she was.
thought perhaps you might like
Maine was standing up now, alert and
brisk
rs she still in the house7" he asked
The constable nodded
She crept upstairs, SIR" he said
simply
But John Maine waited for no more.
With his heart pounding at his ribs.
he sprang out Of the room and leaped
swiftly up the stairs
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
THERE MAY BE SOME EXCUSE.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am IS, am considered very
handsome. and am in love with
boy three years my senior. He
tells me he loves me, but when We
have an engagement he always
disappoints me. Do you think he
is sincere2 MARJORIE.
If by always" you mean once or
twice. he may have been unavoidably
detained But if he makes a practice
of disappointing you, you must make
no more engagements with him, for he
cares nothing for you
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''Oh, he might have escaped in a thous-
and ways. But that's hardly in my line
That work belongs to what we call the
'gum-shoes.'
g Gum shoesH echoed the Duke,
with Amusement.
Yes. ordinary detectives" Jarvis ex-
planned. But" he added turning to
the Princess, we are keeping you from
getting settled, I'm afraid. So, if you
will excuse me, will see you both at
dinner. perhaps"
Yes, do" invited the Princess. gra-
ciously. And, Carlos. do arrange IL
SIT with us. We will have quite a
party"
The Police.
Jarvis bowed to the Duke. 4 am
pleased to have made your acquaint-
ance, Your Excellency."
Thank you. Mr.. Warren. I find you
most interesting l shall be glad to
hear more of--of your remarkable pro-
fession'
There was just the faintest echo Of
a sneer in this last, but the young man
bowe as if complimented. and had
just turned TO the door, when there was
sharp knock. He drew back and the
Princess quickly opened IT,
With no greeting, bow or apology, two
men thrust themselves into the state
room. Jarvis recognized them at once
and set his shoulders for the final COM
bat
BY this you are not to suppose that
he was personally acquainted with the
men themselves-his familiarity was
with the type. In all the world wide
phantasmagorla of races and classes
there is none that can be SO readily
recognized and classified as the New
York detective. With the present craze
for uniformed bellboys, pages, mininers'
attendants, door tenders, errand boys
and governors it is quite possible to con-
fuse the uniformed policeman with some
Of these. But when he is sent out in
plain clothes there is no mistaking him.
When you have seen one of them you
can recognize any one of them to the
extreme range Of your vision. There is
a combination OF a certain physical
solidity manifest in their carriage and
mental stolidity evidenced in their faces
that can be found nowhere else.
This pair were typicaI-thick- chested.
thick handed. thick-headed, with round
moon-like faces.
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OBEY YOUR PARENTS.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I have been attending college,
and last fall met a young man
who is also a student. For the
past four months he has been
very attentive to me. love him
very much. My parents, who
know the young man, say he is
wild and associates with bad
company They want me to give
him up. What shall I do? I love
my family. but l also love the
young man very, very much.
NJ. T. F.
would urge you to obey your par.
ants, were the young man desirable
for parents always know best. How
much more ! urge it since he is wilt
and dissolute. Give him up, LIE
there be no compromise. I add my
Dleadings to those Of your parents.
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MELANCHOLY
WOMEN
Should Profit by Mrs. Hurley's
Experience-Her Own Story
Here Told.

EIdon. MOT was troubled with
organic Inflammation
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animal respiration. Oxygen, on the
other hand, is a very active gas. which.
when breathed, supports animal life
When mixed. as near the earth's sur
face, in the proportion of about four
volumes of nitrogen to one of oxygen,
the air is respira Bile. and the inertness
Of the nitrogen does no harm. But II
the proportion of oxygen is reduced the
air becomes sitting
Now, oxygen is heavier than nitro
gen in ratio of about eight to seven,
and in obedience to the law that heav-
Ter substances sink lower than lighter
ones. the oxygen thins out 40 the
height above the ground increases,
until its proportion to the nitrogen be-
comes considerably reduced. Above
three or four miles the amount of oxy-
gen is so much diminished that breath
ing becomes very difficult, and at still
higher attitudes respiration may cease
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
A Tragedy.

A very tragic instance OF the effect
thus produced is furnished by the
story Of the famous balloon ascent
made in April, 1878, by Castor tbs.
sander, Croce Spinelli and Signor Sivel.
They assembled from La Nillette in
France, in the balloon Zenith" to a
height of 2s,2 200 feet. or a little more
than five and one-third miles. The
thinness of the air. and as we now
know, the relative lack of oxygen,
killed spinelli and Sivel. and nearly
cost the life of Tissandier.
To show what modern science and
invention have done to avert this peril
of the high atmosphere, let US turn to
the story of a still higher ascent. made
on May %. 1913, by the balloon "Icare, 4"
carrying Albert Senouque, Jacques
Schneider and VI. Bienaime They
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than mile AIesrsD
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In aboufou miles bu oofit
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