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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24

w IHO get the most real pleas
w ure out Of life, rich peo-
pie or poor people? Is
happiness for sale over the counter,
like a peck of potatoes or a dia-
mond tiara, and can only those
purchase 1t who have the price:
We are continually called upon
to weep over the pathetic fate Of
poor children whose home is the
street and whose playground the
gutter. We might as well shed
other tears over the sad lot Of the
ulh-millionaire baby whose cradle
Is guarded by armed detectives,
whose food is regulated by a high
priced doctor, whose toys are ster-
ilized, who has only bowling &C
Quaintance with its parents, and
who never knows what it is to
have one single hour Of natural,
untrammeled freedom.
Poor children are happier than
rich children, and they have bet
ter chance in life, for it Is the
curse of wealth that 1t kills ambi-
ton and numbs effort. Someone
said to very rich self-made man
once that he had given his son
every advantage of education.
Yes" replied the wise old man
sadly, every advantage but the
greatest advantage Of all-poverty.
couldn't give my son the chance
in life had myself"
Certainly, however, the vast ma
jority of people believe that wealth
brings happiness.
How do they figure this out!
Not in physical comfort. No
matter how rich a man may be he
can not eat more than one good din
ner at a time, and that has to be
of plain food habitually, or else he
acquires dyspepsia, which is no re-
specter of pocketbooks. He can
not sleep in but one bed. He can
not wear but one suit of clothes at
a time.
He can enjoy no more heat In
winter, nor breezes In summer;
use no more light, nor more bath
tubs, than any man of moderate
means. After you reach certain
not very exalted point of wealth
In these days of modern conven-
fences the purchasing power of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
Written for The Atlanta Georgian
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox

money Is all in bringing yeu phyM
cal comfort.
Work? That's not a misfortune
but a blessing. Work Is excite
ment, thrill, never-dyfng interest.
1t is the most absorrSg game on
earth, and the man 20 gets up
every morning with the hnowiedss
that there's going to be a fresh
deal of the cards, and that he's got
to pit his skill and diplomacy and
intelligence against the champions
of his community, has got some
thing to live for. Bestdss. n.
other people on earth work - hard
and so drearily as those whose sole
occupation is killing tina.
Vanity? You think II mgxt b
delightful to be kowtowed b be-
cause you are richf Perhaps 90,
IL you have been poor and made
the money yourself, because that
means that you've fought the fight
and won ont. But there's nothdns
to be chesty about-no thrill Of
gratifled vanity in money that you
have inherited. 1t takes luck, and
not talent. to be born with a bank
book in your mouth.
Friendship? That's the choicest
pleasure in life, but it's reserved
exclusively for the delight of the
poor. No rich man has any friends
because experience Of toadies and
sycophants has taught him to b
30 suspicious Of everybody that hs
trusts nobody and believes In ths
sincerity of no one.
Love? A paradise before which
Cupid stands with golden sword
and turns the millionaire away.
No Yich man may ever even hope
to be loved for himself alone. Hs
is the prey of the adventures, Of
the avaricious, the schsmtng won
an who Is willing to sell her soti
for money and position. How IL
tie domestic happiness is found ia
the homes of the very rich the d.
vorce court records prove.
The truth is that monay doesnf
buy happiness, and the man with
moderate income can get far more
pleasure out of living than the mil
Honaire can. Which Is comfort
ing thought for the vast majority
Of us who are engaged in the ex-
citing and pleasurable sport Of
chasing the wolf from the door.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24

II Is useless to try to live on
clean record. Keep moving.
The Spectator is the gambler
who thinks he holds the marked
card.
The political gladiator often
proves to be a windbag at short
range.
The silly streak in smart man
always seems more foolish than
when exhibited by fool.
The man who listens patiently
to the tale of your troubles is just
as apt to offer advice as loan.
An increase of vocal steam is
usually an indication that the
man with the argument realizes
that he is losing ground.
Honesty is the best policy, even
II it does sometimes allow the
other fellow to pick the plums
that belong to you.
There is not a plentiful supply
of the sympathy in this world
that reaches down into the pocket
where the sympathisers wad re-
poses.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
A Cold Scientific Question
BY EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.

~ as there adequate astro-
nomicai evidence of the
* occurrence of a glacial
period about every $4,000 years?
If so, briefly state the evidence.
r. S. T.
A. The very remarkable astro-
nomical phenomenon. the abstruse
and reconcile procession OF the
equinoxes carries the points where
the sun crosses tho celestial equa-
tor in March and September en-
tirely around the orbit of the
earth during each cosmic period
of 25,S7s years. This sliding
around motion Of the equinoctial
points Is in retrograde direction,
from east TO west, while all the
planets move from west over to
east opposite to motions of hands
of a watch as seen by person
north of tho equator looking
southwark.
Tho orbit OF the earth is an ell
lipse, . fiattened circle, is not
round and the sun is out of the
center. Then the earth is alter
nately near and far from the sun,
so that the intensity of heat re-
ceived varies also. Not as TO the
variation directly. but inversely
as the square of the distance, or
double the distance. the heat re-
ceived would be one fourth. triple
the distance one-third, etc.
The points where the earth is
nearest to the sun, perihelion, and
farthest from the sun, aphelion,
slides around the orbit once dur
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24

wood carver. a locksmith, a jew
eler, a glazier or a confectioner
The boy with weak lungs is
excluded from trades where there
Is a good deal of dust, such rs
that OF the wood turner or the
paper hanger. The boy with pull
monary weakness would also not
be allowed to become q shoemak-
or or a tailor. because of the
bent attitudes in which he would
have to work. Should the boy
have weak heart, he would be
classified as unfit for the heavy
work of the smith. the butcher,
the miller or any OF the building
trades
"Painstaking effort Is made to
determine the boys inclinations.
The skilled worker ought to find
in his calling one Of the greatest
satisfsctions Of life-a certain
artistic pride. the disposition to
do his work not alone as he has
been taught. but also to add to IL
something of his own individual
ity. because he loves the work and
puts something of his spiritual
self into 1t.
No boy is compelled or unduly
forced into the choice OF calling.
!. He is handled temperamentally
and sympathetically. The en-
deavor Is made to stir the boys
ambition
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24

Ing each cosmic period of 10S, 900
years. with the planets from west
to east, or direct. Divided / by
25.S7S and again divide l by 10s,-
900, add the quotients and the re-
suit will be ! divided by about
$1,000, that is the equinox and the
perihelion meet and pass once in
21,000 years.
Then very remarkable results
follow: 1t happens that apheiion
may occur at the winter solstice.
Then the earth would be far away
from the sun in mid winter. 1t is
now near in winter. Heat is di-
minished and ice accumuiates.
This is the cause of the successive
glacial epochs. The last glacial
period was cold enough to allow
the edge of the northern ice sheet
TO encroach on the United States
of America to Cincinnati and
Kentucky.
High mathematician have
computed times when the winter
soistice occurred when the earth
was as far from the sun as pos
slble. For the deviation of the or
bit from it's normal eccentricity
varies owing to the attractions of
all the other planets upon the
earth, pulling 1t off it's regular
track
The greatest cold to which the
earth has been subjected in re-
cent times was in the year 20s,-
200 B. c. The mean mid winter
temperature then was 37.7 degrees
F., lower than 1t can be at pres
emit.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
|HowGermanyGuides YoungPeople
From EDWIN MARKHAM.

a N interesting book from
n which our republic may
learn more than one lesson
10 Elmer Roberts volume just is
sued by Harpers' "Monarchial
Socialism in Germany" Note how
this great German empire
watches over the future of its
young children:
The explanation the Ger
man generally gives of the sudden
and immense industrial expan-
sion beginning in the seventies is
the compulsory elementary edu-
cation of the whole people.
The son OF day laborer, who,
within the view OF the national
policy. should be moro useful to
himself and the commonwealth
than MS father, is the subject of
careful expert observation. His
teachers, the school physician,
and the parents endeavor to de-
termine the handicraft to which
the boy is adapted.
The strong boy OF average
build is classified as suited to be-
come a brewer, a smith, car
penter. mason, or a worker in
iron construction. or some other
calling requiring at least average
strength. The understood or weak
boy is considered as being better
adapted to become a tailor.
bookbinder, a basket maker,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
Benedict Arnold at Quebec
BY REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

hold on and wait for Montgor-
cry.
When Montgomery arrived
early in December, the united
American force amounted to 1000
men, and as the British still re-
fused to capitulate 1t was resoIv-
ed to carry the place by storm
1t was a mad resolve, and yet
we know that ION the last day OF
1875 England came within an acs
of losing Quebec" The mighty
prize was almost within our
grasp, when both Arnold and
Montgomery fell, the first severe
~, the other mortally wounded
and the victory which was 80
close vanished forever. Attack
ing from opposite sides Of the
city, Arnold fought his way along
like an enraged Titan, and had
not Montgomery's attack been
handicapped by his fall It is GER
tain that Quebec would have been
won.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
Trials of the Railway President

dent stretch out his right hand TO
adjust the scales within his reach
so that they may balance equally
between carrier and shipper.
we next see the archer, typical
OF the legislator of commerce.
with Bonded bow and arrow aimed
straight at the bare leg OF the
defenssless man.
Two thirsty Ash. gasping for
breath, appear in the collection.
awaiting a flood of watered stock.
OF which there are no signs. The
rampant goat, the scorpion. the
crab and the bull are all vigilant
lest the man they are watching
should do something to prejudice
the interests they have in charge.
with this incongruous aggre-
cation the zodiac man. like the
railway official must be at peace.
ITO prevent any possible escape
he has been sorely wounded, hav-
ing trap door in his abdomen
exposing its convolutions to the
gaze of the public and the Inter
state Commerce Commission.
with this bodily affliction add
ed TO the following OF the bull.
the roar Of the lion and the hiss
ing Of the serpents, the man does
not finch or murmur He hopes
to live, and calmly waits for time
10 heal his bruises: when the alb
horrent forces around him will
withdraw. and when, released
from his durcss, he may without
hndranCe seize the scales now
guarded by enemies OF progress
and measure with equitable hand
the rights ~ all who are CON
eer9ed with the subject OF trans
port ton"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24

TT was one hundred and thirty
i eight years ago that Benedict
Arnold, having finished his
wonderful march, crossed the ST.
Lawrence, climbed the Heights of
Abraham and summoned the Brit
ish garrison at Quebec to sur
render.
That march through the wild
northern wilderness will always
rank among the most daring and
heroic of human military achieve
ments; and to the end of time AL
the world" will wonder at the
sublime audacity of the man who,
at the end of such toilsome
march, stood his little WORKOUT
army of 700 men up against the
walls of the Gibraltar of the New
World and demanded it's surren-
der to him.
But the bluff failed to work, and
Arnold had nothing to do but to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
Letters From the Readers of The Georgian

cause. They fed the poor, released
their servants and freed their
slaves. This is the true meaning
of Thanksgiving. Are we keeping
it?
Pay some needy widows house
rent. help some struggling soul
out Of the bonds of poverty and
shame, do one real sacrifice. and
you have Thanksgiving in it's true
meaning. JAMES l.. SNYDER.
Mitchell, Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
THE LAKE b WzzLzzN F KIRK

n ROUND its wavelets clear and cold
"A The forest lies all red and gold
Where once a thousand paddles shons
Some dour old fisher sits alone,
Musing perchance, out in the haze
On long forgotten Autumn days.
There was time not long ago
When all its water seemed to glow.
1t was lake beyond compare
And she was there.
Above the water and the woods
The regal Indian Summer broods,
Hiding behind its purple dress
The signs of Winters lonesomeness.
Morn ushers in through banks of gray
Another solitary day,
There is no JOY in such a dawn
And she has gone.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
THANKSGIVING.
Editor The Georgian:

Editor The Georgian;
Thanksgiving is one of the old
est institutions that has come
down to our time. We are told
that this great Thanksgiving time
was instituted by God Himself in
the time OF Moses. Hence II you
carefully read the Book Of Chron-
icles you may find the origin of
Thanksgiving time and it's real
meaning, The Hebrews called it
the feast of tabernacles." At
this time they not only thanked
God for their harvested it be
much or little--but they offered
the first and best fruits of their
lands for the promotion OF His
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
r UDGE WILLIAM r. SMITH.

JUDGE WILLIAM r. SMITH.
Of Topeka, formerly Of the
- supreme bench, now the at
torney Of the Santa Fe in Kan
sas. recently wrote a letter to a
friend in which he depicted the
present position OF the once hap
by and untroubled railroad pres
ident. In part, he wrote.
while consulting my family al
manac to learn whether a dry day
had been selected for our next
prohibition picnic, ran across
the picture Of man on the front
page who WAS surrounded by the
twelve signs OF the zodiac.
His serious condition suggest
ed the attitude OF a railway presi-
dent Of o-day. and forcibly Illus
trates the difficulties with which
that Official is beset.
Apparently composed, he
stands naked without sword or
shield in the midst of ferocious
beasts and singing reptiles Here
and there a designing human
being Is on guard over "A particu-
Tar portion of his anatomy. each
striving TO protect some special
interest.
AT the left OF the picture two
milk fed twins embrace each 9TH
or. repre- senting in their limo
renee a partnership OF middlemen
rejoicing over decrease in
freight rates which the consumer.
sitter persistent effort has Sc
cured nu' Of which the heavenly
pair are tAs sole beneficisries.
Below these public benefsctors
. 1ourhant lion lashes his tail,
@ly 10 spring should the presi-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
SIZING UP SITUATION
Editor The Georgian;

In your issue of Thursday the
cartoon, Sizing up the Situa-
ton" is something wonderful. 1t
is so expressive. II illustrates the
Mexican situation with so much
force. congratulate the artist.
]. H. COOKE, JR.
Doerun, Ca.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
Man on the Wing Surpasses
the Birds Already.
We Can Easily Imssine What He VIII Do in the \
o-swv~AA iss ~ n.- ouns-.,.

Twenty years ago and less the who talked about Tying
laughed that Is to say by of imagination Inte
gent that would fly long before Virgil wrote
lines Dasdalus fama fugiens Menoia regina pae
psbus pinnis oredere ooeo''-
Excuse this erudiaon)
Langley and many others who had worked at the flying ma
died bitterly disappointed Then it suddenly
When it appeared the usual idos-a healthy working ma
oy needless that it would never be REALLY
useful could REALLY control it
the Hearst newspapers predicted that
very rapidly birds and fly the rate Of
thousand mehe rate speed at which the to
around the earth-before long
ridiculous by gentlemen engaged
in flying already DOES fly faster than bird and
stranger still in certain at least he FLIES Az NO Bird
COULD FLY, NAMELY UPSIDE DOWN
Those Of us who have raised pigeons remember the
eccentric fight queer birds rolling and in the
air umbe pigeon eagle bird Of any kind can DO
what the Frenchman, Pegoud has done
Pegoud his machine and makes ny on its back
He flies straight down and straight up.
along another Frenchman, Maurice ohevl.
Hard wonderful things than Pegoud can do
flies upside without being tied to his machine Chev
Hard does remarkable turning twisting and flying upside
within few fest Of the ground proving marveousy perfect
control of his machine
and Frenchman what other bird do
already with imperfect machine
Imagine what the armen Of the future will do when the prob
power shall have been solved and the alot
have chooses thousand horsepower ten thousand
horsepower to run his light machfne
Observe by the way that both these wonderful
FRENoHEN the French the first recognise
wonderful geuses the Wright brothers The brothers had
Paris order be taken seriously and recognized
Observe that Chsiard who does these wonderful things
Frenchman, BIG POWERFUL. HUGE IN BUILD-and get rid
your ideas about the French nation happen
have any.
1t does all good to realize the qualities Of others And
good the French who inherited the genius
have been leaders in this world since the days
Chamagneadrs in thought in mental and moral
machinery extraordinary physical daring in automo
making flying machine work in everything else that
qures brain that acts the second and not afraid
pity do not have Frenchmen coming to this
country
And it wonder that Fermentation Of concentrated
the richest country In the world lending thou
millions other countries and giving ideas to the world
addition to lending the world money.
The quotation from Virgil above reads fully follows
Dsedalu fama est fuiens Menoia regina praepctibu
pnn credere ooeo nsuum tier geas enov ad
Calchdicaque Lewis tandem super astitit arce
A free translation by Connington is:
"Daedaus the legend flying from Mines sceptrs
dared trust himself in air swift wings Of his workman
ship sailed the cold north along unwonted way and at last
stood buoyant of this Euboean hill 4"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
GLAD TO SEE OLD FAvoRITE.

Editor The Georgian:
am a permanent reader OF
your paper and when I saw Bus
ter back in Sundays American
was overcome with joy--as
much as a child could be. read
The Georgian daily and have
taken The Sunday American ever
since it has been out in Atlanta.
l have often wondered what had
become of Buster and Tige. l am
glad to see them back in the pa
per. MRS, JOHN C. BROWN.
Atlanta, Ga.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
For your own sake
S N o p e A r LY

for the shopgirls' sake.
Corset makers say the tango
makes girls fat. II this be So
football. prize fighting and sprint
ing must also be fattening.
The difference between a Mex
lean Constitutionalist and a plain
Mexican is that one is more
"agin" the Constitution than the
other.
Paul Poiret, tho Partisan MILL
ner. says American women show
an interest in pockets They sure
DO; especially in their husbands.
\ Chicago couple has just cele-
hrsted Tango wedding" The
records of the Chicago divorce
courts suggest that a more sppro-
pirate dance for this occasion
would be the Hesitation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-24
Stars and Stripes
After
heaven.

After football. war would be
heaven.
An sntepenultimstum. penulti-
matum. ultimatum, post ultima
tum, -
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03
PHYSICIAN F |NDS
SCHOOL AIR BAD

After tour of inspection of the
school building. DR.. Aline Bradley.
the city physician, is convinced tina,
the health OF the school children is
endangered by inadequate ventilation
and in report to the school board
recommends numerous changes which
would improve conditions.
In her report to the board Dr.
Bradley states that she made a com
plete investigation OF conditions at
the school and found that the build.
ing was clean, well-kept and we'll
heated and that the general sanitary
conditions were satisfactory. On
the first floor the ventilat on was
found to be good but on the up.
per floor it was found that the rooms
are not equipped with transoms or
vtntilators. Because OF this condi-
ton windows must be opened at
times causing sudden chill and en-.
dangering the health Of the pupils.
The report contains numerous sug-
gestions for improving the condi-
tons, and it is likely that action
will be taken by the board if the
city council will sanction the move
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03
to the Outside N seven years.

to the Outside N seven years.
10 spend a few months time III
New York where he plans to haya
his eyes treated Harry +. Pratt the
local attorney. is leaving over the
trail for the Outside. He is goins
out OH foot and expects 10 be back
by February LIST.
c. c. Page. tormsr clerk of ths
court. has resigned his post on o:
deputy clerk and will leave on the
stage this morning to join his fam
| lily at Ashland. Oregon.
The mill OF the Chatham mining
company has been closed down after
II months steady operation. The
ore in the present Slopes has been
worked out and considerable pros
pectng is 10 be done before the mill
is placed in operation again.
During the warm wave which pre-
vailed Saturday rain is reported to
have fallen at Donnelly's and had
the effect of clearing the trails o
what snow had previously fallen.
Judge John f. Dillon has announc-
ed that he will appoint Harry T.
Mclean OF this city to be territorial
tax collector as was provided by the
first Alaska Legislature. The law
going into effect May LIST 1913 pro
vides that every male person over
the age of 81 with the usual re
strictions is to pay into the Golfers
of the territory the sum of 81 an.
nually.
For few weeks vacation in the
kantishna country near Mt. Mex: II
ley, where he intends to hunt big
game, Joseph G. Morrow, of the
First National bank left the city
with a dog team yesterday. He is
accompanied by AL Sutton who is
well acquainted with the kantshna
district.
+. p. Bems who has held the
position of purser on the n. y.
steamer Tanana for the last few
years will leave for the Outside on
the stage this morning. He plans
to visit his home near San Francisco
and says it is doubtful whether he
will return North again next spring
Miss NJ. S. Order came up from
The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-03

electric sign over the booth spelled
Closing Out Sale" while numerous
other placards OF the same nature
We're on display about the booth.
some advertising The Only Bona
I'D, Sale" ami Oar Last Year in
Business"
The books and stationery booth
occupied the lower I5it hand box
which had Chinese decorations.
The first booth in the centre Of
the floor was The toy booth which
was covered with international flae,
and decorated in all colors. The
other booth in the middle of the
hall Vas for the sale Of baby goods
and was decorated in pink and Whit
while huge stork watched over
III surroundings from each of the
four corners.
The stage vas occupied ny the
tea room which was large Iafan-
csc pasoda with matched roof and
decorated With Oriental signs AM
lanterns. making a very attractive
and pleasing teazhoHse
Between two and three hundrs 4
couples attended the dance which