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The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

The fit pleasures of youth become
misfts in after years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

they slightest touch win set 1t OF.
Traps for mink should be smoked
after every catch. as these animals
are very wary. and will not go into
a trap that has the smell of man upon
1t. A better way to catch mink is
to use a steel trap, covering it lightly
with leaves or grass and fastening 1t
to a post with light chain
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

any woman to consult with you before
going to a doctor. Mrs. INIzE Will
LIS, 2229 Bank St, Louisville. KY.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

who got the best of It.
Panama City's water supply is de-
rived from the Rio Grande reservoir,
little lake quite close to the canal
For obvious reasons bathing or wad-
ing in it is forbidden. and all around 1t
are signs stating that fact Recently
the wife of a member of the canal
commission was entertaining friends
from the states. and in the course OF
their wanderings one day they came
upon the reservoir. They were tired
and dusty and the cool water looked
SO inviting that they all took of their
shoes and stockings and went in wad-
ing. Unfortunately for them, one of
the efficient zone policemen came upon
them and arrested the whole party.
They were taken before the nearest
magistrate. and despite the pleading
of the commissioner, who had been
hastily called to the rescue, each one
WAS compelled to pay a fine and listen
to sharp lecture on law-breaking and
sanitation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

Visits OF congressional Investigating
committees are no novelty to the peo-
pie who are making the canal. Neither
are they any pleasure. 1t Is the gen.
eral belief down there that these are
mere junkets, and 1t must be admitted
that the visitors often show a colossal
Ignorance concerning the canal. Col
onel Sibert. engineer in charge OF the
Atlantic division. one day spent hours
showing congressman over the Ca
ten locks and explaining 1t all to him.
When the colonel concluded his little
lecture the lawmaker clasped his
hands behind him, gazed about and re-
marked ponderously: We'll! So this
is the famous Culebra cut! I'm glad
I've seen 1t and learned more about
it"
Poor Colonel Sibert collapsed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26
His specIss

His specIss
I'm bet that crooked looking fellow
Is bird"
81 know 1t. He's a stool pigeon"
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

II you want special advice write to
Lydia L. Pinkham Medicine Co. Conf.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by .
woman and held In strict confidence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26
Another Sufferer Relieved.

Romayor, Texas. suffered terri
bly, with n displacement and bladder
trouble. was in misery all the time
and could not walk any distance. I
thought never could be cured, but my
mother advised me to try Lydia Z. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound and did
"I am cured of the displacement and
the bladder trouble is relieved. think
the Compound is the finest medicine on
earth for suffering women" - Mrs.
VIOLA JASPER, Romayor, Texas.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

Of his home island, telling him how
badly his compatriots are being treat
ed on the isthmus. He utters the
words of the messages with sputter-
ing explosiveness that is curiously like
the sound Of the wireless sender.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

since, and the man who engineered
the purchase of Moro Is wondering
who got the best OF It.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

The asylum for the insane on Ancon
Hill is inhabited mainly by negroes
from Jamaica and Barbados. These
colored folk seem to go crazy in large
numbers, and / asked a doctor there
the reason. Rum and religion" was
his terse reply. They use a lot of
both, and not much is needed to throw
them on their mental balance"
One of the Jamaicans in the asylum
spends every evening sending vocal
wireless messages" to the governor
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-09-26

In one respect at least, Panama is
like no other Latin-American city that
l nave seen. 1t has no distinctively
residence quarter. Now that we have
seen where the people do business,
let's see where they live." said to my
amateur guide.
You have been seeing that too"
was the reply. THE people live over
the shops in all parts of the city-all
the people. including the wealthy ones.
The latter. however. also have beauti-
full country places in the savanna lands
few miles away. and spend much of
the year there"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-02
cIabby Becomes WeIterweight-
White After Dundee.
.standing Of the Managers..

SuduCS
Eddie McGoorty and Jimmy clabby
are even chances in their ten-round
go in Denver tonight. Reports from
the camps of both middleweights
were optimistic, and each made the
usual claims of victory. Clabby gave
it out that if he was victorious to-
night he would desert the middle
class and go after some of the welter-
weight stars, including Spike Kelley,
Wildcat Ferns and Sailor Billy Wal
tiers.
Charles White, the local boxer
without weight division, has been
matched to fight Joe Thomas of New
Orleans ten rounds May 10 in the
Crescent City. White defeated Thorn
as in a previous engagement, which
went eight rounds. His great show
ing in that and previous battles has
made him a drawing card in the
South. White may also get go with
Johnny Dundee, who drew with
Champion Johnny KiIbane a few days
ago. Coast promoters do not believe
there is much public demand for a
return fight between the two feather
Johns, and the proposed second en-
gagement between the pair, billed for
July 4, may be cancelled.
Harlem Tommy Murphy may fight
one more fight in New York before
moving to California. He has receiv-
ed a good offer to box Joe Rivers ten
rounds, but there is a hitch on the
weight question. Rivers wants to
weigh 1873 ringside, and Murphy is
holding out for 1873 at 6 o'clock. If
the kale offered is large enough this
breach can be healed. Murphy wants
to get Rivers for twenty rounds on
the coast,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-02

Cub Fans Show Right Spirit
Russell Wins Another.

weak pitching by Smith, Toney
and Leifeld was too much of an OBJ
stacle for the Cubs to overcome yes
terday, particularly as Indian John
son was travelling at fast clip on
the hill for the Reds. The defeat was
bad enough, but Tinker's men could
have made it much worse with lit
. tie alert baserunning. Thirteen of
them hit safely and ten reached first
base because of Witness of the trio
Of Cub pitchers. Fourteen gents
wearing blue suits and red sox were
left on the bases.
Baseball fans are loyal, and do re-
member, in spite of reams of argu-
ment to the contrary. The 5000 bugs
who watched yesterdays pastime
demonstrated this in the ninth in
ming, when the Cubs put one run over
and filed the bases with one out.
They had an excellent chance to tie
the score and Tinker derricked John
son. He waved his hand in the direc-
ton of the clubhouse, and a twirler
who had been warming up for sew
eral innings trotted across the out
field.
Before he had travelled halfway to
the box the fans recognized him as
Mordecai Brown, the hero of hun
dred battles on the West Side.
Brownie was wearing an alien uni
form, but his past deeds when a Cub
were not forgotten. The bugs got
up and howled a greeting to the
three-fngered marvel Hats were
thrown in the air, and by the time
Brownie reached the rubber the up
road was deafening. The crowd,
which had a moment before been
pulling for Cub rally, switched, and
plugged for Brown to retire the Cubs
scoreless. Bridwen rolled an easy
grounder that resulted in force-out
at the plate and Archer skied to Egan
at second. Brownie had showed his
old nerve under fire. Fans rushed on
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Your American Children Regular Course Manners sMde FoUQ

There are women in New York and also in
Paris, who prefer not to have children for
fear of spelling their figures, or losing their
freedom These are doubtless exceptions, but
does not philosophy teach us that the excep-
tons tend to become the rule?
Let face this delicate question bravely.
No matter whose susceptibilities | may hurt,
| feel obliged to say that the wife who does not
wish to become a mother is unworthy the
name of woman. Evidently she is lacking in
a certain natural instinct. OF course, | can
not deny that there are cases where wisdom
suggests that It is better not to have family,
but the desire should exist. The healthy and
wealthy woman who prefers poodles to babies,
should be an object of pity.
l must add that the limited number of chill.
dren ! in New York appeared strong and
healthy They have fresh compilations, well
developed muscles, and an energetic bearing.
They have air of frankness in the eyes
that pleases me. Everything about them be-
tokens strong will. One understands that they
are preparing to be business men from their
earliest years. They initiate the papa and fol.
low in his footsteps.
One of these little men, nine years old. said
to me with a very important air: I'm going
downtown on business Evidently he had the
ambition 10 make money at this early age.
This manner Of facing life gives the American
boy the assurance and independence of a
man. In France our boys remain under the
control of their mothers until they are quite
young men. We have too many mothers dar.
lings
Children brought up in the American way
are quite capable of travelling around the world
alone when they are seventeen or eighteen
years old. In France the American method OF
education has already had its influence on
the classes of society that are susceptible to
IDEAS from abroad Many French fathers of
families are now planning to send their sons
to the United States TO complete their educa-
ton and cultivate a spirit of independence and
sef-relianCe.
I familiar with the adverse criticisms
which two eminent literary psychologists. NJ
Paul Bourget and NJ Henry James have dared
TO pass on the American child, and do not en-
urely agree with them. They object to his
lack Of politeness. but ! find that that defect
which they greatly exaggerated. is more than
counterbalanced by his fine qualities
II is sport that makes the American child
what he is He learns the word baseball"
With his alphabet He practices boxing as
soon as he is able TO walk. appreciate the
TSor of the American boy from personal ex-
perienCe. for ! received a remarkably hard and
well-aimed snow ball in the neck
For my part. ] believe that the American
boys view Of life is the right one The spirit
Of sport develops the ardent and competent
American youth into practical and successful
men The American lives faster than the Eu-
rOpean, and this haste makes him a lover of
action Americans do not seem to know the
Neariaess OF mind or body OF which we see so
much i'm Europe.
Tse sporting spirit takes hold of the Amer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

privilege Of every man. We should, therefore,
take care that every man enjoys his privilege
An ill-bred business man should not be allowed
to succeed, and we should help polite employe
to make his fortune Politeness is the great
est proof of self-contro that one can offer 1t
obliges us to be moderate, and calm. 1t con-
trolls instinct and trains the will. it is not
virtue of the weak.
l should like to see America make educa-
ton in politeness obligatory in her schools. A
class of an hour a week devoted to this subject
would do much good | do not think that this
would interfere seriously with the studies OF
children they teach many useless things.
A competent professor would teach in his class
not only manners, but the ,savoir-vivre, the art
of living rightly, a distaste for rude behavior
and an understanding of tact, moderation and
correct bearing. That would build up nation
which would gain influence in the world l do
not say that such classes are necessary to the
United States alone. They would help us in
France to have some day Chamber of Depu-
ties where the members would not scratch at
one another's faces or overwhelm one another
with vulgar abuse
In the Hungarian Parliament recently in the
midst of a most important debate there oc-
Cured a general free fight, in which fists, teeth
and chairs were used as weapons. Such scenes
evidently tend to weaken democratic institu-
tons
The professor of politeness would teach his
pupils such simple maxims as the following:
When a lady or person older than yourself
speaks to you, remove you hat and do not put
it on again until asked to do So"
Answer every question with pOliteness, and
never contradict directly anyone who speaks to
YOU There are other methods of expressing
ones opinion than contradiction
IF you are walking with another person,
allow him to take the part of the sidewalk
next to the houses"
IF there are three persons, the place in the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

harmful reading Athletic young men are
chaste. The experience of training makes them
lead a careful life, watch their health, avoid
excuses of all kinds, drink less alcohol and go
to bed early Such a life will not, like excessive
book study lead a child into neurasthenia or
effeminacy. Indeed, there is no better school
to form a man than sport. In France now we
are undergoing the happy influence of the
spirit of sport The other day ! was walking
along the boulevards of Paris Suddenly | was
iostled, whirled around. nearly overthrow by
a crowd which surged toward the terrace of
cafe. ! seized a young man who was rushing
past me and ] asked him, What is it? Is it
a very big fire? Are you going to see the Presi
dent of the Republic or some King pass by"
NO, monsieur" said the young man, but it
is the moment when Carpenter takes his ap
petizer"
have told you about the best qualities of
the American boy because | feel that that
will interest you most. In France to-day we
wish to know what is best in foreign nations
1t would be idle to deny that the American boy
might study the old French traditions of polite
ness with advantage
If sport has great educational value polite
ness must remain the foremost principle Of
education
Good manners and courteous method of ex-
preston facilitate good relations between indi-
viduals, between political parties and between
nations. Let me emphasize thls-that polite
ness is a most necessary virtue to democracy.
| have observed with pleasure in New York
that many men quite models OF politeness
They usually take off their hats in the pres;s
ence of a lady. Some of them even give up
their seats in a car, and others make profuse
excuses when they offer you gloved hand. All
that is very we'll but must insist on the neces
sity of a regular education in politeness by
those who have the authority to give 1t.
In old times good manners we're the appanage
of an instructed minority To-day they are the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Mrs. John Hays Hammond.

inai bias or by reason of feebe-mndedness.
Yet in such cases there are possit ilites of
succeeding viciousness that are amazing and
alarming. These measures are still in an ex-
detrimental state 1t is encouraging 70 learn
that in one institution in Indiana $50 of the
inmates voluntarily acceded to such a measure
for the good of the community. Believing
themselves undesirable citizens, they pre-
ferred that their traits should not descend to
posterity.
But 1t is the sense of the class of students
whom l represent that these are grave meas
ures and that the lack Of moral responsibility
might inaugurate an era of viciousness that
would be appalling. That is the danger and
that is the reason we weigh without yet de-
Gliding for so extreme a measure. We believe
in the custodial care of all those persons who
by mental or moral faint would transmit quail
tiles whose possessors would make bad citi-
zens. Call it colonization, If you will, the Gus
todial care should be effective. II would in.
volve a great expense to the State; yes, but
it would save that other enormous DRAIN the
founding asylums, most of the homes for
pitfalls maintained by charity:
We believe that public sentiment land II
that fail the law should require that all
clergymen performing marriage ceremonies
should first have a certificate of health and
character of both parties. If it can be made
practicable to give also an abstract of the
health and character of the parents and grand
parents of both parties, so much the better.
In time, ! have no doubt, this can be made
quite feasible
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

middle is the place of honor"
Never enter salon "a drawing ROOM with.
out gloves or with the bottom of your trousers
turned up. Leave your hat, overcoat and stick
in the hall, but keep your gloves on. 1t is
almost as bad to enter drawing room without
gloves as without shoes"
Remember that politeness excites generosity
and good will-that is why an ambitious young
should be polite. His manners will win
him the appreciation, or at least the neutrality,
of those with whom he comes into contact, and
that will be sufficient to win him success.
The first principle of altruism is not to be
iispleasing to ones neighbor Try to be not
only courteous in your manners, but in your
dress and bearing. What is more displeasing
than a person of slovenly appearance wearing
perhaps a dirty shirt an unbrushed coat.
The poorest employe may show good taste,
even elegance in this respect. Elegance of
dress is a true form of politeness.
Teach your children to be polite simple and
natural: for simplicity, politeness and natural
ness are the characteristics of a truly elegant
man
The great noblemen of other days set us
examples of politeness which may well serve
models for the American children of to-day.
King Louis XVI, the most powerful and abso-
lutte monarch of his time, did not hesitate to step
aside when he passed on the stairway of HE
Palace of Versailles woman, even if she VIC
only servant. [ recall an interesting anecdots
of the value of politeness in history that shouK
shall de Rochambeau, who fought bravely for
the Americans il the War of Independence, was
one of the many good men condemned to the
guillOtine during the Reign of Terror One
morning he and crowd of others were led out
of prison to the cart which conveyed the vic
Tins to execution. Among them was a priest
The Marshal de Rochambeau and the priest
were the last of the party. The old soldier,
wishing to show respect to religion, begged the
priest to enter first into the vehicle. Removing
his hat and bowling with graceful politeness, as
if he we're totally unaware that they were in
the presence of death. he said:
After you, Monsieur rAbbe!"
The priest, seeing that the Marshal, who was
eighty years DID, was much older than himself,
did not wish to go first, but bowling with equal
politeness, said:
After you, Monsieur le Marechal!"
After they had exchanged courtesies for
some minutes the jailor interfered, pushed the
priest into the cart and said to the Marshal:
Stand back, old Marshal; there is no room
for you to-day"
This very day saw the end of the Terror, the
Marshal was released from prison and spent
his last days in peace.
| hate roughness of manners and conduct as
do crime. Persons who behave in that way are
fundamentally vile in character. If you wish
your children to be great men in the State and
society, teach them to be chivalrous, which
means that they will be ruled by the sentiments
of duty and honor.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Chhdrs
Which Mrs Hammond s in

so-called childless woman is a spiritual mother
of the race and in no sense escapes the re-
sponsbity Of providing ideals for the Inn
provement of the race
For mothers and for fathers there is no
excuse for lack of that knowledge which will
guide their children into wise selection Of life
partners and the giving of a temple t. future
souls. Parents who ignore this responsibility
who careless of II, are ignorant OF the
dangers in the path neglect to flash the
signals Of danger, should bow their heads in
shame
Women who wish to know more of this
science can form in classes and clubs and
hear lectures by a woman medical authority.
do not advise the selection of a male lee
turer because there is inevitably the sex
barrier TO frank discussion. A high-minded
clean-souled woman is the right guide for
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

lean child at the beginning of his development,
inspires a confidence in him which increases
the instinct Of combat and the quality of cour-
age.
The enemies of sport say that man who cul-
tivate his muscles does so at the expense Of
his intelligence. That is an error There is a
balance between muscles and intelligence which
a man must find.
Are there fewer scientific men and artists
because we have become to-day so generally
addicted to sport? Surely we have enough of
the former in France. Sport. on the other hand
has very great educational value. II teaches
discipline and application I know that young
athletes in school make the best pupils Their
games occupy them after the hours of study and
keep them away from cabarets, evil resorts and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

for baby fair this Fall, preparatory to a great
baby fair at the exposition in San Francisco
in 1915. All these movements are placing an
ideal of race before us-and individuals and
the race are better for ideals
We have taken land we would advise
others taking up the study and aligning them
selves with the students and apostles of eu
genics) a conservative stand In eight States
measures have been taken to prevent the con
tinuance Of a blood line of the unft-those
who are mildly termed the socially made
quate' or, more brutally put, those who are
unable to earn their own living and have to
be taken care of by the State or those with
the criminal faint There is much to be said
for this, especially when we are faced by the
appalling fact that New York State for in
stance, spends One-ffth of its income in
caring for its unft-unfit either through Grim