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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Impossible to Please
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX,

/ITAM young girl an unhappy
E" recruit in cupid's ranks Writes.
and have been going with a
,...ng man for the past six months. l
produced him to my parents, but they
objected to him. They say he is not
..,.tty enough for me. He makes good
larry. and l love him and would give
r,rhing to go with him. How can l
.- my parents consent|
since the first man sought the first
woman in marriage, there have been
.7rents who objected because of pow
arrv. bad habits, i'll health, obscure
rrlgln. physical deformity, laziness,
.ck Of ambition, i'll temper, and the
thousand and one faults defects and
unhappy inheritances of mankind, but
This is the first instance where the
father and mother Of the girl have said
.l the young man, you can not have
.er; you are not pretty enough
Plainly something is amiss with
these parents To go back again to
.aa first man who sought the first
woman in marriage history has proven
hat the pretty men. the Adonises,
make the worst husbands To marry
girl to a pretty man is to condemn
her TO a life sentence in the worship
ut a man who is vain, selfish, petty.
yrsnnical and entirely without APP
probation.
She sinks to her knees early in the
DAYS of courtship. for only some de-
gree Of adulation could have won him,
and must remain there through life.
giving the greatest satisfaction when
her head is on the ground. The man
who is lazy ilI-tempered. poor. lack
ing in ambition, or weak physically,
may overcome any of these objections;
the man who has Il physical deformity
may have Il brain that lifts him above
il. and the lover of obscure family
may amount to SO much of his own
maided efforts that the loWliness of
his origin will rebound to his credit.
But there is no hope for the man who
thinks he is pretty. And there never
lived one who had good looks who did
not know it. and who wasn't addicted
To gazing at his PROJECTIONS through
the magnifying glass of satisfaction
making them Of greater Importance. 1t
is a misfortune which he never sur
mounts; handicap he never over
comes.
He is not conquered when he courts.
He is making a conquest. He knows
nothing Of the humility of love, and
The woman never lived who could pene-
-rate his veneer of satisfaction and
teach him. He is hopeless. Better
marry dummy in a clothing store, or
Al boy doll. The pretty man would not
bo as good "a match as a gingerbread
man, tor one could at least destroy his
beauty and make a meal of him,
Moreover the wife Of the pretty man
: always the victim of the silly Of her
sex. They admire the mans beauty,
and he welcomes the admiration, and
Ia. more he receives the less he cares
for the wife who has learned to meas
ure him at his true worth.
He is the husband most apt to stray
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

away from wife and home. He is
tne man who isn't long satisfied with
the love OF one woman
II the parents of this gin seek her
happiness they viii look again at this
sultor for their daughters hand and
welcome with INSTRUMENTATION every
disbursement in his face and form.
IheY viii rejoice in the LONELINESS OF
his mouth, grow bltssful over the con-
temptation of his ill-shaped nose, and
their pride in him will increase to keep
ears.
He is the appreciative man. the
humble man, the man who regards the
gliI who loves him as a princess par
agon and himself as the most for
tunate Of undeserving creatures. He
makes the best husband. the most de-
voted father and the most kindly of
sons-in-laW.
My dear, there may be pretty men
VINO are desirable, but the per cent is
SO small hope YOU will not take the
risk
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Household Suggestions

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minutes ie" strokes "'th cIoth give
the ivory bfliIlahl PoiISn'
Ihe following Is an aa,'IIaoie way OF
WOODEN lahl-o- SiauleIS-IH Iac'' any
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
GOT HIS OWN BACK.

At a homeopathic convention "A doc
tor told story about a brother spe-
ci1ist who is an authority on the stom-
ach
,pl.,,r.. H.. ,i.1 ..,,..... ...,.,,,,,-, j.,
lam Il, n"i" m"S inns -
Inc VIVA ana WooiIN west Whefe lhey
are All great jollers. At country club
Il iovial-Iooking stranger accosted
BLANK and said.
...rl.. -.
~. oIallN' l oeheNo'
Yes, sir; thank YOU
"'The great DIR Planko'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Doing the Work Herself.

Get that cabinet maker who did over
the sofa And have MIN fix that chif-
fOnier drawer while he's about it. Can't
open il without knocking everything off,
one of those sideboard drawers sticks,
too"
But the cabinet maker informed Hell
en- he would have to take the desk to
his shop and he could not tell just how
much it would be
Helen. who always wanted to know
exactly what a thing would cost before
she had it done resented this, and end
Cd by buying some new felt. which she
was now trying to put on herself
When Maggie came back with the
putty Helen unWrapped the newspaper,
through which the oil had already
soaked, and with eager interest felt the
soft, clay-lke mass. AS a child she had
always loved to play with putty, and
she was soon filing the screw holes and
smoothing them over with an almost
childish pleasure.
The green felt she had already cut the
exact size, and now she spread the
scraped desk surface with glue and
carefully fitted it on.
When at length she stood back to
view it there was not a wrinkle in the
felt nor a lump underneath to mar its
smouthness.
EIatcd with the success OF that Job
Helen went around to see what else
could be fixed up with putty and glue
If ones tastes run to antique furniture
there is always something that needs
attention. A piece of veneering was
off the library table and another off the
bookcase, both of which Helen had
saved, and which she now glued back.
With the can of mahogany stain,
which she had opened to touch up a
few places on the desk. she went around
staining over the scars and scratches Of
the other furniture
The chiffonier drawer that Warren
had complained about needed only n
little sandpapering to make it run
smoothly. Helen was in her element.
for she loved to potter around" and
fix things M
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Darker Your Gray
Hair
This Recipe Makes an Excellent
Home Made Preparation.

il is humiliating to 80 into ID drug
store and ask for hair dye or stain
or restorer "a it at once calls attcu-
Ion to fact YOU want to conceal
that your hair is turning gray. This
simple recipe relieves you of all such
huml.lauon and at the same time
gives YOU cheap and better hair
darkener and scalp tonic than the
store preparations Procure from
your druggist az little cost one ounce
Or bay rum, a quarter ounce of
Slycerine and a small box Of Barbp
compound; then in your own home
dissolve the Barbo Compound i'm Z
ounces of water and add the other
TWO ingredients ana you win have
most effective hair darhener as
Wel as good remedy for dandruff
ana other scalp humors. 1t not only
browns the gray hair, but acts as a
tonic TO the scalp, makes the hair
soft and glossy and is not sticky
IKE many store preparations II is
to be applied once d week until the
mar is darkened, then every two
weeks Be sure your druggist gives
You Barho Compound-no other In
sfedient will take its place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

declared Helen as she unWrap-
ped the glue and sandpapel
Maggie had Just brought Il lind I'll
need some putty. too
"puttv," sullenlv repeated Maggi,
who ALWAYS resented being sent out for
things.
Yes, You see these places" Helen
stopped over the desk from which she
had lust torn the worn. ink stained
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Married Life the Third Year
By MABEL HERBERT URNER.

brush in the open dining room win
dow. and nov, as Maggie went TO get
it, the brush rolled off the sill, out the
window to the court yard below
"Well. youH just have to go down
after IT," said Helen, GROSSLY, impa
tient at being delayed with her work,
It's the only one we have"
Rcsentfuly Maggie slammed out the
hall door
When i'm a few moments the bell
rang, Helen climbed down the step
ladder provoked that Maggie should be
SO careless as to lock herself out
Her hands We're covered with putty
and paint, and she took up her apron
to turn the knob. To her horror it
was not Maggle-but Mrs and Miss
Clemens in their best calling costumes.
She Lets Her Callers In.
As the hall was dark, they did not
recognize Helen.
is Mrs Curtis in?" asked Mrs.
Clemens, staring at what she thought
was most uutidy maid, for any house
maid would have been ashamed to
look as did Helen just then.
With a gasp of astonishment and
dismay Helen had stepped partly be-
hind the door but Miss Clemens eye
sight was keencr than her mothers.
why it's Mrs Curtis herself" in
an amazed tone.
Just what she said or did in the next
few moments Helen could never quite
remember but with some laughing,
hysterical comments about this being
her general carpentry and furniture
repairing day, in some way she got
them into the front room
I'm SO sorry we interrupted you,
effused Mrs. Clemens, "but the hall boy
told us TO come right up.
In a flash Helen remembered that
a new hail boy had come yesterday
So he had been ignorant enough to send
them up unannounced.
Immaculate in their white kid
gloved sable-furred and broadclothed
elegance, the callers were too polite
to really stare at Helen. But in quick
glances that they tried to make i'm
personal they took in every detail OF
her dishevelied hair, soiled wrapper
and apron, and hands begrimed with
paint and putty. Even her flushed
cheek Haunted a smudge of mahogany
stain where, with her hand she had
pushed back her hair
She could have excused herself and
gone to dress, but with a sort of fierce
defiance she disdained to do this. In
stead, with an assumed bravado she
showed them what she had been doing
How very interesting, How eX-
! tremely clever," commented Mrs. ant
Miss Clemens, but the tone Of thei1
voices implied. How very curious,
How very peculiar"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25

Yes mother; but we never do any
thing really PRACTICAL like Mrs.
Curtis. And it must be such fascinat-
ing work"
Neither the emphasis on practical
nor the sarcasm beneath this speech
escaped Helen.
Yes, and its very economical she
added defiantly, for she knew they
were thinking she did such things only
because she was too penurious to hire
them done. They charge so much for
these odd jobs-it seems a shame to
pay it when / really love to do them
myself"
You are quite right" gushed Mrs.
Clemens, "and I'm sure Mr.. Curtis must
appreciate your cleverness."
Helen could hardly control u hyster-
zeal desire to laugh as she thought how
Warren roared at her for, as he ex-
pressed it. always trying TO do things
you've no business to do" But she
answered demurely:
oh yes; / think most men appre-
ciate any money-saving ability. Don't
you?"
Now that she had started Helen had
a perverse desire to make as bad an
impression as possible. She took a
sort Of wicked pleasure in gloating
over their shocked sensibilities. How
they would talk about her after they
left!
Helen s Humor.
We'll, we really must be going,
purred Mrs. Clemens finally. We've an
engagement for tea at the Astor-Ritz.
But I'm so glad we saw you, Mrs. Cur
It's. It's really refreshing to meet any
one with such ORIGINAL ideas"
They trailed out, leaving an odor OF
French perfume to mingle with that OF
the paint and putty. When the door
closed after them, Helen ran straight
to q mirror and gazed at her DISNEY
eled self. She hardly knew whether to
laugh or cry, but for once her sense Of
humor prevailed
Her laughter awo6e Pussy Purrmew.
who had been doing on a chair. Helen
| caught up the kitten and shook it
roughly. 1t was good to have some
thing on which to vent her emotions.
Pm glad we shocked theml" with
another fierce little shake. such in
! sincere, superficial, stuck-up people de-
serve to be shocked"
The kitten blinked assentingly.
Wonder what they're saying about
US now" But we don't CARE, do we?
Such narrow stupid people-we don't
care a" The desire to use one of
WaTen's most expressive epithets was
strong, but Helen suppressed it and
added tamely, I'VE don't care fig
| WHAT they say"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
A Mistake Impossible.

Il understand you went over to
Crimson Gulch and lynched the wrong
man"
NO replied Three finger Sam. you
can't lynch the wrong man in Crimson
Gulch. We jest got Pluto Pete a little
ahead Of his turn"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
Their Sarcasm.

I'm sure YOU are MOST clever" re-
peated Mrs. Clemens. Il was never a
bit good at this sort of thing, but
Clarissa does beautiful work in burnt
leather. A class of her friends so to a
studio once a week"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-25
MISS MAMIE MATTHEW'S.

She'll need to aid her in bearing the suragee
flag in the inaugural parade in Washngton
the opportunity for husky young capcoege fellow preferred
The evening world., 1913-04-17
$4,000! Is %d 1y Cobb M %%r Il 7 III
Ty Cobb ANSWERS
Detroit Magnate
BIZ tn Cobb.

Au0uo3A. o., April l7~This
y my a1al answer In regard TO my
d12ersnoes With President Havin
ana the management Of the Detroit
American League Baseball Club.
tsrday 14r. Haviu declares that the
trouble between the Tigers and
myself 10 not . matter Of money.
but Of discipline. This 10 enough
to queer his whole vicious attack
on me. 1vidsntly l1F. NavtA has
shifted around In his position. For
some time he has been issuing
statements to the eject that he
couldn't AFFORD 70 NY me the SAL
Arg I demanded. There WAS not o
word about him trying TO discipline
10 . contract calling for the amount
I received last year. He has not
made me any other Offers. The
Tiger President In his graudstand
statement says that am now the
highest paid player IN the world.
This 10 not true. n regard to 1gr.
Mavin's deelaration that proved
that I Was . hard man 20 handle
By my refusal 70 report st the
training CAMP With the other play
srs, want to ssy that I didn't
report on account Of the fact that
he called me . holdout snd told me
not 20 report until had siGasa q
contract. n Z had reported I would
have been obliged to pay al my
expenses.
The evening world., 1913-04-17

Sweeney grounded to Herzog, forcing
Connolly. Myers was caught OF second,
Mathe wson to Fletcher. NO RUNS.
SECOND INNfNG-Aiurray went out.
Sweeney to Myers. Merkfe famed. Her.
| zos was safe on Jackson's muff. Herzog
stole second. Wilson famed. NO RUNS.
Titus walked. Merkle fumbled Devlin's
grounder. jackson was safe on Matty's
bad throw Of his bounder. Rariden
forced Titus at tho plate. Fletcher to
Wilson. Perdue famed. Connolly struck
out. NO RUNS.
THIRD INNING-Devlin threw out
| Matty. Snodgrass famed. Fletcher
cut. sweeney to Myers. NO RUNS.
Maranville got an inneld hit. Myers
hit into a double play. Herzog to Flet-
cher to Merkle. sweeney got an In,
field hit. Titus singled to left. Deviin
forced Titus. Fletcher to Doyle. 40
RUNS.
FOURTH LNNTNG-Connolly made a
great catch on Burns. Doyle singled to
centre for the frst New York hit. Muir
ray singled to right. Titus lost Merkle's
ny In the sun and dropped It, Dole
scored on Herzog's sacrifice hy to Jack.
son. Wilson walked. again nliing the
bases. Matty grounded to Myers. ONE
RUN.
Jackson hit the ball In front OF :he
plate and ran into II on his way to hrst.
Capt. sweeney rushed of the Boston
The evening world., 1913-04-17
Nv Foreman BuIceY.

n AsEBALL magnates In the Ameri-
X can League are decidedly worried
- over the failure OF Ty Cobb to re-
port to the Detroit club. Efforts to get
an expression AS to whether Cobb Is
worth $4,000 or not have proved futile.
ITS DetrOit's fight" they all say.
And there's no reason why we should
take q hand"
At the same time the rest OF the
American League In hit almost as hard
as Detroit To them collec lively Cobb
as drawing card Is worth much more
than $4,000. but Is he worth that much
to Detroit?
What do you think? In other words
can ball club AFFORD to pay a player
that amount Of money? 1t is argued
BY the nagnates that Il would have a
very damaging effect on the other
players.
ability as a drawing card. When the
Tigers come to New York, for In
stance. thousands OF people attend the
games for no other reason than to see
the marvellous Ty. The same IN true
In other cities. 1t IL Tor this reason
that Cobb demands "A salary of $4,000.
What he got last season neither he nor
MIR. Navin will state.
In a rather heated statement sent
out by the President of the Detroi,
club he declares that the differcn
between him and Cobb is not ques-
| ton of money but Of discipline. 1t II
The evening world., 1913-04-17
Absence of Star From, Detroit's Outfeld
Likely to Pr0Ue Costly to Other
American League Clubs.

a good bet. however. that II Navin was
willing to pay the $4,000 there
wouldn't be any question OF discipline.
right now. II Cobb was suffering from
lack Of discipline that could have been
pretty we'll attended to while he was
under contract and In the uniform OF
the Detroit club.
Cobb may be "a temperamental. hard
headed fellow but me made the Detroit
club thousands OF dollars and knows
II. The mere fact that he has been In
the limelight through his headstrong
antics has added to his value as a
drawing card
From an outside point of view II looks
like a plain business proposition. Coob
Is worth $4,000 or he isn't. Decide
that question right now ana Mr.. Nav!n
can see about the discipline after the
fans begin cheering their hero.
cobbs present sO-called insubOrdina-
ton lies In the fact that ne has refuScl
to report for duty and sign the contract
offered him. In way that Is q baseball II
crime. but at the same time It 10 The
only alternative left to n player VINO
wants more money He can either sign
u contract for what a club wants to give
him or he can quit the game. Cobb has
quit temporarily. What else could ne
10?
Mr.. Navin brings out the fact that
Cobb has spent the spring touring with
transforming ball club and "issuins
| ultimatums to the Detroit club" There
| were not SO many ultma;ums at that.
but Cobb answers this by saying that he
The evening world., 1913-04-17
EDlTEO'BY
ROBERT EOGREN

bench and the umpire put him out of the
game. Sweeney refused to 60 until Rig
Ter pulled his watch and threatened 10
forfeit the game. Rariden out, Fletcher
TO Merk1e. Perdue flied to Burns. NO
RUNS.
FIFTH INNING - Smith replaced
sweeney at second. Snoderass lined to
jackson. Fletcher flied to Connolly.
smith threw OH, Burns. NO RUNS.
Connolly out. Merkle to Mathews0n.
Maranville out, Herzog to Merkie. Ny
ers walked Myers stole second. Smith
famed. NO RUNS.
The evening world., 1913-04-17

Baseball To-day, $40 =. n. Grand O.eninI
Championship eeason Polo liroundA, l5sth ~ h 81
". NY. An. u. Washington. Music, Adm 10. Adj
The evening world., 1913-04-17
was Just as easy on Rroundcr that
Hartzel threw to first. NO RUNS.

was just as easy on groundcr that
Hartzel threw to first. NO RUNS.
The Ilghlaniers had good chance,
but again failed 10 score. Cree opened
with a clean two-base smash along ne
left foul line, but cnase In trying to
bun, finally go, himself IN hole ana
struck out. Sterrett diel on hot
grounler 10 NJ Bride and Morgan throw
out sweeney. no RUNS.
THIRD INNING--After Mcbride and
Groom had been put out on easy chances
Moeller got base on balls ana made I,
clean steal OF second, but Foster slappe !
n grounder straight al Young and was
thrown out at first. NO RUNS.
A.nsmith went In as catcher for Wash
lnyton. Young got base on balls as i
starter, but died stealing second Just ~
Mcconnell struck out. Daniels alsS
struck out and retired. the side. Nc
RUNS.
The evening world., 1913-04-17

played with the transforming club so
as to keep In practice and be fit TO play
when the Tigers wanted him.
Cobb says his future Is entirely in
the hands of Mr.. Navin. Mr.. Navin
has the power to suspend him indefln-
itcly and keep him out of organized
baseball IT Cobb does not agree to
play for less than $4,000 he may do
this.
In view OF these circums stances Cobb
.uggests that he be traded to some
other club. It's II cinch that Navin
will not agree 10 that.
II the other clubs are hurt by Cobb's
absence and the Detroit president feels
that he cannot AFFORD to pay the $4,000
why wouldn't II be good idea for
them to chip in and help bear the ex-
pense? That has been done.
The evening world., 1913-04-17
ST. ANN'S ATHLETIC MEET.

The indoor season OF the Catholic Ath-
letic League winds up tomorrow with
the monster ST. AIMS meet at the Sixty
ninth Regiment Armory. The Catholic
clubs plan to close the board season
in blaze Of glory. The handsome point
trophy donated by st. AIMS Is the mag
net that has caused all the league clubs
70 enter their best runners for the meet.
The evening world., 1913-04-17

The Kildare Mems Assoc alton hay'
arranged a big athletic programme II"
the carnival OF sports at Celtic Park or
sunday. The features OF the day vii
h. the Gaelic football game betwec'
Kildare aad Kilkenny TOY the Gael
championship Of 1912, Mayo and Corl
will also meet.
The evening world., 1913-04-17
Matty Held Hubites ScoreleSS
in Early Innings of
Pitching Duel.
BATTING ORDER.
Special to The Evening World


BOSTON. Mass, April f1.--Br,ght
sunshine welcomed the Giants here for
the opening game OF the series with
Stallingss Braves. The weather was
a triie cold, a strong wind WAS plough
ing across tle old South End National
League Park. and this promised
trouble for the outhe,ders.
FIRST Observation-Disclosures was safe
when Sweeney lost his ny In the sun
Fletcher out. Perdus to Myers. Burn,
walked. Doyle forced Burns. Sweene,
to Meanwhile. Snodgrass was caught
when he and Doyle tried n double steal
Rarlden to Sweeney to Myers to Rari
den. NO RUNS.
Connolly singled to left. Mararvll,
flied to snodsrass. Myers singled to left
The evening world., 1913-04-17

THIRD RAcE-Three-year-olGs and
upward; selling. five and a half flr-
ionys.-Cu,ie b.. 81 tMcDonald). I 10 I.
e1-2 to / and to ., first: Mariana.
10s tRoffin). 3i-2 to I. to and > to
s. second: Water Wells. rs Nathan,
4 to !, 9 to 3 and I to :. third. Time
Ice. Joe Gaitens, Peyton. Breckcn-
ridge, Little Pal and Tactics also ran.
The evening world., 1913-04-17
VIE Olympia A. c.. whore the bout
we're held. 10 an ideal fight aren.,

HE CIyHpIa n c, WNoT6 the b0ut0
were held. 10 an ideal fight aren,,
built for the sport and seating
100 spectators. II was well nlled when
the first bout began.
Rinsside seats were sold at ts-about
q quarter Of the price that the same
card OF bouts would have brought In
New York.
Before the 1ccasty-Fiynn bout began
Buffalo Bill was cahed into the ring.
and the crowd cheered the old warrior
Of the plains for five minutes. NcCarty
jumped into the ring and talked cow
punching and bear hunting With Buffalo
Hlol until ylyau appeared.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-13

= 4p1ear with merry Quip and jest Capt
Uuo1p u spending only IL weeks on
fyNe. BIZ circuit this winter. as he 10
Hp&9el 20 take the Philly Nationals
4441A TOR their spring training In Feb
t4U4SY Just back from the English
H@Gq1o halla the SIX Kirksmith Sisters
ecou1y the second spot Of promi-
q Xo0eo On the program. offering a min
30to6o unuoicaI revue. Other acts will
fl1flpAo Minnie Allen. petite enter
xHn1nor: Harry Towards Musical Shet-
3no4 6oNtes and dogs vioiinisky. &C.
: Q11ty4Q genius Of the piano and violin:
= Al6 0eyes Mnetrels, In frst-part
snn)0oefol show: Buriey & Burley. quaint
eQome61ane, known AZ The Dude and
k10o Geot:" Harvey DeVora trio in
= newell and diversified comic dancing
rovtoW, and the Mooreoscope pictures
Z y3th 10 minutes In the moving pic