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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
The Scientific Explanation of Luck
Mathematics Teaches Is Foolish Depend Capces of Chance

is not in its application to games
of chance. but in the warning
which it gives against depending
upon luck for anything If math-
ematics must have INFINITE
TIME as a basis in order to re-
duce the vagaries Of chance to a
regular law, how can any man ex-
pect, in the course of a brief life
time. to strike a balance between
favorable and unfavorable turns,
over which he has no control2
The apparent favors of fortune
to him. though they may continue
long, are, after all, mere results
of hazard. His coin seems to take
pleasure in always falling face
up. but mathematics will inform
him Of the unhattering fact that
the coin cares nothing for him,
and will inevitably, when the I'M
discerned causes cease, just as
unhesitatingly turn its back to
him.
The thing for the "unlucky'
young man to do is to look into
himself and not into his luck. In
stead of changing from one thing
to another in search of something
lucky, let him cultivate his intel
igence and his will power, and
select an occupation in which he
can discern the causes that pro-
duce success or failure. Nature
made him for something; let him
find out what that something is.
and then stick to it, After that
he can snan his fingers at luck.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
TO VIRGINIA
By H. E. H.

IN Is mighty
With fearful might bay and blight through all eternity
Il but It's thing beside the Lore bear fo tbeeJ
There Powera mighty Powethat drives the wind
Ger hill and dale through cleft and whereer is inclined
but It's pugv thing beside Lore ne dHdJ
There Powera mighty Powerhat guards each bird and
And strives each day point the tranquility
gire
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09

you to be an effect of mere
chance, and if the chance is not
on your side you may think that
some mysterious influence is
working against you.
The simplest way to Illustrate
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09

WHY?
She said pigs instead of
"hawgs"-and never used a dob-
BILE negative once an the time she
was there.
DID they admire their old
friend for her good sense and
cleverness in adopting the new
ways of the new world she lives
in when she is at home? Not
they. They nudged each other
and giggled every time she spoke
and called her stuck up" behind
her back.
Everything she had worked so
hard TO learn didn't mean one
thing to them They just said
she was putting on" and let 1t
go at that-and the woman pack
ed her modish suitcase and put
on her pretty new hat-and went
away a little sad-not because
she felt above" her old neigh
bors. but because she was above
them and couldn't help feeling it
every time she went to see them
again.
They lived shut off in their lit
tie back water eddy-cherishing
the old mistakes. the old delu-
sions. the old folhes.
John Smith may go to town
and make his way in the great
world of men-make it honestly,
fearlessay. fairly-1ght his fight
like a man and the son of a man.
What is he when he goes back
homer" Just Queer Jack Smith,
whose father drank too much,
and whose mother was the worst
housekeeper in town"
1t isn't Jack Smiths fault. It's
the fault of his old neighbors.
They stayed in the rut, and he
got out of it-and nothing that
he can do, or think. or say. or
dream. or accomplish viii make
themA see that that very fact
shows that he really does amount
TO a little something, even if his
mothers bread always did sour
and her cake fall on the very day
Of the Ladies' Aid picnic.
Be Proud of Her.
Come. come. old neighbor-
don't keep your eyes shut so, tight
open them and you'n see some
thing interesting.
You used to lend her your
gloves to go to town with and her
brother always had to borrow a
bat from your brother when he
wanted to play ball-and now
she has three hats to your one
and has a laundress and a cook
well, what of It? Be proud Of
her. rejoice with her in her good
luck and the good sense to know
how TO use it.
No one life has joy enough in it
to go around-borrow little from
the old neighbor-get her to tell
you how she lives what she does,
how she likes 1t all.
Put your eye to the crack in the
fence of circumstances and look
through. 1t will do you good to
get a new view of things-don't
try to tear the fence down Just
because you happen to be on the
wrong side of It.
Feel above you" does she?
Well, then. she's learned very lit
tie with all her good fortune-un-
less, as I said before, she really
IS above yOu-and in that ca se-
you know you can hardly blame
her, can you?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
By WINIFRED BLACK.

CHE was poor once herself
y and now, her husband hav-
ing made money, she feels
above her old neighbors.
He was a stone mason and she
used to do her own work-and
never dreamed Of having COM
pany for supper unless it was
some old aunt or some one just
over from the old country. She
went to church on Sunday and
to the church society meetings
on week days and she always
helped get the supper at the an
nual bazar-and with that Social
life she was perfectly satisfied
but now
Well what but now?"
Why shouldn't the poor woman
live in a bigger house if her hus-
band has the money to pay for
it? Why should she do her
washing" when she can afford to
hire somebody else to do 1t?
Would you? Honest and true.
now, would you? don't be-
lieve it,
What S the Use?
or, if you would. then I think
you would be a very silly woman,
and one who didn't deserve the
good fortune her husband is
pouring into her lap What's the
use of a mans making a fortune
if his wife won't help him
spend it?
Feels above her neighbors,"
does she? How do you know she
does? And, whisper, wouldn't
it be odd if she really was above
them just a trifie?
Not because she has money
now when she had none once but
because she is sensible enough to
know what to do with money
when she gets it, Maybe she
likes books, music, pictures
perhaps she is tired of hearing
about the weeks washing and the
weeks fruit canning. Maybe
she likes to learn something new
once in a while-why not?
Her husband may not be the
only one in the family with
brains enough to get out of hard
wearing work
Housework drudgery? Not a
bit of it. no more than any other
work But this particular woman
may not care for housework
Ought she to keep on doing it
now that she doesn't have to,
just to please you and her neigh
bors who knew her when she"
etc.
What a nuisance the knew
her when She bore is, any
how
heard one of them talking the
other day. 1t was in a little old
fashioned village-down in the
Ozark Mountains.
Called Her Stuck Up"
She" had gone away from the
village and made a name for her
self as a singer-she had mar
ried a man with money and she
had made for herself a good
solid niche in the world-and
then she went back to the vii
lage to visit. She thought she
might find some young girl there
who needed the same chance
she'd had and was worth help
ing to get it. She asked a lot OF
questions. took pains to meet all
the young people-was the laugh
ing stock of the village for her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
BY GARRETT P. sERvIss.

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IL '''7 80 -
L Il -, ~ '''' y" q '''''>
,
'"''o''''' ''''e ~ '"e human
'''uN
NC any So'''i'''i' Np''''''
'',' W 'u'N am d very III"
'''NS p''' sun. Ever 'Hihs l ''N
s'' '7''''i'' me can WI" d
N.''"' u S''uS' o. "ny"oN' NOT
often Inc good cards always
without losing aImos, eysry ,ima
Are some people born lucky as
have heard B. A."
70 the first question replv.
Yes. there Is a scientidc sx-
planstinn pf gr,l, and =, ,h.
second "Nn. reonia or. MOTT
BORN UNLUCKy in tbe sense
that you mean"
one Of the greatest mathema-
ucians that ever lived, the as
tronomer. Laplace, wrote a book
on luck, AS he called it. An Es-
say ON Probabilities" and YOU
should read IL. II might keep Won
away from Monte Carlo il YOU
should ever get money enough to
go there and it would certainly
keep YOU from gambling at home
For the benefit OF the Young men
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09

But mathematics CAN deal with
the problem in another way. If
your coin ALWAYS fell heads up,
mathematics would tell you what
your own common sense should
reveal-that there was some con
slant cause, such It's extra weight
on one side-that governed the
fall
If it fell sometimes heads and
sometimes tails. capriciously,
mathematics would tell you that,
while it could not predict the re-
suit in any particular case, It
COULD assure you that, IN THE
LONG RUN. there would be an
equal number Of heads and tails
presented.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
GARRETT p. SERVlSS.

Laplace's calculus of probabih-
ties whose principles he applied
TO all human things. not except
ing the moral sciences is, per
hapS. 10 observe what happens
when YOU throw up a coin. II
must necessarily come down with
either heads or tails" upper
most
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
Figured by Averages.


Mathematics arrives at its re-
suits by taking averages over eX-
ceedingIy long periods of time. In
fact, the mathematical theory, in
its completeness, involves inf
MITE time. And right here is
where the young man who wrote
the letter makes his great mis-
take. He does not allow sufii-
cientiy for the element of time
If he could continue to play cards
for a million years (but it IS TO
De hoped that he will noD he
would doubtless find that he had
won as often as he had lost
provided that the game was one
of pure chance.
But the great value of such
work as LaplaCe performed in de
velopiug the laws of probability
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
1t Is Unknown Forces.

II YOU could measure all the
forces acting upon 1.-THE twist.
or pitch. or twirl, the number Of
turns. the influence of air cur
rents, the effect Of inequalities of
the table on which it strikes, etc,
then you could predict which side
would come uppermost But if
these forces are unknown even
mathematics can 90 nothing for
YOU.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
MRS. JOANNA COOKS WILL.
5equests to Family and to Church
ReneVoieneeS.

The viii Of The late f9anra F
Cook. OF Hanover, has been probated
before Surrogate Barley TO Laura
j. Murphy The testator left her watch.
certain household articles, $490 and
sum amounting to $40 per month
from April. 1912, to her death. To
Ida Kyiberg is bequeathed certain
articles OF clothing; to the testltors
nieees, Sophie Cook, Anna Cook, caro-
Hopping and Mary Rea Cook are be-
queathed furniture, pictures, china
and tatle linen; to "a nephew, Paul
Cook, is left her table silver except
a dozen silver tea spoons Vesta
Kylberg receives $500; Mary Ireland
and her son Leo Ireland 500; Ray
mond Dunham, $500; Mary j. Tomp-
kins, S100; Mary Rea Cook. $1,000;
Caro- Hopping, $3.50; Sophie Cook
$1,000. To the American Tract soei
ely is lett $500; to the Women's
Board of Home missions of the Pres
byterian church, $500. TO the execu-
trix for missions OF the Hanover
church, $500. The residue of the
property goes to her nieces. Mary
Rea Cook is named as executrix.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
AUTO SCHOOL TAKES
NEW $4,000 GARAGE
Realty Company Disposes Of
Handsome Building.

An important realty deal was con-
sumated MoAday wnen papers were
signed Dy which the Morrlslown Auto
mcDlte senocl took over from the
MorrlstoWn Realty ana Construction
Soiapahy the garage ana apartment
paliulns now under construction at
ene JdAetioa oi opeedeeIl ana sussex
avenues. 1ne oundIAg, wnlcn alleauy
Is Cue oI me 1omIls most imposing
STRUCTURES, win It's site cost Yuo 700.
~ lAen bne pund.ns was projected It
Mas 70 pe eisoted iof liie aaeonu0lIe :
slnooi Dut e4ele mas a 4u1an III lne
business oeea and TIE ssnool sCagnr
else "l4ele lef site ieI building.
iihuihs II az tne Corner uI ooulA a4.d
Doyneh stfeees. .sns were prepared
W Jalnes n. y Goinlan, presluel.1 and
manager ol lie senooi, lor nand-
some safaee ana dpal tiuenl Dd4Ialug
ssnd an ope.on taken on rANa5ropelty.
Lcl the rector ara AesIl5 men OF ST.
reter 5 cAu4cn, who own tie prop
erty on tne opnoa4le corner, .noasut
tnat the garage mighr ran in1o me
iiahds OF uilueslranle people later
and so parcnaseo from Mr. y 1orman
MS option on GAe properly and may
use II do d ste Tor tie proposed par
ISL house. MI OGoInlalI Inereupon
renewed negotiations Tor The buuaang
at sopeeuMe ell ana sussex avenues
Ind finally secured 1t.
Inc Dulidlng, a uwo-story structure
Win oun tapestry Driek walls, is aD-
soutely fire PROOF, reinforced concrete
having Deem Used rOr paruuons, floors
ana ceilings. IL i.as a frontage OF
II ff,tT T,xy
cn SusaeA avenue ana Is I.u feet
across tie back, tapenng down to
llncy rounded entrance at the juno
ton OF the cAo tnorOugniafes. IL
viii pe comldeted ready lor oc-
capahey BY March 1su.
III tne lront Of the building it is
proposed 10 nave q drug store. lnen
aions the opeedMe1i aN enue frontage
viii be small Restaurant, ladfes
room ard litsaeoiy, cnaaneuls room
aha dlessins loom, s1ofe and STOCK
room. Onf Tie sussex avenue side
VIA Nc . Dafoer sAop. On eAe nam
ficcr Will De a large garage Win a
Dls macnine shop III THE rear.
Oh lac seeonu moor ia the front
OF tne ouiiung are SIX apartments,
eacn Win prAate BATH and en-
II Sly separate lloN the garage Betft
OF tne guiding and feacned by a
stairway from opeedwell avenue. For
lne aLlonlCDAe school viii be a dr.
fectors room, four single rooms for
einLLoye es, students or school room.
room Tor tie social club connected
Mltn the sehool, ana big room for
1 car storage, connected with the main
floor by an elevator and a stairway /,
: and with another stairway to Sussex
avenue
fhe building is so constructed that
a third floor can be added at any
Time. Mr.. OGorman plans the erec-
I ton of small blacksmith shop on
the remainder OF the lot on Sussex
avenue, there being frontage OF
forty-two feet beyond the present
building. A lane runs across the rear
OF the property from Speedwell to
Sussex avenues.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
MORRIST0WN SCHOOL DANCE
{ DYED BY YOUNG PE0PL Z
Gymnasium Scene Of Pretty Gather
ing cn Saturday Evening of
Lad3 and Lasses.

There were more than 200, mostly
young people, in attendance at the
annual Christmas dance at Morristown
School held Saturday evening. The
big gymnasium was the scene of the
AFFAIR and it was tastefully decor
ated with Christmas greens. On the
first floor a palm room" proved at
traetive for those who desired 70
sit cut dances. The program OF
sixteen dances was divided in the
middle by supper dance" Supper
was served on the balcony OF the
gymnasium. The dancing was discon-
tinued at midnight, though the dancers
enjoyed a continuous round. Robert
p. Bissell was chairman OF the com
mittee OF arrangements, the other
members OF which were George Hal-
ris, Alexander Hepburn The pa
tronesses were Mrs. I. Quincy
Browne, Mrs w. Nj. PATTERSON and
Mrs. Robert w. Locke.
Among the young women, gnests of
the students at the school, were the
Misses Eleanor Raeot, Roseland Bige-
low, McColl, Harris, Wheelock, Anne
Brinley, Alice Thomas, Amy Budd
Chapman, Frances Thompson, Eliza
beth Comstock, Anita Thomas, Mary
Comerford, Margaret Toby, MargerY
Hale, Georgiana Palmer, Eleanor
Maury, Elinor Lee, Margaret Kahn
and Leslie, Constance and Ursula
Hill
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
PANHANDLER JAILED.
Held for Assault and Battery on E.
C. Bloomfield.

Frank Taylor, of South Omaha,
Neb., was committed to jail to await
the action of the grand jury by
Police Justice Bennell Saturday night
Taylor was accused by Ernest c..
Bloomfield of assault and battery. Mr.
bloomfield telephoned to police head
quarters that a man had assaulted
him and Sergeant Morrison and
Chanceman Collins jumped into an
automobile and hustled to Mr.. Bloom
fields house on Malcolm street. They
found Taylor and placed him under
arrest. Bloomfield said that Taylor
called at his house and asked his VITA
for food The man had been drink
ing, Mrs. Bloomfield noticed, and
she refused to feed him. He there
upon cursed her and when Bloomfield
went to his wife's aid he set upon
Bloomfield, blackened his eyes and
knocked him down. Taylor told JUS
tice Bennell he was a steeple jack
looking for work.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
REALTY AND BUILDING.

William Nalrn, OF Kearny, Charles
GGldinggay, OF Newark, aud Herbert
X Conkling, OF Madison, Who recent
ly incorL grated as tie Madison Realty
company, nave liied articles OF moor
pofation with County Clerk Mott as
the Madison Realty and Construction
company. Their new company has
an authorized capitalization OF Sl0,-
600 divided into l00 shares OF $l00
each senator Charles A. Rathbun
is named us the agent fer the com
pany.
Excavations for Antonio Espositos S
Morris theatre are under way and
about one-thi1d OF the earth has been
removed. Eney Grupeai IS using CON
siderable OF it TO fill in some OF
his property and to extend Lake side
place to the edge of Poeahontas
pond Nichoas Mariharo is also
earting away some OF the earth, using
it to fill in a vacant lot onSpeedweil
avenue adjoining the SpeedNel chapel
Another new corporation is tue
Maple Hill Realty company, also u
Madison. The concern is capitalized
at $4,000, 100 shares of 500 each
The insorperators are John V. Cor
bet, Twenty-Five Shares; Joseph e.
CoFbet, fifty shares; r Irving alur
row. twenty-five shares; all CT Madi-
son. Mr. MOTION is aamed as the
agent.
Excavation for the foundation for
house on Franklin avenue to be
erected by Jalmar SaFo for the
Woodford Land company is being
made. MIR Sayo is finishing UP a
house he has erected on the same
street for Mrs. Thomas f. keefe, of
No. 20 DeEIart street.
John Sweeney has given out the
contracts for double house TO be
erected on Mt Kemble avenue. John
Cooney is the mason, Gallagher &
zimmerman, carpenters, and Formato
& Camisa, plumbers Arthur S. Pier
son drew the plans.
Charles Finkelmeier has sold for 10
seph F, Randolph, trustee OF the es-
tate of the late Mrs Julia keese
COLES, the property on Mt. Kemble
avenue owned by Mrs. COLES to Mrs.
Katherine Callahan. The improve
ments include a house and barn.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
BUSINESS CHANGES PLANNED.
American Trust Company to Remodel
It's Building and Occupy II.

SNtiSt iSdH ~ TdSt OctflPaHy 10 heIHOnSt
Its Building and Occupy 1t.
There Will be several business
changes on South street May 1st.
The American Trust company has noti-
fed the tenants in its building that
It must have the use OF the store
at that time The Trust company
will have the building remodeled, put
IN handsome naw front and with
entrance TO the upper floors, install
the latest type OF bank vaults and
will put skylights in the one-story
rear addition and utilize it as a
Dookkeepers' work room. Plans are
oeng prepared by Arthur S. Pierson.
Rutan Brothers market, occupying
half the store in the building will re-
move to Clifiord s. Rutan's own build
ing just below the tarrelly building
This move forces out the present
tenant in that store, the Atlantic &
Pacific Tea company, and that con-
Germ is seeking new quarters 1t IS
rumored that Jacob Arnold, of the
Arnold market occupying the other
half OF the store in the trust COM
pany building, is contemplating re-
tirement from business and that his
associate, Joseph II. Cook, viii seek
another line of business activity.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
TO TRIM SOUTH ST. CHURCH.

Congregation to join in Decking
Building With Grcens.
The South Street Presbyterian
church has adopted the old time Gus
tom of setting aside night for the
of the church, at which all
members and friends of the church
over fifteen years of age are in
yited to participate. This will oe-
cur next Thursday night when there
will be a half-hour devotional service
after which the church will be trim
med for Christmas after a design
evolved by the board of deacons.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
TRIMMING HOSPITAL TREES.
Town Forester Bowen Supervising
Work of Telephone Men.

Supervised by Town Forester Ed
ward Bowen, employees of the New
York Telephone company are trim
ming the trees along the Morris
street frontage of the Memorial hos
pital property. When the concrete
curb was put in the roots OF these
large trees were cut off on the road
side and in consequence they have
been in danger of blowing over in
time of high winds. Some of the
branches are being cut out so that
the trees are not so heavy.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
RECKLESS DRIVER HALTED.
East Orange Man Fined SIS and Costs
bv Justice Benneil

An automobile ride of several
young women was marred Saturday
afternoon by the arrest of their
chauffeur for driving recklessly at
the junction of Elm and South street.
Officer Wildey made the arrest and
arraigned the chauffeur before JUS
tice A. j. A. Bennell who imposed a
fine of S. and costs. The chauffeur
said he was Joseph Bingham, of No.
515 Main street, East Orange, and
that he was in the employ of r. L..
Henry, of No. 125 North Walnut
street, East Orange. He did not
give the names of his passengers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
Printer,s Bow Hurt

Leonard Lewis, an apprentice in
the DAILY Record" office, while work
ing in the basement of the Record
building Monday was STUCK on the
head by pig of linotype metal ac-
cidentally dropped down the elevator
shaft He was taken to Memorial
hospital and a cash in his head
seWed up
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
eaeket.BalI Games Booked

The Knockers have reorgan 2ed.
their basketball team and will jour
ney to Rockavay next Friday even
ing for a game with the Rockaway
team. The five representing the
Alpha Nu club goes to Peapack on
December 27th for a game. William
Mcintyre, formerly of Rutgers 1nl
lege team and the Morristown high
school five, is captain and center OF
the Alpha Nus
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
MR.. GOODMAN TALKED.
Y. M. C. A. to Adopt Program of
RELIGIOUS Work Soon.

Fred S. Goodman addressed meet
ings in the Young Mems Christian as
sociation on Saturday and Sunday and
also spoke in the Methodist and South
Street Presbyterian churches. He
was here to stimulate interest in
religious work in the Y. M. c. A.
and as result of his suggestions a
program will be mapped out by the
associations religious work commit
tee of activities for the year.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
Business Mems Dinner.

The Business Mems association is
planning to hold a dinner on January
2Sth. Speakers will discuss topics of
interest to the business men of the
town The committee of arrange
ments includes Richard II. Dempsey.
William N. Beach and Harry H. Hays
The association has gone on record
as fayoring public comfort station
for the town.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
Masons Invited to church.

The Rev. Ralph B. Urmy has in
vited Cincinnati lodge. F. & A. NJ,
of this town, to attend the even
ing service in the Methodist Episco-
pal church on Sunday, December 2Sth
DR.. Urmy is grand chaplain of the
order in this state.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
Hot Sunpers for Girls,

Several associates of the Girls
Friendly society of the Church of the
Redeemer are furnishing hot suppers
in the parish house to a number OF
members and their friends who live
at distance and have to work in
the stores nights proceeding Christmas
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-12-16
Seeks Health Board place

James j. Lyons, whose term as as
semblyman from Morris county ex-
pires in January, is a candidate for
appointment to the state board of
health to fill the vacancy caused by
the expiration of the term of office
of John Fl. Capstick, of Boonton