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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07
FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

1t Will surprise many readers to
learn that there are two chapters in
the Bible which are practically iden-
teal, these being the nineteenth chap
ter of the Second Book of Kings and
the thirty-seventh chapter of Isaiah.
There are 929 chapters with 2.493
words in the Old Testament, and $50
chapters and 1928 words In the
New Testament. Asked off-hand. one
would probably say there were more
words In the Bible than In Shake
spea's works, but, as matter OF fact,
the balance Is in favor of the Bard.
who has the respectable total Of S14,-
$50, or 41.3i7 more than the Bible.
Altogether his plays have no fewer
than 1.277 characters, one of whom
(Hamlet) has 1850 words to deliver.
Hamlet" indeed. is the longest
play, containing as it does. $3.50 lines.
while the Comedy OF Errors" is the
shortest, with 1.777 lines. The longest
word is Observation-Disclosures, -
which is certainly a tongue-twister, and
might take the place of truly rural
as test Of sobriety. always provid-
ing the police officer was able to pro-
nounce the word himself The curl
Gus can find all the letters of the al
phabet in the twenty-first verse of the
seventh chapter of Ezra, while refer
ence TO the one hundred and seven
teenth psalm will show that it is not
only the shortest chapter in the Bible,
but also the middle chapter of the
book
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07

life Sam is a native of St Pauls,
n. c., where he came into this world
on June %, 1886. He has wonderful
memory, for he remembers distinctly
when the first boat came up the Cape
Fear river in 1875, but until a few
years ago he had never seen rail-
road locomotive. Sam is the father
of Is children. and his youngest child
is now sixty years old. His grand
children, great-grandchildren and
great-great-g are scattered
over the country from New York to
Florida.
When a child Sam helped the first
settlers clear the land in North Caro-
lima. He has always been a user of
tobacco and attributes his long life
to the fact that he never worried about
anything. This is the first photo
graph Sam has ever allowed to be
made of himself He has always been
afraid of a camera. thinking 1t was
some kind of an instrument that would
harm him.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07
PRESERVING A HOBBLE SKIRT

Assuming that the hobble skirt, like
the dodo, Is domed to extinction, and
also for the enlightenment of the mo-
diste of fey centuries hence, the
women of Larkspur, a small town in
California, hit on a novel plan to pre-
serve for the generations to come a
working model of the hobble skirt
This extreme bit of feminine apparel
has been consigned along with copies
of the San Francisco daily papers, the
Bible, list of the names OF the town
and other mementos Of the
day. to crypt in the cornerstone OF
the new hall
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07

to that which is artistic and vulgar
Sylvanus Stall. y. D.
A C9rc for the Blues.
7 was going officewarG one day in
a very overcrowded trolley car. 1t
was pouring outside and my gloves
chung damply to my fingers. A stray
wisp of hair was tickling my nose
md my hands were too fun Of dripping
Umbrella and swaying strap to brush
it away. I could feel that my fore
head was wrinkled up. and ny mouth
drawn down. I thought Of all the
unpleasant things that had ever hap
lentine sky. / wondered why 1t had
To rain so hard. Then. looking along
the car. saw another girl hanging
to a strap. She was ever so much
Wettcr than |. The dampness oozed
out of a crack in her worn shoe: the
bare hands that gripped her umbrella
and strap looked cramped and tired.
and two straggly locks of hair ericKled
her rather small, inoffensive nose.
But as looked at her and pitied her,
she glanced up and caught by eye, and
she smiled at mel Then, somehow,
the rain drops looked very bright and
jewel like. and the gray Of the sky
seemed warmer and more friendly.
forgot that my feet were wet, and
smiled back. All that day, through
the work and hurry Of the hours. I
carried a sunbeam hiding my heart
Margaret T. Sangster, Jr in the
Christian Herald
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07
Like Many Others.

A doctor, while enjoying a holiday
in the country, took the opportunity
along with friend to go fishing. Dur
ing the operations the doctors sink
er came of and was lost He was In
dilemma-no sinker, no more fishing
that day. Happy thought; he had a,
bottle In his pocket. The bottle was
filed with water. carefully corsed.
and sent down on its mission.
After a few minutes interval the
doctor had bite and pulled up his
line at racing speed. finding fine
pair of fish, one on each hook.
"Ha. doctor, twins this time!" ex-
claimed his companion.
YES quoth the doctor. and
brought up on a bottle, too"
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07

rose from the
breakfast t q b | o
preparatory to
lighting his cigar
and starting for
the office he said
to his wife:
Eliza. you may
have the fall hat
you've been yearn-
ing for. Here's
the ten dollars,
but please, in ma
king your pur-
chase remember
my pref u d i c e
against birds in
bonnets."
Eliza beamed.
All right, Hen
ry," she said; III
go straight down
TO Nine. Capote's
this morning. 1
can get a beauty
for ten dollars, 1
know. and l won't
have a single song
bird on it."
That night after
Hmm er Mrs.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07
OLDEST OF LIVING MEN

Looks like pappy won't neber die, ="
says the only living daughter of this
one hundred and twenty-n nine years
young" man. She speaks truly, too.
for although Sam Mchoy has long
passed the century mark. he is hale
and hearty, has splendid eyesight,
never having worn glasses, good
health and looks as if he was good for
at least 25 more years of contented
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07
WARNING.

At the last session of the legislature
a law was passed making it a INSIDE
meanor for any minor to use tobacco
in any form in any public place. The
penalty is a fine of so.
1t is also a fine of not less than
s25 for any dealer or other person to
furnish, sell, or give tobacco to any
minor.
1t has been called to my attention
that a number of boys are smoking
either on the streets, or in public places
and after this date the law will be
enforced to the letter, and I am pub
fishing this notice in order TO warn
the dealers as well as the boys who are
doing the smoking. 1 do not wish to
cause any one trouble, but the law
will have to be enforced in this mat
ter.
H B. JONES, Probate Judge.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07
AGAINST BIRDS OH HATS
BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.

The coffee had been unusually good
that morning and as Henry Sparks
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-11-07

Ranchers or others having spnds
and other VEGETABLES for sale please
address L. H. Matteson, Kimama,
stating price.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
MYSTERIOUS WITNESS
ONCEHELDFORMURDER
IS NEW REVELATION

Charged by his wife with being ravng drunkard wanted by
police give him long court record believed by Probation
Cooger demened result of accusations OF muir
der made against himself Fisher the of prominent
Phagan confronted Monday by
disposition his story and the threatened collapse Of
a sensation.
prisoner the office of Luther Roser while the
him. Fisher continued to be inaccessible to
of his record barred facts
that threw dark cloud on his reliability.
continued their vigil the ground floor of the
building ready Fisher he made his
pearance meanwhile the Frank lawyers kept nves
eating his story and seemed determined to hold their strict
prisoner until they entirely through with him
Mr. Coogers opinion ciningent the identity of an
Fisher Coo has had before him times and that the
Fisher has ben virtually prisoner in the Grant Building be-
ing the
Cooge Monday Fisher tried several years
for the murder of his wfe brother He acquitted but III
suspicion that lie guilty still rested in the
mind of his wife and that she frequently had charged him with the
These accusations believed by Coogler to have unset
tied Fisher Mind condition which perhaps has been augmented
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Striking Bag Mill
Workers Prevented
From Riot by Police

A telephone call from the Fulton
Bag and Cotton Mills to the police
station ehis morning sent Police Cap
tain Mayo and ten mounted police
men galloping to the fsctory just be-
fore o'clock, to take a hand, if nee
essary, in trouble following a strike
OF 90 or 60 men in the ewaveroom.
The strikers, it was reported. were
incensed by the dischage of one Of
their number Saturday, and were de-
handing his reinstatement. They
were clustering in groups within the
building ana declined to leave until
the police came up.
"The trouble was nothing serious, /"
said Oscar E. Elsas, vice president.
THE man we discharged insulted the
assistant superintendent OF his de-
partment, and we, OF course, let him
go at once. The strikers took his part
actively, and we thought best to have
some police force at hand. We do not
expect any more trouble.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
RECORD BREAKING SNOW
HITS ATLANTA MONDAY

o'clock the streets were beginning to
dry
The early snow appeared to be
whirled up from the southeast. A
few miles north of Atlanta there was
no snow, a few gusty sprinkles Of rain
taking its place.
The brisk shift in the weather con
ditions was Favored perceptibly with
an odor of mothbaHs. Overco5ts with
wrinkles up and down the back were
on parade in the early morning light
with their accustomed complement OF
rld noses and foggy spectacles.
Il wasn't so cold. at that-just 81
degrees at 1880 o'clock. But on the
heels OF royal Indian summer the
chill struck home. and many an At
lanta breakfast was attuned TO The
more or less musical tink.c of the
furnace shaker or the reSpuuling
blows OF an ak making kind'ing Of
a dry goods box in the woOlshed.
A rush of orders for coal was re-
ported by the dealers, but so far the
wall for the plumber has not been
heard abroad in the land.
1t wasn't cold enough for that
The Weather Office suggests IL is
Just as well not 10 get unduly eN-
cited. as there still is some fine
weather ahead At the same time. the
advice is offered that the coal bin
should not be allowed % go hungry
any longer, ana that pet plant should
be blanketed or taken indoors after
sunset
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20

Atlanta tipped over it's early snow
record this morning just before 7
o'clock, when a whirling furry Of
flakes swooped down out of a sud
denly clouded sky which cleared al
most at once, while the snow, after
falling quite briskly for a quarter of
an hour. disappeared from the air
and the pavements.
The only other snow that has fall
len in Atlanta as early as October in
the last "a years was that of Octo-
Der IS, 1910. The snow this morning
breaks that record by nearly a week.
The two early SHOWS were about the
same in texture and quantity of
flakes.
Merely fiurr!es," Mr. VonHerrmann
said. And then. replying to a ques-
ton as to where the snow came from,
1T came from above" the weather
man said. Almost straight down.
Clouds were passing over Atlanta and
there was a light precipitation which
would have reached the earth in the
form Of rain had 1t not been chilled
by passing through a layer OF cool
air. 1t was converted into snow. just
for the benefit of this immediate vi
cin.ty alone ii would SEEM
Almost as soon as the brisk furry
ended the skinny white Coverlet gave
place 70 this blanket Of slush. very
unromantic
Then the sun came out, and by 1880
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
New Jury Revisers
For Gilmer County

ELLIJAY, Oct. 2O.-Judge H. L.
Patterson, of the Blue Ridge Circuit,
at the close of Gilmer Superior Court
mere, in response to petitions of
numerous citizens. dismissed the old
jury revisers OF Gilmer County and
appointed a new board composed of
representatives of all the contending
political factions, and ordered a revi-
sion Of the jury list for the adjourned
term which meets on the second Mon
day in December.
The new revisers are w. A. Allen,
Ellijay; B. L. Hensley, Tioga; W. H.
Gudger, Ellijay; Jason Atkins, Roll
ston; George Neeley, Cartecay, and
James Kell, Ellijay.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20

Phagan case. Mrs. Fisher said thar
only once did her husband say any
thing that might have been taken as
evidence that he knew something.
One night while reading the news
paper accounts of the arrest Fisher
said:
"They haven't got the guilty man
Frank didn't murder Mary Phagan."
Mrs. Fisher also denied that hey
husband had left Atlanta Immediate
ly after the murder of the little girl,
as he said.
He lived with me here until Au-
gust H." she stated, land then no
went away because / had filed Pc
tition asking divorce and alimony.
He went away to keep the papers
from being served"
Mrs Fisher was very candid and
unreserved in talking of the affairs OF
her husband and herself.
They were married, she said, in
Dalton. Ca, thirteen years ago, and
lived there until they moved to At
lanta three years ago.
Maniac When Drinking.
My husband has long been drink
ing man." Mrs. Fisher said. When
sober | believe he was perfectly ra,-
tional but when drinking donS
know just how to express It. He was
nearly maniac. More than once he
threatened to shoot me. l had to have
him arrested less than a year ago be-
cause he was threatening my life
Il was going to sue him for di-
vorce then, but officer Clarke, a friend
Of his, took his part and begged ms
not to. l consented, and he was put
on probation officer Coogler, 1 be-
lieve 1t was, kept him on the proba-
ton list four months. But it was ne
use at all"
Since Fisher went away to avoid
the service of the divorce papers, his
wife has been taking boarders and
sewing to support herself and their
two children. Fisher wrote to her
from Parkville, Tenn, she said, and
again from a suburb of Birmingham.
He wanted to return and live with
her, Mrs. Fisher said, but she did not
answer the letters.
Then Mrs. Fisher told of a hap
pening the morning after the murder
was committed.
1T was Sunday" she said, and
just after breakfast we went to q
drug store about d block away. On
our way back we met a man didn't
know. He stopped my husband and
said: Fisher, I've got something 70
tell YOU
Went 20 Factory
Mr.. Fisher stopped and talked
with him and went on home. Later,
he came home and told me the man
told him a girl had been killed at the
pencil factory. He seemed to be quite
curious about the crime. He and I
went and we took our little girl, Eve-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Dancer, in Opinion on Gowns,
Says French Women Never
Expose Too Much.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2O.-"The turkey
troll detest--it is not a dance; it
is the movements of one of the most
ungraceful Of birds set to bizarre rag
time music-why should It be danced
at aH?"
Thus Nine Pavlova characterized
modern ragtme dances. She has Just
arrived from series Of European
triumphs for a tour Of America.
Instead Of taking lessons in the
turkey trot, and the tango, which
is scarcely an improvement in grace
and movement, l believe there will
soon be a swing back to the grace
full classic dances. to the waltz, which
after all is the most lovely OF the
conventional drawing room dances.
hope so, at least. and l trust
that my tour over this country win
help a little in bringing that about"
Asked her opinion OF the modern
slit skirts and diaphanous gowns.
Nine. Pavlova said:
The Franch women understand the
value Of cachet-of illusiveness-an
never wear a gown that viii ex-
pose too much. That is why the
diaphanous gowns with just the sug-
Eestion OF skin and line through the
hlmy laces and chiffons are ~ entIc-
ing"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
NEARMUT|NY
IN FEDERAL
PRISON
ConviCts Cheer Hawthorne and
Hiss Meyers Supporters.
Guard Is Doubled.

Officials at the Federal Prison were
disturbed Monday by the menacing
spirit of discomfort among the 1900
inmates following an open outburst of
defiance Sunday when the name of
Julian Hawthorne was cheered and
Sunday school workers who had up
held Warden Meyer were Missed.
Guards at the penitentiary have
been ordered to keep a stricter watch
than ever as result of the trouble.
The disaffection amounted to vir-
tual mutlny. 1t first manifested IT.
self during the chapel services Sun
day morning when the prisoners ap-
peared to pay little attention to the
exhorters Ordinarily after the chapel
service four or five hundred prisoners
attend Sunday school.
Yesterday, much TO the surprise OF
the church workers on hand, not
single convict attended. 1t evidently
had been arranged that boycott was
to be put on the church workers be-
cause of their resolutions UNFOLDING
Warden Meyer and denouncing as
false the charges made by Julian
Hawthorne.
AS the prisoners filed by the
amazed church workers there were
shouts of "Hurrah for Hawthorne!"
and "Hurrah for Morton" The out
break was so alarming that at mess
the guard was doubled. A number of
the women church workers we're in
tears
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
'OLICE WAIT TO ARREST FISHER
mily and Prosecution Discredit His Story
Secretary Daniels
For Compulsory Vote

NEW HAVEN. Oct. 20.-Secretsry Of
the Navy Josephus Daniels. in The Yale
News to-day. says:
I'VE have come to a time when the
compulsory ballot must at least be
given a fair test Sovereign voters Of
this republic are abdicating the most
important duty Of citizenship. II We re-
quire citizens to serve on the jury. bear
arms. work on roads and pay taxes,
may we not also make it compulsory
for them to vote?'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Sl,OOO,000 Fire Loss
In Big Rail Terminal

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2O.-Fire to-day
destroyed the largest buildings Of the
East St. Louis Oll) railroad term!-
nails, the largest in the United States.
The loss was estimated at 81, 900. 900.
1t was believed tramps set fire to
the Advance Grain, from which the
flames spread, The Chicago and AL
ton freight depot was among the
buildings destroyed. No lives were
lost.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Deering, Plow King,
Seeks Health in Dixie

CHICAGO, Oct. 2O.-William Deer
ing, a pioneer in the manufacture of
farm implements. left his home in
Evanston to-day for Cocoanut Grove,
Fla, in search of health. Mr.. Deer
ing, who is 81 was ordered to stay
out of doors most of the time, and his
physicians feared the cold weather
here would prevent this.
In the Deering private car with the
sick millionaire were his wife and two
sons, James and Charles Deering; DR..
w. B. Phillips and a nurse.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
London Play Censor,
Foe of Shaw, Is Dead

LONDON, oct. 2O.-Charles Brook
field, public censor of plays, died to-
day aged 56. Because of his opposi-
ton to certain plays of George Bcr-
nard Shaw, Mr.. Brookfield and the
playwright were engaged in a long,
sensational squabble in the press. Mr.
Brookfield's mother was a friend Of
Thackeray. He was appointed censor
two years ago.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
She Prefers Death
To Being Ugly

KANSAS CITY, Oct 20.-The great
regret of Gertrude Munagle's life was
that she was not pretty. At least, she
believed she was not. The worry made
her bitter and nervous. and at 26 sent
her TO the General Hospital. Still she
worried about it.
Good bye" she told attendants. The
first chance I get I'm going to commit
suicide. Life isn't worth living when
you're ugly"
She killed herself.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Dive From Plane for
Movies Nearly Fatal

NEW YORK, Oct 2O-Rodman
Law, aviator and parachute jumper,
narrowly escaped death while at
tempting a stunt for a moving pic
ture. He was to dive from a flying
aeroplane and rescue" a Drowning"
man. but neglected to take the speed
of the machine into his calculations.
He struck upon his back in the wa
ter.
The man he was to rescue assisted
him into a boat and he was hurried
TO a hospital.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Police Board to Try
Accused Patrolman

A special session Of the Police Com
mission has been called for Tues
day night at 1880 o'clock, to try Po-
liceman ]. D. Wood. who is charged
with persecution, false arrest and as
sault and battery by Mrs. Elizabeth
Southland and her sister. Miss Alief Ben
ton, a concert singer. Of Macon. The
patrolman has not been suspended
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
DR.. Hibben Warns
Of Moral Diseases

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 2o.--Dr. John
Grier Hibben, president OF Princeton
University. in an address here said:
Many of the diseases of modern
times which are sapping the strength
and virility of our young manhood and
degrading and destroying our young
womanhood may be traced to our moral
Indifference. moral sophistryz or moral
degeneracy."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
Pixies Peak Seems
To Be Shrinking

DENVER, Oct. eos Pixies Peak
sinking?
The latest Government survey, Just
announced. says the altitude of that ia
nous peak is only l4,109.07s feet above
sea level Compared with its height as
given officially in the report Of the sur
vey three years ago, which was 14.147
feet, the peak IL 3S feet lower
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
VANITY Traps pEsERrER.

PATERSON, n. J., oct. 20.-Be-
cause his vanity prompted him to
show his friends how he looked in a
uniform James p. Malone, OF this city.
an army deserter. was caught by Fed
eral authorities
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
SUICIDE FROM MEAT HOOK.

NEW YORK, Oct 20.-An uniden-
titled man, about Is years Of age.
committed suicide by hanging himself
from a meat hook in front of Morrell
& Co.'S provision shop early to-day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-20
NoNAPINe ATTEMPT CHARGED.

- . MBJs, Oct 20.-Charging
= =. {. Beavers, with the help "
-.57sro and an automobile. tried "a
zap her little niece while she was
,,,55Ihlh g from school, Mrs. Mary
-, ,----.eton, a member Of one of the
.5.5{ prominent families of Columbus,
--2 Lad a warrant sworn out for him.