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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

message 10 the general assembly and
ii indicates that he desires. fret thing
OF all, 20 get the states financial pro-
gram, under his administration, upon
a SOUND. substantial and intelligent
basis.
N making up his boards of trustees
for the eleven district agricultural
schools, Governor Brown wrote some
thing like 1000 letters of inquiry and
investigation as to the fitness of vari-
Gus prospective trustees he had in
mind.
The governors purpose was to get
the very best possible board for each
school, and particularly was it his de-
sire TO get men on the boards who
would interest themselves directly ana
Enthusiastically in the work. The state
spends great deal of money on these
institutions, and they tare capable Of
accomplishing a wonderful amount Of
good to the state, if carefully and
properly directed.
Every man named as a member OF
one of these boards may know that he
was carefully sifted out from among
numerous others considered.
The Dalton Citizen, one of the very
best of the Georgia weeklies, edited
with exceptional intelligence and care,
has put itself on record as favoring the
abolition OF the death penalty in Geor-
gia.
Discussing the matter. The Citizen,
among other things, says:
The sentiment for the abolition
of capital punishment is growing
fast. The question is now up be-
fore the Tennessee Legislature, and
will no doubt be up before the
Georgia Legislature next summer
For a Christian people to stand
for the death penalty for a crimi-
nal is a thing we have never quite
understood. Christ is the mentor
Of Christian people and He taught
the reverse of an eye for an eye
and a tooth for a tooth Read the
sermon on the mount.
Unquestionably, sentiment against
the inhiction of the death penalty in
Georgia is growing More and more
frequently for one thing, jurymen dis
qualify themselves from service in
murder trials upon the ground that
they oppose the death penalty.
1t will not be surprising If a bill to
abolish this ancient form of punish
ment Is offered in the legislature next
summer, and it likely will receive a lot
of strong support, even if 1t should fail
of passage.
Besides the reasons for abolition
pointed out by The Dalton Citizen, 1t is
a fact that statistics gathered from
nations and states wherein the death
penalty is employed compared with
statistics gathered in states where it is
not, fall to bear out the theory or con-
tention that the death penalty. within
itself, deters criminals murderously in
clined, in the slightest degree.
What has the pert young city OF
Bailey, in Appling county, where the
"Tippins Bill Of fragrant memory came
from, against that friend of our youths,
the merry go round, that it should cast
the same into outer darkness and seek
to still forever its joyous lay?
Wherein has the flying jenny offend
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
|ICK EVANS FOR
|CHIEF Of STAFF
bends Urge His Succession to
Major Generaiship in Case of
Woods Retirement.

.a- col Brgadier General Robert
.. Indicated today that in the
s-.. retirement of Major Gen
.g.rH Wood as chief Of staff of
r..-. states army they would
......I Evans for the place. The
... -.r chief of staff is that he
...n i'm close sympathy with
.....~ Of the president, as well
.....,r with the secretary OF war:
usually the custom for the
staff To step down in favor of
..... ....u the president takes his
swans is still out Of town
... ra. been told of the sugges-
"A. lis ON an inspection tour of
Morgan at Mobile; Jackson and
~..u.a-. at New Orleans, and Crock
galveston. and will not return
.nYg February IS.
Many Friends Here.
neral Evans plea for better coast
,.a. and IL larger and better or
q.# mobile army made a great i'm
...r 1T the recent gathering of
leaders IN Washington, He has
many friends in Atlanta who
. r.srar tn see him leave, even
III. higher post.
has been rumored that General
- sill. retire at the expiration Of
.... March >, and in this event
.8art-t,act Wilson will appoint a
$50. There are six major gem
i'm -re United States army-Gen-
Wood. Who received his commits
August s. 1903; General j. Frank
HE'LL January 3. 1907; General
ma. IL. Barry, April %, 1908; Gen
William H. Carter, November 13,
General Arthur Murray, March
f.u and General William W. Woth-
noon May Il, 1912, who formerly
head of the Department of the
r0-. General Carter is in COM
mi of the Central division, at Chi
o. and he has also been mentioned
succeed General Wood. 4 Dallas.
y.. paper declared the other day that
bng,a. Evans will take the place of
ara Carter in Chicago. No orders
this effect have been received here.
Way Clear for Advancement.
|nae are fifteen bTigadier generals
United States army, and there is
d hing to prevent the elevation Of one
he,a to the chief post, at the dis
4 lion of the president and the Sec
II ot War
/ Hu8 Evans is expected back in
To help i'm the changes that have
ordered under the reorganization
he will be commander of the
brigade. with headquarters in
n Gambler building, as at present, and
h. same staff. The Department
Gulf viii be abolished, and the
r-- Y the brigade heads will be
II tactical than administrative. In
u H of field work will be a fea-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

What has the pert young city of
Bailey, in Appling county, where the
"Tippins Bill'' Of fragrant memory came
from, against that friend of our youths
the merry go round, that it should cast
the same into outer darkness and seek
to still forever its joyous lay?
Wherein has the flying jenny offend
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

suance of an order for his removal to
the District of Columbia, and the order,
which was issued by Judge William r.
Newman at New Orleans arrived in
Atlanta today.
Rivera has been held in the Fulton
county jail in default of s. GOO bond.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
|EGROLOOTEROF GAS
METERS LEAPS FENCE
AND ELUDES CAPTURE

SYSTEMATIC plan to loot gas meters of
Tolls which Atlanta consumers pay is
.e'ea 90 have been discovered this aft
.""n when negro was found, within a
PIT space of time, robbing three meters
ae neighborhoOd of Is Woodward ave-
Tie negro was in serious danger of cap
p when he sought to break open the
-' ID the home Of Mrs. Hattie Barnett,
ah'a woman detective, at Is Wood
.4 avenue Surprised in her kitchen
'Es ne could obtain the money which
.a' put inside, he fled out the back
". scaled high fence, and escaped.
> Barnett prevented from giving
aye. 'eIephoned the police, who are
,a.ns for the negro whom she de-
..'.. Few minutes of each other, at
..s We're made to rob gas meters at
and --' South Forsyth street. less
block from Mrs. Barnett's home.
.a.0 Instance the wouId-be thief was a
VIA" answering the description given
'''se 10y Mrs. Barnett.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

message to the general assembly, and
IT indicates that he desires. first thing
OF all, 20 get the states financial pro-
gram under his administration, upon
a SOUND. substantial and intelligent
basis.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
SCHOOLMA'AM SAVES
LIVES IN SN0WST0RM

Miss Alvina Welter, teacher in the Lake
Jessie country, twenty miles north, res
cued two little children from death in a
driving snow storm and drew them two
miles to their own home on a sled, at
the risk of her own life. Her hands
were frozen and her feet frost bitten,
and she reached the home of the chill
drens parents in state of exhaustion.
The school board granted her a two
weeks vacation with pay.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

Rivera made no objections to the is
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10

StlLutlonal amend
nent has been
approved by a
number of lead
ing newspapers
throughout tn c
state, and bids
fair to bear fruit
very much after
the incoming gov
ernor's fancy.
1t is ADMITTED
on all sides that
l II g legislature
habitually appro-
priat e 3 more
money than the
state possibly can
pay. and tI,a,
leaves it to the
executive depart
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
POULTRY SHOW AT DALLAS,

DALLAS, GA. Feb. 10.-The Pauld-
ing County Poultry association began
it's show here today. There are a good
ly number in the membership of the
local association who are very much in
terested in good breeds of chickens,
ducks etc
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
SHOOTS OEE A EINGER-

FORSYTH, GA, Feb. lO.-While ham
ding a shotgun at his home at Holly
Grove, Monroe county, \. L. Caldwell
shot himself in the right hand. tearing
off his index finger and injurng his
thumb and second finger.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
MAKE ROAD EXPERIMENT.

.''ANNAH, GA, Feb. 1O.-An ex-
''n' is to be made on Waters ROAD
.'''-"orktng machinery. Three
o5 ihat highwaSare to be thor
" @.aI.Ied and resurfaced, without
Dr., .. county, by w. A. Neal x
. .''mta, who handle road ma
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

pressed upon your mind that to make
your dog obey or to teach II the most
difficult trick or feat 1t is rarely nee
essary to use the whip. II the dog. as
he will sometimes do. knowingly and
wilfully disobeys. the whip may be
used sparingly.
One sharp blow Is generally sufii-
Client. and It should be accompanied
with a reprimand In words Never
lose your patience and beat the ami
NAL in anger. To successfully train a
dog. II is necessary to place the great
est restraint upon your own feelings;
for II you once give way to anger the
dog will know 1t. and one-half your
influence is lost. To be sure. the
special line OF education depends up
on the kind of dog you have and what
you want him to do.
You may commence to teach the
pointer or setter to stand" at a very
early age, using first piece of meat,
praising and petting him when he
does well and reprimanding him when
required DO not tire your pup out;
but II he does we'll once. let him play
and sleep before trying again.
AS he grows older, replace the meat
with dead bird. The best sports
men OF today do not allow their dogs
to retrieve. saying that the mouth
ing" of the dead and bloody birds af-
fects the fineness OF their noses.
To teach a dog to retrieve. com.
mence with the young pup. Almost
any dog will chase ball. and very
soon learn to bring It TO his master
When you have taught dog TO fetch"
he may be tried with game. II is
very probable that the first birds he
brings will be badly "mouthed"-that
Is, bitten and mangled. To break him
OF this. prepare ball OF yarn so
wound over pins that the slightest
pressure will cause the points to pro
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
BETTER BABIES.

A great campaign for better babies
IS spreading over the entire c0un-
tryl In the cities and in the rural
districts many people are trying To
learn how TO make the babies OF
our land better and stronger, and
thus insure strong and capable men
and women in the coming years.
Here are few rules given by DR.
William b. Griggs. in the Phlladel-
phia North American, which VIII
help your baby to become strong
and healthy:
Do not handle the baby any more
than possible.
Keep him warm by proper cloth
ing, having the clothes so made as
not TO hinder his movements.
Battle the eyes with a weak solu-
ton of boric acid, using raw cot
ton.
See that the baby gets the proper
amount OF sleep.
DO not Overfeed the child, as
more children die from overlooking
than underfeeding.
Keep the scalp clean.
DO not expose the child to con-
tagious diseases.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
A BIG PLAYfELL0W
by Anna Burnham Bryant

Irs lots of fun down in the grass.
A-watching all the things that pass
You won't come, too? | wonder why
It's fun APPLYING with the Sky!
| guess you are too tall to see;
II YOU would come down here with
me,
And Just ungrow a little, you
Could see just what you wanted to
Such big cloud-ships with sails
spread out
To catch the wind that's all about
And big gray birds with soft cloud
wings,
Aud wolves and bears and tiger
things!
Just lying down here in the grass,
I've seen about a million pass;
They creep and run and sail and
fly
It's fun APPLYING with the Sky
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
The Children's Hour
LITTLE DICK AND THE GIANT.

Dick was gay, Jolly fellow. He
went singing about nearly all day;
he was always merry, and scarcely
anything could make him sad.
One day little Dick thought he
would have a ramble in n large
forest, ut some distance from home.
He had often been to the side Of il,
but IT looked So dark he was afraid
to enter.
But Dick was more merry than
usual on this day and fearlessly
found his way to the dark woods.
Tie enjoyed himself for sometime,
playing among the trees and drink
ing from the clear brook. But Just
as he was taking nice cool drink,
he was suddenly seized from be-
hind, and found himself in the
hands of great, tall, fierce, ugly
looking giant, a hundred times as
big as himself; for Dick was not
much bigger than the giants thumb.
The giant looked at him with
savage delight; his mouth opened,
and he made noise which seemed
to Dick quite terrible. Dick thought
that the giant would eat him up
alive at one mouthful: but instead
Of doing this he put him in large
bag and carried him off to his house
"a gloomy looking place with a
high wall all around it, and no
trees or flowers. Here the giant
took Dick to room and put him
into an iron prison, with nothing
to eat but dry bread and a drop OF
water. Dick spent weary night,
wishing he had never ventured to
go to the forest, and longing for
the many nice things he used to
have to eat.
At last the morning came, and to
Dicks delight he found that he could
Just squeeze his little body between
two bars Of the prison. Once out.
he found an open window, thru
which he made his escape, and fled
back to his own home.
And now you must know that
Dick was a little bird, and the giant
was cruel little boy.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
A TAME FROG.

Perhaps you think, because a frog
4, 50 cold and quiet, that he cannot
feel Kindness.
This Is not so. The frog is easily
tanned and loses all fear Of those who
are good to him
\ lady who had a small pond in
her garden used To see many frogs
sitting around while she worked
among the ferns.
She would sometimes speak to the
little creatures, and one small frog
came To- know her voice.
Around the pond there was an
iron fence with a gate at one side.
When the lady opened the gate
and called his name the frog would
swim across the pond to meet her.
He would come in great hurry.
This was not because the lady fed
him. for he was quite capable 20
find his own breakfast. Frogs eat
nothing which they do not see NOV
ing about
Tommy, for that was what the
lady named him, would often sit on
the lady's hand. He seemed quite at
home with her, for she never held
him tight in her warm hand.
lie would Just look at her with his
bright black eyes, and when the
lady put him down he would
hop back into the pond.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02

lrude and prick any object pressed
against the ball.
After the dog has pricked his
mouth once or twice with this ball,
he will learn to pick il up and carry
it in the most delicate manner. He
may then be tried again with bird.
This time he will probably bring il
tO you without so much as rumpling
a feather; but if, notwithstanding
his experience with the balls Of pins,
your dog still mouths the game,
you must skin a bird and arrange
the ball and pins inside the skin so
as to prick sharply upon light
pressure.
Make dog fetch" the bird skin
until he is completely broken Of his
bad habit OF biting or mounting"
game.
With pointers and settlers, at first
you will have to give your commands
by word OF mouth; but II you accom-
pany each command by an appro-
pirate gesture. the pup will soon learn
to understand and obey the slightest
motion OF the hand or head.
After teaching dog to heel"
down charge" and to "hie on" at
command, you may show him game
and teach him to quarter" his ground
by moving yourself in the direction
you wish the dog to 60 The dog will
not be long in understanding and
obeying.
When your pointer comes to a point,
teach him to be steady by repeating
softly, Steady boy. steady" at the
same time holding up your hand. In
course Of time the words will be omit
ted; the hand raised as a caution will
keep the dog steady; but should he
break point and flush the game. as a
young dog is more than liable to, you
may give him the whip and at the
same time use some appropriate
words that the dog will remember
After your dog has been taught to
obey. It is well to put him in the field
with an old, well-trained dog.
AS every sportsman has a peculiar
system OF his own for breaking a
dog. it is scarcely necessary to give
more than these few hints: only let
me caution you once more against
using the whip too often. Spare the
lash and keep a good stock of patience
on hand. Otherwise. in breaking the
dog you will also break his spirit, and
have a mean, treacherous animal that
will stink and cringe at your slightest
look. but seldom obey you when he
thinks he is out of reach Of the
dreaded whip.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
TESTED RECIPES.
Open Apple Pie.

Fake two cupfuls Of softcd flour,
adding pinch Of salt and two table
spoonfuls Of lard Mix well before
adding enough lee water to make IT
ready 10 roll out This makes two
open pies Roll out and put in pie
tins. Put one-half cup sugar in the
bottom OF each pie and sIft a lit
tie flour on top of the sugar. Quar-
ter your apples and put them around
evenly. Put little cinnamon and
butter on top aud add little water.
Ideal Sweet Potatoes.
Soald the sweet potatoes until
partly done: cool. peel and cut into
Alces. Butter baking dish, put
u layer Of the sweet potatoes in,
sprinkle we'll with sugar and Gin
namon, continue so until the dish
D., filed, making the top layer Of
sugar; pour over II cupful ~
milk, IN which has been melted a
tablespoonful Of butter. bake in
side the oven until a golden brown.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
Ideal Sweet Potatoes.
HIS HERITAGE.

In the doorway the boy stood and
waited; his eyes were heavy with
sleep: his bare pink toes pceped out
from under his night gown.
The man on the bed smiled and
spoke. Come here son"
Slipping past woman who stood
near the bed. the boy cuddled his
inuslcd head against the mans pale
cheek. MY favcr" he cooed. aud
laughed drOwslly
You must not Kiss my lips, the
man said. slowly 1T Is too bad for
me To take hun from his bed. wife
lie is So little; will he rcmembery
The woman did not answer, but
With shaking shoulders turned To a
window. and looked out into city
streets, where lamps and houses
blurred together IN mist of tears.
See here. son" and the man smll-
81. Il am going away-to-nlght-on
q long Journey. and | am not com
Iug back Ne. YOU cannot go-now,
but YOU viii come some time, and
before I 90 | want To talk To YOU
Tor moment
The boys little frame stillcned;
hr was wide awake now, He looked
straight into the mans eyes and
,tid. sohcrly, Yes. faNer.'
In the morning when you come
IN here, shall have gone away.
There will be something that viii
lpuk like me. but tt viii not be your
father. You must not be afraid or
feel badly. You are too young to
promise me anything, but ! want
YOU Ia remember that before your
father went away he asked you
never to drink liquor. and that he
tnld you 10 fight fair, to strike hard,
and always 10 shake hands after
every fight. | want you to re-
member that you are to take care
pf your mother, that you are to keep
clean inside and out, that you are to
read your Bible every day and that
you are always to pay your bills.
Tan you remember all that?
II think so, fayer.'
We have had some good times
together, son. and-but you are
sleepy. Run back to bed.
n. Smiling the boy and the man
oked each at the other, pressed
Week against cheek; then the boy
stepping slowly backward, went out.
The woman came from the win
dow. I'm not leaving him much, "
the man said bravely.
"Oh, my dear" cried the woman,
If he lives up to the heritage OF
This night, he viii be rich, as !
am noww And the man smiled
again, almost content. -Classmate.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
MODERN THEORY OF THUNDER
Intense Heat Of Electrical Discharge
Turns vapor Into Steam and
Causes Loud Explosion

There have been a great many diff
ferent theories about the cause Of
the noise we call thunder Some
savage nations think 1t is caused by
the clouds knocking together in q
storm and making a spark, like two
pieces of flint, with a cracking sound
at the same time. Not long ago. when
electricity first began to be under
stood, many persons believed that the
lightning made a hole in the air as II
passed along and that the rush OF air
to fill up this vacuum caused the
noise, Just as II is caused by the air
rushing back into the vacuum In a
big cannon.
The more modern theory, based on
some remarkable experiments with
very funny cotton that was made damp
is that the intense heat OF the cleo
trical discharge instantly turns the
surrounding vapor Of the clouds into
steam and causes an explosion as sud-
den and fierce as gunpowder. II is
the number and diversity OF these
explosions that makes the cracking
sound we hear when the thunder Is
close TO us, which would not be the
case II the cause were the air rush
ing into a single vacuum, as that
would make only one big bang. just
like a cannon.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-10-02
(Ry FRANK II. SWEET }

By FRANK H. SWEET
Most OF you boys who live In the
country have dogs. Have you ever
tried to train them. beyond the throw
ing OF sticks for them to bring back.
their hind legs. or barking for some
thing to eat?
As a boy, back In the country, was
the owner OF number OF dogs at vari-
Gus times, and until ! was pretty well
grown. this was usually the extent OF
my training And my friends who
had dogs trained them in about the
same way. Possibly some OF you
have bright dogs that are capable OF
knowing much more than they do. IL
so. the following general directions.
learned by experience may be OF use.
First OF all. teach your dog that
you mean exactly what you say. and
that he must obey you.
Never under any circumstances al
low him to shirk, and even a naturally
stupid pup will learn to look upon
your word as law and not think OF
ulsODeylHB.
Strict obedience TO your word. whis-
tie. or slightest gesture once obtained,
II 10 an easy matter to finish the dogs
education. Bear In mind that there
is about as great difference In the
character and natural intelligence OF
dogs as there Is in boys. Not only
does this exist between the distinct
varieties OF dogs. but also between
the different individuals OF the same
variety. All Newfoundlands possess
similar characteristics; but each In
divldual varies considerably in intelli-
gence. amiability. and all those little
traits that go to make up a dogs char
acter.
II is we'll for you to understand this
fact. that you may not be disappointed
or make your pet dog suffer because
II cannot learn as fast as some one
you may know Of And let II be i'm