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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

tuous and the ache in her heart too
acute.
She had lost her engagement ring
and now Warren was leaving her to
go abroad The fear that he was
growing farther from her, which was
always in the background of Helen's
thoughts, was stronger than ever.
Toward dawn the air grew chill and
damp, but still she sat there. Sud
denly there was the creaking sound
Of a step then the bedroom door
opened and Warren came out.
Hello. Whatre you doing here?"
Nothing dear" starting up. II
just couldn't sleep"
He touched the button by the door
and switched on the light. Perhaps
there was something in her white
drawn face as she shrank blinking
from the sudden glare that touched
him. for he said, with unaccustomed
gentleness:
You'd better come back TO bed
you'll catch cold" He felt her arm
through her thin nightgown. "Why,
you're chilled through! How long
have you been out here? What's this
your sleeves all wet!"
She tried to draw away, but he
held her
You've been sitting there crying
half the night-that it2' The words
were sharp, but the voice was, fOi
Warren, strangely gentle, so that's
the way YOU act when YOU think I'm
going away for a few weeks. Well
YOU are a little fool, Now, none of
that"
Helen had turned suddenly and hid
her face In his shoulder, her slender
body quivering with soundless sObs.
He switched out the light again, and
for moment stood awl1wardly
smoothing her hair.
Now. that'H do! You've cried
enough for one night. Come on back
TO bed and get some sleep or you'll
be sick-then you can't go at ALL"
Through a film of tears, Helen
looked up. Only the light from the
street lit the room, but he could see
her eager, quivering wistfulness, and
for once it did not irritate him.
An right, Kitten, l guess we can
fix it for you TO go Now. come on
to bed and don't think any more about
it,"
But, 6ear-the expense!" faltered
Helen. who woman Ike, now that she
had her hearts desire felt that per
haps she could put it from her. You
know I don't want TO make it hard
for you-maybe ! shouldn't go, after
all"
Now. you leave the expense to me.
I'll see to- that. And if it'll make you
feel easier you may as well know
You were scheduled to 90 all along.
But a lot of things went wrong at
the office to-day. and l felt a bit bear
&. hat all Now az n haH
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Up-to-Date Jokes

He was an optimistic soul and a
sbortsman-a combination that made
him a good friend to bookies, both di-
rectly and indirectly. His pals, whom
he infected with his enthusiasm, fol-
lowed his tips blindly with more often
than not disastrous results.
See what you've done" walled one
Of his friends after a race and you
told me / could put my shirt on that
horse"
And did you?"
"Yes-worse luck"
well, then" replied the optimistic
sportsman, "see the money youH save
on laundry bills"
IT wish I was a star" the dude
sighed, smiling at his own poetic fancy.
Il would rather you were a comet, "
she said, dreamily
His heart beat unanimously.
And why?" he asked, tenderly, at
the same time taking her unresisting
little hand in his own. And why?" he
repeated, imperiously.
oh" she said, with brooding ear
nestness that fell freezing upon his soul,
because then you would come around
only once in fifteen years"
And he took his hat and went out into
the shimmerng moonlight.
A writer in a magazine says that the
most curious sight he saw at Cairo
was men ironing clothes with their feet,
The men were employed in the native
tailoring establishments Except for
the long handle, the irons were shaped
like the ordinary hatiron, only larger.
A solid block Of wood rested on the top
of the iron, and on this the men placed
one foot, guiding the iron in the desired
direction by means of the handle. For
the sake of convenience, ironing boards
were raised only a few inches from the
ground. and however strange the meth
cd may seem to US. the work was done
very we'll and very expeditiously.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
Do You Know
That

During their 300 years rule OF Rus
STA the Romanoffs-the reigning fam
ily-haVe never been assigned A
stated income. The Cars have al
ways been allowed to take what they
like from the imperial treasury. At
present the civil list for the whole Of
the imperial family stands at SIS 600.
600 a year; but this figure. having
been fixed by the Gar himself could
be increased, if he so desired with
out any formalities. He has, more
over. vast private resources, his ST
berian properties alone bringing IN
an annual revenue Of $1,000, 600.
Probably the most practical dis
cOvery made by the Inflated Scott
expedition to the South Pole was a
great coal field, said to be at least $50
miles long. It's width has not been
ascertained. Australian reports are
TO the effect that the coal has been
analysed and is declared to be Of
workable quality. 1t is one OF the
largest deposits In the world.
Lupungu, Chief of the Basongi, and
one of the most powerful chiefs N
the Congo is described in a White
Paper issued recently as a villainous-
looking individual with one eye and
three uunuIeQ or more wives. he
pays a tax Of 80 cents for each wife.
More than 4,000,000,000 persons have
persisted in war since the beginning
Of the Christian era.
Blood flows through bones Of very
young children almost as freely as
through the veins,
Bronchitis is Scotland'e most deadly
disease, consumption next, pneumonia
third.
The deepest colliery in the world is
at Lambert, in Belgium-3,500 feet
deep.
On a mountain top 5000 feet high
there are no bacteria in the air
In Dickens "a novels there are LAPS
characters.
Dutch people consume p pounds OF
coffee a head in a year.
The average person breathes in a
gallon of air a minute.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
HERPicIDE

There is nothing Just as good" as
Newbro's Herpicide Some dealers VIII
evea so SO far as to tell you they have
something better
That dealer has an axe 10 grind.
You cant stop his grinding. but you
can prevent him grinding it at your ex-
penso
There is one sure. swift way TO do it.
Go where you can get what You ask
for.
You wouldn't be obliged 10 do this
very often, as fortunately the majority
Of druggists are honest and conscien-
tious.
Newbros Herpicide has been so long
and favorably known as "the original
dandrun destroyer" that no one should
be deceived.
When you need hair remedy YOU
DON'T want ore which merely promises
10 XIII the dandruff germ and prevent
the hair from falling.
You want one rat VIII do L.
-terpicide does II.
The halr D-s--..~s soft and Iustrous
There is life, snap and beauty where
formerly the hair was dead. dun ano
Applications Of this wonderful pro
phV.act!C may be obtained at the hes
barber shops and hair dressing parlors
Send 30 cents in postage or silver Z,
the Herpicide Co. Dept h. Detroit
Mich, for a nices sample of HerplCid'
and q booklet telling all about the hair
Newbro.s Herpicide in 5Vc ano flu
1a- IS sold by all dealers who glaran
rec e. TO- DO all that is claimed II ycI
arc r.r satisfied your money will b
refunded Jacobs Pharmacy, spec'a
- s-L-a.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
CHAPTER XII.

FEMME and her girl friend went
TO a place that the girl knew
- about for Jennie to get some
clothes-on credit She got a pretty
large amount Of things-in proportion
10 her salary-most Of which she did
not need-but they looked so pretty
she just COULDN'T help but get them
lace collars, silk stockings a willow
plume and numerous other things
for which Jennie was TO start paying
$3.50 a week
It sounded so easy TO Jennie, ant
she was quite delighted. When Jen-
ME brought the things home heI
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
Items of Interest

Roof gardens are not uncommon in
the city of London but the fowl-run
on the top Of Market Buildings, No.
~ Mincing Lane, is probably unique.
Mr. Woodland, the caretaker Of Market
Buildings, resides with his wife and
family in the topmost story OF the
block, and his yard, or garden, is the
fat part Of the roof There he de-
termined, about two years and a half
ago, to vary his hobby as an amateur
gardener with a little poultry farming,
TO which end, being a handy man, he
erected fowl houses and bought some
Of the best hens obtainable, with
view TO egglaying. Since then, save
In the brief nOn-laying season, he and his
family have had all the eggs they want
cd
The immense amount of work en-
tailed upon the German censorship of
films is almost incredible. According to
the official returns, during June alone
$4,000 yards of film (S71s miles, were
examined by the censor; and in July
l12,OOO yards COS miles) 1t is difficult
TO estimate the average cost Of manu-
featuring film, says the report, be-
cause the managers grossly eXaggerate
the fees paid to the artistGs acting for
the purpose Of advertisement
Game, according to English law. in
cludes hares, pheasants, partridges,
grouse, black game, ptarmigan and bus
tard
Europe has $4,000 births and $4,000
deaths daily.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
She wondered what had become Of Tom.

friend wanted 10 know where she
got them, but Jennie would not tel
her-eXcept that she got them aw-
fully cheap-only $3.50 "A week until
they were paid for--and, besides,
NOW she could dress like the other
girls she had seen.
Jennie's friend, the boarding house
keeper told her she couldn't uf-
| ford the $3.50 Il week. With her ear
! fare that would hardly leave any
/ thing out Of her salary of SIS per week
/ Jennie got real angry. and Ssh,
guessed II was her money; she worked
/ for Il, and she could have $3.50 out
OF II each week. But Jennie's friend
! knew now she would have to skimu
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

home, and the. mother when she can
get money no other way, sells and
pawns the furniture for crink
This girl has been cut Off from Ill
the natural pleasures of her time of
life by her mothers sin. She can not
ask any of her acquaintances to such
a home. She dare not invite any
young man to visit her for fear that
he will see the hideous skeleton Of
this debauched mother that she tries
to keep hidden in her own closet. She
is even ostracized by the girls that
used to be her old friends
An Irregular Life.
The other girls mother is leading
an irregular life. This girl says that
she was so ashamed of her mother
conduct that she would never tell any
of the girls in the store where she
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

more than ever to get along-for $3.50
a week VIII buy quite a bit Of food
II one plans and spends it wisely. Jen-
ME had good, plain little frocks be-
fore, which she and her mother used
10 make together, and which she al
ways looked well in. Whole heaps bet
ter than the overdressed girls she now
wanted to look like.
So Jennie sat up late that night
feverishly making over her dresses,
and as she sewed she could not help
but wonder what had become of Tom
and wonder what he would think
If he should see her when she was all
dressed up. se. HAL COLEMAN.
(To Be Continued.)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
An Irregular Life.
When One Is Old b TssS5s5 {: Gec5iae

\ MAN discovers that his wife is
n looking old ten years before he
makes the discovery about
himself
After a man passes so the number
Of times the hero saves the heroine IN
the book doesn't count for as much
with him as the size of the type the
story is printed in.
1t is another sign you are growing
old if you feel grateful to those who
like you.
A woman who is made a grand
mother for the first time wants to be
congratulated, but when man IS
made a grandfather, throw cold water
in his face to bring him to.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

Another signs of age; When a man
would rather gossip about wickedness
than engage in it,
The years that shrink a man cause
his wife to grow larger and fatter.
1t seems as if there must always be
Just so much material in the family.
They are getting old" children say
of their parents with a sigh that i'm
plies the hope that they won't get too
old.
This is what all the great ambitions
finally come to: That one may have a
welcome corner and enough to eat
when one is old, be of no trouble
to any one, and that ones final illness
may be brief
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25

mother is a confirmed drunkarG, and
that although everything has been
done TO try TO break her of her evil
habit, she comes home two or three
evenings a week reeling drunk The
girl spends her hard earned money
buying furniture and comforts for the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
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Twenty eight in Faculty. Beau
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Rates rnoderate-not cheap. but
thorough Apply now. Seventy
first session begins September H..
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ReferenceS-Our patrons and the
people of the State of Alabama.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
By DOROTHY DIX

ONE Of the hardest laws Of life is
4 that the sins Of the parents are
visited upon the children. This
has been true from the days Of Adam
down. but We are only just now be-
ginning TO be enlightened enough to
nave some conscience about making
our children pay our debts to nature.
ana to realize that we have no right
70 pass on our physical, mental and
moral Affections to another genera e
ton
The crime of crimes is for disea sed
parents to bring into the world a
enid that is doomed TO suffering and
sickness, and 10 weakness and fail
ure before ever it is born, or one in
whose veins runs the tainted bloos
that leads almost inevitably TO the
prison or the insane ASYLUM. By
the side of that murder is a small
matter. To give life is just as serious
a matter as to take il, and often tar
crueler. because those who are killed
nave only an instant's pain. whereas
the unfit must go through weary
years Of an existence that is a per-
petual torture
The Consequences.
The sins of the parents are visited
on the children morally just as much
as they are physically. and there can
be no stronger incentive for people to
live decent lives than that their chill
dren must reap as they have soWn
II is the parents who open or shut
the doors of opportunity to their chill
dren. The son and daughter Of the
father and mother. who are honored
and respected find that the world s,
at least willing to give them their
chance, while the children Of the
drunkard, the thief or the woman
whose name is on the lips Of scan
dal are handicapped at every turn
and condemned before they have
had a chance to prove themselves.
A boy may be as honest as the dav,
but like father like SON" says the
merchant to himself, II the father
has been dishonest. and so ne refuses
to give the youth place IN his store.
The girl may be as pure as a lily, but
If her mother has the reputation Of
being a light woman, she's her
mothers daughter" says the young
man in his thought, and he looks
elsewhere for a wife
The children are punished for the
sins of the parents. We may think
this unjust but it is one of the in
exorable laws Of fate that there is no
way to avoid
Recently I have had two very pa
thetic letters from two young bust
ness women, each OF whom has made
a fine place for herself In the com
mercial world, but each of whom IS
being called on to suffer for the sins
Of her mother
one Of these girls writes that her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
BY MABEL HERBERT URNER

TT HE moment Warren entered
Helen knew by the set lines Of
his mouth that something un-
usual had happened.
There were some things that past
experience could never teach Helen
and one of them was not TO purr
over Warren at such times When he
came home with that grim express
sion, she knew that he always wanted
to be let strictly alone yet she could
never resist tiuttering about him with
anxious questions.
Dear what is it? Has anything
happened? You look so tired and
worried"
oh for heavens sake let me
alone as he shook her off and went
in TO wash up for dinner.
All through dinner Helen's anxious
solicitude only irrltated him more.
Il was not until they left the table
that he announced with grim de
fance;
Well I found out to-day that I'll
have to so to Paris on that Lvings-
ton case"
ITO PARIS!"
The Kaiser Wilhelm sails Tues
day" he went on, colby ignoring her
astonishment. Looks now as though
I'd have to 90 on that"
But, Warren, I--I--Why l didn't
know you were THINKING Of going
to Paris, You never even mentioned
it,"
Took mighty good care not to.
You always stew over things, so that
l never tell you anything until
have to-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
A Shock

but Parisl PARIS," Helen gazed
up with widening eyes, for it was
Just dawning on her what a trip tO
Paris would mean. "Oh dear. it'll be
such a WONDERFUL trip, And I've
always wanted TO 60 there more than
anywhere else in the world. But
Tuesday-do you think we CAN get
ready by Tuesday,"
Il can. You're not going" bru-
tally.
Not going" II was hardly more
than a whisper
Now, for Heavens sake don't try
TO be tragic, No, you're NOT going
and that settles it, Now Wen not
have any scene. either I'm going
on business trip, a hurried one. too,
and there's no earthly sense in drag
EinE YOU along"
Helen sat as though stunned Then
realizing that her very silence was
Irritating him, she asked meChani-
Cally:
How long will you be gomez"
Cant tell. Maybe not more than
six weeks, possibly three months"
Three months,"
oh cut the stage business. Ev-
erything I say you repeat with a
tragic gasp. Paris, Not goingt'
/ Three months, raspiug out the
words in exaggerated mimicry.
/ Great heavens, can't man ever go
/ on business trip without his wife
. And If I took you-what would YOU
/ do after you got there? You can't
I speak FrenCh-and IN have no time
/ % bother with YOU Think I'm going
TO pay Jaue or four hundred extra
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
:: : The Sins of the Parents
We Are only Just Beginning Haze Conscience ABouf Making
Children Pay Our Debts TO Nature

! lived for fear they would come to see
her and so find out about her mother.
At last she fell sick and they did
come, and when they knew her secret
they refused to have anything to do
with her when she went back to
work. She was also engaged to be
married to a worthy young man, but
when she revealed to him how her
mother lived he broke off the match
because he was not willing to marry
into such a family.
These girls both say that they have
chung to their mothers, trying to hold
them up, and hoping that love for
them would make the erring women
repent and lead better lives, but they
have become discouraged, they see
their own lives being wasted and
ruined. and they want TO know what
is the right thing for them TO do.
My advice would be to get up and
go so far away from home that the
shadow Of their mothers shame could
not fall across their lives, and to
where they will have a chance TO be
judged on their own merits instead
Of being condemned for the faults of
their parents.
Owe a Debt.
children owe a debt to their pa
rents, but 1t is so very little in COM
parisOn with the debt that parents
owe their children that it is not to
be considered in a case like this.
More than that, when the parents
misbehave themselves they forfeit
their rights to their children's consid-
Grafton.
A mother who has become a degrad-
ed sot, and who loves liquor better
than she does her children, certainly
has no claim upon the affections and
duty of the daughter she disgraces.
The girl can do her no good by stay
ing with her and being dragged down
herself into the pit the mother has
digged with her weakness, and if she
is wise she will steal her heart
against maudlin pity for her moth
er, and go and lead her own life,
and get what happiness she can out
or II, independent Of her mother.
Nor is there any reason why the
girl, whose mother has chosen the
broad road, should keep her mother
company. If the mother refuses to
lead decent life her daughter is Just
as much justified in declining to asso-
clate with her as she would with any
other woman of ill-repute. AS long
as she stays with her mother her
garments will be despatched with
mud, and so the sooner she gets away
from her environment the better for
her
The prodigal son or daughter has
an amending claim on the forgiveness
and help of the parents. because
whatever he or sue is the parents are
responsible for, but the children are
not responsible for their prodigal
parents and owe them nothing.
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I boIu NHovu1o C. Helen Is Summed announce
lICAI 4FAdIIICQ Lie That He Is Going Paris Alone

for your passage-just to have you
sitting over there in a hotel? Wen, /
guess not Now drop tive got to
work"
And Warren got out bundle Of
papers he had brought from the Of
flee and settled himself at the desk.
Helen was blind3y lingering through
her work basket In dazed sorN Of
way she wound up spools and thrust
scattered pins and needles in the tiny
straw berry cushion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
Sleepless Moments.

Warren worked over his papers I'M
til after eleven. and when he finally
went 10 bed. Helen was already there.
Her face was turned TO the wall and
her eyes We're closed. In 81 few mo-
mcuts he was asleep. But Helen, with
the ache in her throat and her heart,
lay there staring at the wall, which
reflected in waving shadows the dim
light from the street
AT length she could stand il no long
er. quietly she slipped out of bed
and into the front room. She sank
into low chair by her open window
and gazed ont into the night. Ii was
warm and sultry. and the faint breeze
hardly stirred the thin curtains. There
was no moon. and only a few stars
shone in the dark. cloudy sky
Often Helen had found peace in the
soothing stiffness Of the night but
now her thoughts were too tumul
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-25
1T IS COOL AND COM
PORTABLE IN THE
GREAT NORTH WOODS
AND LAKE COUNTRY
OF WISCONSIN ND
NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

Hundreds of inland lakes and
streams with gamey fish and de-
Z lightful summer resorts equipped
with all conveniences necessary for
the full enjoyment of the vacation pc
riOd.
The finest of fishing, bathing, boat
ing, yachting, golfing and tennis, or
you may take automobile tours
through the adjacent country where
the soft balsam of the pines per-
vades the air.
Madison Waukesha, Lake Geneva,
Milwaukee, Green Lake, Devils
Lake, Manitowish Woodruff, Eagle
River, Gogebic, and hundreds of
other resorts and camping places
are reached by the direct lines
Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway from Chicago. Printed mat
ter and full particulars on appiica-
ton TO F. c. Bush, General Agent,
G. and \. W. Ry., Brown-Marx
Building, Birmingham. Ala