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effects in worry lines and scowls aud in
n jerky, IMPOSED manner that detracts
nightly from personal magnetism.
Disposition is more largely than is or
d.narily recognized a matter of nerves.
and many a person has a reputation for
amiabilty when all is due to the fact
that her nerves are in good condition,
and on the other hand. many an irritable
| person might be the personification OF
amiability If 1t We're not for lack of
| nerve control. In other words, ill-ten
per and passion are pretty generally re-
suits of nervousness.
a simple help toward letting down this
| nervous tension is to relax. When your
| nerves seem TO run away with YOU just
stop and let go of them. Let go of all
the little attendant worries and make
your mind blank. Then energize,
which means simply stretch-stretch.
gradually, first one arm and then the
other. starting the force at the shoulder
and allowing 1t to creep along to the
finger tips. then both arms. Next. the
feet. Starting at the hips. send the force
along to the tips of the toes. then grad
! ually relax. and remember. there is to
be no jerkiness about any of these move
ments.
Nothing was further from common
sense and the truth than the old GYM
| nastics, whose every move gave a shock
| to the nervous system. II is not great
punches of muscles we want, but serv-
iceable strength and grace, symmetry
| and health. Deep breathing is also an
| excellent antidote for tensioned nerves.
| The stretch and yawn, though not ele-
CANT is nevertheless great resforer.
1t entails forcing the breath to all parts
of the body and correspondingly empty
| ing its every recess Of impure air. and
| gives to all the muscles a much needed
| energizing. Therefore stretch and yawn
| often-in private.
SURPRISING nervousness-holding ones
self in, as we say-means only tempo
rary relief. 1t Is far better TO work
off the feeling and in that way gain
| control. The beauty of all this Is that
| the nervous attacks will grow beauti-
| fully less frequent and a corresponding
sense of power will come to one He
who conquers himself can take a city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
Catching a Shark.

From the New York World.
The hundreds of thousands of New
Workers who have had unhappy business
experiences with sharks will he glad to
learn that Alderman Dotler caught one off
Seaside. l.. L. To add to the merriment
IL should be said that the alderman not
only caught il but killed it and has the
remains in his possession at this min
ute.
A shark has several rows of teeth. every
one of them under control and prepared
TO bite. The muscles OF his Jaw are
strong. and either in trade or in water
when he gets good hold on his victim
". cuts deep. II is To he noted also that
the teeth of 4 shark are often renewed
This accounts for the large number OF
them which confiding inhabitants OF the
metropolis are carrying around in their
persons. The skin of a shark is one of
the toughest of substances. which ex-
plains why he knows no shame. The fins
IF "a shark are rich in gelatin that is
used largely by the Chinese for soup. an
article of diet into which people who
have anything to do with sharks usually
find that they have been thrown
The fate that overlook the Long Is
land shark must have been foreordained.
II he had dreamed that he might en-
counter a New York alderman he would
not have ventured near these shores.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
WHEN YOUR NERVES
RUN AWAY WITH YOU

Blessed indeed is she who knows how
to conserve her strength and who
neither goes beyond 1t nor wastes it on
trifles. She knows that she cannot recK-
lessly go on overriding one day with the
idea that she can rest the next and be as
good as new.
On the principle that a rubber band
too frequently stretched finally refuses
to contract. so the nerves. stretched to
their limit and restretched, eventually
refuse to go back" and frazzled nerves
are no aid either to youth or attractive
ness. They excite irritability and self
which, in turn, show their
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to the floor again The friend awoke
from his philosophic bordering, and in
his excitement pointed.
~ the floor came 4 human 5usser ,,
hopping with the coy grace of a
manatee. In his wake he left destruc-
ton.
A thin man was dancing with the
girl of his choice. and dreaming Of a
little cottage-possibly f1at-and
eternal happiness. when he collided
We're jolted in an instant. The thin
man gasped. and, craning his neck, be-
held the fat young man beaming at him.
BEG pahdon." painted the fat young
with his elbow.
The thin man, still trying to recover
his lost breath. could not speak. But
he looked; oh, yes, he looked! He
looked daggers and revolvers and thir-
teen-inch guns at the fat man, who was
now hurrying away with his partner.
The thin mans feminine friend gazed
at him adoringly.
Did ne hurt you, John?' she asked.
IF he wants to run into something
said the thin man, coldly, refiectively,
why doesn't he try the railing or a tree?
Why should he single me out?'
Did he hurt you, John?' repeated the
girl.
''Oh, no.; John was coldly sarcastic.
I'm used to stopping street cars and
motor trucks with my vertebrae. It's
mere amusement for me-
Two happy hearts began to beat out of
time. Romance took a header over the
railing and died hard.
Meantime the young manatee was ploW-
ing his way around the room. Behind
him he left trail of black looks and
BEG pahdons" When the orchestra
finally stopped the little girl with whom
he was dancing gazed lovingly into his
eyes.
"Oh. James" she sighed, you are so
masterful"
Behind them the last young man who
had been Slated contided something to
his girl. Said he:
quarrels But if that elephant doesn't
obey the traIIic rules around here next
time he dances ! am going to hit him
with a chair. No man can trample on
me and then say. Beg pahdon' with the
JUNCTION of a happy goat! l won't stand
for it,
The girl he was leading from the floor
smiled at him. Even when Terpsichore
was In power the dear women didn't
object to a display of primord:al wrath.
The first devastating trip of the fat man
was not to be repeated, however. The
human bassoon led him aside as he was
coming out of the gate.
You gotta travel slower" he cautioned.
I'VE amt got a ambulance out here"
When the intermlssion was announced
there was general departure for the
regions below. presided over by the
fattened, nontalcoholic counterpart Of
ancient Bacchus. The merry pIOp of the
lemon pop and the splzz OF the opened
ginger ale bottle carried a motif of
happiness to which the tinkle Of ice
and the shuttle Of white-aproned grad
yates of Tuskegee was the accom-
panimeM.
The conversation was spasmOdic:
You know that one-step? Well, that's
the greatest lii dance you ever saw
when you get a good ragtime-"
Wonder If Wen have a moonlight
dance tonight
IF they do I'll tip off Tony Comstock
to watch you.
Gee. that was a great rag. that last
tango. l.
''Then he says to me. Leila says he,
I'm opposed to tuckey trottin'.' An
comes right back at him with this.
You can't dance it,, l says An, he
S1ys-'
1t was all talk of dances past or
dances; to come.
One fair young thing who had danced
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JOY menJ.
The puryeyor Of soft drinks straight
ened his apron, and for the first time
during the evening permitted himself to
smile
You don't know her. he said. These
here girls can drink enough lemonade to
kill six men, and then go back and dance
until Home, Sweet Home and then COM
plain because the dancing hours is so
Short
Again the orchestra began to tune up.
There was general scramble for the
upper floor, occasioned by the report
which had gotten abroad that the first
violin would sing the first ragtime selec-
1t proved to be correct. The first vio-
linist. the cornetist. the pianist and the
hutist had removed their coats. tucked
handkerchiefs in their collars, and now
were prepared to Guido themselves.
There was the opening crash of an &C
compartment and prelude combined. The
first vioiinist lifted a megaphone to his
mouth. inhaled deeply, and was ready
to bleat forth his song.
Then it happened.
From the far end of the hall they
sneaked in. One arm was around her
shoulder, the other rested below her
shoulder. Her head was resting on his
bosom. One arm gripped his coat collar.
They stepped forward and back, forward
and back, stopping and hesitating, and
achieving a rate Of speed to which not
even a Rockville constable could object
They were getting around the ballroom
floor at maximum speed OF one-and-a-
half miles an hour.
Carry me ba-ack to North Caroli-li-bli-
i-blf, suffered the singer. The cornet-
list blatantly fatted note and made up
for this by inserting four notes which
could by no stretch of the imagination
be conceded as a part Of the composition.
Every eye was on the couple-On the 1.-THE
and leopard-like young women who slid
along the floor with droopy grace. and
her partner. who moved like one in
state of coma
The pianist, who had his back turned,
was plugging along alone on the piano
when he noticed the elimination of all
support on the part of the remainder of
the orchestra. He turned wrathfully.
still playing. and saw the couple. Then
she missed three full measures and be-
gan to improvise-to the intense con-
sternation of the cornetist. who still had
hopes of hitting his stride before the
music was ended.
The orchestra recovered and continued
the music, the singer insisting emotion
ally through the megaphone that he
wanted somebody to carry him back to
North Carolina. He seemed to be much
in earnest. Possibly he figured that in
North Carolina he could escape this
dance.
Nobody had minded the orchestra.
Everywhere from the girls you heard
epvious comments.
What do you think Of that?" was
the unanimously profYered inquiry, which
was mechanically answered by those
two expressive words 1.-The limit!
It's that new drag" explained one
young man to his escort Everybody in
New York is crazy about it
They must be- she replied ambigu-
ously. Somehow you sensed that there
was venom in that remark.
Looks like handicap to me-, said
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rhe friend looked worried.


The friend looked worried
There's room for half a dozen assault
and battery cases here he confided to
the investigator.
yet the girls seem to like it, re-
marked the investigator
If a young man, said the friend,
handled a girl that roughly after he
married her she would have her father
chase him around the block with a
shotgun.
At that moment the orchestra paused,
was encored, played a few more bars
and stopped again. The dancers filed
out and from the main entrance to the
floor man with a voice like the grand
father of all bassoons beloved:
Get yer coats and hats checked, gents.
Get 'em checked
The investigator started in beWilder-
ment.
I'm going to talk to him." he an
sight of the girl who had been lightly
yanked around, did not hear. He was
saving dreamily to himself:
An just to think, If it wasn't for the
music anybody would have supposed that
that little Teller was trying to break his
girls ARM.
The bull-voice announcer Che was prob
ably train announcer before Terp-
sichore drafted him into the army of her
employees was standing by the entrance
to the floor when the investigator found
him.
Get Yer coats and hats checked,
gents, he roared Get YER
The investigator tugged his sleeve.
'Huh?' said the human bassoon
What coats are checked" asked the
investigator.
"Waddye think demanded the bas-
soon, insultingly, "petticoats?'
No, replied the investigator coidly.
why, yer coat" the bassoon con-
descended to explain, impatientiy The
coat yer got on Plain coat
Ihey dance without coats?" The in
Eestisator was properly shocked.
Why not demanded the hassoon in
an injured voice. They gotta dance
in a temperature Of 50. ! don't see no
harm myself in gent dancing with his
coat off.
Neither did anybody else, apparently.
There was Ii general removal of coats
rush Tor the checking counter. Sew
erai ardent dancers of athletic inclina-
ton removed their collars; they were
the more advanced, however. Most stop
PED Wnen their coats We're gone.
Again the orchestra began its dittS
TINS time playing a form Of syncopation
which seemed like every other kind We.
to the initiated was d musical setting
Tor the tahso-tango and nothing else
Ihe investigator hurried back to his
reserved place by the rail as the SWAY
Ing, bending, gyrating couples slid on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

II pays to read the want columns Of
The Star Hundreds of situations are
filled through them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

every dance SO far with an enthusiasm
that would have Wrung tears from a
professional strong man gulped down
freezing lemonade and made her plans
for the remainder of the evening
The friend of the Investigator gazed
a her with awe.
That's her third lemonade" he in
formed the purveyOr of soft drink. IF
you're a man of discretion you'll see
she gets on a car SO she won't die on
the grounds and spoil everybody's en-
joyment."
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!: !: ::
AA He's happy little.
AM( Snappy little.
"A Flappy little dancer:
~ " ~ And his feet they
IN lightly flicker
III l-H As he does that happy
NJ wv drag.
NJ v mi Watch him do them
C// cvolutions
III And them lovin' revo-
III buttons:
- -/ He's bear tboom
At that muriage rag.
The drummer was yanking out synco-
patton by the yard. Ever often the
pianist would add three four notes
that the composer in his widest moments
had never thought of.
This" said the friend of the investi-
gator-''this is life
The dancing pavilion was the brightest
spot in the place. Elsewhere the pur-
veyor of the paddle-wheel chances and
the solicitor of the sausage sandwich
moped in sullen inactivity. The hoarse
cry of the merryso- round 3 melodeon
broke out only at intervals, sounding like
the distant howl of an enraged mob or
the concert at particularly melancholy
ZOO
The investigator and his friend sought
the pavilion. They reached the end of
the winding path, beheld the mass of
brightness that was the dancing pavilion,
and. stepping underneath the dancing
floor (Which was on the second floor,
approached a soft-drnk counter. There
was a remarkably fat remarkably pessi-
mistc man who was serving Wilson
smashes and Bryan punches at mod
crate price. The Investigators friend
asked a question.
No said the fat vender sadly
''nothin' like that. Nothin' but soft drink
erS here
ION what, asked the friend do the
people get their inspiration for these
dances?'
The yender of soft drinks shifted.
Go up and look at en-" he suggest
ed Them people up there don't need
no more inspiration than London suf
ferygette when she's gettin ready to
swing on the prime minister"
The orchestra started again. 1t was
one of those umpety-bump-b bum bump
ETY. tunes that suggest animated
skeleton Hopping around. The shuffiing
of feet started. The investigator and
his friend went upstairs.
There We're 500 people, one fifth of
them on the floor and the other four
hfths loilinS against the wooden rail
ing that surrounded it. watching the
happy devOtees of modern dancing and
commenting on their varied styles.
A lanGuid young man lit a cigarette
and started to leave the railing.
Il seen enough o. this" said he. "This
is the third turkey troll wanted to
see some tangong.
To the uninitiated it looked like a
walking match with little wrestling
interpreted. The theory seemed to be
based on the general principles of os-
teopathy The partners would walk six |
steps. one backing up and the other
advancing. and the crowd would lay
small bets as to which would step on
the others toes
he,
girl and give her a flip. The spectators |
paused, expecting to hear the snarl Of |
tearing shirt waist. But nothing hap
pened. After shaking the girl like the |
humble washerwoman who hangs out !
the weeks wash handles a wet gar
ment, the young man would once more !:
clasp her to him, and the dance would !
proceed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

n fascinating use of lowered and plain
cotton wolfe in combination has made
this frock distinctive and beautiful. The
surplice blouse and tunic are made of
the plain white wolfe. the former bordered
ON its outer edge with the lowered ma
terial. The long. rather ciose-ftting
sleeve which is set in has plain upper
portion and deep cuff of the figured
wolfe The roses which sprinkle the lat
ter are large with quite bit of attend
ant foliage and the green of this has been
repeated in the velvet girdle A novel
feature of the underskirt is the band OF
figured wolfe set in at the knee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24
WHEN TERP xF G9Ef Nap 6yER TE

ONG before you
reached the huge
pavilion you heard
the strident cry of
the orchestra:
He's a happy little.
Snappy little.
Flappy little dancer;
And his feet they
lightly flicker
As he does that happy
drag.
Watch him do them
cvolutionS
And them lovin' revo-
buttons.
He's a bear tboom
biff.D
At that murilage rag.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
CAS-, DYSPEPSIA
AND INDIGESTION
"Pape's Diapepsin" Settles Sour,
Classy Stomachs in Five
Minutes-Time It!

You don't want a slow remedy
when your stomach is bad-or an I'M
certain one-or harmful one-your
stomach is too valuable; you mustn't
injure it with drastic drugs
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for Its
speed in giving relief; its harmless
ness, its certain unfailing action in
regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs.
Its millions of cures in indigestion,
dyspepsia, gastritis and other stom-
ach troubles have made it famous the
world over.
Keep this perfect stomach doctor in
Your home keep it handy-get a
large fifty-Cent case, from any drug
store and then il any one should eat
something which doesn't agree with
them; if what they eat lays like lead,
ferments and sours and forms gas;
causes headache, dizziness and nau-
sea; quotations of acid and undigest-
ed food remember as soon as Pape's
Diapepsin comes in contact with the
stomach all such distress vanishes.
Its promptness, certainty and ease in
overcoming the worst stomach disor-
ders is a revelation to those who
try it--Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
Weak Lungs Often
Lead to Serious Illness

n you have weak lungs, you are generally
subject 10 colds throat trouble and easily sus-
ceptbl. 10 serious Lung Trouble. In many cases
pneumonia or bronchial troubles leave the Lungs
in much weakened condition. Eckmsns Al
teratVe Is q medicine for the throat and lungs
which has bean found 10 be very beneficial. even
when change OF climate and other treatments
failed to bring relief. Read Of this case
ssl 8. Atlantic Ave. Hsddonheld. N. J.
Gentlemen: In tn. fall Of 1905 contracted
very severe cold which settled on nv lungs
Al last | began to raise sputurn. and nv ply
siclan then told me l must go to California i'm
mediately. Al this time advised 10 take
Eckman's Alternative l stayed at home and
commenced taking 1t the last week in October.
/ began TO improve. and the nrst week in Jan
uary 1905. l resumed my regular occupation,
having gained rs pounds, fully restored TO
health. 1t Is years since my
covery has been effected, and I can not praise
tsisned) W NJ TATEM
above abbreviated; more reduest)
Eckman's Alternative has been proven by many
years test TO be most eficscious for severe
Throat and Lung Affections, Bronchitis. Bron-
chisl Asthma. Stubborn Colds and In upbuild-
ing the system. Contains no narcotics, poi
song or habit forming drugs. Sold by all Jacobs
Drug Stores and other leading druggists Write
the Eckman Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa, for
booklet telling Of recoveries and additional evil
dence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
Macon Wants to
Abolish It's Market

MACON, Nov 25.-A movement 10
abolish Macon's market house is un-
der way. 4 petition. signed by 400
citizens, asking for the abolition of
the old market place. has been fled
with City Council. The market is 10
Gated in the middle of Poplar street,
between First and Second streets.
The petition alleges that 1t is bur
den on the taxpayers, q nuisance, the
loafing place for vagrant negroes and
a breeding place for disease.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
$4,000 Walk Out at
General Electric Go

SCHENECTADY, Nov. 25.-A strike
of 1900 workmen was called at the
plant of the General Electric Compa-
ny this morning.
Within three hours more than 1000
men were out. Most of them said
they regretted that they had to obey
the strike order, as they felt they had
little chance of winning. The strike
resulted from the action of the com
pany in laying off" two union lab )r
leaders in addition to $500 other
men.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25
Pleas of Friends
Win Courts Mercy

MACON. Nov. 25--Carl L. Roooks,
a young America man, who pleaded
guilty in the United states Court 10
using the mails to defraud, was
shown extreme leniency by Judge w.
A. Sheppard chiefly on account Of
the pleas made for him by prominent
citizens of Americus.
Rocks conducted a mail order bust
ness, offering 25-cent knife and fork
sete for ST. under the pretense that
It was a grand prize" worth $500
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25

GAINESVILLE OFFICIALS NAMED.
GA1NESVI WILLIE, Nov 25.-In the city
primary here. DR.. John B. Rudolph was
Gilman from the First Ward, John A.
Pierce from the Second and H. II. Grigg
from the Third.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-25

Miss Appeyard led Monday.
She matron Agnes Scott College.
Christ touched her heart.
She wished to serve
She said
Send pceonIy put canes help
Chief Beavers closed Atanta' houses Of shame
Help offered the fallen; Belle Sonmers
found home for them
Miss AppIcyard came to give her life.
She left Agnes Scott College.
She became matro Home
She went into the heIs of earth to her
She lived with them.
God alone knew
Forfew helped Many
Christian people understanding,
it disorderly ''1
Miss AppIeyard never complained
Without rest, without ceasing, day n day she
She found only happiness in the work.
She saving the lost
She bringing OUT of chaos
The way becoming clear
But self had been forgotten; sickness
Years a had sinned
A infected
No one knows how many lives have suffered for their
girl Marha's Home.
She brought their
\ man had put t upon her
found the lips of Miss Appyar trying bring
the girl back to life
Miss Appleyard is dead
fought for her
Men and prayed that might
But God called He had work elsewhere for
With Paul she realized that away
For weeksmonh unable
thoughts Each note has ade joy and hope although she knew that
Asked if she had the
." do thank Savior that He has permitted glimpse
this His work and hope that be their work
To the girls of the Martha Berry
II have but this that they realize their
opportunity before they gone.
Their work-their wonderful opportunity.
Our worN-our wonderful opportunity.
Your work-your wonderful opportunity gou
Her last conscious this
said:
'All the Executive Committee My love- Tell them
have been counted worthy the
overrule all mistakes
His great work
Jesus said
Feed lambs Tend sheep Follow Me-
Il good shepherd: the shepherd
for the sheep He that 5 a hirelng feeth.'
IF any will after him deny himself up
daily and follow me.
"Whosoeer doth not bear his disciple
Miss ApIeyari has shown the only
~.
God grant you and may take up to-day Him.
No word of should be heard.
This Thanksgiving Day let Gods place
And there the house of Father give her
But Of all for her triumphant death
God lead : in the that she has shown.
CANIN vTLLn aTIv\,