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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

TT HE vegetable woman pulled
up her Tragedy old horse
In a hurry,
'Whoa!" she cried stentorously.
.eVboa tbere don't wa rovor want
my ~ '''''N " i'o'oU' ''i''' an
a-buyin' from me?"
The man who came to mend the
hoe and fix tho Garden hose ana
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17

"HAT the cause of suffrage
has been materially injured
by the actions of the mill
tants in England seems evident
to almost every observer.
Where ten people spoke with
favor of Equal Franchise a year
ago (even when not actively in
terested in the work. nine of that
number to-day are too disguised
and disturbed with the vandalism
and hysteria of the militants to
maintain their interest.
And yet it is a curious fact that
many people who dwell in the in
ner circles Of English political life
and who claim to know the his
tory of all progressive movements
there declare there is no way to
gain a point where habit and ira
dition must be changed save by
brutal and violent methods.
A former member of Parlia-
ment said; You must first knock
your English lawmakers down;
you must kick and beat them on
the head, and then they will rise
up and ask you what you want.
But until you do this they will not
even listen to you"
That is the only way, he de-
clared, that Ireland has ever
gained any point with England.
But the speaker was himself an
Irishman and a violent agitator.
of His Daughter.
His daughter was an active
militant. So one must not take
his views too literally.
But many other people have
expressed similar views regarding
the absolute indifference of the
English lawmaker to any new pro-
gressive idea, and the necessity
for drastic methods if one wishes
to be heard is quite widely ac-
knowledged.
Several people claim that the
militants are nearer gaining the
goal they seek than ever before,
but to the outside observer 1t
seems far less hopeful than it
was year ago.
Those who declare any interest
in the cause now hasten to ex-
plain that they are opposed to
militant methods, and everywhere
there is a murmur of disapproval
and discomfort over recent occur
rences. and in all public places
the suffragists meet with less
consideration and more insults
than previously.
1t seems incredible that women
of good birth and good breeding
and with good brains can per-
form such acts as pouring paint
into letter boxes, cutting and
tearing vehicles, and breaking
windows and blowing up houses.
The methods of the American
suffragists seem wonderfully dig
nified and admirable in COM
parison.
When an American refers to
this fact, however, and says the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17

Before you buy the lot upon
which you intend to build the
house, look around for a mos
quito resting at his leisure upon
the wall. If you find him with
four legs fastened to the wall,
and two legs hanging clear, as
in this picture-get your lot
and build your house some
where else.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
Wife Utterly Changed.

she was such a sweet girl,
and came up believing woman
had only two duties in life" the
mother said, ito be kind and TO
look pretty. Now, since her mar
riage, she has gone off on this
tangent, and makes speeches in
public, and forgets to take care
of her appearance, and we are
all quite heart broken. There Is
no pleasure in seeing her any
more"
One could not help feeling sor-
ry for this mother, as one might
feel sorry for the mother hen who
sees the duckling she has Matched
swimming away down the riverI
And the end is not yet.
For cain is the cry of the Mas
tiers,
And rain the plea Of the
hearth,
As the ranks of the strange Neto
Woman 90 s,0eeping oVer the
earth.
They haze come from hall and
hOUel;' they hare pushed tbro'
door and gate;
On the t0orld's htghtoGy they are
crotoded to-day, for the hour is
the hour or fate.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
Written for The Atlanta Georgian
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright. 1913, by Star Company.

cause is gaining ground with US
by the dignifled mode of proce-
dure, we are again confronted
with the statement that the
American lawmaker is quite an
other being from the English
man, and that to be heard at all
the English suffragist must be
violent.
Homes are divided and society
agitated over this matter.
A bright and cultured woman
INDUCED in some strong anti
suffragist expressions at a lunch
con one day, and then. almost in
tears, explained that her married
daughter had become a suffragist
and a militant
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17

girl, blue-eyed and yellow
haired. and kind of trustful and
easy goin'. She went TO town to
work in a milliners store and she
got into some kind of trouble some
way. and came home carryin the
prettitst little thing OF a girl you
ever see
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
LOOK AT HIS LEGS.

Where this mosquito lives children not live safely His
bite in search of your chd blood puts the of malaria
into the blood And then the child is the victim of fight
against disease that throughout m and may end in early
death.
Brazil the Government has known enough to fight the
mosquito really scale And thus hundreds of thousands
been saved cultivation and thousands of lives
saved also.
This picture of the mosquito have taken from in
ensey interesting article by the famous scientist Sir William
Ramsay published the number of Hearst Magazine
William Ramsays article in the Hearst Magazine
titled Making the Mcrobe Work for the Good of All Man
kind This article which intelligent and women ought to
read extraordinary amount of useful information
More will be written about 1t in this column Get the
Magazine and read the article yourself Meanwhile,
the mosquitoes your house. and watch their hind legs
they sit the wall
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17
A Narrow Life.

What a queer, little. narrow
life they lead, the vegetable
woman and Laurelia, and the
man who mends things, and their
kind No theaters, no operas, no
books, not much music, never
heard of a good picture, never
ate a really good dinner in their
lives, couldn't do a one-step or a
bunny hug to save their lives,
wouldn't know a cabaret if they
met it in Broadway
And yet. somehow there was
something about the smile in the
eyes of the man who mends
things that made me feel as
used TO when I read about brave
knights who went forth to STAY
dragons and came back on horse
back to a fanfare of trumpets.
l wish somebody would find
the man who mends things and
pin some kind of a decoration on
his coat; but, I suppose. he'd take
il of and make Laureha put il on
a new hat for herself. and then
smile all the more weetly-some
men are so odd. aren't they2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17

Her folks wouldn't nave her
around and it looked kind Of hard
for Laureha for while, but one
day this mendin' man met her and
her baby, and first we knew they
was married, and he put up the
neatest little house for her you
ever did see,
Sisters All Married.
They've got TWO boys now Of
their own. but the mendin' man
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-17

but how to please her New
er like to let him go by with
out speaking and askin after
Laurelia. l kind O. like to see
him smile when he speaks her
name"
The vegetable woman has a
story herself, they say; I heard
that afterwards. She knew the
man who mends things when she
was young and her skin wasn't
so tanned from working in her
garden as it is now. But she was
delicate and couldn't ever marry,
the doctors said, so she Just
planted flowers and vegetables
and had her little house and took
care of her mother-and now she
stops and asks after Laurelia
and is happy to see how Laure-
las husband cherishes her and
loves her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

well, isn't it So" demands Mr.. Lcayi,t turnin to
me.
"Why-cr-oi course it IS" says l.
tried to make 1t enthusiastic, and if it come out
little draggy 1t must have been on account of that
ancient hd OF hers that's hangin in full view Of
the bcdpoStS. rs matter Of fact she's one of these
straight-but husky, well coorcd danes, with fairly
good lines in spite OF what the village drcssmakcr had
done to her.
"Thcre! says Mr.. Leavitt "Now lets have no
more talk OF going home. Let's go out and get the
clothes right now Perhaps Mr. McCabc can show Us
where we can buy the right things"
Land Slkes! What man you are, Mr.. Leavitt!"
says Sallic, wcakcnin a little.
Five minutes more OF that kind of talk, and he'd got
her TO tie on her bonnet Then, with me lcadin' the
way and him urgn her on from behind, we starts on
our shoppin expedition.
It's to be a complete outfit, from the ground up,
amt it," says l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

to do It IN comp'ny before lot Of city tokS-wclI,
must say I'm mighty proud Of such a husband,
mighty proud! And anybody who ever calls him
Mr. Saic Leavitt again has got to reckon with me.
They'll have chance to do it in CarkS Mills.
The Mills amt good enough for Edwin. I've just
found that out. And 10 think that all these years
I've believed it was the other way round But I'm
going to make up for al that You'll scc'
TJH-HUH! Mrs Leavitt's a woman of her word
Soon as she can settle up things at the store,
foreclose a few mortgages, and unload few blocks
of stock that can't be carried safe without watchln,
it's goin to be the grand European tour for her and
Edwin, and maybe house in town when they come
back.
(Which only goes to show, Mrs McCabe,' says |,
show it's never too late to discover that after ALL old
IlubbyS the one best bet on the card
"Pooh' says Sadie 1T isn't always safe to let him
know it, even ii YOU have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

on one wrist and strokin his closc-gr.....
mustachc with his white glove, just .~ Nr-
Iumphrv Ward describes on Page IL.
Well" gasps Sadie. 81 though, you -..
they were a pair OF countriicd freaks
You should have seen EN- when .g
landed with the pies, says /.
And, If you'll believe me, Mr.. Lcavit.
only had on the costume, but he had I'll,
lines too. Sounded little booky in s., rs
maybe; but he WAS right there with ...
whole bag OF chatty tricks, the polite ,.'.e
for the hostess, neat little cpigram when
1t come his turn 20 fill in the talk, flash %
So of rcpartcc, and IN ancciotc that g., .
good hand al round the table You Soc.
he WAS sort of doublin' in brass. as It were.
conycrsin' for two, YOU know For Salhc v.s
playin' It safe, watchn' how the Others uyg.-
tiutcd the asparagus, paSsin up al the dishes
she couldn't dope out, and Sayln' might,
little. Mostly she's watchin Mir. Lcayi,',
her eyes GROWN brighter and roundcr as the
meal progresses, and at last fairly bcamin
across the table at him.
| didn't quite get the slant of all this
until later, when we'd finished and WAS
trailin into the lb'ry. Mrs. Lcavitt breaks
loose from Twomblcy-Crane and falls back
alongside Of me.
We'll how goes it," says |. Wasn't So
bad, after all, was it,"
Don't tell anyone, She whispers, but I'm
50 scared I'd like to yell and run away. /
would too ii it wasn't for Edwin.
"Who," says |.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-21

WELL. j., she coming" asks Sadie that night.
w search me, says l. 81 wouldn't bet a nickel
either way.
Thl, was Wednesday. III day Thursday WIS as.
pcctin' TO be called in again, or hear that Saic .
made break back for Vermont. But not work.
Nor on Friday either. So 10 seven O'Clock that Might
as We collected in the Twombley-C DRAWN r..w,
there was suspense; for at least half Of It's we
wise 20 the situation. At scvcnht,ccn though, ..E
arrives
And. say. ! wish You could have seen Mrs. S..e
Lcavit, Of Clarks Mills don't know wha, /, eos. FL.
work the miracle. but believe me, il was worth '.e
the money Lclyitt WAS dead right. All She -,....
was the rcgL. And she'd got it too,-sort Of .'..,
acv creation, with jet ,pauglcs al over II, and
swccpiu folds from the waist down, and with ID
mir Of hers done up fossy and topped with .
rhinestone hcidircss, She looked tall and classy '.
~,unninr Say, she had neck and shoulders thu, ..
that Mrs. X. Taylor French party look like 81 ,aa-..
cNhibit
Then there was Mr. Lcavitt, al doci up us corr.
as any cotiIon leader. balancin his silk tile gr..I
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-10-16
PRISON GRAFT CASE
HELD FOR GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE WILL TAKE UP GRAND
JURY FINDINGS.
Public Opinion Backs Gov. Brewer ~
Demanding the Penitentisry Purged
Of An Graft-Grand Jury Pre-
pared to Do Full Duty.

misunderstanding ON it, oars, we'll
up with its other work, the Sunflower
county grand jury Is patiently awaiting
the arrival OF Gov. Brewer and his de.
tectives to begin an investigation Of the
Psrehmsn penitentisry graft scandal
Practically nothing can he don. IA
the prison probe until the governor get,
here. lie has all Of the evidence se'
cured by the detectives in their work Of
several months. When the governor ar
rives and presents the information ami
documents in his possession the grand
jury will then be in position TO make
a searching inquiry.
Public sentiment here favors the eom-
ple,e parging Of all graft or fraud from
the Psrchmsn prison farm. 30 many
charge. OF graft and corruption hs,.
been made concerning the farm during
the past six months that the citizens %
Sunflower county feel that the time has
arrived with the convening of the grand
jury 10 have a thorough hou-r-cleaning.
Public opinion in this section favors the
indictment Of every perscn who i guilty
Of piliering from the convict farm o. de-
frauding the state.
The present grand jury is generally
conceded to be composed Of some of the
best citizen. Of the county. Backed by
= ssrong public sentiment for general
eIesn-up. the grand jurors are prepared
TO do their duty. When Gov. Brewer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-10-16
RECESS OPPOSED
BY PRESIDENT
ALL HE WANTS is CONTINUOUS
WORK ON CURRENCY BILL.
IS NOT FASTENING MEASURE
Members Have Varying Views but They
Are Trying to Frame a Bill That
Will Be Acceptable to Ma
iority Of Senate.

Washington.-President Wilson let II
be known that he did not favor a recess
Of congress At this time. but de-.red con.
tinuous and uninterrupted consideration
Of the pending essrency bill. variou. re.
ports that the president was attempting
to force the senate to act more speedily
than it wished and efforts by some Dem
ocTatie senator's to secure q recess nm
I'll November Is while the senate bank
ing and currency committee was at work
on the house bill brought from those
lose to the president elarifcation OF
the White House position.
The president, they said, mad no ides
Of attempting to tx an arbitrary time
when the currency bill shoytd a. should
not be enacted into law. His wish Al
expressed throughout his conferences
with senate leaders has been for contin
nous attention to the currency measur'
with the eonfdence that with coneeu
tsAfed effort and study the biil wonl
be out Of the senate before the beginnin
Of tine D~cember session OF congress.
While ayer-e TO any haste that wouI
impair the value OF currency reform, IN
president is anxious that ii the senst,
can improve upon the house bill il viii
prooeed to do 80. He still believes. how
ever, that all this can Be aceomplishes
during the seven weeks remaining of tn,
present session.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-10-16
MELISSA WOULD NOT be A WILL.
ING DOOR MAT.


Children who play with nre are
sure to get burned sooner or later,
observed Mrs Merriwid's maternal
maiden aunt Jane. with a sly, not to
say arch smile at her niece.
The surest thing you know, dearie, I"
agreed Mrs Merrivid calmly. also
the pitcher that goes often to the well
Is broken at last and it's a long lane
mat has no turning. Though I'm any
thing but clever. could talk like that
FOR ever but what's the answer,
pet."
Il was thinking Of Mr.. Chestie. nv
dear" said Aunt lane. 1T seems to
me as if-well. OF course. I haven't
any right to assume things and I
wouldn't force your confidence for
anything IN the world. suppose.
however. that as soon as there is any.
thing definite I shall be informed
Mrs. Merriwid closed one lous.
iashed eyelid twice in rapid success
sion. iii come right to you and make
my oiushing confession on your SYM
pathetic BOSOM" she declared. You
shall be the first TO know it-after
dear Mr.. Chestie. Of course. Are you
satisfied now,'
Then you really" Aunt Jane be-
gan eagerly.
ASK me no more, dearie." Mrs. Mer.
rivid begged coyly: but he Is q fne
figure OF a man. isn't he?"
Magnificent" Aunt Jane asseuted.
with enthusiasm.
There's something so sturdy and
viriie about him." said Mrs. Merriwid.
He quite puts one In mind OF the
oak declared Aunt Jane.
Exactly" Mrs. Merriwid agreed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-10-16
MANY LIVES
ARE LOST ON
BURNING SHIP
SIX LIFEBoArs OVERTURNED AS
REscUERs WORK.
OTHERS COULD NOT HELP
Passengers on Nearby Vessels See
Women and Children Perish in
Flames While Peveriess to
Render Them Suceor.

fishguard. England. Wireless mes
sagss from the steamer Csrmsnia report
that the steamer Volturno. yith several
hundred passengers aboard, from Rot.
terdam for New York, was abandoned
sire ct sea.
Ten steamers responded to the wire
less calls for help and fought for hours
during raging gale to save the passen-
gers and crew OF the burning steamer,
which eventually was abandoned. Oc-
eupants OF six lifebsats were thrown
into the sra when the boats were smashed
against the steamers side. and probably y
drowned One report by way Of Liver
pool Was that e3s Of the passengers and
crew Of tA,s volturno were missing.
Captain Barr, of the Csrmanis. re
eeived the distress call Of the voltarns
when 7s miles distant, in Latitude <s.al
north, longitude s4.ss west. The Car
mania crowded ON fun steam and viii
extra stok-rs made over twenty knot
an hour in the teeth of the gale
The wireless from the Carmanis sai,
that the Nolturno caught fire in mid
Atlantic, and that the flames ragged =
~ Wv e'r 'hS' tue s'eAme'
' On ""'as morning
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-10-16
MEXICAN ARMY NEAR REVOLT
Huerta's Latest Coup Will Test Loyalty
to Danger Point.

Mexico city.-There mas been endless
speculation here regarding the effect Of
Provisional President IIuerta's coap
d'etst. Many appear TO believe that the
logical result will be split in the army.
which they assert has been held to-
gether only by the force of Gen. Huerta's S
personality. They argue that there has
been dissatisfaction over Huerta's course
in general and that this will test loyalty
to the danger point. They look .or
startling Developments in the near fu-
ture.
On the other hand. there is large
element which believes President Huerta
took the only possible course and ex-
presses wonder that he had not taken he
step long ago. Huerts's friends say it
is no secret that had the deputies be-
lieyed any substantial part OF the army
would stand with them, they would have
overridden Huerts and taken the reins
of government wholly IN their hands.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1913-10-16
GERMAN WARSH|P
SENT TO MEXICO
SEEMS TO INDICATE THAT POWERS
DfSPLEASED WITH HUERTA.
CAN NOT CONTROL AFFAIRS
Strong Representations MADE by the
United States Concerning Safety
Of Lawmakers Whom Huerta
Threw Into Prison.

Washington.--Cermany's decision to
dispatch a warship to Mexican waters
attracted wide attention in official cir
eles here. No intimation had been re-
ceived here OF Germany's intention, and
President Wilson was informed only BY
pre-. dispatches Of TIE action.
No formal comment was made on the
incident, but il was apparent that thu
Washington government was not die
pleased. The sending OF a Germsn war.
shsp is in line with the policy Of other
European governments. which had ves-
sells cruising of the Mexican coasts from
time to time during critical moments
of MeSieo's internal strife
Significance was attached 10 the ac-
tion by official Washington, however,
because II was accepted A. indicating
that European powers who previously
had reeognixed the Hucrta government,
among which was Germany and Great
Britain, now saw evidence Of HuertA's
inability to compose the situation.
Latest advices to Washington are to
the effect that the British gTernmept !.
deeply concerned over its recognition OF
Huerta, and It Is even declared reliably
that King George and Queen Mary have
taken a personal interest in the situs-
tiou with view TO measures that would
support the policy of the United States.
Strong representations went forth
from the United States TO the Mexican
federal authorities calling on ten.
Huerta to protect the lives Of the i'm
prisoned deputies. II was pointed out
that this action was taken not because
the United States has any desire to in
terfere in the internal affairs Of the
southern republic, but in the cause of
humanity.