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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31
Toad Famous for
It's Tenacity of Life.

The toa@ is an animal famous
for its tenacity of life. and many
stories have been printed of its
alleged ability to pass hundreds Of
years inclosed in tree trunks. and
even in rocks without food or air.
Naturalists and biologists are dis
posed TO question these accounts.
suggesting that some overlooked
means of obtaining at least air
must have existed. But ii seems
probable that the toad exceeds all
other well known animals i'm its
power of dispensing with the ordi-
nary means of sustaining life.
Ii is evident that the mystery Of
life is still very far from being
cleared up, and many more elab-
crate invests cations viii hay, to Zoe
made before wg really know muyN
about DO.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31

ceased, could be restored to life at
any time. provided that the general
bodily temperature was not reduced
below minus ten degrees Cent?
grade. This was managed by vary
ing the temperature of the air in
which they were kept. Bats thus
refrigerated were kept in a state of
apparent death for weeks together
and then completely restored to ac-
tivity.
1t is well known that lower forms
of life, like bacteria, may be sub
jected to temperatures approaching
that of liquid air and then, after a
long interval, be brought back to
active life. Some speculative minds
have suggested that life may origi-
nally have been brought to the
earth by spores and germs driven
off from some other planet-per-
haps even from planets circling
round some distant star-and. after
remaining in a state of suspended
animation for thousands of years.
amid the awful cold of open space,
have been restored to activity upon
encountering our planet. The cele-
brated Arrhenius has maintained
that in this way "a mighty stream
of life is kept circling in space from
world to world
Seeds that have been kept frozen
for months in liquid air have been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31
The Line Between Life and Death

a DISPATCH from Paris. print
~ ed not long ago, told of the
wonderful feat of a profess
sional swimmer who remained un-
der water no less than five min
utes and twenty six seconds, in
the meanwhile swimming thirty
yards, though totally immersed all
the time. and unable to take any
fresh air into his lungs If he had
remained under water few sec
Onds longer. no doubt he would have
been drowned. A drowned man, as
far as We can see, and as far as
he is personally concerned, is a
dead man; and yet there is little
question that. if this swimmer had
thus persisted, he could by modern
methods have been revived, and
would thus apparently have been
brought back from death TO life.
Many drowned persons have thus
been restored after all conscious
ness had departed from them
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31
APPROVES GEORGIAN EDITORIALS

Editor Inc Georgian:
We desire to enter our most cor
dial approval of your editorial in
The Georgian of the 29th, headed
General Sickles and an Absurd Of
fer From a Southerner." We do
not believe there are a dozen eX-
Confederates who will give heed to
Mrs Longstreet's proposition. If
General Longstreet himself were
living and were caught in the very
same category that now encom-
passes General Sickles, we would
not help him.
We think Mrs Longstreet's pro-
posal is extremely erratic. The
Southern people are noted for their
chivalry but we do not break our
necks rushing to the defense of our
lifelong enemy. Your editorial was
very timely, but did not reach far
enough. Yours truly.
7. l.. JOHNSON.
SAM TALTON.
H. A. KNUCKOLLS.
Atlanta Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31
Frozen Butterflies
Restored to Life.

When the man is profoundly
asleep or in state of suspended
animation, as in drowning. are the
parts of his body which still retain
kind Of life separately conscious
OF that life2 We have no reason
to suppose that they are; but. on
the other hand, we have no means
of proving that they are not. II
such consciousness exists. it has no
apparent relation to the conscious
ness of the whole individual. which
assures him that he is living. He
has that consciousness only when
his entire system is working to-
gether, and in such a way as to
stimulate the activity of his brain.
Some very interesting expert
ments have been tried recently,
with suspended animation. At Mos
COW Professor Bakhmetieff had
played boldly with the life Of many
animals and insects by freezing
them
Butterlie- thus frozen, SO that aU
their bodily fluids we've turned lo
Ice and ali their vital actions
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31
LETTER TO MRS. LoNesTREET.

The Georgian today received the
following letter, a copy of which
was mailed to Mrs. Longstreet:
Mrs. Helen D. Longstreet, Gaines
vile, Ga:
Dear Madam-The attached ed
itorial in The Atlanta Georgian of
January 20 so perfectly fits in with
my own ideas of your own foolish
attempt to raise money with which
to pay the debts of the alleged
crook. General Daniel e, Sickles.
that I am taking the liberty of
sending you the editorial for fear
you might miss it.
Il will state that | am the son
of Confederate veteran who
served four years in General Jo-
seph E. Wheeler's cavalry. l will
also state that for three years l
was state commander of the
United Sons Of Confederate Vet
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31
By GARRETT P. SERVISS.

to him. Yet in sleep the appearance
of death is not produced for those
who look upon the sleeper They
see that he continues to breathe
and that his heart goes on beating
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-31

though it may be changed or
slowed down. is not arrested. some
thing occurs that cuts off the con-
nections of the nervous system. or
the brain, and consciousness de-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20
THE BEST THE OF LIFE.

Every little while there comes to
the surface an enthusiast with a
dream like that which lured, the
Spaniards when America was young
the dream of perpetual youth. The
latestswas aswesterner who promised
himself, by reason of certain regime
of diet and exercise, life span of at
least 200 years, with sneaking hope
of eternity. Far be it from us TO be-
little the Importance of living care
fully, and long. But why put so much
emphasis on youth, as if only the
morning of life were worth livingf
Don't you suppose that white-haired
grandpa, snoozing on the porch in
the shade, or watching the infants
play, has as much fun out of life as
the giddieSt lad or maiden2 To be
sure, its of different, which happily
is one of natures ways of insuring
interesting variety. But, his rough
work done, as the sun slowly goes to
meet the far horizon, he lives anew in
the young life about him and, out of
passions ashes, builds ripe philoso-
ply. Every time in life is a good
time to be alive, for ALWAYS you can
feel, and see and learn. We are not
at all convinced that ripe old age
isn't the best estate of all; for then
the heart is mellowed, the mind
matured and the spirit seasoned,
while in the treasury of memory are
stored innumerable joys, the better
for the enchantment which distance
lends Wichita Beacon.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

while still green, have never headed.
With the feterita, however, about
three and half acres has headed out
luxuriantly, and the stock is green
and large and contains massive forage
when compared with any other plant
grown this year. The seeds are large
and plump, and look like the kafir
grown in . normal year in this coun-
try. This field never had but one
rain-June 4-and it must be admit
ted that considering its opportunity
the new forage crop has given won
derful account of itself. OF course
Mr.. Smith is not yet ready to recon-
mend it fully and unqualifiedly, as he
has had but one years experience,
and naturally there are many things
to be considered. He does not yet know
what effect it will have upon the fer
rility of the soil where tits grown, ex-
cept that like cane, kafir and other
kindred crops, it sal S the ground of
moisture. He sees no reason why it
should injure the soil more than the
other crops mentioned, but that of
course is yet to be determined. How
ever admitting that the land would
be injured for time, most any far
mer could afford to try few acres of
the forage crop so prolific as feterita,
even though the small tract might
have to pay for a year or two while
recuperating.- News.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20
LIZ. Smith Raised F.terit..

L. q. Smith was in town Monday
with samples of feterita, the much
talked of drouth-resisting forage crop,
which he raised on his farm near
Downs. The sample showed by Mr.
Smith was but one stool, but it con-
tanned six large, fully developed
heads Mr. Smith planted five acres
of the feterita when he planted his
corn, about the middle of May. On
cash side of it and at the same time
he planted milo, maize and kaffir,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

Lost-On the road to town-Gold
chain and fob with initials @. p. d.
Finder will be rewarded by leaving
same at this office or the owner, Chas
p. Davis, mile east of town.-Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

Is often caused by indigestion and
constipation, and quickly disappears
when Chamberlain's Tablets are TAX
en-. For sale by all dealers.-Adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

but very few schools have a
really distinguishing name, and
many names are likely to be duplica
ted for instance ssSunny Slope" might
be applied to>a dozen schools in the
county but there is only one School
District No. "a. Probably most peo-
pie think of districts and recall them
by the name of some prominent fam
lily living in it.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

This is the time of year lone of
them) when people predict an ''equi-
noctial' storm. If it comes they say
81 told you SOP but if there happens
to be no weather disturbance they
forget all about it Probably most of
those who talk about an equinoc-
tial storm scarcely know the meaning
of the word. Really now, why
should a day of equal daylight and
and darkness be particularly Stormy2
Would it not be more reasonable to
expect ''solstitial" storm9 A dis
turbance when there is the greatest
difference between the hours of day
light and darkness9 Time and tide
wait for no man, and that is the way
with the weather in western Kansas.
Generally the reverse is true.
Young man, if you are expecting to
get married, and if after marriage
you expect Tom, Dick and Harry to
ssdodge I'M now and then for meal
or two, or a nights lodging, or a
weeks board. 1 would advise you to
select Methodist ministers daugh-
ter for wife. Beside being a first
rate sort af girl, she will know from
long experience just how to handle
such emergencies most patiently.
DICK TAeRAPH
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20
DICTAGRAMS

Perhaps this column reminds you
of the latest catch phase: ''a string of
empties.'' Well I think, myself, that
there ought to be a little more ''pep"
in them.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

1t seems that card of Thanks
must now bear the tag "(Advp which
is not bad idea. Perhaps it will
help to kill off a senseless practice.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

A letter. was recently delivered in
this town which was addressed to the
''Probite Judge of Wa-Keeney Coun-
ty." No, that letter was not written
by an ignoramns. 1t came from the
private secretary of one of our highest
state officers. No he is not member
of the Board of Regents, either.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

Pure home made lard at Bakers. adv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

There is one or two fellows in the
county who can locate all the school
districts of the county by number,
except those districts which have
had occasion to know the districts by
number. 1t would be very nice if
every school could be known and dis
tinguished by some appropriate name
but it would still be necessary to give
each a number and legal description
by metes and bounds A name like
Trego Center, for example, may help
to locate district or heighborhood.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

Confound the vagabound cati
There ought to be tax on them and
it should be collected from the people
who permit the increase of such use
less, prowling live stock. A certain
alien, starving mother-cat is rearing
brood of four young providers on
forbidden premises and almost every
morning the remains of some song
bird may be found near their domicile.
Danish tie vagabond cat, the useless
dog and the target gun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-09-20

And there is the vagabond boy
whose parents do not know where he
is, seven nights in the week Such a
prowler will eat anything, if he can
steal it. But if such stuff were offered
him as gift he probably would resent
it as an insult.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

pose the saluting battery and heavy main battery
also. and are manned and fired by the boatswain
OF Der Prosit, who is a pondereus man In his
official garb and daring in the way he approaches
the ships, whose crews throng the sides and an
swer the salute with revolver shot from the
poop
he saluting takes place before Der Prosit is
within hailng distance, and all hands have a
laugh at the tiny sounds, strongly contrasted in
their minds with the salute of the big guns which
they are accustomed to hear. Next the boatsWain
gets up In the bows and resting one hand almost
on top of the foremost and lifting megaphone
as long as himself to his lips calls out at the top
Of his voice ship, ahoy!" The quartermaster
answers from the bridge Hello, hello! Der
Prest? Aye aye, the boatswain returns.
Come alongside calls the quartermaster Then
the admiral of Der Prosit' rises in the stern,
some ten feet aft of the boatswain in the bow his
head on level with the topmast, and bawls out
through his megaphone, "AlI hands fur-rl sail"
With that the crew, consisting of one man, who
also acts In the capacity of foghorn, gets amid
ships and climbs the mainmast which sways to
END fro as if about to capsize the entire craft,
ana pulls down all the sails. The vessel is
standing to, he then calls out to the boatswan
VINO reports to the admiral over the crews head
VINO IN turn reports to Santa Claus, sitting in the
stern sheets at the tiler All these orders are
given and carried out in the most solemn man
nen. 70 the merriment of the ships crew looking
on from the rail above.
The crew of Der Prosit', then gets out oars
ana pulls alongside while on deck the real boat
swans mate pipes eight side boys to stand at the
mead Ct the gangway and salute the admiral and
santa Claus when they come aboard The presi-
dent OF the United States only rates six side boys
when he Genes aboard, while Sanity has his
eight besides his petty officers while the pres
dents are only good-looking apprentice boys. AS
the argosy draws alongside the boatswain pipes
the long, low tune and three short blasts char
acterstic Of the coming aboard of great men.
No less person than the captain OF the ship
meets the admiral of Der Prosit,n his wife,
SANITY, laden with huge basket full OF presents.
the boatswain and the crew, while the bugler
sounds three portentous ruffies and the ships
company, assembled aft, stands at attention In
deed the officers are all present, for they believe
N Sanity as we'll as do the crew. When the ad.
Hirafs wife, some fair faced sailor with Manila
iole hair and tawdry skirt swings aboard hold
ing her train high and exposing generous view
OF red stocking to the eyes of the sailors great
laugh Is evoked and shout goes up, higher,
higher, or "0h. you Kiddo.''
The boatswain in command OF the crew shouts
to his one man fer, Attention! then puts him
through series of gymnastics Of d peculiar and
Intensely funny character. The admiral ais II not
thoroughly taking In tie landscape. Its huge
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pair of binoculars in the form of two quart wine
bottles dashed together, to his eyes and makes
pretense of getting his bearings by scrutnzing
the sailors about him. Presently he reports to
Sanity, who has deposited his basket of presents
on the quarter deck, "Sir, see we are now III the
Cannbal isles"
Sanity begins then to pick up presents and
read the names aloud, giving them to the crew of
Der Prosit and the admirals wife, and even to
the admiral himself, who distributes them accord
ingy, cutting many ridiculous capers.
The presents are of type that bring laughter.
They are gotten up and made by the friends OF
those to whom they are sent with an idea to-
wards chaTacterizng the ambition, the within or
the standing jokes that mark the receiver Ii
the captain is four striper he will probably get
an admiral's star, unless he has some other whim
by which he is more properly known. When he is
presented with this he can only blush in the
presence of everybody, and take his dose, as
Sanity is supreme on Christmas day.
But the greatest gift that Sanity can bestow
falls to the lot of those who, through some mis-
fortune or slip, have come in line for punishment
It is customary for Sanity to walk boldly up to
the captain and ask him to 'whtewash. the
books In the face of everybody and on Christ
mas day the captain can not very we'll refuse this
request, although some captains have been seen
to vince and cough before granting the immeas.
urable favor. The report book, In which all pun
ishable acts are entered, lis swept clean and the
culprits are renstated to frst-class standing and
enjoy all the privileges held by their more for
tunate shipmates who have not fallen before the
multiplicity of temptations that daily assail the
man.o' -warsman.
The event which forms a background for all this
merTiment Is the regular big feed, as the sail
ors call it. Fer the last week this has crept into
their conversation, Pie turkey and plum duff
are the three great delicaces to the sailors and
they have more respect for them than for the
three graces.
What kind of a feed is the commissary gonna
hand US 2? one sailor asks Of another. During this
time Of anticipation excitement runs high and the
commissary is very much respected person. In
fact, he is never a retired person. for his billet Is
hard one to FIJI to the satisfaction of every one
who eats at the general mess. There is always
some old tar or other who imagines himself to
be sighted by the quality of his food. and the
apprentice boys take from him the habit Of COM
planning with very little reason on their side
SQuarrels often result and have to be referred to
the mast" where the first lieutenant first luff)
settles the matter in favor of the commissary, so
that the sailor arranges a private settlement with
the commissaTy later on where the first luff has
nothing to say about 1t
The burden Of the repast falls naturally upon
the cooks and mess attendants. II Is far from an
{ enjoyable AFFAIR with them although they are an
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

bounty that can be gotten to-
gether are used as adorn-
ments and no end of work
Is expended on the rig of the
boat to be used, which is
sometimes the wherry and
sometimes the punt.
IN order to hold to the ira
ditional custom used in the
time of Paul Jones and down
through the yeNs, the boat
is rugged like a brig. that is,
with two masts and yard
arms crossing, with jib and
staysail and spanker out
astern. On the fore and aft
er quarters they arrange
large wooden tubes, in which
are inserted small arms.
These "spiggoty guns" COM
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19


a,u, One Of ths
There's notb;. NM
oest foot fores,ss
lace on the rnst,ss.'
address. iss
g. Why shouldn't ].
sudden Ryches !, nj
policeman? '''0ss
Ry !" l1,., at ! luncheon ! Y
What bushes = 2
madam?' & yeg
W husned si;sbs
dpm ann. ehals 81 g Y
Lord Lakeland stls',.' y
and answered:
Copper.
.sa And LORD LaesIa1,
Inc sis.l pale palaces d III ,' IS
ares, overlooking IL ~
indeed" aas
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
LcS. NAT

affable lot. The preparation
of the potatoes is the work
of a dozen men. since they
must be extraordinarily nice.
The "skinners" arrange
themselves astride a bench
in range of a tub where one
man sits and losses potatoes
continually. The tub is kept
full by another man who
dumps in from a sack carried
down from the upper deck.
So a cycle is made, the clean
peeled potatoes going con.
stantly into another tub,
which is dragged into the gal
ley and dumped into a great
urn through which water is
percolating These are rims
ed around by another mess
attend. and dumped into
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
Van Antwerp and Greer Elected.

New York William c. Van Amt
werp and William A. Greer were elect
ed governors Of the New York Stock
Exchange Wednesday to succeed Ber-
nard NJ. Baruch and Ira A. Kipp, Jr.,
who recently resigned
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
1000 Yaquis Become Rebels.

Hernlosiilo, Sonora, Mex. Between
1,bO0 and 1000 Yaq1i Indians were re-
cruited Wednesday into the constitu.
tionalist army at Maytorena. the in
surgent base above Guaymas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
Social Enuaue,,.s, /,

'edueHasht rs
A sweet young thing a.
a telephone installed i e 7.
Independent Or parts
the manager. =
We have q great nam I,
legations simpersd liz ..s'
thing, SO ! think yop 4. 4
party line, even Il Il d., /, /
more" Judge.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
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1T is wrong for d Ii !
marry a young fool.
But how is he ID Euss i,
a fool?"
When she SAYS res d /,
be ought to know II
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

among those. in WaSn.s
suit of having been pris
their respective States in b
and in canning They inclJ
Day, Slocum. Texas; John NJ
derson. Birthright, Texas; Lie
Webb, Bellevue, Texas; Andy Younsi
Coleman. Texas, and Sam Matthews
and Erwin Riggs. San Angelo. Texas,
The prize-winning canning club girls
include, among others, Annie Davis,
Jefferson, Texas.
The girl leading in the canning in
the South was Miss Clyde Sullivan Of
Ousley. Fla.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
ARRIs1sD.

Further arrests are Biz 81
not of persons, but of pan IsHs}
ming Oil that 50 lllaay psopA II
about because i arrtsis asa
affords almost instant reIsI iusssI
ralgia, Rheumatism, Headaeta b
Just try it if You want pan hqssa'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

Nearly all men afe !QQ 10
think for themselves lS1I
hard work.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

They stop the tickls-lafi 4
lated Cough Drops stop ebszI Il
ping the cause5c Il DIV Slzz
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19
unasinops

unasiRous
"She was nearly tiezIsi
with that tall ssralshi issas /
hat"
so was everybody MAJ ii
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-12-19

One must be 4 born lasdz 9
in order to hare thinss cone !