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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09

WHY
She said pigs instead of
''hawgs'-and never used a dou-
bic negative once all the time she
was there.
Did they admire their old
friend for her good sense and
cleverness in adopting the new
ways Of the new world she lives
in when she is at home? Not
they. They nudged each other
and giggled every time she spoke
and called her stuck up" behind
her back.
Everything she had worked so
hard to learn didn't mean one
thing to them. They just said
she was putting on" and let it
go at that-and the woman pack
ed her modish suitcase and put
on her pretty new hat-and went
away a little sad-not because
she felt above" her old neigh
bors. but because she was above
them and couldn't help feeling it
every time she went to see them
again.
They lived shut off in their lit
tie back-water eddy-cherishing
the old mistakes. the old delu-
sions, the old foIlies.
John Smith may go to town
and make his way in the( great
world Of men-make IL honestly.
fearlessly, fairly-fght his fight
ike a man and the son of a man.
What is he when he goes back
homer" Just Queer Jack Smith,
whose father drank too much.
and whose mother was the worst
housekeeper in town"
It isn't Jack Smiths fault. It's
the fault OF his old neighbors.
They stayed in the rut, and he
got out Of it--and nothing that
he can do, or think. or say. or
dream, or accomplish will make
them see that that very fact
shows that he really does amount
TO a little something, even if his
mothers bread always did sour
and her cake fail on the very day
Of the Ladies' Aid picnic.
Be Proud of Her.
Come, come, old neighbor-
don't keep your eyes shut so tight
open them and you'll see some
thing interesting.
You used to lend her your
gloves to go to town with and her
brother always had to borrow a
bat from your brother when he
wanted to play ball-and now
she has three hats to your one
and has laundress and a cook
well, what of it? Be proud OF
her rejoice with her in her good
luck and the good sense to know
how TO use il.
No one life has Joy enough in It
TO go around-borrow a little from
the old neighbor-get her to tell
you how she lives, what she does,
how she likes it all.
Put your eve to the crack in the
fence Of circumstances and look
through. 1t will do you good to
get a new view of things-don't
try to tear the fence down Just
because you happen TO be on the
wrong side OF it.
Feel above you" does she?
Well, then, she's learned very 1T
tie with all her good fortune-un-
less, as I said before, she really
IS above you-and in that case
you know you can hardly blame
her, can you?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09

But mathematics CAN deal with
the problem in another way. If
your coin ALWAYS fell heads up
mathematics would tell you what
your own common sense should
reveal-that there was some con
slant cause, such as extra weight
on one side-that governed the
fall.
If it fell sometimes heads and
sometimes tails. capriciously,
mathematics would tell you that,
while it could not predict the re-
suit in any particular case, it
COULD assure you that IN THE
LONG RUN, there would be an
equal number Of heads and tails
presented.
Figured by Averages.
Mathematics arrives at it's re
suits by taking averages over eX-
ceedingly long periods of time. In
fact the mathematical theory, in
it's completeness. involves inf
MITE time. And right here is
where the young man who wrote
the letter makes his great mis-
take He does not allow suffi-
cientIy for the element Of time
If he could continue to play cards
for a million years Ibut it IS 10
no h1rAg that he viii notO he
would doubtless find that he had
won as often as he had lost
provided that the game was one
Of pure chance.
But the great value of such
work as LaplaCe performed in de-
veloping the laws of probability
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
What s the Use?

Or. If you would, then I think
you would be a very silly woman,
and one who didn't deserve the
good fortune her husband is
pouring into her lap. What's the
use Of mans making a fortune
If his wife won't help him
spend it?
Feels above her neighbors,"
does she? How do you know she
does? And, whisper. wouldn't
it be odd if she really was above
them just trife?
Not because she has money
now when she had none once, but
because she is sensible enough to
know what to do with money
when she gets il. Maybe she
likes books, music. pictures
perhaps she is tired of hearing
about the weeks washing and the
weeks fruit canning. Maybe
she likes to learn something new
once in a while-why not?
Her husband may not be the
only one in the family with
brains enough to get out of hard,
wearing work.
Homework drudgery? Not a
bit of it, no more than any other
work. But this particular woman
may not care for housework.
Ought she to keep on doing it
now that she doesn't have to,
just to please you and her neigh
bors who knew her when She"
etc.
What a nuisance the knew
her when she" bore is, any
howl
heard one of them talking the
other day. 1t was in a little old
fashioned Yillage-down in the
Ozark Mountains.
Called Her Stuck Up"
She" had gone away from the
village and made a name for her
self as a singer-she had mar
ried a man with money and. she
had made for herself a good
solid niche in the worId-and
then she went back to the vii
lage to visit. She thought she
might find some young girl there
who needed the same chance
she'd had and was worth help
ing to get it. She asked a lot Of
questions, took pains to meet all
the young people-was the laugh
ing stock of the village for her
pains.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
GARRETT P. SERVIsS.

Laplace's calculus of probabili-
ties" whose principles ne applied
TO an human things, not except
ing the moral sciences" is. per
haps. TO observe what happens
when you throw up coin. 1t
must necessarily come down with
either heads" or tails" upper
most
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
1t Is Unknown Forces.

u IS UuhIIUWH 7 UIUts,
If You could measure all the
forces acting upon 1.-THE twist.
or pitch, or twirL the number of
turns. the influence of air cur
rents the effect of inequalities Of
the table on which it strikes. etc,
then You could predict which side
would come uppermost But if
these forces are unknown. even
mathematics can do nothing for
YOU.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-09
By WINIFRED BLACK.

CHE was poor once herself
and now, her husband hav-
ing made money, she feels
above her old neighbors.
He was a stone mason and she
used to do her own work-and
never dreamed of having com
pany for supper unless it was
some old aunt or some one just
over from the old country. She
went to church on Sunday and
to the church society meetings
on week days and she always
helped get the supper at the an
nual bazar-and with that social
life she was perfectly satisfied
but now
Well. what but now?'
Why shouldn't the poor woman
live in a bigger house if her hus-
band has the money to pay for
it? Why should she do her
washing" when she can afford to
hire somebody else to do il?
Would you? Honest and true,
now. would you? don't be-
leVe il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
MERCHANTS ELECT
COHEN PRESIDENT
State Convention Ends Annual
Session, and Will Meet Next
at Richmond.
[Special to The TImes- Dlspatch

lSpeclal 10 me Times Dispatch.1
Lynchburg. Va. May 15-The State
Association. which convened here yes
terdey morning, adjourned early this
afternoon after deciding to meet next
May at Richmond
All of the old officers and commit
tees were elected again for the COM
Ing year the principal officers being
as follows:
President. Samuel Cohen. Richmond
First vice president, NJ. NJ Ramsey,
Roanoke.
Second vice president, r. F.. knight.
Alexandria.
Secretary, w. A. Clarke. Jr. Rich
mond.
The invitation to the association
from Richmond Was extended by w.
a. Clarke, Jr.. for the Richmond as
ISOLATION.
a telegram was read from NJ. um-
stadter. of Norfolk. In which he ex-
pressed his appreciation OF expression
OF esteem al shown by having been
elected a life member OF the associa
ton yesterday
The report OF the resolutions COM
mittee consumed most of the session,
and following the adoption OF these the
body adjourned.
The association went on record
against taxes and licenses levied upon
retail merchants, and instructed tho
Legislative committee to do all in Its
power TO correct this evil at the next
meeting OF the General Assembly. The
local associations are urged to en-
deavor to commit candidates for the
Legislature to n bill that will bring
the relief sought for
Public service corporations operating
commissary stores under the guise OF
contracts with supposedly Independent
commissary stores were condemned. and
the associations were called upon to
use every means to combat this
The convention favored good roads
and opposed lax on bonds Issued for
road Improvement.
Most Of the delegates took the early
afternoon trains for home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
ALBERT P|zz|N|
DIES SUDDENLY
Well Known and Popular Real
Estate Man Passes Away at
Hanover Avenue Home

Albert "A. Pizzini. we'll known anon.
the real estate dealers OF RichnonI
died suddenly at his home, Ell Han,
over Avenue, at s O'clock last night
he had been i'll for some time and
while he had u very serious attaci.
on wednesday night, he rallied some
what, 80 that his death was great
shock to his family ana friends.
MIR. Pizzini was the youngest chiId
or the late Captain Andrew Pizzini
Jr, and Mrs. Anna c. Pizzini 10
is survived by his wife. who was
formerly Miss Ella Scott, OF this civ.
MS mother. Mrs Anna G.. Pizzini. two
brothers~W, -. Pizzini, OF Richmond
ana Andrew j. Pizzini. of New York;
and three sisters--Mrs William Mex
Barbour. of Los Angeles. Cal; Mrs
a, NJ. Paul. or Boston. Mass. and Mrs,
George e. Spraguc. OF Lynn, Mass
Arrangements for the funeral win
De announced later
MT. Pizzini was secretary and treas
urer Of the real estate firm OF w. +,
Purcell. Jr.. Company Unc), and was
prominent In the business affairs OF
The city. Because OF i'll health he had
been unable to devote much Of his time
to his work during the past few
months
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
Proper Care of Hair
and Complexion
(The Home Doctor.l

Scalp cleanliness means everything
IN growing and preserving beautiful
hair. because only from clean scalp
will healthy hair grow, BY shampoo
ing with teaspoonful of canthrox
(Which costs little) dissolved in cup
hot water, immaculate cleanliness re-
suits; dandruff and scalp discomfort
are removed instantly. your head feels
good. the hair dries quickly and takes
on, most .soft fuffiness and lustre
without any tendency to become
streaky. brittle or harsh.
No woman will have cause to COM
plain of shininess or sallow. oily skin
IT. Instead Of face powder, abe uses
spurmaX- lotion which. when on, seems
part OF skin. This wonderful akin
whitener. and complcxIon- heautiher is
easily made at home Mt small coat by
dissolving ounces spurhax in Ia
pint witch hazel Cor hot water) then
adding teaspoonfuls .glycerine. II
does not show when on, nor does IT rub
off as easily as powder, and 1t keeps
the skin amooth and fresh, and pro-
tects 1t from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ment,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
DEATHS

PIZzINI.aDied, suddenly, at his resi-.
Piz I'll Mfy N lie i twen,y Ah nInib A.
Funeral notice later
HILL-Entered into rest at p. NJ.
May the l4th. 1919. at the residence
OF her husband. Mr.. Charles Emmitt
Hll S RhT S9u1h hine Street II Mrs
eighth year of her age,
Funeral VIII take place from Pine
o 6'lN 1nterm Mn{E in in" R f! lew
Cemetery.
BATBs.-Died. s:45 A. NJ. Yesterday. at
se Sen s Avenue " "s. KISS Gss! M ANNIE
BATES.
Funeral THIS AFTERNOON at 4:so
from the house Interment in Holly
wood.
at her residence. SIG North Twenty
sixth Street, STELLA ELIZABETH,
thirty seventh year Of her age t '"'
Funeral notice later.
residence SOL East Franklin Street,
ALICE NJ. TYLER: the daughter OF
and ,'' Widow ic of John Marstail Tyler
Funeral services from her late
home. 301 East Franklin. THIS
(Triday) MORNING at 1890 The
interment will be private at Wood
lawn. in Louisa County, Va.
GARvEY,-Died, in Washington. D. c..
May Is, 1913 MRS. MARY CARNEY.
Her remains will arrive at the
Main street h,! Station a. 1850 F. e.
Peters Church, where service will
be held. Jnterment Mount Calvary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
Home Missions

Inc annual report of the executive
committee of home missions never
mas been anticipated with greater in
tcfcst by the Southern PRESBYTERIAN
Assembly than is true this year. The
great missionary awakening of the
southern Presbyterian Church during
me past year has been an awakening
III the interest OF home missions as
wei as foreign missions and the gen
efai assembly has never before re-
cclNcd report so full of encourage
mch' from this department of the
cHuich as that submitted this year
rms report shows that from both
inaHeiai and spiritual standpoints the
past year has been the best In the his
.o'Y Oh the home mission department.
me total contributions during the
year TO home missions amounted to
@f'4'@lo.'i, an increase OF S2S,4236O
over the gifts to this cause tho year
previous.
The committee is not able to state
IN the report tho exact number OF ad-
dltions TO the membership OF the
cnurch during the year, on account
oi me iact that the report was closed
before the reports from all OF the pres
pEterles had been collated, but a suHi-
cleht number were In hand to show
that tho increase In additions to tho
church has been larger than during
any previous year of the history of
the church. The cvangclistic campaign,
while not universal, as the homo mis-
sion committee had desired that 1t
should be, was successful.
During tho year forty of the eighty
seven presbytcrics of the assembly re-
ccived aid In some form from the
homo mission committees. The help
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16

hundred and twenty votes Were neces-
sary 10 an election. On the next ana
last ballot, DR.. Stone wa. given the
moderatorship with 55a votes Or.
Alexander received 245. The votes OF
the remaining nominees were scat
tered in both ballots.
Speculation now is rife as to whether
or not the joint gatherings OF the as
scmbly and the Associate Reformed
synod will result in Joint declara-
ton setting forth the beliefs in when
all of the organizations concur
DR. Mark a. Matthews, the retiring
moderator OF the Northern nresby-
terrain Assembly, in his sermon to-day,
spoke of the possibility OF All organic
union OF all the Presbyterian churches
In America. This. he declared, could
be submitted by the proper exercise
OF faith" He asserted that he did
not favor a "mechanical organi. union.
of the churches.
No reference to union" was made to-
day before the Southern Presbyterian
Assembly.
Opposition TO negotiations looking to
q union with Presbyterian organiza-
lions developed at the sessions of the
United Presbyterian Assembly. Memo
rails protesting against any action OF
this character before the presbyteries
were permitted to consider the pro
posed basis of union were received
from three presbyterics. These were
referred TO the committee on union ap-
pointed hy the last assembly
An unusual feature of the proceed
inSs OF the United Presbyterian Assem-
bly, this afternoon was an amendment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
Policy Of Movement

Atlanta. Ga. May 15.-Dcclded In
terest and promise for success. even
greater than that already attained nv
the laymens Missionary Movement or
the Southern Presbyterian Church, is
expressed regarding the policy OF the
movement which was adopted TO day
ut the closing session of the conference
OF the Laymen's Movement The Doliov
is az follows:
First. We recommend that we hold
conference In every presbyterv. i'm
connection with tho regular fall meet
ing OF the presbyteries or at such other
time as may be found best for the
purpose of arousing the men to more
activity in all lines OF Christian work.
second. That we cooperate with
our executive committee of foreign mis-
sions in the effort TO bring individuals
and churches UP TO a full support OF
missionaries.
Third. That as the members OF our
general committee in each presbytery
are being appointed members OF the sys-
tematlc benehciencc committee In their
respective prcsbyteries, we issue at
once leaflet on tho opportunity and
duty OF the committee, to assist our
men and that we likewise issue leaf
let on the work OF the missionary com
mittec in the local church
Fourth That in view of the fact
That the development OF the spiritual
life is ut the foundation OF all perma :
nent enlistment of men. we endeavor
TINS year TO lead our men on to more
definite Bible study"
Another important feature of this
conference was the decision TO hold a
convention Of the Laymens Missionary
Movements at Red Springs, n. c., dur
act date of the convention TO be named
later
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16

offered by former Judge Nick enzie Gle
land, Of Chicago. in which he denounced
present prison methods. Al the con-
clusion of his address he submitted a
resolution. which was adopted, pro-
posing an investigation by the church
OF present prison methods throughout
the United States. a commission, 1t
was announced, will he appointed by
The assembly to make the investigation
and report TO the 1914 assembly OF the
United Presbyterian Church.
Judge Cleland declared that neither
the saloon nor the house in the segre-
gated districts was responsible for the
lawlcssness In the country induced by
criminal courts system from the blue
coated, brass buttoned policeman to
the highest judge OF the bench"
The speaker denounced the appeal
system as ''averse to the doctrine OF
Christ"
Judge Cieland asserted 10000 men.
women and children are incarcerated
AT the present time. aud maintained
mat FULLY 10000 were committed to
the prisons in the United States an
nuailN Many or these persons, the
speaker alleged, were sent to prison
as the result of political machinery
which demanded that sufficient num-
Der OF persons be kept in prison to
carry on the work expected OF the in
stitution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
NURSES GRADUATE
Retreat for Sick Celebrates Final Ex-
erClSea OF IruinInn qchaal

Retreat for Sick Celebrates Final Ex-
ercises or Training school.
The members of the graduating class
OF the nurses training SC. DOL OF the
Retreat for the Sick Hospital were
last night given public recognition OF
their years of dilgent study when they
were presented with diplomas and pins
at the commencement exercises I'm the
Elks Home: At the same time two
members of the class OF 1912, who
were not given diplomas last year
when the illness Of the hospital super
lntendent necessitated the postpone
ment of the formal exercises, received
their parchments: The class Of 1918
consisted OF Misses Beulah Davis
Ethel Vaughan Parrish, Anna Wat
kins, Ruth Hasty. Ruby CIinkscaIes
ana Elizabeth Clinkscales. Misses
Gibson and Coates represented the
class of 1912.
The address TO the class was deliy-
cred by Thomas r. Bryan, while Dr.
w. T. Oppenhimer presented the di-
plomas and DIR. G: G. Coleman present
cd the nurses with the class pins A
dance and reception followed the exs
ercises
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
OBITUARY
Mrs. Charles A. Mercer.


OF Dr.. Charles A. Mercer. died early
yS,esterday morning at her home. !
she was formerly Miss Mamie V. Rob.
ertson; daughter OF the late jefferson
.; ana Carolina G Robertson; She is
following children; Mrs. J. {. Brstow,
DIR. G. Wilbur Mercer T., g. Mercer
Morton Mercer. Cabcli 4 Mercer. all OF
RiGhmond; J 7. Mercer, OF Petersburg,
Va. 'u"''''s' CON- "
The funeral will he held from tho
nome this afternoon al 5 o'clock. The
Ratcline W. y. Evans, John Il. chill.
drey, Bie.on. DR.: a. l.. Stratford
Cabell Tabb. DIR. II Mercer SHIELD Dr.
George keesee. Judge Daniel Cirinnan
huford Il. A ndrrws.
Especial 10 The Times Dispatch1
- FTederieksburg. va, May i5,-Buford
T. Andrews a weli-known and proni-
nent citizen OF Spotsylvania County.
inston Hospital, where he had been
under treatment for several weeks fol.
n complication OF diseases. principally
stomach trouble. which caused his
death He was former member OF
the Spotsylvania school Beard and
had been prominent In the affairs OF
and seven children and one brother.
Supervisor Charles r. Andrews OF
spotsylvania County. The funeral will
take place Friday from the home, which
was the old site OF the county COURT
house. where Mr.. Andrews was born
and where he always lived He was Il
son OF the late John l.. Andrews. Rev.
p; A. Cave will conduct the services,
The pallbearers are: Active. Captain
NJ u. Rowe George w. Perry, c. Il.
D., T. /: Frazer; II +. crinsmond.
4. Frazer, W " Micks. DR.. ". W. A.
Harris. DIR. j. w. Massey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16

start to-day and set we'll You want
TO ieei good. If you stay I'm that run
down. weak. poisoned condition longer
you VIII soon be charge on Your
friends, and YOU know well how long
people care for that kind of trouble
so cal today, get we'll and happy
again.
Gray, the Quaker Health Teacher.
Is at Tragle's drug store from . a. Nj.
TO J.. NJ. If you cannot call. order
by mail The goods vii. be sent to
you by express, all charges prepaid. on
Quaker Extract, $1,000; three for
Quaker Extracts Sl.00: three for
S2.50; six for $500. oil Of Balm. zoe
Quaker Cough SYRUP, 25c. five for 81. 90.
All Healing Salve FAC.
Gray offers BOTTLE free to any per-
son afflicted with n tapeworm, and the
more that call the better Gray will be
pleased. Make him prove 1t. Call to-
day; II costs nothing to talk.
advertisements
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16

Aiter reading some of the remark :
""ie cases Quaker had cured. she
called ana purchased treatment.
., - i,cr taxing three bottles Of Quaker
NNtrac'' she said. "All my misery has
gone, and can eat anything want
"ithon' any fear Of its hurting me
Afterwards. want not only the peo.
PIE OF petersburg and Richmond. but
me world To know what Quaker rem
"dies have done for me, so dat otbers
VINO suner can know that at last there
is cure for them. | would not taI.e
thousand dollars in exchange FOR
for me"
any one who does not believe this
statement may call on. phone or write
Mrs. Westmoreland, and she vii! glad :
her.
Now, with all the facts YOU have
rcad ana heard from your friends and
neighbors, why Will you suffer longer?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16
One Thousand Dollars is the Value
Set for Three Bottles Of Quaker Extract
Listen to Report of Pioneer of Petersburg.

II ever II has been proven that
Quaker Herb Extract is a most won
derful remedy for stomach trouble of
all kinds. Fit was proven in the case
of Mrs. j. j. Westmoreiand. 326 Law
renee Street. Petersburg, Va, who re-
ported at Tragle's drug store as fol.
lows:
MY stomach complaint was indeed
chronic, because have SUFFERED un-
told misery for the past four Years. so
bad that my stomach AT times could
not even retain cold water"
She he'd belching and bloating.
pains In the stomach. side. chest. fut-
terIne OF the heart. dizziness OF the
head. and had smothering spells so
bad that She had TO sit up at nights.
She had tried all kinds OF remedies.
but got no relief from any OF them.
She was getting worse all the time;
had about given up all hope OF ever
getting well. when Gray, the Quaker
Health Teacher, game TO Richmond.