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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
ZINE OF Buovs BEARING THE CABLE.

and plety. During long, long days he
searched for wisdom in old documents
and books bound in gold. The nights he
spent kneeling in fr mt of the holy wax
candles. He already knew every corner
of the human heart. The world and all
| it had to offer lay open to his soul. As
the years passed he came closer and
ccser to the fountain head Of divinity
until he was next to the Lama, the
great high priest
Again the desert was full of caravans;
again the copper gates swung open,
a5ain the ceremonies were repeated.
y Inside he temple all the priests were
| gathered. The time had come for The
| Lama TO choose his successor. The eyes
Of everyone were directed toward the
| throne of the Lama, whose jewels
scintillated in,the darkness. The Lama
| spoke softly, but no word was lost by
his attentive listeners
My time is over ! win now teach
| YOU the wisdom that ! alone possess.
1 II ] ny privilege to decide if the one
among You who appears most worthy Ia
stand closest to the divinity is really
worthy or not.
| Then he said in a language which
! only one cf those present understood
tie VINO hears these words bends his
! knee before my throne
, 4 moments silence followed, then
| the young man stepped forward who
! vas boy thirty years before and
kneeied down IA front of the throne
| The col,r, came and left his cheeks.
| bat he did not trembie. With a regard
| of kindly pride, the Lama looked a,
| him as lie went on in the same Ian
! guage:
| therefore | will put you to a test to
| see if you deserve all that ! have 10
| give When you pass through this
| door behlnd tn" throne you viii find a
| numher OF rooms and in each Of them
| YOU will find symboized a certain ca :
reer: lou may choose the one you
| think the most attractive If YOU make
| the right choice most holy viii be re-
| Vealeo 10 YOU and you shall know the
| igleHt truth. II you choose wrong
! ylu nave CHOSEN during the remainder
rhe kneel.ng priest stood Up and said.
on most reverend Lama, may ]
| make the right choice"
Then he passed through the dogr and
was lost TO the sight Of The others.
| The Lama leaned back IN the pillows
and closed his eyes while his face he.
| came CHASTITY pale. A soft singing was
heard, gradually swelling in strength
The priest found himself in q LONG
| hallway he had never before entered
| illuminated by a mysterious light from
| above. Along both walls were little
rooms or. alcoves separated from the
| railway Wy UfHNN curtains. lTp vi z
! tho FIRST one Of these aside, he saw a
| room filed with chests Of gold pearls
and costly gems But he barely looked
| al them and said: Life is heavy
| enough anyway; ] DO not intend making
| II heavier with gold"
IN the next room there were swords
/ and lances Of every shape imaginable
and az the top a magnificent helmet
| These things did not tempt him. and
| murmurirg. Nothing &c more vain than
| glory" he went into the nevt
| Here he saw q roval crown and seen.
! ter. "Tovs for children" he said with
a smile and went out.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L, GARsIDE.

MO one on earth but a mother
" can carry three suit cases, a
baby and basket, and man
age six children and a dog trailing at
her heels, and get to her destination
without losing one of them.
A man would lose half the children
and all his temper.
There alighted from train one
morning woman carrying a baby
on one arm: in her hands she held
three suit cases and a basket, and
there came trailing, behind her six
children with open mouths and wide
eyes, and the last one dragged dog
The look of apprehension on the
faces of the hundreds behind the
gates, plainly telling q. fear that they
might draw the party of eight and a
dog. lifted when the woman APP
preached a policemnn and made in
quires for Lysander John Appleton.
The officer didn't know. but he was
plainly pleased to find out. He re-
turned in a few minutes, gave her the
most minute directions how to reach
No. II Buncomb place. and assisted
her to a car, even giving the conduc-
tor Instructions.
The conductor had a car full, and
HidIly passengers ne let out 700 soon,
and others he carried blocks beyond
their destinations, but he was SO So
icitous about the woman, seven chill
! dren and a dog that he stopped the
| car in the middle of the street, and
personally helped the woman. seven
children and the dog off the car and
across the street To the front door.
In which kind act he was assisted by
all the passengers. Their kindness
did not cease here, for with encour-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
her POSITION.
A Box of Bait

I was in a cafe, the light air was
fragrant with the aroma of ex-
quisite cigars. A group of ar
lists, who had just returned from
,ao ''vernissage' at the salon, were
discussing chance marriages, wien
The painter. Dembrevil, raised his
voice:
We need not look very far for an
example" he said. do you know
what caused my daughters mar
giage?"
No"
"A box of worms that used for
bait"
'Wormsl'
Yes, It happened on the Island of
Andesy where have bean in the
habit of going every year to attend
the opening of the fishing season.
Having left Paris the day before,
landed on the island very late at
night. NY wife, who is always AFRAID
that l will catch cold, had made me
promise to go to bed as soon as | ar
rived, TO be careful and particularly
not TO drink any wine or liquor. be-
cause of my rheumatism. | had SOL
emily promised to be the most sober
Of men, but when ! arrived at my
Old friends house about o'clock in
The morning, it was so nsar dawn
that instead of going to bed l did as
the rest OF my friends and forgot my
Wltes warnings.
I found a lot of old acquaintance,
amateur fisherman from all parts of
the world. We chatted laughed,
smoked and emptied any number of
bottles, each one proudly exhibited
his rods and kit, when a tall hand
some young fellow, whom ! had new
er met before, held a box of worms
under our noses and said:
Well. what do you think of these
Aren't they beauties? Did you ever
see better bait in your life?'
Perhaps ] did not exactly criti =
else them, but my praises Of them
We're somewhat qualified. | told the
Young man that you must not judge
even worms by their looks, for, after
aD what a fisherman wants to find
IN his worms is not SO much physi-
cal beauty and perfection as strength:
h' wants them to keep on wigglInS
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

aging smiles TO the strangers they
waited until some one answered the
door bell to make sure for themselves
that the Appletons were at home.
DO you wonder why every one was
so solicitouS? Because every one is
Just human enough to enjoy joke
like woman, seven children and
dog. when the joke is on some other
man.
Had the stranger been man look
ing for Lysander John Appleton that
he might will him seven million dol
lars, no one would have known where
Bysauder John lived. and the conduc
tor would have denied there is Bun
comb place
Moral. There are always those who
will drop their own interests to help
push another mans bad luck along
FRA Noes II. GARSIDE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

a long time to attract the hungry
fishes. Strength and vitality is what
you want, and when it comes to that
] bet my worms are better than
yours. And 7 opened my box and
showed them to him.
The sight of them did not con-
vince him, the others took sides, and
at last it was decided that we should
each choose our champion worm and
match them against each other.
The contest was arranged in this
manner: Two lines Weer drawn on
the table fifty centimeters apart, and
between these equally far from both
lines We placed our worms. When
the signal was given we let them
loose, and the one which first crossed
one of the lines was the winner. The
prize was a bottle of champagne.
THE race was most exciting Ev-
erybody was interested and many
bets were made At first it looked
as if | was going to win easily, then
the young fellows worm darteG
ahead, at the very last moment il
was passed by mine, which crossed
the line first
The Outcome.
Il must not forget to tell you that
Nine. Dembrevil and my daughter
joined me at lunch and in order thai
my stern spouse might not hear any
thing about the events of the nilht,
! had our table set apart from the
rest, under Il shady tree in the gar
den. Happy to see my family again,
! gave my wife's glowing description
of my beautiful trip. | told her how
! had folloWed her advice on every
! point, how | had gone TO bed as soon
| as ! arrived, and how every one was
| surprised at my firmness Of character
when | positively refused to have
even drop of wine.
Il nearly dropped the strawberry ]
was about to eat when waiter
placed champaign goblets on The
| table
"Why, Edouardl You don't mean
to say that you are going to drink
champagne when you have barely
recovered from your last attack OF
| rheumatism"
AT the same moment | saw my
young friend approaching, glass in
| hand. He had been smitten by mS
| daughters beauty, and now used q
preteXt to join us. With smiling Iips
| he said to me:
| w iltll YOU lose your 1elS, NOI
must pay them at the earliest pos
sible opportunity.
! 81 felt a strong desire TO knock
! him down, for if he made the slight
! est allusion to the events of the night
he would. of course, completely ruiz
the effect of my beautiful tale of my
model behavior. To prevent any sucf
calamity introduced him to tn,
ladies and explained to my wife how
we had had adjoining rooms and
made a bet as to who would be in bee
| first. He Immediately understood my
intention and said:
LAS your husband won, | now
come to pay my debt
ooh. Monsieur my wife cried
don't make my husband drink cham
payne. 1t is poison to him
"'Then | see no other way but t.
ask the ladies' to act as NJ Dem
hrevil's proxies and Join me in drink
ing his health.
"He sat down ~ our table, thu
champagne was opened and we spen
q most delightful evening together
! Afterward ne visited us in Paris, ant
three years later he became my son
n-law
THAT is how my daughter o%Fe'
her happiness TO box of worms
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23

be around at all.
i always had a
headache and I
was so dizzy and
nervous that I
had no rest at
night. The fash
es of heat were so
b a d sometimes
that l did not
know what to do.
20 n e d az a
friend advised me
to take Lydia z.
P!nkham's Vege-
I q HE Command
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
The Same,

"Of course. the remarkable young
man was your Mr.. Thaxter," re-
marked Ethel
Well" laughed Alice, ne wasn't
my Mr. Thaxter quite then but he
was after we had taken few horse
back rides together. The poor fellow
had thought he'd have to struggle
and make his own way. so ne wouldn't
come to see me down at the college
when | invited him. for he said he
thought IL would be years before he
could ever ask a girl to marry him,
and he said he knew that IL he saw
much more of me he'd find II awfully
hard not to ask. His grandfather is
going to give him a start in business
so you see everything's all right"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
IzETTE writes me.

r IZETTE writes me:
DO you think it is proper or
- If it displays courtesy and kind
ness on the part OF young lady t.
light p. gentleman's cigarette and
pour out beer from a bottle into his
glass at public place."
1t is not a matter of propriety, ms
dear Iiizette. Like many young 81, is,
you do not observe the different
ehades in the meaning OF word. If
this is question of propriety, then
suicide becomes solely matter of
etiquette, and query If it is good
form' for girl to pour kerosene
pver he~ clothes and set them on fire
Is not I misuse of the English ian
guage.
Neither viii you find in any author
Sly on the origin, derivation and mean
'ug of words sanction for the words
"courtesy' and kindness" as Won use
'nem. They are gentle, well-bre 4
words, and to apply them to such acts
as lighting mans cigarette and
pouring out his beer in public places
s. like planting a violet in a bed cf
poison ivy.
Neither would lady" show such
s. attention to a gentleman" in any
place, public or private But these
words have been so universally
Sbused that they have sunk to a low
rank and your use of them is not
misuse.
Let me write your question as It
should he written:
Do you think IL lie vulgar or
II 1t displays recklessness and a spirit
Of indecency on the part of a woman
10 light mans cigarette and pour
out beer from bottle into his glass
when at a public placer
HER POSITION.
I certainly do. / think she lights
more than a cigarette and she pours
out more than beer.
She applies a match to her good
name. She is starting a fire that will
consume her future leave little of the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
ALL's FAIR IN LOVE.

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am eighteen, and III love with
girl of seventeen. friend OF
mine is also IN hove with the same
girl She is very pretty, and when
dressed in her favorite color tred)'
she is very atti active
Her gentleman friend is working
in York Haroor. Maine, and would
like to know ii it would be proper to
try and win her in his absence
u M. y.
1T would he proper. without DOUBT
l 1t is always proper for MAJ
to make love to the girl he loves
she is free to hear. and he is free te
ldeclare.
But are you, at eighteen IN posi-
ton to marry this girl When yo'
have won her?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
The Approach.

- don't care if YOU aren't, l said
I like you better than a lot of men
who are in society. | wish you'd call,
anyway
"I won't call. but / shall always
remember this as specially happy
evening. Good night and good-by.
He hurried away before ! could think
of anything to say.
Il was awfully blue, you see. !
was furious at Billy, and felt thar
| should never see that nice Nh
Thaxter again. Really, Ethel. / liked
him so well that | was almost sorry
I had met him.
Well. when l got home father de-
cided to take US out to the Yellow
stone. I didn't think of him or Billy,
or any other man after that Just
determined to leave men out of my
good times The very first night we
got into the park, mother met an Old
friend who told her about an inter-
esting Young man she knew at the
hotel who had worked his way
through college because his grand
father who had brought him up,
didn't believe in wasting money on
higher education. But when he was
finally graduated this year his grand
father was fairly bursting with pride
and was giving him trip through
tho WoGt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
ASK THE FRIEND.

TEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
- 7 have been keeping company
with a Young lady for about one
YEAR, and love her very much
ant the trouble is that almost every
time ! ask her to go out with me
she wants to bring her lady friend.
she also pays less attention to me
while with her friend.
A FAITHFUL LOVER.
TRY diplomacy. Take the friend
without her. If she reproaches
GOV, tell her with all courtesy that
Won did it to please her, as she had
sbowu by her actions she wanted you
In nav attention to her friend. If this
doesn't cure her am afraid she
doesn't love you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
The Emergency
Man
BY FLOYD STEYN.

s6XV 1HY, Alice, what a perfectly
W. stunning solitaire! | sup
pose it means that you and
Billy Tucker have finally decided
ut means said the girl caller.
hastily, that Billy Tucker and ] ara
merely friends. Ethel"
Really? Then, who is the HAPPY
i man? Remember, you always said /
was to be your maid of honor"
'"Fhats the reason | came over.
my dear so that you should be the
tlrst of all to see my ring"
What an exquisite gem! But of
course, | am expiring to know who
the man is
Well the story begins with the
senior ball at college last spring. just
before commencement. Billy had al
ways acted as if no journey would be
too long or too arduous for him to
take If few moments of my society
were the cause of it. So | asked him
to come east for the bail. Then |
told all my friends what splendid
dancer he was and how good looking
and entertaining. | don't see how |
ever could have thought Billy par
ticnlarly good-looking and he really
isn't very brilliant talker. And |
know at least one man who dances a
great deal better than Billy does.
We'll, do you know, at 8 o'clock
the night of the ball when | was
quite excited by the thought of seeing
Billy inside of another half hour, |
received telegram saying he was
unavodably detained at home!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
DON'T try.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

I am seventeen. | met man
at dance about two months ago.
He cared very much for me. I have
kept company with him a while.
and now he leaves me and goes
with another girl How could / get
him to go with me again?
LILLIAN S.
THE FIRST evidence a girl gives that
1 sheNi is trying to force a mans
attentions the less inclined he is to
give them. Just show him you don't
care That's the way.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
AlLINC women
OF MIDDLE AGE
Mrs. Hilbert Tells Of Her
Distressing Symptoms
During Change of
Life and How She
Found Relief.

FLEETWOOD, PA-'During the
Change Of Life | was hardly able to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-23
A Hurry Call.

My dear, ] was so angry. and dis
appointed that | actually cried. One
of the junior girls felt so sorry for
me that she went to the telephone and
called up her brothers fraternity
house. where she knew quite num-
Der of the men. But her brother and
every one of her friends had engage
ments for the evening.
well" she said to her brother,
you've simply got to send some man
over for Alice, whethe, it's any one
we know or not. This is a very i'm
portant affair and the last dance in
her college life, and it would be a
shame for her to miss ii. Now hurry
and get somebody as nice as you
can
She told me afterward that her
brother laughed and said he would
get me man If he had to hire one.
"Cheer up, Alice she admonisheI
me when she left the telephone,
There will be a Mr.. Somebody for
you. and even il he isn't as wonderful.
as the renowned Billy Tucker, it will
be better for you than being on the
side lines.
II naturally didn't expect very
much, so you may imagine how
pleased ] was when a stunning young
man appeared at our hall and asked
for me. The awkwardness | felt al
the situation was quickly DISC pated
by hir ease of manner He was a
perfect dancer, and | had such a good
time that ] quite forgot my anger at
Billy When Mr.. Thaxter-for that
was his name-was departing | in
yited him to call before | should
leave for home the next week.
"I'm afraid | must not he said
I think you should know that ! am
general student factotum at the Beta
Nu house and that | was hired for
this pleasant service-that | took the
|. job he smiled engagingly because
| needed the money. You see, I'm not
I to, ,t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20
HOPPE BEATS M0RNINGSTAR
Regains 1871 Balkline Title in
One Sided Billiard Match.

Pittsburgh. March l9.-Willie Hoppe. the
lS2 balkline champion, defeated ora
Morningstar. the Isl balklne billiard
champion, tonight by a score Of 800 to
2ll. Hopes average was 10 2o32
Hoppe had little trouble in winning the
ISL championship. Morningstar had bad
luck in playing up To the sixth inning
when he made run Of %. After that his
playing was not up to his usual style and
Hoppe soon piled up a lead of over 200
points.
The close playing came in the twenty
seventh inning. when Mornngstar made
way OF protecting his title. Hoppe how
ever. five turns later on, made an uniin-
ished run of SO and won the champion
ship.
Both players executed sensational shots.
Hoppe seemed to be a great deal quicker
I'm Judgment. Morningstar at times was
I'm good form. but frequently, when left
hard shots by Hoppe, he was unable to
make good.
The score follows:
Hoppe. o, ?. %. 0. IS. 0. 2. .. s. o. .. 9i,
10. %. %. .. J. p. l. :. 2. ~ T. o. .. II, 3. o.
]. q. 500 points; average, 10 D-32. hlSh
runs. ~. 5" and IS.
Morningstar-0. 0. o, 2. 0, 26 TO- 0. 10. 10,
o. .. o. q. t. /. o /. !. o. y. :, j.. o 0. 2 -.
IS. = q. oil points; average, 25-3l; hiSh
runs. -. % and Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20
Result, a Defeat, and SkeeterS
Score Four Times.
CHANCE AT FIRST BASE
Midkiff Plays Short and Cuts
Off Two Runs with Most
Sensational Catch.
IBy Cable 20 The Tribune. ]

Hamilton, Bermuda, March l9.-Frank
Chance put the full strength Of the Yam
KEGS. with the exception Of Hal Chase.
in the field this afternoon to do battle
national League. The result was disas-
trous, even If not discouraging. as the
Skeeters played like worlds champions
and applied a most refreshing coat OF
whitewash, running off with the game by
"A score OF to o.
Weak batting and two damaging errors
tell the story of the defeat. that was as
crushing az II was unexpected. The
Yankees were poweress before Jack
Doescher, who pitched in md-season
form for the Skeeters. and found Mains
almost az big puzzle. They made just
five hits and these were scattered over
the nine innings in way that made them
of no value.
Frank Chance played first base in
way TO indicate that he will be ready 10
give Of his best when the season opens.
while Pep Young was at second.
Count" Midkff at short and Roy Hart
zelI at third base. Mdkiff was the star
OF the day. His play was little short OF
wonderful. In the sixth inning he went
to the rescue of WARRIOR by making
sensational catch Of what looked like
perfectly good Texas Lacquer. The bases
were fun at the time, with everybody
running. so that two runs at least were
cut off.
Russell Ford pitched the first four in
hings for the Yankees and did not show
that he was quite ready to face the Red
Sox or the Athletics. The Skeeters scored
their four runs while he was I'm the box.
three Of these coming in the fourth in
ming. An error by Roy Hartzell and
three consecutive hits was the cause OF
II all
WARRIOR was far more effective than
Ford I'm the last 1--WE innings. He was a
bit Wild. however. and. as previously told.
was saved in the sixth inning by Mdkins
remarkable catch.
The Skceters may not win the lnterna-
tlonal League pennaut this year. but they
looked mighty strong to-day. Two sz-
cling double plays. made la "Evers 10
Tinker 10 Chance" of old played a part
in keeping the Yankees away from the
plate Further than that. not an error
and hardly bobble marred the work Of
tho players from Jersey city. while they
collected eight singing hits from the de-
livcrics OF Ford and WARRIOR.
Birdie" Cree was cleanup man in
fourth place on the batting list. just
ahead Of Frank Chance. while I'D Swce-
NOV stood sixth. The last named made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-20
RAIN BALKS THE SUPERBAS
Game with Ty Cobb's Team Put
Off-McMillan, Pere, Talks.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Augusta, Ga. March l9.-Rain fell here
all day. and the game between Ty Cobbs
ail-Georeia team and the Superbas had
TO be called off. cobb will leave to-mor-
row for New berry, :. C., where he Is
scheduled TO play a game. He is more
than anxious to play here, however. ana
II necessary will cancel a game early next
week so that he can play the Superbas
in this city.
Tommy Mcmillan arrived here this
morning from Atlanta to play on COLDS
team. His father came, too. and salh
that his son has a contract with the
Yankees that has one year to run. and
that II is up 10 Frank Farrell to make
this contract good whether he plays in
New York or Rochester.
Tommy's father is willing to pay the
Rochester club his salary for this season
in addition to an extra $1,000 for his re-
lease, as the Atlanta club, OF the South
ern League, IS more than anxious to Sc
cure his services.