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Evening star., 1914-10-25
PALERMO, sIcILY,s LEADING PORT.

hardly yet be considered a market In
a small way, Italy has Red sea trade
in her own possession of Eritrea. Since
the disastrous defeat at Adowa OF the
Italian expedition which was to throw
open Abyssinia a few years ago, the
Red sea possessions of Italy are to
be considered chiefly as a trade out
post
Evening star., 1914-10-25

Markets for Agricul-
tural Products - Inn
ports of Raw Ma
terial for Export In
.dustries - No Trade
Riv airy With the
United States - Ad-
vantages in the Neu-
tral Field of South
America Opportuni-
ties in the Mediterra-
mean and Beyond Suez.
Building Up the Mer-
chant Marine.
Evening star., 1914-10-25

Agricultural raw materials and gen
eral agricultural products form a large
element in ltaly's export commerce.
Raw silk culture is in all respects
the most important agricultural indus
try. The value of the raw silk export
ed ranges from S55.O00,OOO to $75,O0O,-
000 annually. while the waste and col
lateral products make about $25, ,OO0, 900
more. Italy is somewhat like the
southern states in the production of
cotton. in that comparatively a small
portion of the silk product is manu-
factured at home. since there are rela-
lively few silk mills.
Raw hemp and raw hides and skins
enter materially into the export COM
merce, since their total, in some years,
exceeds SIS, 100000.
Foodstuffs of various classes, some
Of which might be called secondary
food manufactures. form an important
factor.
Olive oil. of course, leads in vege-
table oils. the exports ranging from
81. 100000 upward or downward, ac-
cording to the needs of the domestic
market and the foreign demand.
Eggs form surprising item, since
they exceed $9.000,000.
Dairy products are important. Not
much butter Is exported, but Italian
cheese goes abroad in some years to
Evening star., 1914-10-25

lar tendency to plunge into the war.
even up old scores with Austria, re-
cover Trieste. Trent, Istria and Dali
malta. and crafty the national aspira-
ttons for unrestricted domination OF
the Adriatic.
Against these tendencies are arrayed
the elder statesmen. Signor Giolotti.
the former prime minister in the early
days of the war, helped to hold in
check the popular rage against Aus
tria, while at the same time firmly re-
tecting the kaiser's threatening invi-
tation to fulfill the alleged obligations
to the triple entente.
r
Not all of the Italian statesmen who
are fighting the war feeling are elder
statesmen. Some of them, like For
eign Minister Giulian, are of the young
er generation, who have faith in Italy's
future. but who see that the future
will be better worked out by the saw
ing in human misery and the legitimate
advantage which comes from neutral
fty- They are not much concerned
With diplomatic formulas, but they per-
haps have given their support to the
diplomatic maneuvers of the allies be-
cause these are satisfied to have italy
remain neutral.
1talys world trade, which would be
demoraiized and dislocated by her
plunging into the war, ranges from
$1,000. 100000 to $1,000. 100000. Some
OF this at present is interrupted Just
as the commerce of all neutral nations
is interrupted. but the loss is nothing
like what it would be should Italy be-
come one of the belligerents
Italy's development, similar to that of
Germany In some respects, has been
during the last quarter of a century
There has been an evolution from an
almost purely agricultural country to
q commercial and industrial kingdom,
with agriculture still one of the lead
Ing industries. Italy, too, has been
like Germany in that the lack of raw
materials has compelled her to import
them for such industries as she has
succeeded in developing.
The export trade in Italian raw
materials which are wanted by the
rest of the world Is not inconside ra BILE.
but most Of the products are these
which are not to be found elsewhere
in sufficient quantities to supply the
demand Sicilian sulphur is produced
to the extent of 100000 tons annually.
and finds a ready market. Italian mar
BILE has no competition, because there
is no other marble like it. Zinc ore is
produced in appreciable quantities for
export, but this ends the list of min
eral products.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
By Lollie Belle Wylie

than men are. They know, as a rule,
better how to plan and beautify a
park or promote industrial institu-
tions, but they do not know how to
grasp the hand OF labor and say the
things that the laborer. who is the
voter, wishes to hear They do not
know the smell of the kerosene lamp
nor the unwashable smell of grease
in wooden garments, and until they
do they need not hope to purify the
ballot.
But women are nearer than ever
before TO their opportunity to prove
their ability to take part in the
great affairs of the country, and il
were well for each and every one to
learn the rhythm of the splendid
pulse that is ready to be felt by her
delicate fingers. But II will not be by
books alone that their knowledge will
come, They must know what under
lies the beating of the patients heart
and what his normal temperature is.
before they can find the remedy and
set their disinfecting apparatus
going
With the ballot in sight for wom-
an, she has but to set aside her per
sonal ambition and her class preju-
dice and she CAN and WILL bring
about the reform she is planning.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

terest foes to successful political
reign for woman. And in this
GREAT SCHEME OF THINGS
WHO is GOING TO GET THE
PLUMS IN THE POLITICAL PIE?
Who is planning to get them at this
time? Not the faithful workers for
the cause, but the ELECTED FEW.
Personal ambition is already at work,
and when the five years are up and
the ballot is given the women Of
Georgia-of the South--of the entire
United States-the ELECTED FEW
will ring their bells and the entire
sisterhood OF voters will follow where
they are led. Now, this prophecy is
not made because of the inefficiency
of women, but because OF their lack
of the right sort of knowledge of pol
itics. What they are learning to-
day Is organization, they say; and YET
no amount of organization can get at
the root of politics unless the or
ganized body has an actual, intimate
knowledge Of what is within the ring
political. And books on municipal
government, on political science, will
never teach what experience will
Women are more careful with
money than men. They are more
painstaking with the dollars and cents
of business. or of an individual,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

Therefore. woman must widen.
deepen and grow beyond these petty
preiudices before she can successfully
carry on the affairs of the Govern
ment
Women are natural statesmen,
only they are not yet big enough to
direct the affairs of the country.
Their gift lies dormant. They love
intrigue and the excitement that goes
hand in hand with a political cam
paign would be to them food for their
hunger and drink for their thirst. But
as yet they can not sit In the Ill
smelling "parlor" OF some horny
handed son Of toll and CAUCUS. Nor
could they herd with ward heelers
and plan the work 70 be done at the
voting precincts on election day.
Woman may purify the ballot, but
before she can accomplish the cleans
ing of the Augean stable she must
get the hem of her garments more or
less soiled. II is inevitable.
Nor will women ever learn politics
from the reading of books on munich
pal government. Books are well
enough in their way, but to know
government one has to know those
who govern. Not theoretically, but at
close range.
Class prejudice is one OF the Bit
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
What Voting Women Must Learn

THE ballot for women in Georgia
is not far away. The next Eve
"ss-rs viii see her at the polls.
What then? viii she increase the
usefulness of her sex? WIN she add
TO the strength of her political party
Ii has been said, and with truth, that
women are too prejudiced. too mar
row, too ambitious for personal tri-
umph to ever attain 10 the highest
And until these faults, weaknesses or
whatever you may call them, are
eliminated. SHE CAN NOT RISE
superior TO the Man Political.
There is one Characteristic in the
average woman one seldom finds In
man. She harbors resentment She
bears malice. and she will under nc
consideration forgive the shortcom
ings of her neighbor These things
men do, and If a woman had the
right to run for Office, she would
never take as a running mate the
man or woman against whom she
bore a grudge. Nor could she under
stand or see the ACCESSIBILITY of CO.
operating with one toward whom she
felt unkindly. Now, men do these
things as a business proposition and
for the good of their party, AND 1T
is RIGHT.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

LARRY LAUDER was being dined
by friends at the Lambs Club,
New York, one evening recently. and.
Of course, reciprocated by entertain
ing his hosts. The popular Scotch
comedian has an endless fund Of
stories.
"A Dundee farmer, who lived not
far from my old home in bonnie
Scotland" Lauder told his friends,
employed farm hand named Sandy.
Here. Sandy said he, one day,
gang room and gle the coos e cab
bage each, but min We gle the big
gest to the COO that gies the maist
milk
Sandy departed to do his masters
bidding. Upon his return, the old
farmer asked him II he had done as
he was told, and had divided out the
cabbages according to merit.
AYE, MASTER, replied the laddie.
I gied 'em a. a cabbage a head, and
hung tn biggest on the pump
handle"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

HONGRESSMAN A. MITCHELL
~ PALMER, OF Pennsylvania, is a
lawyer. He tells of how he man
aged to escape from being the butt
Of a joke and turn the sting Of 1t
against the Joker.
When Mr.. Palmer was still
young attorney, a neighbor entered
his office and asked; What could
| do II another mans dog entered
my yard and killed one of my
chickens?"
Mr.. Palmer replied that the dam
age done could be collected from
the owner Of the dog.
WELL" said the man, since It was
your dog. you may as we'll pay me
the worth Of the chicken, about one
dollar, Mr.. Palmer"
Mr.. Palmer smiled as he handed
the man the amount named. and
said:
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
The. Anec q OF aIIoN-Shop al .Etanz


HHIEF JUSTICE HOLMES, of the
" United States Supreme Court,
tells a little story illustrative OF the
difficulty OF forming habit OF
economy.
sit occurred to late brilliant law
yer shortly before his death to buy
memorandum book in which to jot
down the items OF his daily expendi-
ture
II can compare notes from day 70
day he said, and find out how much
[ spend, and 50 regulate my expendi-
sure here and there
Accordingly. the book was bought,
and after the great lawyers death his
executors. in going over bis effects
anne across 1t. One Of them, inter
ssted to know how far his friend had
>een succersful. opened the book and
Nad:
"One memorandum book, thirty
I've cent?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
"A Summer Love Story"

The glories OF summer time love
have been banded together into a ut
tie booklet OF verse by J. Montgomery
Wright, which has just made Its ap-
pearance upon the bookshelves. Judd
& Detweiler, Inc, Washington)
Mr.. Wright has entitled his work
"A Summer Love Story-Told in
Verse" and has aptly prefaced it with
the couplet from Edwin Markham:
"A Scrivener, scratching with busy
reed.
Was writing song for a lovers
need"
There are a dozen very charming
verses in all, each a chapter of the
rhythmic story, the scene for which is
laid I'm a summer dressed woodland
The following chapter, captioned
'1mpatience." is perhaps the most fit
ted TO the season in which the work is
put forth, and bears a word of good
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
A South American Tour.

It's becoming the fashion to cult
vate a working acquaintance with
South America. Now that the canal
is cut through, the big island to the
south of us viii probably be more
closely united to us than 1t ever
dreamed of being in the past. Para
doXical, but true
Here's an illustrated volume called
1.-TWO on a Tour of South America"
by Anna Wentworth Sears Cd. APP
pleton 4 Co, 5000, which dissects
the western coast with all the deft-
ness of vivisectionist-only In this
case every stroke is a pleasure
With a really personal note the au-
thor takes us through Jamaica, Pan
anna, Callao. Lima, Buenos Ayres and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

A RTHUR, TRAIN, Assistant DE
trict Attorney OF New York, has
a ready wit which has caused the
downfall Of many witnesses. This
was proved recently in divorce
trial Mr.. Train was cross-examin.
ing the plaintiff with whom I've had
the following tilt:
you claim this woman drinks. Is
that the reason you wish to divorce
herr"
Yes, SIR
DO you drink yourselfT"
That is my businessl" angrily 70
sponded the irate husband.
Unmovcd. Mr.. Train asked this
question:
Have ysu any other businsssT
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

AN officer OF
engineers in charge Of the construo-
ton Of a road being built through
swampy section, ordered young
Lieutenant to take fifteen men and
enter the swamp. Being particularly
energetic and unaccustomed to meet
Ing any obstacle which faxed him,
the engineer was surprised when the
lieutenant reported that he could not
DO 1.-THE mud was too deep
The colonel commanded him to
try, which he did, returning with his
men covered with mud. He ap-
preached the commander.
Colonel he said, the mud Is over
my mems heads. l cannot do It.
The colonel displayed his usual
persistence, and told the lieutenant to
make a requisition for anything that
was necessary for safe passage. The
lieutenant acted accordingly, and this
is the requisition l found in the offi-
cial record:
"T want fifteen men eighteen feet
long to cross a swamp fifteen feet
deep"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

Now, then, as have paid all
that owe you, don't you think 1t
only fair you settle up that matter
Of the little bill you owe me7'
But" protested the nelghbor, 81
don't owe you 4 penny"
"Ah.' smiled Mr.. Palmer, don't
your Kindly pay me Ave dollars,
for the legal advice which ! gave
you concerning the loss of your
chicken"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
Book Reviews

man Life" by Mrs Ellie May Quarles,
Her themes are varied. from religious
appeal to drolleries of everyday life.
The writer shows sympathetic under
standing.
Mrs. Quarles lives at No. AZ Fort
ress avenue, Atlanta. +. l.. Rowe, of
Cincinnati, is the publisher.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

IerDtrL mOtu6r
sent the little boy in TO cheer up his
grandfather.
Herbert, dear she said, go In
for a few moments, and see II you
can't say som ething nice to cheer
him up a bit
"Obediently Herbert repaired to
the room OF the old gentleman.
Grandpa he exclaimed, wouldn't
you like to have soldiers at your
funeral?'"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
"Old Plantation Melodies. "

A pleasant collection of Old Planta-
ton Melodies has just been issued by
II. NJ. Caldwell & Co. 1t contains such
classics as MY Old Kentucky Home"
The Suwanee River" "Tenting on
the Old Camp Ground" and March
ing Through Georgia" 1t is printed
in fancy type and boasts dozens of
and receive them as though they
illustrations
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
Lights and Shadows"

From the Gorham Press, Boston,
comes Lights and Shadows" a vol
ume OF verse by j. c. Solomon, OF At
lanta.
The verses have a Georgia flavor,
treating as many do. of Georgia stor-
les scenes and folk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

Inc the gastrosnemius muscle Of this
dissected specimen:
Carefully the professor united
the string of the neat little bundle,
and disclosed to the view OF the
pupils a sandwi5h and q boiled
egg.
The learned man looked I'D In
condemnation. staring blankly be-
fore him.
But I have eaten, my lunch, hs
said finally. in tones Of great be-
vilderment"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
Q Q
. .

Cuba, and throws in a little humor
now and then to tighten the way.
a satisfactory way to get acquaint-
ed with the ms and outs of travel In
the ocming land of promise. The clear
type is an added inducement and il
Illustrations are plentiful
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

nR. PAUL 8. REINISCH, q. 9.
- Minister to China, tells this story
OF distinguished professor Of zool-
ogy, who was well-known for his
eccentricities
"One morning there appeared upon
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
cECRETARY OF
~ WAR GARRI-

CECRETARY OF
- WAR GARRI-
SON had just
como from his
office in the do
partment building.
when he met a
group Of friends.
He seemed highly
amused
AS a rule the
records In tho
War Department
IN Washington
are very dry" he
told them, but
to-day / en- me
across an entry
that is humorous.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
IvssF M q n aaK. nc ~wa9w &
s,-.las -aa ae ~ &c.

the professors desk two small par
GELS. The pupils, as they passed out
at the noon hour, noticed the parcels
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
By JUNE FREMONT

cheer for impatient summer time
lovers:
Oh, the days they come. and the days
they go.
And each is q little longer;
For each day as II comes and goes so
slow
My love for my love grows stronger
on, when will the summer days come
again,
With their warmth and time for
loving.
With the woods all pickering sunlight
when
I with my love go rovingl
The autumn must fade the winter
pass
And the spring burst into blooming,
Before the summer days come alas!
But the days of love are coming.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11

lying there side
by side. On their
return one Of the
the parcels was
missing.
When the pro
lessor opened the
afternoon lecture
he took the re-
naming parcel
carefully In his
hand a. he be-
gan:
Tn tho study
Of vertebrate We
have taken the
frog a. 4 typo.
Now, lot as exam
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
u A vID b E.

y v1D b E.
~ LASCO main
tains that sym
patty must be felt
and can not be
counterfeited. He
illustrates b Is
views with the
story Of a little
boy named Her
bert, who had a
very sick grand
father.
The old gentle
man was on the
road to recovery,
but was very blue
and respondent.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-11
Sunshine and Shadows.

A spirit OF piety and charitableness
is bound in the little blue volume of
verse, Lights and Shadows or HUI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-26
litty,' Boy Soloist Won the Championship

be laughing on the other side of your face when you set out for home to- morrow morningl Comel No more of thisl I know you're awakel"
 Bur-r-r-rr gug-gug' snu-snu- snuff-ge- -bur-r-r = bum-bum snu- wow-bangl
 And. with this final explosion, the sleeper sat up in his bunk, his look of surprise and fear and amazement proving beyond shadow of a doubt that he had been wakened from d sound sleep.
 Smitty, the prize solnist efS St. Luke's prize choir, the hoy with the angelic golden note voice, the cherub who sang like a seraphim---had been snor- ing like demon!
 There was no sham about 1t. Out of that same throat had issued the song of an archangel and the snore of lost soul wrestling with the imps of Satan.
 Billy Bowlegs" staggered back and clutched at the wall for support.
 But Smitty had established himself His position, from then on. was fixed "a definite, lofty, enviable position and one that melited and received ab- ject respect from every boy present. Smitty was the champion snorer of St. Luke's choirl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-26
GEOLOGICAL 1GROTESQUES
Wngless, Tailless Bird That Can Stand On It's Nose

bird experts who were rather slow in reaching the conclusion that he was the missing link that bound the mod ern clucking hen with prehistoric ancestor.
 The kiwi has neither wings nor tail, but those deficiencies are made up in pair of robust legs. that carry him rapidly over the ground, and a strong. flexible bill of great length. Not hav- ing solved the problem of equilibrium the kiwi has little faith in the efH- ciency of his legs to keep him right side up when enjoying a nap. To gain additional support he sticks the point of his bill in the earth and rests upon 1t. Hence the assertion of the New Zealanders that the kiwi stands on his nose when resting himself.
 The kiwi is nocturnal in his habits. sleeping in the depths of the forest during the day and setting out at night to make the air ring with his shrill "kee wee. kee wee" Unlike most birds the kiwi's nostriis are located at the extreme end of his long bill, and this enables him to detect his favorite worm, even when it is we'll under. ground.
 The kiwi is not much of bird for size or beauty. His feathers are of a, dark, reddish brown of very fine tex ture. and much sought for by New Zea-i land belies for gowns. It is this fash-l ion that is sounding the death knell. of the kiwi, although fricassee of kiwi is popular dish. He is about the size of a plymouth rock hen, but decidedly more active.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-26

ton and his hatred of all things "sissi- fed"
 He was the soloft of St. Luke's boy choir-the angel-faced lad with the liquid, golden-note voice-and he sang with his soul in his eyes.
 All of which. however, interfered in no way with his keen enjoyment of pinning the surplice of the boy next him so fast and hard to the choir stall that when the aforesaid youth tried to rise at the beginning of a hymn he was yalked uneeremoniously back into his seat--to the extreme delight of the other boys and the puzzled chagrin of the choirmaster.
 Also, Smitty's voice might be soar ing aloft in purest rapture of tone and expression--but, the chances were. Smitty himself was thinking of that awful geography lesson to be prepared for the next day.
 But-since Smitty had been with the St. Luke's choir less than a year and, therefore, had never attended the choir's annual excursion to Sandy Beach-there were many things about him as yet unknown. Also, it might be mentioned, the rest of the boys, the choirmaster and the young min- ister had opportunity to learn few of them on this ten-day trip to Sandy Beach.
 St. Luke's was a wealthy church and it rather prided itself upon giving such a splendid vacation to it's choristers each summer. To say that the day of departure, the~other week, was marked one, is to put it too mildly to do even scant justice to the truth.
 So, you may be sure, it was hap py band of young Indians that gath cred at the wharf of the old River Queen for the trip down the river, into the Bay and almost as far down as where the waters meet those flow ing in from the Atlantic Ocean. There were twenty of Them in the party.
 Oh. yes, to be sure there was also the minister and the choirmaster and about half-dozen of the men who sang in the choir-but they, you sec were along simply to take care of the boys. At least that is the way the boys themselves saw 1t.
 And from the time the old River Queen pulled out from the wharf on her hundred mile trip down to sandy Beach such unpleasant things as music and surplices and rehearsals and fines were entirely forgotten. Also, straight way things began to happen on the boat.
 Instantly and simultaneously, every boy seemed possessed with the idea of getting on the topmost deck, right in front the two huge smokestacks. But that was where the pilot-house was located; and that, too. was the deck upon which no foot dare tread except those of the officers of the boat.
 The captain of the River Queen, mindful of other seasons, was right on hand to head off the boys and send them scampering below with vivid impression that his below was deeper