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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

inclination to revenge our hurt
pride by persisting in doing the
thing we were censured for doing.
OF course If we were the grand,
noble creatures we should be, bent
on our highest self development,
when our attention was called to
our faults we would devote our
energies to building up and
streng thening the weak spots in
our characters. That would be
the logical thing to do, but alas,
which of us are logical, when it
comes down TO brass lacks with
us?
A Sure Tip.
Surely this alone should fur
nish n tip to the knockers that It
would be better to throw away
their hammers and get busy
spreading the salve II they want
results. AS a matter of fact.
everybody knows that all you've
got to do to make a woman break
her neck is to dangle a little fiat
terry before her. She will go for it
every time, and so | advise the
husband who bemoans his wife's
bills to try praising her economy
a little. Let him discourse before
company upon her thrift and
what a help she is, and, my word
for 1t, she viii put a Yale lock on
her pocketbook that it will take
professional safe cracker to
undo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
How do you talk into the telephone?


Do bow and smile and make faces at it when you
saying Good morning to friend Or have you become real
telephone user? And do you talk all sorts of friendly things into
the telephone with change of expression your face?
That should interest you for has meaning Some people
step away from the telephone and make small bow when they
say Good morning
Are your laid back fiat against your head do they
stand out?
1t considered beautiful to have them fat against the
head But they better for when they stand An
standing catches the sound FROM IN FRONT
1t does not catch the sound well from behind the projecting
shuts 1t off But not longer much danger of
troubles from behind probably the projecting barring the
uginess, is the kind most desirable
Does your face change al you get older?
1T OUGHT TO.
successful he gets older usually his get
bigger.
And he ought to notice his lower Determine
ton and the exercise of will power brings out the Many
in his old age who has lived worked thought and wed de
terminedy has his lower jaw half inch farther
when he started as young
Women ought to notice considerable change fore
heads years pass they their brains they will
that their oreheads get higher and saghe And they will
find other changes in the shape of the skull
man who thinks very hard dies with skull very much
thinner than would have been he had thought less And that
is interesting
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17
Do You Laugh With Your Eyes
Shut?-==O Open?
Do You Shot Your Hand With the Thumb Inside Oude of
the Fingers?
The proper study of mankind is NOT man.


kind is the outside universehe machine in which is
microbe.
would be foolish for mcrobe write The proper
study OF microbeknd the microbes 1t just foolish to
say that the proper study of mankind is
microbe with opportunity to study things mpor
tant would be foolish to study only microbes
And the who for brief moment look away from
his little home to study thousand would be great
goose if he confined himself to studying the other little human
microbes
Once in a while however permissible for study
for change and himself by noticing the peculiar
tiles of the little human germs that put here to cultivate
this planet of it. drain its swamps rgae its deserts
i, and incidentally develop a respectable human
Therefore when you tire of reutng the nebuar hypothesis
when you give the effort to reconcile suffering world and
omnipoen creator the effort digest the horrible problems
of infinite space and unending time you will find relief in study
ing the LITTLE things.
ordinary Asiatic testifyng wit
the Judge watches his feet he tells the truth Is not
that interesting?
The poor Aiac native has learned to control his features
and lie with solemn facial gravity that would deceive his
mother
But learned to control his feet And when he
begins tell lies he begins widdle his toes Study that
psychologcally.
Iou know why smoking a bad thing for human beings.
bad chiefly because nicotine gets into the blood and
poisons you BUT BECAUSE WHEN YOU SMOKE YOU HOLD
YOUR HEAD BACK TO BLOW THE SMOKE UP INTO THE
AIR and ohen you hold your head back you can't think
That mind what Bismarck said to the contrary
While you smoking fitting your head backward, and
blowing smoke toward the ceiling you wasting time be-
you thinking When you THINK put the head
trying energy and blood supply the front
brain, where thought is born.
That also interesting But it won't stop your smoking
which Just we'll perhaps for do SOMETHING foolish
and smoking is mild folly.
interesting Also to observe whether you your friends
laugh with your eyes SHUT with your eyes OPEN.
Little children and human beings that have re
manned children spirit shut their tight when they laugh
pleasant young boys and girls laughing with their
eyes Their laughter very mirthul pleasing
children their eyes tight and laugh very
pretty
But you laugh with your and rather cold look
you comfort yourself with the thought that not quite
so prettybut probably little higher up the intellectual
scale.
When you shut your fist naturally do you put the thumb
outside of the fingers inside of the fngers9
They say that the individual who shuts his hand with
will be ruled by others He who shuts his hand
with the thumb outside will rule.
Rut thevsa be mistaken, seem probable
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-17

When you shut your fist naturally do you put the thumb
outside of the fingers inside of the fngers7
They say that the individual who shuts his hand with
thumb inside will be ruled by others He who shuts his hand
with the thumb outside will rule
But, they say" may be mistaken 1t does probable
however that those physically stronger and inherently capable
of delivering strong blow would shut the hand with the thumb
Whether desirable not to be of nature that
deliver hard blows, you must decide.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
Aged Fortune Teller Dead.

Danvilie. Va, June 6.-The death
occurred last night in the tent of
the fortune tellers on North Main
street, when Mrs. Delich Mace passed
to the great beyond.
The aged soothsaver flni been III for
some time and her death was not un-
expected. The old woman who told
others their past aud their future.
was seventy-five years of age. and
she had followed the fortunes of a
gypsy band for the greater portion
of her life.
The fortune teller is survived by a
daughter. Mrs. g. w Middleton, who
also Is a seer and a teller of fortunes.
The daughter was with her at the
time of her demise
For many months the two women
have been located in their tent home
on the corner OF Henry and North
Main streets and number of the
residents of this city have called up
on them to get the message they give.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
UNABLE TO MAKE
EXPOSITION TRIP
COLONEL. LEWIS WINDS HE HAS
BROKEN LEG-OTHER COM
MISSIONERS EN- ROUTE.

That he had been walking around
for week on a broken leg was the
startling Information given Colonel
John T. Lewis. of Ciarksville, mem
Der of the Virginia Commission for the
Panama. Pacific exposition yesterday,
when he decided to have a thorough
examination made before leaving with
the commission on the trip to San
Francisco.
Colonel Lewis suffered fractured
elbow in an automobile accident in
Dinwiddie county Saturday night.
May 80, and 1t was at first thought
that he would be unable to accompany
the commission on the trip to San
Francisco. A few days later. how
ever, his physician agreed to let him
80 with his arm in a sling. He came
on 10 Richmond yesterday morning.
expecting to leave with the commits
sion yesterday afternoon at GAO. Dur
ing the day he decided to have an X
ray examination made al the Me-
mortal hospital his LEFT leg having
given him some little pain since the
accident.
The developed plate showed a posi-
tive fracture of one of the smaller
bones of the leg just a few~tnches be-
low the. knee, Today Colonel Lewis
Is lying flat OF his back, encased In
two plaster casts, one on his leg and
the other on his arm. He is suffering
no pain and will be permitted to re-
turn to his home Monday.
The other members of the com
mission. Captain w. w. Baker, OF
Chesterfield county. and State Senator
S. w Holt, of Newport News. ac-
companied by Architect and Mrs. c.
X. Bryant. left yesterday afternoon
at $40 over the Chesapeake and Ohio.
They will arrive in San Francisco
next Saturday morning and expect to
return to Virginia about July s.
While at the exposition grounds.
the commission will select site and
perfect preliminary plans for the Fir-
ginia building. which will be a replica
of Mount Vernon, the home Of George
Washington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
ROOSEVELT SPENT
VERY BUSY DAY

Paris, June 6.--Colonel Roosevelt
spent q strenuous day in Paris today.
Although he had travelled during the
greater part of the night and it was
after s O'Clock in the morning when
he reached the Hotel de Crillon. he
was up at $50. and seemed impatient
to begin his sightseeing.
From the Hotel de Crillon he drove
directly to Brentanos. in the Avenue
de L'Opera, where he laid in fresh
supply of reading matter. Then he
stopped at the Louvre and paid his
respects to Mona Lisa" who Is again
smiling down on visitors after her
enforced absence in Italy. From the
Louvre the colonel was driven to AL
bert kahn's suburban home, where
We passed few minutes in admira-
ton of the wonderful gardens. after
which he was whisked over the six
miles to Malmaison. He did not per-
nit of an inspection of the chateau
and Empress Josephine's pavilion, but
Colonel Roosevelt enjoyed the trip
greatly. for IN its wealth Of foliage
the park is now at Its very prettlest.
Noon found the former president
back in the city for his luncheon with
Gabriel Hanotaux, the Academician.
Among others present were Myron T.
Herrick. the American ambassador.
and Robert Woods Bliss, secretary Of
the embassy.
This evening Colonel Roosevelt was
the guest of honor at an informal din
ner given by Mr.. Herrick.
Although when the colonel arrived
in Paris, early this morning, he told
the correspondents Of the American
newspapers that he would not DISCUSS
his South American trip, LIntransi-
geant published this evening what It
says is an interview with him CON-
corning the criticisms of A.. Savage
lander. Colonel Roosevelt was
quoted as saying
1T Is not my habit to discuss peo-
pie who are not serious. Lander be-
longs to that category What,I wish
to say Ia that Lander never deviated
an inch from known routes long since
traversed by other explorers. Lander
is not an explorer and never discov-
erred anything
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
REV. SAM SMALL
To SPEAK MONDAY

Having recently thoroughly famil-
iarized himself with conditions in Ala
bama during an extended stay in that
State and promising to have some
thing to say in reply to the references
made to that States prohibition record
in cartoon recently printed In the
wet morning paper of Richmond, the
appearance of Rev. Sam Small. of
Georgia. at John Marshall high school
auditorium Monday night at s o'clock
is expected to attract an unusually
large crowd.
Having been the travelling compan-
ion of the famous evangelist. Sam
Jones, for many years, Mr.. Small has
also gained for himself wide reputa-
ton as g. lecturer and evangelist. He
Is a most fluent speaker and delivers
his remarks in such way as to hold
his audience from the very beginning.
Mr.. Small has been a leader In
temperance work for years. and han
dies the subject of prohibition in
most highly interesting, as well as
instructive manner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
ANNEXATION CASE
LEFT TO Simmer

The brief session. lasting an hour
and half. of the Henrico Circuit
court in which judge A. A. Camp
bell is hearing the annexation pro-
ceedings, was devoted to the testi-
mony of Superintendent Il. =. Davis,
of the city waterworks. and DIR. t..
c. Levy, chief health of1cer OF the
city. Court adjourned t~11:30 o'clock
and nearly everybody connected with
the case, including Judge Campbell.
went on the Business Mems outing
down the river. The case will be
taken up again Monday morning at
10 O'Clock.
Not soul besides the court of
ficials attorneys and witnesses ap-
pearing In the case were present for
the session yesterday.
The opposition counser spent their
time in an effort to show through Mr..
Davis that the water system of Rich
mond was inadequate TO guarantee a
sufficient water supply to the territory
proposed to he annexed. Mr.. Davis
denied this. sticking to hts statement
OF Friday afternoon that MS depart
mant could take care of the new terri
tory with little or no trouble.
Or. Levy discussed the health work
of the city and the good results OBJ
tanned by his department.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
FINISH HEARING
NEW HAVEN CASE
REPORT OF FINDING WILL BE
{ MADE BY COMMISSION
TO SENATE.

Washington, June 6.--The public
hearings in the Investigations which
the interstate commerce commission
Is conducting into the financial af-
fairs Of the New Haven railroad have
probably come to an end, and a re-
port will be made to the senate. which
directed the investigation. This af-
ternoon, when adjournment was
taken. Commissioner McChord, who
presided. announced:
IF the commission should deem
1T necessary to hold further public
hearings. the parties who are desired
as witnesses will be notified, and If 1t
should be deemed necessary to take
dispositions, the parties will be noti-
fed The commits sion will now ad-
journ."
Today's session brought to an end
one of the most dramatic investiga-
tons the comm ission has ever under
taken, and the character OF the re-
port It will make 20 the senate will
be awaited with the greatest inter
est There have been all kinds of
rumors Of probable prosecutions grow
ing out of the testimony adduced
during the investigation,
These rumors have been based
chiefly on the action of the commits
sion in permitting two of the direc-
tors of the New Haven to testify only
after they had waived immunity. The
directors who were not sworn were
Lewis Cass Ledyard and T. Dewitt
Cuyler.
Solicitor Folk put in the witness
chair today Examiner David Brown,
OF the commission, an expert account
ant. Mr.. Brown made a statement as
to three transactions of the New
Haven. which puts the question of
Justification of records sauarely mp to
Charles s Mellen and the board OF
directors Of the New Haven railroad.
These transactions related to the ac-
QUESTION by the Boston and Maine
railroad OF stock Of the Worcester.
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purchase of stock of the Rutland rail-
road, and. third. the Billiard trans
action. There Is a likelihood that
these alleged falsiflcations may form
the ground for criminal proceedings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
MISS MORGAN SAILS
ON LINER lMPERATOR

New Y DIRK, June 1.-THE Hamburg
American liner, 1mperator. sailed to-
day for Hamburg with big crowd
If ocean travellers \ gay throng
were at the pier to see the last of
their departing friends
Among those who sailed was Miss
Anne Morgan. She will he away for
Three months A number of friends
were at the ship TO see her off, and
there was q profusion of flowers in
her suite Among those who. bade
her good bye were Miss Elsie DeWolf
md Miss Elizabeth Marbnry,
Milton Aborn, Of the Century Opera
company, who is going to make ar
engagements for foreign singers for
his English opera. was also a passen-
ger Mr. Ahorn said that it was i'm
possible 90 get all the trained voices
he needed on this side of the water,
He will meet Gatti-Casazza and An
dreas Dippel in Europe and says that
he will have some surprises for the
Century's patrons when he returns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
SUPREME COURT
TO REVIEW CASES
A. W. LITSCHI. JR.

r. W Starke. of Brunswick county
will not have to serve year in the
State penitentiary until after the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals has review
ed the verdict Of the Circuit court of
that county.
Some time ago Starke WAC arrested
on the charge of having shot and
wounded a man in that county. 1t
appears from the record that Starke
ia the proprietor of barber shop
in Iawren ceVlle A gang of young
sters got into frolics0me humor one
night and went to his shop after he
had closed for the day. They broke
down the door. entered the place and
were guilty of lndignities-
Suddenly there was a pistol shot
md when the investigation was over
Il was discovered that the trousers
of one member of the party had been
punctured by the shot and another
rT1rrr1her of-tffe pattp-~as suffering
from q wound in the leg.
Tho question was who fred the shot.
The Young men were certain that IL
was not done by any of their number
and counsel for Starke declares that
in order to divert attention from their
conduct on the night of the affair
il was determined TO charge Starke
with the affair. lie was arrested, and
the jury gave him year In the reni~
tfary This Judgment will be review
ed hy the appellate court. that body
not being satisfied with the result OF
the trial as 1t appears on the face
Of the record though Starke will net
be discharged from custody pending
the appeai
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
REV. GOODWIN MADE
CHURCHMAN' EDITOR
SUCCESSOR TO LATE DIR. CLARK
is ASHLAND CLERGYMAN.
MR.. OAKLFy MANAGER

Rev. f, L. Goodwin. OF Ashland
who for several years has been his
Photographer of the Virginia diocese of
the Episcopal church. and one Of the
best informed men in the country on
matters of the Episcopar church. has
assumed his duties as editor of the
Southern Churchman.
Rev Goodwin was recently APP
pointed editor of the paper to succeed
the late Rev. DIR. William Meade
Clark.
Rev Goodwin Is brother of the
late Rev. Robert Goodwin. former
rector of ST. Johns cnurcn. He is
rector of the Episcopal church at
Ashland and VIII continue in his
present charge while editor of the
Churchman.
j. Lewis Oakley. formerly with the
jefferson. hotel has become business
manager of the Churchman, succeed
ing the late Frederick w. Baker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
BRIDGE MATTER To
Be REC0MM|TTED

Because the Ninth street bridge can
not be entirely closed while proposed
repairs are made to 1t, the recommen-
dation of the council finance commit
tee for an Appropriation of $50 900
for the work will probably be met In
the board of aldermen Tuesday night,
with a resolution to recomrflit.
The motion viii be made at the re-
quest of Chairman Whittet, of the adj
ministrative board, that body having
found that the repairs to the bridge,
unless the structure be entirely clos
ed. will cost s2.500 to 1000 more than
the appropriation provides. The board
wants the matter recommitted to the
finance committee that the entire
amount may be appropriated at once.
rather than that second appropria-
ton be asked.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
M'|LWA|NE LEAVES
TO RECOVER PAPERS

For the purpose of investigating
the new conditions imposed by the
heirs Of the late J. Benson Losing,
In the matter Of returning to the State
Of Virginia nearly one hundred valu-
from the Commn wealth by camp fol-
lowers when. the Union army occupied
Richmond nearly fifty years ago, DR.
II, II. Mc1lwaine. State librarian.
leaves tonight for New York city. DR.
McIlwaine goes to New York in
answer to n can from the heirs and
will exhaust every means to secure
the return Of the historical documents
If the conditions cannot be met,
however, the State will resort to the
courts to force the return of the
papers The general assembly, at the
recent session, appropriated small
sum TO be paid to the present holders
OF the papers as compensation for the
trouble of keeping and caring for
them, and at that the heirs indicated
Willingness to return the manu-
scripts on these terms.
Copies of duplicate records of the
council having in hand the govern
ment of the colonies in America were
received by DIR. McIlwaine yesterday
from London, The copies were made
from the records of the British foreign
office and were for the year 1882
Along with the copy of the council
proceedings. there were two patches
OF claims which were allowed against
the public treasury, all making inter.
esting reading.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
NO CLUE TO ROBBERS
Postofficc Safe at Mt Scion, Va, Dy-
uamttn6

Staunton. June 6.-Beyond the bare
fact that three strange men are said
to have been seen in the vicinity just
few hours before the robbery was
committed. there is no clue that
might lead to the apprehension OF the
persons who. on Wednesday morning,
dynamited the postoffice at Mt. So
Ion, destroying the safe and wrecking
the building. The loot amounted to
about $500, the greater part OF this
being in stamps, So great was the
force of the several explosions that
a number of coins of several denon1-
nations were destroyed beyond re-
semblance to currency
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
ASHLAND

Ashland, va, June 6.--Randolph-
Macon alumni are coming In ON every
train to attend what promises to be
THE greatest commencement in the his
begin with the presidents reception to
graduates and alumni on Saturday
evening. The Phi Kappa Sigma fra
fternity will give a banquet in the
Henry Clay inn on Monday evening,
Miss Anna Walton, OF Danville. and
Mabel Williams, OF sutherland. are
Or. X. f. Blackwell has returned
from Lynchburg. where he attended
the inauguration OF DR.. Webb. tho
new president OF RIM W. G.
Mrs. Rutherford Fleet entertained at
luncheon Thursday in honor OF Miss
Kitty Applssase. and ,,.., her f knssss,
and Annabel Chaplin. of Pulaski.
Miss Annie Lancaster IN visiting Miss
jamie Gaines in Highland Park.
Miss Nancye Midyette has returned
from Randolph-Macon institute at
Danville, Va
Randolph Macon college, and Roper
voolfolk, OF Columbia university. arc
at home near here for vacation.
Rev. s. s. Hepburn, a former rector
Iof the Episcopal church here. Is visit
ing in the home of MIR. l. 7. W. Marye.
Miss Carolyn Marsh, who has been
at Catawba for several months. will
return to her some here on Sunday,
and about July ! will return to Ca
tawba to enter the Nurses Training
school
Mrs. W. r. Shelton entertained the
members Of the Ashland u, D. G. at
her beautiful country home near kere
on wednesday.
Mrs. John Addison was hostess OF
the Matinee Euchre club on Wednes-
day. The prizes were won by Mes
DANES A. s. Carr and Schooler Fox.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
CAMPAIGN
SOON WILL CLOSE

Tomorrow marks the beginning OF
the last week Of the congressional
ca mpatgn in this district. On Tues
day. June is. the voters will decide
whether or not l.. o. Wendenburg is
to succeed A. j. Montague.
Mr. Wendenburg has previously
stated that he expected 10 devote the
last week of the campaign TO the city
Of Richmond, making a speech in
each ward.
II could not be learned whether
Mr.. Montague plans to come into the
district for a whirlwind close. His
duties In Washington are OBTAINING
him there
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07
AST0R AND BRIDE
NOW At RH|NEbECK

New York. June 6.--Vincent Astor's
va chit. Mona. with Mr.. Astor and his
bride on board. arrived today from
Bermuda and after a short delay at
quarantine, proceeded mp the Hudson
10 Rhineheck, whore the Astors dis
embarked and went to Mr. Astors
country home Mr. Astor said his
honeymoon yachting trip had been de-
void Of unusual incident and was sur
prised to hear a report of a fire in the
coal bunkers had been circulated. No
such fire occurred he said
The health of Mr. Aston was entirely
restored by his sea voyage.