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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
D Sir Walter and Elizabeth o
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.

our said realm Of England" and
that any law to the contrary
should be Of no effect; further
more, that the people Of those
colonies should be governed by
such statutes as they might
choose to establish for them-
selves"
Well has 1t been said that
more "unequivocal aclznowledg"
ment Of the right Of self-guvern-
ment IT would be hard to find" IN
fact Gilbert and Raleigh demand
ed, and Elizabeth granted, just
what Patrick Henry and Samuel
Adams, later on, demanded and
George III refused to concede.
The Americans broke away
from England, not because they
hated her, and desired to be sep
arated from her politically bu'
simply and solely because Eng
land, forgetting the agreement N
Gilberts patent, would not permit
the colonists to be governed Dy
such statutes as they might
choose to establish for them
selves"
We are justly proud Of our
noble Republic and its starry das,
but it is almost certain that ii .
faith plighted in Gilbert $ pa.ga.
had been kept there would ne' -
have been any United states o.
America.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
An Augustan'S Suggestion

parcel post through business orig
mating through these proposed
notes The department stores will
doubtless see the point
This suggestion is 50 clearly
calculated to help our business
and encourage a more general use
Of the parcel post that we can not
doubt that it will, before long, be
adopted
As We know. we often read an
advertisement and would like 10
send a small sum for the article or
subscription, but il is TOO MUCH
TROU BILE To get money order,
SO II is not sent
Were IL possible TO have book
Of postal notes at hand. the order
or purchase would be promptly
attended TO-
Books of mixed denomination
might be- put ON sale containing
notes of - and i1 cents and 81
Nng parcel post ana postal saw
iuss banks were put on expert
mentally. and have proven sue
cess beyond the anticipation Of
their sponsors. Let the postal
notes be given a trial
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

r TAD the document that was
handed to Sir Walter Ra-
leigh by Queen Elizabeth
three hundred and thirty years
ago, known as "Gilbert's Patent"
been faithfully lived up to by the
great Queens successors, 1t is more
than likely that there would new
er have been those other immor-
tai documents known as the Dec
laration Of independence" and the
Constitution of the United States
Of America"
Obtaining his original patent in
1873. Sir Humphrey Gilbert start
ed out on the voyage from which
he was never to return, and his
patent was renewed in Raleigh's
name in 1854
The instrument, duly signed by
the royal hand, empowered Ra-
leigh to hold by homage remote
heather lands. not actually pos
sessed bv any other Christian
Prince. nor inhabited by Chris
tian people. which he might dis
cover within the next six years"
1t was agreed that the English
colonies which might be planted
in America should have all the
privileges of free predenizens, and
persons native of England, in such
ample manner as if they were
born and personally resident in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
lFrom Tho lnqnsln Hcraldl

'ifbW no = HQtNtu n ~ NiU.N
We find In The New York sun
Of January % letter from a
prominent Augustsn which car
ries a valuable suggestion FOR the
Postal Department
Taking note Of the statement
that the department Is not run
for profit hut for the convenience
az the people. the writer says: III
the way seems clear would +, not
prove a convenience TO the people
to have the department put on
sale books OF, say four or eight
postal notes of the denomination
OF 20 cents. payable at any office
and similar TO the popular books
of stamps the notes having blanks
Tor the names of sender and
payee, which would prevent app
preparations in the nails
This arrangement would t4cin-
fJtc subscriptions U new -Wpar-
md maEBEiur~ land l.e purchase
of advertised articles. which 3te
not at present purchased for the
reason that the liability of loss is
too great Incidentally this plan
might prove OF much profit TO The
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
A New and Wonderful Industry

II ERHAPs you never expect
to own an aeroplane, but
You may own a pleasure
boat, or canoe, and you may
have enough enthusiasm for win
ter sports to become the possessor
Of an ice sled. Now all of these
things can be, and more and more
viii be, driven or drawn by aerial
screw propellers instead Of by
sails, oars or submerged marine
screws.
To suppose that aerial propell-
ers, /. E., revolving screws whose
blades act upon the atmosphere
instead or upon water. are only
applicable to aeroplanes and dir
igible balloons, is a very great
mistake Many gliding boats"
are now furnished with aerial
propellers, and some, perhaps
overconfident persons. think that
eventually large vessels will hum
across the sea with these spin
ming wings
Now, II happens that the max
ing OF an aerial propeller S one of
the ueatest and most particular
pieces Of work to which the hu-
man hand has ever been turned.
II is so because it offers a case in
which very slight imperfection
or inaccuracy might cost a lifr.
or many lives. Aerial propelcrs
are very new thing, but the art
OF their construction has already
reached surprising degree Of
perfection.
II Won look al the propeller of
an aeroplane in nigbt Won win see
nothing but a blurred spot. be
cause 1t revolves SO fast that its
blades virtually disappear as do
the spokes Of swiftly turning
wheel But when It is at rest you
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

Speaking of interior decora-
+ions woman swallowed $4,000
worth of radium.
Why not pay British merchant
vessels a few hundred dollars a
ION for all the freight they carry
through the Panama Canal?
Professional smugglers who
don't want their business inter-
fered with had better get into
Congress before they violate the
tariff laws,
Artist says children should be
taught to play with classic statu-
airy. Fear the head of the Venus
de Milo would soon join her arms.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
By GARRETT P. SERVISS


tase - gained by increasing the
p"'iioef 81 i'iades' hetauso '"e e"
= oy produced by one lhte'ieres
win the ehectlNe WORKING OF us
-. - ~, ''''' -,
tho MAXIMUM number over ON
nIoyod
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NJ &c WI
O" "a 00"'
me aerial propeller mas passed
through us metal age and gone
BACK to that OF wood. The use OF
metal blades which was wide
spread rev years ago, has been
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
To Keep Disease Down, Keep
Your Windows UP

Fresh Air, Which Costs Nothing, More Important Health
Than Any Food

COLD DOES NOT KILL YoU-but germs and bad ventila-
ton WILL
Remember that fighting cold you apt to fight your
self, to fight your lungs and to invite disease.
be perfectly healthy at the North Pole with the
temperature forty degrees below because he gets fresh air
And the might die in present weather fOoshy
imagining that he could protect himself by shutting out the
gen upon which his blood and his whole body depend
Now that having cold weather please read the
following statement from the very wise Chicago Health Bulletin
that we often quote in this column
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Questions Answered
o.

the King James version, denotes
pipe. or perforated wind in
strument, as the root of the word
indicates. In the new version
the word is rendered pipe" The
Book of Genesis was put together
in its present shape talong with
the rest Of the Deuteronomic
Code) toward the close Of the sew
enth century B. G, while the
organ can not possibly be traced
farther back than around b. c.
POO
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
By EBERT HUBBARD

TTITHOUT a knowledge Of
w the Law of Average the
insurance companies would
be unable to do business. BY it
they eliminate chance, for chance
applies only to small numbers.
once understand the working
principle Of things and there is
no uncertainty. The rest is mere
detail.
Business in the United States
is not an uncertain proposition,
taken as whole,
When you hear somebody say
that 95 men out of 100 fail in
business, put it down on a par
with one of those ancient bro
mides about nine men out of ten
in our great cities eventually
filling drunkards' graves. 1t is
hookworrn talk.
Failure is the exception.
Men may die, but very, very
seldom do they Join ths down
and-out club.
Failure, like disease, always
sends warnings; it rings the bell
and blows its whistle.
And most men, everywhere, are
able to sidestep, hedge, counter,
duck, climb the fence, raise an
umbrella and escape the grim
monster of defeat,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
MODERATE DRINKING.

II. L. M.-Moderate drinking
may be possible; but it is as true
as the gospel that the great ma
jority Of those who start out as
moderate drinkers wind up with
being immoderate drinkers. Alco-
hol creates the desire for more
alcohol. and oftener than other-'
wise the whisky driuker finds
himself quite unable TO keen
within the bounds ne proposed
to- himself when he began to inn
hihe The man who begins to
drink at all can never he sure
that he viii remain a moderate
drinker The safest way is not
10 drink at all.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

perceive that there are only two
long narrow blades set exactly
OPP Jsite to one another on the
axle, with their polished surfaces
curiously curved. Sometimes
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Eternal REIMBURSEMENT.

Business is an eternal read
justment to meet new conditions
always, Of course, granting the
dictum that life is a dangerous
business and that none of us get
out of it alive.
But death and failure are not
synonymous. Death is as natural
as life, and for all we know, Just
a. good. Thomas Carlyle said it
was better, but he spoke while
vet alive.
The only people who fail are
those who take a sedative and go
to sleep on the track when they
see trouble coming.
Success, of course, is a compar-
ative proposition. There is no
such thing as an absolute sue
cess. Neither should there be alb
solute failure. Walking is simply
a falling forward and a. contin-
ual recovery. So business men,
every day, make mistakes-but
they profit by them
We grow through our errors,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

When It turns cooler the peo-
pie much too generally viii seek
the comfort" OF closed warmed
quarters, and then the trouble
win begin
The trouble win arise from the
fact that the quarters in which
comfort viii be sought viii be, in
the great majority of cases,
grossly underventilated ana over
heated, q combination Of condi-
tons which spells T-r-o-u-O-l-e,
with capital T.
The FIRST positive evidence Of
trouble resulting from this closer
housing will be a decided rise IN
the pneumonia death rate Colds
and bronchitis viii be more prey
alent; there viii be many COM
plants of so-called Ola grippe
although few II any Of such cases
will be genuine influential infec-
lions. Conditions viii be right
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
Moral Bankruptcy First.

Failures can be traced to def.
mite causes; and almost without
exception moral bankruptcy pre-.
cedes the financial smash.
And while we all fail in GER
tain things every day the man
who fails absolutely Is very
rare proposition, with something
peculiarly abnormal in his con-
stitution. The Law Of Average
will show that most Of our acts
and decisions are right and prop
err and altogether worthy.
Mentally, the failure IS a de-
fective, physically d wreck, and
morally degenerate.
Really. take us as we run, We
are not such a bad lot after all,
The number of failures seems
large, because news usually
means bad news. Success and
good news are not so often pro.
claimed from the housetops. Ths
happy. efficient, successful people
go quietly about their business.
and these are in the vast ma
jority.
Failure is the rare exception
Man was made for success lie
who has nobly and patiently
worked at worthy task has ale
ready succeeded.
And even omnipotence can net
make the past never to have bear.
The past is ours, and death can
not rob us of it.
1t is good to lice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
e.
3S

One of the reasons why several
superimpoSed layers are used is
that a single piece Of wood is LA
BILE to warp, while a number of
thin pieces glued together, and so
arranged with regard to the grain
Of the wood that they counteract
one another's tendency to warp,
are free from this objection.
Then there is another thing, which
brings ont a fact not generally
known. The two blades must be
perfectly equal in weight and of
the same size and form. But this
equality can not be obtained il
they are made Of a single piece,
because no two pieces of wood of
the same size are of exactly equal
density, and in a tree the lower
part of the trunk is denser than
the upper part, so that a long
blade cut from 1t will vary in
density from end to end
special Requirements.
The selection, the curing and
the treatment Of the wood to be
used for aerial propellers all re-
quire special experience and
knowledge, While the shaping OF
the curved surfaces, which can
only be done with hand tools. is
an operation almost comparable
in deIicacy with that OF putting
the final touches on the object
lens Of an astronomical telescope.
After all that has been said, It
may appear surprising that in
France, where the making Of ev-
erything pertaining to the aero
plane has been carried to a high
degree of perfection. a propeller
for a small monoplane costs only
about $40. while one for a large
dlrigible balloon costs from 5000
10 $500
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

for only by trying do We 6Isoov.,
the futility of things.
Last year, in America tb.r.
were 1900 failures. These AM
ures came along at the rata .,
from $50 to 800 a week.
Look at the official statistic,
and you Will be amazed 10 50.
for ten years or more, the even.
ness with which the thing runs
So there you get it: 12o0o con.
Germs going into barkrupcv
every year.
But just remember that wber.
10000 firms so into bankruptcy
there are 100000 business CON.
Germs that don't.
Also, note this, that Of all
bankrupts 80 per cent are men
employing a capital Of less than
$4,000. OF the 1900 failures in
1918 only 229 had liabilities Of
over $1,000.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02

also FOR the development Of tu-
berculosis and for Fastening the
end OF many now in the last
stages Of this disease
But all Of such unplea SAINT re-
suits can be avoided an that
need he done is to keen the air
OF Your living quarters fresh and
pure. and avoid close, stuffy un-
ventilated places. especially those
where people assemble in consio-
era BILE numbers. Keep your house
thoroughly aired, avoid overhead
ing and get as much outdoor ex-
ercise as possible
Remember that pneumonia, tu-
berCulosis, bronchitis and colds
are diseases Of improper housing;
they are not diseases that you
contract in the open air
To keep the pneumonia death
rate DOWN. keep your windows
UP.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15
ade in London, England, last

a Mr.. Mayo was safe and conservative
Sn business matters. Unlike most rich
men who spend much time in New
York, he never gambled in stocks
Wall streets speculative market had
no attraction for him. He uealt only
in substantials. He Knew the Big
Sandy coal was rea' and valuable In
his youth he saw The possibilities, and
he dreamed ct making Eastern Kea-
lucky a lee hive of industry. He set
out sjagle-handed, to accomplish the
enormous task. History does not re-
cord case of greater perseverance, of
more dogged persistence in the face Of
the most stupendous obstacles. Start
ing without dollar to work out such
wonders as he brought to pass was
not his hardest problem, as subsequent
events proved. To get the ear of cap
italists was task that required years
of hard work, considerable expendi-
ture of money, and rebuffs that would
have completely discouraged a less
courageous and resourceful man. Then
questions arose as to title to most Of
the coal he had optioned and bought.
The old Virginia land grants were re-
vived Here was a battle to try him
ilOl llldIl ever IL pOSSlDlt. AS
usual, he planned deeply and WELL He
set about to have law enacted by the
Legislature that would clear the titles
without taking and just rights away
from anyone. Finally this was accom-
phshed. The constitutionality was
contested even to the Supreme Court
of the United States and the law was
sustained in 1911. The people have
been able under this law to get their
titles cleared to thousands of acres of
valuable land.
No man ever showed greater love
for his people than did Mr.. Mayo for
the natives of the mountains. He was
ever looking out for their interests.
Instead of selling their lands to in
vestors who wanted to hold them un-
developed, he directed his great talents
solely to securing development. This
meant more work and greater burdens
for him, but he shirked no RESPONSE
bility.
For these and other reasons the Big
Sandy and Kentucky valleys have sus-
tanned a loss that can not be estimated.
The news of his death brought unmis
taxable anguish to every heart in this
mountain section. The people realize
that they have lost their best friend
and their real benefactor and that the
loss is irreparable
Success did not turn the head of
John Mayo, He was plain and con-
siderate to the day of his departure.
The poorest man in Kentucky could
get as much of his time as any one
else, His patience was remarkable.
He brought millions of money into
Eastern Kentucky much of it from
Europe. In making his owr fortune
he never oppressed anyone, but helped
all with whom he dealt, and changed
his native land from a region OF COM
parative poverty to one of great
wealth. He stood firmly for the inter-
ests OF the mountain people agaips, :;
every threatened encroachment
outside forces. Such loyalty to hoh
people as he has shown has seldoY
ever, been equalled. The public a
Continued on page. fourJ n
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15

on the hill in sight Of the residence.
The honorary pail bearers were as
follows: Gov James B. McCreary,
Senator C. w. Watson, ex-Gov. J. G.
w. Beckham, State Treasurer T. s.
Rhea, Hon. r. III. Vansant, Senator
w. Il. Chiffon, j. II. Wheelright, John
f. Hager w. S. Harkins, ID. w. Card
ner, G. b. Slemp, J. NJ York, j. T..
Buckingham, NJ, II. Conley, G. b. Wall,
w. S. Dudley, Thos. ]. Davis, G. A.
Hinsch, Monte j. Goble, Johnson n.
Camden, Percy Haley, Louis Des
Cognets, u. e. OSullivan, A. d. w.
Smith, A. w. Young, ]. W. M. Stewart,
Desha Breckenridge, Justus Goebel, r.
p. Ernst, Milton H. Smith, C. NJ.
Preston.
The active pail bearers were as
follows, all having been pupils of Mr..
Mayo when he taught school here:
Jas. w. Turner, Chas. j, Howes,
Fred Howes. John Howes, Eugene H.
Hager, Claude Buckingham, Heber
Rice, Warren II. Preston, Dan e. Pres
ton, W. C. Howes, C. 7. Rule. S. A.
Webb.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15

should he not? Life held much that
was dear to him-wife, children, par
ents, brothers and sisters, hosts of
friends. He had known what it was
to be poor, and had risen to affluence,
every dollar of his great wealth hon
estly made. The earth looked good to
him, and there was no reason why he
should be in haste to leave it while yet
in the enjoyment of what il held. So,
when the struggle for existence came
he did as he had done when confronted
with opposition in the battle with the
world: he put up the best fight possi-
BILE. Money is no question-restore
me to health"-and the contest between
death and the doctors began. The men
of medicine, the most eminent men in
their profession procurable, brought
into use every known means to save
their patient, and 1t is fact that their
skill kept him alive for weeks when it
seemed that every day was surely his
last, until finally the weary man closed
his eyes like child going to sleep and
was dead,
The gentle, unassuming wife, the
heart partner of her distinguished
husband, modestly shared his great
triumphs and successes. When the
fatal Illness came, for weary weeks of
alternating hope and despair she was
his constant companion and comforter
When the Great Sorrow came she bore
the stroke with fortitude and christian
resignation, and there comes to her
now a wealth of sincerest sympathy.
May the solace which the world can
not give and the peace which passeth
understanding be hers. And to the
brave, generous man she loved SO well
let us not say farewell" but rather
God be with you till we meet ~ aim
In the death of Mr.. John C. G. Mayo
Kentucky has lost her most useful
citizen. No other man of the present
generation has accomplished anything
in a material way that compares with
what he has done for the State. 1t is
safe to say that there are not a dozen
men living in the United States today
who have legitimately accomplished
as great results as did this modest,
untiring, hearted and big Drained
mountain boy Certain it is that no
other financial giant has been less sell
fish or more magnanimous than was
Mr. Mayo. His liberality has been al
ways one of the characteristics most
talked about. He was generous to a
fault. Money seemed to have no
charm for him except for the good
uses he could find for it. His great
est pleasure was in helping some good
cause or some person who needed as
sistance.
Gifts amounting to probably one
hundred thousand dollars, or possibly
more, were made by him during the
last fifteen years of his life 10 schools
and churches. Thousands upon thous-
ands OF dollars were used in educating
boys and girls about which the pub
lie knows nothing. The writer has
personal knowledge of some OF these
cases. Also, OF private contributions
made to worn-out preachers and de-
serving unfortunates. We have no
doubt there are hundreds OF such cases
that win never be known to the pub
lie.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15

CONTINUED on page four.J
The Washington herald., 1914-08-28

please forgive me. I thank you 50 much
for helping me-"
IF Bobby Junior kicks up any more
shindles tonight just ring up IA and I
will come over and take my slipper to
him" He looked admiringly down into
Elsa's eyes then an inspiration came to
him. II shall be worried in any case, !"
he added so II you will telephone me
in the course Of half an hour"
"Oh! 1 couldn't think OF it." exclaimed
Elsa. 1T would awaken your wife and
children"
But have neither one blessing nor
the other" Roscoe told her promptly.
Il am a lonely bachelor in my sisters
home"
Il will call you up in half an hour"
Elsa said with a soft blush and laughter
in her eyes.
Make it twenty minutes" suggested
Roscoe as he went out by the door that
had hooked Elsa into his world.
When Kitty and Bobby returned from
the theater they pondered over the pink
in Elsa's cheeks and the sparkle in her
eyes
Taking charge OF babies agrees with
you, Elsa" commented Bobby.
Yes" murmured Elsa, slyly covering
her eyes. 1T does"