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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
By EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.
n -"HOW Hft the people out
x. Of sin and ignordnce?"

L HVN tUf fht ptUpit oUt
" Of sin and ignordnceP'
A. Humans can not be lifted
out Of sin; it is their nature to
do wrong and be sinful Even if
il were possible to change the
entire nature Of human beings by
centuries of culture the work can
not he commenced so long as war,
alcohol and gluttony reign SUI
preme
There is not nioney enough in
the entire world to make impress
sion against the astonishing
mountains Of ignorance. In this
great United States of America
one In 10000 perhaps has ever
heard that the universe is run by
laws, and does not know that
there are laws Of nature. Entire
millions are born, pass through a
lifetime in this otherwise beauti-
full world and die without really
having seen anything Their eyes
see objects. motions and natural
operations but their minds are
completely blank so far as know
ing of what theNare viewing
Education" is painful to
mar pure white paper with this
word. The present appalling sys-
tenn OF forcing children to study
branches against which nature
has deCreed. thus permanently in
1uring their minds, natures and
personalities, ought TO be pun
ished BY some newly enacted law.
They put a number Of totally UNI
like children in the same class
and expect unlike beings to learn
like subjects and all In the same
time 20 be able To withstand the
present brain curdling methods Of
examination.
II all nations on earth should
suddenly stop war and the manu-
facture Of alcohol and use every
dollar in the attempt 10 educate
each child separately. some faint
Impression could be made against
the enormous ranges Of mountains
" ignorance Each child hereaf-
ter born could perhaps hear an
least one Law Of nature repeated
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
By DOROTHY DIX

model husband besides, asks her
TO marry him. She should by all
the laws of reason bless all of her
gods for her luck and fall upon
his neck with devotion; but. alas,
her errant heart has gone its own
way and bestowed itself upon
some youth without a penny to
bless himself with. and who Is
wild and hayward and nothing
that her sober judgment com
mends. To marry him will plunge
her deeper into the slough of pow
erty than ever, and yet he is the
one that her very soul cries out
for
Nobody can explain these
things, and nobody can suggest a
remedy. for when the head and
the heart espouse different sides
in matrlmony there is happiness
in following the lead of neither.
The marriage of reason where a
man marries woman because
she is suitable, or woman mar
ries a man because he can give
her fine establishment, is a
cold blooded affair that has no
more thrills in it than a jelly
fish, and that pals on ones ap-
petite like a dinner of health
foods. A woman may have all
the virtues under the SUM- but I'M
less there is something in her
that quickens a mans blood and
makes his throat get a little tight
when he thinks about her, she
will become the WEAKNESS OF
death to him. A man may be a
very paragon of perfection. but
unless every time she looks at him
a woman sees him through a rosy
mist of romance the bondage Of
her wifehood to him becomes iron
letters on her that clank in her
ears as she moves.
Nor is there any way to change
this. If men and women are not
in love with each other before
marriage they do not fall in love
with each other after marriage.
for matrimony Is not a promoter
Of romantic sentiments. It is the
fell destroyer Of illusions, when
both husband and wife inevitab bly,
see each other in their worst
lights.
There are bound to he conflicts
or opinion. clashes of tempera-
ment, days of taut nerves and ir-
inability, all the sorry parade Of
little weaknesses. and vanfties.
and sellshness that disfieure moor
humanity, and nothing else on
e3rth but that inexplicable and
lhGescrlbable something that we
eau love. and that makes one
PERSONS faults dearer to us than
anybody else's virtues. one person
Deautlful to us, no matter how
ulsilgured, that can make the
t"uNH OF IeNeT parched lips sweet
er to us than all the kisses of
hover scented rosebud mouths.
can Offset all the disenchantment
of matrimony
Yet on the other hand. il one
follows the heart and disreRards
The head there is only too often a
bitter awakening after the first
rapture OF love has spent itself.
Tor unfortunately life is a very
practical affair and romance and
sentiment are not legal tender
with the butcher and baker and
candlestick maker
And, as NJ James would say.
There you Are" Happy the few
whose judgments approve their
own choice,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

A NNFAA ANA@A1A NfAN - A-s%E
n these questions;
why should a man or
woman go over all the reasons
why he or she should not love
someone, and all the equally forci-
Bile reasons why some other one
who would be best and wisest for
him or her to marry, while he or
she knows that he or she loves
and wants the undesirable party?
In short. why should men and
women in love be like one who
flips coin to decide a question,
and when it comes down heads
abides by the tail decision, any
how? Is this subtle thing We call
intuition, or the sixth sense,
better guide in love than our
coarse and by no means infali-
BILE. reason"
A general blanket reply to
these queries is that men and
women love by instinct. and not
by rule. There is a mysterious
attraction of the individual, just
as there is an attraction between
- the sexes, that nobody can ex-
plain,
The wisest and most learned
scientists can not tell us why a
man picks some one particular
woman out Of all the other wom-
en- to be his mate, nor why a
woman gets up and follows some
one man to the ends of the world.
Nor do the man and woman
know themselve The wife and
husband a man and woman have
chosen may be inferior in every
way to hundreds of other men
and women with whom they were
associated daily. The world may
wonder at their selection, but to
the man and the woman there
were only one other man and
woman IN the WOTlu,
II is part OF the tragedy OF love
that the head and the heart do
not always approve of the same
person and that the one who
fires our fancy seldom comes up
TO our ideal
Thus a man, before he is hard
hit by Cupid's dart, will tell you
that the woman he marries must
be intelligent. Industrious, thrifty
domestic. not given to fashion or
folly, and he will hold up his
hands in horror over the very
idea Of man choosing for a
life's mate a giddy little thing
who is a pretty and AS useless a 5
a painted butterfly.
Nevertheless, here comes along
the little butterfly and the next
thing we know the sensible man
is breaking his neck chasing aft
err her.
or It may be a woman who is
poor. and who hates poverty with
all the ferocious bitterness that q
pretty woman feels. All her life
the girl has loathed her squalid
surroundings and the sordid
n1akeshifts that she has had to
contrive. All her life she has
longed for luxurious surround
ings. for pretty clothes and jew
els and all that would make a
proper frame for her beauty. The
sight Of her parents struggle and
her little sisters and brothers ne
cessities has wrung her heart. and
she has grown up with the fixed
resolve to marry money il the op-
portunity ever comes her way.
Finally It does. 4 rich man,
who is good and kind and gener-
Gus and steady. one who could be
guaranteed not only TO give her
al that she wants, but to be a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Science Questions


within hearing. And each child
born to mathema tics could have
instruction in mathematics by
teachers knowing something Of
the mentality of the student.
A fine watch would not be taken
80 a blacksmith; a costly dynamo
would not be for an instant placed
in charge of one not knowing the
laws ruling the machine. Yet far
more delicate mechanfsms. the
minds OF children, are placed I'M
der domination OF teachers not
knowing child nature,
n ~ conclude Hat matter
" CRISIS in four forms Instead
Of three, as taught BY physicists.
ti,.. solids Hquids, gases and
electrical, the electrical being the
basic or primitive form"
Al fear that Mr.. West is "a
years late. Crookes. in his vacu-
um tubes around 1850. tore maj
ter by means Of very high poten-
tial electrical descriptive dis
charges into particles so incon-
ceivaoly minute that he called
them matter in the ultra gaseous
or fourth state
In 1899 the modern master
among minds proved these parti-
cles TO be themselves electricity.
Rutherford. Ramsey. Becouerel
Soddy. the Curies. Larmor and
others confirmed the mighty dis
covery Then came Robert IN
drew Millikan, University of Chi
cago. in 1911. and astonished
every scientific man in the world
by actually isolating and weigh
ing one Of these excessively
minute entities.
This was at once conceded 10
he the greatest work of man
snce Newton discovered how 10
use ininitesimals These parti-
cles. IL they could be forced to lie
side by side in Contact-impos-
sible by man--then row one
inch long would contain 1900
0n0 0O0.O00 They are known IN
be pure electricity. They are call
ed elertrons. and nothing exists
but electruns,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Make Up Your Mind What You
CAN DO--- Then Try To Do 1t

The Cornell Era Asks for an Article To Be Published in
Its Literary Number The Editor Says That 1t
Ought To Be Interesting to Write for Young Men in
College, and 1t Is Interesting
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
WIRELESS OPERATOR
MADE MISTAKE

The reported sinking of the
steamer Siberia was due to the fact
that the call letters OF the steamer
Persia, N. 3. S. we're mistaken
by the wireless operator for IS. o.
S." the marine call for aid. The
operator On board the Siberia said
the atmospheric conditions Friday
had been bad. making the sending
of wireless messages difficllt. The
first report that the SiberiE was in
distress was a wireless message st
the Ogezakai station in Japan. 1t
was said TO come direct from the
Siberia early Friday morning and
said that the steamer had met with
an accident aud was IN distress. The
message was mutilated and no
further information could be gleau-
ed from it.
Press dispatches explain clearly
the situation. How a wireless OPP
orator hearing the steamship Persia
sign her code signal IN. B. S."
after giving her latitude and longi-
tude, and misread it into IS. o.
s." is easily accounted for BY those
familiar with the international
code. which is used in wireless
work.
The symbols for the two sets OF
letters are as follows:
NJ =
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
BIG CHICK FARM
IS ESTABLISHED

The largest consignment Of baby
chicks from a California chicken
center arrived in Fallon recently in
the form OF 1000 baby chicks
shipped to Ban bour Lewis, west
of town. He will have another
shortly comprising 5000 young
chicks. MIR. Lewis has 700 laying
hens on his place now and has been
engaged long enough in the chick
en- industry to Ind that, it pays if
properly handlci, hence his deter
mination to have 10000 extra
young chicks to raise this season.
Others in the valley imported
young chickens from California
during the month Of April in SUI
fieient numbers i bring the total
to more than 90. OO0.- STANDARD.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
FIRE DOES BIG
DAMAGE At FALlON

Fire beginning shortly after mid
night, Friday destroyed the frame
building of Cbilds and Baker on the
east side Of Main street, including
the shops Of the Palace bakery ard
the Lahontan confectionery store
causing a loss Estimated at about
S12, 81 The insurance was &c.
600. The fire was confined to the
one building, d concrete structure
on the south and New River Hall,
a frame building to the north, es-
Gaping damage.
The fire is supposed to have origi-
mated in a defective fue. It began
in the rear of the Lahontan where
L. A. Gilling, the proprietor had
been making candy a short time be-
fore. Thu entire stock of both
stores was consumed, the stock
being valued ct $4,000 with s5O5O
insurance and tae building valued
at $4,000 with insurance of $3.50.
The fire fighting was done by
local men using the city apparatus.
1t is understood a modern building
will be erected on the site of the
ruins.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
Beyond All Requlaticn.

DGyVI VTF TN~JSIIN~Ws
No labor union has ever been or.
gIniIed that could regulate the wages
II Sia-Detroit Journal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
GOOD ROADS PROCLAMATION

Saturday Governor Oddie issued
the following proclamation:
Whereas, There is an awakened
realization in this state, in keeping
with that of the country at large,
OF the great Importance of highway
improvement in promoting the
social ard material welfare OF the
commonwealth; and
Whereas, AS an earnest Of the
States intention to aid and support
in every way possible the construc-
ton of the Lincoln Highway and
other proposed transcontinental
highways traversing Nevada, by
showing the spirit of our people
to be for the betterment of our
highways,
No~, therefore ], Tasker l.. Cd
die, Governor Of the State Of Ne
vada, in pursuance of the requests
of good roads associations and pub.
lie meetings recently held in var
ious parts of the State, do hereby
proclaim and designate Thursday,
May 81, 1914, as GOOD ROADS
DAY to be observed by all the
people of the State who can, as a
voluntary public holiday to be de-
voted to the construction, improve
ment and repair Of our roads and
highways in cheerful, willing and
voluntary service; and that all or
CARNATIONS throughout the State
whose end and aim is for the adj
vancement of the State, including
Commercial Clubs, Chambers Of
Commerce, Civic Leagues, Indus
trial Organizations, Labor Unions,
Automobile Clubs, Agricultural and
Livestock Societies, and others
formulate and carry out in their
respective localities such plans as
will result in harmonious coopera-
ton and the largest degree OF
beneficial results in keeping with
the purpose of the day"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
SITUATION SUMMED UP

The time gained by the efforts
toward mediation between Mexico
and the United States is of priceless
value. 1t gives opportunity for
overheated feelings to suhside as
we'll as for sober second thoul ht
to asert itself among all concerned,
writes Henry Clews from New
York.
Huerta no doubt realizes that
the United States is in earnest.
So too, must Carranza and Villa.
War would mean an end to the
political ambitions Of all three. The
way is apparently now opening for
Huerta, the chief cause IF Diff
Guilty to withdraw if a fair oppOr-
tunity is offered. His political
elimination in case of war is newt
able. His personal liberty would
be in peril; also his life and prup-
erty which he can best assure by
Withdrawing. He nov has the
choice of either sUrrendering his
political ambitions and preserving
his liberty and property or going
to var and losing all three. 1t
would seem as if he would certain
~ choose the former, especially il
his exit is permitted without
humiliation. 1t would be prema-
ture to assume that the Mexican
difficulty is ended. One dangerous
crisis has been passed but other
bitches must be expected in the
long negotiations which arc still in
prospect; McXiCan evils being alto
gether too deep to pcrmi. an i'm
mediate solution. Out of the mud.
die Of The past weeks a few con-
trolling facts are gradually Eecom-
NC '"o'S NiCdl' sHt UTSl Is inc
United States is Overwhelmingly OPP.
posed to war. The second is the
administrator at Washington has
opened the door to mediation. The
third is that European powers d.
rcctly interested are as n with
the United States. the fourth Is
the entry Of Argentina, Brazil and
Chilli as a factor in the information.
al policy Of the Pan-American re.
puhlics. Their inclusion in the ne
go!iations will in all probability be-
helpful. II will help soften the sus.
picion of the south American re.
pubiics towards the United States.
and it will crafty South American
ambition to be considered as Of i'm.
portanCe in tho family Of nations.
1t will certainly be good policy for
the United States to consider any
friendly suggestions coming from
that quarter: white Meyico will
have the advantage Of securing
sympathetic advisers.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
NJ

Now a steamer in giving her
longitude and latitude sends her
own code name, thereafter, twice.
1t is considered more than pro-
bable that some receiving operator
missed the an" and "B" and
caught only the 90" Naturally
alert at ihe first letter of the dis
tress signal, he caught the two
dashes Of the IN" as the Persia
started sending her code naTe the
second time, and overlooking the
slight pause between these two
dashes and the first dash of 81,
running them all together. Thus
he had:
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15

And the three final dots Of the
"B" made the third 49,"
The operator, having the loca-
tion OF the vessel, ard what he
t fought was IS. o. S." rclayed the
call. The Persia, having given her
location and nama, proceeded with
on more ado. This explained why
nothing more was heard frum her,
though nothing was known Friday
night as to sho@ how he Siberia's
name was dragged into it ar all.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
Anked for InfnrmaiInn

Tho adult Joke about Keep stIll.
cant you? The holy grail has Just
died." is matched by the anecdote OF
tho two nowsboys watching tho QUO
VRdis' pictures. "PlenHc. mister"
ono OF them asked OF a gOod.na,ured
mar who sat near. (Which guy is Quo
Yadis?"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-05-15
Transformation

Maid Ito poStman delivering long.
delayed parecD. What is III" Post.
inan-"Labol says. wild Ducks, but
They're 'ummlng birds now."-Puuch,
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-05-07
Summer BoarderS

Each summer there are as
many summer boarders in Pick
as can find accommodations
here, and every year people who
would like to spend the sum-
mer here are forced to go else
where because there are no ac-
commodations for them here.
That Pickens has many ad-
vantages over numerous towns
that entertain many summer
boarders, there is no question.
It has a fine elevation, good
water, fresh air, a cultured and
refined population, and is sur
rounded by a splendid farming
country. peopled by as good
folks as are to be found in the
town itself or anywhere else.
Social conditions generally rank
high, and the churches are pre-
sided over by pastors who meas
ure up to every reasonable re-
Quirement.
We believe it would be a great
thing if there was more room
in Pickens for summer visitors.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-05-07

was present and asked for finan-
cial aid for Reunion church. This
church expects soon to begin the
erecUlon - a new house Of wor-
ship A considerable sum in cash
and pledges was received. We
had the pleasure of meeting
Prof. Garner. principal of the
Six Mile Academy. and a num-
Der of other friends, though we
were compelled to hasten in or
der to meet other engagements.
Prof. r. NJ. Bolding took charge
of us at Six Mile and carried us
to Mountain View, where we
had an ENJOYABLE service, a large
congregation being present.
Service at Mile Greek began
about s o'clock p. m. Herr we
were received kindly also. This
is our second visit to Mile Creek,
and it was a JOY to worship with
those saints again.
Cross Roads and Glenwood. =
AS has already been stated in
The Sentinel, we worshipped
with the saints at Cross Roads
on Saturday afternoon and sun
day morning. The fellowship
and the spirit of the meetings
were fine. 1t was our pleasure
last summer to assist Bro. Hiott
there in gracious meeting,
where many souls found the Sa-
vior; and last weeks visit
brought back pleasantmemories.
Sunday night, bv previous ap-
pointment, l conducted services
at Glenwood church. They have
a commodious and well-eQuipped
house of worship, and, best OF
all, [ believe they are a good
people. The house was com
fortably filled. Many young
people were present. and it was
a Joy to meet them. i n y
seemed to have been greatly IN,
terested in the service. | re,
ioice that the people of Glen,
wood are a church-going people:
Bro. Davis, a good Methodist
brother, kindly carried us to ano
from church in his car.
In conclusion. we can truly
say we have never enjoyed g
season of work more. and we be-
lieve Gods hand led US. 1t is
always a Joy to be with Pastor
Hlott. who is not only our broth
er in Christ. but also our beloved
personal friend. May his valu
able life be spared many years
is our prayer. To him and his
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-05-07
Telephone Service IN Pickens

Mr.. Ray Lynch and Miss Clar-
ice Keith are two of the oest
telephone operators in Pickens
county. Pickensis fortunate in
having two good telephone oper-
ators. They are better than the,
average, being efficient and &C.
commodating.
There are 81 telephones on
farmers lines connected with
this office. besides the local tele-
phones. The exchange of tele-
phone calls is more complicated
than one would think, especially
where the switchboard is worn
and not up to date. The two
operators here handle al West
ern Union telegrams, this office
not being furnished with a mes
senger boy, as all telephone Of,
fees handling telegrams should
be.
We have one local line from
Pickens to Greenville, only
one line from Easley to Pickens
and none to Liberty. It is not
alwaysthe operators fault when
the lines busy We need a
direct line to Liberty and anoth-
er circuit connecting Easley, so
that we will not be forced to wait
until this single line is sidle when
we have a rush call or telegram
to get through.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-05-07
PickenS County Man
Is Model Farmer
Special to The Sentinel.


Clemson College, May A.
Pickens county has given the
state a concrete example Of the
possibilities of tenant farming
where there is proper co-opera-
ton between landlord and ten
ant. In his latest weekly report
W. II. Barton. assistant state
agent Of demonstration in CO.
operation with Clemson College,
SAYS:
Mr.. S. H. Maddox, of Norris,
S. c., is a tenant on the farm of
Mr.. E. w. Tate. Mr.. Maddox
is known in his community as
the best farmer in the county
Pickens). He began on dead
poor land four wears ago, the
land being full of gullies from
knee to waist deep. With deep
plowing, terracing and winter
cover crops of rye, he has in
this short time brought the farm
up to where, last year, he made
an average of IS bushels Of corn
and l,547 pounds of seed cotton
per acre. He now has more
than three-fourths of the farm
sown to clover, vetch and rye to
to be turned this spring.
This is a concrete example of
what a renter can do when the
landlord properly co-operates.
And this is the secret of the
whole affair. The landlord. Mr..
Tate, furnishes free Of charge
all cover crop seed and binds
himself not to advance his
charges for rental so long as Mr..
Maddox remains on his farm.
Mr.. Maddox pays a certain per-
centage Of all he makes, and
whatever is to the interest of the
one is to the interest of the 9th
er. Mr.. Tate is delighted with
Mr.. Maddox and Mr.. Maddox is
delighted with Mr.. Tate. Such
harmonious cooperative arran-
cement is fine to behold. Why
cannot this method be extend
ed2''