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Evening star., 1914-12-13

A LONG with various merchants
~ importers and business men gen.
orally. the gambling fraternity
finds it neceneary to bewail the depri-
vations which, the European war hat
imposed upon their lines of business.
For many years it has been particu.
larly soft pickings" for the short caro-
men, and their fellows of the poke,
game when an easy prey could be
located in the smoking rooms Of the
transatlantic steamers The victim
would be gently but firmly plucked
and 1t would be done so nicely. with
such consummate tact and finesse that
after the fleeing operation the fieeced
one would never suspect that he had
neen DONE, or if he did, some hesi-
fancy would hold his tongue
But with the advent of hostiIities the
steamers ceased to make their regular
trips across. Such steamers of neutral
flags which maintained the traffic were
not accommodating the ceaseless
stream of moneyed pleasure seekers
who had necessitated the building of
the great 1eviathans of the sea, and
consequently the Gardiner were de-
prived of the opportunity to turn a
needed penny in their chosen pursuit
Their particular territory of activity
was taken away. and they were COM
PEELED to seek other and less rich fields
for the acquisition of even sparse bread
and butter.
They turned to everything. The hid
den gambling houses of the larger
cities were overfiowing with the nim-
ble-witted gentry. They spilled over to
the hotel corridors. and in the over
flowing incurred the enmity of gam
bling house proprietor and hotel man
alike.
Th;noc bava come tn such pass ;,,
New York that the gambler finds it
most difficult to make living. They
have even descended to the humiliat-
ing necessity of travelling on trains for
more or less short distances. in hopes
of locating even a cheap victim. But
they must live somehow. and as it Is
now they find life a very hard lot.
The other day 1t SO happened that a
young man who is in the service of
the government found it necessary to
make a trip to New York from Wash
ington. He boarded a train, and was
making the effort to while away the
long hours as best he might, reading,
looking out of the car windows and
analyze the occupations Of his fellow
travellers in the clubcar.
Soon after leaving Philadelphia a
we'll dressed man loafed down to his
a newspaper. The man hummed and
yawned. looked out of the window and
ventured the wish that some one would
start a game of cards. No attention
being paid to the suggestion. he ad-
dressed the young man directly, and
asked if he would play.
1t isn't a very nice thing to always
be suspicious Of ones neighbors, but
something about the man recalled
type of gambler who haunted the old
time gambling clubs at Hot Springs.
After studying the matter over q mo-
ment, the young man agreed to play,
Evening star., 1914-12-13
What, Indeed!

JEROME K. JEROME. the English
} humorist. attended. during his so
journ in Washington. an explorers
rather prosy lecture on his eXplora-
tions. The lecture over, Mr.. jerome.
as he got into his motor car, yawned
and said:
What on earth will become of us if
all the generals. after this world war.
take TO the platform
Evening star., 1914-12-13
"War of the Roses"

Re p r esentative
Z. Z. Roberts of
Neveda possesses
tho distinction of
being able to
show that he has
not spent a penny
or made any cam
paign in order to
win his renomina-
tion. Roberts is
known In his Sec
ton as ROSEBUD
Roberts. and this
flower cut quite a
figure in his elec-
Evening star., 1914-12-13

One Christmas morhing q steamer put
into q little port on the coast OF
Guatemala with a small cargo to dis
charge and q smaller one to take on.
The captain was very anxious to get
away to the next port. He found the
port officials all observing the holiday,
but he had little trouble in arranging
with them about the ships papers. The
real difficulty was to get the wharf
laborers to put on and take off the
little cargo that had to be handled.
Extra wages were no inducement to
them. They were indignant that they
should be asked to work at all, and
declared that the captain was no Chris
tian or he would not ask it on Christ
mas day. My recollection is that the
Evening star., 1914-12-13


provided the stakes were not too high
Almost Immediately two more men
sprang up from nowhere. apparently
and the quartet arranged themselves
at table and cards were called for.
First the porter brought out an ex-
ceedingly ragged deck OF cards. with
which the deal was commenced, the
four having agreed to play auction
bridge.
The sucker objected to these cards.
not SO much on account of the possi-
bility that they were old friends, but
because they were dirty, whereupon
the other three hastily agreed and.
duly admonished. the porter. pro-
duced new deck.
The men were apparently strangers
to one another. But a great trouble
was that they were too much strangers.
They seemed to have absolutely moth
ing in common and no curiosity what
ever. but carried on a line of small
talk which would be the making of
ever bowed over her roses. They in
sisted that Mr.. Sucker score Then
they suggested that the old count of
bridge was a trifie obsolete and that
instead of scoring $50 points for a rub
ber won, 400 should be the bonus. They
also argued that it was now strictly au
fait for the dealer to pass, hear all
the other bids and retain the right to
re-enter the bidding when it reached
him.
This was all very interesting and
the young man agreed to the wishes
of the three. Then the game COM
the three strangers made hay while the
sun shone. There was no time for
egging the victim on by permitting
him to win an occasional game or rub
pl,.1,
delphia and New York and these were
parlous times. they started in to win
everything in sight. When. by some
oversight. the victim would have a
partner always took him out, merely
to be doubled and redQubled. Then
after the smoke of battle over the
hand cleared away. the partner would
had carried him away.
1t may be we'll at this point to say
that the victim" had seen a good deal
of card playing in his brief. yet event
full career. and according to his story
the three gamblers used the crudest
methods in the world. scorning any
delicacy in their manipulations. In
fact, the little group was thoroughly
known almost before card was
played.
Three rubbers were lost and there
was barely time to finish a fourth
before the tube was reached. 1t was
not until the train was about ready to
take the underwater plunge that the
game was finished and time came to
settle up. The victim searched through
his pockets. one after another. and a
panied expression crept over his face.
As result Of his search, he was COM
PEELED to announce that he could find
no money on his person and would
Evening star., 1914-12-13
An UnruIy Pupil.

Re pr esentative
Timothy Ansberry
of Ohio Is a talker
whose voice PEN
etrates to the
deepest recesses
Of the Capitol,
and when he
8 p e a k 8 { h q
roof reverberates
with his booming.
A whisper from
Ansberry is equiv
alent to an ordi.
nary mans talk
ing, so the feat of
Evening star., 1914-12-13
.9hr. @NR1sTMAs LOTTERY
DRAW1NGATLN PERU

them, the grand Christmas drawing.
with it's extra prizes, is likely to be
the great event for the mass Of the
population, rich and poor alike.
At Lima, in Peru, the drawing Is
held in the cathedral plaza. The Christ
mas week drawing differs only from
the other ones in the large number OF
people who attend it.
Church going prevails in Peru to a
greater extent than in any of the other
South American countries. and on
Christmas day the Church Of San Fran
cisco and the other churches, which
are the characteristics feature of Lima
are filled with worshfpers. especially at
the early service
Peruvian women. in their graceful
mantfllas, are then seen at their best.
IT may be for this reason that some
Peruvian men also attend the early
service, or it may be that they are
moved by a genuine spirit of devotion
and feel it incumbent on them to make
Christmas morning the occasion of
their annual church-going
Foreigners living in the Spanish
American countries usually try to OBJ
serve Christmas as it is at home, al
though in the different environment the
custom loses some of its characteristics
A German colony anywhere WIFI be
pretty sure to follow the observance as
1t has been known in the fatherland,
and many of the quaintest Christmas
customs Of the German home are still
maintained. A German Christmas in q
South American country is really q
Evening star., 1914-12-13
Expressive!
Re esentative

Re pr esentative
T. NJ. Bell OF
Georgia had a
funny experience
in the convention
when he was
nominated after
the primaries. The
meeting of that
body took place
in August when
. the weather was
warm and Bell
very much ex-
hausted by the
campaign.
Evening star., 1914-12-13
AMEx1cAN KITCHEN I'M
CHRISTMAS DINNER
Is 0CCKED

though services are held in the churches
the following day.
Mexico is not having a very joyous
Christmas this year. although there
may be some families which feel secure
enough to follow the custom of former
years. in which the religious sentiment
prevails This is known as the 'po-
sadas." Posada is the Spanish word for
inn or tavern.
The posadas typify in accordance with
ney Of Joseph and Mary.
-
Years ago during a Christmas season
in Mexico City an invitation to be pres
ent at the posadas in the home of one
of the leading men of the Diaz govern
ment gave me an opportunity to OBJ
serve the custom. That family Is now
In exile, broken in fortune and scat.
tered
The beautiful home where so MANY
gathered for the posadas Is perhaps the
spoil Of some military chief, or It NAV
be that 1t Is occupied by some memher
pis M tne ,ri.nS rSss9iutionary 3 tn regime who has
ana ls 1oyously celebrating Christmas
but doubt it. iHe'
On the occasion of this family fest,va,
tne observance was similar to that
which took place in many humhier
homes.
The patio. or open court. of the Mexf-
can house is well adapted for these
celebrations. Sometimes the window
to represent the inn. Sometimes there
Is real pasteboard tavern. On this oc-
casion one member of the family remafn-
ed within, as is customary. The others.
with the guests. formed a procession
with lighted candles. and with the eff
gies of Joseph and Mary. They marched
around the patios. of which there were
three or four in the residence of this
rich Mexican. chanting the Christmas
hymn, and knocking for admittance at
the posada, door and windows. When
denied admittance. the procession
formed and marched around the patios
and back again.
Finally, admittance was given to the
imagined khan. or stableyard. in the
manger OF which the Saviour was born
The three wise men from the east ap
peared and the scriptural story was
acted out with some variation.
Frequently on Christmas eve the po-
sadas are followed by the breaking of
the pinata, or doll. although this has
no connection with the religious repre-
sentation.
The pinata, is the Christmas tree of
the Mexican family. It is a pottery
doll, hollow. and elaborately decked
out In fantastic tissue garments. bright
colored.
A fortnight before Christmas the
shops in San. Francisco and other
streets were filled with these pinatas.
The streets also were given up to the
peddlers of tnem.
Some of the peddlers had only two or
three of the large dolls. which were all
they COULD carry. Others had scores of
smaller ones, something like the ped
dlers of toy balloons.
These pinatas are made by the Mexi-
can Indian clayworkers, who have
Evening star., 1914-12-13
AHoL1pAr CoeKTIeHT IN PoRro Rico.

captain swore most of the day, which
would seem to bear out the charge of
the wharf laborers that he was no
Christian.
South American countries differ little
in their observances of Christmas, but
Evening star., 1914-12-13
EC1UNDER lh6&12| &12|B9l&i WNftg2TE 2[]I DONE 4
The Red Wins.
r resentatiye

r resentatiye
G. NJ. Young OF
North D a kota,
who is now eerv-
ing his first term
in Congress. be-
longs to the state
of boundless prai-
rics and blizzafds.
An eastern farm
that a New jersey
man Is accus-
toned to would
just about make a
good-sized b a C k
yard for one OF
Evening star., 1914-12-13

in some of them the religious senti-
ment Is submerged in the holiday OBJ
servance. If the country is one in
which bullfghts are tolerated there is
certain to be q bullfght. If there be a
national lottery, as there is In most OF
Evening star., 1914-12-13

" FRISTMAS in Spanish-Americar
countries has some f1onelike
features for the wandering
~ American. Nevertheless. II
seems strange to pass Christ
mas under the equator. where Its vege-
tat,on Is always green. or much far
ther south, where II is midsum
mer. as IN the straits of Magel-
Ian. or even in the city Of Buenos Aires.
Reversal of the seasons puts one who
has been accustomed to snowy Christ
mas, or at least a cold Christmas. with
perhaps a chance to try out new skates.
SO FAR away from the home customs
side of the equator at the Christmas s
season he is apt to have a feeling of
hofnesickness. even though the wander
lust. or travel instinct, may be strong
within him.
II is not. however. necessary to be
north of the equator to pass a snowy.
cs-bound Christmas. The Cordilleras
of the Andes. with their great heights.
sometimes are closed by the snow
storms even in what should be the sum-
n,er season of the south temperate
zone. Any one who has been in the
Chilean Andes at the Christmas sea-
son can easily imagine himself in the
Blue Ridges or the Adirondacks or the
Rockies.
X
Christmas customs in the Spanish
American countries differ Somewhat
from those in the United States, or
England or Germany. Among the Lat
in Americans the carnival is the real
season for gayety and recreation. and It
lssts several days.
New Year day in most of the Span,
ish-American countries comes nearer
Christmas in the United States in its
social observances than does .he actual
Christmas day 1t is on New Year day
that gifts are sent. calls are made and
home parties and entertainments are
most common.
Cards are also exchanged. If one
fails to send engraved cards wishing
his friends a happy new year he Is
lacking in tho performance Of his So
cial obligations. Should he fail to re-
ceive basketful of these cards he may
justly regard himself as on the list of
the forgotten ones.
Among some of the cultured families
il has become the custom in recent
years to include Merry Christmas on
the New Year card, 50 that any time
expect the greetings of the season,
which will include Christmas but this
practice has not yet become general.
In the Latin American countries
where Christmas is most fully observed
II is the religious celebration that gives
the real significance to the day. but
the observance really eliminates on
"Soche Buena," or Christmas eve.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
IS NEW WARRANTS
OUT FOR F|NCHER

Held to the Grand Jury by Recorder
Broyles Wednesday afternoon on a
charge of carrying concealed weapons,
r. l.. Fincher, the express messenger
who is accused of stealing $500 from
the Southern Express Company,
Thursday faced arrest on thirteen
warrants issued in Turner County.
The warrants charge misdemeanors
and were brought to Atlanta by Depu-
ty Sheriff Story, Of Turner County.
Besides the warrants from Turner
County, IL has developed that Fincher
Is wanted in Alabama. kilograms
from the Sheriffs of jefferson County
and Clay County in that State, were
received by Chief Beavers Wednesday
afternoon asking that Fincher be held
for the Alabama authorities.
IL was said he was indicted by the
Clay County Grand Jury in 1912 on
a charge of grand larceny.
An attempt to have Ffncher freed
on a writ of habeas corpus was frus-
trated by the police Wednesday, when
they took Fincher before Recorder
Broyles and had him bound over, TWO
hours before the hearing of the writ.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
Shriners Journey
To Augusta to Put
On a Big Initiation

AUGUSTA, Jan Mobiles ..
Alec Temple order Of the Mystic
Shrine. 200 strong, made pilgrimage
to Augusta to-day from Savannah
the home OF Alec Temple. barbe-
cue breakfast was followed by an
automobile ride, after which lunch
con was served at the Masonic TEN
pie The parade starts al 4 O'Clock
this afternoon. There are between AZ
and 50 candidates for initiation To-
night. beginning at midnight "a ban
quet viii be served
In addition to the local candidates.
the list includes William Dooley, Y.
F. Hatcher, O -. Magruder, w. A.
and f. II Phillips, G. " Sturgis and
W A. VIM. of Harlem; l.. o. Fort
son and W. r. Lee, of Washington;
II. d. Trout, Of camak; J. o. Norrell
and f. G. Davis, OF Appling; B. p.
Joel. Of Athens G. r. Manner, of
Warrenton, and L. W. Adams, Of Tig-
nail.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
JOE LUNONTO IS
FOUND; SENDS
FOR MONKEY
Missing Organ Grinder Mails
Check to Pay Man Who Took
Care Of Grieving Pet.

Some time Thursday afternoon
there is going to be one happy little
monkey in Louisville Ky.
Joe Lunontc. the mysteriously dis
appearing Italian organ grinder, has
turned up again.
The connection between those state
ments is as follows
Joe vanished from his boarding
place, No. l67 IL Decatur street, some
five weeks ago. He left sorrowf1l
monkey named Jumbo and his trusty
hand organ. which would play the
Marse.llaise after a fashion.
Sends for Belongings.
The police locked for Joe, and p II
Enright. the proprietor of the roomlng
house. looked for Joe, and the monkey
looked for Joe and would not be COM
forted
In fact, it was some days before
Jumbo would eat.
But nothing was heard from Joe
until Wednesday. Then letter, writ
ten by Louisville lawyer for Joe Lu-
nonto, came to Enright.
Joe said he was all right, adding
that he was in Louisville stopping at
an Italian hotel operated by a rela-
tive. He asked that Jumbo and the
organ be sent to him at once.
Pays Jumbo's Room Rent.
And--this part of the letter opened
Enright's eyes-there was a check to
cover room rent for the monkey, just
as much as If Joe had been there all
the time, too.
So Wednesday afternoon Enright
packed up the hand organ and it's
Marseillaise possibilities, and Grated
Jumbo in a comfortable little cage.
and turned them over to the express
company, the organ keeping perfectly
quiet and Jumbo conversing volubly
and waving a small brown hand
through the Stats.
And by this time Jumbo probably Is
a happy little monkey.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
DON 7 TAKE THE
WRONG MEDICINE
II Your Liver Gets Lazy You Need ,
Liver Tonic. Not Merely Taxa.
tive for the Bowels.

Many people take simple laxsa,.
when their liver gets sluggish rst.s'
than take calomel. which they know :.
be dangerous. But a mere laxative r.n
not start a sluggish liver. What i.
needed is a tonic that will liyen ~
the liver without forcing you to stav !,
home and lose a day from your hue
ness.
You have such a tonic in Dodxor,,
Liver Tone. Dodson's Liver Tone MS
be all they claim for it because nus ,bs,.
guarantee it to take the place of dan s.ey
GUS calomel and agree to hand bacL ~ =,
money with a smile to any person ~ ,Ss
tries Dodson's Liver Tone and IL VINO na9
satisfied with the relief it gives - ho'
Dodson's Liver Tone is a har,o,..
vegetable liquid with a pleasant t mess
and is a prompt and reliable rsn,s9
for constipation, biliousness, sour STU
ach and the other troubles that en-
from torpid liver. 'oiie
All druggists give it their person.,
guarantee, and if you will ask boS.
this. guarantee you will protect voursai,
against limitations that are not eI,sr s1'l
teed. Large bottle of Dodson's TJvs,
Tone is 80 cents.-Advt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
j. s. ARMY MAN
INSPECTING 9TH

Members of the Fifth Regiment,
National Guard of Georgia, are ex-
periencing the thrills and excitement
attendant upon the annual inspection.
Major Fred l.. Palmer, u. S. A., I'M
attached, is representing the Com
monwealth, while Major Charles
Alexander. Seventeenth Regiment,
United States Army, is inspecting the
regiment for the Government.
Already the regimental band and
Company A, Atlanta Zouaves, have
been weighed in the balances. Cap
tain Oscar Palmer. OF the Zouaves,
drilled his men in open and close
formation Wednesday night.
Thursday Company b, Capital City
Guard. Captain Homer West. was in
spected.
Other companies of the regiment
VIII be inspected on the following
dates:
January S0-Company c. Gate City
Guards, Captain Asa Gambler.
February company d. Atlanta
Rifles, Captain w. ]. Stoddard.
February S-Company E. Grady
Cadets. Captain w. H. Leahy.
February accompany F. Fulton
Blues, Captain f. Coolidge.
February 5-Company G., Marist
Rifles. Captain Eugene Schmidt
February COMPANY II, Fulton
Fusileers. Captain j. w. Quillian.
February 9-Company i, German
American Guards, Captain William
Hartlaub.
February i0-Company X, Atlanta
Grays, Captain c. a. Stokes.
February l1-Company l., Gate
CITY Guards, Captain Peter Clarke.
FEBRUARY Accompany Nj, machine
Jr
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
HAIR WOULD FALL
BY HANDF ILLS
Scalp Covered with Dandruff. Itch
ing so Intense Could Not Sleep.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Com
pIeteIy Cured, Now Has Long Hair.

p o. Box 40. Clinton, La had the
malaria fever and lost all my hair. My head
would itch me terribly and the scalp would
be covered with dandruff. II looked pre-
ciSely like corn meal and could be seen
plainly. Theitching was SO intense couldn't
sleep at night. | would scratch until my
head was sore all over and my hair would
fall by handouts.
used -. - and different
shampoos and tonlcs without effect. About
one month later bought a cake Of Cuticura
Soap and then sent and bought a box of
Cutlcura Ointment. | used the Cuticura
Soap with warm water and gave my hair a
good shampoo and used light application
OF the Cuticura Ointment Relief was al
most instantaneous. | used three boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment and thu Cuticura soap
TO complete my cure. | NOW have a full
head of long hair" Signed Mrs Laura
A. Greene, June IA, 1918
In selecting toilet soap why not procure
one possessing delicate emollient properties
sufficient to allay minor irritations, remove
redneSs and roughness. prevent pore-clos-
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and promote skin and scalp health generallyp
Such soap, combined with the purest OF
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and refreshing OF flower odors. is Cuticura
Soap. Cuticura Soap 25c. and Cuticura
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the world. Liberal sample Of each mailed
free with sap. skin Book. Address post
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ts7'Nlen who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura SOAP will nnd II best for slxin and SCALP.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29

feet a new numbering system is con
sidered by the Streets Committee
Public Hearing Planned.
The Streets Committee viii hold a
public hearing Postmaster Jones viii
reveal the handicap OF the poor mum
bering system to the mail service. the
legislation committee OF the Federi-
ton OF Trades will make its plea and
a number OF private citizens also are
expected to appear TO add to the APP
peal that this belated Improvement be
given at once.
The Georgian will present the cou-
pons from citizens that have been
mailed in. The more coupons received
the better the showing, OF course.
Have you mailed in your coupon?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-29
CLOCCED NOSTR|LS OPEN At ONCE.
HEAD COLDS AND CATARRH VANISH

dlssolves by the heat of the nostrils.
penetrates and heals the infiamed. swoll.
en- membrane which lines the nose, head
and throat; clears the air passages.
stops nasty discharges and a feeling Of
cleansing, soothing relief comes imms.
diately.
Don't lay awake tonight strugg1,ns
for breath, with head stuffed; nostrlls
closed, hawking and blowing. Catarrh
or a cold. with it's running nose, foul
mucus dropping into the throat, and
raw dryness is distressing, but truly
needless.
Put your faith--just once-in "-lys
Cream Balm and your cold or catarrh
will surely disappear