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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
Up-to-Date Jokes

The first time Bill, the farm hand,
ever complained Of feeling sick his boss
sent him to town with the address Of
a doctor he knew. Bill came back next
day and reported:
well, / took my medicine, but not
from that doctor you sent me to-no,
street"
why not? Couldn't you find him.
"Oh, | found his place all right, with
his name on a brass plate on the door.
But understand the name It said 10 to
L. / wasn't goin to take no such risks
as that. There was another doctor
next door, and his sign read to s.
The odds was so much better that
went TO him."
An old bachelor, through no fault OF
his, was looking al a little baby. and
was expected to admire IT, OF course.
well, Mr.. Blinkins," said the proud
young mother expectantly. is 1t not
very lovely?'
Yes-er-thst is to say-er-um--
about how old must such a baby be.
Mrs. Tompkins, before 1t begins to look
like a human being?"
Actor-What, back so soon? Didn't
the play take?
Actress-Yes. the play took; the man
ager took the receipts, the bsiliffs took
the scenery, the landlord took the
trunks and the author took to drink"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

n TANY poems have been written
WI and pictures painted OF THE
Childrens Hour" supposed TO
be at twilight, when the mothers get
their children to sleep with story
telling and soft lullabics, while ia
theirs look on. proud to have part in
such a home. But in reality, the
"Children's Hour" is spent by mothers
in calling over the gate for their chill
dren to come home, and later by the
children in going whining to bed, and
by father grumbling over the noise.
One of the hardest things in the
world to remember is that an addi-
tional ruffle doesn't show as much on
a garment as II shows on the dry
goods bill.
When a man is in a temper there
isn't anything more aggravating than
a house with all the connecting doors
down, or one that has doors that close
noiselessly. A man who Is mad loves
TO slam a door He gets more good
out OF slamming a door than, in his
opinion. he could get out OF religion.
1t is his protest against everything
that is wrong, and it means that he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
Honest to Goodness

isn't much older than the child that
beats It's head on the floor.
We have SEES rched the woods, dales
and meadows carefully and find no
woman with hare feet and in loose
white robe, as she appears on the
backs of magazines TO represent
spring.
When a woman refuses to sell cali
because 1t will make the cows heart
ache, is It not something to her credit
that she is not good business wom-
an?
An old lady was talking OF the past
MY eldest son." she said. died Au-
gust 81. 1862, al in the morning, and
my next chill died May 10, 1865, at 3
in the afternoon. when did my hua-
band die, did you ask? Well, do you
know can't just remember think
it was in 1877, but It may have been
in 1884 and ! don't really know IL II
was in the fall or the spring of the
year"
CThere Is a vast difference in the
memory Of wife and the memory Of
mother)
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
OLD CONFEDERATE VETS
INTERESTING NARRATIVE
SxySeven Years Of Age Still Hale and Hearty and Can Swing
i4-nch PIow All Day Long.

FROST, TEXAS.-T am an old
confederate Veteran, 81 years OF age,
SAYS Mr. Wesley French. of this
pace, and have been living and
farming in Navarro County since
'Sf2. Have raised quite large family.
am hale and hearty. and can
swing 14-inch pillow all day long.
Haven't had fever or chills in "A
years in fact l don't allow myself
o' family TO get sick. we always
.aNe "a few doses of Thedfords Black
uEa"sht before We get sick.
When I get up in the morning and
nave bitter taste in my mouth, or a
.'. headache, l take a dose of Black
"ia1sht after eating a little break
last another dose at noon and an
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

other at night. and 1t has never failed
to cleanse my stomach and liver. 1t
never gripes, but makes me want to
eat, instead of making me sick.
I'VE have used Thedford's Black
Draught for 40 years (since 1879,
and feel that We couldn't get along
without it."
For over 70 years, long before the
war. Thedford's Black Draught has
been regulating Irregularities of the
liver, stomach and bowels, such as
constipation, biliousness. Indigestion,
headache, dyspepsia, bad breath, sour
stomach, etc.
Purely vegetable. Good for young
or old Twenty-Five cents a package.
one cent dose. Try it for yourself
Begin -day.-Advt.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

already-is a whose
a dish a and
- his
series his Under
hooking widely
Sometimes they
with sugarandbuter
mothers
tale of his proposals. when
baby MAN looks back from his
that his heartrouble
a
maid
sprig putting timd
leaf folks
their funnes'
Springime hills life his heart
Auumnts mother he's wanting STILL
his trampng the barren hills with the nip OF
in it's Spring his heart
Youths high laughter wanting
and he his So.
we'll hustled Prep
school into gates loveimage school
his her like
ness again highheaed gala
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
o Advice to Iovelorn

One at eighteen should not know the
meaning of the word.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
TIME WILL SHOW YOU.
Dear Miss Fairfax


/ was graduated from public
school at sixteen, and since then
have undertaken many kinds OF
work, but seem to fail in every
thing ! do.
At present / am eighteen and
unemployed. | am at times al
most frantic with the thought of
not accomplishing the purpose of
my being on earth.
Is there not some way or place
where one can find out what he Is
best fitted for? HOPEFUL.
The Lord said to one in simila
doubt. What has thou in the house :?
meaning what Is the talent lylnt
nearest at hand.
Your purpose of being on earti
can not be explained by worry anC
doubt; keep on working. find the worl
nearest at hand suitable TIL you fine
better. and don't grow discouraged
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.
Sixteenth Chapter-Continued

A. the station of our village my
t,fhar's carriage was waiting for us,
and A strange footman shrugged his
shoulders in answer to some whis-
nered question Of Father Dams, and
rom that / gathered that my
mothers condition was unchanged.
We reached home at dusk, just as
somebody was lighting a line of new
electric lamps that had been set up
IN the drive to show the way for
the carriage under the chestnuts in
which the rocks used to build and
cav.
knew the turn Of the path from
which the house could be first seen,
and I looked for It, remembering the
last glimpse l had of my mother at
her window. Father Dan looked, too,
Int for another reason-to see IL the
blinds were down.
Aunt Bridget was in the hall, and
when Father Dan, who had grown
more and more excited as we ap-
preached the end OF our journey,
asked how my mother was now, poor
thing, she answered:
Worse; distinctly worse; past
recognizing anybody; so all this trou-
BILE and expense has been wasted"
As she had barely recognized me
7 ran upstairs with a timid and quiet
step and without waiting to take off
my outer clothes made my way to
my mothers bedroom.
remember the heavy atmosphere
Of the room as ! opened the door.
! remember the sense 1 had of its
being lower and smaller than
thought I remember the black four
foot bedstead with the rosary hang
ing on a brass nail at the pillow end.
I remember my little cot which still
stood in the same place, and con-
tanned some of the clothes had worn
as child, and even some of the toys
had played with.
''Mally Veen!"
A strange woman, in the costume
Of a nurse, turned to look at me as
l entered, but I did not at first see
my mother, and when at length l did
see her, with her eyes closed, she
looked so white and small as to be
almost hidden In the big white bed.
Presently Father Dan came in, fol-
lowed by Doctor Conrad and Aunt
Bridget, and finally my father, who
was in his shirt sleeves and had a
pen in his ear, l remember.
Then Father Dan, who was trem-
bling very much, took me by the hand
and led me to my mothers side
where STOPPING over her, and making
his voice very low, yet speaking as
one who was calling into long tun-
nel, he said:
My daughter My daughter! Here
is our little Mary. She has come
home to see you,"
Never shan forget what followed
First, my mothers long lashes parted
and she looked at me with a dazed
expression as If still in sort OF
cream Then her big eyes began tc
blaze like torches in dark hollows
and then Though they had thought
her strength was gone and her voice
would never be heard AGAIN. she
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
The NarrotiUe of Mary
O'NeiU
FIRST PART.
My Girlhood

copyright. 1912. by Hearst's Magazine.
conyright, 1913. by Hearst Magazine.
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright.
1913 by ]. B. Lipplncott Company.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05


meaning of tho word.
LET YOUR BOOKS COME FIRST
Dear Miss Fairfax:
! am twenty-four and was dear
ly in love with a girl Of twenty
three. but, by taking up a course
of civil service, she came to my
house very often. and told her
not TO come so many times. as I
like to learn what I have to. and
she got angry, but have a warm
spot In my heart for her.
Kindly let mo have your best
advice what to do, so that / can
keep company with her again.
w. G. 8.
Don't let her anger sidetrack your
ambition. 1t will be to your lasting
regret II you do.
II she is a girl worth while she will
learn to realize that you are RICH!
and will become neip to you instead
of hindrance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05

raised herself In her bed. stretched
out her arms to me, and cried in
loud strong tones:
"Mally veen! My Mally veen!"
How long l lay with my arms about
my mother, and my mothers arms
about me do not know l only know
that over my head l heard Father
Dan saying, as If speaking to child:
You are happy now, are you not?"
Yes, yes, l am happy now" my
mother answered
You have everything you want?'
acknowledgements
Then came my fathers voice, say
, ing:
Well you've got your girl, Isabel
You wanted her, so we sent for her,
and here she is"
You have been very good to me-
| Daniel" said my mother, who was
| kissing my forehead and crying in
her Joy.
When I raised my head. I found
| Father Dan in great excitement
Did you see that them" he was
saying TO Dr. Conrad. II would have
gone on my knees all the way to
Blackwater to see it."
81 couldn't have believed 1t posi-
ble," the doctor replied
"Ah, what children we are, entire
| ly. God confounds all our reckoning
We can't count with His miracles
And the greatest of all miracles is a
| mothers love for her child +"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-05
A Mothers Love.


Let US leave her now. though"
said the doctor She's like herself
again, but still :"
Yes, let us leave them together"
whispered Father Dan, and, having
swept everybody out before him q
thought Aunt Bridget went away
ashamed) he stepped off himself on
tiptoe, as If treading on holy ground.
Then my mother, who was holding
my hand and sometimes putting it to
her lips, said:
Tell me everything that has hap
pened."
As soon as my little tongue was
| loosed I told her all about my life at
| the convent; about the Reverend
Mother and the nuns and the novices
and the girls (all except Sister An
| gela and Alma) and the singing of
| the hymn to the Virgin-talking on
and on and on, without observing
that, after while, my mothers eyes
had closed again, and that her hand
had become cold and moist.
At length she said: rs 1t getting
dark, Nary"
1 told her It was night and the
lamp was burning.
Us 1t going out them" she asked
and when 1 answered that it was not
she did not seem to hear, SO I stopped
| talking, and for some time there was
silence In which 1 heard nothing but
the ticking of the clock on the man
telpiece, the barking of a sheep dog a
long way off, and the husky breath
ing in my mothers throat.
I was beginning to be afraid when
| the nurse returned. She was going to
speak quite cheerfully, but after a
glance at my mother she went out
| quickly and came back in a moment
with DR.. Conrad and Father Dan.
] heard the doctor say something
about change, whereupon Father
Dan hurried away. and in a moment
there was much confusion. The
nurse spoke of taking me to another
room, but the doctor said:
mo, our little woman will be
brave" and then, leading me aside,
he whispered that God was sending
for my mother and I must be quiet
and not cry.
! To Be Continued Tomorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
STARVING In STREET,
SHE SEEKS HUSBAND
Deserted Wife with Babe Evicted
Had Not Eaten in
Three DAYS.

A pale, emaciated woman staggered last
night into the East 10ith street station,
pushing a baby carriage, and after she
had told an astounding story Lieutenant
John O'Conner threw bill on TO his desk
and yelled TO a patrolman on reserve:
Here Mike, be quick! Get this poor
creature something TO eat and drink
while ! call doctor"
The woman was Mrs. Theresa Scavella,
forty years old. who lived at No. 42C
East 12ith street until three days ago
when her bits OF furniture were put upon
the sidewalk and she and her eight.
months-old baby evicted because she
could not pay the rent.
For three DAYS and three nights. push
ing her little son Antonio In his perambu-
lator. Mrs. Scavella had walked the
streets. with nothing 10 eat or drink and
nowhere TO go or 10 sleep except for the
few minutes now and again in a hallway.
All the time she was borne up by the
hope she might find her husband. Antonio
who deserted her. sne said, a month be-
fore the baby was born.
DR.. cclano. OF the Harlem Hospital.
waited until the woman ate the food
Lieutenant O'Connor had sent for, and
then took her 10 the Charities Depart
meut
Then Lieutenant O'Connor sent out q
general alarm for Antonio Scavella. tho
husband.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
FOR PRIMARY LAW CHANGE
O'Dwyer Wants All Anti Tam
MANY Organizations on Ticket.

Justice Edward L. O'Dwyer, OF the
city Court. and president Of the National
Democratic Club. talked TO the Demo
cratic Association OF New York al
Healevs. Goth street and Columbus ave-
nue.. last night on the amendments TO the
direct primary law suggested by his CLUB.
This organization looks fairly tornid-
abIe." he said. but there are other or
ganizations. We must put ambitions and
ieaIousles aside. AL organizations OPP
posed TO Tammany Hall must be repre-
scented on the primary ticket this fall
Justice O'Dwyer said the Democratic
Club had asked for a hearing on the PHI
nary amendments some time next week
John +. Cowan, Commissioner or Rec
ords. said the Democratic Association
would make a fight in every election dis
trict in the county this fall in an effort to
break into the Democratic General Com
mittee. william 3. Selden, chairman, ap-
pointed a leader for every Assembly dis
trict in the county.
Cornelius HUH said the Secretary OK
State had suggested that it would be bet
ter 10 change their name, as the Demo
cratic Association Of New York was too
much like the Democratic League. A res
clution was passed that they so ahead
with their incorporation with that name,
ard If the Secretary of State refused 10
accept 1t they should get out mandamus
against him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
Mayor Says He Approves
of Raids and Police
Changes of Mckay.
INSPECTORS TO BE
HELD TO ACCOUNT
Laws Relating to Public Morality
and to Police Discipline
To Be Enforced.

Mayor Mitchell said yesterday that the
raids on hotels in the Tenderloln and the
reduction TO captain OF Inspector Joht
IT. Gillen by Commissioner Mckay wer'
in line with the policy Of the administra-
ton Of enforcing laws relating TO public
morals and the discipline Of the police
not because Gillen closed cabarets at
o'clock or suppressed an exhibition OF
French drama a few nights ago.
Mr.. Mckay conferred with the Mayor
again yesterday regarding the shake-up-
The Mayor said no approved OF the Com
missioner's action, but declared he had
not ordered the raids or shake-ups
The inference which the Tenderloiu
drew from the police situation yesterday
was that the laxity that has been APP
continue. 1t meant TO them that po-
lice inspectors would be held strictly
accountable FOR conditions in their dis
tricts and that more shake-ups were
likely TO take place when Mckay gets
through investigating conditions in other
districts
will the new Tcnderloin regime be
disturbed" Mr. Mckay was asked.
THAT would be too prophetic TO an
swer," he replied after some hesitation
McKay's charges against Gillen will be
drawn up in n few days. and will include
neglect of duty. violations OF the rules
OF the department and failure to sup
press disorderly resorts. More warrants
have been issued, he said. but when
l. Il.
full report will be sent to the Mayor
Headquarters heard yesterday that Cap
tain John l.. Falconer OF the Elizabeth
street station was slated 10 succeed Gil
len in the Sd Inspection District. Gillen
turned over his inspectors shield TO Chief
Inspector Schmittberger yesterday. He
will report at Headquarters every day
until formal charges are filed against
him
As a result OF Lieutenant Costlgan' 9
vice squad raids in Gillen's district Tues
day nighr 1--WE persons were arraigned in
magistrates courts yesterday and hel
for keeping resorts or violations OF the
excise laws.
Costigan has been watching several
we'll known hotels along Broadway TO put
a stop TO gambling. Owing 10 the un-
willingness of the department to appro-
pirate money TO get evidence, Costigan
had to content himself with making ex-
Csc raids. Walters were arrested last
Sunday and fined. In each case. it was
said, tho proprietors took the hint and
banlshed the gambling outfits.
Commissioner Mckay announced these
promotions yesterday:
Detective Lieutenant Daniel r. OCon-
nor, to succeed Captain Thomas Ryan,
18th Precinct. who succeeded Inspector
Titus: Matthew X. Clarkin. sergeant, I'd
Inspection District. made lieutenant in the
West s5th street station. and Michael Lar
ney. patrolman, 18th Precinct, made SER
geant and sent to the West S7th street
station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
Sale Of Stock in Europe.

This investigation revealed some queer
ways OF doing business. In the case OF
the Siegel Stores Corporation the RECORDS
show that IT disposed Of $4,000 of its
preferred stock in Europe. Soon AFTER i
turned $4,000 over TO the Simpson Cra"-
ford Company whose stock II carried ia
its vaults as an asset. This SS".voo was
used TO buy bonds of the Simpson CraW-
ford COMPANY. These bonds were retired
and Immediately the holding corporation
Cthe Siegel Stores Corporation marked up
the value OF its Simpson Crawford stock
by $4,000.
Subsequently It loaned tho Simpson
Crawford Company sG5o,0o0 on its notes
later cancelling the notes Then 1t again
boosted its appraised value Of Its Simpson
Crawford stock by the amount of the
notes that had been cancelled"
THAT transaction" said Mr.. Whitman,
was approved by a resolution that was
o KID by the then counsel for the cor
poration I won't say who that was, but
it was not Stanchheld e Levy"
That" Mr.. Train went on, was IN
January year ago. How lawyer couId
However, IL was done.
"Other transactions we're more irregu-
lar. The books in the five years that we
have gone over them plainly show thai
at no time was any OF the stores max
ing money. The best the Simpson CraW-
ford store ever did was TO make appar-
ent earnings OF less than 10000 in q
year that it declared q stock dividend of
100000. one year the Fourteenth Street
Store appeared TO have made $500. The
Boston Store was always an admitted
loser
"The mere fact that the stores were
losing money did not prevent the paying
Of salaries OF $4,000 a year to Siegel,
about $4,000 20 Vogel and $4,000 TO Leo 3.
Price Nor did 1t prevent the giving out
Of good statements. The way that WAS
done was simplicity itself.
so far as the mechanics Of the books
Of the several stores are concerned, ne
adding up OF figures correctly by poorly
paid clerks who would have been dis
charged had they not added correctly, is
all right. But the firms kept, as many
do. private ledger in which the various
accounts were correctly entered. These
invariably showed losses. When a bal
ance showing this was struck at the end
Of the year an expert would be called IN
and told to doctor them so that they
would show profit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12

Slegel & Co, bankers. but never cashed'
being carried as cash item by the bank.
When $4,000 OF these checks had accumu-
lated. the amount was arbitrarily charged
20 the several stores and the checks can
celled. These checks did not appear
among the items in the statement OF the
Fourteenth Street Store supplied the Ma
tional Bank OF Commerce.
I'm all Siegel and Vogel submitted sew
eral statements covering five years of the
affairs Of the several stores. All OF these
are false, the Simpson-Crawfoid- state
ment being worse than that Of the Four
teenth Street store. on which this indict-
ment is based Upon those other indict-
ments will be based.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
GEORGE REMAINS DIRECTOR
Choate Among Judges Favora-
BILE to Junior Republics Head.

William r. George Is 10 remain ma
tional director OF the National Association
of Junior Republics, in accordance with
a resolution passed at a melting OF the
directors of the association yesterday.
The meeting was called to pass on the
decision OF the special board OF inquiry,
which handed down a decision. February
q, involving certain charges OF miscon-
duct brought against George several yeas
ago by girl inmates OF the republic" at
Freevllle. y. Y. The judges were Joseph
H. Choate. Judge Seabury and Lillian ID.
Wald. They held that Mr.. George had
been free Of any criminal intentions. but
that on two OF three charges he had been
guilty OF misconduct.
The trustees contend the judges based
their opinion on misapprehension OF the
true facts. and in their resolution yester-
day expressed continued and complete
confidence in Mr.. George" as the result OF
being fully cognizant OF the animus under
lying the accusations brought, and hav-
ing full and complete knowledge OF all
the facts I'm all the various matters in
volved."
Judge Ben Lindsey sent the following
message TO Lyman Beecher Stowe, secre-
tary OF the organization: II am In hearty
sympathy with Daddy George and you.
and wish To bc recorded on his side and
In favor of whatever you think the situa-
ton demands in the interest Of Justice
and fair play I will stand by YOU and
Daddy"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-12
on the retired list Of tho army tomorrow

on the retired list Of tho army tomorrow
on account OF age. AS Lieutenant Colone
Henry B. Styer. of the nth. is now on
duty at the War College, The command
of tho regiment, temporarily at least. vii
fall to the senior major, George w. Mar
tin.
Although the two regiments Will pro-
coed to Eagle Pass and Laredo, General
Bliss will designate their exact location
The strength Of each regiment Is SS2 men
At Laredo and Eagle Pass the two regt-
ments will relieve six troops of cavalry
which Will be distributed along other
points on the western border in General
Bliss's discretion. This will place under
that generals command about forty-two
hundred cavalry troops and twenty-four
hundred infantry.
Though large in the aggregate, thi.
force is regarded as small in many quar-
ters here for a rigid and efficient patrol
OF the eighteen hundred miles Of border
between the United States and Mexico