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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

"A NY sisters oldest son is cumming
NH UP TO the house tonite, sed Ma.
lN1 He has been on the stage the
last three years. 4 has Travelled a
CRATE deel am sure he must be
vary interesting, tho ! haven't seen
him since he was a little boy. He is
a vodvill actor.
see, sed Pa, ! see. Well, l hoaP
he isent like sum Of the vodyin act
ors that have met Wen Is he cum
ming?
He ought to he here at any time
now sed Ma & test then he calm in.
He was tail & slim & dressed kind OF
loud
So this Is Bert. is IT, eed Ma. This
is nay husband. Bert, & this is my
littel son.
Glad to know you, old sport, he sed
to Pa Nit me
Pa shook hands with him & he
dident motifs me at all but ! dldent
cair. He sat down & started to
smoak one OF Pas cigars & he
started rite in talking about the
stage.
guess the theatrical bizness is
kind of bad rite now. isent it7 sed
Pa A friend of mine was telling me
that lots OF good talent is looking
for bookings.
Oh. don't know, sed Bert Ne and
-. oar+par ls bookhd in sp1{9 Sou
forty moar weeks. or course there
IRE a lot OF hicks stubbing around
looking for the big time but me and
my pal are sure enough big time guys
any way you figure us. Good dress
ers on and off the stage. and believe
me, Kid. we are "a rio. eyeryware we
play.
: What Is the nature OF yure act,
Aeed Ma
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
LITTLE boobies PA

We give them the gravy. sed Bert
You know, the wise stuff ling, zins.
zowie, We shoot 1t right at them.
Gags and sidewalk patter and few
parodies that l rote myself. sed Bert.
Say, when we get thru feeding them
psrodies 10 the audience we Jest
knock them rite out of thare chairs.
Talk about sure IRE stun, he sed.
Why peepul, last week we followed
Lillian Russell on the bill and they
went wild over us Any other act
than ours wud have died the death
OF dog cumming rite after Russell,
but We got a bigger hand than she
Goi. We done six bows. he sed.
DO sou play In any OF the picture
housrsn Ma asked him.
What? Us? Pictures? Say, easy
with the whip, sed Bert. Nothing but
the big time for us, believe me. Mar
tin Beck thinks so much of us that
he asked us to spend the Winter at
his summer home, and as ] was
saying TO Keith the other day Paul,
says /, We have earned a vaCashun,
but hate to lay off when the peepul
all oaver the country are crying for
us
II must be grand life, sed Pa.
He was looking at Bert kind OF steddy
& trying not to Ian. what do yop
do with yure thousand a week.
Oh, we amt quite worked up to .
thousand yet sed Bert but YOU did
ent cum far from the fEser ON
we save It, You ought to see III,
swell Summer home We have got at
Winterville. Me and my pal go there
every summer. We are WORKING ~,
a play there now and Maine Elliott
told us that she would play in II II
We would give 1t to her. But Maine
is getting along in yeers a littel. so
we may not let her have 1t.
That is the way Bert talked all the
eevning He dident give Pa a chanst
to say a word, or Ma eether.
What do you think OF sisters son?
sed Ma after he had went.
IL IL a good thing ne went, sed Pa,
was les, going to call a cop.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT.

No, Mr.. Ingraham-I didn't have a
comfortable, sheltered life-but a
hard, bleak girlhood-and heart
that longed that beauty-and didn't
know the price. Often we are far
along road before we know where
1t leads-and when we know we go
on, because we are afraid to turn
back, as there will be no welcome il
we do--so we go on to see what is
waiting round the Corner-and we
pay-we pay for all we didn't know.
I'm paying-but | don't complaint
only pay"
1t might have been pathos-but ia
the quiet way she said it Nevil In
graham found LIES deep tragic force
and so it seemed truly pathetic ia
him to see such a woman as Mrs
Oliver going on her way down the
path on which she had stumbled
"No-you don't complain. | can see
that it is a sort of satisfaction to you
that you do pay. You believe in a
quid pro quo said lngraham, judi
cially.
Then why do you blame mes
cried the woman.
I'm not I'm appealing to you-to
your generosity. You have the in
stinct for charm-for perfection-and
that's what makes you so dangerous"
Mr.. Ingraham!"
"Yes-even now and here-where
you don't mean to bel am worried
about my brother-in law. He and my
sister have quarreled-and he seems
to have lost his head bit-you mean
no harm-but Tom is in a state just
now to draw comparisons-to want
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
Up to Date Jokes

The principal grocer of a small
country town was chattirq with soy
| Sfal customers when discussion
arose as tn tho o-opdorfnl sanee Of
80. -,
louCn the bllEu nave.
Here coues oId hind IIeorv Per
hlhS now, said the grocer. Wen
test him"
lie took a scoopful of sugar and eN-
tended if ~ tho old man
''' mon
Feel this, Henry" he said and
-, tell ne what a. is"
,rbe hIi,5 -, nat ,,ts, r.,,,, :, 49,.
~, ',,e oI'I,u man put MS manu- IN t!e
scoop, passed Its contents through his
fingers and said in a firm, confident
tone. sand"
boru HehrN Bentlnck once hap
pened TO attend a church on q week
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

| find in her-Was pleasureAbut even
for this pleasure she would have to
pay.
Having first received a telegram"
added the other conspirator.
of course, she laughed. "A tele-
gram saying that Mr.. oliver is dam
gerously ill?"
Don't let him die, please" said In
graham, hastily. 'Td rather you
weren't left a widow at this june
ture,
Perhaps I'd better be i'll"
Nothing catching"
Not tonsilitis-or measles-for in
stance?" Mrs. Oliver was strangely
unwilling to have this jolly game
over
NO We'd be quarantined. A
sprained ankle would be simpler
The very thing. Your stairs were
especially built for it,
But can you fall down those stairs
and sprain your ankle without really
spraining it?" asked Ingraham, with
an anxious note in his voice which he
found it difficult to explain.
"Of course, ! can. | shan't really
hurt myself, but you'll all think l
had" whispered the second conspira-
tor, in a happy little tone of laugh
ter. 1t was so jolly helping-like
this-she thought.
Then it won't do for you to 60 TO
shore"
"On the contrary, I'll be obliged TO
take the first train to New York to
have it put in nlaster,"
Good! There's a train from New
London at g."
"Splendid Then I'll have a bad
night and leave before anybody's IN
You'll permit me to escort you,
said Ingraham, with a bit more than
courtesy in his voice.
To Be Continued Monday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

II HE contrast formed by the use OF rvo such varied
materials mole and taiess ermne in the
model on the left, gives pleasing accent to what
would have been but is longer an eocentrcity
Of line.
The broad kmono sleeves make what the French call
an imprisonment curved front and back that and the
rounded collar of ermine. The collar and sleeve
Guns are banded by narrow edge OF the mole
The lower part OF the coat is entirely OF the mole
which rounds off in curve at the bottom and so curry
ing continues around to fastening of four large mole
skin buttons the last OF which Is Just at the throat
from season to season, evening wraps vary at all
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

In line and cut; but slight modification of material
or an emphasis on detail make this years evening
bit different from last years opera garment
Here Is wonderful wrap-on the right-of the tail.
less ermne forbidden to all but royalty and those whose
purses are royalty lined But pretty Miss Cinderella
VIII find that the pretty lines may be followed in
supple plush, in cloth or velvet
Broadly kimono in its lines it shows a large sleeve
with a tiny puff. A small round collar finishes the
neck. which is fastened by cord white silk ending
in tassels.
The right side is plain and falls sharply over the full
left side that is gathered up In pannier shape.
-OLIVETTE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

seventy he can't remember that no
ever had any in the tub with him.
What, Mother, Is a Bookmark7
1t is anything, Child, which a
woman uses 10 mark the place be-
tween the pages of Uplift literature?
But. Mother Mine, what Is 1t called
when the literature is not Uplift?
You are so unsopnisticated. Little
One. A bookmark is never used be-
tween the pages of trashy literature
for the reason that after the reader
begins to read. the book Is not put
down till the end is reached. am
old, and / have seen many books. but
I never saw a bookmark in a trashy
novel.
who Mother, is the ideal wife?
II Is the wife. My Child. who, when
her husband shaves and puts on HE
dress suit and says he is going out
to help friend dig a well. believe,
him.
FRANCES L. GARSTDE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

the very thing he hasn't got In other
words, hes little off his head-and
the society of-au artist in charm"
She smiled rather sadly.
And then he added, 81 must seem a
rather ungracious host"
TO an unlimited guest?" and she
struggled braVely to keep all the hurt
out of her voice.
"Ah, don't. Well forget all that.
why. I've talked to you like an old
trlend-I trust you-and I trust Tom.
II only nothing sets him off in a
wrong direction there's a chance of
him and Racie coming together-and
as long as there is a chance I'll stand
by"
And I'll help you" answered the
woman. So they shook hands on that.
Other Women.
But frankly. Mr.. Ingraham-there
are other women in the world-and
your sister is behaving as if there
were not. All these women on vour
boat seem to think that, once married
they have nothing further to gain
or lose"
1T works out pretty badly, doesn't
it?" said Ingraham
Mrs. Frost nags her husband and
bellttles him-and he responds to
anyone's affection like a lost dog. Mr.
Packard is only big, vain. affection
ate child-whO is neglected for bridge
and your sisters husband-Oh
1t is too easy-of course. they don't
want return tickets Then. with
an abrupt change of manner as she
realized just how sadly easy it all
was she added: Where can YOU
land me?"
IF this fog lifts We'll make New
London before Tomorrow morning"
And I'll go ashore early" said Mrs
Ollver. Somehow conspiring with this
kindly. friendly man-who liked her
for all the things other men failed to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

Well" continued his friend, che
insured five hundred cigars, smoked
them, and then sent in a claim on
the ground that they had been de-
stroyed by fire"
And, of course, he got laughed at?'
Not bit of it. The company has
had him arrested on a charge of ar
son."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
TABLOID TALES X

What. Mother. is meant by a 'house
party" l read of 1t often these days
house party. Child, is one where
the hostess has to worry about sheets.
as well as tablecloths.
4 What, Mother. is a debutante7
1t is name My Dear, given to a
girl when she is about sixteen and
which makes her much harder to get
along with than If she goes by the
old fashioned name of "one OF the
young 'uns.'
What, Mother. is a compliment
II is that gentle art, My Child. that
II used with nicely as a handle will
open any door.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
SMART BUSINESS

Young Waggles," remarked Flip
son, as he made himself comfortable
in deep club armchair. has had the
laugh turned on himself in his little
joke against the Flames Fire Insur-
ance Company"
What do you mean?' asked Flip
son.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
A Tragic Short Story Complete
Abso1ution---Or What
4 the Priest Knew x
The tale of man who had strength enough to
forgive.

solution. Now, / know you will do
what L ask you to. When l am dead
you must open my trunk You will.
ma large scaled letter which 1 have
written since I began to get sick. 1t
is my confession. You must hand II
10 the priest of Notre- Dame de- Grace
when you como home and tell him
thst l sincerely repented my sins.
Three days later he died. found
mis- confession and 1 have come to
hand 1t to you"
Lebrlquaire handed the abbot a let
ter sealed with FIVE red seals.
The priest stood silent for mo.
ment.
cannot give ahsolution to a. man
VINO is absent. The Church doe. NOT
permit this but 1t teaches that God's
mercy is boundless and that renent-
ance alone is enough to wine ont all
our sins | will read the letter"
A HORRIBLE CONFESSION.
lie opened 1t and began to read.
Inc captain sat looking at the floor.
Not once did he raise his eyes
The letter ran:
In the Name of tho Father. tho
Son and the Holy Ghost
1 accuse myself of having loved
my cousin, Lebriquaire's wife Will.
he was away. | agk for mercy and
forgiveness"
Inc abbot looked at the sailor. This
was strange case. he thought. Il
was no ordinary confession which
must be kept secret 1t was A dead
man who asked to be forgiven
1t Is beyond my power" thought
the priest, to cleanse him from this
sin. The only one who can do that in
the man against whom he has sin,ed
put now am l to break this dreadful
news to this honest man? How can
| tell him that the two beings he
loved were unfaithful to him. Oh.
Lord, tell me what to do"
lie kneeied down and prayed fer
vently and suddenly he saw what he
must do. Lebriquaire's sorrow was
as nothing compared to the surfertnks
Of these two souls in purgatory. An
other man might have hesitated, but
he as a priest had no choice. He
must defend the dead against tho
living.
He unbuttoned his coat and put the
letter into an inside pocket. Then he
said in his gentlest voice: "Lebri-
quaire, are you q Christian"
Yes. Father"
Then let your heart speak. The
absolution this poor soul asks for I
cannot grant"
Who. then. CAM"
YOU"
TRAGIC MOMENTS
The sailor Strengthened himself up.
His eyes were still staring at the
floor, his arm crossed over his chest
He was bordering how 1t could be
that no was the one to grant abso-
luton. Suddenly he passed his hand
quickly across his face as II tearing
away veil
He groaned and stared into space
His eyes filled with intense anguish.
His face flushed and the eyes grew
bloodshot with fury.
The priest looked at him SADLY
and he who had seen 80 much human
sorrow and despair seemed to lose all
his courage face to face with this
silence
Forgive" he whispered And his
word acted on this flame of fury an
cold, pure water on a bleeding wound,
The captain felt tho rush Of blood to
his brain stop and recede. He
raised his head and looked at the
priest for short moment
Then he threw from his pocket a
gold coin and laid 1t on the table and
said
Take this. Father. and say a mass
fo- their souls"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

What Mother Mine, is Ambition?
1t is praiseworthy hope and de-
sire, Child, TO do great things. Every
one is we'll supplied in youth, but II
dwindles away in time like a cake of
soap, so that by the time q man 10
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
BBE BRENTOT had just I'm
ished his dinner when the maid

N
! "A ished his dinner when the maid
entered.
There is man outside. Fether'
who wants to see you" she said, but
he said he would walt until you hau
finished eating"
II have finished. Theresa, Ask
him to come in
A broad .houldered. strongly built
man Of about fifty came In. HIS
garb betrayed the sailor and his
smcoth-shaven face was frank ana
honest, with a pair Of bright blue
eyes that looked straight into yours
You do not remember me, Father,
he said politely
NO, ] am sorry to say ! do not.
81 am Captain Lebriquaire, who
married Maria ALBERT. the daughter
of the confectioner."
! The sound of this name called forth
in tho memory of the priest from
many people dead and buried a fair
haired, frail figure. He had seen her
in her white dress at her conftrma-
ton; afterward she had stood before
him in her bridal dress, and last time
| he remembered her wa&en face In the
light OF the candles at her coffin. He
remembered her great sorrow, the
sorrow OF young woman who knows
| she must die.
But since then fifteen years had
| ba6 n I'd
of Captain Lebriquaire. People knew
that he was the master Of a vessel in
| Chinese waters, and that he had never
married again.
TT is long time, Captain Lebri-
quaire," said the priest, with his gen
tie smile, since we have seen any
thing of you here"
The sailor sighed.
There is nothing that binds me 20
my old home any more, and, to be
| quite frank, 1 cannot bear the sight
of the quay at Honfleur because II
reminds me of the days when my wife
stood there waiting for me. Nobody
waits for me any more. and 1t makes
life dreadfully empty"
And still you have come home"
TT is another death that brings me
7 here now. l have a message for you.
Father"
A MESSAGE.
| He paused for a moment before he
went on.
| did you ever know the Mederic
Auberts, Father They lived on the
road to Villerville and were cousins
of my wife's. She visited them very
often when ! was away. There were
three girls and boy there and I
was always glad to know she was
| with them instead of sitting alone In
| our little house. When she died I
| asked the boy to come with me. He
| did and rose from sailor to my first
mate.
! I'VE sailed together, he and I, for
! fifteen years. Father. all around tho
world He was only five months
! younger than /, but l always looked
{ upon him as my son. He resembled
my wire ano when he came to me he
/ was suffering with consumption. the
same disease that robbed me OF my
wife. but the salt air cured him and
he grew strong and broad shouldered.
suddenly, however, some months ago
while we were rounding Cape Horn.
he had a hemorrhage and a few weeks
later he was dead 1t was a dreadful
blow to me, almost as bad as when
| lost Maria
One night few days before he
died he called me ana when l was
| kneeling at lis bunk, he said:
IT am dying, Lebriquaire. Do not
| try to deny 1t for / know that you
shall have to bury me in the ocean
before you see land again. am sorry
| to leave YOU and afraid to die with
| out making confession and get h
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10
NOV tLILEJ BY
@aN as7AP

from the play by Anne Crawford Flexner,
City, Copyright. 1913. by International News
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

land AS HE LOOKED AT HER EARNESTLY
AND BECAME AWARE OF THE BIG WHITE
HAT AND MOTOR VEIL SHE HAD HASTILY
DONNED IN HER CABIN EVEN WHILE HE WAS
TALKING, HE ADDED THOUGHTFULLY, WHY,
THAT VEIL MAKES you LOOK so FAMILIAR
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

seventy he can't remember that no
ever had any in the tub with him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-10

"a NY sisters oldest son is cumming
NH UP TO the house tonite, sed Ma
AVA He has been on the stage the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-08
An Easy Way to Get
Fat and Be Strong

The trouble with most thin folks who
wish to gain weight is that they insist
on drugging their stomach or stuffing it
with greasy foods; rubbing on useless
flesh creams" or following some fool
ish physical culture stunt, while the
real cause of thinness goes untouched
You can not get fat until your digestive
tract assimilates the food you eat.
Thanks to a remarkable new scientific
discovery, it is now possible to combine
into simple form the very elements
them convert food into rich, fat-laden
blood. This MASTER stroke of modern
chemistry is called Sargol and has been
termed the greatest of flesh builders
Sargol aims through its regenerative
reconstructive powers to coax the stom-
ach and inteStines to literally soak up
the fattening elements of your food and
pass them into the blood, where they
are carried to every starved, broken
down cell and tissue of your body You
can readily picture the result when this
amazing transformation has taken place
and you notice how your cheeks fill out
hollows about your neck, shoulders and
bust disappear and you take on from 10
to 20 pounds of solid. healthy flesh Sar-
gol is absolutely harmless, inexpensive
leading druggists of Atlanta and vicin-
ity have it and will refund your money
if you are not satisfied, as per the
guarantee found in every package.
Caution:-While Sargol has given eX-
cellent results in overcoming nervous
dyspepsia and general stomach troubles
ii should not be taken by those who do
not wish to gain ten pounds or more
Advt
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-08
WILSON PLAN ON
PRIMARIES IS
APPROVED
Leaders Discuss Presidential Pref
erence Method and Arrange
to Frame Law.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.-President
Wilson's plan for Presidential prefer
ence primaries was approved here by
Democratic leaders at a luncheon of
the Common Council Club. This is
composed of personal friends of the
President and is said to be the fore
runner of chain of clubs throughout
the country whose object will be the
denomination of Wilson
State primaries plan proposed by
Joseph w. Folk, Solicitor of the State
Department, was supported by Secre-
taries Redfield and Wilson, Senator
Owen, Louis D. Brandeis, Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin
and Treasurer John Burke.
A committee, with Mr.. Folk as
chairman was named to draft plan
for the State primary method of
nominating Presidents If the COM
mittees report is adopted at the next
meeting of the club it proba bly, will
be presented to the meeting in May of
the House of Governors, and the COM
mittee will urge Congress to adopt
legislation necessary for making the
plan operative
Opposition to Presidential prefer
ence primaries. Mr.. Folk said. had
been due largely to the belief that it
would interfere with the rights of~the
States.
AN amendment to the Constitu-
ton. he said, would not be re-
quired Congress can authorize Pres
idential preference primaries to be
held under the laws of the different
States"
bill has been completed by Rep
resentative Rucker, chairman of the
House Committee on Election of
President and Vice President, to car
ry out the Administration recommen-
dations. The measure will be taken
up by the committee on January IS,
and probably Immediately afterward
reported back to the House and
passed.