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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

THERE was a time when Mrs
Lysander John Appleton burn
ed her hot water bag, destroyed
her medicine bottles, and threw her.
self for protection against all ills and
aches INTO the arms of Encircling
GOOD, and held the thought that she
ana her family were well.
But one day a, pain struck her that
detied all mental argument. and she
sild out of the arms of Encircling
5000 and refilled her medicine cab
met, adding eye-droppers, plasters,
lotions, air bags and a thermometer.
he articles In the new spapers on
Health, she told her husband, Cen
sure the wife and mother who doesn't
watch the family temperature.
bought this thermometer that / may
become perfect wife and mother"
Ihat evening when Chauncey De-
we're, flushed from the exercise, was
telling who slid to first base and
caught fly, or something like that,
ne was suddenly grabbed around the
neck and something thrust into HIS
mouth that caused him to choke.
GU have a fever" exclaimed his
mother an instant later, looking at
silver thread in her hand, call the
doctor quiCk!"
Chauncey Devere was hustled to
PED. The doctor came; three calls.
week later, when Daysev Mayn1e
passed over the border line from re-
tail into wholesale in putting rouge
on ner cheeks her mother thrust
glass bulb down her throat, and her
efforts to fight against it raised her
temperature two notches Another
doctor. Unmarried; Daysey Mayme
enjoyed his solicitude Result, a $50
bill
Lysander John came home tired and
cross, Like all men, lie knew only
one way of greeting his family.
Is dinner ready?" he asked.
His wife, like all women, replied
that 1t was when it wasn't, and Ly-
sander John pulled up his chair to
the table.
He waited one minute, five, ten, fif-
teen, and then began to grumble
He hadn't had thing in his mouth
since breakfast, he growled, when
suddenly he felt pair Of hands
grasp him and something was put in
his mouth at last 1t was hard and
cold AID was thrust down his throat
till he began to sputter. gag and
choke.
NO dinner for YOU" said his wife
a second later, holding the thermome-
ter trtumphantly near the light. mo
one with a fever should eat, and you
are degree and a tenth above nor
NAL"
Lysander John has a vision of bed,
| no supper, a doctor, medicine and
bills, and with a quick spring caught
the thermometer in his hands and
dashed It to the floor
There is no use" sobbed his wife,
| lin a woman trying to be an ideal
wife when. she has a husband"
FRANCES l.. GARSIDE.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Only q SYNONYM.

sire was the wife OF a wealthy busi-
ness mar. and also the daughter of a
policeman.
As they grew rich both she and her
husband strove to conceal this latter
fact as much as possible for the sake
of their social prestige
Now. al dinner. the conversation hap
pened to turn to the Question of ances-
try, and everybody began talking about
their families. with the exception of our
friend the policeman's daughter, who
was careful to maintain discreet ST
lence. But before long even she became
involved in the discussion.
BY the way, Mrs. D." asked one of
the guests. what was your fathers
business
Mrs. y. kept perfectly calm oh"
she replied, my father was in the cop
per trade!'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Well Advised.

ihe waiter rubbed his hands as a
STOUT lady, followed by a family of seven
n1hgry-looking boys ami girls entered
The restaurant.
me head of the flock looked at the
oil. Of fare, and selected steak as be-
ny ntted TO her requirements.
,,,i STEAK. for you, Reginald" she in
CURED Of the biggest boy
III You please, ma
Sieah for You, Bertha?"
Please. ma
An, she said, when all seven had
,@-eh IN with the steak idea. bring me
U v nee steak, waiter-and eight
ne knight Of the serviette gasped.
70 you hear me-" inquired the lady.
on es, ma am" stammered the waiter.
H. was only thinking that If your fam
~ set at the table next to the dumb
waiter and shifted ard they'd get more
"t q meaIt"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Why Trade Slackens.

BUSINESS was slack. but Jones. the
'a'oer' hearing a customers footsteps,
Immediately busted himself with the
razor strop.
ms spirits dropped, however. when
'"'ofned that the man wanted nothing
".Eg than to have his hair trimmed.
ID, 9uaye yourself, don't you, sir?'' he
..NIted' as he shipped the hair round
rs, customers ears.
les How did you know that?
80 barber would turn out a job like
-7I m these hard days Besides, we
~Ht as well shut UP shop II every
'S shaved themselves
,. iLserhdps, murmured the customer
Letehtly, adjusting the towel around
m yhes shipped and cut in silence, but
~,.eI a few moments broke out again
IN aEgrteved tone of voice:
Wi GU re in business. amt you, sir?
d, t.i suppose no BARRIERS ever bought
aa1 'nlhs OF you, how would you like
shouldn't mind" answered the custo-
gs on handedly. II sell mouth or
silence. "N' 'N''
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

Daysey Mayme
and Her Folks

THERE was a time when Mrs.
| Lysander John Appleton burn
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
A STORY TO MAKE YOU LAUGH

Why, certainly, when it was well
paid for and the money went to the
poor Those aristocratic ladies do 1t
of mere vanity"
Yes, you are quite right, Amelie,
they only want to be able to boast
of the high price that men have paid
for their kisses. But for kiss from
you here which no one would see, |
would
How much would you be willing
to pay?"
Anything you ask Fix your own
price"
Five hundred francs
why, that would be cheap |
would have taken you at your word
had you said a thousand. | have not
that much money with me, Amelie,
but | hurry away to get it, Alphonse
won't leave his office for another
hour, while in half an hour | shall
be back for my kiss"
And before Nine Poiset could
make any more objections, he was
gone.
Before she had time to invent a
way out Of this dilemma. Leon Tam
bouret was back, waving a five hun
dred franc bill in his hand.
Here, Nine. Amelie, are your five
hundred francs"
Blushing and dreadfully embar-
raised she took the bill She was
all confused; the thing had happened
so quickly, and she wished she had
time to telephone her husband Leon,
however, did not allow her any time
for reflection, but took her into his
arms and kissed her passive, unre-
sisting lips. Then she tore herself
loose and ran out Of the room.
Her Dilemma.
But, Amelie. you certainly don't
refuse to let me say good by to your
he cried after her
She opened the door Just enough to
give him her hand, which he covered
with kisses.
May use your telephone before ]
Ro?" he asked
Yes it is in my husbands study
She closed the door ana sat down
to think Her blood was boiling and
she could almost hear her heart
beating. OF course, she must tell
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

this little letter from bit of bownhaired
girl. And it this
Dear Miss Brinkey-Oh, please, you like brown
haired girls at a tell about their blue
and their golden like brown and brown
a little bit? BROWN CURLS'
Course do l reckon making many
The petes girl that know has
hahair running Autumn
Ieavas NV mother brown brown
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
The Manicure
Lady

/ kind of dippy," said the Mani
cure lady. but 1 think the foolish
est hing that l ever seen was a
s+st.ment made by some lady In a
paper the other day"
Il suppose it was about voting,
said tne Head Barber.
No. George, it wasn't about vot-
ing. Honest to goodness. If you
keen on talking about us women
voting l will begin to think that you
men is carefully planning to trim US
in 1915. No, this piece that l read
was about beauty, the thing even
5earer to a womans heart than vot-
,ng or her husbands salary. The
woman that wrote the piece said that
n girl was to think beautiful
thoughts all the time she would get
N he beautiful herself. Can you
beat that?"
There may be good deal of
truth in it." said the Head Barber.
There may be good deal of truth
IN the story about the whale swal-
lowing Joan of Arc replied the
Manicure Lady, but you have got to
sbou, me George. My sister Wayne
has q old maid friend named Eupha-
IL, westernorther that hasn't did
srv+bing except to think beautiful
thoughts since she was little girl
il, short dresses, and she is about as
handsome as Harry Lauder. She has
tu,o of the SWEETEST moles on her
obsaLs that you ever seen, George,
and I would like to see the peautl1o4
thoughts that could take them OH.
No George. there is no use denying
the fact that US girls has got to re-
sort To 9 certain amount of Natures
remadies such as lip rouge and
powder
Now Mayme is a girl that is all
tho time thinking beautiful thoughts.
! supnose it is because she is IKE
Wufred. She likes poetry and can
read a yard of it while l am reading
ad about Mondays bargains. Any
fn1 hut notwithstanding, she has
one of the shiniest noses that you
ever seen. 1t looks like high noon
after abe has been sitting in the
theater ten minutes, and you nave
got to show me. George, if beautiful
thoughts are half so defective in
daY
Il guess most of the girls has to
powder some" said the Head Barber.
but men has powder put on their
faces after they get a shave, so l
can't see lot of difference. The only
thing that don't like to see the
Missus do is to put red stuff on her
Inns She had a lady friend once
that was all the time touching up
her mouth with carmine, or whatever
she called it, and l told the wife the
first time l seen some of it on her
lips that I wanted her just as she
was not as one of them there artists
might paint her"
It's good thing anyhow that
women don't have to get beautiful or
stay beautiful by thinking beautiful
thoughts" said the Manicure Lady
Goodness knows that there Is
swell chance around this shop for
girl like me to think beautiful We
are lucky if we can keep on think
ing at all Imagine me thinking
about something beautiful, and then
have one of them bevel headed actors
come in here to have his nails did.
There amt many beautiful thoughts
in this game except the thought that
it is nearly time to go home, What
would you do. George, If you had 10
think beautiful thoughts all day
long"
That would be easy for me" re-
Piled the Head Barber. 81 would just
keep thinking of you"
WILLIAM F. KIRK.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

had her soft brown myself I'd
the beautiful her
Brown hair is rich shadowy-t
the color of lovely hRgsitte animals
forestpoole
Brown the word of the wild all
the brownaired maid the
brownaired vlvety They make
with brown hair through the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

Hoffman, beautiful
Beatrice must have had brown ocksor call
lovely curling
history lovely brownhaired
Brilliant William Morris, and painter
maids all his
skoft brown hair Her Brdaone Though through
coor the efhaunted bypahs
golden black walked
OF courseI like Miss Brownocks!
girl of
a with NEIL BRTNKLEY
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
Up-to-Date
Jokes

The Rev. Father OLeary was off TO
catch the Dublin express. On the WAY
TO the station he ran into his bishop
well, what's the hurry, O'Leary?"
said he.
sure. it's the Dublin express I'm
after. your lordship."
The bishop pulled out his gold
watch. We'll. there are seven min
utes yet, let us walk together and
both catch it,
They arrived at the station just i
time to see the train steaming out.
DO YOU know I had the greatest
faith in that watch, O'Leary,' SAID the
bishop. -,...
"Ah, my lord, what is faith without
good works." replied the angry
O'Leary.
An Irish soldier on sentry duty ha1
orders to allow no one TO smoke ne1I
his post. An officer with llghIeu
cfgar approached, whereupon Fat
hoIdIv challenged him, and orderel
rim IN nut il out at once. The offl-
rer with a gesture of disgust, threw
away his cigar; but no sooner was
his hack turned than Pat picked IT Up
and quietly retired to the sentry ooE'
The officer, happening to look around,
observed a beautiful cloud of smoke
issuing from the box. He at once
challenged Pat for smoking on duty.
smoking. is it, sur? Bedad, and
I'm only keeping it lit to show to the
corporal when he comes az evidence
agin YOU"
\ rather mean man going out to
nlay golf had failed to come to terms
With the caddie nd started off car
rvine the clubs himself
After watching stroke or two, the
caddie resolved to get his own back.
Here. mister he said, give me
the clubs. III carry them for nothing
us worth it to see you play
New Foreman--What are We dom
there, Rafferty,?
Rafferty-I'm oilin' the wheelbar
row.
ri do il meself What do you know
about machinery?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20

Are these all, Mother Mine?
one may also see more indecent
pictures at the art galleries than one
sees in smaller town,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-20
y The Kiss
ttDUT what do you take me for,
n Monsieur"


n Monsieur"
Il know. ! know you are
saint, and that is just the reason /
must kiss you"
How dare you say such a thing to
me-you, you, who pretend to be
friend Of my husband"
But | don't see what that has to
do with this matter at all, dearest. Do
[ perhaps rob my good friend, AL
phonse, of even a fraction of his
treasure because ! touch your pretty
lips with mine? l don't intend to bite
you. Would you be the least bit less
beWltching and charming after my
kiss than you were before?"
You might as well stop now. 1t is
an insult to think that might be in
duenced by empty fattery."
"Amelie!"
81 beg your pardon, sir Madam
Amelie to you"
Other Examples.
do not try to escape from me,
Madam Amelie Poiset. We are Just
talking Of the kiss you are going to
give me"
rs that perhaps the reason you
came here o-day?"
1T is the most important reason,
anyway"
Ridiculous"
Yes, ridiculous, indeed. More than
hundred times | have touched your
hand with my lips, and then you re-
fuse to let me kiss your dear, sweet
lips only once"
We'll, that is an entirely different
thing, as you very we'll know No
respectable wife permits anyone but
her husband to kiss her"
'Is that 500"
Yes. Monsieur"
And what about Countess Lanois
and Baroness Vaideal and all the
other ladies who sold dozens of kisses
at the Charity Bazarr the other day.
We'll, that Is again a different
thing They sold heir kisses for
charity"
Would you perhaps sell a kiss,
too?'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16
Impr,.ss Opcns Thursday.

After being closed for sin weeks. the
CVcr-pCpular Empress theatre Will re-
open for the fall and winter season oi!
next Thursday August 20, according
10 announcement made yesterday by
the manager. William Smith.
For several days now force CT
uCrkmon has been engaged in reno
waiting and redecorating the theatre
beautiful" As the Empress has been
In eN Nistence now for less than a year.
Cnly slight redecoratins was ucCes-
sary. The cement floors downstairs
have been given two coats Of paint.
more chairs have been installed and
things brushed up generally. among
the improv ameuts that will not be
noticed hy the thestrogoinE public are
rowly-huilt and decorated dressing
rooms, each one equipped with large
mirrors. electric lights running water
aud carpets All this will have its ef-
fCCt IN slovatinE the class Of the shows
that viii be seen al the Empress here
after.
The opening bill on Thursday will
consist Of five acts. each one of proven
worth. The details Of the program
viii he announced the first Of this
week. probably Tuesday. The En-
press prices will rot be changed. in
spite ot the fact that better vaudey lie
and more Of II has teen arranged for.
The Empress orchestra. which now
fas a statewide reputation. will he
hack On the job, tut in augmented
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16

The ongaEement IucS'aN .l.u ilo
"Wednesday OF "Ihc hlht M"uS' ."'
great part i'"I"I' III " ,+' 49,
!Da's tNorltc cumeul'hh'' M""sV
sur, PLAYS the l'aulhs I"I'' "'"' M
new epoch IN tilmuVih. ,.... =
The Ilu2 Mouse IS Ihc lIS' ~
limatc comedy bon multiple ISrls anu
mo- srN,rur test could be ASKED nan ua..,, d
long comedy Ihc success Oh
lluc Mouse is reinark"nI' IIoW ''.'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16
NONDI' RLA\D.

Eseauay presents "Thc Motor Buc-
cancers William Nash, am athletic
young lawyer, inherts "a practice
which Includes the management of tho
clifton estate. Nash and clifton are
none too friendly, because the young
lawyer is anxious for big business,
While clifton Is somewhat fash
Toned. Nash is entrusted with an ,n-
Nclopc for clifton and locks il in the
office safe. Later John CARING, tho
great fnanCicr calls and gives a scaled
envelope into Nashs keeping, 10 be
delivered when a messenger appears
with the mysterious pass word. The
messenger proves to be- Edith Elsden
a beautiful girl Nash accompanies
her TO her unclc's home and meets
Lowe and Rrowdin. two hnancicrs
Later Nash discovers that CARING, the
nnancicr, is in reality in Paris and has
been impcrsunatCd 10y kcatuT a noted
crook kcJtur appears disguised as
CARING, knocks out young Nash and
escapes. Nash RECEIVERS consciousness
takes Edith and drives TO the office
where he finds the safe rlned and Gill
ton unconscious on the floor Clifton
r,viycs. accuses Nash and falls sense
less Morcly am old hookceper, whom
Nash inherited with the law practice
enters al this moment and charges
Nash with murder
The niSht Watchman enters and
holds Nash for the arrival Of the po-
lice Meanwhile Edith is abducted by
motor car bandits. who drive her TO a
shack in the country where the false
CARING has been forging railroad
proxies. Al dawn Nash escapes and
hurrics to the rescue Of Edith In a
terrific hand hand battle, the young
lawyer knocks out the principal buc-
cancer and forces confession from
kuator The story is concluded with
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16

form. u will consist of seven pieces
this year instead of six. Jack Street
viii again wave the baton and plav
his fiddle"
The Empress has always been Tul-
sa's favorite place of hiph-class
amusement and its popularity The
coming season rs expected 10 be
greater than ever. in view of the fact
that the patrons will get more and
better for their money than ever be
fore.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-08-16

a thrilling race 10 the city. Nash ar
rivcs Just in time to stop the con-
spiraoy to steal railroad. He saves
the day and, best Of all, wins Edith
for his wife
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
TEN NATIONS INVOL WE'D
 IN CONFLICT AS TURKEY
 WARS AGAINST RUSSIANS
ENTRY INTO WAR
 SENSATION AT WASHINGTON

Washington. Oct. so.---rurkey,s en- trance into the field of war1ikes opera lions, though not unexpected, has caused a sensation in official circles here because Of the probable far reaching effect of this action Prob ably no one factor in the great Eu- ropean struggle is regarded so lncar- tain. in quantity and quality as. the Turkish empire.
 The probability that by yesterdays act of war against Russia the Balkan states may be drawn into the vortex of the great connfct, thereby cutting off a vast quantity of food supplies which it had been expected would go to the maintenance of the northern European countries during the war, has brought home to the officials here a realization of the very close and in tense interest of the United States in the latest development.
 The result of Turkeys action as viewed by the military experts here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
Last Minute News Of The War.

Berlin, Oct. 30, by wireless to Say vile, l.. I,---Germany has notified Great Britain, through James w. Ger ard; the American ambassador in Der lin, that if German civilians in Eng- land, excepting those against whom 4here are grounds of suspicion, are not liberated by Nov, 5, all British subjects in Germany will Be similarly arrested The feeling nsthis- subject in Berlin is high
 London. Oct so.---A despatch to the Times from Berlin asserts. that prep arations are being made in the Ger man capital for the public procaama- which is mentioned officially as tsthe happy German Reichsland under the nlustrfous sceptrs of Kaiser Wilhelm von Belgium
 Bordeaux, France, oct. 30 was announced officially here today that two Turkish torpedo boat destroyers entered the port of odessa. on the Black Sea, yesterday and sank a Russian gunboat. They also inflicted damage on the French liner Portugal
 London. Oct. so---Two German aero planes on Wednesday dropped two bombs at Bethun, France. according to the correspondent of the Daily Mail in Northern France. The first failed to explode. but the second, which fell among many women, killed 19 of them
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
HILL NOT UP WITH MARCH OF PROGRESS
Donovan Tells way COP. Can didate Is Pessimistic in His Pred clions for the Business World,


 sH is the live wires in the business world who are getting the business With few exeep tions, where American brains have entered the foreign mar kets against the products of GermaEy. France, England, or any of the old countries, have American goods failed to win their place, z said Congressman Donovan in two speeches this noon at the West End plant of the Crane CO. a.rld at Myrtle and Railroad avenues. where he was introduced by Attorney Francis J. Breen, Democratic senator ial candidate, to good audiences of workingmen.
 Mr. Donovan declared that the Amer lean concerns that were doing the big gest business were those running night and day and paying the largest wages, who had learned how to run their themselves and the men who worked for them
 T want to call your attention to H HenTy Ford, the automobile manufac- turer Wllo increases the wages of his men and decreases the price of his product at the same time. He has GOO people on his payroll Down in NorwaIk there is the NorwaIk Iron Works with old and a,ntiquafed ma chinery. They bid for work and don t always get it, and MT. HILL who is connected with . this concern. believe IIf1L zSOI40In1IlG Is wrong because ne does not aEways get the work.
 Prosperity will never come to those who will not get into the way of keep ing abreast of the times and proving that America can win by it's brains z
 MT Hill has the same idea about protecting public utilities as he has about manufacturing plants. He rode on the street cars in Washington for many years and bought six tickets for quarter, but he never raised his voice in this part of the country for a lower fare. and in fact for a long time ran a street car line in the Nor walks and insisted on ten cent fares'
 MT. Donovan concluded with giving MT. Hills labor record in Congress and figures regarding the great grow ing export business of the country un- der the policies of business expansion of President Wilson.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-30
SHELTON CONTRACTOR SWEARS KING
 OFFERED TO COLLECT MONEY HELD
 UP BY MACDONALD FOR 10 PER CENT
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