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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03

r.torast IN The Georglans plea loi
tho bulgarian refugees who nave
Luz, left impoverished and starving
~. p3lIln war is becoming woe
DIV ~, that sympathy for the home
Sll &C. 1clpless war victims had en-
.ess .l,. hearts Of people outside OF
,,.'.r,s +o whom the appeal most al
os made. was soon apparent
-arsons from scattering points
ne state began sendlng I'D
.,sf. contributions ~
,rd now. with letter mat ar
-.,,d IN The Georgian Office luesoay
-.orrinr from Alabama. the effect OF
~ ,,7,4uitarlan movement mas eA-
-. 5avorl the boundaries OF
''i.,,y Miss Sallie Lou Cobb, OF
,rstt Ala. is the one VINO mas the
5:-.t,5t-5u OF mailing in the hrst CON
.,ir.,,tian from another State,
.Ts. .-5inistare Of Atlanta have en-
- lin Characteristic energy into
~. campaign for the relief fund.
Tt.ir Endorsement at their meeting
,,.,,5sy of .he fund and of the plan
~ observing next Sunday as bull
I'D nay" in the churches stimu-
f,,a5 interest in the cause greatly be-
yond lis former proportions.
All Ready for Collections.
Collections will be taken in practi-
oafly all Of the leading churches OF
stlanta on Bulgaria Day" The pas
tors will place before their consre..
cations a picture of the distress ana
terrible suffering that has come down
mon the ha'f million war refugees,
the greater part of whom are women
and children.
The funds are to be forwarded to
The Georgian for public acknowl-
clement. Then they will be sent d.
reetlv to Queen Eleanora of Bulgaria
through the American Red Cross So
cietv al Washington.
The distribution of relief is to be
directed in person by Queen Eleanora.
Her own experience as Red Cross
nurse has taught her where the
money NAV he expended to the great
est advantage She will make every
dollar count in the work Of mercy.
What will you give? If you do NOT
send your share through the contri-
bution basket in your church next
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
% TRAINS BEHIND
Time ON MONDAY
Eighteen Came in and Ten Went
Out late-Southern Railway
Led With Twelve.

Mondays record of delayed trains
in and out of Atlanta passenger sta
tons shows rs off schedule. OF these
Is came in and 10 went out behind
time. the delays rang ing from min
utes to / hour and minutes. Twelve
were on the Southern Railway, five on
the Seaboard Air Line. three each
on the Central OF Georgia and West
erri and Atlantic, two each on the
Louisville and Nashville and Georgia
and one on the Atlanta and West
Point.
The days record follows
Terminal Station.
Southern Railway
Train No. rs, from Hefiin. due TO
arrive 500, 10 minutes late.
Train No. 8. from Chattanooga, due
to arrive 1895 a. M, 10 minutes late.
Train No. Z, from Macon, due to
arrive 10:4O a. m, I hour late.
Train No. 81, from Fort Valley. due
to arrive 10: IS a m, Is minutes late.
Train No. 81, from Columbus. due
to arrive 1850 a. m, Is minutes late.
Train No. 6, from Cincinnati. due
to arrive II a. m, hour and 4 min
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
Estate Is Settled;
Slaves Are Paid For

GRAETTINGER, IOWA. Feb. g.
Eli Craven. of Graettinger, and his
brother. Abijah, of Wallingford, have
just received checks in settlement OF
the estate of their grandfather John
r. Craven. who died in North Caro-
lima in 1857. The property consisted,
among other things, of 16 slaves and
314 acres of land.
During the Civil War the records in
the county seat town of Asheboro, N
c., were burned, and for a time all
trace Of the heirs was lost. Their
connection again has been established
by correspondence.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03

utes late.
Train No. 6, to Macon, due to de-
part 1920 a. m, minutes late.
Train No. 20, from New York, due
to arrive 11:40 a. M, Is minutes late.
Train No. 81 second section, from
New York, due to arrive p. M, 9
minutes late
Train No. 81, from Fort Valley, due
to arrive s p. M, 10 minutes late.
Train No 16, from Chattanooga,
due to arrive 9:S5 p. m, minutes
late.
Train No 49, from Brunswick due
to arrive 1920 p. m, 20 minutes
late.
Atlanta and West Point Railroad;
Train No. 81, to New Orleans, due
to leave $50 p. m, minutes late.
Central of Georgia Railroad:
Train No. SO, from Jacksonville. due
to arrive 500 p. m. / minutes late.
Train No ., from Macon, due to
arrive 7:15 p. m, minutes late.
Train No. 80, to Jacksonville, due
tor depart 1910 p. m, 20 minutes
late.
Union Depot.
Western and Atlantic Railroad:
Train No. 70, from Rome. due to
arrive 1920 a. M, Is minutes late.
Train No. 9s, to Chicago, due to de-
part 1928 p. m 10 minutes late.
Train No 4, to Nashville, due to
depart $50 p. m, 4 minutes late.
Georgia Railroad:
Train No. q, from Augusta. due
to arrive 500 p. M, minutes late.
Train No %, to Augusta, due to
depart $40 p. m minutes late.
Seaboard Air Line:
Train No. II, from Richmond due
to arrive 500 O. m, 10 minutes late.
Train No 6. from Birmingham, due
to arrive 1880 p. m, 10 minutes late.
Train No %, to. Birmingham, due
to depart 3:55 p. M, minutes late.
Train No. 5, to Birmingham, due
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
Bremner and Radium
Losing Cancer Fight

BALTIMORE, Feb. S.-While the
members OF his family are gathered
around his bedside for last sad vigil,
Congress snan Robert G. Bremner, of
New Jersey. who has been taking the
radium cure for cancer at Dr. Howard
A. Kelly's sanitarium, is fighting the
only losing fight he has madetin his
long career.
Physicians said to-day that the
Congress man's death seems to he
matter of only few hours
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
Alfonso Decides to
Visit South America

Special Gable TO The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS. Feb. "a Madrid dispatch
to La Figaro to-day says King Al
fouso has informed the Bishop OF La
Plata Of his intention 70 visit South
America, No date has been fixed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
Natalie Bishop Asks
To Return to Father

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Miss Natalie
Bishop. 15-year- daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James Cunningham Bishop,
seeks to have the Supreme Court
modify her mothers divorce decree to
an extent which will provide for her
father having her custody.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03

to depart 4:45 p. m, minutes late.
Train No. IL, to Richmond. due to
depart 1855 p. m. minutes late.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad:
Train No 33, from Cincinnati, due
to arrive $3.50 p. m, 2S minutes late.
Train No. s. to Blue Ridge, due to
depart 4;05 p. m, minutes late.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
Turk and Bulgar
Alliance Denied

Special Cable TO The Atlanta Georgian.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. g. -
From a semi-official source 1t was
denied to-day that Turkey and Bull
garia will form a treaty of alliance.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-03
Dozen Shocked by
Electrified Mail Box

CHICAGO, Feb. ga dozen per-
sons who tried to deposit letters in a
mail box on Forty-th third street did
the same kind of a lively dance. The
box in some mysterious manner had
become charged with a strong electric
current
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
The Pace That Kills.

No doubt the immense increase in
the cost OF living is responsible for
the decline of "the sport of kings.
in Great Britain
Lord Howard de Walden has at last
decided to give up racing, and all his
horses in training will be offered for
sale without reserve at Newmarket.
He never really cared about the
game, and he was the least interest
ed man in the paddock at Ascot the
day his great horse Zinfandel won the
gold cup.
Fencing is about the only amuse-
ment Lord Howard de Walden cares
for, except writing poetry and financ-
ing theatrical ventures. 1t is whisper
ed that he does not care much for
the latter nowadays.
Other exalted owners who are sell.
ing the greater part of their racing
studs are the Dukes of Devonshire.
Westminster and Portland.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
REMARKABLE HAND AT CARDS
figures Show There Is Only One
Chance In Four Million for Sc.
ouence Such as This.

Probably the most remarkable hand
at auction bridge ever held showed up
at the Germaid Cricket club the other
evening when William F. Robinson
found all 10 clubs in his own hand.
Using the odds for and against the
holding of poker hands, Mr.. Robinson
had just one chance in 100000 OF
holding the 10 clubs.
The circumstances surrounding the
game preclude all thought of the hand
having been fixed" Three players
had to wait some time for the fourth.
and the cards were thoroughly shut
fed. When the fourth man arrived
one hand was played. On the next
hand Sheldon Potter, Jr., was the deal
er, with Mr.. Robinson at his left.
When he picked up his cards Mr.. Rob-
inson was astounded to find he
held all 10 clubs Mr.. Potter, who
found himself with long run of
hearts, headed by the top honors. bid
three hearts," hoping to block fur
ther bidding by his adversaries.
Mr. Robinson Immediately bid
Seven clubs' to forestall any more
bidding by his opponents, as he real
ICED they must have exceptionally
good cards in the other suits.
His seven clubs" bid was imme.
diately doubled, and Mr.. Robinson let
that stand, knowing his hand was use
less then, so he played on clubs az
trumps. and not doubling back for
fear one of his adversaries would go
into hearts" or royal spades" with a
bid he could not top.
On the first lead Mr.. Robinson
trumpet with the deuce of clubs,
then spread his hand on the table
The other players, besides Mr.. Robin
son and Mr.. Potter, were Mr. Holton
and Mrs. bakersfield. On this one
hand alone Mr.. Robinson and his part
ner scored 234 Philadelphia
Press
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
Malicious Charm.

1t is a curious fact that though al
most all kimonos are alike in outline,
each one becomes individual when
draped on the figure. | know of no
other garment which so lends itself to
individual arrangement. Worn by
women of ordinary mind and little i'm
agination, supple satin kimono will
seem the most ordinary of ordinary
garments. But let the same whap
be worn by woman of different tenn
permanent, and Immediately it becomes
filled with malicious charm.
There is special art in draping a
satin or velvet kimono wrap. A really
clever woman will draw the folds
round her and put in pin here and
another there, and suddenly the ap-
parently shapeless garment will as
sumo the most delightful folds. There
will be plenty of material over the
hips and none at all at the feet. 1t
Is all an affair of individuality and
taste.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
'Henry. you mus. save the chn

sHenry. you must save the chu
dren."
Papa seemed to wake up then. and
grabbed hold OF us both and began
dragging us along over seats and peo
pie. Oh. it was awful, and l never
want to go to another circus az long
as live!
was crying: Aunt Jennie! Aunt
Jennie," for | never knew undl that
moment how much I loved her. and
for moment tried to hang back and
glance over the crowd to see where
she was standing.
What l saw made me almost faint
| held my breath and waited. She
was standing quite alone, for the peo-
pie all about her had run away, and
the lion was close at her feet.
Then, before could even cry out,
something wonderful happened. The
lion suddenly lay right down on the
ground in front OF her and began roll
Ing over and over, paving the air like
kitten or little puppy, only it was
so big and clumsy.
1t was all as still now as 1t had been
noisy before. Every one waited and
held his breath, while several OF the
keepers crept slowly up from behind
with spikes and bars. and, almost be.
fore we knew 1t, they had driven the
lion back across the ring and had him
safe behind the bars of his cage.
When it was all over the people
crowded about Aunt Jennie, so that
papa and Bob and ! had to squeeze
through the crowd to get to her, and
then we Rugged and kissed her as II
we never would leave of; yes, and
papa kissed her, too, and then papa
said in a choked kind of voice:
Il thank God, but ! can't under
stand 1t yet, dear. Is 1t another case
of Daniel in the lions DEM"
And Aunt Jennie laughed with her
eyes full of tears.
No, Henry 1t was the bunch OF
catnip. The lion got it instead of Sill
vertoes'
Papa explained 1t all to us after
ward, how the lions and the tigers and
cats are all of one family, and the old
lion was just as crazy over catnip as
our pussy cat is. Then papa hemmed
and hawed little, and got very red IN
the face, and said:
And, children, trust, after all she
has done for US, it will please you to
know that Aunt Jennie has promised
to make me very happy by filling your
own, dear mammals place"
And, wasn't it dreadful, Bob set up
a shout:
"Hurrah for the lion tanner"
downright. by Daily Story Pub. Coz
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
The Labrador Coast.

The Labrador coast on the Atlantic,
from the Straits of Belle Isle north to
Labrador reef, the eastern point Of
,Ungaya bay, belongs to Newfound-
land. Part of Ungava, now New Que
bee, which was lately added to the
Province of Quebec. was at one time
called the Labrador Peninsula. The
Atlantic coast is bold and rugged, and
is washed by an icy Arctic current,
which is responsible for its low mean
annual temperature of "a degrees Fab
renheit. The permanent coast popula-
ton is small and composed largely of
half-breeds, but there is summer
migratory population of some 10000
engaged In the shore fisheries, which
are remarkably productive. Labrador
was probably first discovered by the
Norsemen about 1000, rediscovered
by the Cabots in 1897, and was early
frequented by Basque fishermen and
later by Bretons, who founded in 1920.
q town called Brest in Bradore bay,
the ruins of which may still be seen.
The peninsula was transferred by the
treaty of Paris (1763) to Great Brit
ain, and the south and east shores
were handed to Newfoundland. The
narrow strip on the east coast, now
known as Labrador, has an area of
$4,000 square miles.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
AFRO-AMER|CAN CUL[|NCS

Many of the whites In the Chesa-
peake basin believe that their colored
fellow-citizens are not improving ma
terially, morally and intellectually.
but he that has known the region frw
80 years or so, and who returns to II
with fresh eye, cannot fail to note
the improvement that has taken place
In that time. The statistics of farm
Ing alone in the period between 1900
and 1910 are convincing as to the re-
cent economic improvement of the col
ored man. In Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia, as in many other states. the
actual acreage In farms decreased in
the decade 1900-1910, but in each of
those states the number of colored
farmers owning their land decidedly
increased In Delaware the increase
was from 332 In 1900 to 400 In 1910;
In Maryland. from 1922 to 1850; in
Virginia, from rs, 500 to 32,22S.
In each OF these states colored ten
ant farmers are being converted into
land owners, for in each the number
Of tenants is decreasing, while the
whole number of negro farmers Is In
creasing. The value of farm lands
and buildings owned by colored per
sons was more than s32,500,0o0. and
colored tenants and managers were
intrusted with the administration OF
farm lands and buildings to the value
OF nearly $25.000.000. Thus the col
ored farmers OF the Chesapeake basin
arc now in the ownership or occupy
Ing OF farm lands and buildings to the
value OF more than s55.000.o00. A
generation ago. when the colored peo-
pie were still almost within tho
shadow OF slavery. prosperous negro
farmer was a rare sight In the Chesa-
peake basin. In that region the sys-
tenn common In the cotton states OF
turning over from 20 to 100 acres OF
land to be cultivated to cotton by a
single slave family was little prac-
ticed. so that the colored people were
not ready TO be turned into tenant
farmers. and then into land owners.
A few free colored persons had owned
land in Delaware. Maryland and Vir-
ginla while yet slavery fiourished.--
Baltimore American.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
VICTORY FOR THE cENTIPEDE
Worm Was No Match for Its Deter
mined and Relentless Small
Enemy.

Science has proved that the ordinary
worm is no match for the centipede.
1t was taken for granted that the worm
could easily escape from the vlrulent
legged animal, but the contrary has
now been shown. The poor worm has
not a chance. In a late contest a worm
was seen creeping along with cent?
pede clinging to his head. After great
efforts he shook off the hungry little
reptile and crawled away. The cent?
pede looked first one way, then anoth.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

er, and at last finding the track OF the
worm followed as fast as his hundred
legs could carry him. 1t did not take
long for him to catch up with the
worm, and he attacked it at the tail.
The worm writhed violently and
knocked off the centipede. But this
only meant a new attack, although
the worm tried It's best to crawl fast
er. The legs of the centipede fast
outstripped his slow course, and hav-
ing learned by experience, he at
tackled now at the head of the worm.
He seized hold firmly very close to
the head and bit with all his power,
never releasing his prey any more
than a bulldog would. The worm
writhed and twisted and beat the
earth with his tail. All was in vain.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

Builder-Yes, sir, this house has
just been finished, and is for rent at
a very reasonable figure.
Home Seeker-Will you give me
lease for five years?
Builder-Five years? You must
be daft. In half that time 1t will be
dry enough for me to five in myself
New York Weekly.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

II Is the reproach oftenest brought
against the colored laborer that he
iloyea pleasure too we'll TO work eteadi-
~ week In and week out the year
round, and the charge is well founded,
though 1t is equally true as regards
a part Of the native whites. Happy-go-
lucky habits Inherited from slave anees-
tors are in large part responsible for
the disbelief OF the whites in the man
fleet Improvement In the material con-
dition OF the colored people. Gamers
in the Chesapeake basin often import
foreign labor from Baltimore through
The padrones. because the newcomers
can be counted upon 10 stick by the
job the season through. while the col
sored lAborsy q -. TO run OF to a
campmeeting or take trip to Balti-
Housewives are driven nearly mad by
the inpossiblilty OF knowing whether
the cook viii report for duty on any
given morning. When spring comes
and the men have regular work and
wages. the women desert the kitchens
and let their husbands or lovers sup
port them With late autumn. when
the farm work is done and many farm
laborers are idle. the women are glad
to go back TO the kitchen in order that
there may be money for the household
Thrift is a lesson that the descendant
OF the slave is slow In learning.
In spite of much idleness. however.
and extravagant indulgence In pleas
ure the colored people OF the Chesa-
peake basin are vastly transformed for
the better In outward aspect within
the past generation. The coiored folk
that crowd the villages on Saturday
night are far better dressed than many
European peasant proprietors. Indeed.
the coiored mans improvidence is apt
TO take the form OF over-indulgence In
dress aud display. A colored farmer on
the eastern shore OF Virginia. finding
himself with more than $4,000 in bank
al the end OF the season. bought FIVE
vehicles OF various kinds. The bicycle
Is already much used b. the colored
people. and IL viii not be many years
before colored men In the Chesapeake
basin yin be seen driving their own
autos. "A. r. yallandigham.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

twenty-five years ago Jonas w.
Thomas. negro of Marlborough coun-
ty. South Carolina. began his career
as n farmer By buying an old horse
for s40.75. and by renting 30 acres
OF South Carolina land for 1.400
pounds OF lint cotton. After four
years OF hard work and close saving
he was able TO buy a mule for SOS
and also 81 acres of land. Then he
began renting and working farms
which belonged to other men. Grad
ually he was able to buy the land
he had been renting. He also found
IL worth while TO open commits
sary.
Now Thomas lives In II room
house and employs on his $4,000 plan
tation, 80 families. consisting of 1s9
men, women and children. He grows
a variety OF crops, including cotton,
corn, and some garden truck, and
raises bis own horses. mules, cows
and hogs. lie has received as much
400 bales OF long staple. On an av-
erage he has saved $4,000 year for
% years All that he now has on
his farm Is his own, directly and in
directly" he afiirms with justifiable
pride. In a single year he has bor-
rowed OF one local bank and repaid
S23, 900. Good credit" SO Thomas
says. explains fair share of my sue
cess
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

What has become of Dabson. the
photographer who used to make a spe,
cialty of taking lifelike pictures of ba.
bies?"
He's specializing in poodles now.
and / understand he gets some splen.
did results"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

Compound ! was IN q
dreadfully rundown
state of h e alth ,
b a d internal trou-
blcs, and was so ex-
tremely nervous and
Frustrated that if /
had given in to my
f elings / would
have been in bed.
As it was | had
hardly strength at
times to be on nv
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
A Melancholy Subject.

whats tie matter with your frieno
Tompkins? He seems to be very un.
happy"
HE was mixed up in an unfortunate
love affair years ago and has never
gotten over it."
"Ah. see. Somebody else won the
girl
NO. He won her.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13
Can't Keen Up.

Mrs. Thinner 10 an esthetic per.
son. She delves deep into literature
and art"
Does Mr.. Thinner follow herr"
"He tries to, hut falls so far behind
he cant even get within speaking dis.
lance"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

The clinic OF the negro school Ia
showing every day more plainly the
price southern white people have paid
for their neglect OF the problem OF the
backward race. A cook In a famous
Nashville hotel, followed 10 her home,
was found to house In a cellar beneath
4 foul tenement. to the last degree un-
sanitsfyFs From this she passed dair
10 the preparation Of food for fastidl
Gus whites. A student nurse found a
colored baby sick OF a contagious dis
ease lying staring ap AZ a clothesiine
stretched across the crowded, untidy
cabin. on which hung the spotIess lin
en- destined TO be sent back to an ex-
elusive white home.
Here in the north the doctrine OF so
cial interdependence has been pretty
thoroughly learned. We know. II we
do not live up to our knowledge, that
the rich pay terrible toll for the
degradation OF the poor. In the south.
II would seem. there has been too
much trust among the less inquiring
classes that the negros sins against
sanitation would react only upon him
self. They are awake now. Five
thousand students In southern colleges
are this year studying Or. Weather
ford'a book on the race problem. The
rank and file are coming to see that
the tying mp OF negro religion with
social hygiene Is likely TO have results
incalculably important TO the Whole
south. Mary Bronson Hartt. in the
Boston Transcript
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

"Botsworth is keenly disappointed In
his SON."
Has the boy gone wrong?"
"Oh, no. You see, Botsworth has
been o rabid baseball fan all his life
and his boy. instead OF developing into
q crack pitcher. shows unmistaltapIo
talent as an artist
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1914-03-13

When navigation officially opened
April "a. there we're in elevators. on
steamers and on railroad cars at Ft.
William and Port Arthur. at the head
of Lake Superior. more than 42.750,-
600 bushels of grain awaiting trans
portation.