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Evening star., 1914-08-16
Division Can Be destroyed"
Yet Not Lose Many Troops

'HE press dispatches from the thea
ter Of war in Europe are given to
using military phrases that are
In great degree misleading to the Law
reader. Notably Is the expression IAN
initiated" or destroyed" The breathless
reader devours with horror the news that
"an entire division was annihilated while
attempting to storm the forts at -" or
that "a regiment of cavalry while recon-
nottering on the flank Of the enemy was
destroyed.
Now. while these dispatches are true
in a technical sense. they convey to the
readers mind very different impress
sion from what the semi-military writer
intended. For what they mean Is not that
the individuals composing the division
or regiment were themselves annihilated
or destroyed. but that the division or
regiment was destroyed or annihilated
as an organization or effective fighting
unit.
1t is well known that in time of war
men fight not as individuals. but as In
separable parts of a lighting unit-the
regiment or division or army corps. Now,
when that organization Is destroyed, as
such. the men become but a mob; they
are no longer able to attack, or even to
defend against the enemy. In that case.
though the percentage of killed and
wounded may be very small, the regi-
ment or division is said to be destroyed.
The individual men go back to the rear
organization. There It has to be reor-
ganized, re-officered and recruited. Until
then. the men are utterly useless for
war.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Dickens at the Bar.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
The coming Rochester performance OF
the trial scene from "Pickwick'' reminds
us that our courts once had a real Dick
ems trial scene. It was in 1888. In the
course of a case before Mr.. Baron Hud-
dleston. that Mr.. Dickens. counsel for the
defendant, astonished the court by an
nouncing that he proposed to call Mr..
Pickwick as a witness. And the gentle
man called was a descendant OF the
Moses Pickwick whose name ON the coach
filled Sam Weller with a desire to
'whop' some one for taking liberties
with the name Of his master.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
THEMILTON SCHOOL

l41o II STREET NV. Phone NJ. 40t6.
Pitman-Graham Shorthand,
Isaac Pitman Shorthand.
Touch Typewriting,
English,
Spelling,
Spanish,
d Bookkeeping.
Arithmetic.
Dictation classes, 80 to 300
words minute.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
STRAYER'S
Washington College

Il easily accessible from any part OF the
city. and would be a most desirable school
for your daughter.
It's speciaities-
An experienced and refined corps OF
teachers.
most representative class of girls
Thorough work required and done.
Without Q superior. IL eIualed. in the
city. In its special departments OF Music.
Expression. Art and Domestic Science.
It's beautiful atmosphere and spirit and
tone and home life.
Exclusive in Its claim OF a charming
campus Of ten acres, for vg0r and health
and pleasure. with all outdoor games and
athletics.
A healthful outing for your daughter
Let US talk II over. Visit the school or
write for catalogue.
Address f. MESEFEE, Washington. d. c.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

II plans for standardizing the gauge
of the railways of Australia, as recon-
mended by the chief engineers Of the
lines, be carried out it will means an ex-
penditure Of $1s0,000,000.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Theodore Martin his brains were
crushed out and he died instantly. He
was employed as a brakeman on the
double track Of the Southern railway
at New Glasgow near Lynchburg, Va.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
HOTEL Lorraine

st. Charles Place. first hotel from the beach,
and sea water in baths private and public; run
ming water In rooms; elevator to street sPE-
CIAL SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER TERMS.
Prop. W. R. LAYTON, Mgr
Berkshire linn sss essa1 sDs y5f.n1s sa.ns
and service. Sept. rates, $40 to 81! weekly. Ele-
vator, private baths, etc. ]. E. DICKINSON.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

Thus, in the Boer war, Gen. Butler.
with an army corps Of 10000 men, at
tackled the Beers at Tugela river. He
was defeated, losing about $500 men
killed and wounded. That was less than
10 per cent. Yet his army was destroyed
in the military sense-although less
than 10 per cent were lost. And the
word is rightfully used in this case; for,
though more than 90 per cent remained
untouched, they had degenerated from
an army into a mob The army was
destroyed. The disorganized mob went
back to Estcourt, fifteen miles in the
rear, and out of the way of the Beers
and lay there for several months. unable
to make a forward movement until 1t
was recruited and reorgantzed.
Therefore in the present war the ten
der-hearted reader need not waste sym.
pathy on an entire regiment when he
learns it has been DESTROYED. The prob
abilities are that about 10 per cent OF
them have been killed and wounded.
There is enough of horror in the war
anyhow without extending sympathy to
needless objects.
Evening star., 1914-08-16
Buffalo Population.

A census OF the buffalo in North Amer
lea contained in the report divides the
animals into wild and captive portions.
OF the wild ones there are but 576: Of
the captives 3,212 In 1908 there were
but 325 wild and 1852 captive animals.
There has been a slow but steady in
crease in the number of captives, and in
the wild ones there has been no decrease
at aany time and in nearly every year
an increase.
This census Furthermore has the loca-
ton and ownership of all captive herds
set forth in its tables. The Canadian
government has the largest herd, about
1875, while the largest group in this
country is owned by James Philip at st.
Pierre, 8. D., 345. Charles Goodnight Of
Goodnight, Tex, is second, with 164.
Evening star., 1914-08-16

"Thus, on that morning. the Ba-
varian regiment came swinging In the
lead along the Champs d'Elyses,
every man polished to his finger nails
Their uniforms and guns looked like
new, and their faces showed how much
Evening star., 1914-08-16
New Game Preserve.

"The most important work of the past
season has been connected with the es-
tablishment of the new Wind Cave ma
tional game preserve In the southern lin
it's of the Black hills of South Dakota.
Through the cooperation of the gov
ernment the American Bison Society
and the New York Geological Society,
the Department of Agriculture during
the spring and summer Of 1913 was en-
gagged in acquiring lands containing per-
manent and abundant supplies Of pure
water adjacent to the old Wind Cave
National Park in that state; in creating
out of the old park lands and adjacent
lands new national game preserve.
Portions of this preserve already have
been fenced to- receive the nucleus herd
Of bison"
The society has pledged itself to the
national government to place at least
fifteen buffaloes in this new preserve.
which now contains already fourteen
sent last November the gift of the New
York ZooloEical Society.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Gossip Is Improbable
and Also Malignant
to the Mind.

One said If was the tenth, an
other was certain it must have
been the ninth, or the eleventh
certainly not the tenth; third
was sure it happened an entire
week earlier or later; and so on
and so forth. And when the mat
ter was settled or not settled, no
one was whit benefited 1t is
only when one is on the witness
stand or some vital issue is at
stake that such a use OF memory
and words is Of the least I'M
portance
Again so much valuable time
is lost in discussing the weather.
The weather Is a topic one nat
uramy finds in the foreground in
lands where the thermometer
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
To Talk About Disease
Usually Results in
Self Hypnosis.

To sit and listen to the stories
Of terrible surgical operations or
to relate them, is a popular meth
cd OF INDUCING in Improbable
conversation with many women
And it is a sure method of in
wiling sickness and maladies
which may lead to similar opera
tions.
Every thought and every word
has its effect upon our physical
structures. In Proverbs Kills. we
read, The tongue of the wise is
health in the same book. In
the multitude Of words there
wanteth not sin. but he that re-
fraineth his lips Is wise
And yet again, a wholesome
tongue is a tree of life.
Cultivate v holesomeness in vour
conversation. Invite it from 9TH
ers. Talk OF good things. of hap
py things, OF great things; and
of clean things. There are so
many interesting topics which
come under this category.
When you are obliged TO speak
OF the bad, the sad the petty and
the unclean things. get it over as
soon as possible and cease to
think OF them afterward. Just as
YOU might be forced to take some
thing nauseating in your mouth.
and as you would so and rinse
your mouth with an antiseptic
afterwsrd, so hasten to talk OF
good and sweet things and to make
your atf1rmations after your un-
pleasant talk has ended. Your
thoughts and your converse ton
are building your character and
shaping your future
Do not Indulge in Improbable
conversation!
And do not be afraid to remain
silent when you have nothing Of
interest or value to say!
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
By GARRETT P. SERVISS

connected with one Of the oldest
hospitals in France, who said to
me recently:
4 think that radium can cure
cancer. But l cannot use it be-
cause il costs thirty thousand
francs for a little tube containing
a slight fraction OF a gram, and
perhaps q dozen such tubes would
be needed for a successful appli-
cation The entire income of this
hospital could not purchase such
an outfit. There are only a few
rich hospitals in existence where
It can be found, and there, be-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Radium 10000 Times
Costlier Than
Gold.

But il radium can cure cancer
as many physicians are beginning
TO think that it can. It's value in
comparison with gold is infinite
Ii is. then, one Of those things
that should never be measured by
the money standard 1t is above
and beyond price No man has a
moral right to withhold it from
suffering humanity for the sake
OF making a profit Yet there are
men. and plenty OF them, who
would make monopoly Of the
supply of radIum il they could
IL il not certain that such a
monopoly does not already exist
The processes Of extracting ia
dunn from its ores that are prac-
ticed in Europe (where nearly all
the extraction has heretofore been
performed are secret
When governments keep t1iuss
secret IT is Tor the sake of getting
an advantage over their neigh
bors. when individuals or com
merclal or industrial associations
keep things secret j, is in order
to- escape competition and make
the public pay eXorbitant prices
for what might otherwise be had
Cloap.
IL has been discovered that
there are invaluable deposits Of
radium ore i'm the form OF the
minerals called carnotite and
pitchbleude. in the western parts
OF the United States
Secretary Lane proposes that
Government lands containing
these deposits he withheld from
settlement in order 70 prevent
private owners from exploiting
tbem for the benefit OF their peck
cts. without the slightest regard
to the public good
We all know perfectly well that
there are thousands OF men who
would not hesitate an instant 10
seize upon all the radium deposits
ia the country and hold them for
their own use keeping the price
az the highest possible notch
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Laughter as Necessary
to Us as Flowers Are
to Nature.

Wit, humor, repartee have their
profitable part in life. The man
or book, or play, or recreation,
which makes us laugh in pure
glee gives US tonic for mind
and body.
There is no system OF callsthen
les so beneficial TO health as the
habit OF hearty, ribshaking
laughter
The laughing cure has been
advocated for all ills Of mind and
body The patient is told to
stand before the mirror and force
laughing for ten minutes at
time.
It is declared that this process
viii drive away melancholy, cure
depression and put to rout all
nervous maladies arising from
over-sensitiveness and lack OF
self confidence; and that hope,
courage and ambition will soon
reorganize the disordered realm
of the mind and bring happy
train of helpers in their rear in
Guiding health and success.
Therefore, any conversation or
occupation of time which causes
us to laugh at least once in the
dav is to be commended,
1t is even we'll TO be frivolous
at times; to think and talk OF
light and superficial matters, such
as dress and fashion, and dane
ing and sports. Just as nature
does not give all her energies to
producing nourishment for her
creatures. but takes earth space
to send forth flowers and plants
which have no practical use save
their beauty, so may our minds
be occupied at times with light
themes.
But there are few OF US who do
not waste precious, precious. mo-
ments and still more precious
mind stuff in what we know, il
we pause to think OF it, Is I'M
profitable,
Have you not heard q whole
family Of intelligent beings use
fifteen golden moments in a
heated discussion regarding the
precise date on which some I'M
important event occurred?
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
RT0T1f10C19T100 @ By WILLIAM F. KIRK

TKNOW why people o. laugh
And say they a photograph instead photograph
tolerate he person, he
Who about his is bat
But this I not There ought law
To keep n instead of
I'm used to Atlanta a first
To hear saving first"
pster though used to make boil
To hears some young call his his
But nohng n he a
Than vhen ri "Tu
Nobody explain just what they do for
say.
someJm takers could be o
or made to Gu a q
wealth truly Of all the
he gets III all got
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

prides itself upon rapid climbs
and sudden descents But even
in the tropics, where the tempera.-
ture does not vary over ten de-
grees in the entire twelve months
people find the weather a tlme-
killing topic.
In our varying d never
duplicated seasons have heard
sensible human beings wax all
most violent, disputing whether
last year or the year before was
not warmer or colder than this
year; or whether such unseason-
able weather had ever before been
known; or trying to prove that
the first SHOWS fell earlier or later
some other year than this.
Surely all this is Improbable
conversation.
1t is not instructive, interesting
or amusing.
1t does not develop the reason
ing powers or give food to the
mind
And 1t entertains no one.
Gossip is not only unpFoftab bic.
but it is malignant substance.
dangerous to the mind.
II our callers introduce gossip.
like poison needle. we can
readily change the subject and
refuse the incubation.
And we can go alone after the
caller departs and use a mental
antidote in the way of afirma
tons of love and good will and
peace to all created things; and
more light for tn. gossiper
To read what is painful, vicious
or terrible. unless we are prepared
to go forth and endeavor to re-
Heve the conditions of which we
read, is Improbable. The same
time devoted to music or a Ian
guage would soon bring us an ac-
compishment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

cause OF the enormous initial price
Of the radium, the cost of treat
ment is beyond the reach Of any
one except a millionaire"
Undoubtedly the extraction Of
radium is a very costly process at
the best But it is perfectly GER
tain that the cost can be greatly
reduced 1t is also certain that
this country is destined to be one
of the greatest producers Of ra-
dunn in the world, for in the
year 1912 it put forth three-quar-
tiers of the entire product of the
earth.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
ENDORSES THE GEoRGlAN's NON
FRACTIONAL POLITICS..

Editor The Georgian:
heartily approve OF your
views as to Governor Slaton's
and Senator Smiths eminent fit
ness for the positions which they
now respectively hold. Govern
OF Slatou's admiuistra lion has
been al that a patriotic people
could demand from wise and
faithful executive, and. thinks
meets the approval of an the peo-
pie. think he could and should
be re elected without opposition.
also think Senator Smiths
Senatorial record bears the same
marks Of faithful. wise and pa
triotic service for the people. He
has a wider field OF service, and,
with his broad vision his eagle
eye. has NOT only discovered some
much needed legislation, but in
his own masterful way, he has
accomplished for the farmer and
agriculture more than all the pol
iticians before him. Senator Smith
introduced and had passed di
vision Of markets in connection
with the Agricultural Depart
ment. He introduced in the Sen
ate bill 10 provide for Co-opera
tive agricultural extension work
between the agricultural colleges
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
o Letters From the People o

right ring. 1t was a clarion note,
and We loved its music. We want
10 congratulate the people OF
Georgia on having a great daily
that feels from its big heart for
the children of this nation. real
izlng that the future OF the ma
ton depends upon the children OF
to-day In more issues than one
is The Georgian playing the part
Of a philosophical pioneer, open
ing up the way through which
viii come many blessings to HUI
manity
Fresh air for the children in
the schoolroom and good mea
for those whose parents are not
able to provide is the proper phi
losophy 10 start the child on in
the morning as it begins its days
work in school. IF this is pater-
nalism we welcome It, We like a
policy the broad scope OF which il
the universe education OF all.
The children of to-day will be
the custodians of the republic to-
morrow lete no opportunity that
is material to their physical ana
mental development he withheld.
II the parent is hot able to give
it to them. ii is impera tive that
the Government should do so.
MRS. W. NJ. HAfRSTON.
No. 1 New York Ave Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

son IN every ten more than fifty
years Of age suffers from cancer
Pit beside that statement this
other. equally we'll authenticated.
that the radium treatment offers
The only really promising cure for
cancer that has been discovered,
outside the surgeons knife, and
the Importance of guarding our
radium deposits against the inva-
sion Of greed becomes evident.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

u lard yoprsef from I'M
profitable conversation.
versa ion which
wastes time, energy, thought and
speech. and brings no good result
TO speaker or listener
one does not want 20 talk al
ways on serious or profound
subjects. TO hear serious or
profound conversation continually
would make life so ponderous
that it would become insupport-
able to most of us.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04

II Album in the market, If one
* can say that there is any
market for so scarce and
costly an article. is worth. weight
for weight. about 1870. 600 times as
much as gold The price OF a sin
gle gram OF radium is set down at
$4,000 Gold is worth. say, so
an ounce.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
arHE SOUTH is HAPPY

Editor The Georgian
The selection Of Atlanta, Rich
moud, Dallas and st. Louis for
regional banks is matter of
peculiarly tremendous Importance
TO that section Of the United
States which was devastated by
conflicting armies during the
Civil War, and later made utterly
poverty stricken by the recon-
struction period, for it means that
upon honest, careful business
investig ga ton and analysis the
southeastern portion OF the
United States again occupies a
prominent position Of wealth.
influence. and equal opportunities
IN the sisterhood OF States Il Is
frank recognition Of the mar
Ve'ous reCuperatiye powers Of a
section surpassinely rich I'm
musua esources II viii prove
n grand advertisement OF these
facts
GEORGE = PAYNE
Atisnta
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Patriot Americans Have Just
Begun to Fight

The Surrender Few Patronage Grabbing Congressman Great
Britain Does Not Mean That the People Have Surrendered
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
81 Sc Reduce the Cost of Radium

Many Reasons Why Its Entire Production Should Be Kept Out the
Commercial ExploiterFew Hospitals Can Now Afford Have
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-04
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Conversation
Writes on

1t Is Not Only Waste Of Time
But Bad for Ones Body. Brain and
Soul to Discuss Subjects That Are,
on Their Face. Utterly Futile, She
Says.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-04-03
M. p. Church Notes.

The pastors morning sermon will be
on Frivolous Excuses The evening
sermon will be evangelistic.
The monthly business meeting of the
G. E. society will be held Tuesday ev-
ening, April 9Th, at the home of Mrs.
Robert Jewell. Members requested to
be present. Visitors welcome.
Christian Endeavor at M. P. Church
Sunday evening at $50 o'clock. Sub
ject, "The Power Verse" Scripture
lesson. Phil. A, ID. Leader, Robt San
dersfield. This is Conservation meeting.
Remember the collection at this meet
ing goes to the Flower Fund. Every
body welcome.
The following Sunday School classes
held their monthly class meeting this
week: The Delta Alpha Society at the
parsonage, Monday evening; The Cres-
cent class at the home of Mrs. Stuber
Tuesday evening, and the Get Busy
class at the home of Miss Ora Selby
Wednesday evening. The meetings
were largely attended, and good pro-
gress reported.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-04-03
ACCIDENT
TO AGED LADY
MRS. ELIZA CODY BURNED WHILE
STARTING FIRE
Clothing Nearly All Burned From Upper
Portion of Body. Recovery
Doubtful

A frightful accident took place in
Clio Tuesday evening, at about TOO
o'clock, when Mrs. Eliza Cody, aged 79,
living on West Vienna street, was per-
haps fatally burned while engaged in
kindling fire. The aged lady lives
alone and consequently the exact cir
cumstances of the accident are un-
known, but the fact that kindlins ma
terial had been placed in the base
burner and that can of gasoline was
nearby leads to the supposition that
she may have tried to start the fire
with gasoline which exploded and ignit-
ed her clothing.
Mrs. VIM. Woolson, living across the
street. heard Mrs. Cody scream and on
looking saw that her clothing was
ablaze. Dave Mahoney, boarder at
the Woolson home, at once ran across
the street and throwing quilt about
the lady, succeeded in extinguishing
the flames, but not until her clothing
had been largely burned from the upper
portion of her body. Other neighbors
lent assistance and DR.. B. Goodfellow
was summoned, who made the aged
sufferer as comfortable as possible, but
the injuries were found to be of very
serious character and it is thought she
may not survive. She has been deleri-
Gus, we are informed, the most of the
time since the accident and has been
unable to communicate particulars.
Mrs. Cody has a son living in London,
Ont
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-04-03


Epworth League Topic for Sunday
evening ''Being Glad in God Himself. I"
Heb. 8; 1913, Ps. 70; 25, 26. Leader,
Herbert Loomis.
Mrs. May Commiskey Bliss of Sag
inaw, will give lecture on Mormonism
illustrated by picture slides, Friday
Eve, May 1st, in Frost's Hall, under
the auspices of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society.
The Woman's Home Missionary So
ciety will meet in the church parlor
Friday afternoon at o'clock. A very
interesting program on Emigration
has been prepared, and all interested
are invited to be present.
The monthly business meeting of the
Epworth League will be held in church
parlor Tuesday afternoon April. The
Tlnual election of officers will take place
The young people are invited to come
and enjoy the social hour, as well as
the business session.