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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
QU1PS AND OUIDDITIES

G. B. Burgin, in his recently published
Memoirs" relates the following anecdote:
snort time ago Stephen Leacock was the
guest OF literary club to which I belong
and when l was called on to speak I ex-
planned how that morning I had been walk
Ing IN H1ghgate cemetery and paused by the
tomb of Lord Strathcona. One of the ceme-
terry custodians Joined me and said, regret
tulIy: Lord Strathcona's the only distin-
gu1shed Canadian we have here" Then he
frightened up little "But there's a. va
cant lot beside his Drdship." Whereupon I
explained to him that curiously enough
was going to meet another distinguished Ca
madam taht evening and would try to induce
him to make the necessary ARRANGEMENTS for
occupying the vacant space by Lord Strath-
coma. Leacok listened to this with strained
attention. On rising for reply he disregarded
the points made by the other speaker and
said: while L am deeply grateful to Mr.
Burgin for his thoughtful arrangements re-
garding my obsequies, I regret to inform
him that they will have to be ancelled, as
l have already decided to be buried in West
minister Abbey
The new ledger was singularly quiet and
extremely reticent as to lbs affairs and prom
tsed to give little or no trouble
But at IL o'clock the night was rendered
h1deous by pandemonium of weird groans,
hair-raising shrieks and walls, with inter-
Then the raucous voice Of the landlady was
waited up the stairs:
What's the matter now, Mr.. Manglini?
Whatever are you doing?"
Manglini thrust his classic features over
the banister.
"Only practising the VIOLIN" he replied,
sweetly.
ooh, is that all?" said the Modified wom-
an. II thought you was a-shiftin' the bed"
The notorious bore was enthusiastic in
praise Of the busy lawyer from whose Of
flee he had just come, after purely social
call.
THAT fellow, for busy man." he de-
clared earnestly, "is one of the pleasantest
chaps ever did meet. Why, I dropped in
on him just to pass the time of day, and
hadn't been chatting with him more than
five minutes before he'd told me three times
to come an dsee him again.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
The Outline of History-By H. G. Wells
|. The Romance of Mother Earth

cies will be frequently scratching through
snow for it's food, while the other will be
scampering over brown earth.
Changes That Make New Creatures
Probably also the difference of climate
will mean differences in the sort of food
available and that may produce differences
in the teeth and the digestive organs. And
there may be changes in the sweat and oil
glands of the skin due to the changes in the
fur, and these will affect the excretory organs
and all the internal chemistry of the body.
And SO through all the structure of the
creature. A time will come when the two
separated varieties of this formerly single
species will become so unlike each other as
to be recognizably different species Such a
splitting up of species in the course of gen.
erat1ons into two or more species is called
the differentiation of species.
And it should be clear to the reader that
given these elemental facts of life, given
growth and death and reproduction with in
dlvidual variation in a world that changes
life must change in this way, modification
and differentiation must occur, old species
must disappear, and new ones appear. We
nave chosen for our instance here familiar
sort of animal, but what is true Of furry
beasts in snow and ice is true of all life, and
equally true of the soft jellies and simple be-
ginnings that flowed and crawled for hun
dreds OF millions Of years between the tidal
levels and in the shallow, warm waters of
The early life of the early world when the
blazing sun rose and set in only quarter of
the timesit now takes, when the warm seas
poured in great tides over the sandy and
muddy shores of the rocky lands, and the air
was full of clouds and steam, must have been
modified and varied and species must have
developed at a great pace.
When Life Was Matter of Hours
Life was probably as swift and short as the
days and years; the generations, which nat
ural selection picked over, followed one an
other in rapid succession.
Life in Later PaIaeozoic Age
| Natural selection is a slower process with
man than with any other creature. It takes
20 years Or more before an ordinary human
being in western Europe grows up and re-
produces. In the case of most animals the
new generation is on trial in a year or less.
With such simple and lowly beings, however,
as first appeared in the primordial seas,
growth and reproduction was probably a mat
ter of few brief hours or even of few
brief minutes. Modification and differentia-
ton of species must accordingly have been
extremely rapid, and life had already devel-
oped great variety of widely contrasted
forms before 1t began to leave traces in the
rocks
CTO BE CONTINJJED)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
6. CONSEQUENCES OF A CHANGE OF
CLIMATE


TT follows from the fact that living things
| grow and breed and die that every
species, SO long as the conditions under
which 1t lives remain the same, becomes
more perfectly fitted to those conditions in
every generation.
then the sort Of individual that used to sue
coed may now fail to succeed and a sort of
individual that could not get on at all under
the old conditions may now find it's oppor-
tun1ty. These species will change therefore,
generation by generations; the old sort of in.
dlvlduai that used to prosper and dominate
Will TALL and die out and the new sort of in
d1Vldual will become the rule-until the gen.
eral character of the species changes.
Fur Goats and Luck
suppose, for example, there Is some little
hurry Whltey-brown animal living in bitter
~ cold land which is usually under snow Such
individuals as have the thickest, whitest fur
will be least hurt by the cold, less seen by
their enemies, and less conspicuous as they
seek their prey. The fur of this species will
th1cken and it's whiteness increases with ev
cry generation, until there is no advantage II
carrying any more fur
Imagine now the range Of climate that
| brings warmth into the land sweeps away
the snow, makes white creatures glaringly
visible during the greater part of the year
ana thick fur an incumbrance. Then every
individual with touch of brown in it's color
Ing and thinner fur will find itself at an ad
vantage, and every white and heavy fur will
be handicap. There will be wedding out
OF the white in favor of the brown in each
generation.
1t this change Of climate come about toe
quickly, it may of course exterminate the
species altogether; but if it come about grad
ually, the species, although it may have a
hard time, may yet be able to change itself
and adapt itself generation by generation
This change and adaptation is called the
modification of species.
Perhaps this change Of climate does not oc.
cur all over the lands inhabited by the spe.
c1es; maybe 1t occurs only on one side of
some great arm of the sea or some great
mountain range or such-like divide, and not
on the other.
warm ocean current like the Gulf
stream may be DETECTED, and flow so as to
warm one side Of the barrier, leaving the
other still cold. Then on the cold side this
species will still be going on to it's utmost
possible furriness and whiteness and on the
other side it will be modifying toward brown
ness and thinner coat.
AT the same time there will probably be
other changes going on-a difference in the
paws perhaps, because one-half Of the spe-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
a Just Veto Justly Sustained
- RESIDENT HARDING met with courage
- and wisdom the responsibility which a

- RESIDENT HARDING met with courage
- and wisdom the responsibility which a
weakling Congress shifted upon him.
He vetoed the Bonus bill, passed without pro-
vision for financing its huge appropriations
and with full knowledge that the Chief Ex-
ecutive could not reasonably or honorably
approve it. The House majority doubled its
own offense by repassing the demagogic
measure, despite the veto and despite warn
ings from which no thoughtful American
could turn lightly away. But fortunately
for the nation, the Senate has sustained the
President, thus averting what might well
have proved a disaster.
That consistent and feasible plan of CIV
ing substance to the country's gratitude to-
ward it's veterans Of the World War would
have met the Presidents and the peoples
heart-Whole sanction, scarce need be said. A
soldiers service is beyond all recompense as
material measure goes; and to one who has
fought for flag and faith the remotest.
suggestion of closing his account with dol
lar mark would be burning affront. Still,
it is proper and right that the nation should
attest by more than words its regard for those
whose lives were at its .command-frst, for
those who returned disabled and then for
the gallant millions ALL Such a plan was
proposed by the preceding administration,
and was well on the way to materializing
partisanship. The same politics that prevent
ed Americas taking a constructive hand in
the vast problems entailed by the war, also
prevented constructive solution of the
soldiers bonus issue.
The present Congress dealt with the ques-
ton from the outset as if it were a politi-
clans bubble, not nations concern. There
was all manner Of temporizing of shifting
hither and thither, of processing fine senti-
ments and promising the impossible; but
there was next to no effective thinking on
the majority's part, and scarce semblance
or courageous facing of the truth. Those
VINO voted lor the bill that was the outcome
or this Babel must have done so on the idea
Z that it was politically expedient. But history
Will snow, we believe, just the contrary. The
PRESIDENTS veto message presents facts and
reasons which the longer they are contem-
plated the more convincing they become
To venture upon an expenditure of millions
Tor which no revenue is either available or
provided, and to do so when the national
treasury faces for the current fiscal year a.
deflclt OF more than half a billion dollars
would Je the extreme of folly would be in
deed the extreme Of disloyalty to the repub-
llc Those who counseled that course were
either deceiving themselves or attempting to
deceive others. Their unwisdom will grow
more and more apparent, as will also the
justice OF the Presidents veto and the Sen
ate's sustaining VOTE
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

When we call man a brick, we do moi
mean that he is made Of common clay.
One delights to meet man who is well
bred.
One may sell shoestrings and buttons and
still be man.
Men fight with their fists; women fight
with their tears.
The man who marries a woman for her
money will work 10 hours a. day to paw the
interest.
1t is better to start right than to retrace
your steps.
Love in cottage needs vivid magma
ton.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
NJ THE Congress which shuffles home
today after months of laundering and

today after months of Laundering and
futility David Lawrence remarks in
mis- COOL, impartial manner, 1.-THE Republi-
cans expect a victory, but they are not as ill
prepared Tor surprises as might be imagined
since their letters from constituents in the
last two years have revealed restless, grop-
ing electorate whose desires have been ha rd
to analyZe or satisfy"
There are victories and victories, as King
Pyrrhus proved long ago. If the Republicans
hold their own in the November elections
they will be doing better than their wariest
leaders PROBABLY hope; While if they are
OVERWHELMINGLY routed they will be but rean-
ing the whirlwind which they have sown
Most d1s1nterested observers, however. expect
nelther OF these results, but rather a. reduced
and chastened Republican majority-much
reduced in the House and appreciablv so in
the Senate. 40
All things considered this would be nar-
maps the most fortunate outturn for the conn
Try. Endorsement of such a record as the
party IN power has made during the last wear
anu nat is hardly conceivable as coming
from the american rank and file: unchanpe
aole part1sans may condone it, but no think
ing cltlZen can approve it. Y as the ad
mlnlstration needs must remain Republican
TOT two years more, nothing would be gained
III dlkeIlnooa' by having divided government
"a congress and a President at iangline
odds. When neither party has power hotb
IInu IL TOO easy to disclaim responsihiIitv
moreover, from purely Democratic point If
! view one could not wish the opposition worse
I luck for 1924 than continuance of it's nresant
| legislative leadership. - '0N'
1t is fo- 1924 that history reserves the
great event. The elections this antunnn
nevertheless, will prepare the way and con,
trlDute to the larger outcome. That thev
Will leave the Republican majority humbled
ana to that extent benefited, is to be expect,
! ed. But will they, can they teach trno 49,
dom to the party that palmed off the Eord
ney-McCumber tariff act and juggled with
the soldiers bonus, and stoeu visionIess ha-
lore Americas world interests and world d.
Ties In time of supreme need?
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES

thin man resented the lateral pressure
of fat man on the same seat in the street
car. He said: "They ought to charge by
weight on these cars"
eff they did, sonny" said the fat man,
you'd have to walk. They couldn't afford
to stop for YOU
Billy was in tears when he came home
from school.
Teacher whipped me because I was the
only one who could answer a question she
asked the class" he sobbed
His mother was indignant.
'Why, I'll see her about that! What was
the question, Billy?"
His eyes lighted reminiscently.
"She wanted to know who put the glue in
her ink Oottle!"
A Virginia gentleman was troubled by q
disobedient and lazy coachman, who had
been in the family long time and was we'll
out of reach of discipline. He disobeyed or
ders and neglected his duties and made him
self general nuisance until in desperation
his employer decided to threaten him with
dismissal ri can't put up with you any
longer" he said. CAT the end Of the month
you hunt another place"
"'Nuther place, nothin'," was the reply.
"I druv yeh tie yer baptism. druv yeh to
yer weddin' an I'll jest stick here till drive
yeh to yer funeral"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
A Ne10 Ty6e of Congratu1at;;on
w THEN o. Henry called politeness the
w mortar that holds the bricks of hui

w THEN o. Henry called politeness the
w mortar that holds the bricks Of hui,
man society together he spoke pro-
1ouno truth full happily. Boorishness is of
the odor of anarchy.
But need one lie to be courteous or play
hypocrite to be civil? Not if he have the
mind and mettle of Mr. Joseph Walker, of
Massachusetts, who recently opposed Mr..
Henry Cabot Lodge for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States Senator and who
as the sage Of Oyster Bay would have said if
was licked to FRAGILE" Mr.. Walker, we
take 1t, believes in holding the bricks to-
gether after election day, no matter how fu
rlously they may have been flying in the cam
pa1gn. But he does not believe in fibbing
that is so stale as to be tiresome. Wherefore
instead Of sending the stereotyped congratu-
Iat1on to his winning opponent, he wrote in
this wise:
Dear Mr.. Lodge: Instead of sending tn
you at this time the customary perfunctory
congratulations upon your victory, prefer to
write you frankly. Please believe me when 7
say that have not now and never have had
the slightest personal feeling against you. ]
do not covet your seat in the United States
Senate. I have opposed you because you
have opposed and continue to oppose meas
ares and policies, both domestic and foreign
In which l believe and to which I am devoted
L cannot therefore honestly congratulate YOU
upon your victory, because feel that such
victory tends to check movement for lib
eral ideals and policies and for new lead.
ership which truly represents them. This
movement must go on in the interests Of the
commonwealth and OF the nation. shall de-
vote myself to it in the future as in the past
have made this plain in a statement to my
friends issued this evening. Please accept
my best wishes for your continued health ant
strength
This is at once sincere and civil and {
thousand times more to be priced by it's re-
cipient than the perfVnctory nothings thu
usually come from such occasions To be OF
good humor in defeat is no less desirable
than to be magnanimous in victory. But Il
it not refreshing to find good humor wear
ing an honest smile instead of a silly smirk?
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Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

In Southern town is a lady, socially
prominent, who enjoys the reputation of be-
ing moe n Mrs Malaprop. She is credited
with having said once that she intended to
hire local clay modeler to make bust of
her hand. On another occasion, referring to
trip she had taken in an airplane, she said
that she certainly was glad wien the machine
descended and she set foot once more on
terra Gotta. The latest speech attributed to
her had to do with the ancient game of
Scotia.
GIVE often thought" she said to friend,
that I'd like to take up golf, but somehow
have never gotten round to it: and besides,
don't understand the first thing about play
ing it. Why, if I wanted to hit the ball
wouldn't know which end Of the caddy to
take hold of
..-L (Copyright, 1920 I'LL.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
PRESS TALK IN GEORGIA
BY JACK L. PATTERSON.
BE A BOOSTER

Be a booster-like a rooster-always crow
ing long and loud; keep yelling what you are
selling-put some pepper in your song. If
you are tired go get fired-hunt a job you
think will suit you. Be a getter-times are
better for man that picks smile; take
your licking or quit kicking-dig right in and
make your pile. The war is over and there's
clover in the pasture; all around; it's not
waiting or debating but make hay out of the
ground. Watch it growing-always showing
lots of blossoms-it's alive. If you are a dead
one go use lead gun-drones amt wanted
in this hive. Be a doing-quit your stewing-
get a move on, grab some kale; don't let your
head get feeling dead yet-sweat and smile
and you can't fail.-Salome Sun.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

To bachelor who can find the right at
tachment, the greatest book in the world is
cook book.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

=, long yarn is sometimes produced from the
threads of conversation. '1
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

1t is still quaint old custom to have a
bridegroom at your wedding, no matter how
small a part he may play nor how little he
may add to the scenic effect.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

Some musicians 60 upon the stage, while
others never get further than the orchestra.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

Even the tadpole can boast of his position.
having been born in the swim,
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

If course there is no sense in love any
more than in any other sort of dream. The
moment you try to put any sense into 1t, you
shake off the star-dust and it becomes just
duty-or boredom.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

No man ever "worshipped" woman. VIVA
he worships is a craven image composed O
all the imaginary virtues and charms) mad
in HER likeness.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
WITH LEMONS AND SUGAR
BY HELEN ROWLAND


1t is still quaint old custom to have a
bridegroom at your wedding, no matter how
small a part he may play nor how little he
may add to the scenic effect.
If course, there is no sense in love any
more than in any other sort of dream. The
moment you try to put any sense into 1t, you
shake off the star-dust, and 1t becomes just
duty-or boredom.
No man ever "worshipped" woman. What
he worships is a craven image composed Of
all the imaginary virtues and charms) made
in HER likeness.
The poet was right. "Love cannot be con-
fined!" And at this season of the year, the
average man can't even seem to confine his
to one girl at time
A lie, like frivolous woman, when It gets
out, ceases to be interesting and becomes very
respectable. Then it is called tradition
or a legend"
No matter how the world may change, the
greatest problem of a girls life will always
be, whether to go to college and get diplo-
ma or to stay at home and concentrate her
golden years on acquiring a marriage certifi-
cate
That Miss Shidelsky, who is touring the
United States for the purpose Of studying d.
vorce will some day discover that no woman
can possibly know anything about the funda-
mental principles Of divorce-or cooking-un-
til she has studied them in her own home.
When a mans wife agrees with him in
everything, it may be because she is too wise
to argue with him-or just because she is too
tired to listen to him.
Copyright, 1929
Most of the ornamental and shade trees
may be planted successfully in the fall, but
this does not apply to those with soft roots,
like the magnolias. There is no better time
to move the peach trees and the catalpa is
readily handled now. The linden or Eastwood
tree is particularly to be recommended as
lawn specimen, as well as for street plant
ing. The Kentucky coffee tree is often recon-
but has one fault in being almost
the last tree to get its leaves in the spring.
Handsome as the weeping birches are, they
are best avoided, as they suffer greatly from
attacks of borers. Carolina poplars grow very
quickly, but have little else to recommend
them, although they are commonly chosen by
real estate operators who are looking for
quick effects !.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

The poet was right. Love cannot be con
fined!" And at this season of the year, the
average man can't even seem to confine hii
to one girl at time
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

A lie, like a frivolous woman, when 1t gets
out, ceases to be interesting and becomes very
respectable. Then it is called a tradition
or legend"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23

No matter how the world may change, the
greatest problem of girls life will always
be, whether to go to college and get diplo-
ma or to stay at home and concentrate her
golden years on acquiring a marriage certifi-
cate.