Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-23
The Story of Joan of Arc


but not to read or write.
Her religious faith was ardent, al
most from her cradle. She was an
intense patriot-mourned over down.
trodden France. She was so absorbed
in religious patriotism that she be-
came imbued with the idea that she
was to engage in a work of deliv-
erance for her native country.
A rumor got afloat that France
was lost by woman Queen Isabel
lal but would be reclaimed by vir-
gin. Her story was at first laughed
to scorn. What could she do?"
laughed the scoffer. What was she
to propose to raise an army and aid
the weak Dauphin, who had been
further weakened by the victorious
English army?
But this patriotic maiden persuaded
six thousand men to arm as soldiers
fired the fainting hearts of the
F'renchmen until the English were
compelled to raise the siege.
When the face of the war was
changed the old-time spirit Of the
French army returned.
Within three months she went to
of France and witnessed his corona
nation as king of France.
But the king was a weak and va
cillating coward. She continued to
follow with the French army, but
the troops failed to rescue Paris.
In a heavy engagement, she was
taken prisoner, and sold to the Eng
ish by John of Luxembourg, for TO-
900 llUrqS FThnn cha 0orrin1 n
the headquarters of the English
army, heavily fettered, flung into
gloomy prison, arraigned as a sorce-
ress and a hereto and then miser-
ably incompetent left her there to
die. She was brought to the stake
on May 81, 1431-a nineteen-year-old
girl who suffered for the salvation
of her country.
She met her doom Ike glorified
martyr. While the cruel flames
were tapping around her she con-
tinued to repeat the name of Jesus.
The last word she uttered was
Jesus" Her head fell down and
her prayer was finished in heaven.
On May IS, 1909, the solemn beati.
fication Of the Maid of Orleans was
the placing Of the official seal on
her sanctity, which the world had
long neglected to attend to for such
a martyr and heroine.
One Of the most attractive paint
ings in the great city, known as the
Coresan Art Gallery, and located
near the White House, is the por-
trait of Charlotte Corday, who stab
bed to death one of the principal
leaders of the French resolution in
1898.
She was a young French girl, like
Joan of Arc. This deed was under.
stood by this girl. She knew she
would have to die for it. The sage
OF the Jacobin majority could be
satisfied with nothing less, as soon
as she was captured and imprisoned.
And she went to her death Just as
Joan of Arc met her fate in 1431.
She is painted behind her prison
bars and [ saw it first in 1875, and
1t is so perfect in it's texture and
color1ng that it is beautifully pre-
served. Go and see it when YOU
visit the nations capitali
is Great Wealth Blessing or
Curse?
Among the richest people in Amer.
lea, maybe in the world, are the
Rockefellers - whose money was
amassed in Standard Oil interests
and results.
MI. John D. Rockefeller is SUD-
Psed to be a very good churchman
-ooubtIess he is-but his money mas
peen attractive to a son-in-IaW. of
the great Mccormick family, who
are very rich also. This country and
EUROPE are now excited over a vo11ne.
mccormick girl, still in her teens
VINO mas MADE up her mind to marry
d 1orelgner-a riding school teacher
more than twice, maybe three
tlmes, as old as the girl. The girls
Iather has lately. married an actress
ana her mother, whom he divorced
rockefeller, is about to marry a
man (some sort of an agent or chant.
1eur) many years younger than her.
ser. so the wheel turns over and
over again. -0
Inc latest story of the Jaw Gou1d
Iainlly is somewhat the same. His
o!oest son married an actress and
since her death he has married an.
other actress, to the great enbar.
rassment of the Gould children Tho
money is all-powerful to attract tho
actress folks, and the more money
the more of the attraction-as If a ~.
pears. It has been a custom an1o1o
rlch American actresses-and bair,
esSes-to hunt up marriageable Eli
Lopeans with a title. Anna GouId
mas mad some sad and startling ex-
PeIlehce with a couple Of French
counts-and counts are not very
much ~ outside Of the title, and tho II.
tie stands for very small affairs noIy
Ihat france has become a renuh1io
OUT they are also after rich Anoeri'
can helresses. But the money is The
thlng that draws.
In the southern states there bo,,o
oeen very few great fortunes r. az
tIC adventurous women, but we
laT9 had some, and the story enn.
e oily gets In print and is % nread
nLoLn pole to pole" in the big news.
pdpers. The publicity is sometime
II1ice ana great wealth attracts the
ini@chlnalhng fraternity as we'll II
90 d sorC or bunco game and their
i tiS uteS are immense. 1t really looks
me these bunco sports swarm
around very rich men, lying in wait
~ cdtcn them in some comnronoie-
ing ATTITUDES. Thereupon thew LIGHT
0poh MN ike a swarm Of bees. tn
sugar MIN, If he falls safely into tho
plot they sting him as soon as thev
can tel something on him that will
MAKE MN pay out big money to get
saIely and secretly away from them
Every sweet has its bitter. and
money attracts flies. Generally the
LaLnilles who are most free from
oIackma1lers, vamps and advent11r.
ers are welded in youth, with no
Dig fortunes to attract these 'sboId,
WeeVll-men and women" intent on
securing the cash! Happy the vic
TIM that can buy his way out. with
oodles OF money to spare, nobody is
10 be blamed, who can make his es.
cape by purchasing peace from his