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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
8ATLUDAY, JULY U, 190T.
INVESTS HIS RICHES TO HELP TOWN
WHERE HE SPENT HIS BOYHOOD
How Norcross Wel
comed “Ed” Buchan
an With Open Arms.
“G,
By PRESS HUDDLESTON
my laiit baby after yoi
bless you. I'm goin’ to name
k OODBY, ‘Mister Buck*—God
This wa* the parting sally fired at
Edward F. Buchanan, the young Nor-
sross-New York millionaire, as he
climbed Into his automobile. Just after
paying a visit to one of the girl friends
Df 'hls vouth. She was the daughter
Df an old man in DeKalb county, whose
father had been the country neighbor
and friend of Mr. Buchanan’s father
when they were children. And in look
ing around for old friends and faces
the rich New Yorker had not failed
to pay her a visit, and, as he was
leaving, to slip a crisp $20 bill into
the fingers of one of her numerous
but rather illy-clad children.
“Give this to your mother as soon as
l leave.” said he. But the child rushed
Immediately to the mother, and the lat
ter’s surprise and appreciation was ex
pressed In the opening sentence above.
Given a Cordial Welcome.
Norcross, the hustling little village
tn Gwinnett county, twenty miles from
Atlanta on the Southern railroad, has
been the scene of many happy and
Joyous occasions; it has entertained
many guests of note in former days,
*nd its many attractions as a summer
resort have, in days gonA by, drawn
thousands of visitors who have been
royally entertained by the hospitable
people of the community.
But never has a visitor to this or any
#ther city or village in Georgia received
i more sincere, cordial welcome, or had
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town, and participated In by almost
the entire population. And there was
enough and to spare of good things to
eat, had there been twice the number
present.
The whole town had been decorated,
and at 11 o'clock the cltlsens, headed
by the Norcross band, gathered at the
pavilion In the park. Then a commit
tee was sent to the elegant Buchanan
home, from^ which place Mr. Buchanan
and his friends were escorted to the
lakers’ stand. S. T. McElroy was
chairman, and briefly stated that
the gathering was In honor of “one of
our boys.” In brief, he told of some
of Buchanan’s boyish pranks played on
some of the older residents, but voiced
the sentiments of the entire village—
and they were all present—when he
welcomed him with all his heart back
to the old town again. Mayor Lively
delivered a brief address of welcome,
and Introduced James L. Key. of At
lanta, Who made an Interesting talk.
Colonel Qeorge Jones, one of the oldest
residents, also welcomed the party.
Mr. Buchanan was then Introduced,
but he needed no Introducetion. He
talked for some time In a happy vein.
He Gives “Fat” Con
tracts to Men He
Knew When a Boy.
.more sincere, coromi«Eitou. e . or nau recount|n h(s youthfu , experiences
Jiore hcmmge pall! him, than that ftc- d tell|ne of h ,„ earlv struggle
sorded young Millionaire Buchanan
luring his stay of several days re-
lently.
But the day and time that capped
the climax In paying tribute to Mr,
Buchanan was the great national hol-
day—"the Glorious Fourth." On that
lay a barbecue, prepared and served
to fit a king, was tendered to this
friend of Norcross and to the party
if millionaires who accompanied him
m his trip to his old home for the
purpose of formally opening the beau
tiful mansion he has just erected here
“ a home for his ageif mother.
Was a Mischievous Boy.
There Is something almost startling
In Its uniqueness about this man Buch-
tnan. Born In the adjoining county
if DeKalb, his father a poor but
industrious farmer and miller, he was
brought, at the ago of 6 years, to
Norcross. This was about thirty years
il’o. He lived the life of other boys of
ihe town—except "a little more so,”
•or as he grew older he was looked
»pon by the other boys as a leader
tmong them—In mischievous prauks
>niy.
"Tth only a moderate education, he
Mgan the study of telegraphy at the
Jttle depot, under the then agent, Dave
n \t all, who Is still a resident of Nor-
iross.
A year or more later Ed Buchanan
m Norcross, and for many years he
lad practically slipped from the minds
“,. ,h e residents of the peaceful little
"“age—except as they sometimes re
membered that not quite so many gates
J er e being “swapped" as In former
“Ys. less tin cans dangled to the
'ag end of the stray dogs, and that
" bight the citizens were permitted
•o secure sleep a little more sound and
'‘freshing.
Proipered in Big City.
But a few years ago Norcross awoke
0 'he fact that Ed Buchanan was
"bong them again. At that time they
earned that he was prospering In the
L.' ljf New York, and that some day
“feross was to share in his prosperi-
. . Even at that time he left some
L*'hie signs In a substantial way of
•i n '“, r e»t In his old home town and
"e boyhood friends,
nut only recently have the people of
be t,,"„ awakened to the realization
"at their former "Peck’s Bad Boy” had
/ a Napoleon of Finance, with
unlimited means, and that much
'„'!i, s „ ca P"al was to be poured Into the
l- ?," eu eounty municipality, which
>e stlu calls his home.
"as the reason for the great
„o. ,’ m e "ccorded him. Not so much
,-ysc he was the possessor of wealth,
0 °* hie love for and fidelity
i. f,* fr'ends of his youth, and because
„ not forgotten the little village
he had begun his career as
1 i. ,5 mph operator, which vocation
'he means of putting him on the
,5 > to his riches.
Quest at Great Barbecue.
to barbecue. It wan a *ue-
very particular, being planned
and telling of his early struggle.
"But the cherished ambition of my
life has been,” said he. “to be pros
perous enough to come . back here,
where I love the people better than
any people on earth, and do something
to aid them In making this little town
bloom and blossom as a rose.”
He Does No Boasting.
He indulged In no boasting, but In a
straightforward, sincere way told the
people what some of his plans for Nor
cross were, and that some day he ex
pected to return and make this his
permanent home.
All the other gentlemen In the party,
the distinguished capitalists who had
been entertained the day previous In
Atlanta, occupied seats on the plat
form, and each In turn was called upon.
They responded with appropriate talks,
but none failed to say that "Ruck” was
as well helped among his associates
and friends in the North as he was in
hls old homo town. After the speaking
the crowd marched to the banks of a
beautiful lake near by, where the
bounteous spread awaited them.
Mr. Buchanan’s loyalty to Ills friends
has been most remarkable. He took In
glanco those of hls old friends who
had failed to make the success which
they perhaps deserved, and in almost
every Instance—quietly and unostenta
tiously—they were given a substantial
reminder that “Buck” had not forgot
ten them. His generosity seemed un
bounded, and many of the poor around
lr DeKalb and Gwinnett counties felt
the worm pulse of hls generous hand
os he pressed a coin or a bill Into their
{•alms.
Wagon for a June Bug.
And with It all there were many
amusing features. Mr. Buchanan saw
a little Norcross boy holding a June
bug between his fingers, while he was
trying to tie a string to Its legs.
“My little man,” said Buchanan. ”
wouldn’t tic a string to that hug. That’i
a poor little bug. Turn it loose, won’
you?”
"ITnk-uh!” grunted the boy, at the
same time shaking hls head.
"Well, you turn It loose and III buy
you a nice little wagon," said the rich
Norcrosser. „ .. .
"All right.” And away flew fhe bug.
In a few minutes the little fellow was
tiding hls companions In a "lightning
express." . , .
Bug Prices Are Lowered.
The children heard about Mr. Buch
anan’s generosity combined with hts
humanitarian Instincts, and Immediate,
ly went chasing June bugs. Soon a
little girl got right In hls way, and she
had a June bug. too.
Oh. turn that bug loose," said Mr.
Buchanan. . . ,
AVhat’lI you give meT she asked.
Here’s a quarter,” and as he tossed
It to her away flew Mr. Bug.
Thl* news spread among the children,
and while Mr. Buchanan had dropped
In hls price from a two-dollar wagon
to 25 < "nt". -till the little ones consld
ordinary June bug. and they went
k< urrylng Into the orchards after them.
Offered Man a Horse.
And if Mr. Buchanan had not been
called off on some Important business
about this time the chances are he’d
have gone broke.
A farmer living near Norcross was
driving a crippled inule through the
streets. Mr. Buchanan told the man to
turn the animal loose In a pasture and
never hitch him up again, and ho would
provide him with a good horse. But
the man. not knowing Mr. Buchanan,
could not realize the offer was made In
good faith, and drove the limping ani
mal on. Many amusing Incidents could
be written on the visit of this rich
young Georgian to hls old home.
In addition to building a costly man.
sion In which hls aged mother will end
her days, and having the work of fur
nishing and equipping the building
done by one of hls boyhood friends who
is now a merchant In Atlanta, Mr.
Buchanan has invested mqch money In
ther ways In Norcross.
Builds Large Factories.
He has lately built and now has in
operation a large plow factory. He Is
building N a big plant for the manu
facture of electrical appliances, tele
graph instruments, etc. He Is soon to
light the town with electricity. He
purchased on this trip a handsome tract
of land between Norcross and Cham
blee on which he Is going to start a
nt of experimental farm. He Is go
ing to aid—If not erect himself—a tine
chert driveway from Norcross to the
chert now on Peachtree road.
He has the mony; he has made it In
banking circles In New York, and Is
Mill making It, and he Is going to make
the people of Norcross happy by turn
ing a great deal of It loose down here
among them.
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“THE SCARLET CAR,” by Richard
Harding D&vls. (Charles Scribner's
Sons.) In 1896 Mr. RtchArd Harding
Davis wai returning from the coro
nation of the czar of Russia. The good
ship St. Louis was more than proud
of herself on this trip, for she carried
Mr. DUvIs, LI Hung Chang and two
young Atlantans—to say nothing of
some thousand other passengers of an
other order of humanity. Mr. Davis
knew' not LI Hung Chang nor the tw r o
Atlantans, nor did he seem to care for
the acquaintance of any one on the
ship, but he did succumb to the fasci
nations of the great Chinaman along
about the fourth day out from South
ampton. Through an Interpreter. Mr.
Davis met LI Hung. Li Hung, through
the Interpreter, inquired Mr. Davis'
methbd of livelihood. To a man this
was always hls first question; to a
woman, “How many husbands and how
many children have you?” “Tell hls
excellency that I write books,” said
Mr. Davis to the Interpreter. There was
some evident and embarrassing delay
In the translation of Li Hung’s reply,
but the interpreter, being urged, Mr.
Davis was told that hls excellency was
greatly disturbed to know' that a great,
big, strong, husky, fat (he baldly put
It) young man should Idle away his
time In writing books. “Tell him I say
go to work,” yelled hls excellency at
Mr. Davis.
We Americans are very glad that
Mr. Davis did not heed LI Hung’s
pointed and Impertinent advice. Mr.
Davis was, to be sure, quite bulky at
that time (It was before the days of
the “straight front’’), but his new' hook,
a collection of three short stories, all
connected with ench other, are very
delightful reminders of Mr. Davis’ cor
rect following out of hls life’s scheme.
‘The Scarlet Car’’ consists of three sto
ries, namely, “The Jail-breakers," “The
Trespassers" and the “Kidnapers,”
and all three are written in that charm
ing Davis-esque style, inimitable and
very enjoyable.
All of the adventures (three) take
place during rides In a great motor
car. There are the owner. good old
"Billy” Wlnthrop; the “only" girl, Miss
Forbes; her brother, Sam Forbes, and
Ernest Peabody. Miss Forbes Is en
gaged to marry Ernest Peabody. Win
throp loves Miss Forbes and deter
mines to marry her—willy nllly. These
four go to football games. On one trip
the car breaks down, and they become
"trespassers” at an old country house,
and In the final story Wlnthrop, to pro
tect Peabody’s name at the polls
against Tammany (Peabody Is the re
form candidate for lieutenant governor),
kidnaps a Tammany henchman to keep
out of the papers an account of Pea
body’s cowardice. Just here it might
not be wrong to hope, for the sake
of hls state, that In Peabody Mr. Davis
has not drawn young Mr. Chanler, the
present lieutenant governor of New
York. At any rate, the three stories—
that Is, the situations therein—are
bound up about the scarlet car. It Is
a very charming story—the love part
of It at least—that My. Davis tells.
The “only" girl succumbs to Win-
throp’s love, as she should. She had a
narrow' escape from Peabody—every
reader will understand that when he
reads the book—but there Is Just some
thing missing In Mr. Davis’ ending of
his Inst story—Just that same thing
that Mr. Chambers left out of "The
Fighting Chance.” Wlnthrop was go
ing to marry Miss Forbes, should the
whole world be against him, and It
certainly was. Miss Forbes “found her
self,” which, of course, was pleasing,
but all of us would Just like to read
one book which allowed the hero or
lover to carry out all hls threats. Why
not? Now, w'hen Miss Forbes refused
to listen to Wlnthrop’s love-mnklng
and requested silence, and the latter
said, “Why should I be held by your
engagement? I was not consulted
about It. 1 did not give my consent,
did I? I tell you, you are the only i
woman In the world I will every mar
ry. and If you think I am going to
keep silent and watch some one else
carry you off without making a light
for you, you don’t know me. • • • I
am going to drive you Into Stamford,
where they do not ask runaway couples
for a license, and marry you.” Now,
suppose Wlnthrop had carried out hls
threat? The girl loved him—he knew
She knew he loved her. Why not,
then? Would not the ending be more
thrilling, even If untrue to life and
experience? However, the book Is
charming, nnd we all owe Mr. Davis
many thunks for not taking LI Hung
Chang’s advice and “going to work.”
damp air will do It. Therefore, before
taking a journey of 2,000 miles from
home, from friends, business and loved
ones, It would be well for all consump
tives to first make a complete change
In their lives. By that Is meant, living a
normal, simple life, and cutting out late
hours and over-exertion. Regarding
exercise; It might be well to say that
more consumptives die In the West
from too much horseback riding and
other strenuous exercise than from any
other cause. The “lunger” should then
remember what he will undeniably have
to put up with In the West, namely
miserable boarding houses (even when
he Is fortunate enough to get In one—
these lodging houses are becoming
stricter every year as to admitting
“sick” people), most objectionable food,
and that terrible disease nostalgia.
Taktng It—that Is. this question—as
viewed by one who has spent.not quite
us many years as Mr. Price (but sure
ly enough for him), It Is advisable to
stute that It would be a Very good Idea
for n consumptive to read “Gaining
Health In the West*” then consider
whether he would not do ns well back
home, among friends and the comforts,
which he positively will not find In the
West. Taken in time, tuberculosis can
be much more easily cured than ty
phold fever.
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GAINING HEALTH IN THE
WEST,” by George B. Price. (B. W.
Huebsch, New York, N. Y.) A very
useful little book Is “Gaining Health
in the West," by Mr. George B. Price.
And It Is especially useful tn view' of
the fact that It is about the first book
that gives, with any authority, ac
counts of the discomforts, trials—yea,
tribulations—which one frequently en-
ounters while seeking ozone In the
Far West—say, Arizona, New' Mexico
und Colorado. Mr. Price has been
himself a “Lounger” (that unfeeling,
familiar but definite name given all
sufferers from tuberculosis In the West),
that hls little book, so far as It
goes, should be of great help to the
60,000 (estimated) new victims of con
sumption In the United States every
year. Mr. Price’s book, so he states,
Is based upon the Impressions of a lay.
man who had seven years’ personal
experience with “Climate.”
It would be a most difficult perform
ance to put Into a book of comparative,
ly few' pages answers to the many
questions that would come from a pros
pective visitor to the West, but Mr.
Price’s book is the best on this subject
that has been Issued In a long time.
While It may not give answers to all
questions one would like to propound,
It does offer the searcher after Informa
tion a basis upon which to work out
hls own plans. The whole thing to be
gained on a trip or stay In the West
(for health) Is change—change of en
vironment, change of habits—and of
living. The great and practically only
advantage the West has over Georgia
or any other Southern state for con
sumptives, outside of change (and you
can get change in Georgia). Is the num
ber of days In the year when the suf
ferer can be entirely out of doors— day
nnd night. The air Is drier in Arizona,
etc., than In Georgia—simply because it
does not rain so much there, but for all
practical purposes, should a consump
tive patient, here In Georgia, change
hls manner of living (that Is to say live
the simple life), and stay out of doors,
as do the Arizonan*, etc., be would de
rive Just as much benefit from Georgia
air as he would from Arizona ozone.
But when we figure that in Arizona
there are only 16 cloudy days out of
865, one can easily understand the great
advantage that Arizona has over Geor
gia—not simply from the dryness of the
air (dryness is better, but not at all
Important or necessary to a consump
tive), but solely because In Arizona,
through the greater number of clear
days, he can remain out of doors and
breathe the fresh air. Any fresh alr|
will cure a “lunger.” Dry air will ef<
BEATRIX OF CLAIRE” By John
Reed Scott. (J. B. Llpplncott Co.)
The author of “The Colonel of the
Red Huzzars," that very popular novel
it last year, has, In setting the period
for hls new romance, “Beatrix
Claire,” gone back some four hundred
years for hls characters, scenes nnd sit
uations. It Is of the time of the usurpa
tlon and reign of Richard the Third
that we read in Mr. Scott’s new ro
mance nnd when we read It, outside of
pleasure nt finding some author
who has {minted Richard less darkly,
e are impressed with the hope that It
might be true. It Is rather startling to
end of a handsome, tall, charming
Hch#rd the Third, but It Is none the
less pleasing, und while the reader, ns
in all such stories, must lose hls pre
viously conceived Ideas, in this good old
summer time, the loss of anything
(even clothes) helps a great deal.
Beatrix Claire” Is a fascinating
heroine. She Is an heiress, of great
family, a ward of Richard of Gloucester
and lady In waiting to Richard’s duch
ess—afterwards hls queen. The story
opens about the time of the death of
Edward—the arrangements for the
crowning of the young Edward—when
Richard being approached by Bucking
ham and others (although he did not
need much approaching), usurps the
throne. The lover (which means, of
course, the hero of the book, for all
heroes are lovers, or vice versa—which
ever you will). Is a young knight by
the name of Sir Aymer de Lacy. He is
of the household of Richard, when duke
and afterwards king. The book follows
history, occasionally—quite occasional
ly—and Sir Ayiner de Lacy and sweet
Beatrix have many opportunities for
love-making and many trials through
the stormy short reign of Richard. Sir
Aymer has a pretty strenuous rival in
Lord Darby, who keeps Bentrlx and Sir
Aymer quite agitated and alarmed after
the manner of rivals, but really now,
■eal life or In romance, Is not tills
Just what rivals should be used for?
Lord Darby acts the part well—he ab
ducts Beatrix; keeps her In prison—she
calls It a prison, at least, she tells Sir
Aymer so—but it is Lord Darby’s castle
to which she was carried. Around the
rescuing of Bentrlx by Sir Aymer, of
'nurse, the storming of Lord Darby’s
stronghold and the happy union of
two loving hearts." does this charming
romance hang Its tale. It Is very Inter
esting for these summer days out under
the trees, when we can throw aside
such realities as history and any worry
ing things known as possibilities. But
hojv msny charming, delightful stories
we would miss If the authors were held
even to probabilities? Mr. Scott proves
or attempts to prove that Richard the
Third was entirely Innocent of the mur
der of the two princes in the Tower. It
does seem from Mr. Scott’s book that
poor Richard has been a man much ma
ligned by history. We may expect soon
a romance or novel showing conclusive
ly that King Herod of Judea was devot
ed to little children, and had Christmas
trees Instead of massacres. To those
renders who care for (nnd there are
many) rattling good stories filled with
sword play, knights In armor (or In
love), fights In which the hero (or
lover) always conquers—in fact, a first
class slt-up-and-take-notlce story
"Bentrlx of I’lalre" Is hereby sincerely
recommended.
”THE SIAMESE CAT.”
G.SIDTfEY PATERNOSTER
THE LADY OF THE BLUE MOTOR.
were all mystifying, mostly pleasant nnd
sometimes dangerous ones. Hardlnge
follows the lady to ParlA carries her
across the channel from Havre In a
motor boat—gets the “ley face” after
landing her at Southampton out of dan
ger of her pursuers—and Is not even
told her name. But what are names be
tween lovers. So little In fact that any
full-blooded lover with natural In
stincts has un antipathy for any name
hls sweetheart plans and wants to
change It very promptly, too. If he la
the right kind of fellow. Well, the dear
charming lady of the Blue Motor I*
placed In all kinds of mauve lights to
the eyes of her lover, but what of that?
He Is never feazed. He gets a wee bit
’up against the ropes" occasionally, but
he continues true to her In face of
everything nnd Is rewarded In due
time—lucky fellow and deservedly.
People are funny things. We all of us
admire and applaud faith In the lover
aunt, Mrs. Holborow, around the world,
under a couriershtp of one villain
named Borkman, meets first In Japan,
afterwards In Siam (where the trouble
some cat w'as purchased, lost—chased
and found), a pleasing young fellow
named Owen Scarlett. Mias Holborow
was delightful, very pretty and fasci
nating (so the book tells us), so Scar
lett did the only thing he could well
do—he fell In love. Laura wanted a
cat—there seemed in the. book no ex
cuse for Laura’s wanting It, but she
did, so It was bought for her—hence
all the trouble. Ordinary cats fo some
people are troublesome enough, but
not to the extent of Laura’s feline, as
the latter w'ore a collar, In which hod
been hidden a priceless ruby. This
ruby had been stolen and placed for
safe keeping In the collar. Borkman,
the courier, being In the thievery game,
hopes to deprive hls fellow' thieves by
stealing the cat. The other Chinese
conspirator* want her catshlp also.
Scarlett finds out the cause of the cat’s
popularity and think* It not a bad Idea
to get the ruby for Laura. So around
the safe possession of the Siamese cat,
her loss, her pursuit and final capture,
the love making between Laura and
Scarlett, Is the story laid. It Is very
exciting at times and taken all togeth
er Is a very good story. The scene*
are laid In Slam, around about Singa
pore, on ship board, and In this time
and generation, with real people a*
characters performing In It* pages, It Is
quite a relief from the struggles for a
throne In Zenda, Bulgaria, Morovenla
or any such unknown or unreal locali
ties. Scarlett swings # on to the Siam
ese cat through thick and thin. Good
boy, Scarlett. He had been told that
the ruby was in the middle bell, at
tached to the collar, so he attempted
without success to protect the middle
bell—working from both ends. The
middle bell is stolen. What then?
Just this; that the ruby was not In the
middle bell at all, but In one of the end
ones and Laura get* it. Everything
end* satisfactorily. Scarlett gets Lau
ra, Laura gets Scarlett and the ruby.
No “Love’s Labor Lost” about that?
The Siamese Cat” will help kill
time very pleasingly. What else do
you want?
PEACE GIVEN AS THE WORLD
GIVETH, OR THE PORTSMOUTH
TREATY AND ITf FIRST YEAR’S
FRUITS” By John Bigelow. (The Ba
ker A Taylor Co.) From ohn, 14th
chapter, 27th verse, Mr. John Bigelow
has taken hls text as follows: "Peace
I leave with you, my peace I give unto
you; not a* the world glveth,' give I
unto you,” for the theme of hls disser
tation or essay on the Portsmouth
treaty betw'een Russia and Japan.
The author’s Idea being, and which
he endeavors to prove, that Mr. Roose.
velt did very wrong when he arranged
for peace bet wean Russia and Japan.
Be cause by stopping the war the people
of both countries were much less ben
efited by the cessation of hostilities
than If the war had been fought out
to a finish. Mr. Bigelow has underta
ken such a mighty task, that of prov
ing what "might have been," that even
hts figures of terrible happenings to
Russians, etc., since the war' (taken
from newspaper accounts), fall to Im
press us that It w'ould have been bet
ter to let the war go on. Russia might
in books. But should a young chap In
real life show the devotion to hls I have learned better sense and for the
heart'* desire In face of everythin* that united State,' aake now. Japan
did Hardlnge to hi, aweetheart Ip 'he I might! ?) have been overcome. Who
hook, the same young fellow would be l can tell? But who can not take a proj)-
- " ,h ‘— " oaltlon and do anything with It, baled
"CAM—AN IDYL OF ONE MOUN
TAIN 8UMMER.” By T. DeLeon,
P. O. Box 134, Montcagle, Tenn.
Mr. DeLeon Is writing another story
This simple statement should Incite In
terest among the discriminating. The
book will be out about the 15th of Au
gust and will be a novel devoted to the
loves of a football pluylng "Theolog”
and a city summer girl, belle of the
mountain, both of rather exceptional
depth of character. A strong back
ground to be used are the classes In
college, the boarding houses, the teams
und the tutors, the village mountain
eers, etc. No doubt It Is the University
of the Houth, at Sewanee, that will ap-
penr In Mr. DeLeon’s story, but It will
be applicable to all college life,
The friends of Mr. DeLeon look for
ward with pleasure nnd Interest to the
publication of Ids book. Mr. DeLeon
can bo reached at the address above
regarding orders for hls book.
THE LADY OF THE BLUE MO-
TOR.” By G. Sidney Paternoster.
(\ Page A Co.), Atlanta, lister Book
and Stationery Company
Mr. Geoffrey Hard Inge, a blase youth
from London town, suffering terribly
from ennui in Paris, around Christmas
time, goes motoring to Versailles, on a
dismal, damp, dark nnd gloomy even
Ing. WhlJe awaiting hls order In the
cate at Versailles (he says It will for
tcu>, tl.ere appears a vision. He sees
this vision—the vision has her eyes
Hardlnge—the curtain goes up on “The
Lady of the Blue Motor,” and if there
Is a dull moment In its scenario there
after, the reviewer for The Georgian
and News failed to locate It. Mr.
Hardlnge jumps right Into action, very
unlike the proverbial Englishman, and
from the tea taking at Versailles until
the drop of the curtain, It certainly
keeps the Interest on che qui vlve. Not
in a stimulated or unnatural manner,
either—It Is quite legitimate. »Most
stories which keep one enthralled on
the dime-novel line of action, strongly
stimulate the interest, and It Is easily
recognizable, but not so in "The Lady
of the Blue Motor." It Is very pleasing
ly done throughout the entire book.
When the alluring lady at the cafe In
Versailles leaves, she drops a note to
Hardlnge, saying In effect. “If you
would help a poor female In distress,
then it Is up to you.” And so it was
up and down. Hardlnge had more ex
periences following this lady than this
put down as something of a “mutt. 1
There does not seem to be any good
reason for this partiality for book
lovers. Real I’ve ones need all the en
courogement from friends, family and
foes possible, but do they get It? "They
say," It serves him right, when he gets
the mitten for doing Just what we all
now applaud young Geoffrey Hardlnge
In the book for doing. ’TIs too weighty
a question, that—still ’tls pity ’tls true.
“The Lady of the Blue Motor” Is very
attractive to lovers of automobile
stories, and even to one who is fortu
nate enough to escape the fever, the
book will be found most pleasing. The
charm of the book depends so much
upon the startling changes and move
ments In the book that a partial men
tion of the Intricate plot In the review
would do possible harm, but If the
reader wants a splendid, clean, vital,
full of action, love and adventure
story, “The Lady of the Blue Motor” is
highly recommended.
“THE SIAME8E CAT.” By Henry
M. Rideout. (McClure, Phillips A Co.)
“The Siamese Cat" Is a story all about
the purchase of a cat and Its safe
keeping. There are also the "only”
woman nnd the Inevitable man, with
the ever present un-smoothness of
love’s running.
Laura Holborow, traveling with her
on “If.” Mr. Bigelow writes very en
tertainingly—hls facts and figures nro
overpowering—If.
Mr. Bigelow’s essay !* good reading,
even If the reader does not agree with
hls premise*.
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phire Country,” now in their
glory. Low excursion rates
via Southern Railway.
Phone 142, J. C. Lusk, Dis
trict Passenger Agent, At
lanta, Ga.
GEORGIA. FELTON COUNTY.
Notice Is hereby
log business as thB 1
pony, at 239 Peters street, In the city of At
lanta, la this dsy dissolved by mutual mm
ran, who will aettle all firm
receipt for all debta due said firm,
la 24th day of June, 1907.
R. M. COCHRAN.
ivu. li. cHESHfma.
LUMBER-LUMBER-LUMBER
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
TAKE NOTICE—It'* worth your while to call on ua before placing
your order* for lumber and general mill work.,
E. G. WILLINGHAM & SONS,
Prompt Delivery—Both Phones—642 Whitehall Street.
INDEPENDENT ICE CO.,
349 WHITEHALL STREET
Manufacturer, of Pure Oltt/lled Water fee. Prompt deffveriez
made In the city. Carload* ahlpped to country polnta. Bell phone 536,
Weat, Atlanta phone 4343, E. B. HARVEY, Manager.
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