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i<u9 ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NBWS« THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1911.
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THE SHOPPER.
I don’t tea why ealeepeople can't
pleasant whan one’s buying—
The grumplnesa some of them show Is
truly very trying.
.Why, yesterday I sought some thlngt for
Christmas, not supposing.
Aftho 'twss growing rather late, 'twas
near the time for closing.
Aud do you know, the girl who showed
mo thlngo wa» far froni cheerful!
In {set. she never smiled at all, and acted
almost tearful.
My goodness! Think of all the Joy she
ought to And 'mongst thlngo —
prottyl
When folks don’t resllto such ehorm,
think It lo s pity.
I felt like telling her I thought thet for
one In her etatlon
To have the chence that she has got lo
quite an education.
And' then she let hereolf look tired, as If
she felt Ilka dropping—
'd think sho'd sympathise With us who
have to do tha shopping!
hurried thru—I don't suppose mors than
an hour I lingered;
She never brlahtened up a bit the while
the things I fingered.
Why, think of the variety sht he*, and all
the chattel—
The liveliness that’s all about. I don’t
know what’s the matter
That darks can’t wsar a cheery smile and
not look at thtlr saddest;
You'd think they'd catch the spirit of title
ssaton—It’s the gladdest.
And when I told her that I guested I'd
welt until tomorrow
She bowed as coldly as If she was sinking
down In sorrow.
She had no life at all, Just dragged one
foot behind the othei—
Twss really quits discouraging; that
cltrka could not bo pleasant
Whan one goat In to got their help to
choose a Christmas present.
—•Wilbur D. Keablt In Chicago Evening
Post.
The New Democratic State.
Arizona, after years of strug
gle, is at last a state with all the
rights, privileges and responsi
bilities of a state.
It seemed at one time as if the
hopes of the people of Arizona
for statehood would meet disas
ter on the rock of the judiciary
recall provision contained in its
constitution.
Bccauso of President Taft’s
veto otherwise of the statehood
bill, congress directed the terri
tory to vote out the offending
provision at the present election,
which it has dona.
It is now a sovereign common
wealth, and the curious thing
about the entire controversy that
waged around the recall provision
is that the state since it has be
come such may call another elec
tion and vote the provision back
again. v.
It has always been considered
that Arizona would be a Demo
cratic state, and the results of
Tuesday’s election but confirm
this belief. This was contrary,
however, to the case of its sis
ter territory. New Mexico, which,
was thought to be Republican,
but went Democratic at the elec
tion last November.
Since the increase of irriga
tion And the knowledge of how
to farm dry' lands Arizona has
been -continually advancing in
wealth and population. In 1900
its population was 122,931. while
1910 it was 204,354, an in
crease of 66.2 per cent. Its area
is 113,020 square miles, or nearly
twice that of Georgia, tho its
population is thirteen times
smaller.
The new state starts out with
many advantages—among which
are the experiences of the older
states to draw from, in solving
present problems and avoiding
old evils. These advantages it
has incorporated In an admi
rable manner in its constitution.
May the new Arizona live up to
iis high opportunities.
The Pension Increase.
The house of representatives
has passed the Sherwood bill—
a measure that will add $70,-
000,000 annually to the pension
rolls of the government.
With the amount of money
and the way it is paid out in our
pension system already a na- 1
tional scandal, the passage of the!
Sherwood bill can not be justi
fied except on the ground of the
cheapest sort of ]H>litical ex
pedienev.
Congressional enactments are
striving to make nnlawful the
use of the pork barrel by party
managers in presidential cam
paigns. A pension pork barrel
should have no better standing.
Both Democrats and Republi
cans participated in tho recent
pension folly; in fact, they seem
ed to vie with each other in its
advocacy. Eighty-four Democrats
voted against it and only eight
Republicans. It is gratifying to
note that Representative Fitz
gerald, the Democratic chairman
of the appropriations committee,
and Oscar Underwood, the Dem
ocratic house leader, were found
in opposition to it.
As Retrenchment and economy
.have been the watchwords of the
■ Democrats, it is difficult to think
'that they have not made a se
rious tactical mistake m their
support of the Sherwood nill.
Our pension expenditure needs
to be trimmed, not fattened. And
the fattening of it just before
election is nothing but a play
for probable votes from its bene
ficiaries. The votes to be gained
by such a ploy are neither a very
permanent nor very worthy
possession for either party.
Where it attracts one vote it is
likely to turn away two.
One Kind of Opposition to the
Peace Treaties.
There is a great deal of iron
ical humor iu the fact that a
peace meeting should break up
in a riot.
That is what took place at a
large mass meeting called at Car
negie hall, New York city, for
the purpose of indorsing the gen-1
eral arbitration treaties negotiated '
by President Taft between the j
United States and England and
France.
But notwithstanding the hu
mor, there has happened wlint nl-
wnys happens when a rightful
gathering is intruded upon by
violence, the cause for which the
gathering is held is greatly pro
moted, The unfairness of such
methods throws into slinrp relief
whatever good the cause may
contain.
The mass meeting was directed
by some of the foremost citizens
of New York; in fact, of the en
tire country, but it was attended
by a large percentage of hood
lums who seem to be decidedly
on the increase in Gotham. The
ignorant misunderstanding of a
vital play recently presented
there brought down upon it the
only method of disapproval the
mob knows.
When one of the Auditors took
issue with the policy of the treat
ies as framed and declared they
were breeders, of war instead of
promoters of peace, this was
seized upon by the disorderly
cloment of the crowd for n pro
longed outbreak of jeers, hisses
and cat-calls—the arguments of
the unreasoning mind.
It was found impossible for
the meeting to continue, and it
was adjoiurned with the follow
ing statement by Joseph II.
Choato, who was the ehairinnu:
“The action here tonight lias
done more to cause the ratifica
tion of these peace treaties than
all the peace speeches that could
be made during the evening.”
It is well, indeed, that the
question of war should go to the
court of reason instead of being
left to the ungoverned pensions
of the lawless.
OH WELL, THAT SQUARES IT!
AM- PROFESSOR- I WOULD
L To ErtbOW A CHAIN. OR
^ MINING. IN YOOR-
UNIViRSlTY
James B. McCreary waa governor of
Kentucky It years ago. Last Tuesday
he was again Inaugurated Kentucky's
chief executive. They do com* back,
notwithstanding Dr. Osier’s celebrated
theory.
Another revolution starts In Msxko
next FridaySo carefully Is the revo-
lutlon business nurtured In Mexico that
It Is known when one will be pulled off
like It Is known when chickens will
hatch.
endangering Joy riding. If they are
successful, they will perform the great
est possible service for the automobile
Industry. Put a tool In an automoblls
and he becomta a dangerous lunatic.
Thirteen years after Ihe happening of
the event. It has been conclusively
proved that the Maine was blown lir.* by
means of an outside explosion. Ibis,
however, hasn’t got much on the tardi
ness of the courts In reaching conclu
sions In some esses. Witness the his
tory of the case of the m»»i packers
nos- on trial.
BEHIND THE ATTACK
New York Globe Says Political
Opponents Are “Dynamiting”
Woodrow Wilson.
The following Is from The New York
Globe;
The public Is not Informed as to the
clrcuinstnncee surrounding tho alleged
application If Woodrow Wilson lo tho
trustees if ths Carnegie foundation for
n pension.
As to another matter tho public Is
Informed. It la the motive behind the
attack. Governor Wilson In offlco has
been n ’‘progressive.” TIo has been a
stumbling block to those who want
government to be In the hands of an
alliance between crooked politicians
and crooked business men. For this of
fense ha luu been tried nnd convicted.
Tho decree has gone forth that he is to
be ridiculed, slandered, and mlsrepre-
u| tiooq euq usimluiuo otu, 'peiuos
progress for nearly a year—ever ilnoo
Governor WJIsilti,. after his Inaugura
tion, showed bit Independence.
If Governor. Wilson had done na ho
was told—had obeyed James Smith,
Jr., ht would bo fulsomely praised In
quarters where be is now maliciously
attacked. Talk of dynamiting out
rages! They differ In noise but not In
moral quality front the character us-
aaaslnatlon encountered by those who
dare to be reformers. It la not because
he did or did not apply for a Carnegie
pension that Governor Wilson Is held
up to scorn, ,
The Buj'inexfDoctor
■Fufk
Roe.
enron
TRAPB MARK RC(H<TTBR»P
Army-Navy Orders
And Movements of Vessels
Washington, Dec. 14.—Tbs following
orders have been Issued;
Army Orders.
First Lieutenant H. O. Olsen. Bight-
nth Infantry, from treatment at the
Letterman general hospital, San Fran
cisco, to hit proper station.
First Lieutenant <’. H. Holliday, med
ical reserve corps, from Fart Fremont,
S. 0., to Fort Brady. Mich.
Navy Orders.
Rear Admiral H. Wnlnwrlght, from
duty aa aid for operations to duty aa
member of tho genera) board.
Rear Admlsal C. IS. Vreeltnd, from
duty bi aid for Inspections tu duty as
aid for operations.
Ensigns R. E. Rogers, from the Dos
Moines to the Hannibal.
Ensign H. P. Leclalr, from the Des
Moines tu the Birmingham.
Ensign 8. Danenbower. resignation
accepted, effective December 15.
Ensign R. 8. Young, from navel hos
pital, Washington, D. C., to the Asiatic
station.
Movements of Naval Vaettle.
Arrived -Supply St Kobe; Petrel at
Pensacola; Yorktown at Cortnto; Vul
can at Newport: Patterson. Ammen.
Trlppa and Walker at Charleston.
Sailed—Celtic from Hampton Roads
for navy yawl. New York.
He Knew.
From The Louisville Courier-Journal.
"The object of the average explorer
seems to be to acquire . n-mgh material
for a leeture.”
"Tee; that Is my wife * elm when she
explores my peeket* '
* ’’$lrst Impressions are more Important than anything else on earth.”
said tho Business Doctor. “Tho show window well dressed, the sidewalk
well swept, aro tho externals of the etore Itself which make a good Im
pression on the passer and mako him
enter.
"Onco Inside, his Impression ts mndo
or marred by the salesman who ap
proaches him. If that man be smiling
and solicitous about hla Interests, a
good Impression Is mode which poor
goods and bad assortment Can not eraCJ
feats; but if. tbs first Impression is
made by a frowning salesman with an
Indifferent manner, tho stock can hard
ly be good enough or the prices low
enough to counterbalance this first bod
Impression.
• The first Impression In business lit
erature, however. Is oven more Impor
tant. for It is by this first Impression
alone that even an audience Is obtained.
Thousands of circulars and form let
ters are tossed Into the waste basket
unread every day because the first Im
pression they make Is not good. Thou,
sands of dollars worth or advertising Is
passed ever unread In our newspapers
every day because of the fact that the
first Impression It makes la not good. '
"In any business communlcatlon.be It letter, circular or advertisement,
bear constantly In mind that Its Success, Its entire perusal, depends on the
opening sentence or paragraph. Take up a dally paper and glance over ono
advertising page without thought, and you will find one advertisement fixes
your attention out of the dozen on this page, and It you will stop to analyse
why*, you will see that It was bccauso of Its opening sentence, or 'catch
lino,’ as advertising writers call It. This line called out to you, and you
stopped to read the rest; and In writing an advortlsement this Is the line on
which you must devote the most time and Ingenuity.
"In your morning mall you hnd half a dozen letters, and of that lot Sev
ern) went Into tbe waste basket unread, while others of no greater Impor
tance were resd to the finish, and-If you will pause to consider you will
notice that It was tho opening paragraph which caused you to read or throw
away the letter. ,•
'The whole value of on advertising, letter or circular Is determined by
whether It Is going to be read or thrown away. Does The opening sentence
create a desire to know what the advertiser Is going to say next? If It does,
it Is a good letter, Doss the opening sentence look stale and uninteresting?
Does It rub the hair the wrong way for the writer? Then Into oblivion via
the waste basket It goes.
‘“You have a splendid catalogue coming In this mall,' would be Infi
nitely superior to ’We are sending you by this mall under separate cover,’
etc., because the reader has seen n thousand letters beginning with the lat.
ter phrase. 'Because I don't want to waste your time, I will get right down
to business,' was the good opening of a letter I had from a tailor the other
day, while the same mall brought me one from another which said, 'We
most respectfully call your attention to our modern fabrics,’ which did not
Interest me In the least. ‘At last we have H!‘ says one fellow to me. Did
I want to know what he had? I did, and I read the rest of tho letter.
"The greatest of care must be used, however, not to make the opening
paragraphs Tunny' or 'fresh.' 'You don't know where you'ro going, but
you’re on your way.' was the-lnsulttng Insinuation of a roan who wanted
me to go on a personally conducted summer trip. If I had Intended going, I
believe this would havs stopped me. ‘You need a new hat’ would have looked
better If It had read, 'Do you need a new hatr
“These may seem small matters, but they are tha things which create
that all-important first Impression."
WINNOWED WITTICISMS
Enough.
From The Houston Post.
"I don't see why he wants to marry
her: he has only known her a week.”
'That's the answer."
Petrifying.
From Judge.
She—"Oh, professor! I saw such a
funny old fossil In the museum today.
I thought of you at aace."
Prodigies.
From The Catholic News.
Jones—"Yes, elr. that boy of mins is
a piano-player. Why, be can play with
his toes.".
nrown—'Hold old is he?”
Jones—"Ktfteen."
Brown—'Tv* got s boy at horns who
can play with his toes, and he's only
ona veer old.” '
An Air Pump.
From The Baltimore American.
"I must brush tha cobwebs from my
brain.”
•Then you ought 'to get a vacuum
cleaner.”- < ■ *
TltaTest.
From Tbn Philadelphia Record.
Billy—"HuhJ J. bet you. didn't have
a good time at your blrthday party yes.
wniie—"t bet I did.”
rTheo *h* ain't, ypu to-
!' ■ A Sure One.
rrom Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
"Rcggy Has a new attachment on hi*
a '"\Vh»t trjr'" l* ' '• *
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UNCLE WALT *
I stood before tho county jail, and said that suffrage ought
to win. “Tho woman's better than the male,” I cried; “to
flout her is n sin. She has moro virtue and morc
WOMAN’S sense than any man who walks the earth; and all
the world, a few years henco, will have Ho owa
WISDOM her sterling worth. A woman always lfiYes the
good, nnd hates tha false, the bad, the vije; for
innocence she’s always stood, and looked pn merit with »
smile.” Then came a long parade of dames, who halted at the
prison door; they bore upon their graceful frames a ton of love-
iy flowers or'more. I asked the jailer why thoy brought-these
floral tributes to his den. Ho answered: “Well, you '.know
we’ve caught that fiend who slew a dozen men. We have him
fettered safe, by jing, to hold him till the hangman comes, and
every day the women bring him orchids and chrysanthemums ”
WALT. MASON. '
Copyright, 1911, by Georgo Matthew Adams.
DAILY HEALTH CHAT
BY AN ATLANTA PHYSICIAN
THE HYPOCHONDRIAC
In disease, aa In dreaa. there are fads
and fashions. Nowadays It Is the fash
ion to emll all kinds of nervous break
downs neurasthenia, and to Include tho
hypochondriac along with the truo neu-
this head, But there Is
■ * -fufatthenlc
rasthente under .
s difference between the
S roper and the, hypochondriac. Both are
epressed and victims of fears and dreads
f various.kinds, but there Is this distlnc-
lon: The sufferer from - neurasthenia
.reads surrounding condition, such so
ciety, Inclosed spaces, and Innumerable
other outside conditions; whereas the
I ypochondriac Is exclusively concerned
Ith supjjosed Ills of his own body.
Normally we are unconscious of our
definite disease.
body—sensations which'drugs seem pow-
ericas to overcome. Thoy may drlt. from
Ana dsotoe nnotka. at L ..
medicines re
stated by friends or advertisements.
They may even' gala a- superflclal ac
quaintance with many diseases by reed
ing medical books, and their whole lives
become centered upon their bodily wel
fare. Those, are the persons who malt
It easy to gain a following for any ,v,.
tem, method, or cult of healing, however
absurd It may be.
Probably the bast treatment for the
hypochondriac Is tho Wler Mitchell rest
euro, extending over several weeks and
followed by an Immediate plunge Into
business or some absorbing occupation
which will occupy the mind every hour
of tho day.
Answered. t
From Punch. • !•
The Rector—Now, Molly, would you
rnthcr be beautiful or good?
Molly—I'd rathor bo beautiful and
repent.
Gifts
For Every Member of the Family
The most important gift of all—a pair of
Solid Gold Glasses in a beautiful presentation
case for Father or Mother, $6.50 to $10.50. The
correct lenses fitted after the holidays without
extra charge.
Opera Glasses.
A magnificent line to select from. Beautiful
Pearl in all colors. Make your selection early,
$5.75 to $35.00.
Waterman’s Fountain Pens
Handsomely mounted Gold and Sterling Sil-
. ver in splendid plush lined cases, $2.50 to $10.00.
KODAKS
Genuine Eastman Kodaks-.... A .$5.00 to $35.00
The Wonderful Brownies nt ... .. .$1.00 to $12.00
A grand present for any member of the family.
THE FOLLOWING MAY INTEREST YOU
Automatic Eve Glass But
tons 50c to $2.76
Gold nnd Filled Eye Glass
Chains $2.00 and $1.00
Handle Reading Glasses,
$1.00 to $4.60
Magnifying Glasses (pock
et), 26c to $6.00
School microscopes, .
$2.50 to . $16.00
Telescopes ..$2.50 to $15.00
Field Glasses. $6.00 to $18 50
Binoculars. $25.00 to $50.00
Compasses. ...25c to $3.50
MAIL ORDERS—If you will describe the article you
want and remit price you wish to pay, we will make the
best possible selection and mail to you same day.
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