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Georgia’s Juvenile Protective Association—lts Work'and Its Future —Page 9
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VOL U JIT. THTTT
JiUJIVTH TWENTY-TWO
WHAT WE THINK OF £<-lAT WE SEE
9y A. E. “RAFISAWR, Hanagine Et-itor.
Now that prosperity is returning, those people
out at Timpson, Texas, ought to give their one dol
lar a year Mayor a raise in salary.
A lady who wrote “How to keep a husband”
has secured a divorce. Now she is prepared to fur
nish tips on both sides of the question.
Some inquiry has been made as to what we will
use if wooden shingles are prohibited. Thank
goodness, the old-fashioned carpet slipper is still
in style and indications are that it will remain
so.
It
Aunt Carrie Nation has now prepared a list of
those from whom she wouldn’t accept a kiss under
any circumstances. Well, for length, we put our
money on the list of those who are not likely to
proffer one.
An Indiana man was lined SIOO for embracing
the wrong woman, and the Milwaukee Sentinel says:
‘ ‘ Before you embrace a girl, take a good look at
her.” What a shame to thus cut so many girls
out of a pleasant experience.
It is estimated that there is only one counter
feit dollar in every $150,000 in circulation. And
we got that one the other day without having to
own more than three or four of the good ones.
What luck!
Scientists have discovered not only that pushing
a lawn mower is healthful for all kinds of people,
but that it gives grace and poise to young ladies.
But they will doubtless continue to rely upon the
porch swing for their grace and poise exercises.
There was in round numbers only four cents re
maining in the revenue fund of the State of Mis
souri at the close of business on June 30. Well,
we are surprised that there was anything in the
fund but a deficit, judging from the good old Mis
souri way.
We want our Agents to make a better record during the summer months than they have ever done
heretofore. We will do all we can at our end of the line to aid them in their work. We can furnish club
subscriptions with almost any magazines that may be desired at surprisingly low rates. We have prem
iums with paid subscriptions that are attractive. The “Prohibition Souvenir” which we give
paid subscription should be in every Georgia home. We give you choice of one of two books: “Sam
Jones’ Own Book” and “Quit Your Meanness” with each new subscription or each old subscription paid
one year in advance. Write to us.
THE GOLDEN AGE, 510 Lowndes Bldg., Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GA., JULY 16, 1908.
There is a falling off in the matrimonial returns
—which goes to show conclusively that the young
women who have been boasting for so long that
they could improve on the style of proposals in
use, find themselves not so successful after all dur
ing leap year.
The following is from the current number of the
Baptist News and Reflector:
“The Scanty Creek News editor said of Abe
McLellan, when Abe told the editor he ‘wuz agin
prohibishun because it interfered with his pussonal
liberty,’ 1 Abe’s pussonal liberty,’ said the editor
‘has kep’ him in Jale the best part of the past
twelve months, besides havin’ his year chawed off
in a drunken site en his bull yearlin’ sold fer
det.’ ” .
It’s pretty hard lines on a yearling when he has
to suffer because of his owner’s “pussonal liberty,”
isn’t it?
K
In answer to the question, “Please tell when
and where are, or is, the correct time for a gentle
man to lift or remove his hat?” we reply: With
out consulting authorities of etiquette; in fact,
giving it to you off-hand, so to speak, we should
say at the following times and on the following oc
casions, respectively, the hat should be lifted or
removed as circumstances indicate: When mop
ping the brow; when taking a bath; when eating;
when going to bed; when taking up a collection;
when having the hair trimmed; when being sham
pooed; when standing on the head. —Wichita
(Kans.) Beacon.
Blackberry pie bridges the chasm between the
millionaire and the pauper. It is found on the
mahogany table of the haughty society leader and
on the oilcloth covered pine table of the lowly
washerwoman. It is on the bill of fare of the
grandest hotel and is fed to the inmates of the
poorhouse. The rich man who rides in his gasoline
buggy and the poor tramp who rides the rods un
der the freight car or steps from cross-tie to cross
tie in the blistering sun, meet on a common level
at the lunch counter, and both order blackberry
pie. In a word, blackberry pie is the one article
of diet which makes the whole wor>d kin. Black
berry time, good folks, is here. —The Monroe Ad
vertiser.
Well, blackberry pie may be all that in the Sum
mer time, but where would we be in Winter if it
were not for ’possum and tater?
And what is the matter with this stirring appeal
made by an eloquent attorney in behalf of his client,
on trial for murder?
“When he came back he walked out in front of
the jury and said: ‘As regards to this case, this
is the greatest country on which the sun ever shone.
We are the greatest people. We have the greatest
destiny. Why, gentlemen, every time one of the
ships of our glorious navy sails into the ports of
the world with the Stars and Stripes flying, every
ship of that power and every ship of every other
power fires a sal-u-tee from the great cannon in
her honor, and, gentlemen of the jury, if you listen
to what the scoundrelly opposition of this man has
to say you are about to incarcerate in prison or
hang by the neck my poor, unfortunate client sim
ply because he, on one occasion, tired one small re
volver shot at a man who unfortunately died on
that occasion.’ ”
We find the following item in an exchange:
“George Black’s fine team of sorrels ran away
Wednesday morning. One of the horses, worth
$250, was badly injured, we are sorry to state; the
new buggy, valued at $l5O, was smashed to pieces;
the harness was broken in several places, and it is
to be regretted that a fine dog belonging to Mart
Simpson was run over and hurt by the team. Black
was killed in the runaway.”
We simply reproduce this paragraph to serve
as an illustration to the young reporter how to han
dle news. There was nothing omitted in this ac
count. It even told what became of Mr. Black, the
owner of the team. Above all things, the telling
of the little insignificant details is what makes a
story hold heart interest.
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