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12 PRINCE DOMINO Muffles A new JUVENILE STORY by SEYMOUR EATON. Author of the“TEDDY BEARS" Illustrations by C.H. Twelvetrees Each Installment a Complete Story 40 ... ,S * 4 riifijßll* *V] • -;■ ■• || /// «A /w * A 1 IB 1! I 4 * ) i! 1 ■* ♦ R ’''' . WT »’• ' « I 1 * I ' - C *•' ‘ i ■\| • \ VII. DUTCHYDISCOVERED THE Prince and Muffles used their power And the two together spent an hour In watching the sleeping farmer lad And studying the notice that he had; In walking about and in noting signs And marks on trees and grass and vines; Then Domino his letters read And this to Dinkey then he said: “Go to the spring and find that stone MIN IS CRUSHED TO DEATH TRYING IO SAVE OTHERS L FORT MOTTE. S. C.. Feb. IR.-Sacriflc ing his life to save the lives of others, Thomas Jefferson, for' 30 years night watchman for the Southern railway at Conga ree river bridge, met with a horri ble death at his post at an early hour Thursday morning, being caught in the machinery of the draw-bridge and crushed to death. The steamer City of Columbia arrived at the bridge at o'clock and the watchman opened the draw for it to pass, but as train No. 15 was due at 6 o'clock be hastened up the track to place a sig nal to save the passenger train from crashing into the waters of the Congaree. Coming back to close the draw, the watchman fell into the aperture used for oiling the machinery of the bridge. Shortly afterward the train crew closed the draw and crushed the life out of the unconscious man. SAVANNAH, Gm—Savannah will probably buy its first auto fire engine «-n Tuesday of next • week. The aldermartc committee on tire •le partmen' m*t yesterday and opened blds »M will wet again oo Tuesday to decide wh.xt ■MKbim* to purchase. There is no doubt of the purrtaw being made, and the sole question Is wk at make cf machine to buy. piles Quickly Cured Instant Relief, Permanent Cure— Trial Package Mailed Free to All In Plain Wrapper. We want every man and woman, suf fering from the excruciating torture of pilus to just send their name and address to vs and get by return mail a free trial package of the most effective and posi tive cure ever known for this disease. Pyramid Pile Cure. The way to prove what this great rem edy will do in your own ease. Is to just fill out free coupon and send to us and you will get by return mail a free sample of Pyramid Pile Cure. Then after you have proven to your self what it can do. you will go to the druggist and get a 50-cent box. Don't undergo an operation. Operations are rarely a success and often lead to terrible consequences. 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He was the son of Robert Stephens, a prominent mine operator of this district. He did not work yesterday, but laid off and last night on returning to his home is said to have taken home morphine for some reason. He did not sleep any dur ing the night. At 6 o'clock this morning he entered the room where the old negro nurse had the youngest child, Jamis, 18 months old. on her lap, and pulling a pistol shot the child to death. The bullet went through the little baby's head and struck the nurse in the head, inflicting a dangerous wound. The erased father then shot his two little daughters, Mary Elizabeth, aged 7 years, and Blanche, aged 4 years, to death and then shot himself. A 10-year-old son escaped from the house. A note was left by the father, saying: "I'm to blame for it ail.” About 15 months ago Stephens’ wife died. It is believed the death affected him. Led by the Nose An analytical chemist was retained as a skilled witness some years ago, where there were questions of analytical chem istry. There was one case where u farmer had bought some artificial ma nure, and he was being sued for the price of it. He resisted payment on ftie ground that the material had none of the qualities of manure at all. The ex pert chemist was one of the witnesses, and had stated that, although the sub stance had the smell, it had none of the qhemical qualities of manure. Under cross-examination he was asked, if that was so, how did he account for hun dreds of the best farmers having taken | the manure for many years. "They must I have been led by the nose,” returned the witness.—Dundee Advertiser. In a Newspaper Office City Editor—One minute, Jones. Reporter—All right. City Editor—l don't know whether it is absent-mindedness on your part, or' an expression of your views on matri mony, but I’d rather, when you have ' occasion to write about a wedding, not i have you say that Miss Smith and Mrs. 1 Brown "underwent" a marriage cere ' mony.—Life. i "Why do you propose to me?" "I swore never to marry till I found the right girl.” "And am I the right girl?” "You are!” "So sorry! You're the wrong man!”— ' Cleveland Leader. "Pa, what is meant by an able speak- I er?" "An able speaker, my boy, is one 1 whose words come faster than his I ideas. —Detroit Free Press. j THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 19Ufc And stand on guard there all alone And when the kidnapers arrive You take three prisoners alive And march them here ahead of you And watch them sharp the things they do.” Then Captain Dinkey stuttered some And looked at once both scared and glum And viewed the clouds and every tree And then to Domino said he, ‘‘Say d-dat again; I’se ’fraid, Sir, shoo; I m-misunderstan ’ what you have me do.” Then Domino gave command once more The very things he said before. ‘ You m-must for shoo,” said Dinkey Dadd, “Make some m-mistake ’bout dis here lad For I jus’ tell you w-while ago ’Bout dat big bear dat chase me so And he, I know, j-jus’ on my track To eat m-me up when I go back.” But the Prince was firm and said again, “Please start at once to the mountain glen And keep your nerve and hold your ground And we’ll get Dutchy safe and sound.’’ The Captain started up the hill With trembling knees but iron will While Domino said to the Jap, “Have Muffles wake the fanner chap. Then get him lunch and let him go And tell him, Jappy, that I know Where Dutchy is for I’ve a clew Which puts me wise about the kidnap crew. ’ ’ IF the boys and girls of the U. S. A. Could have seen that colored boy that day As at the mountain spring he sat On a big square stone for rug or mat Looking each way and all around And shivering a bit at every sound And watching close an opening wide Just like a cave in the mountain side Thinking each minute to see the bear Come stealing softly out of there They, too, would quake and wish that they Were a hundred thousand miles away; For that’s where Dinkey said that he That afternoon would like to be. A STRANGER called at the school that day As the boys and girls came in from play: A little man in workman’s clothes With long gray beard and ruddy nose And foreign tongue and on his back A good sized load, a tool-box pack. His walk was stooped and slow and lame, And when the teacher asked his name, I THE LOUISIANA LAW ’ ] By Frederic J. Haskin (Louisiana is the only state tn the union which has a system of law exclusively j its own. In all the other states | 1 the jurisprudence is based up jon the common law, which is ’, their equal heritage from the English j founders of the republic. The civil law, I ; which prevails in Louisiana, is based up on the Code Napoleon, and that in turn rests upon the old Roman civil law. As both the common and the civil law have the same object—the safeguarding of in dividual right and liberty—there is not at I bottom so much difference between the | two systems as might seem at first I glance. The divergences are largely mat | ters of procedure—of the methods by which suits may be instituted and con ducted. For example, in the United States courts, and in the courts of practically all the other states, there is a law side and an equity side, and the two may not be confounded. In the Louisiana courts there is no equity side, but the law and the equity may be passed upon in the same proceeding by the rame judge. The Louisiana law diverges most wide ly from the common law in all that re lates to the family. In the common law the emphasis falls upon the man as an individual; in the Louisiana code, as in the French law, he is viewed essenti ally as a member of the family. Hence, in Louisiana there exists the curious statutes by which the right of a testa tor to dispose of his property is re stricted to certain fixed proportions. Un der these ordinances a man dying with out children, but leaving a father or a mother, or both, must leave one-quarter of his estate to them. If at his death, he leaves children, the parents are elim inated as forced heirs and the children take their place; in which case, if the testator have only one child, he must devise to that child at least one-third of his estate; if he have two children, he must leave them at least one-half; while if he have three or more, he cannot give them in liis *vill less than two-thirds of his property. Under the Louisiana law a minor mar rying without the consent of his parents may be disinherited. Chattel mortgage, TO WOMEN WHO DREAD MOTHERHOOD I t Information How They May Give Birth to Hap py, Healthy Children Absolutely With out Pain—Sent Free. N-> women need any longer dread the pains of childbirth, or remain childless. Ur. J. H. Dye has devoted bis life to relieving the sorrows of J women. He has proved that all pain at child- I | birth may be entirely banished, and he will ; i gladly tell you how it may be done absolutely ‘ free of charge. Send your name and address io I Dr. J. H. Dye, 14S I.ewla block. Buffalo. N. Y.. ] and be will send you. postpaid, his wonderful i l>ook. which tells how to give birth to happy, healthy children, absolutely without pain; also | ) how to cure sterility. Do not delay, but write i I today. I i American I. I. Galvanized corrugated I tanks, any size, for stor- I age and private water \v stems, are properly con structed of specially pre pared material to last a 'lfe time. No shrinkage. 'o decay. I.et us tell you I THE DIXIE lULVtRT AND METAL COMPANY Atlanta, CJa. i which is a matter -of considerable promi nence in the common law, is unknown in i Louisiana. Prior to 1908, when the state legislature amended the code, women i could not legally be witnesses to a will. In general, the Louisiana code, in all Its provisions respecting women, is remark ably solicitous to protect them even j from their own weakness. For example, i [ there are stringent prohibitions against a married woman borrowing money with which to pay her husband’s debts. A mar ried woman may not, in fact, borrow money or alienate her property at all ex . cept with the consent of her husband or a judge, or, in some instances, with the I approval of both. I One of the most benevolent provisions I of the law is that which determines the ownership of the earnings of a married couple. The code proceeds on the theory that in the great majority of cases the busband Is the wage-earner of the part nership, but assumes that the wife's activities, though confined within the walls of her home, are of equal value and importance. Therefore, It is held that one-half of all the money which he may earn shall go to his helpmate. How- I ever, property inherited or acquired by (cither member of this partnership—call ed technically the "community”—is not subject to this division, but becomes the | exclusive possession of its recipient. ! Os course, the law does not give either ! wife or husband any right to property | which one or the other of them may have j acquired prior to marriage, and the com . munity is dissolved by death. Moreover at the time of marriage, the parties may make a contract whereby there shall be no community between them, but each re tain the exclusive ownership of their earnings. In the latter event, the contract (must be recorded in the mortgage office, where it may be viewed by third parties, who might otherwise suffer from their ignorance of the status of the couple. • a • The Louisiana law is, moreover, excep tionally careful of the interests of minor heirs. For instance, it provides for what is known as the "family meeting ” This is a council appointed by the court from among the relatives or near friends of the minor, which exercises a sort of general supervision over his concerns, and to which the executor must report, and with out the authorization of which the exe cutor can take no step vitally affecting the administration of the estate. • • • Regarding the nature of wills, the Lou isiana code is singularly explicit, and for the most part its provisions exhibit an j amazing wisdom and foresight. One form jof will which is peculiar to Louisiana is ; the "olographic will.” regarded by some !of the ablest lawyers in the state as the I most satisfactory form of testimentary | disposition. This is a will "wholly wrlt- I ten. dated and signed" by the person/ making it. Another form of will may be dictated to a notary, in which event it is known as a "testament by public act.” The notary is prohibited from offering any suggestion during the preparation of this instrument as to the manner in which ‘the testator shall dispose of his property; land in case he should violate the law j In this regard, the will Is voided, but the |offending official Is made responsible to the heirs who shall thereby be deprived of their heritage. • • • The character of the Louisiana law is most readily understood from an examina tion of its history. From such a study one may learn, better than in any other way, how diverse are the elements out of which the existing code has been forg ed, and how deeply ingrained in the men tal processes of the people are the ideals of the ancient Roman law. The first laws | that were enforced in Louisiana were the edicts of the realm of France and the /-l - r I j 'W ■ V ' And what his errand and why the tools, “I’m here,’’ said he, “to clean the clock, To test and mend and oil each lock, To hammer nails and paint a bit And such other things as you permit.” He began his work with a closet door, Where things were kept, the school-room store. A try or two with special key Let him inside, “And now,” said he, ' “I’ll close the door and work in here And with your class not interfere.” THE boys were troubled and whispers loud Passed here and there among the crowd. But presently the man came out \ And stood awhile and looked about Then made a bow and out he went Across the fields to the Gypsy tent; And there with the help of the little Jap He took off his whiskered face and cap And workman’s suit and all the sham, For he was Dutchy Rotterdam. BUT about the closet there’s something more For another boy was behind the door Just standing there with his famous cat And waiting a chance to have a chat And to step up front and the children see And to give a lesson in A, B, C. This other boy was Prince Domino, The Workman old who walked so slow And <jame that day down the country road With Muffles hid in his tool-box that day, “Customs” of Paris, which were extended to the province of Louisiana by Louis XIV, in 1712. These "Customs" of Paris were compiled in 1510, tn somewhat tardy obedience to a decree of Charles VII, di recting that the then unwritten traditions which had governed the jurisprudence of the various provinces of his kingdom, should be reduced to writing, for the gui dance of his judges. When, some 60 years after the publication of this edict, the "customs" of Paris were committed to paper, they formed a work of some 16 titles and 362 articles. * * • In addition to the "customs,” a num ber of ordinances which had been adopt ed by the French government from time to time, were applied to Louisiana. Os these the most interesting was the "Black Code,” first promulgated in 1685, ' for the government of slaves. All of these laws remained in force In Louisiana ; down to 1769, when the province passed . into the hands of Spain. In that year Don Alejandro O’Reilly, the new Spanish i governor, made extensive changes not | only in the law. but in the entire ma- • chinery of government. He abolished the superior council, which had been the ■ legislative body of the province since 1712, and substituted the cabildo. a somewhat similar organization, with rather more extensive judicial powers. • • ♦ O’Reilly also caused a series of new laws to be prepared, chiefly relating to the institution of suits and the method of procedure before the courts in civil and criminal actions. These were taken from the laws of Castille and the laws of the Indies, which, in their turn, were based upon the old Spanish fueros, dating back to the seventh century, upon the partidas of Alfonso the Wise, and upon the “re copulacioncs” of the 16th century. O’Reil- j ly intended this compilation to serve for ■ the instruction of his judges only until they had acquired some familiarity with the Spanish law, which was, of course, put into effect as soon as practicable. As the Spanish law was based, like the French, upon the old Roman civil code, they were similar, especially with regard, to matrimonial rights, testamerrts, suc cessions, etc., and the transition from , one to the other worked comparatively I little hardship to the population of Lou isiana. • • • Louisiana is not free from freak legis lation. It has a law fixing the size of carts in which firewood may be vended in New Orleans. Another forbids any one from rising from his seat during the performance at a theatre. Still another makes it a serious offense to entice away from his employer any hirqd man or ap prentice. There is an anti-high hat law which is vigorously Enforced at all v the theatres, and the Jim-Crow street car is much in evidence in New Orleans. This last cited statute provides that every car shall have the rear portion screened off for the use of colored passengers; but as no special sort of screen was provided for in the act, the railroads supply one 18 inches long by four or five inches high, which, hooked on the back of one of the seats, unquestionably complies with the letter of the law. though plainly violating ( the spirit of it. Back to the Soil Every farinlrg district in the country shires [ in the benefit that comet with any strung; "back to the soil” movement. The man who! becomes interested by what is being done in I the west may decide to leave the city, bnt I lie Is just as i'kely to decide on Michigan or I Wisconsin or Alabama as Oregon. Washingto-i, I cr California. The main thing is to stimulate I a healthful interest In country life. After th.tt j the individual will choose for himself where! ho wishes to live. According to information j recently received the demand tor farms in Mlcli-| lean is greater since the movement to the Ir- j rigated districts of Idaho than it was before the I reclaimed lands wire thrown open. Irrigation has added to the ct'l ti t a table area of the United States a vast empire and «lty farming will add as much more. One firm in Louisiana. within the next two ears, will add more than 1.000.000 acres of the richest possi ble soil to Uncle Sara's domain by taking wa ter off that much land after it has been enrich ed by overflow waters for centuries. Deaths in Georgia DALTON, Ga.—Frank Gaffney, son of the late J. M. Gaffney, died near War ings yesterday as a result of a cold con tracted while attending the funeral of his father. Mr. Gaffney was a resident of Florida, and last week came to this county to attend the funeral of his father. He took a severe cold, which later devel oped into pneumonia, resulting in his death. He is survived by a widow and one child. JACKSON, Ga.—The death of Mrs. J. T. Goodman, living just across the river on the Jasper county side, occurred this morning at 4 o’clock. She was 68 years ! of age and one of the prominent women iof this section. Her husband and five [ children, among whom Is Mrs. W. J. * Waits, wife of Dr. W. J. Waits, of Flo . villa, survived her. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 11 o’clock at New ' Hope. ! MARSHALLVILLE, Ga.-The body of Mr. L. O. Mlles, who died at a private sanitarium in Atlanta, Tuesday morn ing at 1 o'clock, was brought home and the funeral held on Wednesday morning. The funeral was conducted by the local Masonic lodge. COLLINS, Ga.—Mr. Frank P. Cowart, j one of the most prominent farmers of this place, died yesterday evening about 7 o'clock. Mr. Cowart had been ill for sev eral weeks of typhoid fever. MOBILE, Ala—A. Sidney Vail, who would have been 100 years old had be * I ywMmMahMMBMMaaaaMaaMMWiM. ■ in, ’ EnE*E?l FOR YOU KES I LADIES! 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Then Dutchy dressed up in disguise And looked a workman old and wise And fooled the children everyone And the teacher, too, till he was gone. THERE was some fun at school that day For the Prince and Muffles had their wayt “You’re welcome here,” the teacher said, “The school is yours; now go ahead.” Muffles climbed to the desk to view The kidnapers with his eyes of blue. While Domino called forward three, The boys whose names were A, B, C. They came at once for Muffles had Them in control and every lad Was asked to dance and speak and sing And answer questions and everything And do arithmetic and prove their power Os mind and thought for half an hour. They amused the school and Domino Had this to say as he let them go: * “This Gypsy proverb learn by heart: Be brave, be good, be kind, be smart, But don’t have fun or fame or joy At the expense of another boy.” Then all shook hands in a happy way As the school was closed up for the day. MUFFLES returned to the Gypsy camp But Domino went on a tramp Up the mountain side to find the stone That Dinkey guarded all alone. He found the stone and Dinkey’s boots And fresh chewed marks on trees and roots And bear tracks all about the ground, But Dinkey nowhere could be found. (Continued next Saturday) Southern New* Items t DALTON. Ga.—Today the papers In the foD . lowing eases, which have been transferred from I the superior court of thia county to the appel ' j late court, were filed with Clerk Bapp and f ! will be forwarded to. Atlanta immediately: t Gun Stearns vs. the Southern Hallway; Guy .Richardson vs. the State; G. C. Williams and ’ J. B. K innoma n vs the State; Berry F. Turner • vs. the General Accident, Fire and Life Aasur- • ance Corporation. , I COLUMBUS. Ga.—Columbae mercknrts aro planning to operate another big excursion into this city from points in south Georgia the oo ject being to extend the local trade territory. t . There :s some talk of inaugurating regular week-end < xcursions over all of the railroad lines entering the city. The matter will be 1 taken up by the board of trade at its .March • meeting. ' i i DALTON. Ga.—County School Commissioner J. C. Sapp has been appointed by State School Commissioner Pound on the committee to ar range a time and place for the annua, meeting • of tlie county school commissioners.of the stale. lived till next April, died here last night, after three days’ illness. He was a na ! tive of Canada, and lived at Momence, 111., joining the lodge of Odd Fellows at ■ that place in 1853 and had been prominent in Odd Fellow circles in that state tor many yeprs. The body will be sent back I there. ■ RALEIGH, N. C. —Ex-Judge Thomas B. Womack, a distinguished lawyer and jurist, died this morning at the Rex hospital here, after an illness of a year or longer. He was 55 years old He was counsel for the American Tobacco company and the Seaboard Air Lire, Jef ferson Standard Life company, and other large interests. I /Vo I
