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PRINCE DOMINO Muffles
A new JUVENILE STORY by SEYMOUR EATON. Author of the“TEDDY BEARS"
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\ 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
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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.
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KILLS HIS CHILDHEN
THEN ENDS OWN LIFE
Son of Prominent Birmingham
Mine Operator Runs Amuck
in His Home and Takes the
Lives of Three Children.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Feb. 19-George
Stephens, aged 38 years, engineer on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, evident
ly crazy at the time, at 6 o’clock this
morning, shot and killed three of his
little children, shot and wounded his old
negro nurse and then blew out his brains.
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
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whose words come faster than his I
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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,
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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
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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.
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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
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-i And in the closet he changed his suit
From head to toe, from hat to boot.
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.
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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. '
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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.
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