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•• v • ■ ■ THE ATHENS BANNER 1832 Establishes! 1832 H. J. ROWE, Editor. The ATHENS DAILY BANNER Is delivered by carriers in the city, or mailed, postage free, to any address, at the following rates: $5.00 per year; $2£0 for six months; $1.25 for three months, or 10 cents a week. Remittance may be made by ex press, postofflce money order, regis tered letter or cheque. Subscribers are requested to notify promptly the business office of late delivery, fa.lure to carry papers to porches or failure to deliver with ab solute regularity on the part of the carriers. Such notification is the only •ource of knowing of the existence of any cause for complaint, and we will appreciate it accordingly. SPECIAL NOTICE. Subscribers will please take note that no carrier boy is authorized to collect subscriptions from any one, or to sell papers under any .circum stances. arai-J! i l ■ THE REAL SANTA The Macon Telegraph had a timely, occasional editorial the other day touching the reality of Santa Claus. It seems that somebody down in Ma con had been impersonating the good saint of the Christmas time—days be fore the 25th. The impersonation was not good—when the impersonator turned round there were evidences of deception. And the little boy of three and the mother of the little boy were hurt— when the little boy discovered the deception and the mother of the little Woy discovered that the little boy had discovered. There is, of course, a real Santa Claus. He has regulation features and standard costume. There are, it is true, some make-believes and shams and counterfeits. But the real old saint will come to the homes of good girls and boys on the evening before Christmas—and not before. The imitations for commercial purposes, the impersonations for adver tising effects, are all wrong. After the children grow up to be shoulder high to daddy—they catch the unbelief and Santa Claus does not appear to them even in dreams—though be is just a veritable Santa Claus, glimpses of whom in far-apart intervals some of the tots have professed to see. .He is real to them—because they believe in him. Beware of unbeliefs—in a Real, Sure-enough, Truly Santa Claus. 4 ; f For playing safe with both sides the Greeks beat the rest of them. 4 There ought to be a general penal law against counterfeiting Santa Claus. « Boy-Ed swears he didn’t swipe the report of the United States navy de partment. -f Italy is now sending thousands of troops into the Balkans to help the Entente Allies. There are only six more days to visit the department and ten-ceat stores—before Christmas. « A Red Cross seal on your letter or parcel means that you have fired one bullet at the Great White Plague. 4 The weather forecast is a super fluity today. Anybody could tell what sort of weather there would be. And it a-raining! Uncle Sam is thinking now of send ing a second note to Austria-Hungary to ask if they got that first one sent several days ago. 4 The Christmas rush is now on at the Athens post office. The parcels post department is working overtime already. 4 Henry Prather Fletcher has been named as ambassador to Mexico. What did Unde Sam have against Henry Prather? ' • The Atlanta recallists are trying to hold an election in spite of the veto of the mayor. There are always things stirring in Atlanta-town. 4 The weather has got to weathering some more—hope it gets through by this time next week. The kiddles want a fair, balmy Christmas day Et all . ^ 4 You can’t do your Christmas shop ping as early as you could have done a week ago but by doing it now you will get it done earlier than if you put it off for a; few days more. — ♦ The American ambassador to Spain is accused of holding out something tike a million dollars of returnable, taxable property in his home county in Virginia. Buenos noches, Senor! 4' Adam N. Eve deserted from the marine corps some years ago. Now they are making a lot of fun of his name. One Eve declares that he has probably beat it back to the Garden of Eden, and is still raising Cain. » ■ . The war tax we have with us till the end of the next year—whether the war lasts that long or not. And If the war should by any chance end away before the date there would be need tor the emergent revenue meas ure. 4 . Coal has advanced nearly 100 per cent in price at the mines in the past few days. But the railroad rates are the same and the price Jto the con sumer ought not to be 100 per cent increase over the prices ruling in re tail markets. It is believed that Master Germany may yet persuade Austria that the best thing to do will be to accede to the demands of the United States. Germany has learned that bluff doesn’t go in dealing, with the United, States—the "straight goods” have no embargo. 4 There Is yet a great deal of cotton In the hands of the farmers. One has only to take a ride into any sec tion of the state, by rail or in automobile or . a buggy, and the evi dence is to be seen around every gin house and every country place lot— dozens and scores of bales of cotton being found everywhere. THE m I" WHS Rorence Patton Writes of Day Spent in Model Educational Institutions. WORK ALL PLAY FOR PUPILS Family Spirit Is the Strong Feature of the System—'Teacher* Id Like Mother of Flock—Grown-Ups Attend Night Schools. BE A CRUTCH, NOT A CRIPPLE A well known business man of Georgia has in a stated communication to the press given some sage advice in these words: ... "Be a crutch, not a cripple. Be an apostle of thrift in, your community. Save! Make it good form in your section to take two good looks at a dol lar before spending it” This business man says that the heart of practical patriotiism just now is to conserve cash, and the point Is well taken. In most sections of the country and in most lines of business it is easy to make money. It is up to the wise and the prudent to save some of the money which is now easily made. The opportunities to make money come occasionally; the opportunity to save is ever-present. The American dollar was never more valuable than in the good year, 1915. Despite the fact that the dollar purchases less of many commodities just now than in some former years, the real value of the dol lar, viewed in comparison with coming values, is greater than ever. The real patriot Is the man who invests dollars where they will bring in-larger sums; the true American is he who saves as well as makes money. The opportunities for unusually profitable investments are more numerous now than at any time in the history of the country. Save dollars! Invest them in good enterprises! 4 — f REPORT IS A PROSPERITY NUMBER The reports of the heads of the various departments of the federal gov ernment, made to the session of congress which has just begun, nearly ail sound like prosperity numbers, booster editions, good-times literature. The report of the department of agriculture, for example, with its sta tistics showing the value of crops in the United States this year to aggregate five billions of dollars; the report of other departments, Indicating progress and prosperity along all lines of agriculture, mining, manufacture, and finance, are bright chapters in the record. . As a fair sample of the “ring of good times” in the reports a few. para graphs from the report i of the secretary of the treasury, Mr. McAdoc, will be interesting: v "Prosperity has been- firmly established throughout the country. "Our financial resources are the greatest in our history, and our hank ing system, through the -creation. and operation of the federal reserve sys tem, is now the strongest In the world. "We havH at last, a system of elastic credits responsive to the demands of legitimate business. “As recently as June 1, 1915, there were 300,000 idle cars; now there are no idle cars or idle locomotives In the country, and the railroads are buying new equipment “Our stock of gold coin and bullion is $2,198,113,762, by far the greatest amount of this precious metal ever held by any one country." ♦— < : City Dwellers andJPneumonia In the January American Magazine Dr. Arthur R. Reynolds, former Health Commissioner of Chicago, has an interesting article on pneumonia, showing why city people are peculiar ly susceptible. “The total deaths in Chicago from all causes during the calendar yeai 1914,” he writes, “were 33,952; oi these, 4,07|7 died from all forms ol pneuomnia, and 3,908 died from all forms of tuberculosis. “Why use the figures for Chicago? Because there aro no records for the entire country, and the records of oth er large cities are not at hand, but will be found to follow very closely the same relationship as those of Chi cago,-varying, of course, from year to year. “Is mortality from pneumonia in creasing? Yes—especially In cities. “What change in human habits are coincident with the increase of penu- monla? A large increase in the num ber of city dwellers compared with the rural population. How does the shifting of population to cities affect the incidence of pneumonia? By in creasing the number 'whose vigor and resisting power is lessened by Indoor life; by Increasing the number who take Little outdoor exercise; by favor ing over-indulgence In eating and drinking; by increasing the facilities for contact with Infection, and last, but not least, by increasing the pollu tion of the air that is breathed both of the medical profession. Men must learn what their daily need of food is, and avoid excess. They must learn that a fat man Is a vulnerable man each man must learn what his weight should be, and. keep within that weight, while alcoholic beverages can be eliminated as intelligent under standing of human welfare advances.' The father of one of the prize “bet ter babies” in Atlanta has been held by the courts for desertion. Eugenics will have to take another step. » — * Inevitable Difference. “My husband’s ideas and mine are so different,” sighed the young wom an. “Well,” replied •- her mother, thoughtfully, “the ideas of men and women are bound to differ. A wom an can’t see the sense in a box of cigars that nobody can wear, and man has no respect for a new hat that yon can’t smoke.” Ink Stains. To remove ink stains from cloth or other absorbent substance, dissolve four ounces of citric acid in two quarts of water that has been previously boiled and cooled. Then add six or eight ounces of a strong, strained so lution of borax. How Much Land There Is. If all the land now above sea level, --- *»- <■»««•»' szsj c ,r r e s„”.:v=d shops and offices. “Can pneumonia be prevented, and how? Yes. By reducing the number of susceptibles. How can tffat he done? By educating the masses, es pecially the well-to-do, in the ways of right living by keeping the facts con stantly before them, and to do this all the agencies for conveying intelligence will be necessary—the publio press, the pulpit, the universities, the schools, In addition to the pnblic j health agencies and the daily work form a shell about 660 feet thick. Owes Her Good Health to Chamber Iain’s Tablets. “I owe my good health to Cham Dertain’s Tablets,” writes Mrs. R. Neff, Crookstou, Ohio. “Two yean ago I was an invalid due to stomach trouble. I took three bottles of these Tables and have since been In the best of health.” For sale by all deal era. adv By FLORENCE PATTON. Chicago.—A day in the Gary (Ind.) schools and a half hour with William A. Wirt, ^educational wizard, has just been my privilege. The day began at eight and ended at five, the regular school period of a Gary child, and I came away filled with an almost reverent admiration for this quiet, simple man of accomplish ment. I could understand why his revolution of Gary schools had urged his name for superintendent, of Chica go schools to succeed Mrs. Young, and why New York city begged his advice to the tune of $10,000, recently. . Standing in the warm family atmos phere of this Gary model place, I know that I had hated the stereotyped school day; the stiff standing shoulder to shoulder in line to march to class; the everlasting sameness of that morning assembly; the clang of the bell; the depression of that watch upon whis pering—I always did have so much to say to Mary or Sadie or Rose—; the “sit up children—straight”—(it was so comfy to lounge a bit—1 could think better) and all the rest of It that still endures and irks a child unmerci fully. How can the grade teacher with her smattering of information expect to. compete in interesting a child, with the tutor, who, through specializing, is thorough, Introspective, intuitive and resourceful? It isn’t the grade teacher who is to blame. It’s the system. It came over me so suddehly, so re freshingly in the Emerson trip, that I confess I was rattled when William A. Wirt, superintendent of schools of Gary, said he, was ready for a talk.. “What is It? What is it about this place, that fit&pne like a rocking chair, made to order ?” ! wanted to know. And the quiet answer came pat; “It’s the family spirit.” • No Overworked Children. I mentioned: the long period from eight until five o’clock. Let nobody im agine there are overworked children in the Gary schools. Primarily, the extra two hours from three to five, are meant to keep-the hoy and girl ont of the street It is a crime,, according to Mr. Wirt, to let those two hours be wasted, when they can he put In with interesting play in the school. For there is no work in the Gary schools. It is all play, meant to be so. And by the appearance of the children, yon know this to he so.- The Emer son, like the bigger Froebel school, ac commodates the high school pupils, the grade children and the kindergar tens, all at the same time. Again It is the family Idea. The younger ones have constantly before them the ex ample of the older children. For instance, a'kindergarten room may be placed next to the botany room or the physics laboratory. How the big eyes stare into those more digni fied quarters, how the little imagina tions plan to reach there someyijay And I saw a high school pupil racing along a corridor wiUi a little tad In tow, when classes changed one hour. As to changing there Is not set or der, no rule, no stiff lining up. In class and out, pupils are not subjected to the constant “Sh!” admonishment The teacher is more-like the mother of the flock or the big sister, and down in the shops the boys appear to be work ing with father. , It is just because there are no set prisonlike rules, that there'is no noise and no disorder. Some Group Always Playing. And some group is playing all of the time. There are about five acres of playground about the school and wading pool and garden for the spring and summer. And the auditorium, gymnasiums and swimming pool are seldom empty. Some group is always playing. When one of three groups returns for arithmetic or drawing, an other group goes out to" romp or to music in the auditorium or down to the city market And things are so ar ranged that, it. the parents of a child so desire, r play nour may be put in at the family church for religious instruc tion. The churches have co-operated with Mr. Wirt in this. Beeping into the cla^s rooms 1 saw arithmetic pupils sitting about as they pleased, whispering if tney chose, han dling objects freely. In the Shops, in most cases, presided over by union man by the way, nobody ap peared to oe instructed by the instruc tor alone. A boy appeared to be learn ing rorge work, for instance, as well by consulting with a "more advanced student, as from the teacher. in drawing class, seventh graders were lined up at easels with fourth graders and one hign school boy was working there with charcoal. This whole room by the way, had been painted by the painting boys, had been stenciled and filled in by others; window that offended by its stark ob long, had been changed to stained glass and its -casing was made in the shops. At the Froebel school by the way, all the tables and chairs, the cup boards and cases, were made by the boys. A boy working in the shop gets his time card and is paid 60 cents an hour. At the end of the week, he is given a check which he deposits in the (school hank and when he has saved $80 he has made a credit toward gradu ation. Aloof Dignity of a Teller. I went into the bank, which is run by the pupils and one of the clerks,. boy of about sixteen, showed me around. He had all the aloof dignity of the teller. He unbent a bit to tell. me things, but when I inadvertently wondered whether 1 could borrow ten dollars or fifteen dollars he froze again. I could monkey in the zoology class, it appeared, but not in the bank,. By the way, there is a .real zoo at the school, the tenderer members are inside and the tougher ones outside. Cy De Vry of the Lincoln park zoo, Chicago, has sent them a pair of hawks and there are foxes and coyotes and hens and pheasants and groundhogs, and there was a bear. But he sickened and was sent away. None of the ani mals shows the slightest animosity to ward the children. Both pupils and animals have been trained to an un derstanding of each other. The boys may go into the foxes’ cage and pet them and the coyotes yowl jealously. We teach no sex hygiene here,” said the zoology teacher, “but in our classes the approaching motherhood of a guinea pig and the birth of baby rab bits, and so forth, are taken, quite as a matter of course.” I’d like to have lingered longer in the zoo, the inner one particularly, where I became an interested pupil myself. The teacher has a skunk there, deodorized, and in process of taming. She claims that skunks are fast displacing the Angora cat as a pet, and those who have tried them say they are more playful than kittens. Every teacher in the Gary schools is specialist. Classes visit her room for what she can particularly give them. Thus their interest is stimu lated by the expression of a mind skilled in one especial subject, instead of dulled by the smattering out-and- out driedness of the grade teacher’s imperfect equipment. Grown-Ups Attend School. The question of lighting reminds me of the evening classes. It is esti mated that some 10,0W> people are in structed daily in Gary, for the schools are open to men and women until nine at night, for any line of work they choose to follow. In the art craft 'room I saw some of the silver work ol a woman who intends making use ol the teaching for a livelihood. This interest of the pacenta Is one of the particularly wise points in the wise administration of Mr. Wirt. In a mill city such as Gary the children frequently are taken out of school at fourteen and put to work. Getting the parents to come to school is stimulating their interest in keeping the children there. And as far as the children’s volition is con cerned, they are not dashing for the school exit by any,means. The Emerson school has about 800 pupils. With its careful scattering of class work and play time It could ac commodate more. The Froebel has 1,900 day pupils and more than that at night. I saw a girl In the cobbler’s shop there mending her shoe under the amused eyes of her instructor. “She wanted to know how,” said the cobbler teacher, “and so I let her. Lots of the girls come to class here.” I went to the Jefferson school, too, the first school put up by the steel mills people when they assayed the sand waste and named It Gary. Mr. Wirt speedily made an attic into gymnasium, put in his special teach ers and equipped his playground, and, barring the elderly aspect of the place, it is as model as any. For the model of the Gary schools consists of opportunity, extravagant opportunity for work and play, work made into play. And the running costs no more than in any other city, pro portionately, while the “attractions 1 are far ahead in number and in the method in which they are presented. POP - AYAGAZINB 300 ARTICLES-300 ILLUSTRATIONS ITEEP informed of the World’s Progress in Engineering, Mechanics and Invention. For Father and Son and All the Family. It appeals to all classes—Old and Young—Men and Women. It is the Favorite Magazine In thousands ot homes throughout the world. Our Foreign Correspondents are constantly oh the watch for things new and Interesting and it is Written So You Can Understand It "The Right Way 1 layman to do things nround the Horn®.*® Pages) for the Boys and »t h in t e 11 s ho w t o m n ko \ V i r e- ■■■■■MIHHIVntfitft, Engines* Boats, Snown shoes,\Jewolry, Reed Furniture, etc. Contains in-I structions for the Mechanic,Camper and Sportsman. $1.50 PER YEAR SINGLE COPIES, 15c RATTLESNAKE BILL IN LUCK Drinks xo Drown Dental Sorrows, Is Arrested at East Orange, N. J., and Freed. East Orange, N. J.—Rattlesnake Bill Van Home, a Sussex county char acter, famed .for his success in charm ingreptiles in their native haunts, told Recorder Nott in the police court be had been arrested just 118 times. He was overjoyed when released without punishment for getting drunk and sleeping in the rear of a house. The old man said'he had had seven teeth extracted in Newark and that third- rail stimulants taken to lessen his pain caused his collapse. The prisoner enjoyed the novelty of a ride in an auto patrol wagon. He sho*wed the court his biography, which included a criticism of the Sussex folk who accused him of starting a forest fire. “Tl.ey asked me > to help them, and after l put out the fire I was ar rested,” be explained. Sells Bible Printed in 1754. Evansville, ind.—Forced through financial difficulties to part with her most cherished treasure, Mrs. Ja cob rrohl of No. 902 Blankenberg street, sold an old Bible to Mayor Benjamin Boosse. The Bible was pub lished m 1754. It is a Martin Lu ther translation and 1b yellow with age. Would Mean Much to Country, The best authorities agree that the total of the crops raised from seed in the United States might be doubled by improved methods of farming. To do this would add $4,000,000,000 to the nation’s wealth and the resources of its farm population. Central Tima. TRAINS DEPART For Macon 6:45 a. m. For Macon 4:15 p. m. TRAINS ARRIVE From Macon ..11:69 a. m. From Macon 9:10 p. m. Connections made at Madison with Georgia Railroad, at Appaiachee with Green County Railroad for* Monroe, and at Macon for all points south. For information: Phone 640 or 15. B. R. BLOODWORTH, Commercial Agent. apis jqSjJ aqi no jaujoa puuq -1J0T eq) oj jqujod punq-jqSu jeddn aqi mojtj mu ppioqs sauq asaqj 9AB0M. eqi ui. sauji muoSuip eju ejeqi qoiqtt u{ spooS jaqjo Xuu jo eSjas jo apjB iqSu aqi Smuirajeiap uaq^ ’oBjos jo apis aqj. New Fact for Historians. Funny answers by school children are an old story, but the fact vouched for by one of these same children that “Louis XVI was gelatined during the French revolution” is new enough to suit the qiost fastidious. Good Rule of Life. Avoid extremes in living. Be gen erous (as generous as you can) get ting as much pleasure as possible out of life, and take care that proper pro vision is in some way made for the future.;- / LODGE DIRECTORY. Gleenn Lodge, No. 76, I. O. O. F.— Meets every Tuesday night in Odd Fellows’ Hall, Max Joseph Building Ml brethren are invited to attend. C. T. YOUNG, N. G„ H. I* GAREBOLD, R. S. Athens B. P. O. E., No. 790—Meet* every Wednesday night, 8:30 o’clock, at lodge quarters, corner Broad and Lumpkin streets. R. O. ARNOLD, E. R. CLARE D. H-EIDLER, Sec. Classic City Council, No. 375, U. C T.—Holds its regular meeting first and third Saturday nights in each month, in K. ot P. Hall, in Jeaten Building, Clayton street L A. BRADBERRY. JOHN ROBERTS, Sec. Keystone Chapter, R. A. M^—Key stone Chapter, No. 1, Royal Arch Ms sons, meets every third Tuesday night at 8 o’clock at the lodge room n the Max Joseph Bnildlnz. All qual fled companions are Invited to attend A. L- HARPER, H. P. VI. T. SUMMERLIN, Sec. Geo. B. Davis Camp, 292, W. O. W -Meets every Wednesday evening lr Woodmen Hall. Max Joseph Building. *t 8 p. m. The first and third devoted to general business, the second and tourth to degree team and Uniform Bank Drill. Visiting sovereigns cor. Rally invited. W. W. BBSAOHAM. C. C. K. A. HILL, Clerk. ML Vernon Lodge, F. & A. M/— *lt Vernon Lodge, No. 22, F. ft A. M. meets la regular communicatior every Thursday night in each month’ at Masonic Hall, third floor Mas Joseph Building, Cl anon street. L.N.. BETTS, W. M. r. G. QUINN, Sec. Seaboard Air Line South Bound. No. 11 Departs 6:35 a. m. No. 17 Departs' 7:10 a. a. No. 5 Departs 3:46 p. m. No. 29 Departs. 6:17 p. m. North Bound. No. 30 Departs 10:40 a. m. No. 6 Departs. 6:17 p. m. No. 18 Departs 7:45 p. m. No. 12 Departs 11:42 p. m. Georgia Railroad (Eastern Time.) Train No. 50 leaves at 8:30 a. m. Train No. 52 leaves -at 4:00 p. m. Train No. 56 leaves at 4:30 p. m., Sunday only. Train No. 54 leaves at 9:0a a. m, daily except Sunday. Train No. 51 arrives at-12:30 p. m. dally except Sunday. Train No. 63 arrives at 9:30 p. m. Train No. 57 arrives 12 m. Sunday only. Train No. 55 arrives at 8 a. m., except Sunday. Southern Railway “ATHENS BRANCH” Trains Depart All Points (Dally) .. . . .. 6:20 a. m. All points (Dally) 1:00 p. u*. All Points (Sun. Only) .. 3:15 p. m. All Points (Daily ex. Son.) 3:30 p. m. Trains Arrive ’ All Points (Daily) .... ..12:40 p. m. All Points (Daily) ...... 6:50 p. m. All Points (Dally ex. Sim.) 9:45 a. m. For Information telephone PAUL PINKERTON, Commercial Agt Phone 81. E. SHELTON, Ticket Agent, Phone 102«. Bainesville Midland Ry. Schedule a. m. Effective July 11th, 1015. (Eastern Tima,) No. 2 leaves Athens at 7:20 No. 4 leaves Athens at 2:30 p. m. No. 1 arrives Athens at 11:25 a. m. No. 3 arrives Athens at 6:35 p. m. Nos. 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder and Monroe and Interme diate points, and with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gaines ville for Gainesville & Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south. CHICHESTER S PILLS THE DIAMOND BRAND. A . THE DIAMOND BRAND. A Ladle! Asky. “ Chl-chca-tcr ■ I Mils I ~ ' »I Ask yeor Drus cist for /i\ Mlkr* Diamond Ttraml/AN In Bed suet Bold nirtsUlcYV * boijs. sealed with Blue HlUioo. Take no other. Boy or roar V DroneM- AikfinClll.UirE8.TEHS DIAMOND BRAND FILLS, for 20 years known ss Best. Safest. Always Reliable SOLD BY DRUGGISTS EVERYWHERE Williams Lodge, No. 15, I. O. O. F, —Meets every Monday night in Odd Fellows’ Hall, Max Joseph Building Ml brethren are Invited to attend each meeting. > •M. M. BERNSTEIN, N. G. 1. A. MEALOR, R. S. SL Elmo Lodge, K. of P.—SL Elmc Lodge, No. 40, Knights of Pythias meets every Monday night at 8:00 o’clock at Its Castle Hall, in the Jester Building, Clayton sireeL /hont 202-2 rings. Visiting Knights cor dislly Invited to attend. JOHN C. CHARLES. T. H. NICKERSON. K. of R. ft 8. Explaining Baldness. Dr. C. T. Ewart, a Scotch scientist, Bays his researches have led him to believe that the loss of hair on man’s head and other parts ot his body is. a certain indication of intellectual progress. “This fact,” he maintains, “explains to some extent the baldness which is always so prevalent among college professors and members of learned societies.” Fewer Germs on Linen. Experiments have shown that germa do not increase as rapidly on linen If as on wool, silk and cotton. This Is why It is ot so much value in surgical use and why many persons think Itgj the most hygienic underwear. ■ ^ .v -r Cost of Ccal Production. For every million tons of coal mined tour or five men are killed and from *50 to 600 injured.