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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1907.
BOYS
SOME STORIES AND ANECDOTES OF
INTEREST TO THE LITTEE MEN
AQA88IZ’8 CENTENARY.
last Toenday, May was the centenary
of the great naturalist, Louis Assisi*. who
wn> boro In the rllUfe ot MoUer on lake
Mont, lo Swltxcrland, May 4 1807. Hls
father waa a clergyman, the family were
poor, he trareled exleoalrely to obUIn ble
isl oral Ion, waa the friend ami companion
of the foremoet natnraliata of bis time, ami
alwaye maintained a belief In rdlgloua
leaetilnn, and, In one of bla letters, wrote:
-I think that cnrr/ol obeerrera. In rlew of
tbeae fact* will have to acknowledca that
our nclence la not yet ripe for a fair dlacoo-
alon of tho origin of organlaed bejnga
lie waa a grnlna from the start, and an
n rery young boy he had all aorta of anl-
nmla for peta, lucluillng birds, field mice,
ham. rabbits and guinea plga, whoae fatal-
Ilea be looked aft.r with the greateat care
and Intercat. Ilia pet nulmal. mggeeted
qneatIona, to anawer which waa the tnjdt
of hla life, and lila Intimate etody of the
freah water flahea of Karope, later the aub-
Jeet of one of hla Important works. began
with hla drat collection from the take of
M Armlet a atudled at the <-'ollege of Inn-
amine, the Medical School of the l.nlreralty
of Zurich, the Unlreralty of lleldelherg.
where he forced the ai-quelntnnce of two
atudenta, Alexander llraun and Karl Mrlilin-
|ier, who later took rank aa among the
leading hotanlata of Germany: the llnlrer-
alty of Munich, where.' In the apring of
183, he liaik Ilia diploma aa iloetor of phll-
lamphr. In deference to Martina, who
thought that the degree would lend author
ity to u work on llnialllan iahea. which be
and Agaaala wrote eonlolotly. The follow
ing year he received Ibe degree of doctor
of tuodirliM*. . . . -
Inter be became a professor of natural
hlatory at NearhaM. Me waa offered pro-
fi-aaorahlpa at the universities of llefdel-
iM-rg, tieneva and Lawton., all of which be
di-ctlned. Muring tlila time he publlahed hla
niagolflcent work ou foaell flahea, the atnic
lure of molluscs, and alao made an eaten
elre at inly of the glactera of Swltxerlend.
In 1842 one of Agaaaia'a srirtitlAc friends,
the Prince of t'aulno, besnn to make ar
rangements for a arlentlflc expedition to Ibc
United Htatea, mid dealred Agaaala to ac-
company him aa hla gueat and also In order
that he might write a treatise on American
Ichthyology. Hnt the prince waa destined
not to make the voyage, and Agaaala came
alone, arriving In Boston In <»ctober. ISM.
He later lieeame professor of natural hlatory
at Harvard t'ulrerslly and found'd the Mo-
seum of Comparative Zoology In Cambridge,
which Is one of the greatest Institution* of
Its kind In the world. He was one of the
fmindem of the National Aeademy of Set-
cnee, ami wna one of Inn regents of the
Hmllliaoulan Inatltollon.
Agaaala lertureil wlilrly. and the most era
Ineut aoolaglate of this coontry today were
atudenta of hla.
Whet Boys Need for Camping,
In fltllnff out for a camping expedi
tion It la always bent to make a memo
randum of the things you will need
some time before you start, for no
nurely an you do not do this, there will
be some Important things forgotten.
The stuff that will till an ordinary
clothes basket should be enough for a
company of four boys, but for a greater
number the supply must be Increased
accordingly.
Cn this list lhare must be Included u
kettle, two puns, tin or enameled dishes,
MOTHER
DON'T
KNOW
when her boy or girl will be called on,
hi on the safe side, and send them to
the natatorlum. Our ninth year, thou
sands of bathers and not an accident
Tuesday a. in. and all day Friday
Indies only. Sunday, men only. Pri
vate parties evenings 8 to 10.
—The—
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ATLANTA. GA.
TWO BOYS AND A MAD DOG
With clubs of sufficient weight to fell an ox In hand, two boys of 12
were half-walking, half-running, down a public road leading from a small
village one summer night, very much excited and perturbed over a "mad
dog" scare, as a rabid canine had been killed In the little village In the
afternoon, after having bitten a cow, a horse and numerous other dogs.
The boys, when ordered to make the trip from the village to a farm
about 1 mile away, had armed themselves with the clubs, and aa they
passed each weed near the road would demonstrate how they would kill a
"mad dog" perchance one should put In an appearance.
They were not frightened, of course not, ihey were merely In a hurry
to reach their destination.
"What’s that?** said one, as they came to an abrupt halt
They listened Intently for a moment and decided finally It was not a
dog, so proceeded on their way—more frightened than before, If such were
possible.
They had proceeded for half a mile, when on looking to the rear, as
they had done perhaps a hundred times before, they saw In the bright
moonlight ubout 100 yards away, a—dog!
He was coming on a dead run, and the boys—
They hastened their walk Into a run, but being In alane, with a field
on either side, there was no tree up which they could escape from the
dreadful brute they were sure was pursuing them.
Finally they dropped their weapons—the sticks—and scrambled over
the fence. Possibly two hundred yards away was a lone peachtree, for
which they made record time.
They reached the tree and Immediately began to climb, the one In the
lead going ns high as the frail tree would permit, at the same time
pleading with the one fdllowing not to come any higher as the tree would
break, but the lower one who was anxious to get as far from the dog as
possible, paid no attention to thq pleadings of his companion, but contin
ued to ascend.
The little tree began to sway and bend and crack from the weight of
the boys, but they continued to climb.
At last, os they reached the uppermost branches, the combined weight
of the two boys proved too much, and the tree broke, and they were pre
cipitated to the ground, just as the huge brute had reached the tree.
As they crashed to the earth, the dog bounded Into the mass of foliage,
and the boys, who had given up all hope, knowing they were to be devoured
by the dog, gave a last scream of despair and fright.
The dog began to bark furiously and they—
Recognized the voice of their gentle pet—Fida
a frying pan or two, a broiler, a wood
en pall for water, and small tin palls,
a lantern, candles, matches In tin boxes,
hatchet or ax, blankets, knives and
forks, spoons, and a few other culinary
accessories. The dry groceries will
have to be taken from home, unless
they can be purchased near the camp,
or from some farm house. From the
latter It Is generally possible to ob
tain butter, milk, eggs, a chicken or
two, and other food that you may stand
In need of If hunting or fishing fall
you.
The old-time tripod and kettle over
an open fire of brush and logs Is an
unhandy means of cooking, for a sud
den gust of wind will blow the smoke
and sparks in oil directions, and dlssl
pate the heat as well.
The up-to-date campers will make a
stone stove. This holds the fire within
the stone lnclosure, and retains the
greater part of the heat, which in the
open fire Is blowing to the four winds
and giving very little benefit to the pot.
.Flat stones should be used In the
construction of this stove, and if It Is
possible to get some clay from the bed
of a brook It can be used In place of
cement for sealing the Joints. This, of
course, will make the fire burn better,
aA the only draught will then enter at
the bottom or doorway, through which
the sticks are fed to the fire.
These doorways or draught-holes
should be made on two or three sides
of the stove, and when one is In use
the others may be closed or left open,
according to the strength of the wind
and the direction from which It
blowing.
The pot Should be hung on the ridge
pole so that It touches the top of the
stove und holds In the heat. Fish may
be fried In a pan or broiled much bet
ter than over un open fire, and water
can be boiled quicker und coffee made
easier.
This stove can be made either round
or square, and if bricks are available
for use they will be better than stones,
as the Joints are closer, and they are
not so ungainly to handle. Over the
stove a ridge-pole or bar should be
supported on a yoked stock at one end,
and twln-stlck tripod at the other. The
yoked or enriched stick Is imbedded In
the ground, or It can be the sawed-off
stump of a small tree. The lower ends
of the twin sticks should be let Into the
ground for a foot or eighteen Inches, so
that the ridge-bar can be removed
without Its support falling over.
Always build a fire or a stove In the
shade, for It will not burn so well If
the sun plays on It.' In rainy weather
a canopy over this stone stove will keep
It dry and cause It to burn better than
If exposed to the elements.—Harper's
Outdoor Book for Boys.
"My Pond’!—A Fishing Game.
Take a piece of stout cord about a yard
long; tie oue cud to a cane, and ou the
ittfur end make a knot that will allp
quickly about any object put In It This
rod and line Is for fishing. The players now
sit around a table, one holding the rod;
In the middle of the table Is a circle
marked by crayon or a circular piece fit
|mi per.
The fisherman cries: "My pond!" At
that every player puti his forefinger In
the circle. The fisherman then cries:
Your |Mind!" The fingers then go rapidly
liaek. He inny rail these commands rapid*
ly and try to catch a player In ”hl« poud"
when he should be In "my pond.’' At
such nn error n forfeit Is paid.
Meanwhile the fisherman tries to slip his
, —lot over souir — M ~“ *
|so that player
The Jealous Pony.
Those who have witnessed "The Scarlet
Pimpernel" will remember the entrance of
Mr. Terry In the pony curt. The pony, an
exceptionally quiet one, has become so fa
miliar with the whole routlue that It Is dif
ficult to restrain him from anticipating hla
entrance cue. One evening recently he man
aged to rush with Mr. Terry on to the stage
quite a minute before his time, thus cut
ting ont n lot of the dialogue and practl
rally spoiling the situation. In consequence
Mr. Terry had another pony for the next
evening. Pony ho. 1 made hla appearance
at the stage door as usual, and had the
mortification of seeing another enter the
theater In his stesd. Pony No. 2, however.
**■ P° l • ■«??*••• ■olt was decided to re
instate the old one. llut on the following
night pony No. 1 absolutely refused to en
ter the stage door. lie sulked, and would
not budge an Inch. Eventually, with the
help of six property men. ho wns carried
struggling down the stairs to the stage,
and at his cue hnd to be forcibly pushed
on. It was several evenings before this
Jealous animal had eutlrely forgotten the
lucldent uud became hla old docile self
again.
Mr. Tree's “Youngest Suffragist"
Mr. Tree, at the dinner of the State So
ciety, pointing out that women are taking
up the work of meu. and that girls will
boys, gave an Instance that came within
his own ken:
On the eighth birthday of his "young-
est suffragist.” he found her dressed hi
knickerbockers. "I said, ’What n disgrace-
;et those knlcker-
bougbt them of
.. .... ...... .. my eighth birth
day, and I bavo made up my rnlud to
one thing: You tell me I should make good
resolutions ou my birthday—I am no longer
rl, but a boy. I will be a boy from
ha
«l
not look at king David? 'And ^be^tL
•All the wicked people who hove ever lived
have been women, Jx>ok at Kve. f “
THE POSTOFFICE.
It’s the socretest thing that ever you knew!
It’s down In the Porter apple tree.
Nobody knows It but Margie and me.
And our fathers and mothers and sisters
and. brothers
And nunties nod uncles and one or two
others.
And you!
It's onr own little postoffice IkixJ
It's s dear little, queer little hole,—
You won’t tell a soul?
And we drop down It whatever wo please:
In a secret plnce, one doesn't need keys
And locks!
And things like that, for which one
cares,—
We sha'n't mall letters till bv and by;
Ws don’t care to. Margie and I
Can’t write!
—Hannah G. Fernald, Irr May St. Nicholas.
Awnings
For stores. Offices,
Residences, Public
Buildings, etc., manu
factured and put up.
All work guaranteed
Lowest prices. Phone
or write for
estimates.
J. M. HIGH GO.
Atlanta. Os.
IF YOU HAVE
any old gold, silver or stamps,
send it to us and you will receive
cash by return mail.
STONE & C0. f
630 Candler Bldg.
A Scheme of John’*.
John wns a sleepy-bead, so celebrated.
Indeed, that ho hud never been known to
wske up by what bis family called a natu
ral process. He bad either to be forced
out of bed In the morning by physical
strength on the part of his big brother,
or have cold water dropped on his face—
always soma heroic measure to get him to
breakfast. So when he went off to col
lege^ It was only natural that he should
l*e presented with alarm clocks from two of
hls numerous aunts.
"One will lie enough, dear." said hla
mother: hut John took them both. After
ho had been established for some time
In lodgings near the campus, he wrote home
a humorous account of how be managed to
awako with the help of hls two monitors.
He set the alarm of one at the hour
of rising'and placed It at the head of bis
bed; the other he set fifteen minutes later,
and each night placed It at the bead pf
the stairs outside of bla landlady's door.
As hls alarm want off In the morning,
bis first thought was that the clock In
the stairs would make Itself heard In fif
teen minutes. This aroused him so fully
that he was able to spring out of In*! on
the Instant. It wonld never do to startle
the landlady, as she hnd been known to
send boarders away for small offeuscs—and
John was comfortably settled.
This went on from mouth to month,
and worked so well that John never lost a
breakfast during the term.
There are 100,000 ostriches In the Oudts-
boorn district, Gaps Colony, the average an
nual value of tho feathers yielded by each
bird being $35.
The Rev. Thomas Lord, an English Con
gregational minister, still conducts divine
service, though on April 22 he was 100 years
old. He has been preaching for seventy-
five years. .
WILL MEET
YOU AT THE
Atlanta Wreckage Co.,
37-39 Mitchell St.,
where I can buy Furniture and Houxe.
hold Goods for naif what it will cost mo
elsewhere. They buy, sell and exchange
for everything, Old Books, Confeder
ate Money and Stamps.
—IF—
you don’t look pleasant we
can’t get a good picture of
you.
EDWARDS,
120 WHITEHALL STREET.
PHONE 1400.
ATLANTA SCHOOL OF
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TEETH
EXTRACTED
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pain. 60c each. Ueat
teeth $3. Money can
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TAX NOTICE
State and County Tax
Books now open. Make
your returns at once and
avoid the rush. Bonks
will close in a few days.
I. M. ARMISTEAD,
Tax Receiver.