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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS.
tnuatBUAr, UKCE11BEH :5.
•The Daylight
Corner”
The ‘Daylight
Corner”
Eiseman & Weil
1 Whitehall Street
ON AMERICAN SOIL
Returns From Convent and
Says She Hopes Matter
Will Be Dropped.
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF OLD TIM I
...AN ANTE-CHRISTMAS STORY...
By EARLE E. GRIGGS.
It wn§ two dnyi before Christinas. an«l the
almost steady sound of miniature bombs and
flreeniekors attested *be Impatience of the
bdiiiU Ihmt over the alow passage of time.
Christmas shoppers were hurrying nud skur-
rvhig here and you from store to store dls-
coiiHoIntely lingering, the bargains which
were left and mentally resolving to begin
earlier next year to bur their presents and
mto disappointment. Even those who were
disappointed hid their chngrln under a Yule-
tide smile. 4 , ,
Kverylmdy was happy, That Is. uearly
•verrlKMlv. Home who were dyspeptics or
who were keepers of a grouch were not
happy but even they felt the spirit of the
year.*’They did not recognize the feeling
• did not welcome It, but It was there,
nnr small Incident with a "merry
Christmas" background and engineered In a
nsrchologhal manner would have opened a
heart lone closed. They were merely suf
fering with the torpor of a fictitious on-
' one' of these was Timothy Miner, who
t.-» a "shvlock." It Is natural to suppose
l»,* hud never rend Shakespeare’s story
: round that character, but he fitted the part
like a glove.
lie was Just- getting ready to go home
t<» fortify himself ngalnst the disagree*
Did,, weather lie closely buttoned his rust.v-
looklDg'overcoat and deftly wound an old
red neck cloth about his throat and threw
the cmls over each shoulder. Then he drew
on bis knit gloves, grasped his heavy walk
ing stick, closed his office door; and. as
rapid I r ns his old Joints would permit, de-
ireadcd the stairs. A thin coating of Ice
on the sidewalk warned him ngalnst at-
tempting i<> walk home, but the warning
wns too mild. Old Tim could not gain his
fni,m*itt to part with street car faro so
Mstiv. knowing lie had unlimited time In
which to make the distance.
Hr trudged along, listening to the crack
ling sound beneath his feet, and occasionally
mumbling nn execration against some small
|...v who ventured to see him Jump with
tli» rid of n bursting cracker. When he had
iroiif very nearly halfway to his miserly
|),,mr mill had gotten Into the residence
M'lion ..f the city, the traveling became
unite risky, and tnnre than once he wished
Lakewood, N. J., Dec. 25.—**I have strick
en Humnei L'larksou and Arthur Herbert
Osborne out of my life. All I want Is that
this miserable matter shall be forgotten."
said Helen Maloney to a reporter at the
borne of her brother-in-law, Carberry
Ultebie. In Lakewood.
Miss Malouey. with her father, Martin
Mntouev. and tier sister. Mrs. Carberry
Hitchle, arrived In this country Thursday.
She left the convent at Perugia, Italy, on
December 2. Carberry lUtchlc, to whose
home she was taken, was not aware of her
coming until his wife nud father-in-law ar-
rived at his home with Miss Mnloney. He
_ was surprised that the fact that he was lu
: America had become known.
"I have no formal statement to make."
said Mr. Malouey. "After a talk wKh my
lawyer. I may. In fact, I think I will, make
• * The story printed ir
’ my daughter bolus
plnylug ‘tag,
,n tnc veranda to get a
vhon I opened tln> door
lie liiid listened to his better Judgment and
bosnled n car. Further back, where travel
was more contluunl the Ice had been
mulched away, but here It was almost
mild. nod. to make mutters worse, snow
began to fall, lightly and swiftly.
Old Timothy found himself hugging the
femes and socking other steadying Influ
ences In his path. Filially he came to it
place where n low rock wall extended ninny
feet along the walk. t«o low to be of any
tnlstatteo to a pedestrian, and. to make
matters worse, owing to Its unprotected
Mtidltlon. the sidewalk was much more
Ipnory and the going more dangerous.
i'st as he got III front of the house to
hieli the wall ludonged. the door was srnl-
dctily opened mid a blinding glare from the
Interior lights strnck him In the eyes, and
• added to Ills practically lost confidence
Ids ability to keep on bis foot, caused
...... to slip and fall benrily on bis back,
tnd the last thing lie heard was childish
cries, mingled with thoughtless merriment.
Wi;.«>n old Timothy entne to himself lu*
felt himself in strangely new environments.
Hr felt certain he was not at home, nnd
when he had slowly collected Ills wits ho
knew lie was not. The sound of childish
ruh-es outside the floor had much to do with
convincing him of that, for he knew no child
dared come around Ills home. Weren t they
little nuisances? And then lie began to
conjecture aa to where lie really was and
a* his mind cleared nud began to lmrk
hark, he remembered where bis memory
had left off nnd things had become a blank.
P* made n movement in the bod and os lie
did n tiny figure—a little boy—arose nnU
came to his side after turning up the Ilgbf,
laying:
Mister
nnd I ran out on
from her. and ....... „ ...
threw up your hand and fell. Father said
he knew the light blinded you and can
you to slip, and—oh. sir. If you will toll
whore they live I will go right tonight and
tell them you are all right, and you"—
"Tell wuo?" Almost ungraciously grunted
Timothy.
"Why, your children, sir! You see. Christ-
inns being so near. It wouldn't do for them
to be too unhappy."
For a wonder, old Timothy did not say a
word, when thorn* who knew him best would
have wagered nearly anything that he
would have replied harshly. If not ordering
the youngster out of his presence.
Presently the children s mother, a klmlly-
lookiug Indy, came In and brought him some
food, and told him he was only shaken —
and could go home the next morning, n
wonder of wonders! She asked him almost
tin* same thing the little boy had asked.
He replied that no one Mould be uneasy
about him, but there was more kindness In
his voice than had been there In ninny
years. The mother withdrew nnd the chil
dren came In. For the first time In many
years he voluntarily spoke to a child, nnd In
reply to his query tlie boy said their names
selves, nnd more especially about how
great surgeon had made Elizabeth's hip
straight when It was thought she
never walk, and nbout how Santa Claus
would surely come to see them, but would
not bring them but a few things, but that
they did not mind, for mother sahl Hnntn
h,uf talked to the great doctor about curing
Elizabeth, and hail asked him to do It, nnd
that would make up for lots of things from
him.
All the time the hoy
Titn
..... talking, old
Elizabeth's face, and
she was edging closer nnd closer to him.
until, when Hubert hud finished,
wonders again! she was right at him. and.
would you believe It, bis arm was around
her!
Next day was Christmas Eve. a
Timothy thanked the kind folks Just
gruffly, nnd !eft;Jmt he turned nnd ...
his hand at the children, who returned the
wave from the window.
At Christmas time everybody Is happy
except a few dvspeptlcs nnd some keepers
of a grouch, nnd even these would be more
amiable If the proper thing happened at the
psychological tune, and old Tim p
ed It.
ord that’he would
•tiro of Elizabeth, and
... them everything they
And old Santa obeyed to the let-
for he sent Banff Claus
pay for the doctor’.
business. He opened
nnd his customers arc
dren.
Hood Chinese ink, better known ns. Indian
ink. Improves with age. and should not be
used for n few years after It Is made. Home
persons. In rubbing It up. make circular
movements that soon ruin It. It Is betta
rub It in straight linos bnckwnn
CASTOR IA
For Infant* and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
ATLANTA, GA.
H0R0U6HNESS - D /SC/PL /NE-UP-TO-DATENESS-EFHC/ENCY.
WFPJVARD C. ANSTED, President.
n complete statement. The story printed in
The Evening Journal of my daughter being
convent was correct In every detail.
••Our home coming waa kept secret even
from members of the family because we
feared publicity. As to the future, there
will bo u suit brought for the annulment of
the marriage to Osborne. This will lie be
gun as soon as the papers In It have been
prepared."
TERRORISTS PLOT
TO EXTERMINATE
Wholesale Arrests Being
Made in Finland
and Russia.
St. Petersburg. Dec. 25.-The most exten
sive terrorist plot In recent history of the
Russian empire, having for Its purpose the
absolute extermination of the entire coun
cil of the empire and the grand-dura J co
terie, has been discovered. The police have
made wholesale arrests In Finland, lu which
a number of well known Finnish politicians
are included.
A number of St. Petersburg terrorists
have also been sent to prison for complicity
In the plot, but the authorities have
dence that the ultimate purpose of the plot
was Finnish freedom rather than the over
turning of the present government In Rus
sia.
In the council of the empire the highest
dignitaries of Husain, Including the much-
hated grand dukes, assembled. The police,
who have been working quietly on the case
for several weeks, seized documents. Includ
ing nn extensive correspondence, showing
that the plan of the conspirators was to
blow up the council during the session.
Great forces of secret police have been
sent Into Finland, wher# wholesale arrests
are being made. The police found a vast
quantity of bombs with high explosives nnd
detonators hidden under blocks of Ice on
the Finnish frontier.
FOUR-LEAF CLOVER PROVES
CURE FOR NERVOUSNESS
By RICHARD WELD.
Four-leaved clovers, elusive, subtle,
tricky Jittle Jesters of the vegetable
kingdom, are an almost Infallible cure
for many nervous diseases which have
stubbornly resisted all other kinds of
treatment. This Is not a theory arrived
at by some crank, neither Is It n mere
guess hazarded by one who has been
struclVby the thought, but It is good,
sound medical doctrine, which bas
proved Itself to the satisfaction of high
ly ethical members of the medical pro
fession. . \
The cure Is not effected by eating the
four-leaved clovers, but by searching
for them. The practice Is now In vogue
at quite a number of sanitariums, some
on Long Island and some up the state
and some in neighboring states. \\ her-
ever the four-leaved clover method has
been practiced It has met with a great
deal of success, nnd In a number of In
stances It has effected cures In cases
tfhleh were considered to be well-nigh
hopeless. . , «
A prominent physician who is in
charge of a large and very successfu
sanitarium on Long Island, where nil
varieties of nervous diseases are treat
ed, Is enthusiastic about the four
leaved clover curu.
"This Idea has worked the most sat
isfactory results In quite a few cases
that have come under my observation,
said the doctor, "and I have personally
noticed that In some cases it has ef
fected cures where almost every other
kind of treatment has failed.
"In cases of nervous prostration, neu
rasthenia and other morbid nervous
conditions, one of the greatest obsta
cles which Is met with by the physician
Is the fact that the patients have a very
decided tendency, In almost every ease
to spend the greater part of their time
In either walking up and down or sit
ting still, brooding over their trou
bles, real and imaginary, or in pouring
out their woes to any person who will
listen to them. This Is not a sign of
weakness of character In the patient,
but is merely one of the most pro
nounced symptoms of the disease which
the patient can no more help than the
man suffering from smallpox can pre
vent the disease from breaking out on
his skin. _
"In the treatment of these eases ev
erything is done to endeavor to til the
patient's mind with some material for
thought which will keep him from
brooding over his troubles ns much as
possible, in order to do this 4 Is nec
essary to give his mind something
that Alii awaken his Interest, because
otherwise the morbid thoughts will
have full sway and the only way they
can be banished Is by substituting
something else which will be of enough
Interest to keep less desirable sub-
^ This Is a very difficult matter, be
cause a thing that would be of the
greatest Interest to a man In good
health will be of little or no Interest
to one suffering from nervous prostra
tion. On the other hand, If the physi
cian succeeds In finding a means of
diverting one patient's mind. It does
not follow that the means will be suc
cessful In other cases.
"Not long ago, It was brought to my
attention at the sanitarium that four-
leaf clover hunting was becoming
very popular among a number of the
patients who were well enough to be up
and about. I paid little attention to
the matter at the time, but Inter on
It was brought to my mind with a
great deal of force. One of the women
patients, a neurasthenic, began to show
signs of the most marked Improvement
In her general condition. I discovered
that she had formed the habit of
spending a considerable amount of time
ench morning arid each afternoon In
searching for four-leaf clovers. Up to
the tlmo when the Improvement had be
gun to manifest Itself, she had been one
of the most difficult cases that had
ever come under my observation. She
spent all her time in bewailing her fnte
and brooding over her condition. At
every opportunity she got she would
pour out her troubles to the other pa
tients, which had anything but a good
effect upon them, as mapy were suffer
ing from the same trmjblo she had.
She was a young woman* and her re
covery was nbout as certain as any
thing could be. If finly she could find
some healthful subject for her mind
to occupy Itself with.
"She took up four-leaf clover hunt
ing herself—perhaps hardly conscious
of what she was doing, and undoubted
ly nt the same time thinking of all the
horrible things that might happen to
her. and worrying herself with all
sorts of absurd notions. She found
that It was not an easy matter to Just
stoop down and pick up a four-leaf
clover, and this awakened her Inter
est. She determined to search until
she found one. It took her more than
an hour to get one, and In that time
she was not thinking of any of her
troubles, but her whole mind wnq
on the object she was trying to find.
"The following morning she wander
ed out In a listless sort of way, but
she Mas soon deeply engaged In search
ing for four-leaf clovers, nnd totally
oblivious to everything else. It took
her a great deal longer time to find
this one, and It was a real task to
get one at all, but she was eventually
successful.
"Finally she had formed a regular
habit. Each morning she was out
shortly after breakfast, engaged in her
quest, and each afternoon she was to
be found In the clover fields, very
busy. Then the improvement began
to manifest Itself. Of course, It was
quite slow. But In looking for the
four-leaf clovers, she had to bend down
to the ground a great deni. She prob
ably bent down to examine hundreds
of clovers of the ordinary three-leaf
variety before finding a single four-
leaf clover. This was very good ex
ercise, nnd particularly so because the
exertion was unconscious. Each day
nhe tried to go to a new place. In hopes
of locating a spot where the four-leaf
clovers would be more plentiful. In
this way she became accustomed to
■taking long walks. Some one was with
her all the time, nnd she never had
any difficulty In getting some of the
other patients to Join her In her
dally hunt. These walks and the
bending over began to take effect. They
Improved her digestion more than
drugs could have done. She soon
ceased to talk about her troubles, nnd
began to show' a general awakening
Interest In the ordinary evenjs and In
cidents of life. Ultimately she was
completely cured and she has never
had uny recurrence of the disorder.
“Now, of course. I do not mean to
aay that searching for four-leaf clover*
would be of great therapeutic value In
every case of nervoun prostration or
neurasthenia or any other nervous dls.
case. Indeed, a great many people
suffering from nervous disorders might
go out to search for four-lesf clovers
and do so In a mechanical fashion,
while their minds would be rtlled with
the most morbid and unpleasant
thoughts. In HUCh eases the four-leaf
rlover would be of little value as u
therapeutic agent. But to get any "re
sults the Interest of the patient must
be awakened. This Is usually accom.
plished by a gradual process. He
might see other people looking for, clo
vers and It might be suggested to him
to look also. Sooner or later he might
take It up. and If he became Interested,
good results would be almost certain
te follow. Of course. It Is highly pos
sible that he might never be In the
slightest Interested In finding four.;
leaf clovers. Nevertheless, a great
many people are. and It haa certainly
been the salvation of a number of pa
tients who have been under my care
for different disorders of the nervous
s,y«tem."
After leaving the physician, the re-
toner walked about the grounds of the
sanitarium. In a Held clone by, a
voung woman and a young man were
bending over, hunting for four-leaved
cloven. They seemed to be Intensely
To
our many thousand cus
tomers—-and to all the world—
we wish you a Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.
/
King Hardware Co.
interested In w hat they were doing and
they were apparently quite happy as
they laughed and talked animatedly
nnd pleasantly. A nurae told me that
they wire both nervous cases, and that
they were beginning to ahow great Im
provement.
"When he came ojlt here a few
months ago," said the nurae, pointing
to l he young man, "he would not go
n< ar strangers and he never wnnted to
see nuybody or talk to anybody. But
he Just wanted to be off by himself,
brooding over his imaginary troubles.
But he took to searching for four-l^af
clovers, nnd he got Into the habit, ao
that he does It every day and now
you can see for yourself that he Is
rapidly regaining his health. A wo
man who left here last week told me
before she went away that the four-
leaf clover had been the means of her
restoration to health, after she had
quite given up hope. It Is astonishing
to see the good effect four-leaf clover
hunting has upon persdns addicted to
vicious habits, such as alcohol, drugs
and the oyerlndulgence In tobacco. I
have seen a number of them spend the
time looking tor four-leaf clovers that
they would have otherwise passed In
craving for stimulants, and It has
helped them out wonderfully at very
critical times."
DEPOSITS INSURED
UNDER A SPECIAL CONTRACT
FARMERS AND TRADERS’ BANK
Peters Street, Atlanta, Ga.
W. S. WITHAM,
President
ASA Q. CANDLER,
- Vice-President.
W. D. MANLEY,
Caihler.
GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY.
Ench County In ths State Is entitled to IS Kr»o Scholarships. A num
ber of these Scholarships will be available when work Is resumed after
the holidays. Jnminry 2. 1908. Advanced courses In Mechanical, Electri
cal, Textile, Mining nnd Civil Engineering. Engineering Chemistry and
Chemistry. ' _ .. .. .
For Illustrated catalog and full particulars, address K. O. Matheson,
LL.D., President, Atlanta, Ga.
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATED
ALL OVER THE STATE
Hpeelst to The Georgian.
Montgomery. Ala., Dec. 25.—Christ
as Is being observed here more gen
erally than heretofore, that 1s, In the
fireworks line, as the mayor granted
permission to have displays at many
different points In the city.
The streets were crowded yesterday
and on Christmas ove. There are
being public meetings held In severer
churches today.
Notwithstanding the “money strin
gency." plenty of money has been
turned loose here, and the merchants
are more than pleased with the large
trade which they had. ^
FIREW0RK8 NOT SOLD
TO ROME PEOPLE.
Special to The Georgina.
Home, Oa., Dec. 25.—Rome Is having
a busy, prosperous, enjoyable Christ
mas, with no evidence of a panic,
hard times, or fear for the future.
People began buying early, and con
tinued It steadily until late Inst night.
There are few who are destitute, and
they nre being provided for. A gen
eral feeling of surprise exists at the CHRISTMAS 8ERVICE8
fectlve on January 1, and a great many
are laying in a supply of whisky.
But, taking everything Into consider
ation, Christmas Is a gala day In Al
bany, and everybody Is having a good
time.
NO SPECIAL 3ERVICES
HELD AT CHRI8TMA8.
Special In The Georgian.
Gainesville, Ga., Dec. 25,—The ob
servance of Christmas In Gainesville Is
unusually quiet. There has been a
small aale of fireworks, tho the pur
chase of toys and other Christmas
goods has been up to about an average.
There were no special Christmas serv
ices at the churches, tho a number
of Christinas trees were had by mission
Sunday schools and private families.
There was no disorder or drunkenness
apparent on the street, and the police
of the city had a quiet time of It.
Most of the business houses nre
closed for the day.
The Christmas trade, the merchants
report, was about as usual.
heavy trading for the past few days,
tm Saturday the dispensary was hard
Worked, but on the other hand there
was little drunkenness or disorder.
Mnyor .Maddox remarked that he had
never seen such crowds at this season
of the year, so cheerful and eo sober.
There Is every prospect of nn enjoy
able and quiet holiday season. Fire
works are strictly forbidden, and none
have been sold. Service* are being
held today In many of the churches.
CHRISTMAS OBSERVED
FITTINGLY IN ALBANY.
Special to The Georgian.
Albany, Ga., Dec. 25.—Christmas day
Is being fittingly observed In this city.
Appropriate exercises will be held gt
nearly Rl the churches In the city. De
spite the fact that financial troubles
have been felt all over the county, busi
ness In this city the past,two weeks
was unusually good.
The whisky sales during the past few
davs have been tremendously large,
but this fact Is offset to a great extent
on account of prohibition becoming ef-
After eating, person* of o bilious habit
will derive great benefit by taking one
of these pills. If you have been
DRINKING TOO MUCH,
they will promptly relieve the cause*,
SICK HEADACHE —
and nervousnesswhlch follow*, restore
the appetite and remove gloomy feel
ings. Elegantly sugar coated.
Take No Substitute*
HELD IN THE CHURCHES.
Special to The Georgian.
Valdoata, Ga., Dec. 25.—Thin la Val
dosta's first Christmas under prohibi
tion, and, while quantities of whisky
have been shipped to the city, there Is
a marked decrease In the amount of
drunkenness, and the police have had
practically nothing to do In the way of
arrests. It Is the quietest Christmas in
the history of the town. The sales of
Christmas goods last week were much
less than In former years due largely
to the almost unprecedented rains
which fell here for days In succession.
During this week business has been
splendid.
The day will be observed more gener
ally than usual, with a practical cessa
tion of business. There were special
Christmas services at all of the
churches, with Christmas tree* loaded
with presents for the children.
CHRI8TMAS BASKET8
DISTRIBUTED TO POOR.
Special to The Georgian. -■
Jackson, Miss., Dec. 25.—More than
two hundred bountifully laden Christ
inas baskets contributed by the women
of Jackson were distributed among
the poor of the city by Jackson Lodge
No., 416, Benevolent Protective Order
of Elks. The distributing committee
commenced work bright and early, and
by the noon hour hod apportioned the
Christmas cheer among the people by
whom It Is most needed.
This Is only one of the several chari
ties planned In Jackson. The Salva
tion Army, under the direction of
i'apt. Norris, will give a Christmas
dinner to the poor, and targe quan
tities of clothing will also be distrib
uted by that organization.
Christmas day promises to pass
quietly and uneventfully.
PIG-SKIN WARRIOR8
BATTLE AT SAVANNAH.
Sperlat to The Georgian.
Savannah. Ga., Dec. 26.—The Christ
mas trade here has been about the
same ns Is usual at Christmas-tide. A
rainy spell of three or four days did
not prevent the customary amount of
shopping, and the usual rejoinder from
the Broughton street merchant, when
asked about trade, Is either “very
good," or "can't complain.”
So far, Christmas has been no differ
ent from previous years. There Is much
noise from exploding fireworks. Pre
cautions have been taken' by the au
thorities and extra police have be«;n
sworn In for the holiday season. Tho
main amusements Christmas day will
be furnished In the afternoon when
an aggregation of all-Southern foot
ball etars will do battle with eleven or
more local plg-skln warriors.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
CLOSED WITH A RUSH.
Special to T|io Georgian.
Thomasvllle, Ga., Dec. 86.—Any one
who watched the streets here yeeter-
dny would find It difficult to believe that
there Is any flnnnctal difficulty In this
end of the country. The streets wsre
thronged with Christmas shoppers, and
the stores were full of cheerful buy
ers. An air of general prosperity was
noticeable. A most noticeable feature
wns the good order. There was no
drunkenness or disturbance to mar Its
pleasures, • 1
Christmas week will be full of fes
tivities. The boys and girls who have
been away attending college are nearly
all at home for the holidays.
BUSINESS HOUSES CLOSE
FOR CHRISTMAS DAY.
Special to The Georgian.
Augusts, Ga., Dec. 25.—With the ex
ception of the explosion of an occa
sion firecracker thrown by some en
thusiastic youngster. Christmas Day,Is
being quietly observed here. Recently
enacted ordinances have driven fire
works to the suburbs, and the streets
are presenting generally their Sunday
appearance. Special services are being
held In many of the ehurchee. and the
day Is being observed more as one of
rest than of holiday. * . •
No business houses of Importance are
open, and Insuranae men, cotton fac
tors and real estate dealer*~wll! close
up for practically the remainder of the
week. Home of the cotton mills In the
district have shut down for the entire
week, a procedure rather unusual.
CLOTHING
ON
CREDIT
FOR MEN ANO WOMEN. SPARE
•t.CO A WEEK. WE WILL KI'EP
YOU WELL-DRESSED.
THE FAIR
93 WHITEHALL STREET.