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EDITORIAL PAGE THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN Published Fv*-? Afternoon Excent Sunday By THE GEORGIAN COMPANY At 20 East Alabama St., Atlanta. Ga. Entered as second-class matter at postoffice at Atlanta, under aet of March 3. IS7J Subscription Price—Delivered by carrier, 10 cents a week. Ry mail. $5 00 a year. Payable In advance. “The Chicken Was Sick, or the Farmer Was Sick”--- r r r That Is What They USED to Say When the Farmer Ate a Chicken. Now the Farmer Eats Chickens That Are Not Sick. He Also ! Owns Automobiles. ' I)<> noi forget that the high cost of living, like the high cost of anything else, means that somebody IS GETTING MORE MONEY THAN HE USED TO GET. Th' higher cost of living means, among other things, that the funnel who used to he on the verge of bankruptcy, loaded with mort'-rag' s and worries, is getting a great deal more than he used to got ami is happier than he used to be. To emphasiz.i the farmer’s poverty, they used io say that whim lhe farmer ate a chicken. The chicken was sick, or the farmer was sick. They meant that the farmer would not eat a chicken unless he hiit s. It were ill. or unless "the chicken was sick’’ and had to he eaten *o prevent its dying and becoming a total loss. (’i id t ms have changed for the farmer. He now eats chickens >’ Hardy and flourishing, lie no longer lives on skimmed mill and salt pork. rricultural machinery, and agricultural science taught in limadr ds of admirable colleges, enable him to grow one hundred bushels where he used to grow fifty and he gets more for each bushel. i ids due largely to the bicycle and the automobile m ■ i' ■ asi r for him to get his goods to market. f armers inions, granges and other organizations, have enabled 11 .-mils to work togel her instead of being cheated separately that has made better prices for the farmers, ami better profits The rural free delivery, carrying the news of the day to the farm ineimlii; .■ the latest ideas in agriculture, and the latest pri> 's of his arodimts. have protected him against dishonest dealers. Till telephone, connecting the farms and the stores, has saved the iarim is Him ami with the farmer especially time is money. The telephone and the rural free delivery, by the way, have also ■■a d" .i. I»v about one half the amount of insanity among farmers' v ives ■'l. ■ '. re.itest wealth of the nation, incomparably, is lhe wealth that I.' i .rm I produces. This year, fortunately, is a year of wom dm id rips. THOUSANDS OF M ILLIONS H AVE BEEN GIVEN TO THE NATION BY THE FARMERS IN ACTUAL VALUE. THOUSANDS OF MILLIONS OF BUSHELS OF GRAIN HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OU THE FERTILE EARTH. TO FEED THE UEOI’I E DIRECTLY. AND TO FEED AND FATTEN THE ANI MALS THAT THE PEOPLE WILL EAT. The farmer s wife was once a poor, worn out woman before she had i In <| thirty Eighteen hours a day was her day's work in s uni* r \nd her husband was little better off. The only exeite m n* n tin "hl days was the eamp meeting, or some highly bene ficial 1 shghtlv doleful, prayer meeting once a week. Now the farmer's wife, when her husband is an able man. has 1": r' Hid Mieiiil club lb r daughter is lightly touching a real ] i"> w I. inti I' gent lingers \nd her grown-up '•on is working a ii < h.o id nstrument with his heavy feet. a I'l'o automobile in the barn, "the folks” go into town ati ' public im i tings and look around generally. > ti al once was the saddest, the hardest, the least remli im>:'i ol '' the lite o' a farmer. the life that was led in ignor e • io. ou’sid world ami of true farming itself, is rapidly be i'"uoii a life <il independence, of happiness, a life guaranteed ; aii si wnl Io- 'hat is really worth while, and toward which the v. ■ dwi'lh i in I'ii cities begin by the millions to turn longing t*y us. Wi n yon think of the high cost of living, remember that in 1 a* least tl i' im aning of the higher prices is. THAT THE ' ARVi.i: IS BEGINNING TO GET SOMETHING FOR HIS "WORK. i grudims. or should grudge him that. When you read l. m' .■ ' 1 -•|i v< w light. cat tie "on the hoot'.'' sell lor prices higher ilia 1 we. ever known before, except in war time, you are reading that ti mi n that actually produce the animals are getting some thing for Iheir trouble. No one grudges them that. lh‘ dulv of tho citizen is to make sure the money spent on higher i-ost of Iving ACTUALLY GOES TO THE MAN WHO DOES I’HI. WORK The problem is not to cut down the farmer, not to put potati back to 30 cents a bushel, or corn to 50 cents. 1 In pro! h in is to make sure that the farmer gets well paid for what lie does; that the middle man, the railroad, those that handle whai otlu i rni'o produce, and that create no values, do not get the largest part of i*. The high eosi of living should make the thoughtful citizen do something better than merely complain. Ii is the duty of citizens in th. big eities to unite \S THE FARMER* HAVE UNITED, and m. ;• 'opening (list nt. it ion ot products aim organizing sales on a rO REDUCE THE PRICE WITHOUT INJURING THE FARMER'S PROFITS. If the thoughtful citizen would, he could partly solve his own hviny problem, by getting away from the stone pavements, to a spot v.' e his family might get fresh air, and where he. on a small and 'a * ' scale, could be a PRODI < 'ER of food. 1 ‘ men fairly prosperous, living in the big cities, paying h . ii i s for all that they eat. at least half and probably three oua -nt without greater expense own a place of their own. insi", ; • lit r rent, and on that place, though it were small, pro ' i actual food to take away from the cost of living that MF' J add' dby the "increased cost' so much talked about. The Atlanta Georgian ! T IN THE COILS 1 Drawn By TAD. $ 2. s s - i Jufc o ! I I I j . B|il ' 1 '' fe ' 'l| T I 'l Silently, surely, the gambling habit, like a noxious serpent, coils gradually around its victim / ? until it crushes to death his prospects, his reputation and his character > . ....... . j Hie Miraculous Movies ft* B.\ ELBERT HUBBARD. Copyright, 15*12. International News Service. I qpUE other day there was a | swell wedding in a Western city. The velamolly was out of doors in a garden under the trees. There was a little proci ssion from the house to tlte garden; then after the ceremony there was a banquet at a beautiful spot under the spreading elms. After th" banquet there was a wedding journey to tile shore of a little lake. Now, tin particular point was that every feature of this wedding was duly recorded by the untiring movies. One bundled sets of films were prepared and p escnted to as many guests and relatives, some of wln>m were unable to attend. Ten Years From Now. And it so happened that I was one of the guests who received a set of the movies I put them in my vameiagraph, called in the-' neighbors, and we had the wed ding all o'er again, even to the playing of the music. I have the films. They are mine to keep, and I van produce this wedding at any time. Ten years from now it might be very into - ■ sting in ease there is a divorce bless my soul. Terese, .how terribly sunburned the ba. k of your neck is! Tin value of moving pictures as a factor in 'duration is very great, and the extent to which they can eventually be used no man can say. The business is still evolving, climbing, growing, aviating, Erom a nice plaything, whose business was to astonish and produce "Oh's" and ' A ah's." w now have some thing the pedagogue prizes Tin ae was a time when children used to run away from school Finally, we heard of children run ning away ami going to th- moving patuie shows. Hut now that the movies a < being . tn'eduea tmii.i adjunct, children axe running TUESDAY, OC TOBER 1, 1912. away from home and going to school. The Montessori system of educa tion is founded on the proposition that everything that makes an im- He Blaines Stage Johnnies. Editor The Georgian: I have read with a great deal of care all articles published in all At lanta papers during the last few days regarding the moral house cleaning of Atlanta. In this move the cheap theater is also included, and along this line I would like to offer a suggestion to those inter ested in the work, and believe that if they will follow my advice on the matter, the cheap theater prob lem .will be solved in quick order. To begin with. I have been a the atrical agent in Atlanta.for twelve years, and in close touch with the theatrical situation here in all lines, and 1 have watched the cheap thea ters and cheap shows and must ad mit that it is serious. The trouble with the cheap thea ter does not lie with the employ ment of these girls, but with the stage Johnnies that hang around the theater entrance and entice these girls out to the clubs and other resort-. There seems to be a fascination for stage girls among a certain class of men A girl may work in a factory at three per and never be molested but let this same girl go to work in a chorus in one of the local cheap theaters, and some one of the well known society Johnnies will become attracted at once and. with his automobile to back his flashy dress, he does not find it hard to tempt these girls after the show for a joy ride. Now, let the police and good workers get after the Johnnies. Let Judge Broyh-s send a few of the would-be sports to the stockade for a long period, and you w ill soon find that if you take away this nuisance from the stage door the girls will soon learn that they must look upon the show business as they do any other line, and as a means of making a good salary. GEORGE It. GREENWOOD. Atlanta. Ga, pression on the senses is educating the child. Impressions on the brain through the sense of sight is the easiest possible way to teach. In fact, it is the natural way to teach. There is a fascination in motion —just note the crowds around any show window where something is being done. What Children Want. Children want to go somewhere. They want to see things, and this constant desire for motion, move ment. new scenery, new ideas, new sensations, is all a natural part of the great evolution of the individ ual. The child learns through his senses, and should learn in joy. The thing that interests him, that holds his attention, is the thing that is educating him. The use of moving pictures is being advocated in a great number of schools, from the grades up to post-graduate courses. There was a time when a piano in a private home was considered the very height of luxury. Now the most modest cottage contains a serviceable instrument. I can remember when the Reming ton typewriter was exhibited at Philadelphia at the Centennial ex position. Operators were desired, and an advertisement was placed in the Philadelphia papers for men or women to run these machines. A postscript was added to the ad vertisement thus: “Only those who can play the piano need apply ,” It was supposed that the degree of digital skill acquired in playing a piano was requisite in running a ty pew l iter. Pen-Pusher Won Race. Also, I remember one worthy teacher of Spencerian penmanship who offered to race the typewriter in writing out 5.000 words. A day- was set. The Spencerian pen pusher won the prize, the lady at the typewriter having had a case of nerves in mid-flight. We all said that the typewriter was a very wonderful plaything, and the way the operator would print your name out on a slip and ! hand it to you made us think we ! had achieved fame. We folded up ' the precious slip and carried it j away to show to the folks at home, proving to them Brother Jasper’s dictum that "The world do move." ! THE HOME PAPER Ella Wheeler Wilcox Writes on How Grafters Are Made- Early Training of Boys Responsible For i heir Acts in Later Life. Written For The Atlanta Gear pan By Ella Wheeler Wilcox Copyright, 15*12. by American-Journal-Exatniner IF you do not want men to be . grafters, begin with tilt little boys in their kindergarten age; and train their minds to think of something besides personal gain. Do not buy their good behavior, or their polite attentions, or their small duties with pennies, sweet meats, or promises of picnics. In still into their young minds a per sonal pride and self-respect which will cause them to be ashamed of receiving presents for every good act. X Tltis can be done by making the child a confidant and by talking in a friendly way which will interest and entertain, about the value of good manners, and the pleasure and happiness which older people feel in children who show good breeding: and making it plain that any lack of politeness and willing ness to oblige others, or any dis play of greediness for pay. or ac ceptance of money for little acts of • courtesy, reflects upon the family pride and gives strangers an op portunity to look down upon such children. AH Children Should Have Individual Pocketbooks. A frequent and pleasant reitera tion of similar ideas will invaria bly guide a child away from thoughts of looking for or accept ing money for every courteous act. Then w hen the child has formed dignified ideals in this matter, an arrangement should be made so that the boy or girl has an indi vidual purse, if only a few pennies each week can be afforded to sup ply it. If a child desires to become a wage-earner, have it understood that it is a matter of straight business. He does an errand for a nickel or for a penny, as the ease may be. but the courtesies which every well bred child is taught or the thoughtful acts which should be a part of his education are not to be sold or bought. Meantime parents and i< !:it ' ■ s should make a point of not impos ing upon the good nature, time or strength of children, by making them continually run etrands and fetch and carry when a little thoughtfulness would prevent th< necessity. Children have certain rights which are sometimes, if not fre quently. overlooked by their elders. It seems a small thing for Jack to be asked to run up two flights of stairs, or over to a neighbor's, or to the post box on the corner; but if there are four older people who ask the favors a dozen times a day • i :• Necromancy By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX. Copyright, 1912, by Aniei'ican-.lournal-Examiner. | I. ! "ITS THAT necromancy lies in ittle thing-' • V A yellow rose, set in a yellow jar. Smiled through the window of a < itx shop And Io! the hot street vanished, and tin voire Os blatant commerce suddenly was hushed. 1 seemed to walk along cool corridors. Where fountains played, and priceless statues gleamed; Out from an alcove tiptoed tender notes Os harp strings, lightly touched: a. woman laughed. And silken garments, kissing marble floors. Exhaled a fragrance, subtle as their sound. No discords marred the harmony of life— Beauty ami mirth, and music, made the world. What necromancy lies in little things! 11. What necromancy lies in vagrant airs! Idle and happy, basking in the sun. - Where art with nature held high carnival. < One summer day there fell upon mine ear < A half forgotten melody. It Hared : My heart out into strings whereon the hand 1 Os Pain thrummed misereres, and the light j Spilling upon the earth from flawless skies ' Was changed, and charged with darkness, 1 roni deep graves i Bead Sorrows rose, with mould upon th ir shrouds: < And in the eyeless sockets of their skulls ' Burned old despairs. The haggard Past stood forth j And hid the radiant Present from m\ sight. What necromancy lies in vagrant airs! f < ] WAN '.. .. it becomes a littl tedious for J&< k And when the elders forget to say thank you, and are quick to complain if Jack is slow, then the injustice becomes more and mote apparent to the childish mind. Perfect courtesy, absolute polite ness, and unvarying appreciation should mail; a parent's attitude to ward a child. The Fault Always Lies With His Older Associates. I hen it ; s an • yv matter to make that child feel a keen delight in doing little acts of kindness and performing little duties for the parent. And with no thought of graft; so; that i- precisely what it is, wh-n a child is always on the alert to receive some money return for evr-ry act. Whatever is wrong in a chili', the fault lies with his older asso ciates. Every man who is in prison for deceiving the people in his misuse of power and his misapplii atlon i influence, could have been made impervious to temptation if he bad been lightly reared the firs' four teen years of his life. A fashionable boarding or mili tary school does not supply the kind of eduembm referred to. That must come from personal association with an older per:. n. whose mind is wholesome, aa.l whose principles arc high, and wm> make- it a solemn and beautiful duty to awaken the voting being Io an understanding of life ’n its very truest and best s n.se. Not by talking ridigion or phi losophy, but by making clear the small personal responsibility wltic'i rests on each human to become the ver'.- finest and best type of Ids rai.o. and to begin being this type, by scouting whatever petty, small, ignoble ami mercenary, and by cultivating whatever is big and broad and altruist'u and uelpftil, while <'■ velo.dag the qualities which will had to independence end success. Teach Egv to Take Pride in Himself. Any boy who has been given this association with m older individual will never stand before the worid in the shameful limelight of a j criminal. l*o you In.vi to !»:*.>' your boy for ’ tvtr.v little act of kindness or evi r> i-oiivtesv he sh ivs’.’ Then why have you not taught him to so love and respect you. and to take snelt pride in hints. If that he could not be a small grafter?