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i The Hero By PERCY SHAW. < r - r , HE hero filled the stage. I And oh. his eyes flashed blue, < > -*■ As in a Jovian rage ? He ran the villain through. < ’ "My word is law,” he cried. > "Let him who dares gainsay.” ) He glanced from side to side; i c The supers slunk away. < > What poise was in his mien. > 5 What power was in his stride; S 5 He stirred the martial scene S With thrills of manly pride. S > rhe Matinee Girl stared, $ > Her heart with tremors shook; S > Enthralled, her senses shared > The rapture of her look. S ! -At 'last.•' she softly sighed. J “Here’s my ideal, tis plain. > How often have I tried ( ! To find him. but in vain! ; -Would 1 might see him when < ’ He walks upon the street, < ' How he would dwarf the men < < ’Tis my sad fate to meet.” < ? A good wish always wins; r ? She met him as he rolled ( < A carriage built for twins. < ’ The while beside him strolled ; A lady large, w’ho said. With glances cold: ? •You push those twins ahead, Exactly as you’re told.” Up-to-Date Jokes For three solid hours the captain had been lecturing his men on “the duties of a soldier.” and he thought it was time to see how much they had under stood of his discourse. Casting his eyes round the room, he fixed on Pri vate Murphy as his first victim. "Private Murphy,” he asked, “why should a soldier be ready to die for his country?” Private Murphy scratched his head for a moment, and then a smile of en lightenment crossed his face, “Sure, captain,” he said, pleasantly, "you’re quite right. Why should he?” Interested Lady—Oh, dear, look! That’s Mr. Rhymer, the celebrated S c how his finger touches his lip and how his lofty brow Is knit in ought. Oh. I wonder what sweet - rsel of verse he is meditating? Mr. Rhymer (to himself) —“I have to order sugar from the grocer’s, beef at the butcher’s, pay for last week's bread, and bring some soothing syrup for the baby. I wish to goodness Mary would attend to all these things her self! Counsel for the defendant In a crim inal case had made an eloquent speech, bringing tears to the eyes of many present in court; but the jury, com posed of hard-headed old countrymen on whose ears oratory and sentiment fell like snowflakes on a warm chimney, were unmoored. Counsel for the prose cution, rising to reply, took their meas ure at a glance. “Gentlemen,” he said, "let it be un derstood to begin with that I am not boring for water! ” The oflteers of a British man-of-war were entertaining their friends with a grand lunch, and in attendance were some typical British tars. A young lady, wanting a piece of bread, looked behind her chair at one of the sailors in waiting and asked him to bring her what she wanted. But he drew himself up stiff and stern and, to her amaze ment, replied: “Can't do it, miss; fm told off for tatere.” The other day a visitor surprised a distinguished professor, who was say ing to his baby: > "On-ny, no-ny, ’e mussy tick his tootsy tootsies —” Just then he caught sight of the vis itor, blushed and muttered: No, no; you must not expose your pedal extremities by extending them beyond the protective covering of the blankets, or you will lay your system open to attacks of catarrhal affec tion.” 'McKie was badly hurt in that street car smash, wasn’t he, doctor?” "Very. w 6 had to amputate both legs.” How sad! Will he pull through?” ’Oh, yes; we’U have him on his feet again in less than three months.” Air. Robinson—Why do you stop so often? Can’t you keep up with me? hair Typist (rather shaky in her orthography)—Oh, yes, but your lan guage is so eloquent that I frequently feel myself spellbound. Sunday School Teacher—And when 'in prodigal son came home, what hap pened, Tommy? I ommy—His father ran to meet him and hurt himself. Sunday School Teacher—Why. where did you get that? I ommy—lt said his father ran -and fell on his neck. 1 bet it would hurt you to fall on your neck! Johnson—Ah. I see the newspapers are speaking about me again this morning. Simpson—lndeed! In what connec tion” Johnson—Well, they say that at the < lose of last week there were’over four millions of people in New York. 1 am one of them. This incident of a Judge s rebuke is related in the case of a lawyer of the aggressive and belligerent class. When 'he latter concluded a speech of great length, delivered in a particularly loud voice, the judge quietly remarked that had a few observations to make to the jury “now that the uproar in court has subsided.” I he Preacher— We never realize the full value of anything until we lose it. The Bereaved Wife—That’s so; especially if the lost thing is insured. Souvenirs Monday— , Weatherholt Piano Co. {Growing Potted Ferns) ■ jp. \ Special Music \ MR. A. DAYO REATY, Chicago, f[ V 72 North Broad Street Soloist. I S V: 1 BRANCHES: , Nashville - - - - Chattanooga 11 I I P'W vW j Waww? ' i ‘SSii ts lr' We respectfully announce the opening of our store in Atlanta and cordially invite you to inspect the most superb display of Pianos and Player-Pianos ever seen in this city. WE HAVE MOVED OUR MAIN OFFICES TO ATLANTA, making this store our Southern Wholesale and Retail Distributing point. We Call Attention " e Wlll Inaugurate , Esp t" y ,• jtt atljrrljnlt simui ffimupat® to our Henry F, incorporated factory price, ano Miller and Steger .»~ terms based on an Pianos which are so grand ant, upright pianos - tf 3 cr honest and reason- well and favorably able plan. The facto- known to the musi- ©emt. la / 1:j / 12 ries behind our guar- . ii-i , Weatherholt Piano Ju., . i cal public through- Mr. Ernest e. smith, Manager, antee nave an ag- out the South. Dear sir:- Olanta, oa. gregate capital and \A7t» r,nint wrlt-h . ' ou w iU Plsase state in your opening announcement Sun- StlrpluS of SIO.OOO,- vv e puillL WILD day, that na will move our headquarters from Nashville to Atlanta. • „„„ -vi • r • « pride to the exalted This change was decided upon by our board of directors yesterday. 000. llllS HnanCial . . , ~ ou w iH also place the stock of pianos and players we were com- glrpnuth muV o c position each has pelled to buy from the Howard Piano Co., in order to get immedi- bucugui ill aK t b 4-U a^ e possess i° n , on sale at prices low enough to move them at once VOUr Dlirchase from attained in the mu- off of our wareroom floors regardless of what they cost us. This ' T Qi'e wnrld Mmron J S abs °l ute ly necessary in order to make room for our regular US a Safe One. We SO- ’ 1 “ lines, several oars of which will doubtless reach you by Saturday. ]• thusiasticallv in - Fill interest you to learn that we have .’just been ap- IK It VOUI patl ODage . • \ , pointed Southern Distributors for the famous Henry F. Miller line - tn J i nv itp von in dorsed and used ° f P ianos a nd players, whose reputation as manufacturers of Art H > UU LU hv the o-rPHf nrfktQ -rands is world-wide. yours very truly, call and inspect OUF oy tne great artists weatherholt piano co. f throughout the // famous Art Styles, land for both pri- L }// Grands and Cabi- vate and concert ’ ? do . ne work. tew/b ■ \ m Colonial, Empire ,1 i S ■' — res: .-nt. anc j Mission effects. U OUR INSTRUCTIONS ’ . To s^ 1: tile remaining stock of the Howard Piano Company \J\J 1 NuJ 1 IXVJV-1 IVzl NO bought by us at a great sacrifice Read—Reflect 87 PIANO BARGAINS Act Quickly | Our new store offers to share these bargains with the piano-buying public and under the protection of the “SPECIAL WEATHEHOLT PIANO COMPANY GUARANTEE’’- (a five-year on trial proposition). The Howard Piano Company sold us every instrument, as they were forced to give over the building and WE BOUGHT THEM AT OUR OWN PRICE, including GRANDS, UPRIGHTS and PLAYER PIANOS Your choice from 15 differei?factories EASY PA Y MENTS. Pianos held for CHRISTMAS delivery. Beautiful UPRIGHT PIANOS from $55 and up. SALE STARTS MONDAY MORNING AT 9 O’CLOCK WEATHERHOLT PIANO CO. “THE HOUSE OF QUALITY” 72 North Broad Street Ivy 3161 Atlanta 2352 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AXD NEWS, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 14, 1912. 19 !—magazine section.